Duct Cleaning in Jerome, ID
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Nine months of heating puts a lot of air through your ducts
Your furnace runs September through May in Jerome County. On winter nights that average 22°F, it cycles on and off for hours at a stretch, pushing air through the same ducts over and over. Dust and debris in that airflow settle along the way, and nine months of it adds up to more than a quick pass would clear.
Most homes here are single-family houses people own rather than rent, and the wind events on record for this area, 18 over the past ten years, drive dust and debris into places that find their way to the return vents. That buildup sits in the ducts until something moves it back out into the house.
- 9 months
- September through May, your furnace pushes air through your ducts
- 2 months
- July through August, your air conditioner does the same
NOAA nClimDiv, 1991–2020 normals
- How often should air ducts be cleaned?
- There's no fixed schedule that fits every house. Get them cleaned if you can see dust building up at the vents, if dust settles fast after you've just cleaned a room, or if someone in the house has allergies that don't clear up. Homes here run the furnace September through May, so the ducts are moving air most of the year and a contractor can tell you what they find inside.
- Is air duct cleaning worth it?
- It's worth it if your ducts are visibly dusty, dust settles fast after you clean, or you're dealing with allergies that don't have another clear cause. It won't fix a health problem on its own, and it won't lower your heating bill. What it does is clear out what's built up inside so the air moving through your house isn't carrying it into every room.
- What does air duct cleaning involve?
- A contractor connects a vacuum system to your ductwork, then uses brushes or air tools to knock loose dust and debris from inside the duct walls while the vacuum pulls it out. Every supply and return vent gets cleaned this way, along with the main trunk lines. The furnace or air handler often gets a look too, since the blower and coil sit right where all that air passes through.