How to Clean Your Air Ducts Yourself- Air Duct Cleaning + Maintenance for Beginners!
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How to clean your air vent duct is by no means a big deal. Everyone can do it including complete and utter beginners to DIY home chores. It only takes some attention to learn how to master the art of cleaning your air ducts! On our video we teach you how to clean your airduct with no cost at all, while doing it safe, easy, damage free (if attached to a wall you need to be careful!), and achieve tremendous results.
To all the keyboard experts complaining about how they'd rather hire someone or how they would've done xyz, you do that. This video wasn't for you. To everyone else who wants to do a basic job and save a small fortune, this vid is for you! Perfect is the enemy of done.
Or for people who do not want to die from mold, strep, staph, etc that live in slum housing or ghettos where maintenance is so bad termites bustbout of thenwalls and gushing water leaks for days after it rains down into the walls because they refuse to clean gutters nor allow us to do it ourselves... spoilt people I'm this forum sheesh
All they did was make things worse lol
Should you turn off the furnace first? If so, how do I do that?
@@C_U_R_I_E_Lyou will not die from cleaning the ducts moron. You’re breathing the same thing when it’s not clean anyways lol.
Well, hold thy horses Karen. Sometimes negative comments provide the creator with constructive criticism, so that any Future videos may be made better and without mistakes noticed by others. I will agree with you that anyone suggesting that they would hire a professional or a company Clearly needs to move on to other videos or just not watch how to videos.
I love the fact that you included your Grandson on this video. It gives me more confidence since you're teaching an inexperienced person (such as myself!) and I also just love seeing young people gaining practical skills.
Grandpas are the best
mine taught me a lot of house fixing stuff god bless his soul. Thankyou for sharing you’re knowledge and the best part you are passing it down to your grandson which is a gift for lifetime.
Thanks! Great to see older generation passing on their knowledge and younger generation developing skills and good relationship with elders.
I like this grand son’s honesty at 16 very few things one can handle but he sure is making progress ahead of many if not most!
Let the haters laugh, I think a do it yourselfer and getting the kids off the Web are commendable.
The people hating aren’t DOERS, they are talentless commenters who hire people who know how to DO. The equivalent of adult ass wiping. Pretty pathetic how most adult
men don’t know how to use tools, do anything for themselves…. That’s what people should be commenting on….and laughing about
100% trying to get kids to work now a days is impossible unless you tell them they can get good selfies.
@@nordicpride9708 it's because of people who don't know what to do, your bills get paid. Stop being so close minded.
I installed a new HVAC about 3-4 years ago and was told by a contractor that you really don’t need your ducts cleaned. Fast forward, I started itching like crazy. I brought out another contractor which was very thorough but wanted to charge me $850! There was a few small leaks in the ductwork nothing major and one area where the tape from the duct system had come undone which was causing the dirty air from the basement to be sucked up into the system. I would feel this sandy film all over me. Which is why I’m here now to find out how to clean it myself.
Such a good grandpa! That is so heartwarming
Thank you for sharing, we just had our summer inspection on our Unit. it was suggested we get a duct cleaning, I was quoted $900. I immediately saw your video I will spend 3-4 hours cleaning it myself Thank you. I save a lot of $$ doing maintenance on my truck/cars this is no different.
Yea, $900? Seems too high. I have a 2 bedroom condo and was quoted $600. I was thinking $300 tops... Looks like I'll be doing it myself!
I love this presentation! I learned a lot, at the same time I was encouraged to take the time to teach my kids how to work in various, useful ways.
Thank you so much man! I appreciate you taking the time to teach us as well as your own grandson so we save money
Yall done a great job just shows what a smart person you are by not giving your money away to someone you don't need to support, and the hell with whomever don't like your video you don't owe nobody diddly Thank you sir From Baytown Texas
Even if it’s the wrong way or the correct way (which I don’t know because I never done it). Just the fact that every time you do it, you will think back of when you and your grandpa did it.
That to me is priceless
Thank you. I knew it couldn't be that hard to clean the furnace myself.
