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Duct Cleaning in Sioux Falls, SD

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Nine months of heating pushes a lot of air through your ducts

Your furnace runs September through May here. On winter nights that average 10 degrees, it cycles on and off for hours, pushing warm air through the same ducts again and again. Whatever dust is in the house rides along with that air, and over nine months it settles out inside the ductwork.

Minnehaha County has also seen 36 winter storms and 144 damaging wind events over the past ten years. Storms like that put pressure on a house, and a duct system that gets pushed hard for months at a stretch is one more thing worth having checked.

9 months
September through May, your furnace pushes air through your ducts
3 months
June through August, your air conditioner does the same
Isometric cutaway illustration of a house with the roof lifted, showing ductwork, a ventilation unit, ceiling vents, and rooms with a bed, sink, and toilet.
Your ducts carry heat September through May and cooled air June through August.

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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 remodeling work done that left dust behind, cleaning sooner makes sense. A contractor can look inside the ductwork and tell you whether it actually needs it, since a home that looks fine on the outside can still have buildup inside.
Is air duct cleaning worth it?
It is worth it when there is a real reason behind it, like dust coming out of the vents, a musty smell when the furnace runs, or work done on the house that left debris in the ductwork. Clean ducts do not lower your heating bill or make your furnace run better. What they do is stop that dust and debris from blowing into the rooms you live in every time the system runs.
What does air duct cleaning involve?
A contractor connects a vacuum system to the ductwork and uses brushes or air tools to knock loose dust and debris from inside the ducts, then pulls it out through the vacuum so it does not spread into the house. They will also check the vent hood, since debris can settle there too. Once the ducts are clear, the registers get put back and the system is run to make sure air is moving the way it should.
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