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 Commerce City
HVAC cleaning in Commerce City, CO typically runs $285-$640 for a full system cleaning depending on home size, number of return drops, and whether the evaporator coil needs deep cleaning. Most Commerce City jobs are completed in 3-6 hours, and CleanRun Air Duct Cleaning delivers a written price before any panel comes off, plus a documented photo record of every duct run when our crew leaves. Homeowners along Brighton Blvd, in Reunion, and throughout South Commerce City call (806) 606-6902 when they want the inside of their ductwork photographed, priced, and cleaned without bait-and-switch pricing. We know Commerce City’s systems and its air, and we work here every week.
Why CleanRun Air Duct Cleaning Is Commerce City’s Preferred HVAC Cleaning Company
Our crews service Commerce City regularly, and we’re familiar with the two very different housing stocks here: the 1950s-70s tract homes south of E 72nd Ave with original sheet-metal ductwork, and the denser 2000s-2010s Reunion community north of E 104th Ave where shared dryer vent stacks and compact mechanical closets are the norm. Homeowners in both areas tell us the same thing: they want to see what’s inside the ducts before they pay for cleaning. That’s why every CleanRun job includes a before-and-after photo record of each duct run. Not a stock image. The actual interior of your supply and return lines, photographed by our technician, delivered with your job record.
We operate under the H.A.V.E.N. Standard, and our technicians are background-checked, uniformed, and identified by name before arrival. Haven Standard Clause 1 is the one Commerce City homeowners care about most: a written price before any work starts, every single time. No verbal estimate, no “we’ll see what we find” pricing after the equipment is unloaded. Tomas Reyes founded CleanRun in 2013 around a simple idea: show people the proof, put the price in writing, and stand behind the work. That’s how we’ve handled 52,000+ homes, and it’s how we handle every Commerce City job today.
Our HVAC Cleaning Services in Commerce City
Evaporator Coil Cleaning
In Commerce City, evaporator coils collect the same fine refinery particulate that lands in your ductwork, but with an added problem: the coil’s condensation turns that particulate into a sticky paste that insulates the coil and forces your AC to run longer. In South Commerce City tract homes where the coil sits inside the furnace cabinet, we often find a coating thick enough to reduce airflow by 20-30%. We clean coils with professional-grade equipment from Abatement Technologies and Guardsman, then document the result with photos.
Blower Cleaning
A blower wheel caked with prairie dust and petroleum residue pushes less air through your supply registers. That means longer runtimes, uneven room temperatures, and higher summer electric bills. We pull the blower assembly, clean each fan blade, and reinstall it with a photo record showing exactly what was removed. In Commerce City homes near Brighton Blvd and I-270, our crews regularly scrub a dark, oily film off blower wheels that you won’t see in Denver or Aurora.
Condenser Cleaning
The outdoor condenser sits in the path of Commerce City’s persistent prairie winds, which carry fine agricultural and industrial particulates directly into the coil fins. We clean and flush condenser coils to restore heat exchange, then photograph the before and after. For homeowners in the Reunion area, where units sit close together and high-density construction limits airflow, condenser cleaning is often the difference between an AC system that keeps up in July and one that trips its high-pressure switch.
Air Handler Cleaning
Air handlers in Commerce City housing face two distinct challenges. In older South Commerce City homes, gaps in corroded sheet-metal ductwork pull airborne particulates directly into the air handler cabinet. In Reunion townhomes and condos, restricted mechanical closets make access tight, which is why our crews use compact negative-pressure extraction equipment rather than relying on large truck-mounted vacuums that can’t reach the unit. We clean the blower housing, coil, and condensate pan, then document every step.
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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Our HVAC Cleaning work covers all major equipment brands found in Commerce City homes: Carrier, Trane, Lennox, Goodman, Rheem, and York. We stock common filters, coil cleaners, and access panel hardware for these systems, which shortens turnaround for Commerce City customers. The equipment we use is professional-grade and independently verifiable: Rotobrush, Nikro, Abatement Technologies, Honeywell, Aprilaire, and Guardsman. Before you agree to any price, you can look up every tool that will touch your system.
Common HVAC Cleaning Problems We See in Commerce City Homes
- Dark, oily residue on supply register interiors. In homes near the Suncor refinery, technicians frequently pull duct debris with a sulfur-tinged, oily consistency that points to airborne petroleum particulates. This isn’t household dust, and it accumulates faster than standard residential buildup.
- Corroded sheet-metal ductwork in South Commerce City tract homes. Homes built from the 1950s through the 1970s often retain original ducts that have never been professionally serviced. Alkaline water and arid conditions corrode the metal, creating gaps that pull in outside air and break the negative pressure needed for effective source removal.
- Shared dryer vent stacks in Reunion multi-unit buildings. Clogged shared stacks block exhaust, trip thermal fuses, and leave upper units with elevated humidity. Many have never been cleaned since construction.
- Fine prairie silt in high-density newer construction. Homes in northern Commerce City sit on open plains where persistent winds push fine particulate into air intakes. The region’s low relative humidity keeps those particles suspended long enough to penetrate deep into duct systems before settling.
Pricing for HVAC Cleaning in Commerce City, CO
A full HVAC cleaning in Commerce City typically costs $285-$640. This includes source removal on all accessible supply and return duct runs, blower cleaning, and photo documentation of every run. Evaporator coil cleaning runs $120-$260 on its own. Dryer vent cleaning runs $95-$225, depending on run length and access. Condenser cleaning runs $110-$240. If you have a competitor’s written estimate, bring it to us. Haven Standard Clause 5 covers a Free Second Opinion: we put our number next to theirs, in writing, at no cost to you. Every one of these prices is delivered before work starts, under Haven Standard Clause 1. Your total is written down before a single panel comes off.
