Duct Cleaning in Holly Springs, MS
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Seven months of heating pushes air through the same ducts
Your furnace runs October through April in Holly Springs, seven months out of the year. On nights that average 33°F through the winter, that system is moving air through the ductwork for hours at a stretch, and whatever is sitting in those ducts moves with it.
Marshall County has seen 29 damaging wind events and 11 winter storms over the past ten years. Storms like that can knock out power and shut a system down mid-cycle, and when it starts back up it stirs up whatever settled while it was off. Dust and debris that build up in the ducts get pushed into the rooms of the house every time the system runs.
- 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 applies to every home. It depends on what's going on inside the ducts, so look for signs like dust coming out of the vents, a musty smell when the system runs, or evidence of pests rather than going by a calendar. Homes here run the furnace October through April, so if there's a problem in the ducts, it gets circulated for most of the year, which makes it worth checking before that stretch starts.
- Is air duct cleaning worth it?
- It's worth it when there's a real reason for it, like visible dust at the vents, a musty smell when the system runs, or signs of rodents or insects in the ductwork. It won't lower your heating or cooling bills, and it won't fix a system that's running poorly for other reasons. If nobody in the house has breathing trouble and you don't see debris at the vents, there's usually no urgency.
- What does air duct cleaning involve?
- A contractor connects a vacuum to the duct system to create negative pressure, then uses brushes or air whips to knock loose dust and debris from inside the ducts so it gets pulled into the vacuum rather than pushed into your rooms. Every supply and return vent gets cleaned this way, and the coil and blower compartment usually get looked at too since debris collects there. The furnace filter should get replaced afterward if it wasn't already.