Duct Cleaning in Ravenswood, WV
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Seven months of heat pushes air through the same ducts
Your furnace runs October through April here, seven months a year. That is most of the year moving air through the same ductwork, and every bit of dust in the house rides along with it. On nights that average 26°F, the furnace cycles on and off again and again just to hold the temperature, and each cycle is another pass of air through the ducts.
Jackson County has also seen 45 damaging wind events and 13 winter storms over the past ten years. Storms like that can force outside air into a duct system through gaps or damaged sections, carrying in dust and debris that settles in the lines and gets blown back into the house every time the furnace kicks on.
- 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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- How often should air ducts be cleaned?
- Most homes do fine having their ducts checked every few years, though a contractor looking at your actual system can tell you if yours needs it sooner. If anyone in the house has allergies, or you've had work done that stirred up dust in the attic or crawlspace, that's a reason to move it up. Homes here run the furnace October through April, so the ducts are moving air through the house most of the year. Getting them checked before that stretch starts makes more sense than doing it mid-winter.
- Is air duct cleaning worth it?
- It depends on what's actually in the ducts. If you can see dust kicking out of the vents, or a room stays dusty no matter how often you clean it, that's a real reason to have them cleaned. If the ducts look fine and nobody in the house has breathing trouble, it's not something you need to chase on a schedule. A contractor can look at the actual ductwork and tell you whether it's worth doing before you pay for anything.
- What does air duct cleaning involve?
- A contractor connects a vacuum system to the ductwork, then agitates the dust and debris inside each duct so it pulls loose and gets pulled out rather than pushed further into the system. The supply and return ducts get cleaned, and the vent covers and registers usually get pulled off and cleaned separately. The furnace or air handler itself may get looked at too, since dust builds up around the blower and coil the same way it does in the ducts.