Duct Cleaning in Devils Lake, ND
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Nine months of heat means nine months of dust moving through your ducts
Your furnace runs September through May here, close to nine months a year. On nights that average 0°F from December through February, it's cycling on and off for hours, pushing air through the same ductwork night after night. Every pass carries dust and whatever else is in the house through the trunk lines and out the vents.
Ramsey County has seen 48 winter storms and 74 damaging wind events over the past ten years. When one hits, the furnace runs harder to keep up, and some homes lose power along with it. Each time the system shuts down and starts back up, it stirs up whatever has settled in the ducts and sends another round of it through the house.
- 9 months
- September through May, your furnace pushes air through your ducts
- 2 months
- July through August, your air conditioner does the same
NOAA nClimDiv, 1991–2020 normals
- How often should air ducts be cleaned?
- There is no fixed schedule that fits every home. A contractor can look inside your ducts and tell you if there is buildup worth removing, and someone with allergies or a home that just went through a remodel may need it looked at sooner than someone who has not. Heat runs here from September through May, so a duct that never gets checked is moving dust through the house most of the year.
- Is air duct cleaning worth it?
- It is worth it when there is a real reason for it, like visible dust coming out of the vents, a musty smell when the furnace kicks on, or someone in the house with breathing problems that get worse indoors. It is not something that needs to happen on a fixed schedule for its own sake. A contractor can look at your ducts and tell you if there is buildup worth removing, rather than cleaning a system that is already moving clean air.
- What does air duct cleaning involve?
- A contractor connects a vacuum system to your ductwork and uses brushes or air tools to knock loose dust and debris from inside the duct walls, then pulls it all out through the vacuum. They will also clean the supply and return vents, and check the furnace blower and coil since those collect dust too. The filter gets replaced or cleaned as part of the job, since a dirty filter undoes the work almost immediately.