Duct Cleaning in Richmond, KY
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Seven months of heating runs everything through your ducts
Your furnace runs October through April here, seven months a year. Every cycle pushes air through the same ductwork, and whatever has settled in those runs, dust, dander, debris, goes with it into every room the system serves.
The power doesn't always stay on to keep that system steady. Almost a quarter of Kentucky households lost power for a day or more in 2024, and this county has seen 87 damaging wind events and 13 winter storms over the past ten years. Each time the system shuts down and starts back up, it's pulling air through ducts that have gone that much longer without being cleaned out.
- 7 months
- October through April, your furnace pushes air through your ducts
- 5 months
- 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, but a contractor can look at your ducts and tell you if they need it. If anyone in the house has allergies, or you have had a pest problem or water get into the ducts, it is worth doing sooner rather than later. Homes that just finished a renovation should have the ducts cleaned once the dust from the work has settled.
- Is air duct cleaning worth it?
- It is worth it when there is a real reason for it, like dust that keeps coming back, a musty smell from the vents, or work that was just done on the ductwork. Cleaning will not lower your heating bills or fix a furnace that is not working right. If the ducts look clean and nobody in the house has breathing trouble, there is no need to pay for it just to have it done.
- What does air duct cleaning involve?
- A contractor connects a vacuum to the duct system 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 just settle further down the line. Every supply and return vent gets opened and cleaned, and the grilles themselves get wiped down. Some contractors will also clean the blower compartment and the coil while they are in there, since dust builds up in those spots too.