How Commerce City’s Air Shapes What We Pull Out of Ducts
Commerce City is home to the Suncor Energy oil refinery on Brighton Blvd, one of the largest refineries in the Rocky Mountain region. The city has a documented history of elevated airborne particulates, petroleum byproducts, and sulfur compounds. What that means for your HVAC system is specific and measurable: technicians servicing homes along the Brighton Blvd and I-270 industrial corridor regularly pull duct debris with a dark, oily, sulfur-tinged residue that is uncommon in neighboring Denver, Aurora, or Thornton. Homeowners who notice an oily or sulfur-like smell from supply registers are smelling that residue. It’s not mold in most cases. It’s industrial particulate that has settled inside the duct system and is recirculating every time the blower runs.
This reality changes the math on cleaning frequency. The standard industry recommendation of every 3-5 years assumes normal household dust. Commerce City homes near the refinery, or downwind of it along the prevailing prairie winds, accumulate buildup noticeably faster. Many health-conscious residents in the Reunion, Derby, and Buffalo Run areas request cleaning every 18-24 months. That’s not an upsell. It’s what the documented photo record shows.
Commerce City’s Housing Stock and What It Means for HVAC Cleaning
Southern Commerce City is dominated by working-class tract homes built from the 1950s through the 1970s. Many of these homes still have original sheet-metal ductwork that has never been professionally serviced. The alkaline water and arid conditions here corrode that metal over decades, creating small gaps and seams that pull outside air into the system. Those gaps do two things: they bring refinery particulates into the duct interior, and they break the negative pressure that effective source removal requires. Cleaning ducts in these homes without first addressing the leaks means you’re pulling dirty air through gaps while trying to clean the interior. Our crews identify and flag those gaps during every South Commerce City job.
In the Reunion master-planned community north of E 104th Ave, the construction is newer but the problems are structural rather than age-related. High-density townhomes and condos share dryer vent stacks, and many of those stacks have never been cleaned since construction. In one Reunion townhome, our crew found a shared dryer vent stack clogged with fine prairie dust and lint, causing airflow restrictions and elevated humidity in the laundry room. Using a Rotobrush system with HEPA filtration and negative pressure, we performed source removal on the lint pathway, restoring stack airflow and eliminating a fire-risk condition common to multi-unit housing there.
We Also Serve Cities Near Commerce City
Our crews cover Commerce City and the surrounding metro: Thornton, Aurora, Westminster, and Denver. If you’re searching for HVAC Cleaning in Commerce City specifically, you’ll get our local team with knowledge of the refinery particulate signature and housing stock here, not a generic crew rotating through from another market.
Serving Commerce City, CO - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Commerce City 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 Commerce City
Commerce City homes accumulate HVAC buildup faster than Denver or Aurora because of the city’s position downwind of the Suncor refinery. The airborne particulate load includes petroleum byproducts and sulfur compounds that settle inside ductwork as a dark, oily residue. In Denver or Aurora, typical cleaning intervals of 3-5 years may be fine. In Commerce City, many homes in Reunion, Derby, and Buffalo Run show visibly dirty ducts within 18-24 months. The most direct way to confirm what your ducts need is to see the photo record from a previous cleaning, or to have us inspect and photograph yours. Call (806) 606-6902 for a written estimate.
Yes. We clean shared dryer vent stacks in Reunion multi-unit buildings as part of our dryer vent cleaning service. Shared stacks go unserviced for years in many buildings, causing lint to compact into blockages that trip thermal fuses and leave upper units with no exhaust. Our crews use compact negative-pressure extraction equipment that fits in the mechanical closets and tight access points common to Reunion housing, not a truck-mounted vacuum that can’t reach the unit. If your HOA or property manager requires documentation, we provide a written job record and photos. Call (806) 606-6902 to schedule.
That smell is most likely the petroleum-refinery particulate signature unique to Commerce City’s air: fine airborne particulates from the Suncor refinery settle inside your ductwork and produce an oily, sulfur-tinged odor when the blower pushes air across them. It’s not mold in most cases we see along the Brighton Blvd and I-270 corridor. The fix is source removal: a full duct cleaning with HEPA filtration and negative pressure that physically removes the residue from the duct interior. A photo record before and after will show you exactly what was pulled out. Call (806) 606-6902 for a written price.
Yes, and here’s why: original sheet-metal ductwork from the 1950s-70s has often corroded from decades of alkaline water and arid conditions. Corroded ducts develop small gaps and seams that let outside air in and break the negative pressure needed for effective source removal. Before cleaning, our crews identify and flag those gaps so you know whether the clean will hold or whether duct sealing should accompany it. We don’t pressure anyone into sealing, but we document what’s there. Call (806) 606-6902 and we’ll put the condition of your ducts in the written scope.
Our crews use compact, portable negative-pressure extraction equipment for tight access jobs, not a truck-mounted vacuum that requires street-level parking next to the unit. That’s by design, and it’s one of the reasons homeowners in the industrial corridor near Brighton Blvd and I-270 choose us over operations that can’t reach their air handler. We service apartments, condos, and townhomes with restricted parking and narrow alleys routinely. Call (806) 606-6902 for a written price before any work starts.
The 365-Day Done Right Promise, in Writing
Every Commerce City job we perform is backed by the 365-Day Done Right Promise. If the work is not right, we make it right. That’s not a marketing slogan or a manager’s discretion. It’s a written guarantee on every job. You’ll also receive a Documented Photo Record of every duct run, inside and out, before and after. We’ve been doing this since Tomas Reyes started CleanRun in 2013, and we’ve done it on 52,000+ homes. No exceptions.
Written by Tomas Reyes, Owner at CleanRun Air Duct Cleaning, serving Commerce City.
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