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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HVAC cleaning in Tamiami runs between $425 and $780 for a full-system clean on a typical single-story CBS home, with the final price set in writing before a single panel comes off. That number covers the evaporator coil, blower wheel, air handler cabinet, and every duct run, photographed before and after. If you’re dealing with a musty smell that kicks on with the AC or visible dust around your registers, call (806) 606-6902 for a written quote. We’re a local Tamiami crew, and we know exactly what the Everglades humidity does to the inside of your ductwork.
Why CleanRun Air Duct Cleaning Is Tamiami’s Preferred HVAC Cleaning Company
Tamiami homes sit closer to the Everglades than anywhere else in Miami-Dade’s suburban grid. That’s not a poetic observation, it’s a mechanical reality. The outdoor dew point stays high even in December, your AC runs 10 to 11 months of the year, and the ductwork almost never dries out. We’ve been working in Tamiami long enough to know that a generic cleaning checklist written for Kendall or Westchester will not hold up here. The protocol has to be different, and it starts with source removal, not fogging.
Every job we do in Tamiami ends with a Documented Photo Record. You see the inside of every duct run before we work and after we finish. No asking to trust us. The camera shows the collapsed liner, the mold on the plenum wall, the debris line at the first elbow. Then it shows what’s left after, which should be clean metal or clean flex liner, nothing else. Tomas Reyes, our owner, set that standard on our first job in 2013, and it hasn’t softened.
We answer our own phones at (806) 606-6902. When you call, you get a live person who can schedule a Tamiami visit and put a written price in your hands before any work begins. That’s Haven Standard Clause 1, and it’s the whole reason the company exists. No coupon bait, no per-vent games, no “we’ll see what we find” pricing. One number, in writing, before the first panel comes off.
Our HVAC Cleaning Services in Tamiami
Evaporator Coil Cleaning
The evaporator coil is the coldest surface in your system, and in Tamiami it’s also the wettest. Humid air from the Everglades condenses on the coil constantly, and that moisture traps dust, pet hair, and whatever else your return ducts pull in. A fouled coil drops your system’s cooling capacity and forces the compressor to run longer, which costs you money every month. We clean the coil with professional-grade equipment from Rotobrush and Nikro, then photograph it so you can see the fins before and after. A typical evaporator coil cleaning in Tamiami runs $180 to $290 when bundled with a full HVAC cleaning.
Blower Cleaning
The blower wheel in a Tamiami home is a mold host more often than homeowners realize. Air that’s been pulled through damp, dirty ducts passes over the blower, and the wheel blades collect a fine layer of biological film. That film is often the source of the musty smell you notice when the AC first kicks on. We pull the blower, clean each blade by hand, and document the result. This is not a spray-and-wipe job. Blower cleaning adds $90 to $150 to a full-system clean, and in most Tamiami homes it’s worth every dollar.
Condenser Cleaning
Your outdoor condenser unit sits in the path of everything Tamiami air carries: pollen, grass clippings, road dust from the Tamiami Trail, and salt air pushed inland from the coast. A clogged condenser coil raises head pressure in the compressor and shortens the unit’s life. We clean the condenser coil with proper fin combs and coil cleaner, not a garden hose blast, and we check the refrigerant line insulation while we’re out there. Condenser cleaning in Tamiami typically runs $120 to $180.
Air Handler Cleaning
The air handler cabinet is where Tamiami’s humidity does its worst work. The coil, the drain pan, the blower housing, all of it sits in one metal box that stays cold and wet. We clean the entire cabinet interior, treat the drain pan to prevent sludge build-up, and make sure the condensate line is clear. A dirty drain pan overflowing into the cabinet is one of the most common failures we find in 1970s and 1980s Tamiami homes. Air handler cleaning runs $150 to $220 as part of a full HVAC cleaning.
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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The equipment in Tamiami homes spans every major manufacturer. We service and clean systems from Carrier, Trane, Rheem, Lennox, Goodman, and American Standard, along with whatever’s already in your attic. We work with Honeywell filtration and Aprilaire accessories where they’re installed. For source removal and negative-pressure extraction, we run Guardsman and Rotobrush equipment on almost every Tamiami job. We carry common replacement flex duct sections, filter sizes, and drain line fittings on the truck, which means we can often complete same-day duct section replacement or filter box repair without a second visit.
Common HVAC Cleaning Problems We See in Tamiami Homes
- Everglades-edge mold colonization. Tamiami sits where the wetlands start, and the overnight dew point often stays in the mid-70s even in February. Ductwork in Tamiami homes, most of it routed through unconditioned attics, simply does not dry out the way it does east of the Palmetto. Mold establishes and spreads year-round, not seasonally. We pull liners and show you the film on camera.
- Collapsed flex duct liners in aging CBS homes. Single-story concrete block homes built between the 1960s and 1980s dominate Tamiami’s residential streets, and the flex duct run through their attics often dates to the original build. Attic temperatures over 150°F in summer bake the plastic inner liner until it delaminates, then collapses inward. We find ducts that are moldy on the outside and blocked on the inside at the same time.
