Duct Cleaning in Lancaster, OH
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Eight months of heating pushes air through your ducts
Your furnace runs October through May here, eight months of the year. That is a long stretch of air moving through the same ductwork, carrying dust and whatever else settles in the house. Most of it collects in the duct runs and around the vents, not on the furnace itself.
Fairfield County has seen 13 winter storms and 81 damaging wind events over the past ten years. When wind knocks out power, homes lose heat until it comes back, and dust already sitting in the ducts stays put until the furnace runs again. With most homes here owner-occupied, whatever builds up in the ductwork is something you live with for years, not something the next tenant deals with.
- 8 months
- October through May, your furnace pushes air through your ducts
- 3 months
- June through August, your air conditioner does the same
NOAA nClimDiv, 1991–2020 normals
- How often should air ducts be cleaned?
- Most homes do fine getting ducts cleaned every few years, though there is no fixed number that fits every house. If anyone in the house has allergies, if you have pets that shed, or if you just finished a renovation, get it done more often. Homes here run the furnace October through May, so ducts see a lot of use over those months and pick up dust that a cleaning clears out.
- Is air duct cleaning worth it?
- It depends on what is going on in your ducts. If you can see dust building up around vents, if a room never seems to get enough air, or if someone in the house has unexplained allergy symptoms, cleaning is worth doing. If none of that applies and you had it done a while back, you probably do not need it again yet. A contractor can look at your actual ducts and tell you whether cleaning will fix the problem you are having.
- What does air duct cleaning involve?
- A contractor connects a vacuum system to your ductwork, then uses brushes or air tools to knock loose dust and debris so it can be pulled out. Every supply and return vent gets cleaned, and the main trunk lines too. The furnace or air handler often gets a look as well, since the blower and coil sit right in the airflow and collect the same buildup.