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Residential Services

Post Cleaning Check List

The following checklist is reprinted from "Should You Have the Air Ducts in Your Home Cleaned?", a guide published by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Yes No
General  Did the service provider obtain access to and clean the entire heating and cooling system, including duct work and all components (drain pans, humidifiers, coils, and fans)?
Has the service provider adequately demonstrated that duct work and plenums are clean? (Plenum is a space in which supply or return air is mixed or moves; can be duct, joist space, attic and crawl spaces, or wall cavity.)
Heating  Is the heat exchanger surface visibly clean?
Cooling  Are both sides of the cooling coil visibly clean?
Components  If you point a flashlight into the cooling coil, does light shine through the other side? (It should if the coil is clean.)
Are the coil fins straight and evenly spaced (as opposed to being bent over and smashed together)?
Is the coil drain pan completely clean and draining properly?
Access  Doors and  Covers  Are newly installed access doors in sheet metal ducts attached with more than just duct tape (i.e., screws, rivets, mastic)?
With the system running, is air leakage through access doors or covers very slight or non-existent?
Plenums  Is the return air plenum free of visible dust or debris?
Do filters fit properly and are they the desired efficiency as recommended by HVAC system manufacturer?
Is the supply air plenum (directly downstream of the air handling unit) free of moisture stains and contaminants?
Blower  Are the fan blades clean and free of oil and debris? 
Is the fan compartment free of visible dust or debris? 
Metal Ducts  Are interior ductwork surfaces free of visible debris? (Select several sites at random in both the return and supply sides of the system.)
Fiberglass  Is the fiberglass material in good condition (i.e., free of tears and abrasions; well adhered to underlying materials)?
Air Vents  Have all registers, grilles, and diffusers been firmly re-attached to the walls, floors, and/or ceilings?
Are the registers, grilles, and diffusers visibly clean?
System  Operation  Does the system function properly after cleaning?