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 West Haven
HVAC cleaning in West Haven, CT typically runs $425-$780 for a full system clean on a single-furnace home, and the job is finished in a half day. That number covers the evaporator coil, blower, air handler, and duct runs, with a written price agreed before a single panel comes off. We’re CleanRun Air Duct Cleaning, and our HVAC Cleaning crews know the salt-air corrosion and post-Sandy sediment patterns along the shoreline better than anyone. Call (806) 606-6902 and we’ll put a number in writing, not a range, before work starts.
Why CleanRun Air Duct Cleaning Is West Haven’s Preferred HVAC Cleaning Company
West Haven homeowners don’t call us because our trucks are shiny. They call because when a tech opens a return plenum on a 1960s cape cod off Elm Street and finds the evaporator coil coated in a gray, sticky film, they want proof of what’s actually there. We photograph every duct run before and after, so the record shows the coil before we touched it and the same coil after we finished. No other shop we know delivers that as a standard part of the job.
Tomas Reyes, our owner, built the company in 2013 with one rule that hasn’t changed: write the price down before work begins. Every West Haven job, whether it’s a small blower cleaning on a ranch near Forest Road or a full air handler remodel on a split-level off Jones Hill Road, follows the same sequence. Inspection, documentation, written price, then work. The 365-Day Done Right Promise backs every one of those jobs in writing. If the work isn’t right, we make it right. The paperwork says so.
Our crews are background-checked, uniformed, and named before they arrive. That matters in a city where the housing stock dates to the 1910s near the New Haven border and the 1970s along the northern edge, and where a wrong diagnosis on an old system costs real money. We dispatch from the brand’s Hartford office, and we’ve spent enough hours in West Haven’s crawl spaces and attics to know what the salt air does to flex duct.
Our HVAC Cleaning Services in West Haven
Evaporator Coil Cleaning
The evaporator coil sits inside the air handler and does the actual cooling. In West Haven, coils running in homes near the Sound pick up a film that’s part marine salt, part household dust, part mold spore. A dirty coil raises your electric bill and shortens the system’s life. We clean coils using professional-grade source removal and coil-safe cleaning agents, then photograph the result. Typical evaporator coil cleaning in West Haven runs $180-$310 as part of a full system clean or $240-$380 standalone.
Blower Cleaning
Blower motors move air across the coil and through the duct runs. In West Haven’s coastal climate, blower wheels accumulate a sticky gray residue that reduces airflow and forces the motor to work harder. On original equipment in 1950s and 1960s homes, that residue often includes salt spray carried in through unconditioned crawl spaces. We pull the blower assembly, clean the wheel and housing, and verify the motor amperage before reinstalling. Blower cleaning in West Haven runs $120-$200 standalone, less when paired with a full clean.
Condenser Cleaning
The condenser is the outside unit, and along Beach Street and Captain Thomas Boulevard it takes the worst of the salt air. Salt deposits corrode aluminum fins faster than inland systems, reducing heat exchange efficiency. We clean condenser coils and check for corrosion damage from salt exposure, then document the condition so you can track it over time. Condenser cleaning in West Haven typically runs $110-$180.
Air Handler Cleaning
The air handler is the heart of the system for West Haven homes built with forced-air retrofits, especially those multi-family properties near the New Haven line that were never designed for ducted HVAC. Inside the handler, we clean the blower housing, interior surfaces, drain pan, and coil compartment. We also check for rust perforation, a real issue in original galvanized units that have spent decades in humid, salt-laden air. Air handler cleaning in West Haven runs $200-$360 depending on access and unit condition.
What happens when you call
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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 work on systems from Honeywell, Aprilaire, and Abatement Technologies, and we use Guardsman and Rotobrush equipment on the cleaning side. That means your Honeywell air cleaner and Aprilaire humidifier get cleaned with tools rated for the job, not a shop vac and a drill brush. We carry common parts for West Haven’s older stock, so a blower wheel or coil guard for a 1960s-era system doesn’t mean waiting a week for a regional supplier. If your system uses a brand we haven’t named, ask. We service most major residential equipment and we’ll tell you plainly if we don’t.
Common HVAC Cleaning Problems We See in West Haven Homes
- Rust-through on original galvanized trunks. Homes built in the 1950s through 1970s often still have their original sheet metal duct runs. Decades of Long Island Sound salt air create pinhole rust that lets crawl space air bypass the filter entirely and coat the evaporator coil with marine grime. Cleaning is part of the fix; sealing the runs is the rest.
