“Concerned” about what ? And a number of complaints. Police say there is no criminal activity?!! A strange story that creates more questions than answers, and frankly, annoying !

Casing out the places for future breakins,I guess.

Or maybe just someone doing duct work. If you’re unsure about hiring someone – check their references!!

Weird. Do they have a history with this guy? Are they fishing for tips or evidence to nab him? Do they know who he/she is? I’ve had several calls from Dirtbusters over the years. I think the official RCMP release states the caller identifies himself as a Dirtbusters rep.

Weird. Do they have a history with this guy? Are they fishing for tips or evidence to nab him? Do they know who he/she is? I’ve had several calls from Dirtbusters over the years. I think the official RCMP release states the caller identifies himself as a Dirtbusters rep.

oops

“unlicensed furnace duct cleaning company”

And this means what? Unlicensed by whom? City? Mechanical Contractors?

City just takes a fee and does what with it? If the person had a city business license, would the City check out the credentials of the person? Take complaints from customers? The license would be displayed at the business address. Someone speaking to them on the phone would certainly not see that.

This is the time of year when people can expect calls like that – chimneysweeps, furnace cleaners, duct cleaners, etc …. nothing unusual so far.

Again, what are the exact complaints? What are we supposed to what are we supposed to watch out for?

The guy shows up with a vaccum cleaner and opens open up your vents in each room and vaccums them out. 15 minutes later he wants his money and you feel ripped off because you could of did what he did yourself. So if the guy doesn’t show up at your house with a big vaccum truck he isn’t legit! Buyer beware I guess.

And he charges how much?

If one has a filter installed and cleaned out twice a year or replaced, then the only dirt that will be in the ducts should be the dirt which was heavy enough to fall into the floor grilles.

If you have return air grilles in the floor instead of the wall, you may get more dirt in than normal.

If you have mice or water leaks which are in the ducts, then it becomes another matter and could become expensive.

For the average house, the EPA does not promote the idea of cleaning air ducts.

http://www.epa.gov/iaq/pubs/airduct.html

“if the guy doesn’t show up at your house with a big vaccum truck he isn’t legit”

Remember, size does not matter, it is how you use it. ;-)

Why don’t they warn everyone about the guy ,and sometimes girl, who sit by Superstore with their “will work for food signs” Then after they have collected the money and free food for the day, from people who genuinely believe they are helping, they get on their parked car and drive away while chatting on their cell phone.

Duct cleaning? I just spray my cat with Endust and put him in a duct and after overdosing him on catnip I let him go. Superb job.

Harb: LOL.

Gus: “If one has a filter installed and cleaned out twice a year or replaced, then the only dirt that will be in the ducts should be the dirt which was heavy enough to fall into the floor grilles”

True, in general. But there are numerous grades of air filter available, from the cheap one that will stop only a moth or bull dust bunny, to those that are more expensive, have extended surface area plus a relatively fine gauze type media. The latter are better of course, but still, there is a certain amount of fine dust that gets through and settles in the ducts over a period of time.
Most important, after a proper cleaning from a legitimate company, install one of the better filters, check it once a month, vacuum it off or replace it as needed.
Remember, the more the filter loads up, the more efficient it becomes.
metalman.