Duct Cleaning in Carrollton, GA
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Seven months of heating pushes what's in your ducts through the house
Your furnace runs October through April here, close to seven months a year. Every time it kicks on, air moves through the ducts and pushes whatever is sitting in them into the rooms you live in.
Most homes in the county are single-family houses people own rather than rent, and most of those furnaces run on the same ductwork year after year. Dust that settles between heating cycles does not go away on its own. It waits for the blower to start again, then it lands on furniture and floors.
- 7 months
- October through April, 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 house. Homes with pets shedding into the return vents, anyone with allergies, or a recent remodel that kicked up drywall dust need it sooner than a house without those things. A contractor can look inside the ducts and tell you what's actually built up before deciding it's time.
- Is air duct cleaning worth it?
- It depends on what's in the ducts. If dust is visibly blowing out of the vents, there's a moldy smell when the air runs, or you can see debris when you pull a vent cover off, cleaning solves a real problem. If the ducts look clean and nobody in the house has breathing trouble, there's less to gain. A contractor can check the ducts and tell you honestly whether cleaning will make a difference in your house.
- What does air duct cleaning involve?
- A contractor uses brushes and a vacuum system to loosen and pull dust and debris out of the ductwork, working through the whole system from vent to vent. The furnace or air handler coil and blower get checked too, since they sit in the same air path and collect the same buildup. The filter gets replaced or flagged for replacement, since a clean duct system with an old filter won't stay clean long.