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 HVAC Cleaning Across Farmington Hills
HVAC cleaning in Farmington Hills typically runs $450-$850 for a full system cleaning on a 3,000 sq ft colonial, depending on how many systems your home has and the condition of the duct board. Most jobs take one day, and you get a written price before any panel comes off. We know the houses here: the 1965-1990 buildout, the long trunk lines over finished basements, the three-car garage returns that pull exhaust into the system. CleanRun Air Duct Cleaning has been documenting this work since 2013, and every job ends with photos of the inside of your ducts, before and after. Call (806) 606-6902 for a written estimate.
Why CleanRun Air Duct Cleaning Is Farmington Hills’s Preferred HVAC Cleaning Company
Farmington Hills homeowners tend to research before they call. They want to see the price in writing, know what equipment is being used, and get proof the work actually happened. That’s the only way we operate. Our HVAC Cleaning crews photograph every duct run before and after, including the trunk lines most contractors skip in large colonials off 12 Mile and Halsted. The photo record is part of the standard job file, not an upsell.
Tomas Reyes, who leads CleanRun, built the company in 2013 around a simple observation: the industry was full of $79 coupons and shop-vac jobs that never touched the real problem. In Farmington Hills, the real problem is often the original fiberglass duct board from the 1970s and 80s, delaminating after decades of Michigan heating cycles. Our technicians are trained to identify that failure mode on camera, not just to run a brush through and call it done.
Every technician is background-checked and uniformed under Haven Standard Clause 3: Verified Crews. Our license is published on the page, not buried in a footer. We carry Rotobrush and Nikro source-removal equipment, and we name those brands so you can look them up before agreeing to a price. Response time to Farmington Hills is coordinated from the Detroit metro office, and scheduling runs weekday and Saturday.
Our HVAC Cleaning Services in Farmington Hills
Evaporator Coil Cleaning
A dirty evaporator coil in a Farmington Hills home means your AC works harder through humid Oakland County summers, and it can drive condensation into the duct liner below. We clean coils by hand where accessible, using coil-safe cleaners that do not etch the aluminum fins. The coil is photographed before and after; you can see the difference. Most homeowners here have never had the coil cleaned since the furnace was installed.
Blower Cleaning
The blower motor is the last mechanical stop before air enters your supply runs. On homes off Farmington Road and Grand River, we routinely find blower wheels caked with a quarter-inch of compressed dust and fiberglass fibers shed from aging duct board. A dirty blower works against the efficiency of your entire system. We remove the blower assembly, clean the wheel and housing, and show you the before photos so you can see what was moving through your air.
Condenser Cleaning
Your outdoor condenser sits in pollen, grass clippings, and cottonwood season for about five months a year in southeast Michigan. We clean condenser fins and check the surrounding clearance, because a choked condenser drives head pressure up and can shorten compressor life. This is not part of a standard HVAC cleaning in most companies; we include it as a scoped line item with its own written price. If your condenser is older and losing fin integrity, we tell you, and we show you the photos.
Air Handler Cleaning
In Farmington Hills basements, the air handler is often mounted horizontally above a drop ceiling or positioned at the end of a long trunk run through a finished space. The return side of an air handler can accumulate years of drywall dust from basement finishing projects, especially in homes where renovations happened without sealing off return registers. We clean the handler interior, the filter rack, and the transition plenums with negative-pressure extraction from our Rotobrush and Abatement Technologies equipment. This is the work you cannot see without a camera; we send you the camera images.
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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 service and clean systems built around American Standard, Carrier, Lennox, Trane, and Rheem equipment, and we also work on older Williamson and Sears-era furnaces still running in some 1960s ranches here. We use-source removal equipment from Rotobrush, Nikro, and Abatement Technologies, plus Honeywell filtration components when the job calls for a media cabinet or Aprilaire-style filter upgrade. We do not sell you a filter package you do not need, but if your 1978 duct board is shedding into the air handler, we will recommend a Honeywell media filter as part of the fix, with a written price line for it.
Common HVAC Cleaning Problems We See in Farmington Hills Homes
- Delaminating fiberglass duct board. Homes built between 1965 and 1990 often used fiberglass-lined duct board for trunk lines. After 35-60 years of heating cycles, the liner breaks down and sheds fibers into supply registers. A basic brush cleaning never addresses this; it requires source removal and, in many cases, duct-board replacement.
