The lowest price isn’t always the lowest price
O
ver the past few years, there has been an increase in the amount of too-good-to-be-true pricing. In an industry that
building secure or are they leaving the
reach all sides of the line at once. The
open doors unguarded? Truck-mounted
only way to get the larger ducting clean
systems also generate noise that may
is to have personnel manually enter and
hours of work fit within the noise by-
• Do they give you before and after
isn’t regulated or standardized, how do
laws? There are portable vacuum sys-
pictures? This is your insurance and
you know you are picking the right person
tems that can be taken right inside your
evidence that the job has been done.
for your job? Here are some key things to
facility allowing the premises to be se-
It allows you to see the impact duct
look for when selecting a duct cleaner:
cure and your neighbours undisturbed.
cleaning has on your overall system. It
• How detailed is the quote? The
• How are they cleaning the ducts?
also gives you something to share with
quote should outline the proposed
Some companies use only forced air
the occupants of your building to prove
scope of work so that each side has a
to push/pull the debris down the ven-
that you care about their health.
clear understanding of what is included
tilation lines to the vacuum. We have
• Do they guarantee their work? We
and what isn’t. Requesting a detailed
found this to be moderately effective. A
all know that maintenance staff mem-
quote protects you from any change
combination of forced air and a brush
bers are busy and if you get the wrong
orders and gives you a reference to hold
system removes a greater percentage of
duct cleaners they might cut corners. If
the cleaners to.
the debris.
your staff finds a problem will the com-
upset the neighbours. Do the proposed
vacuum the ducts.
• What type of equipment are they
• Are larger ducts being manually
pany come back and fix it for free? Are
using? If the company is using a truck-
entered? With large ducting, forced air
they willing to have you or someone
mounted system, does their quote in-
and a brush system just aren’t enough.
else inspect their work?
clude additional personnel to keep your
They don’t make brushes big enough to In an industry that has no set standards or regulations, it is easy for just anyone to
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jump in and start their own duct cleaning business. You deserve to have your ducts cleaned by someone that knows the complexities of your systems and how to properly clean them. When you meet with a salesperson quiz them on the above points and on how they clean the different parts of your system. This will help ensure that you have the proper people cleaning
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Ops Talk • Spring 2018
