Duct Cleaning in Flint, MI
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Eight months of furnace air moving through your ducts
Your furnace runs October through May here, close to eight months a year. That long stretch pushes a lot of air through the same ducts, and whatever is riding in that air, dust, pet hair, the fine debris that settles in a house, gets carried along and some of it stays behind in the bends and joints.
Genesee County has logged 16 winter storms and 71 damaging wind events over the past ten years. Storms like that knock out power, and when a furnace stops mid-cycle and starts again, the air in your ducts starts and stops with it. Over enough winters of that, the buildup inside settles in deeper, and the air moving through your house passes through it every time the furnace runs.
- 8 months
- October through May, your furnace pushes air through your ducts
- 3 months
- June through August, 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. If you've had a rodent problem, water damage, or renovation work that put dust into the system, clean them sooner rather than later. Homes with pets or someone with allergies may also need it more often, since that buildup collects faster in the vents and return lines. A contractor can look at your actual ductwork and tell you whether it's due.
- Is air duct cleaning worth it?
- It's worth it if you're seeing dust return within days of cleaning your house, or if you can see buildup inside the vent covers. Ducts don't need cleaning just because time has passed. A contractor can check your actual ducts and tell you whether there's enough buildup to matter, rather than cleaning ones that don't need it.
- What does air duct cleaning involve?
- A contractor connects a vacuum system to your ductwork and uses brushes or air tools to knock loose dust and debris from the inside of the duct walls, then pulls it out through the vacuum. Each supply and return vent gets opened and cleaned individually. The furnace or air handler itself, including the blower and coil, usually gets cleaned as part of the job since it's part of the same air path.