How air vents are professionally deep cleaned

• Duct Heroes is an Illinois-based air duct cleaning company.
• Most houses they clean have never had their air ducts or dryer vents cleaned before.
• Ahmad Adas shows how he professionally deep cleans the air vents in a house that he suspects hasn't been cleaned for 100 years.
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The following is a transcript of the video.

Ahmad Adas: Today, I'm going to show you how I clean 47 years of dust out of vents. As soon as we walked in, we see the old vents, the furnace, how old it was. Before even opening any of the vents up, I knew how bad it was gonna be. You know, he said 47 years of dust, probably over 100 years, to be honest. If you look at a vent and you see dust on the actual vent, that's a clear sign that the ducts have probably never been cleaned and they're pretty filthy inside. We like to start on the very top of the house and work our way down. That tool that we're using, we call it whiskers. The whiskers are just made out of rubber. The end of it's attached to an air compressor, and you have air just coming out through the rod, out the little whisker things. [whiskers whirling] So, what you're looking at right now is just me pulling chunks of dust out that have probably been in there for over 100 years. There was too much dust to be putting it in the vacuum, so I literally went in there with my hands and grabbed probably, like, 5 pounds of dust. Isn't it gnarly? Like, look at how much dust that is. It's just so sick, honestly. This is the back of the dryer, and you guys can pretty much see there's an endless amount of lint coming out. There's a few reasons why you should get your dryer vent cleaned. It's a huge fire hazard, and your clothes will dry more efficiently. It's well worth the money to just pay to get it cleaned every year. The vacuum is on throughout the whole process, and what we're doing is blowing all that dust and debris closer and closer to the vacuum. This house in particular had 18 vents. Most of the time, I think probably 75% of the time, the houses that we go to have never been cleaned. People just don't think about it. You know, getting your air ducts cleaned isn't, like, a regular thought that comes to your head. The dust you typically see in your vents is, most of it is actually human skin cells. Yeah, it's pretty gnarly. So, right now we're done, and everything's pretty much good to go. You're pretty much going to see a brand-new home, honestly. You're going to feel much better. Your health is going to be better. I actually got a phone call after that job, and they said all their allergies went away. It's just a huge health benefit, honestly. You might not notice the small stuff, but your body does.