BriteIdea
Newly Enlightened
I know this might seem like a weird topic but it's been bugging me.
I've kept our heating and cold air return ducts clean, usually twice yearly and do it my self.
The way our layout is I can do most with the shopvac and those areas I have trouble getting to, I use (ready for this?) the leaf blower and use the high pressure to blow, disturb the dust and blow it towards the furnace with the blower on and with the orignal filter prior to replacing it, why plug up a new, clean filter?
Ok, that's all fine and good.
I also have a senior neighbour and her husband died a few years ago so my wife and I adopted her to help out around the house. She just bought a new furnace and AC unit. I checked out her ducts. Holy good grief are they ever dirty.
I checked a few contractors and even government websites and they clearly suggest that ducts don't need to be cleaned and there's no proof that ducts carry any bacteria. I find that a bit wierd because if any place has bacteria it would be in the ducts from years of circulation. Human and pet dander and typical airborne bacteria.
With my shopvac and even the leaf blower I know I can't reach all the areas but I should be able to clean and reduce some of the crap out of there.
Are there any HVAC people here that have the real answers?
I've kept our heating and cold air return ducts clean, usually twice yearly and do it my self.
The way our layout is I can do most with the shopvac and those areas I have trouble getting to, I use (ready for this?) the leaf blower and use the high pressure to blow, disturb the dust and blow it towards the furnace with the blower on and with the orignal filter prior to replacing it, why plug up a new, clean filter?
Ok, that's all fine and good.
I also have a senior neighbour and her husband died a few years ago so my wife and I adopted her to help out around the house. She just bought a new furnace and AC unit. I checked out her ducts. Holy good grief are they ever dirty.
I checked a few contractors and even government websites and they clearly suggest that ducts don't need to be cleaned and there's no proof that ducts carry any bacteria. I find that a bit wierd because if any place has bacteria it would be in the ducts from years of circulation. Human and pet dander and typical airborne bacteria.
With my shopvac and even the leaf blower I know I can't reach all the areas but I should be able to clean and reduce some of the crap out of there.
Are there any HVAC people here that have the real answers?