Duct Cleaning in Hastings, NE
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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's pulling air through the same ducts, over and over, and whatever is riding in that air settles out along the way. On the nights that average 17°F, the furnace is cycling on and off for hours, moving more air than it would on a mild day.
Adams County has had 24 winter storms and 144 damaging wind events over the past ten years. Wind like that drives dust and debris into a house around doors, windows, and vents, and it ends up in the ductwork along with everything else. Ducts that carry that much air for that many months build up buildup that narrows the path air has to travel, and a furnace working against that has to run longer to heat the same rooms.
- 8 months
- October through May, your furnace pushes air through your ducts
- 4 months
- June 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. If anyone in the house has allergies, or you have had work done that stirred up dust, like a furnace replacement, it is worth having them checked sooner rather than later. Homes with pets or a recent renovation tend to need it more often. A contractor can look at your ducts and tell you whether they are due.
- Is air duct cleaning worth it?
- It is worth it when your ducts actually have a buildup of dust, debris, or signs of rodents or mold. It will not fix an allergy problem on its own and it will not lower your heating bills, so be wary of anyone who promises that. What it does is remove what has settled in the ducts so your furnace is not pushing that back into the rooms you live in, which matters here since the furnace runs from October through May.
- What does air duct cleaning involve?
- A contractor uses brushes and a vacuum system to loosen and pull debris out of the supply and return ducts. They access the ductwork through the vents or through openings cut into the system, then clean each run one at a time. The vent covers and the furnace's blower compartment usually get cleaned too, since dust collects there as well.