Starting With a Dusty Mess

Man, my house vents were coughing up dust bunnies bigger than my cat. Turned off the HVAC breaker first - safety goggles on - ain't tryna lose an eye to ancient glitter here.

Tool Setup Struggle

Unboxed the Rotobrush Cleaner, stared at them funky attachments like alien tentacles. Pro tip: screw the vacuum hose FIRST before plugging anything! I learned this after turning my living room into a snow globe of dust. Oops.

• Hooked shop vac to Rotobrush port
• Shoved the flexible rod through registers
• Grabbed duct tape to seal gaps - lazy fix that actually worked

Battle With Gunk Mountains

Triggered the spinny brush thingy and holy mackerel - sounded like a blender full of rocks! Gray puff exploded from the return vent. Got cocky near a bend though - stupid rod jammed tighter than rush hour traffic. Hadta wiggle it like fishing for couch coins.

Pro move? Work in short bursts - 30 sec on, 30 sec off - so the motor wouldn't quit on me. Found petrified Cheerios fused with pink insulation fluff? That explained the mystery crunching noises.

Victory & Aftermath

After wrestling ducts like angry pythons, turned everything back on. Airflow whooshed like a jet engine! Now my thermostat ain't gasping for breath and I'm finding fewer mysterious hairs in my coffee. Best part? My sneezes went from orchestra solos to background noise.