Duct Cleaning in Riverside, CA
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Riverside County's wind ends up in your ducts
The county has logged 409 damaging wind events over the past ten years. Every one of them kicks up dust that finds its way into your return vents, and that dust settles in the ductwork instead of blowing back out. Each time the system runs, some of it gets pushed into the rooms you live in.
Heat runs November through March here, on nights that average 42°F. That is five months where the system cycles on and off, pulling air through the same ducts and moving whatever has settled there through the house.
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- November through March, your furnace pushes air through your ducts
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- April through October, your air conditioner does the same
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- How often should air ducts be cleaned?
- There is no set schedule that fits every home. If anyone in the house has allergies, if pets shed into the return vents, or if you just finished a renovation that left dust behind, clean them sooner rather than later. If you see dust building up around the vent covers or blowing out when the system starts, that is your sign, not the calendar.
- Is air duct cleaning worth it?
- It is worth it when there is a real reason behind it, not just as routine upkeep. Dust and debris in the ducts can restrict airflow and make your furnace or air conditioner work harder to move air through the house. It is especially worth doing if you have noticed weak airflow at the vents, musty smells when the system runs, or dust settling faster than it used to. Cleaning ducts on a home that shows none of these signs usually will not change much.
- What does air duct cleaning involve?
- A contractor connects a vacuum system to the ductwork and uses brushes or compressed air tools to knock loose dust and debris from inside the duct walls, then pulls it out through the vacuum. They typically go vent by vent through the supply and return ducts, and check the coil and blower housing since debris collects there too. The furnace filter gets replaced or cleaned as part of the job, since it is the one part actually meant to catch what is in the air.