Duct Cleaning in Martinsville, IN
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Eight months of heating pushes a lot of air through your ducts
Furnaces in Martinsville run from October through May. That is eight months of air moving through the same ductwork, pulling in whatever dust and dander sits in the house and pushing it right back out through the vents. The longer that season runs, the more settles in the bends and joints where the air slows down.
Most homes in Morgan County are owner-occupied single-family houses, not rentals that turn over every year or two. A duct system nobody has looked at keeps collecting the same buildup winter after winter, and on a night near 23 degrees, ducts already carrying dust have to work harder to get warm air to the rooms that need it.
- 8 months
- October through May, your furnace pushes air through your ducts
- 4 months
- June through September, your air conditioner does the same
NOAA nClimDiv, 1991–2020 normals
- How often should air ducts be cleaned?
- There's no fixed schedule that fits every home. If anyone in the house has allergies, or you have had a pest problem, a fire, or a renovation, it's worth having the ducts looked at, since drywall dust and debris settle deep in the runs and don't clear out on their own. Otherwise, let what you see and smell be the guide rather than the calendar.
- Is air duct cleaning worth it?
- It's worth it when there is a real reason for it, like dust that keeps coating the same surfaces days after you clean, a musty smell when the furnace or air conditioner kicks on, or rooms that stay dusty no matter what you do. It won't lower your heating bill or fix a room that never gets warm. Those problems come from the furnace, the ductwork's design, or the insulation, not from dust in the ducts.
- What does air duct cleaning involve?
- A contractor connects a vacuum to the duct system and puts each duct under negative pressure, then uses brushes or air whips to knock loose dust and debris off the inside walls so the vacuum can pull it out. The supply and return registers get cleaned too, along with the grilles. On most jobs the furnace or air handler's blower compartment gets cleaned as well, since that's where a lot of the dust collects.