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 Detroit
HVAC cleaning in Detroit typically runs $385-$690 for a full system on a standard bungalow or two-family flat, with evaporator coil cleaning priced separately at $180-$320. Most jobs are completed in four to six hours, and we hand you a written price before a single panel comes off. That’s Haven Standard Clause 1, and it applies to every home we touch in Detroit, from Morningside to Woodbridge. If you need HVAC Cleaning done right, call (806) 606-6902 and we’ll put the number in writing.
Why CleanRun Air Duct Cleaning Is Detroit’s Preferred HVAC Cleaning Company
Tomas Reyes founded CleanRun in 2013 on a simple refusal: no bait-and-switch pricing, no half-finished work, no “call for a quote.” Since then, our crews have served 52,000+ homes, every one with a written price agreed before work started and a documented photo record delivered when we left. In Detroit, that documentation matters more than anywhere else we work. The city’s housing stock has been through a lot, and our customers want proof of what was actually inside their ducts, not a technician’s say-so.
Our Detroit customers call us because we photograph the inside of every duct run before and after. We don’t ask you to trust us; we show you. We’re independently owned and operated under the Haven Standard, and every technician who arrives at your door is background-checked, uniformed, and identified by name. Our equipment roster includes Rotobrush, Nikro, and Abatement Technologies; professional-grade tools you can look up yourself before we ever step inside.
We also answer the phone. A live person picks up 24/7, and dispatch for HVAC Cleaning in Detroit is coordinated from our Detroit office, so we know the neighborhoods, the housing stock, and the specific problems those old duct systems create. When you call (806) 606-6902, you get a real conversation with someone who knows what a Morningside two-family flat looks like under the floorboards.
Our HVAC Cleaning Services in Detroit
The work below is what we do most in Detroit. Each job includes a camera inspection before work starts, so we know exactly what we’re dealing with before we touch anything.
Evaporator Coil Cleaning
In Detroit, the evaporator coil collects a decade of fine limestone dust from crumbling plaster walls and the constant low-grade soot that comes with older forced-air systems. A fouled coil drops efficiency and pushes your blower motor harder than it should. We clean coils in place where possible, use coil-safe cleaning agents, and treat the surface to resist mold regrowth.
Evaporator coil cleaning in Detroit runs $180-$320. If your coil is located above a finished ceiling or behind a lath-and-plaster wall, access adds time, but we’ll tell you that in the written price before we start.
Blower Cleaning
Detroit’s older systems often run their blowers hard for months on end, and the wheel collects a packed-on layer of dust that throws it out of balance. That’s the vibration you feel, and the reduced airflow you measure at the registers. We remove the blower assembly, clean each blade and the housing, and reinstall it with correct clearances.
Blower cleaning in Detroit runs $140-$240 as a standalone service. As part of a full HVAC Cleaning package, the blower is always included.
Condenser Cleaning
Your condenser sits outside in Detroit’s weather, which means cottonwood fuzz in early summer, leaf litter in fall, and a steady film of road dust from Woodward and Gratiot traffic. A dirty condenser raises head pressure and shortens compressor life. We wash the coil with a controlled spray, straighten bent fins, and verify airflow across the entire face.
Condenser cleaning in Detroit runs $120-$200. We include it in any full-system cleaning when the condenser is accessible and safe to service.
Air Handler Cleaning
Detroit homes with uninsulated basements condense moisture on air handler surfaces all summer. The inside of a 40-year-old air handler in a North End basement is often coated with a gray-green biofilm. We open the cabinet, clean the coil, blower, drain pan, and interior surfaces, then treat the pan with an antimicrobial that meets manufacturer compatibility requirements.
Air handler cleaning in Detroit runs $260-$420. If the unit has been wet repeatedly, we’ll flag the source of the moisture in our written report, because cleaning it again without fixing the water is an annual subscription you don’t need.
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.
BeforeAfterTrusted Brands We Service in Detroit
Detroit’s furnace closets and basement mechanical rooms contain a long list of brands, and our techs work on all of them, including Detroit Lennox service. We commonly service Honeywell controls, Aprilaire media cabinets, and Guardsman filter housings, and we stock replacement filters and common wear parts in our Detroit dispatch office for faster turnaround. Working with these names means we can match your existing setup without adapting mismatched parts or telling you to replace a perfectly good component. The work reads like it belongs to your system, because it does.
