Duct Cleaning in Dallas, GA
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Seven months of heat pushes a lot of air through your ducts
Your furnace runs October through April here, seven months a year. Every time it kicks on, air moves through the same ducts, carrying dust and whatever else settled in them since the last cycle. Over a winter that runs that long, it adds up.
Paulding County sees its share of storms too, 125 damaging wind events and 3 winter storms over the past ten years. Power interruptions come with that kind of weather, and when a system sits off and then starts back up, it stirs up what has collected in the ductwork. In a county where most homes are single-family and owner-occupied, that buildup is something you deal with over years in the same house, not a rental you'll leave behind.
- 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?
- Most homes don't need it on a set schedule. It matters more if anyone in the house has allergies, you have pets that shed, or you just finished a renovation that left dust in the ducts. Ducts that run clean can go a long time without it, but a contractor can look inside and tell you what yours actually need.
- Is air duct cleaning worth it?
- It's worth it when there's a real reason behind it, like dust that keeps coming back no matter how often you clean, a musty smell when the furnace kicks on, or ducts that were left open during construction work. It won't lower your heating bills or fix a system that's running poorly. It clears out what's built up in the ducts so the air moving through them is cleaner, and that's the whole point of it.
- What does air duct cleaning involve?
- A contractor connects a vacuum to the duct system to pull air through it at high pressure, then works through each supply and return line with brushes or air tools to knock loose dust and debris so it gets pulled into the vacuum. The furnace or air handler gets cleaned too, since that's where air collects on its way through the system. Registers and grilles come off during the job and get wiped down before they go back on.