Duct Cleaning in Waukee, IA
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Eight months of heating means eight months of buildup
Your furnace runs October through May here, eight months of the year. Every one of those months it pulls air through the ducts and pushes it back into your rooms, and whatever is in that air settles inside the duct runs along the way.
A duct system lined with that buildup works harder to move the same amount of air, and what has settled inside gets stirred back into the house every time the furnace turns on. With most homes in the county owner-occupied, that buildup is something the same household lives with year after year.
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- October through May, your furnace pushes air through your ducts
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- June through August, your air conditioner does the same
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- How often should air ducts be cleaned?
- Most homes do fine having it done every few years, sooner if something specific is going on. If anyone in the house has allergies, or you have pets shedding into the return vents, or you just finished a renovation that kicked up drywall dust, that pushes the timeline up. A contractor can look inside with a camera and tell you what your ducts actually need instead of going by a general rule.
- Is air duct cleaning worth it?
- It depends on what is actually in your ducts. If you can see dust kicking out of the vents, or you notice more dust settling around the house than seems normal, cleaning them will help. If nobody in the house has breathing issues and you don't see visible buildup, it may not make a noticeable difference. A contractor can look inside the ducts with a camera and tell you whether there is enough buildup to justify it before you spend anything.
- What does air duct cleaning involve?
- A contractor connects a vacuum system to your ductwork and uses brushes or air whips to knock loose dust and debris from inside the duct walls, then pulls it out through the vacuum. They will also clean the supply and return vents themselves, and often the coil and blower area near the furnace since debris collects there too. The system stays under negative pressure during the process so the dust being loosened does not blow out into the rooms.