Duct Cleaning in Evansville, IN
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Seven months of heating pushes dust and debris through your ducts
Your furnace runs October through April here, and on nights that average 27°F it cycles on and off again and again to keep up. Every time it starts, air moves hard through the ductwork, carrying dust, pet hair and whatever else has settled in the trunk lines and pushing it out into your rooms.
Evansville also sees its share of rough weather, with 103 damaging wind events and 11 winter storms over the last ten years. Wind-driven debris and the power interruptions that come with storms can pull outside air and grit into a duct system, especially where a seam has come loose or a connection was never sealed tight. Once that material is inside, seven months of heating spread it through the house before you know it is there.
- 7 months
- October through April, your furnace pushes air through your ducts
- 5 months
- May through September, your air conditioner does the same
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- How often should air ducts be cleaned?
- There is no set schedule that fits every home, so most contractors judge it by condition rather than a fixed number of years. If anyone in the house has allergies, or you have had a leak, pests, or a renovation that stirred up dust into the system, have it looked at sooner. Homes with pets or smokers usually need it more often too. If you can see dust blowing out of the vents or built up around them, that is a sign to have it checked regardless of when it was last done.
- Is air duct cleaning worth it?
- It is worth it when there is a real reason behind it, not just as routine maintenance. If your ducts have visible mold, a rodent or insect problem, or dust so heavy it is coming through the vents, cleaning them solves an actual issue. If the air in your home seems fine and no one is having breathing problems, there is less to gain from it. A contractor can look at the ductwork and tell you whether cleaning will change anything for your house.
- What does air duct cleaning involve?
- A contractor uses vacuum equipment to pull dust and debris out of the ducts, usually while agitating the inside of the duct with a brush or air whip to knock loose what has settled on the walls. They access the system through the vents or through openings cut into the ductwork, and go run by run so the whole system gets covered. The furnace or air handler itself, including the coil and blower, often gets cleaned as part of the same visit since that is where a lot of dust collects too.