Duct Cleaning in Hopkinsville, KY
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Seven months of heating keeps pushing air through the same ducts
Your ductwork moves air from October through April here, seven months of the year. Every time the furnace fires to fight off a night averaging 29 degrees, whatever dust and debris is sitting in the ducts gets stirred up and pushed through the house again.
Hopkinsville has seen 106 damaging wind events and 12 winter storms over the past ten years. Wind like that works dust and debris into a house through every small gap, and it settles in the ductwork with everything else that has built up there over time.
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- October through April, your furnace pushes air through your ducts
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- May 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, if you have pets that shed, or if you just finished a renovation, that is when cleaning helps most. Homes here run the furnace October through April, 7 months of the year, so dust and pet hair have that whole stretch to build up before the system shuts off for the season. A contractor can look inside your ducts and tell you whether they need it now.
- Is air duct cleaning worth it?
- It depends on what is going on in your ducts. If you can see dust kicking out of the vents, if there is visible mold, or if pests have gotten into the ductwork, cleaning solves a real problem. If your ducts look fine and nobody in the house has breathing trouble, you likely will not notice a difference. A contractor can look at your ducts and tell you honestly whether cleaning will help your situation.
- What does air duct cleaning involve?
- A contractor connects a vacuum system to your ductwork and uses brushes or air tools to knock loose dust, debris, and pet hair from inside the ducts before pulling it out. They also clean the supply and return vents, and check the coil and blower if those are part of the job. The furnace filter is a separate part and gets replaced on its own schedule, not cleaned along with the ducts.