Guest guest Posted March 30, 2006 Report Share Posted March 30, 2006 I had a 12 yro air handler and had the fiberboard insulation and that is what I have been told harbors molds and bacteria. Not sure exactly what the new one I had installed is about but it isn't fiberboard and hvac guy said around outside but I'm not all that knowledgeable about hvac but sure had to learn about them the hard way. My air handler was Gross and plenum full of mold and probably bacterias too and the air ducts and insualtion under house and floor joist and still wondering about the walls and under carpet and lino and maybe attic. Thing is if an hvac man comes and does yearly maintenance, they don't look at the plenum where all the air ducts hook up to under my house. They would have to unseal an air duct to look inside since my new air ducts are sealed as building codes now require. I'm not sure exactly what part they service and maintain....Just a peek at my only 2 year old coil that was taken out was BLACK inside and I assume that was MOLD and $800 down to the junkyard! The outside part unit has not been replaced yet and will come next and hope not too soon. Hey, lottery started here today in NC so I hope I WIN!!! Oh, I cooked tonight and ate mashed potatoes, green beans and a chicken breast! If I was rich, could hire a chef and maybe I'd eat good everyday!!) Rhonda Rhonda --- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 30, 2006 Report Share Posted March 30, 2006 The plenum, which I only learned this name thru all this crap, is a metal box with my air handler and all the ducts hook up to it. Some call it the air exchanger. I do think the drip pan was inside or something like that from what the hvac guy said. Not sure where it is on the new one. I also had faulty drip line. What more could I ask for! Rhonda > > I hear ya Rhonda, > I love to cook, but for myself, forget it that just seems like a waste to me. > I don't know about HVAC but in an aquarium there is a thing called a plenium. This is an area of un disturbed water under the rock that its sole purpose is to grom bacterias to help level tank chemical. Sounds kind of scary that something like that would be in the HVAC. Sounds like the drip tray under the fridge that no one checks till its spills on the floor... YUCK > Chris... > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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