How we perform an Air Duct Cleaning.

Only Lucky Duct gives you a clear step by step description of our cleaning process.

Step 1: A drop cloth pathway is made to protect our customers’ floors and wall corners and then our huge vacuum hose is connected together on the drop cloth.

Step 2: The technician will turn on your air handler to cycle it to ensure that it is working properly. If any abnormalities are discovered, the technician will be sure to inform the customer.

Step 3: The vacuum hose is securely installed into the trunk line to create a centralized vacuum.

Step 4: All registers are blocked off to create a sound vacuum on the entire side of the system to be cleaned.

Step 5: The gasoline powered vacuum and air compressor are turned on.

Step 6: All (supply) registers are brushed and air washed with 180-200 psi of air pressure. As a result, all contamination inside the heat run (supply round) will be pushed and blasted down to the supply trunk line (large rectangular duct). * NOTE: Although the force of the vacuum and air pressure is tremendous, it will not harm or alter your duct work.

Step 7: After all the registers and heat runs (supply rounds) have been brushed and blown out, we proceed to rigorously clean the supply trunk line with a wide array of pneumatic tools such as whips to agitate all four walls of the interior trunk line and blow back tools that we can shoot into the ductwork like a bottle rocket to pull debris and contamination back to the installed vacuum to remove it from the system.

Step 8: We begin to clean the furnace by cleaning the blower removed from the furnace so that the squirrel cage can be air blasted to dislodge all dust and debris with our enormous vacuum hose right over it. We also carefully apply air pressure through each individual burner to dislodge carbon, soot and dust through the entire inside of the heat exchanger. We also blast the flue exhaust ports of the furnace and apply air pressure up into the furnace flue pipe with our vacuum readily available to catch anything that was dislodged. After the source removal process is completed, the furnace base plate, doors and blower are wiped down with a rag and Simple Green.

Step 9: If air conditioning is present, the technician will gently air wash the outside and inside of the evaporative coil fins to dislodge the common dust mat (that often times contributes to cause a coil to freeze). Matted coils are a haven for nasty microbials and can also cause your air conditioning to run less efficiently. The condensate drain pan and drain is also air washed. Upon completion of source removal, a biodegradable earth friendly evaporative foam cleaner is applied to thoroughly clean through the fins and deodorize the coil. * NOTE: Lucky Duct LLC encourages severe sinus and respiratory sufferers to inform the technician of their condition so that the technician can disclose an MSDS sheet before using any cleaning substances. Often the technician will ask any ways. If the substance being used is not sufficient due to the condition, an alternative cleaning substance often can be found or usage of a cleaning substance can be skipped. For those who have conditions please be proactive to communicate and protect yourself.

Step 10: We now install our vacuum into the return side (air intake) of the system to create a centralized vacuum.

Step 11: Each cold air register is removed and we proceed to air wash everything down the return channels to push all dust and debris to drop into the return trunk line (large rectangular duct). Lucky Duct LLC is not limited to just an air gun. If the channel seems to be long as determined by our trained technician, air rods can be connected together to send continuous air pressure down also.

Step 12: After all return vents and channels are cleaned the technician will clean out the entire return trunk line the same as previously explained with the supply trunk line (i.e. whips and blowbacks etc.).

Step 13: The technician will reassemble your furnace and install reusable clean out doors. If the homeowner is using a disposable filter, a new filter will be installed if the old filter is dirty.

Step 14: The air handler will be turned on and the technician will make sure that the air handler is cycling properly. * NOTE: In the rare instance that the technician makes a mistake and the air handler is not operating correctly, Lucky Duct LLC wants to ensure the homeowner that it will be taken care of because we are backed by Southwest Heating and Air and GoodLife Heating and Air to take care of the situation. It's not very often, but we are aware that mistakes can happen. We train our technicians to inform Lucky Duct base and the customer. We do not penalize our employee's for it, because we want to be notified of it so that we can take care of it.

Step 15: Any messes that are made around the registers are vacuumed and cleaned up. *NOTE: Most of the time messes are minimal. Lucky Duct LLC employs such a high amount of suction draw that it is almost impossible to dust out a home. We are aware that this scenario has occurred with some of our low quality competitors.