Duct Cleaning in Berryville, AR
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Seven months of heat pushes a lot of air through those ducts
Your furnace runs October through April here, seven months out of the year. On the cold nights, the kind that average 28°F December through February, it cycles on and off for hours at a stretch, pulling household air through the same ductwork again and again. Dust and whatever else is in that air settles along the way, coating the inside of the duct run a little more with each pass.
Storms add to it. Carroll County has seen 10 winter storms and 35 damaging wind events over the past ten years, and outages like these knock the system out then bring it back on all at once, stirring up whatever has settled while it sat idle.
- 7 months
- October through April, your furnace pushes air through your ducts
- 4 months
- June through September, your air conditioner does the same
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- How often should air ducts be cleaned?
- There is no fixed schedule that fits every home. If anyone in the house has allergies, or you have pets shedding into the return vents, that is a reason to clean sooner rather than later. A home that just went through a renovation should have the ducts cleaned once the dust settles, since drywall dust travels through the whole system. A contractor can look inside the ducts and tell you what condition they are actually in.
- Is air duct cleaning worth it?
- It is worth it when there is a real reason behind it, not as something to do on a routine every year or two. Furnaces here run October through April, seven months of pulling the same air through the same ducts, so if dust is building up fast around your vents that buildup is going right back into the air you breathe. A contractor can look at your ducts and tell you honestly whether cleaning will help your situation.
- What does air duct cleaning involve?
- A contractor uses tools to loosen dust and debris built up inside the ducts, then pulls it out with a powerful vacuum connected to the ductwork. Each vent and register gets cleaned along with the main trunk lines. Some contractors also clean the blower motor if it is accessible and needs it. The whole system gets sealed back up when the work is done so air is not leaking out.