- Disconnected or sagging duct joints. The humidity and heat cycles in a Tamiami attic cause flex duct connections to slip off their collars, especially at the plenum and register boots. When a joint separates, your AC is cooling the attic instead of a bedroom. We camera every run and photo every joint before reassembly.
- Return duct neglect syndrome. Plenty of companies in Miami-Dade will clean the supply registers, wipe down a few vents, and call it done. They skip the return ducts, which carry the most moisture-laden air from the living space back to the air handler. In Tamiami, skipping the returns means skipping the source of the problem. We clean returns as thoroughly as supplies, and the photos prove it.
Pricing for HVAC Cleaning in Tamiami, FL
Full-system HVAC cleaning in Tamiami runs between $425 and $780, depending on system size, number of returns, and the condition of the ductwork when we start. A typical three-bedroom CBS home off SW 8th Street with one air handler and eight to ten duct runs falls in the $500 to $650 range. Evaporator coil cleaning adds $180 to $290. Blower cleaning adds $90 to $150. Condenser cleaning adds $120 to $180. Air handler cleaning adds $150 to $220. Every price is set in writing before work begins. No per-vent math. No “premium package” that appears after we start. The price you sign is the price you pay. Call (806) 606-6902 for a free, written estimate, and bring any competitor’s quote with you. We’ll put our number next to theirs in writing, no obligation.
We Also Serve Cities Near Tamiami
While this page is written for Tamiami homeowners, our crews also cover HVAC Cleaning work in nearby communities. We serve Jacksonville, Miami, Tampa, and Orlando with the same written pricing, photo documentation, and 365-Day Done Right Promise. If you have family across the state with a musty duct problem, tell them to call us at (806) 606-6902.
Serving Tamiami, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Tamiami 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 Tamiami
Tamiami’s position at the western edge of Miami-Dade puts it directly against the Everglades, and the ambient dew point here runs measurably higher than in Kendall, Hialeah, or Westchester, even during the winter dry season. Your AC runs nearly year-round and pulls in moisture-laden air that condenses inside the ductwork and air handler. Kendall homes get seasonal mold spikes. Your Tamiami home gets continuous colonization. The only effective fix is source removal cleaning: physically removing the microbial film from the duct liner and coil surfaces, not fogging over it. Call (806) 606-6902 and we’ll show you the camera footage from your own ducts.
No. A fogging sanitiser sprays a mist into the ductwork, but it cannot remove the biofilm that mold feeds on. In Tamiami’s humidity, the mold regrows within weeks because the food source is still there. Fogging also does nothing for collapsed liners, disconnected joints, or the debris sitting at the bottom of the duct. Source removal cleaning, with HEPA-filtered negative air pressure and physical agitation of the duct walls, removes the biofilm and the material it grows on. That’s the only treatment that holds up in this microclimate. If a company leads with fogging and won’t show you the inside of your ducts on camera, that’s a red flag we hear about from Tamiami homeowners every month.
Tamiami’s CBS homes were built during the 1960s to 1980s westward expansion, and many still have the original flex duct in the attic. Attic temperatures here routinely exceed 150°F in summer, and that extreme heat causes the plastic inner liner to delaminate from the insulation and collapse inward. Westchester attics are also hot, but the Everglades-adjacent humidity in Tamiami adds moisture to the equation, which accelerates the liner breakdown. On a job off SW 8th Street near the Tamiami Trail, our tech found a delaminated liner from the 1970s collapsed over the blower motor inlet, with the outer jacket coated in mold. We removed the failed sections, performed full source removal on the remaining runs, and restored airflow from 890 to 1,450 CFM before treating the evaporator coil. If your flex duct is original to the home, it’s worth a camera inspection now.
Yes. The air handler cabinet, blower wheel, evaporator coil, drain pan, and condensate line are all included in a full-system HVAC cleaning. In Tamiami, skipping the air handler is the most common shortcut we see from competitors. The cabinet is where ambient moisture condenses on cold metal surfaces, and the coil is the wettest component in the system. If you clean the ducts but leave the air handler untouched, you’ve removed mold from the branches and left it in the trunk. We clean the entire air handler interior and photograph it before and after, just like the duct runs. Call (806) 606-6902 for a written quote.
That musty smell on startup is the signature of microbial growth on the blower wheel and evaporator coil. When the system sits idle, moisture settles on those cold surfaces and the biological film grows. When the AC kicks on, the blower pushes air across that film and sends the smell through your registers. It fades after a few minutes because the coil cools down and the growth becomes less active, but it returns every time the system cycles. The fix is cleaning the blower wheel and coil, not masking the smell with fragrance pods. A full HVAC cleaning in Tamiami addresses exactly that. Call (806) 606-6902 and we’ll put a written price in your hands before we touch anything.
Written by Tomas Reyes, Owner at CleanRun Air Duct Cleaning, serving Tamiami since 2013.