Timeline for Decrease dust in an old house, forced air
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| Mar 11, 2015 at 14:36 | comment | added | treeNinja | This is a temporary fix while you get someone in to look and fix the problem. My brother in-law had a couple of broken ducts dumping dust/dirt into 2 rooms. While it was addressed he put dryer sheets behind the vent to capture the dust. | |
| Mar 11, 2015 at 14:12 | vote | accept | Steven C. Howell | ||
| Mar 10, 2015 at 14:06 | comment | added | Steven C. Howell | Much of the horizontal vents are visible in the basement, where they line up with the different rooms above. As mentioned, these should be easy to check and seal. The vertical vents are much less accessible, particularly those going from the basement to the 2nd floor. I don't see how to inspect these without removing the 1st floor walls or using a camera. I do know that many of the vent covers do not line up well with the vents (problems with old and new sizing) so there are gaps there I could improve. | |
| Mar 10, 2015 at 5:41 | comment | added | Brett Walters | I'd be surprised if your ductwork is in the walls, but I'm not familiar with all types of construction. In a 1940s house like yours ductwork is typically run in a basement or crawl space then to floor vents. 2nd stories are accessed via a chase that runs in the wall but then the lines feed out from there. With this kind of setup a contractor should be able to visually inspect most of the ductwork and find leaks when the system is running. In fact, i haven't heard of an HVAC contractor using a camera - the ones i'm familiar with don't typically extend long enough. | |
| Mar 9, 2015 at 14:41 | comment | added | Steven C. Howell | I would think they could use cameras on extendible devices to inspect the ductwork, right? Would sealing the ducts require removing walls or are there ways to seal the ducts from the inside without removing walls? | |
| Mar 9, 2015 at 3:11 | history | answered | Brett Walters | CC BY-SA 3.0 |