Your home’s air ducts work with the rest of your HVAC system to keep your home at a comfortable temperature all year long, but over time, they get clogged with dust, dirt, and other particles from the air. When this happens, they’ll need to be cleaned to help preserve your home’s indoor air quality and put less of a strain on your HVAC system.
Here are a few of the top signs that you’re due for an air duct cleaning service.
- More dust around your home. Dust in your home is normal, but when it seems to accumulate faster than usual, your air ducts may need to be cleaned out. As air ducts become full of dust, it eventually starts to make its way throughout the rest of your home. When this happens, it can also aggravate allergy symptoms, which is just one of many reasons to hire an air duct cleaning service.
- Higher energy bills. Your energy bills are related to how hard your HVAC system is working, so higher bills indicate that your system is working harder. This is normal when you intentionally use your system more often, but if there’s recently been a noticeable increase in your energy costs without any known reason, clogged air ducts may be to blame. Your HVAC system needs to work harder when air ducts are clogged because more energy is required to push warm or cool air through dirty ducts.
- Mold growth. You can’t easily see into your air ducts, so noticing mold growth visually is a challenge. However, you can notice musty odors coming from your vents. These odors are typically the result of mold growth from humid conditions in your air ducts and will need an air duct cleaning service to resolve.
We would be happy to clean out your home’s air ducts to help you improve indoor air quality. Reach out to us here at Howell Healthy Homes to learn more about the importance of this service and why we’re the best team to take care of it.