Duct Cleaning in Middletown, CT
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Eight months of heat moves whatever is sitting in your ducts
Your furnace runs October through May here, eight months of the year. Every time it kicks on, air moves through the same ductwork, and whatever has settled in it, dust, pet hair, the fine debris that collects in a house, gets pushed around. Some of it lands back in the trunk lines and branches instead of leaving the system.
A duct system that has gone a long time without cleaning is moving air through a layer of buildup instead of clean metal, and that buildup is what ends up back in the rooms the ducts feed.
- 8 months
- October through May, your furnace pushes air through your ducts
- 3 months
- June through August, 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 recent renovation, or someone with allergies tend to need it more often than others. If you see dust building up around the vents or the air coming out smells stale, that is a sign to have them checked regardless of when they were last cleaned.
- Is air duct cleaning worth it?
- It is worth it when there is a real reason behind it, like visible dust, a musty smell, or work done on the ductwork itself. It will not fix a heating or cooling problem on its own, since ducts carry air and the filter is what cleans it. A contractor can look at your system and tell you whether cleaning will actually help your situation.
- What does air duct cleaning involve?
- A technician uses brushes and a vacuum system to loosen and pull dust and debris out of the ductwork. They access the ducts through the vents and work through the system section by section, using negative pressure so the loosened material gets pulled out instead of pushed further in. The registers and vent covers get cleaned too, since dust collects there as well.