Duct Cleaning in Moab, UT
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Eight months of furnace use, plus Moab's wind, fills ducts fast
Moab homes need heat from October through May, eight months of the year. That is eight months of air moving through the same ductwork, on and off every night the temperature drops toward 20°F.
Grand County has logged 55 damaging wind events over the past ten years. Wind like that carries dust and grit into a house through any gap it can find, and once it is inside, the ductwork is where it collects. A furnace pulling air through dust-lined ducts has to work through more of it to heat the same rooms.
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- October through May, your furnace pushes air through your ducts
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- June through August, 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, or you just finished a remodel that kicked up drywall dust, that is a reason to clean them now rather than wait. Homes with pets that shed a lot also tend to need it sooner. Outside of those cases, a contractor can look at what is actually built up inside your ducts and tell you whether it is worth doing yet.
- Is air duct cleaning worth it?
- It depends on what is actually in the ducts. If you can see dust coming out of the vents, or you pull a visible layer of it off the return grille, cleaning will help. It will not fix a furnace that is running poorly or lower a utility bill on its own. Where it tends to matter most is after construction work in the house, or when someone is dealing with allergies that do not improve any other way.
- What does air duct cleaning involve?
- A contractor connects a vacuum system to the ductwork and uses brushes or air whips to knock loose dust and debris from inside the duct walls, then pulls it out through the vacuum. Registers and grilles get cleaned too, along with the return vents. On a full job, the furnace or air handler blower compartment gets cleaned as well, since dust collects there too. A contractor can walk the specific ductwork in your house before starting so you know what the job covers.