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 Plantation
HVAC cleaning in Plantation means more than pushing a vacuum through a vent. In most of the homes we service here, the real problem sits in a garage-mounted air handler or a tight interior closet, not in long attic duct runs. A standard HVAC cleaning in Plantation typically runs $430 to $780 for a full system, depending on how many units the house has and what shape the coil is in. We show you exactly what we found and what we cleaned. Call (737) 727-2314 for a free estimate.
Why Cardinal Air Duct Cleaning Is Plantation’s Preferred HVAC Cleaning Company
Plantation homeowners call us when they want to see what they’re paying for. We’re held to The Relay Visibility Guarantee, which means a live trackable arrival time, before-and-after photos of your own ducts and coil, and a written price before any work begins. You’ll know your technician’s name before they arrive. The techs are background-checked, uniformed, and carry professional-grade equipment from Rotobrush, Nikro, and Abatement Technologies.
What separates us in Plantation specifically is that we do not quote by the vent. Homes off Broward Boulevard, around Jacaranda, and throughout Plantation Acres have short duct runs compared to their square footage. Charging per vent overcharges those houses, often by hundreds of dollars. We charge one flat price per system. You agree to it before we start. The price does not change at the door.
Cardinal Air Duct Cleaning is part of the Relay Home Co. family, founded in 2005. Every job is backed by the 365-Day Done Right Promise: if the work isn’t right, we return within a year and make it right at no charge. That’s not a promotional perk. It’s the standing offer on every booking.
Evaporator Coil Cleaning in Plantation
Evaporator coil cleaning in Plantation is, in our experience, the single most overlooked HVAC service. In the 1970s through 1990s homes that dominate neighborhoods like Plantation Gardens, Central Plantation, and Fountain Spring, the evaporator coil usually sits inside a garage-mounted air handler or a small mechanical closet. Those coils collect dust, pet hair, and humidity-driven biological growth faster than the ducts ever will. A coil cleaning in Plantation typically runs $180 to $320 on its own, or less when bundled with a full HVAC cleaning. If your AC is running but the house won’t cool evenly, or you smell a sour, damp odor when the blower kicks on, the coil is the likely culprit.
The Plantation Coil Problem
Florida’s humidity never really gives your coil a dry season. In a garage-mounted air handler, the coil condenses moisture constantly, and any dust that gets past the filter sticks to that wet surface. Over a year or two it becomes a mat. That restricts airflow, drops efficiency, and blows a musty smell through the house. We remove the access panel, inspect with a camera, apply a professional-grade coil cleaner, and show you photos of the before and after.
Why We Use Camera Inspection First
Before we apply any chemical or brush to a coil, we show you the camera feed. You see the buildup. You see the cleaner working. You see the clean coil when we’re finished. No guesswork, no upselling, no “trust us.” If the coil is clean but the ducts are loaded, we’ll tell you that too. It’s why our HVAC Cleaning team always documents the job with photographs.
AC Duct Cleaning in Plantation
AC duct cleaning in Plantation makes sense when you can see or smell the evidence: dust blowing out of the registers, a gray film on the vent covers, or a house that gets dusty within days of cleaning. A full duct cleaning in Plantation typically runs $350 to $550 for a single system home. That includes supply and return ducts, the air handler interior, and a HEPA-filtered negative-pressure extraction setup so loosened debris goes into a vacuum, not back into your living room.
Negative Pressure, Not a Shop Vac
Negative-pressure extraction means we seal the system and create suction at the air handler while loosening debris inside the ducts with a rotary brush. That’s the Rotobrush system. The loosened debris is pulled directly into a Nikro HEPA vacuum. Anything we dislodge goes out of the house, not into the air you breathe. That’s the difference between professional equipment and a truck-mounted shop vac with a long hose.
Short Runs Still Need the Right Tools
Plantation homes often have short, unusual duct runs. A ranch off Broward Boulevard may have four supply runs under thirty feet each. That’s not a big job by footage, but it still needs the same camera inspection, the same negative-pressure setup, and the same before-and-after photos. We adapt the process to your configuration. One flat price per system, agreed before we touch a single register.
