Retired2010
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The unexpected:
The wife was standing at the kitchen sink looking down at the heating duct register and noticed some debris. I unscrewed the register and was able to scoop up about one cup of sawdust, wood chips, and what I assume was aluminum particles. I wasn't able to get all of it by hand so I got out the shop vac, removed the other three registers and vacuumed as far as the hose would reach between each register. The hose length was shorter than half the distance between the registers, so I doubt I was able to get it all. What I did get was about a quart of debris.
The expected:
I turned on the furnace for the first time, and it set off the smoke detector until the furnace "burned in". I also saw debris blowing out the registers which was probably what I wasn't able to vacuum out.
Does the factory dump or leave debris in the heating duct as a joke, expecting the dealer or me to find it and clean it out, or is it a QC problem?
The wife was standing at the kitchen sink looking down at the heating duct register and noticed some debris. I unscrewed the register and was able to scoop up about one cup of sawdust, wood chips, and what I assume was aluminum particles. I wasn't able to get all of it by hand so I got out the shop vac, removed the other three registers and vacuumed as far as the hose would reach between each register. The hose length was shorter than half the distance between the registers, so I doubt I was able to get it all. What I did get was about a quart of debris.
The expected:
I turned on the furnace for the first time, and it set off the smoke detector until the furnace "burned in". I also saw debris blowing out the registers which was probably what I wasn't able to vacuum out.
Does the factory dump or leave debris in the heating duct as a joke, expecting the dealer or me to find it and clean it out, or is it a QC problem?