Duct Cleaning in Augusta, GA
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What five months of heat does to your ducts
Your furnace runs November through March here. Each time it kicks on, air moves through the same ductwork carrying dust and whatever else settled in the runs during the rest of the year. That buildup sits still most months, then gets stirred and pushed through the house all winter.
Richmond County has seen 87 damaging wind events over the past ten years. Storms like that knock out power, and in Georgia, close to a third of households went at least a day without it in 2024. When a furnace shuts down and starts back up, whatever settled in the ducts during the outage moves with the first air that comes through.
- 5 months
- November through March, your furnace pushes air through your ducts
- 5 months
- May through September, your air conditioner does the same
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- How often should air ducts be cleaned?
- There's no fixed schedule that fits every home. Homes with pets, smokers, or someone with allergies usually need it more often than homes without. If a duct run was opened up during a repair, or a renovation kicked up dust through the house, that's a reason to have it done regardless of when it was last cleaned.
- Is air duct cleaning worth it?
- It's worth it if you can see dust coming out of the vents, if a room never seems to get fully heated or cooled, or if someone in the house has allergies that flare up indoors. It won't lower your heating bill or fix a furnace that's struggling, those are separate problems. What it does is clear out the dust and debris sitting in the ducts so the air moving through your house is cleaner.
- What does air duct cleaning involve?
- A contractor connects a vacuum system to your ductwork and uses brushes or air tools to loosen dust and debris along the way, then pulls it out through the vacuum. This covers the supply and return ducts and the vents themselves, and usually the coil and blower if they're easy to reach. Georgia requires a state license for HVAC work, and part of that job is checking that nothing was disconnected or left loose once the cleaning is done.