WHAT IS BEST WAY TO CLEAN FINE DUST OUT OF HVAC TRUNK?
Posted in Uncategorized on March 22nd, 2010 by admin – 2 Comments
Gene D asked:
I had some cement cut in my basement and it left a fine layer of dust on everything. With some effort, I vacumed it off the accessible surfaces using the appropriate fine dust filter in my shop vac. However, the main trunk of my HVAC appears to have a rather thick layer of dust INSIDE it. I have two access grates where I can get the vac into, but even there, the angle is so bad that there is still a layer of cement dust when I run my finger on the surface after I vacuum. I was thinking of spraying it off the inside with water and hoping it drains, or else taking apart the trunk and manually cleaning with a lint cling towel. Unfortunately, I can’t get the joining pieces that connect the edges of the rectangular duct to slide off…
I had some cement cut in my basement and it left a fine layer of dust on everything. With some effort, I vacumed it off the accessible surfaces using the appropriate fine dust filter in my shop vac. However, the main trunk of my HVAC appears to have a rather thick layer of dust INSIDE it. I have two access grates where I can get the vac into, but even there, the angle is so bad that there is still a layer of cement dust when I run my finger on the surface after I vacuum. I was thinking of spraying it off the inside with water and hoping it drains, or else taking apart the trunk and manually cleaning with a lint cling towel. Unfortunately, I can’t get the joining pieces that connect the edges of the rectangular duct to slide off…
I don’t want to waste money on a service that is just going to send a vac down the hole to flail around and get spider webs… I would like some suggestions from people who have dealt with this type of very fine dust (like cement, or drywall dust) in their HVAC.
Thanks!
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