Can you clean your own air ducts, I wandered after seeing a shocking sight in the ductwork. The answer turned out to be yes, and I show how I did it the first time in this segment of my DIY Air Duct Cleaning Tools series. The air quality in the house improved significantly after this cleaning. There was a lot of dust, debris, and a little mold to be removed. I made an air whip (which I improve upon during part 2) to sweep up the mess and a do-it-yourself negative air machine/duct vacuum to suck the dust and most of the debris out. The original duct vacuum I used in this video is too weak to pull out the heaviest debris, but it was strong enough to pull all the debris to a duct opening where I could then vacuum out what remained with a shop vac. I make a much more powerful negative air machine in part 3 of the series. Some more aggressive cleaning tools are made and tested in parts 5, 6, and 7. The parts for the air whip and leaf blower powered duct vacuum are listed below. I receive a commission from some of the links in the description. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

Air Whip Parts:

- Reducer, 1/2" NPT male to 1/4" NPT female : https://amzn.to/3OxryMs

- Threaded PVC Cap, 1/2", schedule 40 : https://amzn.to/3Su2XJz

- Standard Aquarium Air Line : https://amzn.to/3TRl4ex


Negative Air Machine Parts :

- Leaf Blower model I used : https://amzn.to/3vrqliS

- Flexible ducting, 6" dia. x 25ft. : https://amzn.to/3RNf448


Gloves I wear : https://amzn.to/3xDggRd


Links to my DIY Air Duct Cleaning Tools series :

Link to part 2, Making Air Whips for Duct Cleaning -    • DIY Air Duct Cleaning Tools, part 2 -...  

Link to part 3, DIY Negative Air Machines -    • DIY Air Duct Cleaning Tools, part 3 -...  

Link to part 4, DIY Skipper Hose for Whips -    • DIY Air Duct Cleaning Tools, part 4 -...  

Link to part 5, DIY Wire Duct Brush for a Drill -    • DIY Air Duct Cleaning Tools, part 5 -...  

Link to part 6, DIY Duct Brushes for Drills -    • DIY Air Duct Cleaning Tools, part 6 -...  

Link to part 7, Air Whips with Brush Tips -    • DIY Air Duct Cleaning Tools, part 7 -...  

Links to how I made individual DIY Air Whips for Duct Cleaning :

DIY Air Whip, with Dual Whip Hoses -    • DIY Air Whip for Duct Cleaning - How ...  

Small DIY Air Whip for Delicate Flex Duct -    • DIY Air Whip for Flexible Duct Cleani...  

Making an Air Whip with Brush Tips -    • DIY Air Whip with Brush Tips for Meta...  

Large DIY Rubber Air Whip -    • Large DIY Air Whip for Duct Cleaning ...  

Simple DIY Air Whip, Assembles Quickly -    • Simple DIY Air Whip for Duct Cleaning...  

Links for how I made individual DIY Air Duct Cleaning Brushes :

DIY Broom Bristle Brush for Drill -    • DIY Air Duct Cleaning Brush for Drill...  

Wire Brush for Drill -    • DIY Air Duct Cleaning Wire Brush for ...  

Hand Operated Duct Cleaning Brush -    • How I made a Duct Cleaning Brush Tool  


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