Duct Cleaning in Gaffney, SC
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Seven months of heating pushes dust through your ducts
Your furnace runs from October through April here, close to seven months of the year. Every time it kicks on, air moves through the ducts and whatever is sitting in them, dust, pet hair, the fine grit that gets tracked in, moves with it. Over that many months it settles into the bends and the joints where the airflow slows down.
Cherokee County has seen 49 damaging wind events and 6 winter storms over the past ten years, and storms like that mean power interruptions. When a furnace loses power and restarts, it pulls air hard through ducts that may already be carrying a season's worth of buildup. That buildup is what ends up blowing back into the rooms you're heating.
- 7 months
- October through April, your furnace pushes air through your ducts
- 5 months
- May through September, 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 smoker, or someone with allergies tend to need it sooner than others. If you can see dust coming out of the vents or built up around the registers, that is a sign to have them looked at rather than wait.
- Is air duct cleaning worth it?
- It is worth it when there is a real problem to fix, like heavy dust buildup, a musty smell, or ducts that were exposed to construction debris or pests. It will not lower your heating bills or fix a furnace that is running poorly. A contractor can look at the ducts and tell you whether cleaning will actually help your situation.
- What does air duct cleaning involve?
- A technician connects a vacuum system to the ductwork and uses brushes or air tools to loosen dust and debris, then pulls it out through the vacuum. Each supply and return vent gets cleaned, along with the main trunk lines. The furnace or air handler and the coil are often cleaned as part of the same visit since they connect directly to the duct system.