Hello,
I live in a house that is a little over 40 yo and have been here for about 8 years now.
The house is fine and extensive remodeling/update has been made by the previous owner. There are some dust that perhaps is left over from the remodeling, but that is not my major concern.
I have a very sharp sense of smell and the house does have a funny/funky smell. It has bothered me and I think I am ready to do something as I know that just freshener will not do, and I do not favor them anyway.
So, the ducts are steel as far as I can tell and do not have internal insulation, it seems. I wonder if perhaps a creature could have died in there causing the smell - or if there could be some urine/fecal from mice, or who knows what. The previous owner did not have pets, and only 2 other families lived in the house but I do no know if any of them had pets.
Are there companies that will sanitize the ducts? What are the attributes I should look for when hiring someone for the job? Is there any sanitation that I could do myself in order to clean the ducts?
The filters are changed regularly and as expected does look dirty upon replacement.
Thanks for any insights.
I live in a house that is a little over 40 yo and have been here for about 8 years now.
The house is fine and extensive remodeling/update has been made by the previous owner. There are some dust that perhaps is left over from the remodeling, but that is not my major concern.
I have a very sharp sense of smell and the house does have a funny/funky smell. It has bothered me and I think I am ready to do something as I know that just freshener will not do, and I do not favor them anyway.
So, the ducts are steel as far as I can tell and do not have internal insulation, it seems. I wonder if perhaps a creature could have died in there causing the smell - or if there could be some urine/fecal from mice, or who knows what. The previous owner did not have pets, and only 2 other families lived in the house but I do no know if any of them had pets.
Are there companies that will sanitize the ducts? What are the attributes I should look for when hiring someone for the job? Is there any sanitation that I could do myself in order to clean the ducts?
The filters are changed regularly and as expected does look dirty upon replacement.
Thanks for any insights.