Duct Cleaning in Waco, TX
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What Waco weather does to your ducts
McLennan County sees 56 damaging wind events and 4 winter storms in a decade. That kind of weather knocks out power, and in 2024 a third of Texas households lost power for at least a day. When the power drops, the air handler stops pulling air, and whatever is sitting in the ducts stays put until the system starts back up and pushes it through the house.
Heat only runs here from November through March, five months with nights averaging 38°F. The rest of the year it's the air conditioner moving air through the same ducts, so anything built up in them keeps working its way into the rooms you're in.
- 5 months
- November through March, your furnace pushes air through your ducts
- 6 months
- May through October, 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, so clean when there is a reason to. Look for dust building up around the vents, a musty smell when the system runs, or dust still in the air after you have changed the filter. A renovation that put drywall dust into the system is also a reason to clean sooner. A home with pets or smokers usually needs it more often than one without.
- Is air duct cleaning worth it?
- It is worth it when there is a real reason behind it, like visible dust in the ducts, a musty smell from the vents, or debris left over from construction work. It will not lower your heating or cooling bills and it will not fix a system that is short on airflow because of a bad coil or a clogged filter. A contractor can look at your ducts and tell you whether cleaning will help or whether something else is going on.
- What does air duct cleaning involve?
- A contractor connects a vacuum system to your ductwork and uses brushes or air tools to knock dust and debris loose from the inside of the duct walls, then pulls it out through the vacuum. They will usually go through the supply and return ducts, the grilles, and the coil area. Most jobs also include changing or cleaning the filter, since a dirty filter puts the dust right back into the air you just cleaned.