Common HVAC Cleaning Problems We See in Detroit Homes
- Rodent nesting packed into original trunk lines. On a Morningside two-family flat, our crew opened the original 1940s sheet-metal supply trunk and pulled out a packed rodent nesting colony, compressed fiberglass insulation, droppings, and two desiccated carcasses. This is a Detroit-specific failure mode, and we run negative-pressure source removal with HEPA filtration when we find it.
- Disconnected supply runs hidden behind lath-and-plaster walls. A camera inspection that stops at the main trunk misses the run that fell apart in the wall cavity, and the system still pulls unconditioned air from the attic or the basement void. We inspect every run with a camera before we clean anything.
- Crushed galvanized runs under the basement slab. In homes with slab-on-grade additions, a crushed run restricts airflow and loosens debris that re-enters the airstream every cycle. Cleaning doesn’t fix a pinched duct; we’ll note it in the written report and give you a repair scope.
- Persistent mold in basement duct runs. Summer humidity from Lake St. Clair and Lake Erie condenses inside uninsulated ductwork in older Detroit homes. We seal and insulate problematic runs after cleaning to break the mold cycle, not just bleach it for a season.
Pricing for HVAC Cleaning in Detroit, MI
A full HVAC cleaning in Detroit runs $385-$690 for the system, including blower, evaporator coil, air handler interior, and all accessible supply and return runs. That price is written down before we open the first panel, and it’s the price you pay; no per-vent fees, no “access charges” added later. Add-on work like coil treatment runs $60-$110. Heat exchanger inspection is included in every full cleaning, because a cracked exchanger in a Detroit winter is a carbon monoxide risk we don’t leave unexamined. If you have a competitor’s quote, bring it; we’ll put our own number next to it in writing, because a free second opinion is part of how we operate. Call (806) 606-6902 and get the number.
We Also Serve Cities Near Detroit
Our Detroit crews regularly cross the city line into Dearborn, Lincoln Park, Eastpointe, and Royal Oak for HVAC cleaning work. The housing stock shifts from pre-war brick bungalows to mid-century ranches as you move out, but the documentation standard stays the same: written price first, photo record last.
Serving Detroit, MI - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Detroit 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 Detroit
Detroit’s decades of vacancy left tens of thousands of homes sitting empty, and the duct systems in those homes became rodent habitats, moisture traps, and debris dumps. When those homes are rehabbed, the ducts are not magically clean; they need full source-removal cleaning, not a register-level vacuum job. A standard cleaning that skips the branch ducts is effectively a cosmetic wipe-down, and in a formerly vacant Detroit home, it’s a waste of money. Call (806) 606-6902 and tell us the home’s vacancy history; it changes the scope, and the price, honestly.
Usually yes. Those oversized round sheet-metal trunks were built to move gravity-fed warm air, and they can be cleaned and sealed to work with a modern forced-air system. What we often find is decades of compacted debris and rodent nesting inside them, which a full source-removal cleaning addresses. If the runs are crushed, disconnected, or rusted through, we’ll show you the camera footage and give you a repair scope before we touch anything, so you can decide with evidence.
Summer humidity in Detroit condenses on the inside of uninsulated duct runs in unheated basements, and the mold comes back because the conditions haven’t changed. Cleaning removes the existing growth, but sealing the runs and insulating them against condensation is the part that breaks the cycle. We’ll quote both, and the written price will make it clear which part is the actual fix.
Because the previous cleaning likely didn’t reach the branch ducts. We’ve followed other companies on Detroit jobs where the registers and main trunk were cleaned, but the odor source, often a packed rodent nest in a 1940s supply run, was never opened. Our cameras go into every run, and the before-and-after photo record shows it. If it still smells after we leave, the 365-Day Done Right Promise applies, in writing.
Yes. A heat exchanger coated in years of carbon and dust transfers heat less effectively, so your furnace runs longer to hit the same setpoint. Cleaning the exchanger surface restores a meaningful portion of the unit’s original efficiency, and our full HVAC cleaning includes a heat exchanger inspection and surface cleaning. Call (806) 606-6902 for a written price, or email us your previous inspection report and we’ll call you back with an honest assessment.
If your Detroit home needs HVAC cleaning, call (806) 606-6902. We’ll answer, we’ll talk through what you’re seeing, and we’ll put the price in writing before anything gets opened.
Written by Tomas Reyes, Owner at CleanRun Air Duct Cleaning, serving Detroit since 2013.