Whole-system duct and dryer vent check with before-and-after photos - you see exactly what came out of your vents
That "$99 whole-house special" is a bait ad - the real number appears once they are in your hallway, or the "clean" is a shop-vac at the register. We photograph the inside of your ducts before and after instead.
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AfterFast, Reliable Air Duct Cleaning Across San Antonio
Air duct cleaning in San Antonio typically costs between $380 and $650 for a full system on an average 2,000-square-foot home, and most jobs finish in four to six hours. That’s the honest range, written down before a single panel comes off. If you’ve noticed dust settling on furniture a day after you wipe it down, or your allergies spike the moment the AC kicks on, your ductwork is carrying more than conditioned air. Call our San Antonio office at (806) 606-6902 and we’ll give you a written price, not a phone estimate that changes when the truck pulls up.
We work in San Antonio every week, from the older grid neighborhoods inside Loop 410 to the sprawling subdivisions pushing toward Converse and Helotes. Our crews know what hides inside ductwork that has spent 30 summers baking in an attic. That’s the difference between a real cleaning and a vacuum noise performance.
Why CleanRun Air Duct Cleaning Is San Antonio’s Preferred Air Duct Cleaning Company
CleanRun Air Duct Cleaning is independently owned and operated under the Haven Standard, and we’ve been running crews since 2013. Every job starts with a written price, under Haven Standard Clause 1. Not a range you hear over the phone and then watch double. A number on paper, before work starts.
Tomas Reyes leads our San Antonio operation, and the standard he set from the first job still holds: photograph every duct run before and after, and hand the customer the record. That Documented Photo Record is not an upsell. It’s the standard deliverable. You see the inside of your return plenum before we touch it, and you see it when we’re done. If a competitor’s crew won’t show you that, ask yourself what they’re doing in there.
We answer the phone with a live person, 24/7. Our technicians are background-checked, uniformed, and identified by name before they step inside your home, per Haven Standard Clause 3. And our 365-Day Done Right Promise is written into every job record. If the work isn’t right, we make it right. That promise has nothing to do with a manager’s mood.
Our Air Duct Cleaning Services in San Antonio
Residential Duct Cleaning
Most San Antonio homes run the AC nine to ten months out of the year. That means your ductwork barely gets a rest. We run negative-pressure extraction with HEPA filtration on every residential job, pulling out what years of continuous cooling have deposited. The equipment comes from Rotobrush and Abatement Technologies. You can look up those names before we ever walk in the door.
Commercial Duct Cleaning
Offices, clinics, and retail spaces along Loop 410 and the newer commercial strips east of US 281 deal with a different volume of occupancy and a lot more foot traffic dust. We clean supply and return duct runs in commercial buildings during off-hours so you don’t lose a business day. The same written price rule applies. No per-vent games, no surprise line items.
Supply Duct Cleaning
Supply ducts carry conditioned air from your air handler to every register. In San Antonio homes built from the 1970s through the 2000s, those supply runs are often flex duct laid across a 150-degree attic. Sagging, kinked, and crushed runs are common. We clean what’s there, and if a run has collapsed, we tell you and show you the camera footage. Cleaning around a failed run doesn’t fix airflow.
Return Duct Cleaning
The return side pulls air back from your rooms into the blower. In San Antonio, that’s where the worst of the caliche dust and cedar pollen ends up. We focus on return plenums and filter boxes because we’ve watched them fill with a gritty, compacted layer that starves the blower motor. A return duct that’s carrying a decade of South Texas particulate is working against your whole system. Air Duct Cleaning without addressing the return side is half a job.
Video Inspection
We don’t guess what’s inside your ducts. We run a camera into the runs before we clean and after. That video inspection is part of the job record. You see exactly what was in there: a 3-inch debris build-up at the first elbow, a disconnected joint above the upstairs hallway, a return box packed tight with fine gray powder. That’s what the photo record documents.
Full System Cleaning
A full system clean covers supply runs, return runs, the main trunk, and the plenums. For most San Antonio homes, especially older ones that have gone years without service, this is what we recommend. It’s the only way to remove the layered accumulation and restore proper airflow. And the price is written before we start.
What happens when you call
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A real person answersNo phone trees - you reach a local pro.
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You get an upfront price rangeHonest numbers before anyone is dispatched.
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A background-checked tech heads outLicensed & insured, dispatched right away.
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You approve before work beginsNothing starts until you say go.
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We run professional-grade equipment from Rotobrush, Nikro, and Abatement Technologies, and we install filtration components from Honeywell, Aprilaire, and Guardsman when a system needs an upgrade. If you’re in San Antonio researching duct cleaning, you’ve probably seen the ads. What you may not have seen is the gear. We name the tools because you have the right to verify what’s being used in your home before agreeing to a price.
Common Air Duct Cleaning Problems We See in San Antonio Homes
- Cedar pollen and caliche dust compaction: Ashe juniper pollen from December through February falls so heavily that the air turns yellow, and residents seal windows and run the HVAC nonstop. That pollen combines with fine caliche dust from construction along the 1604 corridor to form a dense, gritty layer inside return boxes. The result is restricted airflow and a blower motor that runs hot and fails early.
- Sagging and disconnected flex duct: In the slab-on-grade homes built off US 281 and Loop 1604 from the 1970s to the 2000s, the original flex ductwork has spent decades in attics that hit 150°F and higher in summer. The vinyl outer layer degrades, the inner liner sags, and joints separate. Conditioned air leaks into the attic while attic dust gets pulled into the system.
