Duct Cleaning in Lubbock, TX
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Six months of heating pushes air through the same ducts
Your furnace runs November through April here, six months of the year. Every one of those months it pulls air through your ductwork and pushes it back into every room. Whatever is sitting in those ducts moves through the house right along with the warm air.
Lubbock County has logged 150 damaging wind events and 10 winter storms over the past ten years. Storms like that knock out power, and in Texas a third of households went at least a day without it in 2024. When power drops and comes back, the furnace picks up right where it left off, pushing air through ducts that sat untouched during the outage.
- 6 months
- November through April, your furnace pushes air through your ducts
- 5 months
- May through September, your air conditioner does the same
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- How often should air ducts be cleaned?
- There is no fixed schedule that fits every house. Homes with pets, smokers, or someone with allergies tend to need it more often than others. If you see dust building up around the vent covers or notice a musty smell when the air kicks on, that is reason enough to have them looked at, regardless of when they were last cleaned.
- Is air duct cleaning worth it?
- It depends on what is actually in the ducts. If there is visible dust, debris left over from a renovation, or signs of rodents or mold, cleaning them makes a real difference in the air moving through the house. If the ducts look clean and nobody in the house has breathing trouble, the benefit is smaller. A contractor can inspect the ducts and tell you what is really in there before you pay for anything.
- What does air duct cleaning involve?
- A contractor connects a vacuum system to the ductwork and uses brushes or air tools to knock loose dust and debris, then pulls it out through the vacuum. They will also clean the supply and return vents, and check the furnace or air handler itself since dust collects there too. A full job covers every duct run in the house, not just the ones you can see.