Eeek. If possible get it cleaned. An old ducted system that isn’t cleaned is a major fire hazard. I believe the recommendation is for the system to be vacuumed out professionally at least once a year. More if it’s running a lot. The build up of dust in the pipes is a serious fire hazard. Dust is extremely flammable, so one spark and the whole house goes up in flames and a duct fire is extremely hard to put out. I get mine cleaned once in autumn, so it’s OK for the heavy usage season of winter. There are often deals through professional cleaning companies at about that time. This year I think I paid about $60 for my 5 vent system and it took them about 30 mins to do it. They do charge more for a large system of more than 7 vents. Well worth it imo.
Actually, getting the ducts cleaned might solve some of the uneven heating problems too.
Not my place, unfortunately, that has to go through their maintenance department. But there’s currently 37 outstanding maintenance tasks that I’m aware of, so it might be a while. In the meantime I’ll just hope there are no sparks, because just besides the difficulty of controlling a duct fire, the whole house is wood. And I like my house, so I have a personal preference that it doesn’t burn down
Urk. Maybe mention it to your co-ordinator - maybe get it escalated a bit in importance. I know that maintenance is low on the budget totem pole, but this situation could be nasty if the house burns down.
Eeek. If possible get it cleaned. An old ducted system that isn’t cleaned is a major fire hazard. I believe the recommendation is for the system to be vacuumed out professionally at least once a year. More if it’s running a lot. The build up of dust in the pipes is a serious fire hazard. Dust is extremely flammable, so one spark and the whole house goes up in flames and a duct fire is extremely hard to put out. I get mine cleaned once in autumn, so it’s OK for the heavy usage season of winter. There are often deals through professional cleaning companies at about that time. This year I think I paid about $60 for my 5 vent system and it took them about 30 mins to do it. They do charge more for a large system of more than 7 vents. Well worth it imo. Actually, getting the ducts cleaned might solve some of the uneven heating problems too.
Not my place, unfortunately, that has to go through their maintenance department. But there’s currently 37 outstanding maintenance tasks that I’m aware of, so it might be a while. In the meantime I’ll just hope there are no sparks, because just besides the difficulty of controlling a duct fire, the whole house is wood. And I like my house, so I have a personal preference that it doesn’t burn down
Urk. Maybe mention it to your co-ordinator - maybe get it escalated a bit in importance. I know that maintenance is low on the budget totem pole, but this situation could be nasty if the house burns down.