Duct Cleaning in Burlington, IA
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Eight months of heating pulls dust through your ducts
Your furnace runs October through May here, eight months of the year. Every one of those months, air is moving through your ductwork, and whatever is riding in that air settles along the way. That is a lot of runtime for dust and dander to build up on the inside of the ducts feeding every room.
Winter storms and wind events have hit this area often, seventeen winter storms and eighty-eight damaging wind events over the past ten years. Power loss that comes with them can shut a furnace down hard and start it up again just as hard, and each restart stirs up more of what has settled in the ducts, pushing it back into the air the house breathes.
- 8 months
- October through May, your furnace pushes air through your ducts
- 4 months
- 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. Homes with pets, a smoker, or someone with allergies tend to need it more often since more dust and dander get pulled into the return air. A contractor can look at your ducts and tell you what they're actually carrying before you decide.
- Is air duct cleaning worth it?
- It's worth it if you can see dust blowing out of the vents, notice a musty smell when the furnace or air conditioner kicks on, or know there was rodent or pest activity in the ductwork. Clean ducts mean the furnace and air conditioner aren't pulling that debris back through the system every time they run. Homes here need heat from October through May, so the system is moving air through those ducts most of the year, and that's a lot of chances for dust to build up.
- What does air duct cleaning involve?
- A technician connects a vacuum to the duct system, then agitates the inside of the ducts with brushes or air tools to knock loose dust and debris so it can be pulled out. They'll also clean the supply and return grilles, and check the coil and blower housing since dust collects there too. A thorough cleaning covers every branch of the duct system, not just the main trunk lines.