- Decades-old debris in retrofitted pre-WWII homes: Neighborhoods like Monte Vista, Mahncke Park, and the King William district have homes with original central-air conversions from decades ago. The duct runs were improvised to fit spaces never designed for central air. That means sharp elbows, odd transitions, and plenty of places for debris to sit undisturbed for years.
- Neglected rental systems near JBSA-Lackland: Zip codes like 78245, 78227, and 78250 have high tenant turnover, with military families rotating out on PCS orders every two to three years. Maintenance gets deferred, and ductwork goes a decade or more without cleaning. By the time we open those systems, there’s often mold from summer condensation layered over years of pollen and dust.
Pricing for Air Duct Cleaning in San Antonio, TX
Here’s the honest math for San Antonio. A full-system residential cleaning on a 1,500 to 2,500 square foot home runs $380 to $650. Smaller homes or partial cleanings start around $280. Larger homes, homes with two air handlers, or systems with heavy contamination can reach $800 to $1,100. Commercial jobs are quoted by square footage and system size.
What moves the price is access, system size, and the condition of the ductwork. A clean, well-sealed system in a newer home is straightforward. A 1980s flex duct job with collapsed runs and a packed return plenum takes longer and may require sealing work on top of the cleaning. We put every number in writing before work begins. No per-vent pricing, no bait-and-switch. If you bring a competitor’s written estimate, we’ll put our own number next to it, free of charge. That’s the Free Second Opinion, and it’s not a sales trick. It’s how confident we are in our pricing.
We Also Serve Cities Near San Antonio
Our crews cover Converse, Schertz, Cibolo, and New Braunfels regularly. If you’re in one of those communities, the same written-price rule applies. We coordinate scheduling and dispatch from our San Antonio office, so you’re not getting handed off to a distant call center. For the full picture on what we do, see our Air Duct Cleaning in San Antonio overview.
Serving San Antonio, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the San Antonio area and know this community well. Use the map below to see our service coverage - if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
FAQs - Air Duct Cleaning in San Antonio
San Antonio’s Ashe juniper pollen load from December through February is among the heaviest in the country, and because residents seal up their homes and run the HVAC continuously during those months, that pollen gets pulled directly into the return ducts. In a city like Houston with higher humidity and a shorter cooling season, the debris is lighter and more organic. Here, the pollen combines with caliche dust to form a dense, compacted layer that a basic vacuum pass won’t remove. That’s why we run full source removal with negative pressure and HEPA filtration on San Antonio jobs. If your allergies have been brutal this year, your ducts may be holding the evidence. Call (806) 606-6902 and we’ll show you the inside of your system.
Yes. Homes in Monte Vista and Mahncke Park were mostly built before central air was standard, so their ductwork was retrofitted into spaces not designed for it. Runs are often shorter and tighter, with sharp bends and awkward transitions where debris catches and sits for decades. Newer suburban homes have longer, more predictable runs but often suffer from flex duct degradation in hot attics. The cleaning approach is the same, but older homes require more camera inspection work to find the problem spots before cleaning begins. We don’t charge extra for that inspection. It’s part of the job record.
The most common problem is separated or collapsed flex duct joints. The original flex duct in those homes has baked in attic heat for 20 to 40 years. The plastic outer liner cracks, the wire coil inside loses tension, and the connections at the boot pull apart. That means your blower is pushing conditioned air into the attic while pulling attic dust into the return side. We found exactly this in a 1980s slab-on-grade home off Loop 1604 near Stone Oak: flex runs sagging from heat, a return plenum compacted by caliche dust and cedar pollen, airflow down to a whisper. We ran the camera, did full source removal with negative pressure and HEPA filtration, sealed the crushed joints, and restored airflow to spec. The fix is often sealing, not just cleaning. We’ll show you what your system needs and quote it in writing.
Yes, and it’s a bigger issue in San Antonio than most homeowners realize. Caliche is calcium carbonate, common in the soil at the edge of the Edwards Plateau. Construction along the Loop 1604 corridor disturbs that fine dust, and it drifts into nearby neighborhoods. Every time your HVAC intake draws air, it pulls that dust into the return side. Over months and years, it compacts into a hard layer in the return plenum. Vacuuming the supply registers won’t touch it. You need source removal on the return side. That’s what our negative-pressure extraction does.
The property owner is responsible for maintaining the HVAC system, including the ductwork. As a tenant, you can ask your landlord or property manager to schedule a cleaning, and you have the right to see the written price and the photo record from whatever company is hired. In practice, many rental homes in the 78245, 78227, and 78250 zip codes go years without cleaning because military tenants rotate out every two to three years and maintenance gets deferred. If your rental’s ducts have never been cleaned and you’re dealing with persistent dust or allergy symptoms, ask your landlord to have the system inspected and cleaned, in writing. And if they need a company that documents everything, we’re happy to provide that.
Get a Written Price for Air Duct Cleaning in San Antonio
We don’t do phone-only estimates that triple when the crew arrives. We put a price in writing, before any work starts, on every job. That’s Haven Standard Clause 1, and it’s the whole point of CleanRun. If you’ve been putting off duct cleaning in San Antonio because you’re not sure what it costs, call (806) 606-6902. We’ll schedule a visit, run the camera, and give you a written price with the photo evidence to back it up. Then you decide.
Written by Tomas Reyes, Owner at CleanRun Air Duct Cleaning, serving San Antonio and the surrounding area.
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