{"id":969,"date":"2023-02-13T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-13T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.awheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/?p=969"},"modified":"2023-02-13T13:11:09","modified_gmt":"2023-02-13T18:11:09","slug":"how-often-do-you-really-need-duct-cleaning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.awheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/indoor-air-quality-service\/how-often-do-you-really-need-duct-cleaning\/","title":{"rendered":"How Often Do You Really Need Duct Cleaning?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Duct cleaning isn\u2019t exactly something that you think of all too often. After all, it\u2019s not an annual expense on your HVAC checklist, so how important can it really be?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Well, as it turns out, it\u2019s more important than you\u2019d expect even though it\u2019s not on the top of your priority list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Duct cleaning is an indoor air quality service in Monclova, OH<\/a> that you shouldn\u2019t skip out on, so let\u2019s talk about how often you need it and what the benefits are long-term.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Every 2-5 Years (Depending on Use)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Your ducts need to be cleaned but it\u2019s certainly not a problem that needs to be addressed on an annual basis. Dust builds up regardless, so scheduling duct cleaning when it\u2019s not providing much air resistance doesn\u2019t really make sense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Duct cleaning should be bad enough to justify the expense, but not bad enough to cause strain on your HVAC unit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If your HVAC unit undergoes a lot of use (we\u2019ll let you be the judge of just how much that means), it would make sense to get duct cleaning on the shorter end of that scale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If not, waiting up to a maximum of five years is as far as you should push it, even with limited usage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You Can Slow Large-Scale Dust Buildup<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If your HVAC unit is on and pulling air, dust will get through. It\u2019s inevitable. But there is something you can do to limit the amount of dust getting through (and put less strain on your furnace and air conditioner in the process).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Be consistent with your air filter replacements. You should replace your air intake filter every 30-90 days. At the end of each filter\u2019s life cycle, look at the buildup and think about how bad it would be for that to be in your ducts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When you switch out your air filters, your HVAC unit doesn\u2019t have to work as hard to pull air through. This means there\u2019s simply less time spent sucking air (and dust particles) into your HVAC unit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why It\u2019s Important in the First Place<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We label duct cleaning services as being related to indoor air quality, but the amount of dust that actually gets \u201cshot out\u201d of your vents each day is negligible. It\u2019s no more than you\u2019re already breathing in before the air hits the intake filter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So what\u2019s the big deal, and why does it matter? Two words: air resistance. It means less efficient airflow, which can increase the total runtime of your unit during each cycle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dust buildup in your ductwork means the air coming from your blower motor faces resistance, reducing its efficiency over time. Eventually, clearing out the buildup helps ease some strain on your HVAC unit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Schedule Your Next Duct Cleaning<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Reduce air resistance, improve your HVAC unit\u2019s efficiency, and improve your indoor air quality as much as possible. Sounds like a win-win, right?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Duct cleaning only needs to happen once every 2-5 years depending on your HVAC unit\u2019s usage. If it\u2019s working overtime, err on the shorter side of that scale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Contact AW Heating & Cooling today<\/strong><\/a> to schedule your next duct cleaning service and optimize your HVAC unit\u2019s efficiency.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Duct cleaning isn’t an annual maintenance expense, so what’s the big deal? It has its importance, but you only need to do it this often. Let’s break it down.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[79],"tags":[96,169],"class_list":["post-969","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-indoor-air-quality-service","tag-duct-cleaning-services","tag-monclova"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.awheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/969","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.awheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.awheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.awheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.awheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=969"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.awheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/969\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":972,"href":"https:\/\/www.awheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/969\/revisions\/972"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.awheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=969"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.awheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=969"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.awheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=969"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}