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Posted by bstevens on December 31, 2006, 11:57 am
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. 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.
ronNOSPAM@peacefulhills.net
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Posted by Noon-Air on December 31, 2006, 1:25 pm
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>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. 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.
Sorry, I can't see it through the computer... maybe you should call a local
pro??
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Posted by gofish on December 31, 2006, 6:38 pm
bstevens@rock.com wrote:
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>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. 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.
>ronNOSPAM@peacefulhills.net
sounds like a rodent or two has taken up residence in your duct
system, and the tiny little flakes of brown paper are the remnants of
their 'brown bag lunch special'
Nope?
maybe the cardboard duct system is finally deteriorating?
Nope?
maybe the little brown flakes are really rust flakes?
reminds me of a svc call I went on....
complaint: little tiny brown flakes of something lightly dusting the
tables in a restuarant. 20+ yr old lennox gas pkg unit on the roof
with the welded mild steel hx. Rust-bucket city. Rust was flaking
off the hx, blown thru the coil and on down the duct system, right out
onto the customers food. Yummy.
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Posted by =?iso-8859-15?Q?Tekkie=AE?= on December 31, 2006, 9:49 pm
posted for all of us...
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> sounds like a rodent or two has taken up residence in your duct
> system, and the tiny little flakes of brown paper are the remnants of
> their 'brown bag lunch special'
>
> Nope?
>
> maybe the cardboard duct system is finally deteriorating?
>
> Nope?
>
> maybe the little brown flakes are really rust flakes?
>
> reminds me of a svc call I went on....
>
> complaint: little tiny brown flakes of something lightly dusting the
> tables in a restuarant. 20+ yr old lennox gas pkg unit on the roof
> with the welded mild steel hx. Rust-bucket city. Rust was flaking
> off the hx, blown thru the coil and on down the duct system, right out
> onto the customers food. Yummy
>
Everyone needs iron in their diet.
--
Tekkie Don't bother to thank me, I do this as a public service.
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Posted by lp13-30 on January 1, 2007, 11:15 am
I have seen the algae/sludge buildup in the coil drain pan dry up and
turn into small flakes which can be blown out through the ducts. The
stuff is brownish color and could be mistaken for bits of paper, I
suppose. Larry
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> 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. 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.