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 Hollywood
HVAC cleaning in Hollywood typically costs between $380 and $760 for a full system on a single-family home, and most jobs are completed in 4 to 7 hours. That range reflects what we see across the flats, the hillside corridors, and the older apartment buildings that define this area. We know Hollywood’s housing stock because we work in it every week, from Beachwood Canyon to the Wilton corridor.
If you live in Hollywood and your system has not been cleaned in the past 5 years, or if you watched the last Griffith Park fire blow ash over your neighborhood, call CleanRun at (806) 606-6902. We are scheduling Hollywood appointments now.
Why CleanRun Air Duct Cleaning Is Hollywood’s Preferred HVAC Cleaning Company
We have served homeowners across Hollywood since our first job in 2013, and the neighborhoods we work in most often are the bungalow courts of East Hollywood, the duplexes around Melrose Hill, and the hillside homes off Beachwood and Laurel Canyon. Homeowners in this area research before they call. They want a written price, a documented record, and someone who understands pre-1950s ductwork. That is exactly what we deliver.
Tomas Reyes runs our crews, and he has walked more Hollywood crawl spaces than he cares to count. He knows what a 1930s sheet-metal return looks like after a decade of Santa Ana dust and two fire seasons. Our customers can see every run photographed before and after we work, and every job includes a written scope and a written 365-Day Done Right Promise. No manager approval. No vague assurance.
Every technician who enters a Hollywood home is background-checked, uniformed, and identified by name before arrival. Haven Standard Clause 3: Verified Crews. Our HVAC Cleaning team operates with HEPA-filtered negative-pressure extraction, because the dense fine-ash loads in hillside ducts need more than a shop vac.
Our HVAC Cleaning Services in Hollywood
Evaporator Coil Cleaning
The evaporator coil sits inside the air handler and does the actual cooling. In Hollywood, these coils collect grime faster than most of LA because Santa Ana winds drive dry particulates through outdoor intakes at high velocity. A coated coil loses efficiency and can ice over in the middle of a heat wave. We clean the coil in place when accessible, or remove it for deeper cleaning when buildup is severe. Typical cost in Hollywood runs $180 to $320.
Blower Cleaning
The blower wheel moves air through the entire system. When it gets caked with dust and ash, the motor works harder and can overheat. In older Hollywood homes, we frequently find blowers that have not been pulled and cleaned since the unit was installed, sometimes 20 years ago. We remove the blower assembly, clean the wheel blades and housing, and check the motor bearings. A blower cleaning in Hollywood generally runs $150 to $280 as part of a full system cleaning.
Condenser Cleaning
The condenser is the outdoor unit. Hollywood’s hillside lots mean these units often sit near brush, on steep pads, or behind locked gates. Ash, pollen, and wind-blown debris clog condenser fins quickly here. We clean the coils, straighten bent fins, and clear the surrounding area so airflow can move. Condenser cleaning in Hollywood typically costs $120 to $220 depending on access and condition.
Air Handler Cleaning
The air handler is the box that houses the coil and blower. In Hollywood’s older buildings, these units are sometimes installed in tight closets or attic spaces with no service clearance. We clean the interior cabinet, drain pan, and condensate line, and check for rust or microbial growth. Air handler cleaning in Hollywood runs $200 to $400, and it is the service most likely to reveal other problems, like disconnected ducts or pest intrusion.
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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We work on systems from Honeywell, Aprilaire, and Guardsman among others, and our equipment roster includes Nikro and Abatement Technologies HEPA-filtered negative-air machines. For Hollywood customers with rooftop package units serving the hillside homes, we carry common filters, contactors, and condensate components on the truck. That means fewer follow-up visits and less time waiting for parts. If your system uses a specialty control board or an older Aprilaire media cabinet, we can usually source replacement parts within one to two business days through our Los Angeles supply network.
Common HVAC Cleaning Problems We See in Hollywood Homes
After twelve years of working in this city, certain failures show up on repeat. Here is what we actually find behind the returns and inside the plenums:
- Asbestos-wrapped duct insulation on pre-1950s systems. Hollywood’s 1920s and 1930s bungalows and apartment buildings often have original duct wrap that contains asbestos. If a technician starts agitating that material during cleaning without testing first, fibers can release into the living space. We test suspect wrap before touching it. That step is non-negotiable on this page’s service.
- Baked-on ash from Griffith Park fire events. After brush fires, smoke enters rooftop intakes on hillside homes and the fine gray-black particulate bakes onto duct walls once the system cools. This is not loose dust you can brush out. It requires HEPA-filtered negative-pressure extraction, and flatland LA crews almost never see this failure pattern.
- Crushed or disconnected duct runs in crawl spaces. The older homes off Beachwood and Canyon Drive sit on piers with crawl spaces that have been worked on over and over. Plumbers, electricians, and cable installers move ducts aside and sometimes do not reconnect them. We find runs crushed under the house, disconnected at the plenum, or torn open. Cleaning is only part of the fix. Those gaps must be sealed or the dust comes right back.
- Deteriorating flex duct insulation in Santa Ana conditions. The extremely low relative humidity during Santa Ana events, often below 10%, desiccates older flex-duct internal lining. It starts to shed. Homeowners in the flats near Melrose Hill and East Hollywood see this as a fine gray dust coating registers and vents even when the house is closed up. We replace the deteriorated sections when we find them.
