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"Background:
I picked the wrong type duct cleaing service.  Subsequently I have learned tthere are two main types of duct cleaning services... and I have found they are not equal in their cleaning ability. 
The first type uses a truck mounted large industrial-sized vacuum that is attached to the heating system with large flexible fabric 'hoses"  and sucks large volumes of air through the ducts simultaneously as a pneumatic "beater / flailing wand" is manually threaded by the operator though the ducts to loosen dust and debris contained within the ducts.  The wand is flexible and snakes around bends and right angle corners in the ducts.  The loosened dirt is then rapidly drawn out of the duct and into the vacuum bag filters in the truck.  All the vacuum machinery remains outdoors in the street or your driveway.  I've heard this referred to as a "negative pressure" type duct cleaning system.  This system requires somewhat more time to set up and a sizeable investment in equipment.  This is the type cleaning system I assumed would be used... but wasn't.  It was my fault that I was not aware that other types of duct cleaning systems existed... and therefore did not verify what type system that would be used on my job. 
It turns out the second type duct cleaning system is one that uses a rotating brush mounted on the end of long hose attached to a man-portable vacuum cart that is wheeled into and through your home (about the size of a patio barbeque).  The grills on your home's heating outlets and return air inlets are removed and the hose with rotating brush on the end is inserted into each outlet and inlet by the operator.  The hose is then pushed as far down each duct as the hose length will allow (usually 30' to 35' for the 40' hoses commonly used).  The hose typically does not go around right angle bends.  The vacuum hose then sucks up dust and debris loosened by the rotating brush... but only for duct lengths not exceeding the hose access length.    I've heard this referred to as a "roto-brush" type duct cleaning system.  This system requires much less time to set up...a much much smaller investment in equipment and can easily be transported in the back of a family SUV.  This is the type of duct cleaning system that was used on my job... but I wasn't expecting.  Again, this was my problem that I did not verify the type of system to be used. 
Aegis used a roto-brush system which didn't have a vacuum hose length adequate to access the full length of my home's ducts as it turns out.  I was not told of this situation... and the operators themselves may not have been aware of it... although they should have been.  I believe they said their hose was 40' long.  Unknown to me... but discovered a week or so later... large lengths (at least 6' to 8') of my ducts were not cleaned at all due to inadeqate hose length and/or inability to negotiate around duct bends.  Also I found that remaining dust and debris was still visable through the open outlet & inlet ducts immediately upon "completion" of the cleaning job.  I called this to the attention of the operator (while he was still on site)... who then re-cleaned these duct spaces.  This made me wonder what else hadn't been cleaned adequately.  I later found out. 
Although the two operators turning up to do the job were polite and accommodating... they did not impress me as being very professional.  Hip-hop shorts, raggedy T-shirts and flip-flops did not strike me as appropriate dress for a professional service coming into a person's home.  They arrived in an unmarked personal SUV with out-of-state plates (Calif.  I think) with the roto-brush machine loaded in the back.  After being on the job site for a few minutes...one of the two operators said he had a headache and needed to go to a drug store to get some aspirin.  He didn't return until the job was nearly completed by the second operator in a little over an hour or so. 
Their job price was about half of what I have paid in the past for professional duct cleaning by a contractor using a negative pressure duct cleaning system.   I mistakenly assumed I would be getting the same type service... but at half the price.  My error.  In the future I will only engage contractors using the negative pressure type system and specializing in duct cleaning.  To me it's worth the added price given the better results I've experience with negative pressure vacuum systems. 
For those homeowners having duct work compatible with a roto-brush cleaning system (shorter staight duct runs, no sharp duct bends, visibility allowing verification the cleaning has been done adequately, etc.)... I would check out several contractors before selecting one... to find one that is conscientious, professional and effective. 
I did not follow-up with the contractor to complain or request a re-cleaning.  I figured it would not be worth the effort given the nature of their roto-brush system and the hose lengths of their vacuum.  I simply manually vacuumed out the uncleaned sections of duct work myself as best I could... when I later had the furnace taken apart for unrelated repairs.  But, all things considered... I personally will not use Aegis again.
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"Cesar and his crew were very professional and courteous. We plan on having them back next year for more work. I would give them the highest recommendation. And I can recommend them to you if you need professional concrete work done please give Northwest pool & Spas a call."

"I needed to get a hole drilled for a instant hot water dispenser and a nickel sized chip fixed and had been procrastinating for months... what company would want to come out and do such a small task? I reviewed angieslist and found Puget Sound Stone Repair and put a call into them. Todd called back and offered to come out a few days later on a Saturday to do the repair and drill the hole at a rate of $150 per hour. He felt it wouldn't take much longer than an hour (which it didn't). Communication was good, he was running a bit late but called to tell me which was great. The repair looks fantastic... if you didn't know it was there you wouldn't even see it and I am enjoying the hot water (and chilled water) dispenser installed in the 1.5" hole he drilled. Overall very satisfied and would use Puget Sound Stone Repair again in the future."

"AHS is ok. They cover repairs of most everything under the roof of your house. The companies that contract with them are not always the best. You call AHS with the issue, they send a fax to the repair company and give you the contact info. If they don't contact you within 24 hours, you call them. Sometimes they answer, sometimes they don't. When they arrive (usually three days or so later), they service the item. if it has issues within the 90 days, you call AHS again, they are sent out with no charge. If the serviceman decides the unit is unrepairable, AHS will allow you to choose a replacement from their listing (usually not as good as what you have) they will install and remove your old item, or give you wholesale amount to buy and install your own. Prices vary on what you want covered and what you want the copay to be, plus where you live. For me it is 49.99 per month with a 75.00 time of service order. You can have more than one item serviced at the same time under the same fee. If you have a SEAR product the repair guys are great. Not that wild about the other ones they send out. But it is a big savings compared to calling someone on your own. The cost of service is only the 75.00 copay."

"Overall its fairly good. I think there was only one little issue that I had. Its not new construction its remodeled construction. There is an external device that they had to bring from that service panel and they had to cut into my wall to install it. I think the only thing I thought at the time was that like anything else when you deal with wood or anything like that you kind of measure twice before you do something and I think he tended to eyeball it and then realized that afterwards he tried to make it work. I would have surmised that he would have taken a little more time to figure it would before he started cutting the wall. Its looks kind of not as professional looking as I would think it would be for not trying the wall. I was a little bit disappointed in that. Every thing else was as I thought was very good. I think they very professional in their conduct."

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