Duct Cleaning in Ashland, KY
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Seven months of heating pushes a lot of air through your ducts
Your furnace runs October through April here, seven months out of the year. On nights that average 26°F through the heart of winter, it cycles on and off for hours at a stretch, pushing air through the same ducts again and again. Whatever is sitting in that ductwork, dust, pet hair, anything else, gets carried through the house every time the blower kicks on.
Boyd County has seen 12 winter storms and 49 damaging wind events over the past ten years. Storms like that knock out power, and when a furnace shuts off and starts back up, the restart stirs up whatever has settled in the ducts since the last cycle.
- 7 months
- October through April, 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 set schedule that fits every house. If anyone in the house has allergies, or you have had a rodent problem, dust that keeps coming back, or work done that opened up the ducts, it is worth having them looked at. A contractor can check the ducts and tell you what they actually need.
- Is air duct cleaning worth it?
- It depends on why you are considering it. If dust settles fast, a room never seems to get enough air, or you can see buildup at the vents, cleaning the ducts can make a real difference. If none of that is happening, it is not something you need to do on a schedule just to be safe.
- What does air duct cleaning involve?
- A contractor connects a vacuum to the duct system and uses brushes or air tools to loosen dust and debris along the way, then pulls it all out through that vacuum. Vents and registers get cleaned too, since that is where a lot of the buildup collects. The furnace or air handler may get a look as well, since air passes through it on the way to the ducts.