The pros have a way that works too, but I have a feeling your way is effective. The blower blows into the existing filter? That is a bit wild, but with the fan running it should be a vacuum and the loose dust should collect in said filter. Cheers to being a diy guy and sharing a skill for us all.
so yo like this way? im gonna try it i think ... should i get the shop vac in the furnace area? working while the fan runnig?
Sounds good! I only worry that the stiffness of the brush might dislodge one of the duct hose connections if it's getting brittle over time. I think it might have happened to us when we had our ducts cleaned out years back. When we did an inspection under the house we found one that had separated and was sucking in dirt from under the house (not fun!)
I'm no pro but I cleaned air ducts a few times and all the machine is is a vacuum with a spinning brush on it start at the top and work your way down to the furnace
Thanks! That’s what the world needs. ❤❤❤
Such a good grandson!
I didn't even now how to begin. Thank you so much for this video!
Good luck if you follow this video.. you will end up in the hospital ,also will need to hire someone to clean up all the dust left on your apartment..
@@boyfrom75just wondering because I want to do this myself, what would make you end up in the hospital? What did he do wrong so that I don’t do the same mistake?
@@boyfrom75looks like someone is in the duct cleaning business 😅
Thank you!! You just gave me confidence that I could do this myself. It costs over 1k to have this done around here, at a minimum, ,so I would much rather just buy a shop vac and do it myself than have to pay someone that much money for it.
Thank you for sharing this with us. I appreciate it. I think we will vacuum first though. How sweet to teach your grandson so that he will save money in the future. Plus wonderful memories. :-)
Love the video. I’m glad I am able to clean with just a drill and a small vacuum. Definitely saves me some money
Thank you Grandpa. I will use this knowledge to clean my furnace duct
Now that's a good grandpa there 👏🏽
Good job Grandpa for passing on the skills... so many kids go into the world with zero skill set these days... can't even change a tire, or other simple jobs that everyone used to learn when young.
Make sure to use a longer extension on the vacuum to get deeper inside of the vents I just cleaned mine out and I had to dump out my vacuum a few times bc of how full it got 😬. definitely didn’t use a leaf blower though . Thought this would’ve been harder.
so you did what the video said? it worked good/ ???
That was used for the extension to attach the brush
This is the BEST do-it-yourself video to clean air ducts that I've come across.
Thank you for posting this video!
Making a kid to do work around the house not only allows for less time on social media, games etc, it also builds good work ethics and strong character. This kid is already ahead in life skills.
As an air duct technician with experience over 5 years in the industry I can assure you that I started laughing really hard when these folks started blowing with a leaf blower into the cold air return 😂
As a building contractor I was laughing my ass off.
Everything else other than the leaf blower is ok? Seems like the should use a vacuum?
It's a cold air supply, a return is were the filter goes,
It's a warm air return
As an actual human being who lives in a home, and have done so for over 5 years I can assure you that I did not laugh my ass off when they used the leaf blower. I immediately was grateful that they were not inside of my own home😱
Put vacum hose in the vent while brushing. I have 15 years experience. All you did was stand In a dust cloud ☁️
Those guys are exactly like The 3 Stooges .. And the guy is commenting and acting like he knows what he is doing.. lol
@@boyfrom75looks like they got the job done nonetheless. May not be perfect but the professionals or so called aren't always either
Thank you for this video. I plan on attempting this soon.
I own A1 indoor air quality services....we...(our team) do an excellent job 👏
This is a very hard job. They are just showing some minimal cleaning. If you want to deep clean, it takes a professional and about 300 to 400 us dollars depending on where you live (that price is for specials they run during the summer). That includes up to 15 supplies and returns. A typical house has 4 or 5 returns and 13 or so supplies depending on whether or not you have supplies/returns in garage and laundry room / furnace area, in which case it there would be a few more. (Keep in mind, that's just an average home which is a 3 bedroom ranch with no basement.). Before they come over to do the cleaning project, make sure you at least clean the vents and move obstructions that are around the vents as they need access to those supplies and returns - in other words, you don't want to make the HVAC company have to climb onto furniture to reach stuff and to have to move heavy lifting type obstructions from supplies on the floor (they are not a moving company), it will save you on the overall job not running into extras. Thanks for sharing this video with us REVIEW HOME WARRANTIES!!!!
