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 Palmetto Bay
HVAC cleaning in Palmetto Bay typically runs $425 to $680 for a full system clean on a single-family home, with evaporator coil cleaning adding $150 to $240 when done as part of the same job. Most Palmetto Bay homes we service sit beneath a heavy canopy of mahogany and live oak, which means return-air plenums pack with organic debris in about half the time they do in nearby Cutler Bay or Kendall. At CleanRun Air Duct Cleaning, we document every duct run with before-and-after photos and put our price in writing before a single panel comes off. Call (806) 606-6902 to get an exact quote for your home.
Why CleanRun Air Duct Cleaning Is Palmetto Bay’s Preferred HVAC Cleaning Company
Our crews know Palmetto Bay’s housing stock the way a mechanic knows a specific model year. Most of the homes east of Old Cutler Road are concrete block structures built between 1958 and 1985, and their original flex duct has been baking in 140°F attics for forty to sixty years. That changes what a cleaning job actually involves here. We see delaminated inner liners sending fiberglass particulate into living spaces. We see return-air plenums packed with six months’ worth of mahogany leaf litter. We see attic connections that pulled loose years ago and have been silently bypassing filtered air ever since. This is not generic duct cleaning territory, and we don’t treat it that way.
Tomas Reyes, who leads our Palmetto Bay crews, has spent more than a decade pulling cameras through duct systems in the Village of Parks. He can tell you what a 1968 CBS home near Franjo Road typically shows at the first elbow, because he’s documented hundreds of them. Every job we complete in Palmetto Bay ends with a written record: photos inside each duct run before we start, photos after we finish, and a written warranty under our 365-Day Done Right Promise. If the work isn’t right, we come back and make it right. That’s in writing, not a verbal assurance.
Our HVAC Cleaning Services in Palmetto Bay
We don’t sell a one-size-fits-all “duct special” here. Palmetto Bay systems fail in predictable ways, and our HVAC Cleaning team addresses the specific components that matter in this climate. Here’s what we do most often for homes in Palmetto Bay:
Evaporator Coil Cleaning
In Palmetto Bay’s 80%+ humidity, evaporator coils become biological magnets. The coil sits in the air handler, cold and wet for months at a time, and the organic particulate pulled in from the tree canopy provides exactly what mold needs to colonize. A coil that hasn’t been cleaned in two or three years in this village is rarely just dusty, it’s coated. We clean coils with professional-grade equipment and apply a coil treatment that slows regrowth through the next wet season. This service runs $150 to $240 when done alongside a full system cleaning.
Air Handler Cleaning
The air handler in a Palmetto Bay home is the collection point for everything the return plenum pulls in. Blower wheels, motor housings, drain pans, and interior cabinet walls accumulate a paste of dust and humidity-driven biofilm. We disassemble the accessible components, clean the blower wheel and housing, clear the condensate drain line, and photograph the result. On older CBS homes especially, this is where the difference between a cosmetic cleaning and a real one shows up immediately. Expect air handler cleaning to run $175 to $275 as a standalone service.
Condenser Cleaning
Your outdoor condenser unit sits in Palmetto Bay’s heat, humidity, and leaf litter. Coils clogged with palm fronds, grass clippings, and wind-blown debris force the compressor to work harder, and that shows up on your FPL bill every month. We wash and clean condenser coils, straighten bent fins where needed, and inspect the refrigerant line insulation. Condenser cleaning for most Palmetto Bay homes runs $120 to $200.
Coil Treatment
After cleaning, we apply an EPA-registered coil treatment designed to inhibit mold and mildew regrowth on evaporator coil surfaces. In Palmetto Bay’s wet season, this is the difference between a coil that stays clean for eighteen months and one that re-fouls in six. The treatment adds $60 to $90 per coil, and we include it automatically on any evaporator coil cleaning where visible biological growth was present.
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We service all major HVAC brands found in Palmetto Bay homes, including Trane, Carrier, Rheem, Goodman, and Lennox systems. Our equipment roster includes Rotobrush and Nikro units for negative-pressure duct cleaning, with HEPA filtration from Abatement Technologies running on every job where we agitate debris inside occupied spaces. That matters here because older flex duct from the 1960s and 1970s doesn’t always survive agitation without releasing particulate, and pulling that particulate through a HEPA filter before it reaches your living room is not optional. We stock common replacement parts locally for Palmetto Bay’s older systems, which keeps turnaround quick when a cleaning reveals a split flex run or a failed connection.
Common HVAC Cleaning Problems We See in Palmetto Bay Homes
- Return-air plenums packed with canopy debris. Homes along Old Cutler Road and in subdivisions with mature mahogany trees routinely develop a solid mat of leaf litter, pollen, and spores inside the return plenum within six to eight months of a cleaning. This is the single most common finding on Palmetto Bay jobs, and it’s why many of our clients here schedule semi-annual service.
