Coming from New England, I haven't had much experience with forced hot air heat. In fact I've only had one other home with it..... and that one had an electric electrostatic air cleaner that removed dust etc very efficiently.
Now, considering that Kathy has asthma and her Aunt Diane (who's 97 and still going [fairly] strong) we thought it was time to hire someone to clean our air ducts.
I called our local Heating/Cooling company who had done work for us in the past and they recommended Stanley Steemer.
Today was the day.
First of all, I can't say enough GOOD things about them! What (to me at least) was fascinating was that they took a small camera and took pictures inside every duct that they cleaned - before AND after using those air-powered 'whips' that clean the ducts.
What I really wanted to share, though, was the vast assortment of stuff that was found (in the BEFORE pictures, naturally!). Balls of all sizes, a few playing cards, a plastic swizzle stick from Sardi's Restaurant in NYC, some small kids cars, a baby's pacifier and, largest of all, a sports drinking bottle (pictured)..... well, I guess there was some dust and dirt too but those items were the ones that just blew my mind! Most of the smaller stuff was sucked right up into the vacuum hose they used on the furnace but I saved a couple of things (pictured) that were deposited in the bottom of the furnace once the hose was disconnected.
Just wanted to share that all with ya!
