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Setting aside repair issues would requesting a cleaning of Hvac ductwork be an unreasonable request when making a deal to buy a house?
Do filters really keep ductwork clean. It's not just about dust or old residue but cobb webs or materials snagged by sheet metal edges and cuts could effect efficiency. Or maybe the seller should run their system a couple of times in a empty house until no signs of unusual odors left.
Completely unreasonable, unless you can see visible mold/mildew up inside the air returns and vents.
I’m gonna ask my question again… What is it that the OP is smelling and why do they think it’s in the ductwork? Why are we thinking of asking for ductwork cleaning? Trying to get the big picture here.
Perhaps the OP watched some late night TV and there was a commercial for duct cleaning that made it appear that it would be unhealthy to inhabit a house where someone else lived and breathed, or maybe the seller had a smelly dog and the OP thought that might correct the issue?
I didn't.........I had a company that does it come in an clean them. They were there almost the whole day, my goal was to make the house smell better. So paint/carpet/duct cleaning got rid of the cigarette smoke odor. Ducts got done first, then paint (literally sprayed everything white ceilings/walls) and then laid the carpet. Cleaning crew probably spent 1 1/2 days there doing cleanup, I'd bet the windows had never been cleaned once in the 10 years the guy owned it.
I didn't.........I had a company that does it come in an clean them. They were there almost the whole day, my goal was to make the house smell better. So paint/carpet/duct cleaning got rid of the cigarette smoke odor. Ducts got done first, then paint (literally sprayed everything white ceilings/walls) and then laid the carpet. Cleaning crew probably spent 1 1/2 days there doing cleanup, I'd bet the windows had never been cleaned once in the 10 years the guy owned it.
I suspect everything cleaned but the ducts contributed to getting rid of the odors.
Setting aside repair issues would requesting a cleaning of Hvac ductwork be an unreasonable request when making a deal to buy a house?
Do filters really keep ductwork clean. It's not just about dust or old residue but cobb webs or materials snagged by sheet metal edges and cuts could effect efficiency. Or maybe the seller should run their system a couple of times in a empty house until no signs of unusual odors left.
The buyer can do whatever they want after they take possession but before that I'm not doing a bunch of made up work because the buyer wants to be a PITA.
I didn't.........I had a company that does it come in an clean them. They were there almost the whole day, my goal was to make the house smell better. So paint/carpet/duct cleaning got rid of the cigarette smoke odor. Ducts got done first, then paint (literally sprayed everything white ceilings/walls) and then laid the carpet. Cleaning crew probably spent 1 1/2 days there doing cleanup, I'd bet the windows had never been cleaned once in the 10 years the guy owned it.
I'm still curious how "they" cleaned the ducts. Sprayed disinfectant? Somehow reached into a 40' duct run with 90 degree turns and surface scrubbed? That grime doesn't just easily wipe off which is why you repainted the ceilings.
I suspect everything cleaned but the ducts contributed to getting rid of the odors.
Same here. The guy flipped it within 75 days and the offgassing from new carpet and paint would overpower any odors for several months if not years. I'm not ready to accept that anecdotal story as a testament to the wonders of duct cleaning.
If I was the seller I would not be happy with that request.
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