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Hello, folks! Adam Oldfield here, your friendly neighbourhood President of Vacu-Man, with another blog to clear up a bit of confusion. You see, in our line of work, we’ve encountered a funny little mix-up more times than you’d think – duct cleaning and duck cleaning. Yes, you read that right. Duck. As in quack-quack. Here […]

National Indigenous Day is an important day not just for those of Aboriginal status, but for everyone in Canada. It is a time to celebrate the contributions of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples, and to recognize the unique challenges they face. For Vacu-Man, it is also an opportunity to celebrate our own history. We […]

Why Pet Hair Is a Bigger Duct Problem Than You Think Every time your HVAC system runs, it pulls air — and everything floating in it — through your ductwork. In homes with pets, that means hair and dander get pulled in constantly, building up on duct walls and filters far faster than in a […]

A father, son business that started in 1987 Oakville, Ontario. That was when I started in the Duct Cleaning business at the age of 12. My father took me with him to weekend jobs to help out with loading the pipes into the truck and assisting with cleaning the furnaces. I had the “helper” job […]

Vacu-Man has been cleaning ducts and furnaces for over 45 years, and dryer vent cleaning is one of our core services. A dryer is more likely to cause a house fire than most other home appliances, which makes this one of the most important — and most overlooked — maintenance tasks in the home. Here’s […]

Dryer vent prevention is critical — you want to get the lint out, both from the back of the dryer and from the vent pipes leading outside. The major challenge with dryer vent lint is that once it builds up, it doesn’t take much to start a house fire: a spark, friction, or simply the […]

As the global population continues to grow and environmental concerns increasingly fill our news feeds about Eco-Friendy HVAC, it is becoming more apparent that the time is now for us to make a change towards a more sustainable future. One of the ways we can do this is through energy-efficient homes, where reducing heating and […]

Scams are unfortunately a common occurrence in today’s world, and they come in all shapes and sizes. One such scam that has been on the rise in recent years is the duct cleaning scam. These scams are often run by individuals who use high-pressure tactics to convince homeowners to have their ducts cleaned for a […]

Duct fogging is a chemical mist sprayed through the ductwork to sanitise or deodorise it. It is not part of a standard duct cleaning and it does not replace one — fogging a dirty system only coats the dirt. Vacu-Man recommends it for specific situations such as confirmed mould or pest contamination, never as a […]