Home |
Search |
Today's Posts |
|
Home Repair (alt.home.repair) For all homeowners and DIYers with many experienced tradesmen. Solve your toughest home fix-it problems. |
Reply |
|
LinkBack | Thread Tools | Display Modes |
#1
Posted to alt.home.repair
|
|||
|
|||
Pieces of brown paper coming from vents???
I keep a pretty close eye on our central HVAC unit (located up in the
attic), and vacuum-clean the coils, check for leaks, etc. myself. The last year or so, however, especially if it's been off for a day or two, when it first comes on, little flakes of medium-brown paper, the biggest about like the end of a pencil, come down from some of the vents, about 10-20 pieces over a period of an hour. They're very thin and brittle. Can anybody tell me what this is and where it might be coming from? I can't see anything like that in the central unit. Thanks, Ron M. |
#3
Posted to alt.home.repair
|
|||
|
|||
Pieces of brown paper coming from vents???
Joseph Meehan wrote:
wrote: I keep a pretty close eye on our central HVAC unit (located up in the attic), and vacuum-clean the coils, check for leaks, etc. myself. The last year or so, however, especially if it's been off for a day or two, when it first comes on, little flakes of medium-brown paper, the biggest about like the end of a pencil, come down from some of the vents, about 10-20 pieces over a period of an hour. They're very thin and brittle. Can anybody tell me what this is and where it might be coming from? I can't see anything like that in the central unit. Thanks, Ron M. Are you sure it is paper, or does it look like paper? If it is really paper, I would suspect rodent nesting material. I would also consider it possible that it may be some brown coating flaking off. Maybe even mud. How old is the duct work; age of home? .... or mold -- The e-mail address in our reply-to line is reversed in an attempt to minimize spam. Our true address is of the form . |
#4
Posted to alt.home.repair
|
|||
|
|||
Pieces of brown paper coming from vents???
Look for other indications of mice, it sounds like nest litter.
wrote: I keep a pretty close eye on our central HVAC unit (located up in the attic), and vacuum-clean the coils, check for leaks, etc. myself. The last year or so, however, especially if it's been off for a day or two, when it first comes on, little flakes of medium-brown paper, the biggest about like the end of a pencil, come down from some of the vents, about 10-20 pieces over a period of an hour. They're very thin and brittle. Can anybody tell me what this is and where it might be coming from? I can't see anything like that in the central unit. Thanks, Ron M. |
#5
Posted to alt.home.repair
|
|||
|
|||
Pieces of brown paper coming from vents???
I agree. He has mice who chewed up some paper.
On 1 Jan 2007 11:40:59 -0800, wrote: Look for other indications of mice, it sounds like nest litter. wrote: I keep a pretty close eye on our central HVAC unit (located up in the attic), and vacuum-clean the coils, check for leaks, etc. myself. The last year or so, however, especially if it's been off for a day or two, when it first comes on, little flakes of medium-brown paper, the biggest about like the end of a pencil, come down from some of the vents, about 10-20 pieces over a period of an hour. They're very thin and brittle. Can anybody tell me what this is and where it might be coming from? I can't see anything like that in the central unit. Thanks, Ron M. |
#6
Posted to alt.home.repair
|
|||
|
|||
Pieces of brown paper coming from vents???
wrote: I keep a pretty close eye on our central HVAC unit (located up in the attic), and vacuum-clean the coils, check for leaks, etc. myself. The last year or so, however, especially if it's been off for a day or two, when it first comes on, little flakes of medium-brown paper, the biggest about like the end of a pencil, come down from some of the vents, about 10-20 pieces over a period of an hour. They're very thin and brittle. Can anybody tell me what this is and where it might be coming from? I can't see anything like that in the central unit. Thanks, Ron M. perhaps perished duct tape ? |
Reply |
Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Forum | |||
Should vinyl siding vents line up with the existing vents? | Home Repair | |||
How to clean aluminum baking pans used for roasting. Black, dark brown, light brown difficult to remove residues. | Home Repair | |||
No soffit vents, no roof or ridge vents. How do I finish my attic?? | Home Repair | |||
Brown insulation paper and orange cellotape | Electronics Repair | |||
Number of return vents vs. supply vents | Home Repair |