I work as a dispatch person for a local Heating & A/C repair shop plus I think I have heard it all.
Whether it is critters in the air duct or little Johnny just poured syrup down the air vent you would not believe the types of items people call about, but the other day I got a call from a frantic mom that said her child had taken the cover off the floor vent to make a little house for their current kitten.
I knew immediately what was going to follow. The kitten, being curious as they are, had decided to take a walk in the air duct. It is summer time so I knew that the oil furnace was off despite the fact that I also knew that this could spell trouble for both the kitten plus the Heating & A/C system. Thankfully this customer did not have central air so the system was shut down completely, then my first piece of advice was to try plus coax the kitten out with treats plus I told them that every one of us would send someone out if that didn’t work. An hour later she called back plus said that they hadn’t had any luck. She thought that she heard the kitten anywhere in the lines in the basement. Her child was crying loudly in the background so I told her I could have a professional out in just over an hour. The guy I sent said he felt like a hero when he got back to the office because when he opened up the lines plus the little girl saw her kitten she gave him a big hug. These kinds of calls can be interesting plus at least this 1 had a cheerful ending. I don’t think that the little girl will ever open up the floor vents again that is for sure.