Cleaning the ventilation - a matter of self-preservation

Air ducts are designed to maintain human health. Over time, they become clogged with various human waste. To maintain a perfect state within the system allows modern technology. Cleaning the ventilation of grease and dust is carried out with a unique technique using cleaning products. This extends the operational life of the air system and heals the indoor microclimate.

What does the vent pipe hold?

A wild mixture of flavors of food, household chemicals and pets in an apartment building indicates poor ventilation of the building.

Dust mites, rats and cockroaches live in the dust of the ventilation channels. Fan blades and air conditioners can become a haven even for gangrene disputes!

Dust deposits like cotton wool are a wonderful combustible material. Just one spark and a tragic fire show will cover the whole system.

Cleaning the ventilation and exhaust also provides for the removal of fat. In the form of tiny droplets, it settles on the surface, forming a dense film. It is a breeding ground for harmful bacteria and all sorts of cocci.

Fatty growths worsen fan performance. Vibration, difficult progress and overheating of the engine entail serious repair work.

Professional duct cleaning

Modern technologies provide several ways to clean ventilation systems:

• mechanical - by means of brushes with an abrasive dusting;
• chemical - dissolving fat with special substances and removing it with water and compressed air;
• cryogenic blasting (cleaning with dry ice).

The latter method is recognized as the most gentle and environmentally friendly. Hitting the surface, the ice granules “explode” with gas, forming an air gap between the surface and the layer of dirt. The pipeline simply "coughs up" itself from a foreign mass.

Cleaning of ventilation ducts from materials resistant to mechanical stress is performed by granules with a diameter of up to 3 mm. More delicate - no more than 1.7 mm.

The advantages of cryogenic blasting are:

• work speed;
• safety for humans;
• lack of mechanical damage;
• low cost.

Variety of tools

The popularity of a set of chimney sweep - "troika" moved into the shadows.

This system of the ball and the ruff on the rope is now suitable only for personal use. In a private house with stove heating and vertical ventilation, it will be useful.

Work on industrial facilities, in institutions, huge houses with an extensive pipe system is specific. Equipment for cleaning ventilation should be easy to handle such volumes.

The complex of cleaning tools includes:

1. Flexible shafts.
2. Robots with channel surveillance cameras. Can move through the duct to a height of 150 m.

1. Brushes.
2. Brushes for miniature channels.

1. Brush machines.

1. Vacuum installations (create negative pressure in a pipe and remove garbage).

Cleaning process

In accordance with GOST 12.4.021-75 it is indicated that the cleaning of ventilation ducts should be carried out in the time specified in the instruction manual. Preventive work on disinfection of air ducts is recommended to be carried out quarterly. (See also the article Exhaust ventilation at home: features.)

The cleaning procedure is preceded by a video inspection performed by a robot with a searchlight and a camera.

Further, a flexible hose is supplied near one outlet of the channel and a negative pressure zone is created by the compressor.

In another entrance starts cleaning machine. It loosens and tears away dust and grease from the pipe walls in one of the above ways. Released dirt is sucked into the hole with the hose connected.

There is a word "must"

If for some reason you cannot call a clearing company, you can try to clean the air duct with your own hands.

To work will require:

• bucket with water;
• dishwashing liquid;
• vinegar, antiseptic for hands;
• a vacuum cleaner;
• rags;
• paper towel;
• torch;
• flexible wire / aluminum wire or something like that with a hook at the end.

Before cleaning the ventilation you need to check the cravings. Bring a strip from the newspaper to the openings of the vent. Under normal conditions, the strip retracts inside.

If this does not happen or the newspaper indicator reacts weakly, it should be cleaned.

Note! Holes can be in the most unexpected places, for example, for decorative elements, paintings. It is necessary to find everything, because the cleaning of the ventilation ducts is carried out along the entire length.

1. Make sure the stability of the stand, because all your attention will be directed to another.
2. Put aside items that may get dirty.
3. Remove the cover from the duct. It is fastened in a threaded way, with latches or guides. The manufacturer's instructions will help to understand and not damage it.
4. Dissolve the dishwasher, vinegar and antiseptic in water.
5. Remove the object from the pipe with a hook / wire.
6. Vacuum with a nozzle to remove dust.

1. Wipe the duct and duct covers with wet rags.
2. Lighting a flashlight, inspect the air duct for mold.
3. If it is, wipe this place with vinegar and antiseptic.
4. Blot the canal with a paper towel and leave to dry.
5. Replace the cover.

Repeat this operation near each hole. Filters, if any, are removed and vacuumed.

The price of cleaning 1m3 of internal space by professionals reaches 200 r. Processing the apartment will cost about 5000 p.

Note! Need a helper who will insure your stay on a chair or stepladder. He will give the right tool or hold the vacuum cleaner.

Cleaning the hood, too, you can do and will help with this soap, for cleaning you need:

1. Disconnect the power supply.
2. Remove strainer.
3. Pour water into a large container and set soap there.
4. Bring the solution to a boil and lower the grate into it.
5. Leave it for a few hours to soak.
6. Wipe the hood body with a rag and soapy water.
7. Wipe the mesh and rinse in running water.
8. All dry and collect exhaust.

Summarizing

Do not save on health, cleaning of ventilation should be perceived as a necessary procedure. The effect is especially noticeable when comparing the condition of the air ducts before and after the performance of work. This is the only way to fully appreciate the need, importance and benefits of this procedure.

The air in the rooms will become cleaner, and you will not leave a sense of accomplishment before the household. If you want to know another way to clean the hood, the video in this article will help you.