Air duct cleaning in Oss

The business profile of Oss in figures

The percentages have been calculated on the CBS total of 12,255 establishments.

Add manufacturing and trade together and you arrive at 40.6% of all businesses. That is a substantial share with halls, warehouses and production areas, where ducts get dirty faster and differently than in an office.

Which duct calls for which method in a factory?

A production company rarely has just one type of duct. The method follows the contamination.

Cleaning contractors work with four main methods: rotating brushes on a flexible shaft, a robot with a camera, compressed air and manual cleaning. Every method requires negative pressure, so that the loosened dirt does not enter the building. The background per sector is under industrial air duct cleaning.

Working safely with dusty extraction

Dust in extract ducts is not only a hygiene problem. For fine wood dust, fire safety sources point to the risk of explosion, with attention to extraction installations, spark detection and ATEX. For inert dust, Volandis mentions limit values of 10 mg/m³ inhalable and 5 mg/m³ respirable over 8 hours.

• Work with continuous negative pressure in the section you are cleaning.
• If the extraction unit exhausts indoors, use a HEPA filter of 99.97% at 0.3 µm.
• Close off the run with balloons, so that dust is not drawn to other rooms.
• Switch off the installation and secure it against being switched on during the work.

Sealing products and extraction units are under vent caps for duct cleaning for businesses. For this, Danduct supplies VT extraction fans with hoses and filtration, among other things.

Duct cleaning Oss with the DC4: when does it fit?

For long, dry runs in office and hall ventilation, the DC4 duct cleaning machine in practice is the standard. The machine goes up to 30 metres into the duct, works in diameters of 100 to 600 mm, round and rectangular, and can go vertically and through 90 degree bends. You set the speed and the automatic left and right system in time.

The manufacturer supplies the DC4 as a Medium package with shafts of 10 and 20 metres and a brush set of seven pieces, or as Large with shafts up to 30 metres, a trolley and an extra aggressive brush set. For production environments with stubborn dust, that second package is worth considering. If you want to see all options first, look at ventilation duct cleaning tools in practice.

Drawing up a maintenance plan for a production site in Oss

1. Make an inventory: put all extraction points, ducts, dampers and filters on a drawing.
2. Separate comfort and process: EN 15780 applies to ventilation in buildings, not to industrial process installations.
3. Choose a rhythm: a British source requires a thorough test of local exhaust ventilation every 14 months, with records kept for 5 years. That is a useful starting point.
4. Legionella: if you have humidification or a wet cooling tower, a risk analysis and management plan are needed. For a wet cooling tower, the RIVM names ISSO 55.3 as a guide.
5. Record: photos, measured values and date per duct, so that you can see trends.

If you process food, there is the additional requirement that airflows from dirty to clean rooms must be avoided. See food factory ventilation cleaning.

Industrial duct cleaning Oss: checklist for the maintenance team

Before you start on an extract duct in a hall, run through these questions:

• Is the installation switched off and secured against being switched on?
• Is the run closed off with balloons, and are the grilles in adjoining rooms covered?
• Is the extraction unit running, and does it exhaust outside or through a HEPA filter?
• Does the brush suit the duct and the dirt: soft for sheet metal, more aggressive for stubborn dirt?
• Are there spots with fine wood dust where explosion safety measures apply?
• Have you taken photos before the work, so that you can compare afterwards?

If one answer is "no", solve that point first. That keeps the hall clean and the work safe.

Ventilation duct cleaning Oss and North East Brabant

Businesses and installers in Oss often also work in the surrounding municipalities. The neighbours' figures are on air duct cleaning in Meierijstad and ductwork cleaning for 's-Hertogenbosch businesses. The overview of all municipalities is under duct cleaning by municipality for businesses.

If you have a question about which machine, brush or extraction unit suits your production site, you can request a quote from Lamers, ask a question or request a callback.