Duct Cleaning in Coeur d'Alene, ID
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Ten months of heating pushes a lot of air through your ducts
Your furnace or heat pump runs September through June here, ten months of the year. That is ten months of air moving back and forth through the same ductwork, carrying dust and whatever else settles in the house along with it.
Dust that collects inside the ducts gets pushed back into the rooms every time the system starts. A duct system loaded with that buildup also makes the furnace or air handler work harder to move air through it.
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- September through June, your furnace pushes air through your ducts
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- July through July, 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 house. Homes with pets, a smoker, or someone with allergies tend to need it more often than others. If you can see dust building up around the vents or the system seems to be working harder than it used to, that is a sign to get them checked sooner rather than later.
- Is air duct cleaning worth it?
- It depends on what is actually in the ducts. If there is visible dust, pet hair, or debris coming out of the vents, cleaning them will cut down on what is circulating through the house. If the ducts look clean and nobody in the house has allergy trouble, there may not be much to gain. A contractor can look inside the ducts with a camera and tell you what is really there before you decide.
- What does air duct cleaning involve?
- A contractor connects a vacuum system to the ductwork, then uses brushes or air tools to loosen dust and debris inside each duct run before pulling it out through the vacuum. They also clean the supply and return vents, and check the coil and blower housing since dust collects there too. The whole system gets sealed back up when the work is done so nothing draws in dust from around the connections afterward.