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 Pontiac
HVAC cleaning in Pontiac means dealing with ductwork that has often sat untouched for decades, and frequently for years at a stretch while a house stood vacant. CleanRun Air Duct Cleaning sends background-checked, uniformed technicians into Pontiac homes every week, and we know what these systems look like inside. We quote a written price before any panel comes off, and we photograph every duct run before and after so you can see the work was actually done. Our crews reach Pontiac neighborhoods quickly, and every job is backed by the 365-Day Done Right Promise. Call (806) 606-6902 to schedule.
Why CleanRun Air Duct Cleaning Is Pontiac’s Preferred HVAC Cleaning Company
Pontiac homeowners and the investors rehabbing its older housing stock call us for a reason that has less to do with advertising and more to do with what we hand over at the end of a job: a written price agreed to before work started, and a photo record of every duct run after we finished. That matters here because Pontiac’s housing stock has a specific history. Many of the bungalows, cape cods, and ranch homes built in the 1940s through early 1960s for workers at the Pontiac Assembly and Fisher Body plants still run their original sheet-metal trunk-and-branch duct systems. Those systems were never sealed at the joints when they went in, and they have been pulling attic insulation and dust into the supply side ever since.
We have been doing this work under the Haven Standard since 2013. More than 52,000 homes served, each with a written price before the first register was pulled. Tomas Reyes leads our crews, and he holds every technician to the same documented standard: photo evidence, plain-language explanations, and no work performed until the homeowner signs off on the scope. When we come to a Pontiac home, we are not guessing at what a generic HVAC cleaning looks like. We are looking for the failure modes this city’s housing stock produces in volume.
Our HVAC Cleaning Services in Pontiac
Every system has four components that do the actual work of heating and cooling your home, and in Pontiac’s older homes each one tends to fail in predictable ways. Here is what we clean and what we typically find.
Evaporator Coil Cleaning
The evaporator coil sits inside the air handler or furnace cabinet, and in Pontiac homes it is often crusted with a gray sludge that is part dust, part animal dander, and part cooking grease that got pulled through returns that were never sealed. A coated coil drops system efficiency hard, and in an older home the system is already working against leaky ducts. We remove the coil when accessible, clean it with coil-specific cleaning agents, and photograph the before and after. A typical evaporator coil cleaning in Pontiac runs $180 to $320 depending on access and the degree of buildup.
Blower Cleaning
The blower wheel moves air across the whole system, and in original 1940s and 1950s systems the blower housing is often packed with a quarter-inch of fine dust that has baked onto the vanes over sixty-plus heating seasons. Southeast Michigan’s furnace season runs roughly October through April, so these blowers spin constantly for half the year, grinding that debris into the wheel. We pull the blower assembly, clean the wheel and housing, and inspect motor mounts and belts. Blower cleaning in Pontiac homes typically ranges from $120 to $220, and it is often part of a full-system cleaning rather than a separate call.
Condenser Cleaning
The condenser is the outside unit, and in Pontiac it collects everything a Michigan yard can throw at it: maple and oak debris from spring, grass clippings through summer, and cottonwood in late spring that packs the fins solid along streets like Auburn Avenue and Baldwin Road. A blocked condenser forces the compressor to run hot, which shortens its life and raises your summer bills. We clean the coils, straighten bent fins where needed, and clear drainage to prevent water pooling in the cabinet. Condenser cleaning in Pontiac usually runs $130 to $250.
Air Handler Cleaning
This is the work that matters most in Pontiac’s rehabbed foreclosure-era homes. The air handler cabinet often becomes a collection point for everything that fell into the ducts while the house sat empty: drywall dust, mouse nesting, fiberglass insulation, and dead insects. We open the cabinet, remove the blower and coil, clean the interior housing, and then move to the duct runs themselves. Air handler cleaning in Pontiac runs $250 to $450 depending on system size and how much contamination is present, and it is the step most likely to catch a collapsed flex-duct section before it fails completely.
For the full scope of what we do, see our HVAC Cleaning page.
What happens when you call
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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 Guardsman, among others, and we stock common replacement parts so Pontiac customers are not waiting on a truck from a warehouse out of state. Whether your home near the Pontiac Municipal Golf Course still runs a 1950s furnace with modern add-on components or a newer Aprilaire air cleaner paired with a mid-efficiency forced-air system, our technicians identify what is installed and clean to manufacturer specifications. We do not invent performance claims. We clean the equipment the way the manufacturer expects it to be cleaned, and we show you the result.
