During the Spring months I like to go around the house and disinfect all of the places that usually get missed, however this would include the air vents and the ductwork.
I detach all of the ductwork covers and I place them in a bath of sizzling soapy water.
I like to use Dawn dish detergent. I think it cuts through all of the grease and grime and the Soapy Suds make it easier to disinfect down each 1 of the vents after they have soaked for 30 minutes. I also use a long handled dusting broom to detach all of the dust and dirt inside of the ductwork. The telescoping handle is nearly 9 ft long and I can absolutely get inside of the duct work. It makes myself and others think absolutely organized when I get all of the ductwork and the air vents cleaned. It’s not something I do frequently, but I love the way the house smells when there is Lysol in the scent of every single 1 of the ducts. I was cleaning the duct toil this Spring and I was absolutely surprised to find purple dirt, dust, and lent that did not match anything in the house. The purple dirt and dust was absolutely odd and bizarre. I kept it out of the garbage can until our family could get lake house from school and work. I asked pretty much everyone if they knew what the purple dots could be from and no 1 had an answer. I sincerely still do not think how that purple substance ended up in the ductwork. It has bothered myself and others since I cleaned and that was 5 months ago.