- Long trunk lines in large colonials and executive ranches. A 3,500 sq ft colonial between 8 Mile and 14 Mile typically has 40-60 feet of main trunk plus branching runs through multiple finished zones. Under-equipped contractors skip sections they cannot easily reach. We camera-inspect every accessible run and photograph the full path, including elbows and transitions.
- Three-car garage returns drawing in particulate. Many Farmington Hills homes have a return register inside or adjacent to the garage. Vehicle exhaust, lawn chemicals, and humidity pull directly into the system every time the blower runs. Any HVAC cleaning that ignores those runs misses a real contamination source.
- Condensation and mold in basement duct runs. Humid summers cause condensation inside poorly insulated basement duct work, especially where cool AC air passes through warm, finished basements. Mold blooms inside the liner, but standard cleanings never address the liner itself. We inspect for moisture, document it with photos, and give you a written scope for fixing the actual problem.
Pricing for HVAC Cleaning in Farmington Hills, MI
A single-system HVAC cleaning in Farmington Hills typically runs $450-$600 for a standard colonial with one furnace and one AC coil. Larger executive ranches and colonials with two or three systems generally fall between $700 and $1,200, depending on the number of air handlers, coils, and trunk runs. If the duct board is delaminating and requires source removal plus replacement, that is a separate line item, priced in writing before we start, under Haven Standard Clause 1: Written Price Before Any Work Starts.
We price per system, not per vent. A 3,000 sq ft house with three systems gets three separate scopes, because each one has its own trunk line, coil, blower, and return path. That is the honest way to quote it. Call (806) 606-6902 for a written estimate; there is no per-vent bait pricing and the number on the page is the number on the invoice.
We Also Serve Cities Near Farmington Hills
Our HVAC Cleaning in Farmington Hills crews also serve Detroit, Warren, Sterling Heights, and Clinton Township. If you own a larger home in any of these communities, the same written-price policy and photo documentation standard applies. The drive from the Detroit metro office is short, and scheduling for nearby cities runs on the same weekday and Saturday calendar.
Serving Farmington Hills, MI - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Farmington Hills 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 - HVAC Cleaning in Farmington Hills
Look for white or gray fibers around your supply registers, especially in the winter when the furnace runs constantly. You may also notice a musty smell when the blower kicks on. The definitive check is a camera inspection of the trunk line; we include that as part of every HVAC cleaning in Farmington Hills, so you will know before any work is done. If the liner is crumbling, we show you the footage and give you a written scope for source removal and replacement. Call (806) 606-6902 to schedule an inspection.
Because most large colonials here have two or three separate systems, each with its own furnace, coil, blower, and trunk run. A per-vent price hides the fact that a contractor might only clean the first system and call the job done. We price per system, in writing, so you know exactly which air handlers, coils, and trunk runs are covered before we start. That is Haven Standard Clause 1, and it is the only way we have ever quoted work since 2013.
Yes, and in Farmington Hills it is one of the most common contaminant sources we find. When a basement is finished or renovated without sealing off return registers, drywall dust and construction particulate get pulled into the return side and carried through the entire system. The dust settles inside duct liner, especially in older fiberglass-lined duct board, and it keeps circulating for years. A camera inspection plus negative-pressure cleaning removes it; a basic brush job does not.
It can be. Any return register connected to or located near a garage pulls vehicle exhaust, gasoline vapors, and lawn chemical residue into the HVAC system every time the blower runs. We inspect every return run, including garage-adjacent ones, during an HVAC cleaning in Farmington Hills. If the return is improperly placed or pulling from the garage, we document it and give you a written recommendation for sealing or relocation. Call (806) 606-6902 if you want us to check yours.
You should expect a written scope of work, a written price, and a photo record of every duct run before and after cleaning. At CleanRun, the Documented Photo Record is a standard deliverable on every job, not an add-on. The photos show the inside of the trunk lines, the elbows, the air handler, and the blower motor, so you can verify the work happened without crawling into your own ductwork. The 365-Day Done Right Promise backs the work in writing, not in a marketing brochure.
If your Farmington Hills home still runs original duct board, has long trunk lines through a finished basement, or pulls air through garage-adjacent returns, get a written price and a documented photo record. Call (806) 606-6902 today, or bring a competitor’s written estimate and we will put our own number next to it, free of charge.
Written by Tomas Reyes, Owner at CleanRun Air Duct Cleaning, serving Farmington Hills since 2013.