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Posted by on January 1, 2007, 8:36 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, 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.
ronNOSPAM@peacefulhills.net
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Posted by Joseph Meehan on January 1, 2007, 8:52 am
bstevens@rock.com 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.
> ronNOSPAM@peacefulhills.net
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?
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Joseph Meehan
Dia 's Muire duit
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Posted by CJT on January 1, 2007, 1:31 pm
Joseph Meehan wrote:
> bstevens@rock.com 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.
>>ronNOSPAM@peacefulhills.net
>
>
>
> 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
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Posted by on January 1, 2007, 2:40 pm
Look for other indications of mice, it sounds like nest litter.
bstevens@rock.com 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.
> ronNOSPAM@peacefulhills.net
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Posted by on January 2, 2007, 2:25 am
I agree. He has mice who chewed up some paper.
On 1 Jan 2007 11:40:59 -0800, bamboo@localnet.com wrote:
>Look for other indications of mice, it sounds like nest litter.
>bstevens@rock.com 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.
>> ronNOSPAM@peacefulhills.net
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