When my wife wouldn’t stop complaining about the central heating and cooling system I decided it was finally time to take care of the air handling devices.
Don’t get me wrong, I had already ignored her for over two years with her continual complaints about the uneven air temperatures, high energy bills, and smelly indoor air. I really was not excited at the idea of calling a local heating, cooling, and air quality control specialist to do something rudimentary to our indoor air handling devices and charge us hundreds of dollars. That’s why I decided to start watching DIY HVAC repair videos on YouTube with the hopes of learning how to improve my own indoor air quality. I got through a few basic troubleshooting and diagnostics heating, cooling, and air quality control equipment videos. And then I saw a special DIY explanation about cleaning out your own air ducts. Apparently, it is not necessary to hire a professional heating, cooling, and ventilation technician if you have a few basic items on hand to reach into your own air ducts and remove the airborne contaminants. It is highly recommended that you regularly clean your air ducts to work or else you decrease your indoor air quality and increase the wear and tear on your heating and cooling devices. It seemed like a good place to start. I rapidly found out that I was not prepared for a heating, cooling, and air quality control cleaning appointment on my own. Specifically, when a family of squirrels revealed themselves inside of my duct work. Suddenly, I found myself being attacked by tiny rodent teeth as I rapidly flung myself out of the air duct. I guess I’ll call the HVAC technician now.