How I know I need to clean my Air Duct?
Updated: 3 days ago
Well, probably you wonder to yourself self how do I know when I need to clean my Air Duct in my house?
So there is a few way and tips to know if you need to clean the Air Duct in your house.
1. when is the last time I clean my Air Duct in my house?
Typically Air Duct Cleaning need to be done every 2-4 years , It's depends on the location of the house.
if it's dry or dusty in the area that you are living, if it's cold or wet most of the time or if you're are in the desert or if you're in the forest or maybe you are in the city.
more factors to keep in mind What is the size of the home? and how many people you have in the family? if you have any animals pets in the house.
the standard and average Air Duct cleaning need to be done is every 2 to 4 years and if you over that so you need to you know you need to clean the Air Duct in your house.
2. How is the filter look like for the HVAC?
you probably know the filter need to be replaced every 3 to 6 months in the HVAC system, and it's different from House to house and from different HVAC model how often do you need to replace the filter in your system.
when you replace the filter you should look at the filter and see how the filter look like if the filter is black or clogged It's mean that you need to replace the filter more often, if you replace the filter more often and it's still look bad this is a sign that you probably need to clean the HVAC Air Duct in your house.
3.How is your HVAC Vent cover look like?
this is the simple way to know if you have issue with your Ductwork in your house , you just need to look on the vent cover, and if you see black dust or green/black spot on the Vent Cover , it's mean that the vent is blowing dust to your house. even if you have a filter it's still coming through the Air Duct to your house and this is the simple way to know if you need to clean the Air Duct, just look at the vents on the floor or in the ceiling and see if you see any dust on the house you can take also a white cloth and wipe the cover and see how the cloth look like, if the cloth is black it's mean that you need to clean the Ductwork in your house .