Duct Cleaning in Syracuse, NY
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Eight months of heating pushes a lot of air through your ducts
Your furnace runs October through May here, eight months of the year. Every one of those months it is pushing air through the same ducts, and whatever is sitting in them moves through the house with it. That is dust, and in older ductwork it can be more.
Syracuse also sees its share of storms, winter storms and damaging wind both. When the power goes out and comes back, or a storm rattles the house, that is more dust and debris finding its way into the system. Ducts that go years without attention just keep collecting it, and every heating season blows more of it into the rooms you live in.
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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's no fixed schedule that fits every home. Homes with pets, a smoker, or someone with allergies tend to need it more often, since more gets pulled into the system between cleanings. If dust is kicking out of the vents when the air turns on, or nobody can remember the last time it was done, that's reason enough to have a contractor look.
- Is air duct cleaning worth it?
- It's worth it when there's a real reason behind it, like dust that coats your furniture again within days of cleaning, a musty smell when the air kicks on, or work that was just done on the ductwork itself. Cleaning ducts that are already in decent shape won't lower your heating bills or stop colds, whatever some ads claim. A contractor can look at what's actually in your ducts and tell you if cleaning will make a real difference in your house.
- What does air duct cleaning involve?
- A contractor connects a vacuum to your duct system to pull it under negative pressure, then uses brushes or air whips through the vents to knock loose dust and debris so it gets pulled into the vacuum instead of back into your home. This covers the supply and return ducts, the grilles, and usually the coil and blower housing inside the furnace or air handler. The filter gets replaced as part of the job, since it's the last thing catching what the cleaning stirs up.