Cheesecloth and HVAC vents
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Anonymous
| Recently moved into a house with a forced air system. Previously had baseboard. I have a dog who sheds like crazy - yes I do vacuum every day with the shark pet pro, and brush her - but I am still worried about hair getting into the ducts. I’ve been reading that the filters they sell can restrict airflow and cause furnaces to backfire. Then I read that you can put cheesecloth under your vents. Has anyone tried this? Does it work when you are using both heating and cooling? Or, anyone have any better ideas... |
Anonymous
| How would cheesecloth be different than a filter? |
Anonymous
It could work. Cheesecloth is not as dense. The filters can be pretty bulky. |
Anonymous
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You're talking about the vents that let air into the room, not the ones that pull air out, right? On the big air returns you should use a commercial filter. I would think the grill would stop most things from falling into the other vents but I also just wouldn't worry about it.
Most concerns about ducts being dirty are a scam from the duct cleaning companies, who are 95% scam. |
Anonymous
| Does using cheese cloth over floor heat registers cut down on the flow of heat |
Anonymous
| Does using cheese cloth over floor registers cut down on the heat the furnace puts out |
Anonymous
| Just use filters and replace them regularly. |
Anonymous
| Just use the cheap blue fiberglass filters and change them every month or so. |
Anonymous
This has to drag on your system. |
Anonymous
| this is crazy. you don't have to do anything OP. Just replace your filter every 6 months or so. just make sure the filter is fit tight and correctly. |
Anonymous
No, don't do this. https://www.homedepot.com/b/Heating-Venting-Cooling-Air-Filters/N-5yc1vZc4kw?mtc=SEM-BF-CDP-GGL-D26P-026_002_AIR_CIRC_ACC-NA-NA-NA-RSA-NA-NA-NA-NA-BT2-NA-PRO-NEW-DE_Q3_Control&cm_mmc=SEM-BF-CDP-GGL-D26P-026_002_AIR_CIRC_ACC-NA-NA-NA-RSA-NA-NA-NA-NA-BT2-NA-PRO-NEW-DE_Q3_Control-71700000064680772-58700005739055208-43700052320874806&gclid=CjwKCAjwvrOpBhBdEiwAR58-3EzkyX3hMKhS8fpnYD1nUp784Avb9OaopLL29qfDVN2PTJffkWBT8BoCkAAQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds At least use "Good" or "better" |
Anonymous
Fiberglass will do fine for hair. We call those pleated filters "furnace killers" for a reason. |
Anonymous
| I don’t think it’s a big deal if there’s some hair in your ducts. It’s just going to sit there. |
Anonymous
| Buy the cheap ones and change them monthly- it's what the systems are built for. No I would not add cheesecloth to the equation. |
Anonymous
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Buy good filters in bulk online. Cheaper than buying a month or two at a time and change them every 60 days or so.
We have two dogs and were amazed the difference in the house (smell, air quality, etc). |