Duct Cleaning in Carmel, IN
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Eight months of heat moving through the same ducts
Your furnace runs October through May here. That is most of the year with air moving through the same ductwork, carrying dust into it every time the system kicks on. On nights that average 22°F, the furnace runs longer to keep the house warm, which means more air pushed through those ducts, not less.
Hamilton County has also logged eleven winter storms and sixty-nine damaging wind events over the past ten years. A house that has been through that many storms has had that many chances for dust and debris to work into the duct system, on top of what a long heating season already leaves behind.
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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 do fine having it checked every few years rather than on a fixed schedule. If anyone in the house has allergies, or you have pets shedding into the return vents, it's worth looking sooner. Ducts running all winter, October through May here, do collect more dust than people expect, so check the supply vents for buildup if it has been a while.
- Is air duct cleaning worth it?
- It depends on what is actually in your ducts. If you can see dust kicking out of the vents, or there is visible buildup inside them, cleaning helps the air moving through your house and can ease strain on the system. If the ducts look clean and the filter has been changed on schedule, you may not need it yet. A contractor can look inside and tell you what is really there before you spend money on it.
- What does air duct cleaning involve?
- A contractor connects a vacuum system to your ductwork and uses brushes or air tools to knock loose dust and debris from the inside of the duct walls, then pulls it all out through the vacuum. They will also check the supply and return vents, and sometimes the coil and blower housing nearby, since dust tends to collect there too. The furnace filter gets replaced or cleaned separately, since that is a different part doing a different job.