Duct Cleaning in Springfield, MA
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Eight months of heat moves a lot of air through your ducts
Your furnace runs October through May here, close to eight months a year. Every time it cycles on, air pushes through the ducts and stirs up whatever has settled inside them. On winter nights that average 19°F, that furnace is starting and stopping often, so there's more air moving through more often over the course of a winter.
All that moving air carries dust back out through the vents and into the house, onto furniture, into the air you're breathing. Ducts that haven't been cleaned in a while are just recirculating what they've collected.
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- October through May, your furnace pushes air through your ducts
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- July through August, your air conditioner does the same
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- How often should air ducts be cleaned?
- There is no fixed schedule that fits every home. Homes with pets, a recent renovation, or someone with allergies may need it more often than homes without those things. If you can see dust building up around the vents or the air coming out smells stale, that is a sign to have them looked at. A contractor can check the ducts and tell you whether cleaning makes sense now or can wait.
- Is air duct cleaning worth it?
- It depends on what is going on in the ducts. If there is visible dust, mold, or debris inside them, cleaning helps the air moving through your home and can ease strain on the furnace and the air conditioner. If the ducts are already clean, cleaning them again will not do much. A contractor can look inside and tell you whether it is needed before any work starts.
- What does air duct cleaning involve?
- A contractor connects a vacuum system to the ductwork, then uses brushes and compressed air tools to knock loose dust and debris and pull it out. They also clean the supply and return vents, and check the coil and blower where dust tends to collect. The furnace filter gets replaced too, since a clogged filter puts dust right back into clean ducts.