Duct Cleaning in Peachtree Corners, GA
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Six months of heating pushes air through ducts that mostly sit still the rest of the year
Your ducts run hard from November through April, then go quiet for the rest of the year. That stop and start pattern lets dust settle in the runs during the warm months, and the first cold nights of the season push it straight into the house. With winter nights averaging 34°F, the furnace is cycling often, moving that settled dust through the system each time it kicks on.
Gwinnett County has seen 143 damaging wind events and 5 winter storms over the past ten years, and outages follow storms like these. When power drops and comes back, blowers and dampers restart on their own, stirring up whatever has collected in the ducts since the last time air moved through them.
- 6 months
- November through April, your furnace pushes air through your ducts
- 5 months
- May through September, your air conditioner does the same
NOAA nClimDiv, 1991–2020 normals
- How often should air ducts be cleaned?
- There's no fixed schedule that fits every home, so clean them when there's a reason to, not by the calendar. If someone in the house has allergies, pets shed into the return vents, or you just finished a renovation that left drywall dust behind, that's a reason to have them looked at. Ducts that aren't causing dust or odor problems don't need attention just because time has passed.
- Is air duct cleaning worth it?
- It's worth it when there's a real reason behind it, not as routine maintenance. Dust blowing out of the vents, a musty smell when the system runs, or debris visible at the vent covers are all signs worth acting on. Cleaning ducts on a home with none of those issues won't improve air quality or lower your heating and cooling bills, whatever else you may have heard.
- What does air duct cleaning involve?
- A contractor connects a vacuum system to the ductwork, then uses brushes or air whips to knock loose dust and debris from the duct walls before pulling it out through the vacuum. Each supply and return vent gets checked, and the furnace or air handler blower compartment is usually cleaned too since it collects the same buildup. A contractor can walk through what your specific ductwork needs before starting.