Last month our crew worked a 1930s Spanish Colonial Revival bungalow court off Beachwood Canyon. The original uninsulated sheet-metal supply and return ducts were caked with fine gray-black ash from the previous fall’s Griffith Park fire. We ran a camera inspection, found two crushed runs under the crawl space, performed source removal with HEPA-filtered negative pressure, and sealed the disconnected joints. The sealing was the real fix. Without it, the odor and particulate would have returned within weeks.
Pricing for HVAC Cleaning in Hollywood, CA
Here is what we charge in Hollywood, as plainly as we can put it. A single-system cleaning on a typical single-family home in this area runs $380 to $520. That covers the air handler, evaporator coil, blower, all accessible duct runs, supply registers, and the return. Larger hillside homes with long, convoluted duct runs, common in the Hollywood Hills and along Mulholland-adjacent streets, run $550 to $760 because of access time and the number of runs involved.
Asbestos testing on suspect wrap, when needed, adds $90 to $150 per sample sent to a certified lab. Duct sealing work, when we find disconnections or crushed runs, is quoted as a separate written line item before we start anything. You will see the number before a single panel comes off. That is Haven Standard Clause 1: Written Price Before Any Work Starts.
If you already have a written estimate from another company, bring it to us. We will put our number next to theirs in writing, free of charge. Call (806) 606-6902 and tell us what you are seeing in your system.
We Also Serve Cities Near Hollywood
While this page is for Hollywood residents, our crews regularly take appointments in the surrounding metro. We serve homeowners in Los Angeles, San Diego, San Jose, and San Francisco with the same documented photo record and written pricing on every job. If you are just outside Hollywood and wondering whether we make the drive, the answer is usually yes.
Serving Hollywood, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Hollywood 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 Hollywood
Yes, if your home was built before 1950 and the ducts are wrapped in a loose, fibrous, gray-white insulation, you need lab testing before anyone agitates that material. In Hollywood, the bungalow courts, Craftsman duplexes, and Art Deco apartment buildings that define much of the housing stock predate the mid-century ban on asbestos-containing duct wrap. Testing costs $90 to $150 per sample, and we handle the collection and lab submission. If the test comes back positive, we work with a licensed abatement contractor to remove the wrap before we clean. Call (806) 606-6902 and we can walk you through whether your system looks like a candidate.
You can schedule cleaning as soon as the air quality index returns to reasonable levels and the smoke has cleared from your neighborhood, typically within one to three weeks after the fire event. The ash that entered your rooftop intakes does not go anywhere on its own. It sits on duct walls and gets re-suspended every time the system cycles. In the Hollywood Hills corridors near Beachwood Canyon and Laurel Canyon, we see buildup dense enough to require HEPA-filtered extraction rather than basic brush cleaning. The sooner you clean, the less the fine particulate gets ground into the coil and blower.
In older Hollywood homes, persistent dust right after a cleaning usually means the ducts have gaps, disconnections, or crushed runs that pull in unfiltered attic or crawl space air. Cleaning removes the existing debris but does not fix the leak. The bungalow courts and 1920s-era homes in this area often have original sheet-metal ducts that have shifted over decades of pier settling and retrofit work. We identify these failures with a camera inspection and seal or replace the affected runs. That is the part that actually stops the dust from returning.
Yes. Long hillside runs are some of the most difficult duct work in Los Angeles to access, but we work them regularly. These homes, especially the steep-lot builds above Franklin and Hollywood Boulevard, often have ducts that snake through tight attic knees and hard-to-reach crawl spaces. Extended access time is a real cost factor, which is why hillside cleaning runs higher, generally $550 to $760. Our equipment includes flexible camera snakes and HEPA-filtered negative-air machines sized for long commercial-grade runs. We have never met a Hollywood hillside duct we could not get a camera through.
Yes, individual apartment units can be cleaned when they have their own air handler or fan coil unit and their own duct branch lines. In a 1930s Art Deco building, the systems are often original or early retrofits, and individual unit access is usually possible through the unit’s existing supply and return registers. If the building has a shared central duct system rather than per-unit systems, the cleaning scope changes and the HOA or property owner will need to approve the building-wide work. Call (806) 606-6902 and describe your building’s setup. We can tell you what is physically possible before anyone comes out.
Key Takeaways for Hollywood Homeowners:
- Full HVAC cleaning in Hollywood runs $380 to $760 depending on system size and access.
- Pre-1950s duct wrap must be tested for asbestos before cleaning begins.
- Ash from Griffith Park fire events requires HEPA-filtered extraction, not basic vacuum cleaning.
- Dust that returns quickly after cleaning usually means a disconnected or crushed duct run.
- Every job at CleanRun includes a written price, a documented photo record, and a written 365-Day Done Right Promise.
If your Hollywood home has not had its HVAC system cleaned and inspected in the last five years, or if you know you have original ductwork and you are starting to see dust you cannot explain, call CleanRun Air Duct Cleaning at (806) 606-6902. We will schedule a time, give you a written price before work starts, and show you the inside of every duct run before and after. That is how it works here. No noise. Just documentation.
Written by Tomas Reyes, Owner at CleanRun Air Duct Cleaning, serving Hollywood since 2013.