Duct Cleaning in Waterbury, CT
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Eight months of heating pushes a lot of air through your ducts
Your furnace runs October through May here, close to eight months of the year. Every hour it runs, it's pulling air through the same ductwork, and whatever is riding in that air, dust, pet hair, the fine grit that comes in on shoes, ends up coated along the inside of the duct walls.
With winter nights averaging 22°F from December through February, the furnace is cycling on and off for most of the day just to keep up. The more it runs, the more that buildup gets pushed back out into the rooms you're heating, and the more it restricts the airflow the furnace is working to move.
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- October through May, your furnace pushes air through your ducts
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- 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 house. If anyone in the house has allergies, or you have had rodents, mold, or a water leak near the ductwork, that is a reason to have them checked sooner rather than later. A contractor can look inside the ducts and tell you whether they need cleaning or whether the filter is keeping things in check.
- Is air duct cleaning worth it?
- It depends on what is actually going on in your ducts. If you see dust blowing out of the vents, or you just finished a renovation that left debris behind, cleaning them makes a real difference. If the ducts look clean and the filter gets changed on schedule, you may not need it at all. A contractor can check the ducts first so you are not paying for a cleaning you do not need.
- What does air duct cleaning involve?
- A contractor connects a vacuum system to the ductwork and uses brushes or air tools to loosen dust and debris from inside the ducts, then pulls it out through the vacuum. They also clean the supply and return vents and check the coil and blower if those are reachable. The ductwork gets sealed back up when the work is done so dust does not escape into the house.