Facts
 
  • The average six room house collects 40 pounds of dust each year.
    (Discover Magazine)

  • Nine out of ten system failures are caused by dirt and dust.
    (Louisiana cooperative Extension Service)

  • Clean systems restore capacity and lessen running time.  Translation:  Savings on monthly heating and cooling bills.
    (Louisiana cooperative Extension Service)

  • A buildup of .042 inches of dirt on a heating or cooling coil can result in a decrease in efficiency of 21%.
    (Environmental Protection Agency)

  • Most commercially purchased fiberglass filters are only 7% efficient in stopping dirt, dust, pollen, etc. from passing through.
    (American Society of Heat, Ref., Ac. Engineers)

  • 50% of all illnesses are either caused or aggravated by polluted indoor air.
    (American College of Allergists)

  • One out of every six people who suffer from allergies do so because of the direct relationship to the fungi and bacteria in the air duct systems.
    (Total Health & Better Health Magazine)

  • Legionnaire's Disease was spawned in air conditioning ducts.  It killed 29 people in 1976.
    (American Lung Association)

  • Children are more likely than adults to be affected by polluted air;  they breathe faster, inhale more air per unit of body weight and are closer to the ground where concentrations are higher.
    (Department of Consumer Affairs)

  • The elderly, asthmatics, and people with breathing problems, allergies and lung diseases are also likely to be more sensitive to pollutants.
    (Department of Consumer Affairs)

  • Most people spend 60-90% of their time indoors.
    (American Lung Association)