Asthma-Air Vent Cleaning

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Michelle Moreland Orlando - 30 Jul 2003 19:15 GMT

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I have my asthma under control right now and we have lived in this
house almost 40 years and I would like to get my air vents that are on
the walls,ceilings,etc.

Before I have it done, I was wondering of those who have had this
done, can you be in the house when it is done?

We have painted our walls throughout the years and my husband is lazy
and painted over the vents causing the screws in the vents to be
frozen. If the people who clean the vents have to take the time to try
to get the screws out, will it be charged more to the actual bill?
What I mean is that I found a real good price from a reputable company
for the entire house to have this done and wondered with the taking
the time to loosen the screws the labor cost would be charged more to
the actual ad?

I really don't know anyone who has had this work done on their vents.

Thank you for any information.

Michelle

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Bob - 30 Jul 2003 21:37 GMT

>I have my asthma under control right now and we have lived in this
>house almost 40 years and I would like to get my air vents that are on
>the walls,ceilings,etc.
>
>Before I have it done, I was wondering of those who have had this
>done, can you be in the house when it is done?

If the company uses a good unit with HEPA filters, you can stay.
Ask the company if they use a Rotobrush.
http://www.rotobrush.com/

>What I mean is that I found a real good price from a reputable company
>for the entire house to have this done and wondered with the taking
>the time to loosen the screws the labor cost would be charged more to
>the actual ad?

When you're on the phone with them, why not just ask?

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Michelle Moreland Orlando - 30 Jul 2003 22:07 GMT

I am planning on asking a whole lot of questions when I call them,
just wanted to see what others on this group did and suggestions.

Will check out the Rotobrush info.

Thanks,

Michelle

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Ted Edwards - 06 Aug 2003 04:07 GMT

> I have my asthma under control right now and we have lived in this
> house almost 40 years and I would like to get my air vents that are on
> the walls,ceilings,etc.

Why?? "Don't fix it if it ain't broke." I read one claim that it would
take one *Hell* of a vacuum cleaner to compete with a furnce blower. I
would suggest you use good furnace filters and keep them clean. We have
washable/reuseable filters (not electronic) that work very well.

Ted

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Angel Wings14416 - 06 Aug 2003 20:08 GMT

> I read one claim that it would
>take one *Hell* of a vacuum cleaner to compete with a furnce blower. I
>would suggest you use good furnace filters and keep them clean

If I may offer my experience regarding cleaning vents......I live in a one
story townhouse that is at least 40 yrs old, if not older. The attic ductwork
is the rigid type, same age as the house. About 10 yrs ago I had the vents
cleaned and at a very stiff price ($500). The company ran the rotary brush
through all the vents, plus took off the vent covers to clean them from both
ways. All the dust was supposedly sucked up into some huge vacuum cleaner bags
attached to their truck. It was good for a few years. To that end, I invested
about $30 in an electrostatically charged filter, clean it every 30 days and it
does a reasonably good job of picking up dust.
The real answer for my house is to replace the entire ductwork system to
the flexible type that is used in new construction nowadays. Only problem is
that right now, with temps reaching 98 and 99, I'd really pay premium prices
for anyone to work in that hot attic. Dust in winter isn't much of a problem
here in our warm climate - summer is an entirely different matter. At any
rate, I hope you will be pleased with the results of having your vents cleaned,
but you might want to keep in mind the matter of replacing them.
Jessica

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