Great job! The only thing I would recommend is a mask though.
thanks for the super quick demonstration!
Thank you so much! I'm doing this tomorrow
Great job teaching the youth and I
I wish my son had someone like you to teach him skills
informative with how to. thanks
I didn’t even know where the filter was. Thanks y’all, saving me from going completely broke ahah
Did a great job
Great work
Thank you that was great and helpful information
That's awesome thanks
Great common sense. Thank you.
What a great grandfather. He won't have to watch UA-cam videos to learn how to do home maintenance. I just hope he fires up the grill or orders pizza to keep the young man motivated.
Great video! Thank you so much
This was awesome 👏
Is there a different method to blow out dust from vent so that the dust spread?
Ty
Thanks for the imformative video
If you have hard water or a lot of iron in your water wash those vents with distilled water or you will cause them to rust.
Great video thank you
Yes but protect the ducts by putting a soft rag at my the top of the vaccum hose
Thank you
Thanks 🙏
Around minute 1:02, there is some white stuff between the duct and its housing. Isn't that asbestos tape? I'm no expert but this is what my HVAC guy taught me recently. He said if you see something between the duct and its housing that looks kind of like white homemade paper....it's asbestos tape from houses build before it was outlawed. So please be careful, you don't wanna disturb asbestos in any way whatsoever, from what I understand. Be safe!
Awesome comment. As someone that does duct work I don’t think it is. Asbestos tape is usually only on the outside of duct work and typically not on return ducts at all. There’s always some exceptions though. My guess is that’s the edge of some horizontal dry wall.
cute video. thumbs up!
Seems like most of the dutwork will remain untouched, leaving the majority of the dust behind.
Thanks, good ideas: I always double check & review my DIY procedures … INTERESTINGLY, I have “always checked” with a “Professional HVAC “for “ Servicing, plant Maintenances, In factory”,& many MANUFACTURERE,IGINITIONS/ complex /adjustment’s / Electrician level re-connects, etc.***Safety & common Sense on Furnaces/HVAC, etc….Actually , good reason for “FURNACE PRO’s”( 43 years plus Experiences large Home with GAS & oil FURNACES/ ac.)………
in NY our vents are NOT up high
What if the ducts are in the celing?
This is so confusing… in the beginning you had said to shut the thermostat off and leave the fan on. Towards the end when you were sticking the brush in the event, you said to have the fan off. So at what point do you turn the fan off.? Also, when you said you cover the supply vents because you will stir up some dust your grandson was taking the vent cover off and wiping and cleaning inside of a vent. Was that a return vent? So you wipe and clean inside all the returns vents after putting the leaf blower in it and then take off the covers you put on the supply vent and clean them with the fan off?I’ve tried to follow your tutorial and dust will not stop coming out of my fence after I tried to clean them. Obviously I did a horrible job help.
What was the ducts lined with? That looks like fiberglass....
Duct board, its insulation
Thank yall
How long do you think it will take to clean air ducts for a 1,400 sq ft house. ?
Ty!
I love how the “experts” are here scared that they’re about to lose some clients lol
Lol this is how you make your air quality way worse. Your just agitating the dust and 90% of it is in the main trunk lines of supply and return. Call a reputable company that uses a negative air machine and agitation equipment with a truck mounted air compressor there is no other way to thoroughly clean it. This will literally just kick up more dust into your home as soon as that furnace kicks on they'll be more dust than ever blowing out.
Was it effective my duct work is not blowing heat out in a few rooms so it been like 15 outside and my heat is turning on every 10 minutes when it shuts off and I would like to take care of it asap so my kids and I have a good amount of heat
good
It’s nice that you’re trying to show your grands how to save money but this is only about 10% of the cleaning process. Main lines/ returns/ supplies/ blower motor, coils etc. that shop vac will not clean deep into the duct lines. There’s gonna be alot of DIYers thinking they properly cleaned their duct work from watching this video when in fact, they can be disturbing settled dust making it worse than before. Hiring a professional; preferably a NADCA certified Duct cleaner is the best advice
I don't get this....that power drill with the attachment could only go in a few feet; what about the areas it couldn't reach? Those are still left untouched and dirty....
