I have a fifth wheel RV. Recently I've had a mouse invasion I live out in the country so field mice isn't uncommon but they got in my duct work. The RV place said that they don't clean them and to just get a air compressor and Lysol and that should work. I smell It when I run the AC what do I do?
No need for an air compressor. Just use a leaf blower.
I had a dead one in my heat ducts, and tried everything, and that finally blew it and a bunch of dirt out. Just be ready to clean the trailer afterwards.
The mouse is dead it's been dead. I just need to rent a air compressor. I will after I get back from my vacation in colorado. I just wish there was a easier way.
JJBIRISH wrote: If they were in the heat ducts they had a runway to the heat exchanger… cleaning the duct (heating or cooling) that had mice can be difficult to impossible… but the best way I know to do it is to fish a cord through it then tie cleaning rags to the middle of the cord pulling the cleaning rags back and forth in the duct… the best way to inspect the damage and cleaning is to become friendly with a plumber that has a camera that can be run in the duct…
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I had a bottle of liquid tank deodorizer bust and run down the heating ducts. I used string and rags to clean the ducts.
Calling a plumber is a good idea, their cameras are designed for tight spaces.
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PansyLou wrote: I have a fifth wheel RV. Recently I've had a mouse invasion I live out in the country so field mice isn't uncommon but they got in my duct work. The RV place said that they don't clean them and to just get a air compressor and Lysol and that should work. I smell It when I run the AC what do I do?
You may want to read this: http://www.cdc.gov/hantavirus/hps/
Mice invaded the engine area of our Class-C when we were in FL this past winter. The smell is nauseating. We plan to use something like Gunk, Sudsy Ammonia or Pine Cleaner, then hosing the engine off.
But down in the vents... can you safely spray water down them? How else can you get the mouse urine and feces out of them?
If it's a dead one you are smelling, it will eventually dry and stop stinking. I have no idea how you would clean it, but I would start with some Lysol or bleach. Pine Oil Cleaner (commercial mixture) is a wonderful deodorizer/ bacterial cleaner that would help cover any bad odors if left sitting open in the area.
If they were in the heat ducts they had a runway to the heat exchanger… cleaning the duct (heating or cooling) that had mice can be difficult to impossible… but the best way I know to do it is to fish a cord through it then tie cleaning rags to the middle of the cord pulling the cleaning rags back and forth in the duct… the best way to inspect the damage and cleaning is to become friendly with a plumber that has a camera that can be run in the duct…
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I called professionals and they said that they cannot do RV's so I just need ideas. They were in my heating but we cleared as much as we could and we are okay.
Wow that does not sound good. Since I've never had a mouse I don't have a personal way to do the job, but may need to taked to a professional that does these things in houses. Are they only in your A/C ducts and not your heater.? Good luck.
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