Trying to scrub our own air ducts

During the COVID pandemic I tried all kinds of new hobbies to pass the time.

Most of them didn’t last for genuinely long… I would try something new, play around with it for a few days, and then get bored! Eventually I decided that I should devote some of that free time to some home improvement projects! There had been a few things I wanted to do, however never seemed to have enough time or energy.

I got up on the roof with a leaf blower to give it a wonderful cleaning. Then I started digging into the air duct of the house to give it a deep and thorough cleaning. I was shocked by the condition of our air ducts, which had never before been cleaned. I feel our house is pretty scrub most of the time, however the air duct was caked with outdated dust and dander in thick sheets. I started to peel the dried gunk from the inside of the air duct, however I knew this was too big a job for me. The air ducts extended deep into the framework of the house, much farther than I could reach. I did not want to call an Heating as well as A/C expert, of course, because all of us were still in lockdown at the time and it seemed appreciate an unnecessary risk. Instead I tried to get creative and used the lead blower again. I removed a few air vents, stuck the nozzle of the lead blower inside, and let loose. It did blast loose the gunk from the air duct, however then blew it out into the house!

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