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Duct Cleaning in Easton, MD

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Seven months of heat, moving through the same ducts

Talbot County homes need heat from October through April, seven months of the year. That is seven months of air pushed through the same ductwork, night after night, on nights that average 29°F from December through February.

The county has also logged 9 winter storms and 93 damaging wind events over the past ten years, and last year 11% of Maryland households lost power for at least 24 hours. Every outage means the furnace shuts down cold and starts back up, and each restart pushes air through ducts that have been sitting still.

7 months
October through April, your furnace pushes air through your ducts
4 months
June through September, your air conditioner does the same
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Your ducts carry heat October through April and cooled air June through September.

NOAA nClimDiv, 1991–2020 normals

How often should air ducts be cleaned?
There is no fixed schedule that fits every house. If anyone in the house has allergies, if you have pets, or if you have had renovation work done that left dust behind, cleaning sooner makes sense. A contractor can look inside the ducts and tell you whether there is buildup worth removing.
Is air duct cleaning worth it?
It depends on what is going on in your ducts right now. If you can see dust blowing out of the vents, or a room never seems to get fully heated or cooled, cleaning can help air move the way it should. If nobody in the house has breathing trouble and the vents look clean, you may not need it yet. A contractor can look at the ductwork and tell you whether there is buildup worth removing.
What does air duct cleaning involve?
A contractor connects a vacuum to the duct system to pull air through it while brushes or air tools knock loose dust and debris along the way. Every supply and return vent gets opened and cleaned, and the main trunk lines get the same treatment. The furnace or air handler itself, including the blower, usually gets cleaned too since it is part of the same air path.
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