Duct Cleaning in Indianapolis, IN
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Eight months of forced air moves a lot of dust through your ducts
Your furnace runs October through May here, close to eight months of the year. Every time it kicks on, air moves through the ductwork and picks up whatever has settled inside it. On winter nights that average 23°F, the furnace cycles on and off many times a night to hold the temperature, and each cycle pushes more dust through the same runs of duct.
That dust does not stay in the ducts. It gets carried into the rooms you live in every time the system runs, settling on furniture and floors and moving through the air you breathe.
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- October through May, your furnace pushes air through your ducts
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- June through September, your air conditioner does the same
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- How often should air ducts be cleaned?
- There's no fixed schedule that fits every home. Most homes don't need it on a set timeline at all, but if anyone in the house has allergies, if you've had a pest problem, or if you can see dust building up around the vents, it's worth doing. Homes with pets or a recent renovation tend to need it sooner, since both put more into the air the ducts are moving. A contractor can look at your ductwork and tell you whether yours is due.
- Is air duct cleaning worth it?
- It depends on what's actually in your ducts right now. If there's visible mold, a rodent or insect problem, or dust heavy enough to blow out of the vents, cleaning solves a real problem. If the ducts look fine and no one in the house has breathing issues, the payoff is much smaller, since ducts in a typical home don't collect dirt fast enough to matter often. A contractor can inspect the ductwork and tell you honestly whether cleaning will change anything in your case.
- What does air duct cleaning involve?
- A contractor connects a powerful vacuum to the duct system, then uses brushes or air tools to knock loose dust and debris so the vacuum can pull it out. Every supply and return duct in the house gets done, along with the grilles and registers. The furnace or air handler and the coil usually get cleaned at the same time, since they sit in the same airflow path. Once the work is finished, the ducts get sealed back up so nothing new gets pulled in around the connections.