Duct Cleaning in Cabot, AR
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Five months of heat pushes what's settled in your ducts through the house
From November through March, your furnace pulls air through the same ductwork night after night, on nights that average 34 degrees. Whatever has settled in there since last winter, dust, pet hair, dander, gets stirred loose and carried into every room the system feeds.
Lonoke County has also seen 80 damaging wind events and 12 winter storms over the past ten years. Storms like that can push outside air and debris into a duct system through gaps and loose seams, adding to what's already sitting in there before the furnace ever kicks on for the season.
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- November through March, your furnace pushes air through your ducts
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- May through September, your air conditioner does the same
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- How often should air ducts be cleaned?
- Most homes do fine with cleaning every few years rather than on any fixed schedule. If anyone in the house has allergies, or you have pets, or you have just finished a renovation, sooner makes sense because dust and debris build up faster. Ducts that look fine from the vent can still be full of dust further in, so how long it has been since the last cleaning matters more than what you can see.
- Is air duct cleaning worth it?
- It is worth it when there is a real reason behind it, like dust that keeps coming back, a musty smell when the air handler kicks on, or work that opened up the ducts, such as a renovation. It will not fix a house that is simply dusty for other reasons, and it will not lower your heating bills on its own. A contractor can look at the ducts and tell you whether cleaning will actually help your situation.
- What does air duct cleaning involve?
- A contractor connects a vacuum system to the ductwork and uses brushes or air tools to knock debris loose and pull it out, working through the supply and return runs one section at a time. The registers and grilles get cleaned too, along with the coil area near the air handler if it needs it. Afterward the filter should be checked, since a clean duct system with an old filter will not stay clean for long.