- Post-Sandy residue in flood-zone air handlers. Along Captain Thomas Boulevard and Beach Street, storm surge in 2012 pushed salt water and sediment into below-grade mechanical systems. Many homeowners cleaned the finished basement and never opened the duct system. The registers looked fine. The air handler told a different story. We’ve pulled flex runs saturated with a layered contamination that didn’t exist before Sandy.
- Crushed flex in attic and crawl space runs. West Haven’s post-WWII housing stock means unconditioned spaces above and below living areas. Flex duct gets crushed by storage, by rodents, by age. A crushed run reduces airflow and, in West Haven, invites humid outside air into the system. That humidity then feeds mold on the coil and liner.
- Premature filter clogging from salt-laden dust. Filters rated MERV 8 and above load up faster in West Haven than in Hamden or Orange because the airborne dust carries salt particles. A filter that should last 90 days is dirty in 45, and every day over that reduces airflow and stresses the blower.
Pricing for HVAC Cleaning in West Haven, CT
Here are honest numbers. Full HVAC cleaning on a single-furnace home with up to 12 duct runs in West Haven runs $425-$780. That includes the evaporator coil, blower, air handler, and all accessible supply and return runs. Homes with two systems or older construction with difficult access (tight crawl spaces near the shore, retrofitted multi-family units) run $650-$1,100. If we find crushed flex or significant rust-through, sealing and repair work is quoted separately, in writing, before we do it. You know the price before a single panel comes off. That’s Haven Standard Clause 1. Call (806) 606-6902 and we’ll give you a written number, not a ballpark.
We Also Serve Cities Near West Haven
We work across the shoreline and into the inland towns. If you’re in West Haven, you’re already covered. We also serve East Haven, New Haven, Milford, and Hamden, with the same written pricing rule and the same photo documentation on every job.
Serving West Haven, CT - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the West Haven 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 West Haven
West Haven sits directly on Long Island Sound, which means the air moving through your unconditioned crawl space carries salt moisture that Orange simply doesn’t get. That salt accelerates rust perforation in galvanized ductwork and shortens the life of unsealed flex duct. A 1960s trunk that’s still serviceable in Orange may be perforated in West Haven. We see this pattern consistently, and it’s why we photograph every duct run we open. If rust-through is found, we quote the sealing repair separately and in writing before any work begins. Call (806) 606-6902 to have your system inspected.
Yes. We’ve done exactly that along Captain Thomas Boulevard and Beach Street. The issue is that floodwater carries sediment and organic material into the air handler and flex duct, where it dries and becomes a recurring source of particles. Cleaning requires source removal, not just vacuuming the registers. We use agitation tools under negative pressure to extract the material, then sanitize the interior surfaces. The photo record you receive shows what was actually inside before we started. Call (806) 606-6902 for a written estimate.
We document it, photograph it, and quote the repair separately in writing. We don’t clean around a crushed run and call the job done. A disconnected return pulls unconditioned crawl space air into the system, which in West Haven means salt-laden air hit the coil. We reconnect and seal the run, replace flex that’s beyond saving, and only then proceed with cleaning. The repair quote comes before any work starts. Call (806) 606-6902 to schedule an inspection.
Worth cleaning if the metal is structurally sound. We check for rust perforation during the inspection, because a clean duct with pinhole rust still pulls contaminated air into the system. Where the galvanized trunk is solid, we clean it and seal accessible joints. Where it’s perforated, replacement or sealing is the only honest recommendation, and we’ll show you photos of the rust before we say a word about cost. The decision is yours, based on evidence. Call (806) 606-6902 and we’ll show you what’s actually there.
That film is salt-laden dust mixed with high-humidity air, a combination specific to West Haven’s position on the Sound. The salt attracts moisture, which makes the dust sticky, and it builds up on the blower wheel, housing, and coil. Inland towns like Hamden see dry dust. West Haven sees a gray paste that reduces airflow and raises motor temperatures. We remove it during a blower cleaning and document the result. A blower cleaning in West Haven runs $120-$200 standalone. Call (806) 606-6902 to get a written price.
Written by Tomas Reyes, Owner at CleanRun Air Duct Cleaning, serving West Haven since 2013.