Duct Cleaning in Mountain Home, ID
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Ten months of heating pulls a lot of dust through your ducts
Your furnace runs from September through June here, which doesn't leave much of the year for your ductwork to sit idle. Every one of those months it's pulling household dust and whatever comes in from outside through the same runs of duct, and that dust settles in the bends and low spots instead of blowing straight through.
Mountain Home also sees its share of winter storms and wind, and when the power goes out, your furnace stops filtering air until it comes back on. Dust that would normally get caught keeps settling in the ductwork instead. Over ten months of heating, that adds up to buildup that a filter change alone doesn't reach.
- 10 months
- September through June, your furnace pushes air through your ducts
- 2 months
- July through August, your air conditioner does the same
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- How often should air ducts be cleaned?
- Most homes do fine with a cleaning every few years, and a contractor can tell you sooner if yours needs it more often. If anyone in the house has allergies, or you have pets shedding into the return vents, cleaning more often makes sense. Homes here run the furnace from September through June, so dust and pet hair have more months to build up in the ducts than they would somewhere with a shorter heating season.
- Is air duct cleaning worth it?
- It is worth doing if you can see dust blowing out of the vents, if a vent cover is coated black, or if someone in the house has started noticing more dust or stuffiness indoors. It will not lower your heating bill or fix a furnace that is not working right. What it does is clear out what has settled in the ducts so the air moving through your house is cleaner.
- What does air duct cleaning involve?
- A contractor connects a vacuum system to your duct network, then uses brushes or air tools to knock loose dust, debris and pet hair from the inside of the ducts while the vacuum pulls it out. They also clean the supply and return vents and check the coil and blower area near the furnace, since debris collects there too. A full job covers every duct run in the house, not just the ones you can reach.