Duct Cleaning in Sturgis, SD
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Nine months of heating means nine months of buildup
Your furnace runs September through May here, nine months of the year. Every one of those months the blower is pushing air through the same duct runs, and dust settles in them a little more each time.
Meade County homes have been through 146 winter storms in the last ten years. When storms like that keep a furnace running hard through cold snaps, the ducts are moving more air, more often, and whatever has settled in them gets pushed back out through the registers each time the blower kicks on.
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- September 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's no set schedule that fits every house. Homes with pets, a smoker, or someone with allergies usually need it more often than homes without. Your furnace runs nine months out of the year here, so dust has more time to move through the system, and that's worth keeping in mind if it's been a while since anyone looked. A contractor can check the ducts and tell you whether yours need cleaning now or can wait.
- Is air duct cleaning worth it?
- It's worth it if your ducts are visibly dirty, if dust settles fast after you clean the house, or if a vent cover comes off dusty or matted. Cleaning won't fix a leaky duct or a bad seal, and it won't lower your heating bill on its own. A contractor can look inside the ducts and tell you whether cleaning will actually help or whether the dust is coming from somewhere else.
- What does air duct cleaning involve?
- A technician connects a vacuum system to your ductwork, then uses brushes or air tools to knock loose the dust and debris so the vacuum can pull it out. They'll also clean the supply and return grilles and check the coil area near your furnace or air handler, since dust collects there too. The system gets inspected first so they know which runs need the most work.