- Delaminated flex duct in hot attics. Palmetto Bay attics hit 140°F or higher from May through September. The inner liner of 40-year-old flex duct separates under that heat, and once it does, fiberglass particulate flows directly into conditioned air. Cleaning reveals the damage; replacement or sealing fixes it.
- Disconnected or crushed runs bypassing the filter. We regularly find flex duct that has pulled loose from a collar, or been crushed by stored boxes, or simply collapsed from age. Air takes the path of least resistance, and a disconnected run in a Palmetto Bay attic means a portion of your air never gets filtered at all.
- Biological growth on evaporator coil housings. With Biscayne Bay’s moisture plume sitting over the village, interior humidity keeps surfaces damp long after the AC shuts off. That’s a standing invitation for mold. A cleaning without a coil treatment in this climate is a temporary fix.
Pricing for HVAC Cleaning in Palmetto Bay, FL
Here’s what we charge in Palmetto Bay, in writing, before any work begins. A full residential HVAC cleaning, including all accessible supply and return duct runs, the air handler, blower wheel, and the evaporator coil, runs $425 to $680 depending on home size and system configuration. Standalone evaporator coil cleaning is $150 to $240. Coil treatment adds $60 to $90. If our camera finds crushed flex duct or broken attic connections during the clean, we’ll write a separate scope with separate pricing before we touch it. No bait pricing, no per-vent upcharges, no surprises. This is Haven Standard Clause 1: the written price comes first, every time. Call (806) 606-6902 and we’ll give you a fixed number for your home.
We Also Serve Cities Near Palmetto Bay
CleanRun Air Duct Cleaning serves homeowners throughout South Florida, not just Palmetto Bay. Our crews regularly work in Jacksonville, Miami, Tampa, and Orlando, and we bring the same written-price, documented-photo standard to every job in every city. If you’re outside the village itself, take a look at our Palmetto Bay coverage area or give us a call to confirm service in your neighborhood.
Serving Palmetto Bay, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Palmetto Bay 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 Palmetto Bay
The mature mahogany and live oak canopy along Old Cutler Road sheds pollen, spores, and leaf litter almost continuously, and Palmetto Bay’s AC systems run nearly year-round, pulling that organic material into return plenums at a volume most South Florida neighborhoods never experience. In some of the older subdivisions east of Old Cutler, we see plenums packed tight enough to reduce airflow within six months of a cleaning. That’s why many of our clients in those neighborhoods treat duct cleaning as a semi-annual maintenance item rather than a one-time event. Call (806) 606-6902 for a fixed quote on your home.
Attics in Palmetto Bay’s CBS homes routinely exceed 140°F during summer, and that heat cooks the inner liner of aging flex duct until it delaminates from the outer jacket. Once that happens, fiberglass particulate and insulation fragments enter the airstream and end up in your living space. A camera inspection during cleaning is the only way to see whether your 1970s flex duct is still intact or has already begun shedding into your air. If damage is present, we’ll show you the photo and quote the repair in writing before any additional work starts.
Yes, and in Palmetto Bay the trees are precisely why. The same canopy debris that dusts your furniture gets pulled through the return side and deposits directly on the evaporator coil, where 80% humidity helps it bond into a biological film. A dirty coil reduces heat transfer, raises your electric bill, and feeds mold growth. In Palmetto Bay, evaporator coil cleaning is preventive maintenance, not an upsell. Figure $150 to $240 for this service, and we’ll include before-and-after photos so you can see the difference.
No. A thorough cleaning removes the organic material and moisture-retaining debris that mold feeds on, but Palmetto Bay’s ambient humidity means mold can re-establish within one wet season if the underlying conditions are not addressed. That means cleaning the evaporator coil, applying a coil treatment, and often sealing or replacing compromised flex duct in the attic. Our 365-Day Done Right Promise covers the work we perform, and if biological growth returns within the warranty period, we’ll come back and address it. Call (806) 606-6902 for a full assessment.
The canopy. Cutler Bay homes have their own issues, but they don’t sit under the same density of mature mahogany and live oak that covers Palmetto Bay’s east side. We find return plenums in Palmetto Bay packed with biological organic matter at a rate and volume we simply don’t see across the county line. That changes the cleaning cycle, the tools we use, and the coil treatment protocol. If your home is on a street with overhead tree cover, you’re getting a Palmetto Bay-caliber job, not a generic one.
Written by Tomas Reyes, Owner at CleanRun Air Duct Cleaning, serving Palmetto Bay since 2013.
Ready for a written, fixed-price quote? Call (806) 606-6902 and we’ll schedule your Palmetto Bay HVAC cleaning with full photo documentation before and after every duct run.