Duct Cleaning in Dickinson, ND
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Ten months of heat means ten months of dust through your ducts
Your furnace runs September through June here, so air is moving through your ductwork almost all year. Every pass carries dust, and on nights that average 7°F, the furnace cycles on and off again and again to hold the house steady. Each cycle pushes more air, and more dust, through the same runs of duct.
Stark County also sees its share of wind and winter storms, 23 winter storms and 95 damaging wind events over the last ten years. Storms like that can knock out power, and when a furnace sits idle during an outage, dust settles into the ductwork instead of blowing through it. When power comes back, that first startup stirs it all loose again.
- 10 months
- September through June, 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?
- Most homes do fine having their ducts cleaned every few years, and a contractor can tell you sooner if yours look worse than that. If anyone in the house has allergies or you have pets, it is worth checking the ducts more often. Homes here run the furnace from September through June, so there are more months for dust to move through the system than in places with a short heating season.
- Is air duct cleaning worth it?
- It is worth it when there is a real reason for it, like dust that keeps coming back no matter how often you clean the house, or a musty smell when the furnace kicks on. It will not lower your heating bills or fix a furnace that is struggling. What it does is clear out what has built up in the supply and return lines so the air moving through your home is not carrying it into every room.
- What does air duct cleaning involve?
- A contractor connects a vacuum to your 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. They will also clean the supply and return vents, and check the coil and blower housing since dust collects there too. The furnace filter gets replaced or cleaned separately, since that is what catches particles going forward, not something duct cleaning handles on its own.