Common HVAC Cleaning Problems We See in Pontiac Homes
- Original sheet-metal trunk-and-branch ductwork with unsealed joints. These 1940s and 1950s duct systems were installed without mastic or tape at the seams, so within months of a cleaning they are already pulling attic insulation and dust back into the system. The cleaning removes what is there; sealing the joints is what keeps it from returning. Our crews routinely seal accessible joint gaps as part of a full-system job.
- Crushed flexible return ducts in rehabbed homes. When flippers gut a house, trades walk through the crawlspace or attic and flatten flex duct without noticing. The system still runs, but the return path is choked to a fraction of its designed airflow. We find this constantly in homes near the old Pontiac Assembly corridor on the north side. The fix is replacing the crushed section, not just cleaning around it.
- Mold growth in flex ducts from years of vacancy with summer humidity. A house that sat empty through two or three Michigan summers, with no air conditioning running and windows closed, builds indoor humidity high enough for mold to colonize the inside of flex ducts and at boot connections. We see visible growth around registers on move-in day. Cleaning removes the contamination, but the underlying moisture issue must be addressed or it returns.
- Drywall dust and debris from unsealed ducts during renovation. When a contractor does a gut rehab and does not cap the register openings, drywall dust and debris get pulled into the duct system and settle throughout every run. The first time the new HVAC system fires up, that dust blows through the whole house. We remove it with negative-pressure extraction and agitation tools, and photograph the full interior of each run.
Pricing for HVAC Cleaning in Pontiac, MI
A full HVAC cleaning for a typical Pontiac home runs $450 to $800 depending on the number of runs, linear footage of ductwork, and the condition of the system. A basic cleaning of the blower and evaporator coil, without full ductwork, typically runs $250 to $400. Homes with the original sheet-metal ductwork from the 1940s to 1960s tend to land at the higher end because we are also sealing joint gaps, not just vacuuming. Rehabbed homes with collapsed flex sections or mold remediation requirements will be quoted on the written scope after a camera inspection. Every quote is a written price delivered before any work starts, under Haven Standard Clause 1. No per-vent pricing. No teaser figure that changes once the van is in the driveway. Call (806) 606-6902 for an exact written estimate.
We Also Serve Cities Near Pontiac
Our crews cover Pontiac and the surrounding Oakland County area, including Troy, Waterford, Sterling Heights, and Southfield. If you live in one of those communities, the same written upfront pricing and documented photo record apply. See our HVAC Cleaning in Pontiac page for full local coverage details.
Serving Pontiac, MI - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Pontiac 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 Pontiac
A rehabbed Pontiac home that sat vacant for years almost always has ductwork contaminated with rodent nesting, drywall dust from the renovation, and often active mold from summer humidity. The inspection usually does not catch what is inside the ducts because the inspector is not running a camera through every run. We remove the contamination, replace crushed sections, and seal the joints so the new occupants are not breathing whatever was left behind. Call (806) 606-6902 for a written estimate before move-in day.
The signs are visible dust streaks around registers, rooms that never hold temperature, and attic insulation fibers appearing at the supply vents. Our camera inspection shows the joint gaps directly. If the system is original and unsealed, we quote the cleaning and sealing work together, because cleaning alone does nothing to stop the dust from returning. Call (806) 606-6902 and we will inspect the system and put the scope in writing.
Crushed flex duct means the return or supply path is collapsed, usually from trades walking through an attic or crawlspace during a rehab. The system cannot move air properly no matter how clean it is, and running it this way strains the blower. During a cleaning we locate the crushed section, show it to you on camera, and replace it before we finish. The cleaning price covers the cleaning; the replacement is a separate line item quoted in writing before work starts.
Yes, in most cases. We use negative-pressure extraction with HEPA filtration and treat the affected surfaces with antimicrobial products registered for HVAC use. The mold we typically find is surface growth on the inside of flex duct and at boot connections, not deep material penetration. After cleaning we photograph every run and provide the photo record with your job documentation. Call (806) 606-6902 for an assessment if you see mold around your registers.
Every three to five years for a continuously occupied home is a reasonable interval for an older Pontiac ranch with original ductwork. Homes with unsealed joints collect dust faster, so if you have not had the system cleaned in a decade, the first cleaning will be the heaviest. After that, sealing the accessible joints reduces what returns. We never push an unnecessary schedule. The camera shows what is there, and you decide based on the evidence. Call (806) 606-6902 for a written quote and a camera inspection.
Call CleanRun Air Duct Cleaning for HVAC Cleaning in Pontiac
If you live in Pontiac or are preparing a home here for occupancy, we will give you a written price before any work starts, photograph every duct run before and after, and back the job with the 365-Day Done Right Promise. That is the whole deal. Call (806) 606-6902 to talk to a live person and schedule an assessment.
Written by Tomas Reyes, Owner at CleanRun Air Duct Cleaning.
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