Duct Cleaning in Anaheim, CA
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Anaheim's wind events push dust into your ducts
Orange County has logged 138 damaging wind events over the past ten years. Each one kicks up dust and debris outside, and some of it gets pulled in through return vents and settles inside the ductwork.
That buildup sits on the duct walls, and the blower stirs some of it loose every time it runs. With heat only needed December through March here, the system spends most of the year idle, and the air conditioner is what moves air through those same ducts the rest of the time.
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- December through March, your furnace pushes air through your ducts
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- June through October, your air conditioner does the same
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- How often should air ducts be cleaned?
- There is no fixed schedule that fits every home. Homes with pets, a smoker, or someone with allergies tend to need it sooner because more dust and dander build up in the ducts. If a room stays dustier than the rest of the house, or the vents show buildup when you pull the cover off, that is a sign to get it done.
- Is air duct cleaning worth it?
- It depends on what is going on in your ducts right now. If you can see dust kicking out of the vents, if the furnace filter is dirty again just weeks after changing it, or if the ducts were exposed during a remodel, cleaning them solves a real problem. If none of that is happening, cleaning with no sign of buildup will not do much you can point to. A contractor can look at the ducts and tell you whether there is enough buildup to make it worth doing.
- What does air duct cleaning involve?
- A contractor uses a vacuum system connected to the ductwork to pull dust and debris out, while agitating the inside of the ducts with brushes or a compressed air tool to loosen what has settled on the walls. Every supply and return duct gets covered, along with the grilles, the coil, and the blower compartment where the air passes through. The filter gets replaced or cleaned once the rest of the system is done, since a dirty filter would put dust right back into ducts that were just cleaned.