Duct Cleaning in Farmington, NM
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Eight months of heating pushes a lot of air through your ducts
Your furnace runs October through May here, eight months out of the year. On nights that average 20°F through the winter, it runs long and often to keep up. Every hour it runs, it pulls air through the same ducts, and whatever is riding in that air settles along the way.
San Juan County has logged 42 damaging wind events over the last ten years. Wind like that carries dust, and a furnace running eight months a year keeps pulling that air through the same ducts and pushing it back into your 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?
- Most homes do fine having their ducts cleaned every few years, though there's no fixed schedule that fits every house. If anyone in the house has allergies, or you've had a furnace replaced or renovation work done that left dust behind, have them looked at sooner. Homes here run the furnace October through May, so the system is moving air most of the year and a contractor can tell you what the buildup actually looks like in yours.
- Is air duct cleaning worth it?
- It depends on what's going on with your ducts. If you can see dust building up around the vents, or someone in the house has allergies or unexplained respiratory irritation, cleaning them makes sense. If the ducts are newer or were cleaned recently, you likely don't need it again yet. A contractor can look at the actual buildup inside your ducts and tell you honestly whether it's worth doing now.
- What does air duct cleaning involve?
- A technician connects a vacuum system to the ductwork and uses brushes or air tools to knock loose dust and debris, then pulls it out through the vents and trunk lines. They'll check the supply and return ducts, the vent covers, and the coil area near the furnace or air handler, since that's where a lot of buildup collects. Some will also clean the blower wheel itself, since dust there affects how much air the system can move.