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Duct Cleaning in Camden, SC

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What Camden's weather leaves in your ducts

Camden homes run the heat from November through March, five months of pulling air through the same ductwork night after night. On the cold nights in that stretch, down near 34 degrees, the system cycles on and off for hours, and every pass pulls in whatever dust has settled in the lines.

The county has logged 116 damaging wind events and three winter storms over the past ten years. Wind that strong works dust and debris into attics and duct runs, and the power outages that often follow a storm stop a system mid-cycle, leaving that air sitting in the ducts instead of moving through them.

5 months
November through March, your furnace pushes air through your ducts
5 months
May through September, your air conditioner does the same
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Your ducts carry heat November through March and cooled air May through September.

NOAA nClimDiv, 1991–2020 normals

How often should air ducts be cleaned?
Most homes do fine with duct cleaning every three to five years. If anyone in the house has allergies, or you have had rodents or a water leak near the ductwork, do it sooner. Outside of that, there is no set schedule that fits every house, so let what you see at the vents and how the house feels guide the timing.
Is air duct cleaning worth it?
It depends on why you are considering it. If dust keeps settling back on surfaces soon after you clean, or you can see debris at the vent openings, cleaning the ducts solves that. It will not lower your heating bill or fix a system that is running poorly. Those problems usually trace back to the furnace or the filter, not the ducts themselves.
What does air duct cleaning involve?
A contractor connects a vacuum system to your ductwork and uses brushes or air tools to knock debris loose so it can be pulled out. Every supply and return vent gets opened and cleaned, along with the main trunk lines. The furnace or air handler often gets a look too, since it connects directly to the same ducts.
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