Duct Cleaning in Mountain Home, AR
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Seven months of heating pushes air through the same ducts
Your furnace runs October through April here, seven months out of the year. On winter nights that average 28°F, it cycles on and off for hours at a stretch, and every cycle pushes air through the same ducts. Dust and whatever gets tracked into the house get pulled in with that air and settle along the way, load after load, all winter.
Baxter County has also taken 13 winter storms and 51 damaging wind events over the past ten years. Storms like that can knock out power, and when the furnace stops and starts back up, it stirs whatever has settled in the ducts back into the air moving through the house.
- 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?
- There's no fixed schedule that fits every home. Homes with pets, a smoker, or someone with allergies tend to need it more often, since more gets pulled into the return air. If you see dust building up around the vents or notice the system working harder than it used to, that's a sign to have it looked at rather than waiting.
- Is air duct cleaning worth it?
- It's worth it when there's a real reason for it, like dust coming out of the vents, a musty smell when the system runs, or work that was just done on the ductwork. It won't lower your heating bills or fix a problem with the furnace or air conditioner itself. A contractor can look at the ducts and tell you honestly whether cleaning will help or whether something else is going on.
- What does air duct cleaning involve?
- A contractor connects a vacuum system to the ductwork and uses brushes or air tools to knock dust and debris loose from inside the ducts, then pulls it out through the vacuum. Every supply and return vent gets cleaned this way, along with the main trunk lines. The furnace or air handler often gets cleaned in the same visit, since the blower and coil connect directly to the ducts.