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Duct Cleaning in Rock Hill, SC

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Seven months of heating means seven months of dust moving through your ducts

Your furnace runs October through April here, with winter nights averaging 33°F from December through February. That is most of the year with air pulled through the same ducts, carrying dust, pet hair, and whatever else sits in the lines back into the rooms you live in.

York County has logged 78 damaging wind events over the past ten years. Wind like that can work dust and outside debris into a duct system through gaps that open up over time, adding to what is already collecting inside.

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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Your ducts carry heat October through April and cooled air May through September.

NOAA nClimDiv, 1991–2020 normals

How often should air ducts be cleaned?
Most homes do fine with a duct cleaning every few years, not every year. A home with pets, a smoker, or someone with allergies often needs it sooner, since more gets pulled into the return air. After any renovation work, drywall dust settles deep into the duct runs, so that is worth cleaning out too.
Is air duct cleaning worth it?
It is worth it when there is a real reason behind it, not just as routine upkeep. Dust that blows out of the vents when the system kicks on, a musty smell that follows the airflow, or signs of pests in the ductwork all point to the ducts themselves as the problem. Cleaning them in those cases fixes what is actually wrong instead of covering it with a new filter.
What does air duct cleaning involve?
A contractor connects a vacuum to the duct system and uses brushes or air whips to knock dust and debris loose from inside the ducts, then pulls it out through the vacuum. The supply and return vents, the main trunk lines, and often the coil and blower housing get covered. A thorough job leaves the vent covers clean too, since that's usually the first thing anyone notices.
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