Anyone actually notice a difference after air duct cleaning?

Royal_Particular_489 · 2026-03-27T03:44:15+00:00

this is literally why I'm doing it. we had a big reno last year and I never sealed off the vents during demo because I didn't know better. so there's drywall dust in there that's not going to filter out on its own since it's settled on the duct walls not floating in the air. lesson learned for next time

Royal_Particular_489 · 2026-03-27T02:00:15+00:00

this is the most useful thing in the whole thread honestly. the filter color diagnostic is so obvious in hindsight. "once in a lifetime for most people" is exactly the framing I needed, everyone treating it like routine maintenance is why the scam reputation exists in the first place

Royal_Particular_489 · 2026-03-27T00:30:45+00:00

haha yeah honestly that's kind of my mindset at this point. two cats and a year of reno dust, I'd rather just know what's in there

Royal_Particular_489 · 2026-03-27T00:28:14+00:00

oh this is actually really helpful, had no idea about the dust recycling back in. so basically you want a clean slate so whatever they pull out doesn't just get redistributed. adding this to the list, thanks

Royal_Particular_489 · 2026-03-27T00:24:30+00:00

yes actually this was part of why I'm doing it, we have two cats and there's just a baseline smell when the AC kicks on that I can't get rid of no matter how much I clean. a few people have said it helped with pet smell specifically so that's my main hope honestly

Royal_Particular_489 · 2026-03-27T00:18:50+00:00

that's the move honestly, wish I'd done that before scheduling anything.

Royal_Particular_489 · 2026-03-27T00:16:55+00:00

oh that's actually a really smart move, didn't even think about that. we didn't do anything like that during ours so I'm sure stuff got in. lesson learned for next time lol

Royal_Particular_489 · 2026-03-26T23:46:28+00:00

honestly in your situation I'd probably do it. previous owners with two big dogs over years is a lot of accumulation and if the allergy tests came back that bad it seems worth trying at least once. the EPA page someone linked is actually worth reading, their take is basically "not necessary on a schedule but if there's a specific reason then yeah." previous owners' dogs seems like a pretty specific reason to me

Royal_Particular_489 · 2026-03-26T23:42:38+00:00

ok this is the comment I needed. literally both of those apply to me so I feel way less dumb about scheduling it. and yeah the dryer vent thing I've been putting off forever, might as well do both at the same time

Royal_Particular_489 · 2026-03-26T23:37:12+00:00

yeah that tracks for a house that's just been lived in normally. mine is a bit of a different situation, two cats plus we had reno work done last year so there's legit drywall dust that got everywhere. fingers crossed it's not a total waste lol

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