Duct Cleaning in Cheyenne, WY
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Nine months of heating pushes a lot of dust through your ducts
Your furnace runs from September through May here, nine months of the year. On the nights it works hardest, December through February, it is fighting an average of 16°F outside. That is a long season of air moving through the same ducts, and dust builds up in them the whole time.
A duct system loaded with dust pushes less warm air into the rooms that need it, right when the furnace is working hardest to keep up.
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- September through May, your furnace pushes air through your ducts
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- July through August, your air conditioner does the same
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- How often should air ducts be cleaned?
- There's no set schedule that fits every house. If anyone in the house has allergies, or you've had renovation work that left drywall dust or insulation debris in the system, it's worth having them checked sooner rather than later. Homes with pets that shed a lot also tend to need it more often. If you can see dust blowing out of the vents when the furnace kicks on, that's a sign to have it looked at regardless of when it was last done.
- Is air duct cleaning worth it?
- It depends on what's going on in the ducts. If you're seeing dust buildup at the vents, dealing with unexplained allergy symptoms, or know there's debris from a renovation sitting in the system, cleaning them is worth it. If the ducts are just doing their job quietly and nobody's having breathing trouble, there's less urgency. A contractor can look inside the ductwork with a camera and tell you whether there's actually a problem worth paying to fix.
- What does air duct cleaning involve?
- A contractor connects a vacuum system to the ductwork and uses brushes or air tools to knock dust and debris loose, then pulls it out through the vacuum before it can resettle. Every supply and return vent in the house gets cleaned, along with the main trunk lines. The furnace or air handler itself, including the blower compartment, usually gets cleaned at the same time since that's where a lot of dust collects. Some contractors will also change the filter as part of the job.