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The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission estimates that in 1998, clothes dryers were associated with 15,600 fires, which resulted in 20 deaths and 370 injuries. Fires can occur when lint builds up in the dryer or in the exhaust duct. Lint can block the flow of air, cause excessive heat build-up, and result in a fire in some dryers.

To help prevent fires:

  • Clean the lint screen/filter before or after drying each load of clothes. If clothing is still damp at the end of a typical drying cycle or drying requires longer times than normal, this may be a sign that the lint screen or the exhaust duct is blocked.

  • Clean the dryer vent and exhaust duct periodically. Check the outside dryer vent while the dryer is operating to make sure exhaust air is escaping. If it is not, the vent or the exhaust duct may be blocked. To remove a blockage in the exhaust path, it may be necessary to disconnect the exhaust duct from the dryer. Remember to reconnect the ducting to the dryer and outside vent before using the dryer again.

  • Clean behind the dryer, where lint can build up. Have a qualified service person clean the interior of the dryer chassis periodically to minimize the amount of lint accumulation. Keep the area around the dryer clean and free of clutter.

 

  • Replace plastic or foil, accordion-type ducting material with rigid or corrugated semi-rigid metal duct. Most manufacturers specify the use of a rigid or corrugated semi-rigid metal duct, which provides maximum airflow. The flexible plastic or foil type duct can more easily trap lint and is more susceptible to kinks or crushing, which can greatly reduce the airflow.

  • Take special care when drying clothes that have been soiled with volatile chemicals such as gasoline, cooking oils, cleaning agents, or finishing oils and stains. If possible, wash the clothing more than once to minimize the amount of volatile chemicals on the clothes and, preferably, hang the clothes to dry. If using a dryer, use the lowest heat setting and a drying cycle that has a cool-down period at the end of the cycle. To prevent clothes from igniting after drying, do not leave the dried clothes in the dryer or piled in a laundry basket.

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Chicago Air Duct and Dryer Vent Cleaning

Breathe easier by removing dirt, debris, & allergens that trigger allergies from your home’s air ducts.  You can also greatly reduce the risk of a dryer fire with our Dryer Vent Cleaning Maintenance Service. Brouwer Brothers Steamatic provides air duct cleaning services throughout the entire Chicagoland area and NW Indiana.

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Improve the air you breathe

describe the imageHave you found yourself or family members more prone to allergic reactions and flare-ups recently? Does it always seem like you have nasal irritations, throat congestion or watery eyes?

If so, you might be inhaling pollutants while inside the safety of your own home and not be aware of it. Your ventilation system could be receptacle for millions of dust particles, pollen, dander, mold and mildew spores. When you inhale the air inside your house you also inhale these contaminants, making you that much more susceptible to respiratory illnesses and allergy flare-ups.

This increased concentration of dust in your ventilation systems can lead to the environment inside your home being up to 100 times more polluted than the outside environment. Whether you're at home, at school, in a mall or any other enclosed space the air contains contaminants that are invisible to the naked eye.

Steamatic's Chicago based air duct cleaning crew gets to work cleaning the entire air duct system, not just vacuuming around the vents. No part of the system is left untouched, and all dust and grime is agitated and sucked out and collected back into the equipment for disposal.

Now the air in your home is fresh, clean and pure - the way it should be!

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We are also members of the Better Business Bureau

Our Residential Air Duct Cleaning Process:

Our uniformed techs are fully trained and follow the NADCA air duct cleaning standards. They  will provide you with several before after pictures of different areas of the interior of your air duct system to assure you of a quality job.

Our Tech will walk with you thru your home to answer any of your questions or concerns. He will then turn off the HVAC system and connect our high powered HEPA filtered negative air (Vacuum) machine to your duct system. This machine not only collects the contaminates, but more importantly keeps them from coming out of your ducts and into your home during the cleaning process.

Commercial Air Duct CleaningWhile the system is under negative pressure our tech will go thru your home cover all your vents with a special protective plastic covering. After the vent openings are covered the tech will take off vents one by one and feed in our special duct cleaning tool. This tool will not only agitate the contaminates off the duct walls, but also uses high powered compressed air to sweeps them to the negative air machine. This process is repeated thru each vent and also through access opening we will create if necessary on exposed metal duct trunk lines. All openings we create will be properly sealed following the NADCA standards.

Access panels of your furnace will be opened to thoroughly hepa vac and clean the entire furnace blower section.

If your system has air conditioning we will access your evaporator coil normally located in the plenum above your furnace and HEPA vacuum, air wash, apply coil cleaner and rinse. This not only cleans the coil but increases air flow and cooling efficiency.

After the cleaning process is complete out tech will remove all the protective plastic start your system and perform a final walk thru with you.

We recommend you watch the NADCA video on this page.

Please feel free to call one of our representatives to answer any further questions and schedule you're cleaning. Thank You.

How Can You Tell Your Air Ducts Need Cleaning?

If you've noticed that your house and furniture seem to be attracting more dust than usual, you may have dust circulating in your home through your air duct system.

  1. You may notice mold on vents.
  2. 2.You notice layers of dust on vents.
  3. 3.Members of your family frequently suffer from colds, red and watery eyes, throat and nasal congestion, nasal irritation, asthma or other respiratory illnesses.

The Cleanest Clean & The Safest Process for your Air Ducts in 3 Simple Steps

Brouwer Brothers Steamatic Chicago Air Duct Cleaning Service makes it easy to turn your air ducts and vents clean in 3 simple steps.

Call For A Free Phone Air Duct Cleaning Estimate And Schedule an Appointment

Call our office to arrange for an appointment and discuss your air duct cleaning needs.

Brouwer Brothers Steamatic: Chicago Air Duct Cleaning services the Greater Chicago area including Naperville, Aurora, Schaumburg, Arlington Heights, and Joliet.

You can also request an Air Duct Cleaning estimate online! Our air duct cleaning professionals will come to your home to evaluate and clean your air ducts & vents. They will let you know all of your options before providing a written estimate that includes every step of the proposed job. Reliable, professional service providers handle every aspect of the job so you don't have to. Our service will give your air ducts a new look, in just one day. Your air ducts will be cleaner and healthier with Brouwer Bros Steamatic.

Follow Up

Once your professional air duct cleaning is finished, our cleaning professionals will thoroughly inspect what they've cleaned, making sure that everything meets your approval.


Get Started On Your Home's New Look Today with Brouwer Brothers Steamatic of Chicago

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