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Furnace / Forced Air

Your air ducts are ideal breeding grounds for fungus, mold, spores, and bacteria. They couldn't ask for a damper, darker place to grow. Whenever your heat or air conditioner is on, these contaminates are blown into your home along with dirt and dust. Remember, your lungs cannot be cleaned but your ducts can!


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  • Most commercially purchased fiberglass filters are only 7% efficient in stopping dirt, dust, pollen, etc. passing through it. (ASHRAE)
  • 50% of all illnesses are either caused or aggravated by polluted indoor air. (ACA)
  • One out of six people who suffer from allergies do so because of the direct relationship to the fungi and bacteria in air duct systems. (Total Health & Better Health magazines)
  • Children are more likely than adults to be affected by polluted indoor air. They breathe faster, inhale more air per unit of body weight and are closer to the ground where concentrations are higher. (Dpt. of Consumer Affairs)
  • The elderly, asthmatics, and people with breathing problems, allergies, and lung diseases are also likely to be more sensitive to pollutants. (Dept. of Consumer Affairs)
  • Most people spend 60-90% of their time indoors. (ALA)
  • Indoor air is found to be up to 70 times more polluted than outdoor air. (EPA)