Is it feesable to consider replacing the duct work? At 10:29 PM 5/30/2008, you wrote:
>I have always wanted to do this. hire someone to clean our hot air >system. I think this system must have some crap in it as it has been >there since 1951. another person I knew had this done and when they were >done cleaning it had a final wash/ rinse with store brand vinegar. I >was able to do this cleaning borrowing soem vaccum pipes for extensions >in a previous house but that air duct was short as it was a house on a >slab and the heat vents were up over the doorways. . you will see I >think a better flow of air. Lee > >On Fri, May 30, >2008 at 11:29:54AM -0500, Ron >Yearns wrote: > > Well it seems like a lot of money to shove some brushes and > rattle chains in metal duct, but over the years a lot of junk and > dirt can accumulate in them. If allergys are involved some > insurance companies have been known to pay for it. About three > years ago I was involved in this for our church parsonage. Prices > varied from four to over six hundred dollars then in mid Missouri. > None of the tools was fancy except the very powerful truck mounted > gas driven vacuum unit. they figured the pricing by how many duct > openings there were. Also additional for cutting a access hole in > the main crawl space plenum. Took about all day with one to two > people off and on. I would be worried if flexible duct or duct > board is in the house. The vinyl lining of flex duct gets very > brittle over age and I would think their tools could damage it > easy. The duct board with compressed fiberglas insulation could also sufffer. > > Ron > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Larry Stansifer > > To: <mailto:these-hands%40yahoogroups.com>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Friday, May 30, 2008 10:35 AM > > Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Air Duct Cleaning > > > > > > Hi folks, > > > > Recently I had occasion to remove a couple of floor mounted heat registers > > and found that the air ducts were getting a bit nasty. > > What do we know about air duct cleaning? My first reaction was that is some > > kind of a scam and then my Mom had it done and she claimed that she was > > breathing better. Is this one of those projects where I can buy the tools > > and do it myself or is it better left to the guy with all of the wazoo > > equipment. > > Let me know what youall think. > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > >-- >Operator, please trace this call and tell me where I am. >Come and chat with me at #quietzone on irc.newnet.net > >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG. >Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 269.24.4/1475 - Release Date: >5/30/2008 2:53 PM Thanks. Kevin Doucet [EMAIL PROTECTED] confuse as says Blind man with unmarked forehead has large belly!
