Duct Cleaning in Aiken, SC
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What five months of heating does to your ducts
Your furnace runs from November through March here, five months of the year, on nights that average 36°F. That is five months of air moving through the same ducts, carrying dust and whatever else has settled in them the rest of the year.
Aiken County has had 185 damaging wind events over the past ten years, and storms like that knock out power. When a house loses power and gets it back, the system starts pushing air through ducts that sat still, and whatever settled while the air was off gets carried back into the rooms you live in.
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- November through March, your furnace pushes air through your ducts
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- May through September, your air conditioner does the same
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- How often should air ducts be cleaned?
- Most homes do fine having the ducts cleaned every few years, not every year. Homes with pets, a smoker, or someone with allergies often need it sooner. If you have just moved into a house and do not know its history, or you are finishing a renovation that left dust behind, that is a good time to have them checked.
- Is air duct cleaning worth it?
- It is worth it when there is a real reason for it, like visible dust coming from the vents, a musty smell when the system runs, or known rodent or insect activity in the ducts. It will not fix a heating or cooling problem, and it will not lower your energy bill. A contractor can look at the ducts and tell you whether cleaning will actually help your situation.
- What does air duct cleaning involve?
- A contractor connects a vacuum to the duct system and uses brushes or air tools to knock dust and debris loose so it can be pulled out, working through the supply and return ducts one section at a time. The vents themselves get wiped down, and on some jobs the coil is cleaned too since it sits in the airflow. The filter is a separate part and does not get cleaned this way, it gets replaced on its own schedule.