Duct Cleaning in Elizabeth, CO
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Nine months of heat pushes a lot of air through your ducts
Elbert County homes run their furnace from September through May. That is nine months of air moving through the same ductwork, pulled in, heated, pushed back out, over and over. Whatever is sitting in those ducts, dust, pet hair, the fine debris that settles in a house, gets stirred up and circulated every time the furnace kicks on.
Most homes in the county are single-family houses people own rather than rent, and 46 winter storms have hit the area over the past ten years. Storms like that mean the furnace works harder and longer on the coldest nights, when lows average 15°F. More runtime means more air moving through dirty ducts and more of that buildup landing on furniture, floors, and the filter that has to catch it.
- 9 months
- September through May, your furnace pushes air through your ducts
- 2 months
- July through August, your air conditioner does the same
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- How often should air ducts be cleaned?
- Most homes do fine every few years, though a contractor looking at your ducts can tell you what condition they're actually in. If anyone in the house has allergies, or pets are shedding into the return vents, cleaning them sooner makes sense. Homes here run the furnace nine months out of the year, September through May, which pushes more dust through the ducts than a shorter heating season would.
- Is air duct cleaning worth it?
- Yes, if it has been years since the last cleaning or you can see dust coming out of the vents. Clean ducts mean the furnace is pushing air through a clear path instead of one lined with dust and debris. It will not lower your heating bill by some fixed amount, and anyone who tells you a number is guessing. A contractor can look at your ducts and tell you what condition they are actually in.
- What does air duct cleaning involve?
- A contractor connects a vacuum system to the ductwork and uses brushes or air tools to knock loose dust and debris from inside the duct walls, then pulls it out through the vacuum. Every supply and return vent in the house gets covered, along with the main trunk lines. The furnace itself, including the blower and coil, often gets cleaned at the same time since it connects to the same airflow.