{"id":877,"date":"2018-07-09T11:00:54","date_gmt":"2018-07-09T15:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hallsair.com\/blog\/?p=877"},"modified":"2018-07-06T08:54:40","modified_gmt":"2018-07-06T12:54:40","slug":"duct-cleaning-good-for-ac-heater","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hallsair.com\/blog\/duct-cleaning-good-for-ac-heater\/","title":{"rendered":"Duct Cleaning Is Good for Your AC (And Your Heater!)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-878\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hallsair.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/duct-cleaning-before-after-250x300.jpg\" alt=\"duct-cleaning-before-after\" width=\"250\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hallsair.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/duct-cleaning-before-after-250x300.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.hallsair.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/duct-cleaning-before-after.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/>\u201cWhat, another thing I need to get cleaned regularly?\u201d We know that keeping track of various maintenance tasks for a house can feel daunting, but duct cleaning is actually one that\u2019s easy to have scheduled and completed. You don\u2019t need it done <em>every<\/em> year, but it\u2019s worth arranging for every 3 to 5 years. So if you\u2019ve never had air duct cleaning done for your home before, you\u2019re probably overdue for it.<\/p>\n<p>Ah, but we haven\u2019t got to the \u201cwhy\u201d part of duct cleaning. Why do you need to have this job done at all? There are many reasons, but since we\u2019re settled into the heat of summer now, we\u2019re going to look at how clean air ducts is good for your air conditioning system. (And we\u2019ll throw in a mention of the heater as well in the parentheses, in case you reading this in the winter.)<!--more--><\/p>\n<h3>The AC Is More Efficient<\/h3>\n<p>Your air conditioner\u2019s blower fan (which the heater shares) has to push the cooled air from the unit through ducts into the rooms. If there\u2019s plenty of dust, lint, dander, and other clingy \u201cstuff\u201d lining the duct interior, it places resistance on airflow. The blower motor must, therefore, work harder. When you have the ducts clean, it lets the AC \u201cbreathe\u201d easier and costs less to run. (This applies to the heater as well.)<\/p>\n<h3>The AC Will Have Fewer Repair Problems<\/h3>\n<p>The extra strain that clogged-up ducts place on the motor can mean the motor failing. But all the dust and debris in the ductwork can also end up infiltrating the HVAC cabinet, where it can cause additional problems for the motors and block up the evaporator coil. Dirt in an air conditioner is a leading cause of malfunctions\u2014so the cleaner the ducts, the fewer problems the AC will run into.<\/p>\n<h3>The AC Will Circulate Cleaner Air<\/h3>\n<p>When you have the air conditioning system running on a hot day, you want the air to feel refreshing. But if the air conditioner is blowing out clouds of dust and lint fibers from the ducts, the cool air won\u2019t be as refreshing. It might even cause misery for people with allergy and asthma problems. (And this applies to the heater on cold days as well.) Duct cleaning gives you an air conditioner that sends out air that\u2019s as pollutant-free as possible.<\/p>\n<p>For your AC (and heater) to have all these benefits from clean ducts, you must have professionals handle the <a href=\"\/indoor-air-quality\/dryer-duct-cleaning\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">duct cleaning services in Shreveport, LA<\/a>. There are many low-price offers for \u201cduct cleaning\u201d that don\u2019t do the job advertised. We provide the thorough service that gives you results. Our team will seal off all the room vents and then use a power vacuum to change the pressure inside the ductwork. This agitates the contaminants from the walls of the ducts, making it easier for us to suction up the debris. We can get the whole job done in an hour or two\u2014and you\u2019ll have great AC (and heater) operation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"\/contact\/schedule-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">When you need duct cleaning<\/a>, call the doctor of home comfort today! Hall\u2019s Heating, Air Conditioning &amp; Refrigeration.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019re going to look at how clean air ducts is good for your air conditioning system.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[79],"tags":[112,88],"class_list":["post-877","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-indoor-air-quality-service","tag-duct-cleaning","tag-shreveport"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hallsair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/877","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hallsair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hallsair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hallsair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hallsair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=877"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.hallsair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/877\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":882,"href":"https:\/\/www.hallsair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/877\/revisions\/882"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hallsair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=877"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hallsair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=877"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hallsair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=877"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}