Duct Cleaning in Lexington, NE
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Eight months of heating pulls dust through your ducts
Your furnace runs October through May here, eight months of the year. Every one of those months it is pulling air through your ductwork, and whatever is riding in that air settles inside as it goes.
Dawson County has seen 17 winter storms and 121 damaging wind events over the past ten years. Wind like that works dust and debris into a house through gaps around doors, windows and vents, and once it's inside, the duct system carries it from room to room. That's more for the ducts to move each time the furnace kicks on.
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- 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's no fixed schedule that fits every home, so go by what you notice. If anyone has allergies, you've had construction done, or dust is visibly coming out of the vents, get them cleaned. Homes with pets usually need it more often, since fur and dander build up faster than plain dust. A contractor can check inside the ducts and tell you whether it's time.
- Is air duct cleaning worth it?
- It depends on what's actually in your ducts right now. If you see dust or debris blowing out of the vents, or there's a musty smell when the furnace or AC kicks on, cleaning them will make a real difference in the air you breathe. If the ducts look fine and nobody in the house has breathing trouble, it's less urgent. A contractor can look inside with a camera and tell you what's there before you decide.
- 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, then pulls it out through the vacuum before it resettles. They go through the supply and return ducts, and often the vents, the coil, and the blower compartment too, since dust collects there as well. Once it's done, the system pushes air through the house instead of stirring up what was sitting in the ducts.