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Duct Cleaning in Logan, WV

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Seven months of heating pushes air through the same ducts

Your furnace runs October through April here, close to seven months straight. Every time it kicks on, air moves through the same ductwork, and whatever is sitting in it gets pushed into the rooms you live in.

Logan County has seen 13 winter storms and 44 damaging wind events over the past ten years. When a storm knocks the power out, the furnace sits idle and the ducts sit still. Once power is back, the system starts pushing air again, carrying with it whatever settled while it was off.

7 months: October through April, your furnace pushes air through your ducts
4 months: June through September, your air conditioner does the same

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Your ducts carry heat October through April and cooled air June through September.

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How often should air ducts be cleaned?: There's no fixed schedule that fits every home. If anyone in the house has allergies, or the ducts have seen a rodent problem or water damage, cleaning them sooner makes sense. Homes here run the furnace seven months a year, October through April, so ducts get a lot of use during that stretch. A contractor can look inside and tell you whether yours need attention now or can wait.
Is air duct cleaning worth it?: It depends on what's going on in the ducts. If there's visible dust blowing out of the vents, a musty smell when the furnace kicks on, or more dust settling around the house than usual, cleaning them is worth doing. If none of that is happening, it may not change much. A contractor can look inside the ducts with a camera and tell you honestly whether cleaning will make a difference in your house.
What does air duct cleaning involve?: A contractor connects a vacuum system to the ductwork and uses brushes or air tools to loosen dust and debris, then pulls it out through the vacuum. Every supply and return vent gets cleaned this way, along with the main trunk lines. The furnace or air handler itself usually gets attention too, since dust builds up around the blower and coil. A thorough job also includes putting all the vent covers back and checking that nothing was left loose or disconnected.

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