Duct Cleaning in Lapeer, MI
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Eight months of heat pushing dust through your ducts
Your furnace runs October through May here, eight months out of the year. Every one of those months, air is moving through your ductwork day and night, and whatever has settled in there gets pushed back into the rooms you live in.
Michigan sees its share of power interruptions, 34% of households went at least 24 hours without power in 2024. Each time a furnace stops and restarts, it stirs up dust that had settled since the last run. Over enough winters, that is what builds up in the ducts and what a cleaning is meant to clear out.
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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 don't need it on a set schedule. If anyone in the house has allergies, or you just had renovation work done, cleaning them makes sense sooner rather than later. Otherwise, watch for dust building up fast around the vents or a musty smell when the furnace kicks on, and let that tell you when it's time.
- Is air duct cleaning worth it?
- It's worth it when there's a real reason behind it, like heavy dust coming out of the vents, a smell you can trace to the ductwork, or pests that got in at some point. It won't lower your heating bills or fix a furnace problem on its own. A contractor can look at the ducts and tell you honestly whether cleaning will help your situation or not.
- What does air duct cleaning involve?
- A contractor connects a vacuum system to the ductwork and uses brushes or air tools to knock loose dust and debris, then pulls it out through the vacuum before it can resettle in the ducts. Each supply and return vent gets opened and cleaned this way. The furnace or air handler itself, including the coil and blower, usually gets cleaned as part of the same visit since it's tied into the same air path.