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Duct Cleaning in Lake Havasu City, AZ

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Silver flexible HVAC ducts and an air handler sit in a wood-framed attic filled with loose-fill fiberglass insulation.

What wind events leave behind in your ducts

Mohave County has logged 149 damaging wind events over the past ten years. Wind that strong carries dust and grit into a house, and ductwork is where a lot of it settles once it is inside.

Your furnace runs November through April here, six months a year. Every time it starts, air moves through those same ducts, carrying whatever has settled in them back into the rooms you are heating.

6 months: November through April, your furnace pushes air through your ducts
5 months: May through September, your air conditioner does the same

Isometric cutaway illustration of a single-story house with a dark shingled roof, showing interior rooms with furniture and a network of round ductwork connected to a mechanical unit.

Your ducts carry heat November through April and cooled air May through September.

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How often should air ducts be cleaned?: There is no fixed schedule that fits every home. If anyone in the house has allergies, or you have pets, or you notice dust blowing out of the vents when the air kicks on, that is when it is worth having a contractor look at the ductwork. Outside of those signs, most homes do not need it on a set timeline.
Is air duct cleaning worth it?: It is worth it when there is a real reason behind it, not as routine upkeep. If dust is visibly blowing out of the vents, if there is a musty smell when the air handler runs, or if someone in the house has unexplained allergy trouble, cleaning the ducts can help. It will not lower your utility bill or fix a furnace or air handler that is running poorly for other reasons. A contractor can look at the ductwork and tell you whether cleaning will actually address what you are noticing.
What does air duct cleaning involve?: A contractor connects a vacuum to the duct system and uses brushes or air tools to knock loose dust and debris from inside the ducts, then pulls it out through the vacuum. Each supply and return vent gets opened and cleaned individually, and the main trunk lines get cleaned too. The furnace or air handler blower compartment is usually cleaned at the same time, since dust collects there as well. The job is done from inside the house, at the vents and at the unit itself.

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