Duct Cleaning in Grants, NM
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Eight months of heat, moving whatever is in your ducts
Grants needs heat from October through May, eight months of the year. That is eight months of the furnace pulling air through the same ductwork night after night, with winter lows near 18°F keeping the burner cycling often to hold the house warm. Every cycle pushes air through the ducts and along with it whatever dust has settled in the bends and joints.
Cibola County has logged 89 damaging wind events over the past ten years. Wind events like that put pressure on a house, and any duct joint that is not sealed tight can draw in outside air and the dust it carries. That dust settles in the ductwork and gets stirred back into the air the furnace pushes through the house all winter.
- 8 months
- October through May, your furnace pushes air through your ducts
- 1 months
- July through July, your air conditioner does the same
NOAA nClimDiv, 1991–2020 normals
- How often should air ducts be cleaned?
- There is no fixed schedule that fits every home. Homes with pets, a recent renovation, or someone with allergies usually need it more often than a home without those things. If you see dust coming out of the vents when the furnace kicks on, that is a sign it is time. A contractor can look at your ducts and tell you what condition they are in.
- Is air duct cleaning worth it?
- It depends on what is going on in your ducts right now. If there is visible dust buildup, a musty smell when the system runs, or someone in the house dealing with allergies, cleaning the ducts can make a real difference. If the ducts are fairly new or were cleaned recently, you may not get much benefit from doing it again right away. A contractor can look at your system and tell you whether it is likely to help.
- What does air duct cleaning involve?
- A contractor uses brushes and a high-powered vacuum to loosen and pull dust and debris out of the ductwork. The vent covers and the return get cleaned too, and often the coil and blower housing since air moves through those as well. The system is sealed back up afterward so the dust that got loosened does not just settle back into the house.