Duct cleaning that is worth paying for, and an honest answer when it is not what your house actually needs.
Duct cleaning genuinely helps in specific situations: after renovation or fire work, when there is visible mould or a rodent problem, or when ducts have never been cleaned in a house that is decades old. It is not a routine annual service, and any company selling it that way is selling you something. We will look first and tell you which situation you are in.
This is one of the most oversold services in the industry, so it is worth being direct about when it earns its money.
If your house is ten years old, nobody smokes, there has been no building work and you change the filter regularly, duct cleaning will most likely not change anything you can measure. In that case we will say so.
Allergy symptoms are worth mentioning here, because they are the reason many people call. Duct cleaning sometimes helps and often does not, since most household allergens come from soft furnishings rather than the ductwork. A better filter is frequently the cheaper answer.
Proper duct cleaning is not a shop vacuum at the register. The system is put under negative pressure and each run is agitated and drawn back to the collection unit, so what comes loose leaves the house rather than being pushed further in.
We cover supply and return runs, the plenum, and the blower compartment, which is often where the worst of it sits.
If indoor air quality is the goal rather than the ducts specifically, there are usually better levers, and we would rather point you at the one that works.
All of those are covered on a Comfort Care Membership inspection, which is often the cheaper starting point.
There is no fixed schedule, which is the honest answer. It depends on the house rather than the calendar. Every three to five years suits a home with pets, smokers or allergy sufferers, and most other houses need it far less often than they are told.
Sometimes, but often less than people hope. Most household allergens live in carpets, bedding and upholstery rather than the ducts. If there is visible mould or a rodent problem in the ductwork, that is a different matter and cleaning genuinely helps.
Most homes take between two and four hours depending on the size of the system and how many runs there are.
We would rather look than guess. If your ducts do not need cleaning we will tell you, because selling a service that changes nothing is how companies lose customers permanently.
We will look at the ducts and tell you honestly. No pressure either way.
Half the houses that call about duct cleaning do not need the service. We would rather say so than take the money.
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