If mice have invaded your air ducts the following steps can help you end the problem.
Rodents in my air ducts.
But that does not seem to help preventing rodents.
We has a year contract with terminix.
If your home has recently been compromised by a rodent most likely multiple rodents chances are it s heading straight for the warmth and is using your heating ducts to navigate through your home.
Mice in heating ducts create foul odors with their urine and feces.
Unscrew and remove the grates that cover your heat vents.
Switch off your central heating and cooling system and let the grates reach room temperature.
Mice often use the dark corners of the home from fireplaces to exhaust vents to attics as their own personal transit system.
A rodent infestation in any part of your home is unpleasant.
When rodents infest your hvac ductwork however you could have a major problem.
Iii how should i fix cleanup or replace the air duct.
Don t use poison to rid heating ducts of unwanted pests because dead mice will stink up the house and possibly spread disease.
If you do not deal with the issue quickly the damage can get severe.
When mice die in the heating and cooling ducts it can send a rank odor throughout a house.
Now i m trying to find out on my own how to clean up and fix the ducts so we can get the heating system back on asap.
Heating and cooling ducts form the core of this rodent highway.
If the mice build nests they can block the air flow of ductwork in a home and reduce the efficiency of the furnace.