Duct Cleaning in Belleville, IL
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Seven months of run time fills your ducts
Your furnace runs October through April here, seven months of the year. On the cold nights St. Clair County gets all winter, it cycles on and off again and again, pulling air through the same ducts every time. Dust, pet hair, and the fine grit that gets in around doors and windows all settle inside as that air moves past.
Most homes in the county are single-family houses people own rather than rent, and a lot of them have been standing long enough to collect years of this buildup. Add in the wind events this area sees, which drive dust and debris into a house every time a door opens against the gust, and ductwork here has more going through it than it would somewhere calmer. That buildup is what a duct cleaning removes.
- 7 months
- October through April, your furnace pushes air through your ducts
- 5 months
- May through September, your air conditioner does the same
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- How often should air ducts be cleaned?
- There's no fixed schedule that fits every house. If someone in the house has allergies, or you have pets that shed, or you just finished a remodel, the ducts collect dust and debris faster and are worth checking sooner. Homes here run the furnace October through April, so the ducts are moving air most of the year and settling dust the rest of the time. A contractor can look inside with a camera and tell you whether they need cleaning now or can wait.
- Is air duct cleaning worth it?
- It depends on what's in your ducts right now. If you can see dust coming out of the vents, or there's a musty smell when the furnace kicks on, or you know there's debris left over from a renovation, cleaning them solves a real problem. If none of that applies, cleaning mostly keeps things from building up rather than fixing something wrong. A contractor can look inside the ducts with a camera and tell you what's actually there before you decide.
- What does air duct cleaning involve?
- A contractor connects a vacuum to your duct system and uses brushes or compressed air tools to knock loose dust and debris, then pulls it out through the vacuum before it can resettle. Every supply and return vent gets cleaned, along with the main trunk lines. The furnace or air handler and the coil usually get looked at too, since they connect straight to the ductwork and collect the same buildup.