Duct Cleaning in Sundance, WY
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Ten months of heating leaves a mark on your ducts
Your furnace runs from September through June here, close to ten months out of twelve. On nights that average 12°F, it cycles on and off for hours at a stretch, and every cycle pushes air through the same ductwork. Dust and debris settle in the lines during the months the system sits idle, then get stirred loose and pushed through the house as soon as the weather turns cold again.
Crook County has seen 76 winter storms and 123 damaging wind events over the past ten years. Storms like that knock out power, and when a furnace shuts off mid-cycle, air stops moving through the ducts and whatever is settled inside it stays there until the system starts back up. With most homes here owner-occupied, the same ductwork serves the same house winter after winter.
- 10 months
- September through June, your furnace pushes air through your ducts
- 2 months
- July through August, your air conditioner does the same
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- How often should air ducts be cleaned?
- Most homes do fine getting ducts cleaned every few years, though there is no fixed schedule that fits every house. If anyone in the house has allergies, or you have had a rodent problem or a duct that was left open during construction, it is worth doing sooner. Homes here run the furnace from September through June, so a lot of air moves through those ducts over the year, and that is worth factoring in when you decide on timing.
- Is air duct cleaning worth it?
- It is worth it if there is visible dust coming from the vents, a musty smell when the air kicks on, or someone in the house dealing with unexplained allergy symptoms. Duct cleaning does not fix a furnace or lower a heating bill, so if that is the goal, the work will not deliver it. What it does is remove dust, pet hair and debris that has built up inside the ductwork, which matters more in a home where the system runs most of the year.
- What does air duct cleaning involve?
- A contractor connects a vacuum system to the ductwork, then uses brushes or air tools to loosen dust and debris from inside the ducts before pulling it out through the vacuum. Every supply and return vent gets cleaned, along with the main trunk lines. The furnace or air handler itself may get cleaned too, since dust collects around the blower and coil. A contractor can walk through what your system needs before starting.