Duct Cleaning in Fayetteville, AR
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Seven months of heating pushes air through ducts that rarely get a break
Your furnace runs October through April here, seven months of the year. Every one of those months, the same air cycles through the same ductwork, and whatever is riding in that air, dust, pet hair, drywall dust, settles inside the ducts a little more each time.
Washington County has seen 16 winter storms and 99 damaging wind events over the past ten years. Storms like that can knock out power and shut a furnace down mid-cycle, and when the system starts and stops that way, more of what is loose in the ducts gets stirred up and pushed into the house instead of settling back down.
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- October through April, your furnace pushes air through your ducts
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- June through September, your air conditioner does the same
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- How often should air ducts be cleaned?
- There's no fixed schedule that fits every home. Most homes don't need it on a set timeline at all, unless something specific points to it, like visible dust blowing out of the vents, a musty smell when the system runs, or work done on the ductwork itself. A house with pets or someone with allergies may need it looked at more often. A contractor can inspect the ducts and tell you whether there's buildup worth removing.
- Is air duct cleaning worth it?
- It depends on what's actually in your ducts. If there's visible mold, a rodent problem, or heavy dust after a renovation, cleaning solves a real problem. If the ducts look and smell fine and nobody in the house has new or worsening allergy symptoms, there may be nothing to gain from it. A contractor can inspect the ductwork and tell you what's in there before you spend money on it.
- What does air duct cleaning involve?
- A contractor connects vacuum equipment to the duct system and pulls dust, debris and buildup out of the supply and return lines. Brushes or air whips are often used first to loosen material stuck to the duct walls. The furnace or air handler, including the blower and coil, usually gets cleaned too, since air moves through all of it on the same path.