Duct Cleaning in Broken Arrow, OK
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Seven months of heating pushes dust through your ducts
Your furnace runs October through April here, close to seven months a year. Every time it kicks on, air moves through the ductwork and carries dust and whatever settled in the vents since the last cycle. Most of that stays trapped in the ducts until the blower stirs it up again.
Wagoner County has seen 84 damaging wind events and 8 winter storms over the past ten years. Wind that strong works dust and debris into vents and gaps around the house, adding to what the ducts collect between cleanings.
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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. Look at it sooner if anyone in the house has allergies, if pets shed near the return vents, or if a remodel just kicked up drywall dust. Homes here run the furnace October through April, so whatever is sitting in the ducts by fall gets pushed through the house all winter.
- Is air duct cleaning worth it?
- Yes, when the ducts actually need it. Dust, pet hair, and debris built up inside the ducts get blown into every room each time the furnace or AC runs, and cleaning removes what the filter never catches. It will not fix a musty smell caused by a leak or mold behind a wall, and it will not lower a utility bill on its own. A contractor can look at the ductwork and tell you whether cleaning will help your air, or whether something else is going on.
- What does air duct cleaning involve?
- A contractor connects a vacuum system to the ductwork and uses brushes or air whips to knock debris loose from inside the ducts, then pulls it out through the vacuum before it can settle back in. Every supply and return vent in the house gets cleaned this way, along with the main trunk lines. The furnace or air handler and the coil usually get looked at too, since dust builds up there as air passes through.