A dusty furnace blower wheel pulled out of a furnace on a SwiftPro heating job in Northern Virginia, before cleaning

Furnace blower wheel before and after cleaning

Same blower wheel, same furnace, an hour apart, on a job off Waxpool Road in Ashburn. Before, every blade wore a coat of dust; after, it’s bare metal again and moves the air it was built to move.

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The same blower wheel, before and after

A furnace blower wheel after cleaning on a SwiftPro heating job in Northern Virginia, bare metal blades with the dust gone — Before and after, on a furnace in Ashburn. Photo: SwiftPro Heating, Cooling & Plumbing.

Right now: With the furnace switched off, shine a light at the fan. Gray fuzz on the blades means it’s due.

Drag the slider to see both. The dust on the left is what the furnace was pushing your air through every time it ran. Cleaning it means taking the blower out of the furnace, so it isn’t something a filter change ever touches.

We clean the wheel blade by blade on a furnace deep clean. If you want to know whether yours needs it, the Heating Check is the look first.

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What people ask about blower wheel cleaning

Is cleaning a furnace blower wheel worth it?

On a wheel coated like this one, yes. A clean wheel moves the air it was built to move, so the furnace runs shorter cycles for the same heat.

How often should a blower wheel be cleaned?

Look at it every few years, or any time the airflow drops or the furnace gets loud. Homes with pets or a skipped filter or two need it sooner.

Does a filter change clean the blower wheel?

No. The wheel sits past the filter, inside the blower housing, so it has to come out to be cleaned.

Who cleans furnace blower wheels in Northern Virginia?

Call SwiftPro at (703) 997-9757. It’s part of our furnace deep clean.

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What we charge to check your furnace

The $67 Heating Check$67 per systemWe check your furnace, heat pump or boiler before winter and show you what we find.Furnace deep cleanThe blower wheel out and cleaned blade by blade, a new filter, the furnace tuned.Furnace and heating serviceRepairs, tune-ups and new systems, gas or electric.

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SwiftPro Heating, Cooling & Plumbing
4230 Lafayette Center Dr N, Chantilly, VA 20151
44679 Endicott Dr, Suite 211, Ashburn, VA 20147
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