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Duct Cleaning in Cartersville, GA

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Seven months of heating pushes air through the same ducts

Your furnace runs October through April here, seven months out of the year. Every time it kicks on, air moves through the ductwork and whatever has settled inside it gets stirred up and pushed into the rooms you live in.

Bartow County also sees its share of winter storms and wind, five winter storms and 90 damaging wind events over the past ten years. Power loss during those events means the furnace stops moving air for a while, then starts again once it's back, pushing through the ducts whatever settled while the system sat idle.

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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Your ducts carry heat October through April and cooled air May through September.

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How often should air ducts be cleaned?
There's no fixed schedule that fits every home. Look at what's coming out of the vents and what a contractor finds when they check inside the ductwork. A house with pets, a recent renovation, or someone with allergies usually needs it sooner than one without.
Is air duct cleaning worth it?
It depends on what's actually in your ducts. If dust is visibly blowing out of the vents, or you can see buildup with a flashlight, cleaning them helps your air quality and lets your furnace and air conditioner move air the way they're supposed to. If the ducts look clean and the filter has been doing its job, cleaning them just to have it done won't change much.
What does air duct cleaning involve?
A contractor connects a vacuum system to the ductwork, then uses brushes or air tools to loosen dust and debris and pull it out through the vacuum. Every supply and return vent gets cleaned, along with the main trunk lines. The furnace or air handler and coil often get checked too, since dust that builds up in the ducts usually shows up there as well.
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