I'm not sure exactly what it's called so bare with me. Ok so your air filter in your house, like mine holds a 20x20x1 filter - I'm trying to come up with a clever way to clean the metal slotted vent thing you have to open to get to the filter. it opens from the top and swings out/down, it's attached with hinges across the bottom. Apart from unscrewing the hinges, which I think will be difficult, what's a good way to clean all those little slots? I tried a swiffer duster, and a vacuum hose, but it seems that nothing short of a toothbrush and a loooot of free time,i just can't get all the dust out of those slots. Ideas??
2007-08-12 14:01:36 · 5 answers · asked by Here_for_what 3 in Home & Garden ➔ Cleaning & Laundry
Canned air perhaps? Me personally, I'd spend the 3 minutes it takes to unscrew it and gout outside and take a water hose and a brush to it.
Oh, and it's called a "Return Air Grille". ;)
2007-08-12 14:07:59 · answer #1 · answered by wer30snfun 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes duct cleaning is nothing but a waste of your money. I have tore apart duct work that is 50 years old and there is layer of dust as thick as a sheet of paper coating the pipes. Even the return air line (unfiltered air) has slightly more dust but not much more. I love the common claim of these duct cleaning outfits that construction debris is such a hazard to your health. They show a video of nails and a chunk of wood laying in a duct. I would like to know how those nails are going to come out and harm you? If you have an extra $400 get your duct work sealed up with mastic and save some money on heating/cooling costs.
2016-05-21 01:53:42 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Vacuum with a brush on the end of the hose. Then if it is still goopy, put down paper or plastic and use warm soapy water with a brush (like a vegetable brush - long bristles) After getting a couple of layers off, try spraying with a product like Grease Gorilla or Grease Relief. If you use that latter too soon, it makes a real mess. After everything is off, rinse with a spray bottle of water.
If you can take it completely off, you might put it in the bath tube with a lot of soapy water and use a scrub brush.
2007-08-12 14:08:24 · answer #3 · answered by Mike1942f 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know EXACTLY what you mean. Ours too! I just take a stiff brush and do the best I can.
2007-08-12 14:05:55 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
try a stiff paint brush
2007-08-12 14:05:01 · answer #5 · answered by coot 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