If you've never had this done, I recommend a professional. After that, follow this video to maintain your ventilation clean
Lol Holy smokes they blew more stuff into the house as the AC would of in a year! Not sure I would use the leaf blower technique.
Iv’e done a lot of things I didn’t know how to do but this seems difficult to do.
When turning the ac back on all loose dirt will be blowing everywhere , i will be cleaning beds and furniture for next few wks,,,just call Sears giant Vac used , sit and relax while they work.
He's teaching his grand kid a new skill. But, y'all go right ahead and let your kids try to be the next Instagram star...😒
Nothing wrong with being an Instagram star, they are star for a reason. BTW I am not a star.
Instagram stars make more money
Never cleaned out the cold air return
While I appreciate any do-it-yourself project, air duct cleaning is not one of them. All ductwork is interconnected, with the filter being the only protection. High efficiency filters are only 35% efficient, the fiberglass filter in the video only 5% efficient. Disrupting debris through the returns is pushing debris straight into the furnace cabinet and evaporative coil. You were installing a rotary brush into flex line which has a high potential to be torn or detached. The was no containment for the dust being blown inside your home, if there was actually a potential hazard, it is now in your ambient air. Lastly… the majority of debris is located in the trunk lines, which wasn’t addressed. I would respectfully suggest taking this video down… someone could cause a lot of damage performing these steps.
what did you do it doesn't work
If your going to teach your grandson something, teach hi the right way,, this was very very bad
What is the right way?
@@cranshawmccaw anything but this
@@marcbathon2346 What's wrong with this method? What's the right one?
What does "teach hi the right way" mean?
Holy crap !!
You kind of lost me when you use a blowor on the one vent! Why not use the Wet dry vacuum?
How the hell can you put a kid to do that. USING A BLOWER. He's not even wearing a mask, imagine his lungs after this. Now there's dust everywhere. Yeah you did the job, but a bad one. People if you wanna do this use your brain and use a vacuum. To all saying he's doing a good job, in reality hes not. What he needs to fix is using a vaccum, then a mask. He could some more but those are a must.
... and no one knows how the ducts look like before and after on the inside.
If you want to have a look, then a cheap way is to use a small web cam since the vents are probably plenty large enough for most to fit and they usually have a pretty long cord as well.
All these people are talking about so much dust going back into the house everywhere. I watched the video and seen a small c
Puff of dust come out. Did I miss something? Did you see some part of the video I didn't.?
The leaf blower part was just a joke right?? 😂
For the guy that's a "air duct technician (😂😂)" you top flight techs use vacuums and compressed air or a duster w vacuum on one end. Dont try coming on their video acting like you have some kind of secret method no one knows about!! Maybe they couldn't afford a professional cleaning or maybe they were doing a video to help others who possibly couldn't afford 500 plus bucks...
I have a dys n vac
Might be better to research how a professional does this job.
you said correctly
I kept waiting for the wah wah waaahhhh to play.
I have paid and most of the time its lazy people that dont do the job right now i do it myself
good meme
thankyouforwakingmeup I sure hope that’s all this was
So that’s what a furnace is supposedly look like. You should see this shit. And the wiring in the ac unit fan outside. No wonder why ac units don’t last long. You’ve got lazy ass “ technicians” doing half ass jobs. When I started caring and looking behind people’s work. Yeah that’s when I said oh fuck no. And just started doing the work myself. At least I know the works being done right
People don't waste your time yea maybe 5ft of the actual vents are clean but all you did was push all that to the mains.
That's why you clean the main at the end
i think an action figure is stuck in my vent
For the love of god people , let a professional do this 🤦♂️
Air duct technician. Yeah, right.
I never done it, and just seeying all the dust going everywhere by blowing whit a big blower makes me laugh. At least try to catch some of the dust. The dust is now everywhere instant of inside the ducking.
And theres no way they could have cleaned that room, vacuumed, dusted before they turned the system back on?