Duct Cleaning in Paducah, KY
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Seven months of heating pushes air through your ducts
Your furnace runs October through April here, seven months of the year. On those nights that average 29 degrees, it cycles on and off again and again to keep the house warm. Every cycle pushes air through the ductwork, and whatever dust and fiber has settled in there moves with it, back into the rooms you're heating.
Storms add to what the ducts carry. McCracken County has seen 96 damaging wind events and 13 winter storms over the past ten years, and weather like that works dust and debris into a duct system from outside the house, not just inside it.
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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. It depends on things like whether anyone in the house has allergies, whether you have pets, and whether any recent work in the house left dust behind. A contractor can look at your ducts and tell you if cleaning would help.
- Is air duct cleaning worth it?
- It is worth it when there is a real reason for it, like visible dust coming from the vents, a musty smell when the system runs, or work that was just done on the ductwork. It will not fix an allergy problem on its own and it will not lower your heating bills. A contractor can look at your ducts and tell you whether cleaning will actually 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 and debris, then pulls it out before it can resettle. Each supply and return vent gets cleaned, along with the main trunk lines. The furnace or air handler, including the blower, often gets cleaned at the same time since it is part of the same air path.