Duct Cleaning in Charlotte, MI
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Eight months of heat means eight months of dust moving through your ducts
Your furnace runs October through May here, eight months a year. Every time it kicks on, air pushes through the ducts and stirs up whatever has settled since the last cycle. On nights that average 19°F, that means long, frequent run times all winter, not just the occasional cold snap.
Storms add to it. Eaton County has seen 11 winter storms and 11 damaging wind events over the past ten years, and outages come with weather like that. Each time the furnace shuts down and starts back up, it pushes another round of built-up dust through the house.
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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?
- There is no fixed schedule that fits every house. If anyone in the house has allergies, or you have had rodents, mold, or a water leak into the ductwork, clean them sooner rather than later. A new build or a recent renovation is also a good time, since drywall dust and debris settle into the ducts during the work. Otherwise, a contractor can look inside the ducts and tell you honestly whether they need attention.
- Is air duct cleaning worth it?
- It depends on what is going on in your ducts. If you can see dust blowing out of the vents, or you pull a dust bunny out of a register, cleaning will help. If your ducts look fine and no one in the house has breathing trouble, you are probably not gaining much. A contractor can look at the ducts and tell you honestly whether cleaning will make a difference in your case.
- What does air duct cleaning involve?
- A technician connects a vacuum to your duct system to pull it under negative pressure, then uses brushes or air whips to knock loose dust and debris from the inside of the ducts so it gets pulled into the vacuum instead of blown into your rooms. Registers and grilles come off and get cleaned too. On a full job, the return and supply plenums get cleaned along with the coil area near the furnace, since that is where a lot of debris collects.