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Duct Cleaning

Discussion in 'Home Improvement & DIY Forum' started by Trace, Jun 4, 2007.

  1. Jun 4, 2007 at 1:00 PM #1
    Trace

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    Has anyone done it? 14-15 yr. old house.
     
  2. Jun 4, 2007 at 1:20 PM #2
    THE GUTTER

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    No need probably. I would check to make sure the ducts are properly sealed and insulated before I would clean them. If they're in really bad shape just get some new ones.
     
  3. Jun 4, 2007 at 10:29 PM #3
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    I gotta 80 year old house and I cleaned 'em bitches when I found out my kid had heinous allergies.
     
  4. Jun 5, 2007 at 11:26 AM #4
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    hasbeen99 Fighting the stereotype

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    Sounds like a job-and-a-half. :57:
     
  5. Jun 5, 2007 at 12:32 PM #5
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    I assume it made a difference? Bad Allergies here too.
     
  6. Jun 5, 2007 at 1:34 PM #6
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    Many changes were made so it's impossible to determine what helped.
     
  7. Jun 5, 2007 at 9:19 PM #7
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    General school of thought is that these are total scams. You can't clean the in-wall ones thoroughly, you're more apt to break loose additional stuff and create more air-crud than help. The exposed ducting is MUCH cheaper to simply replace...

    If allergens are a concern, invest in air cleaners, but even these are a rip off at the prices they charge. We have an in-line super-allergenic washable set of filters, followed by in-line electrostatic air-filters to trap pollens that make it through the filters, and there's an in-duct UV light to kill germs and such. Something like $1k, totally obscene, but my woman was freaked out as my father and hers have terrible asthma.

    A friend had a kid with serious allergies, had a whole-house air cleaning system put in for like $5k...nuts.
     

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