Trusted Brands We Service in Plantation
We service all major HVAC brands found in Plantation homes: Carrier, Trane, Rheem, Goodman, Lennox, and York, along with older units still running from the 1980s and early 1990s. What matters more is the equipment we bring. We run Rotobrush rotary brush systems, Nikro HEPA vacuum extraction, and Abatement Technologies containment units. For filtration upgrades we offer Honeywell and Aprilaire products. If your system needs a part, we stock common filters and compatibility components locally, so turnaround for Plantation customers is fast. No two-week waits on a blower motor when your AC is down in August.
Common HVAC Cleaning Problems We See in Plantation Homes
- Garage-mounted air handlers with matted coils. The coil is the first thing we check. In a garage, it pulls in dust, lawn debris, and exhaust particles. If the coil is matted, cleaning the ducts alone does almost nothing.
- Short duct runs that get overpriced per vent. We see quotes all the time that charge by the vent on homes that have half the ductwork of a newer build. That’s how a Plantation homeowner ends up paying more for less work.
- Biological growth from humidity and filter neglect. Plantation’s summers keep coils wet for months. A $3 fiberglass filter changed twice a year lets everything through. By the time we arrive, the coil often has visible growth that needs chemical cleaning, not just a rinse.
- No proof of work completed. Older homes have ducts in chases and short runs that are hard to see into from the register. A crew that doesn’t use a camera and doesn’t show photos can bill you for work that never reached the areas that mattered. We send you before-and-after photos of your own system, every time.
Pricing for HVAC Cleaning in Plantation, FL
Here’s what honest HVAC cleaning costs in Plantation. A full system cleaning – ducts, air handler, blower, and evaporator coil – on a single-system home runs $430 to $780. Evaporator coil cleaning alone runs $180 to $320. AC duct cleaning alone runs $350 to $550. Duct sanitizing and deodorizing, when needed, adds $90 to $150. Furnace heat exchanger cleaning, on homes with a furnace package unit, runs $150 to $250 as an add-on. What changes the price is the number of systems, the condition of the coil, and how much containment is needed. What does not change the price is a per-vent count. One flat price per system, written down, before any work begins. Call (737) 727-2314 for a free estimate for your home in Plantation.
We Also Serve Cities Near Plantation
Our HVAC Cleaning in Plantation team also schedules service in Fort Lauderdale, Margate, Coconut Creek, and Pompano Beach. If you’re just across the city line, the same pricing, the same Rela y Visibility Guarantee, and the same 365-Day Done Right Promise apply. Dispatch and scheduling run from our South FL office in Miami; crews serve Plantation and nearby cities locally.
Serving Plantation, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Plantation 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 About HVAC Cleaning in Plantation
Every 3 to 5 years is the honest answer. If you run your AC year-round, have pets, or live near construction off University Drive or I-595, you may be on the shorter end of that range. If you change your filter regularly and don’t have allergy or dust issues, you may not need it at all. We’ll inspect with a camera and tell you what we see, even if that means telling you to wait. Call (737) 727-2314 if you want an honest inspection in Plantation.
Because per-vent pricing overcharges Plantation homes. A 1980s ranch off West Broward Boulevard has far less ductwork than its square footage suggests. Charging $40 per vent on a home with eight short runs is $320; charging $40 per vent on a newer house with 18 long runs is $720. The work is different, but the system size isn’t the reason. We quote the system, not the vent count. One flat price, agreed before we start.
We clean the coil whenever we’re doing a full HVAC cleaning, and we show you before-and-after photos of it. The coil is very often the real culprit in Plantation: it sits in a garage closet trapping moisture and biological growth while the ducts stay relatively clean. A crew that only pushes a brush through the ducts and leaves the coil matted hasn’t solved your problem. Tell us during the booking if you want coil cleaning included, and we’ll price the whole system honestly from the start. Call (737) 727-2314 for a written estimate.
We use Rotobrush rotary brush systems, Nikro HEPA-filtered vacuum extraction, and Abatement Technologies containment units. Our process follows NADCA standards for source removal: loosening debris mechanically, extracting it under negative pressure, and documenting the result. We don’t use a shop vac. We don’t cut corners on filtration. And we send you photographs of your own ducts when the job is done.
We don’t promise same-day service because a proper cleaning takes hours, not one hour. A full system clean with coil work, negative-pressure extraction, and photo documentation is a half-day job in most Plantation homes. When you book, you get a live arrival window you can track, not a four-hour guess. If you need an emergency inspection because your AC is down, call (737) 727-2314 and we’ll schedule the earliest available slot with a real person on the line.
Call Cardinal Air Duct Cleaning in Plantation
You’ll get a live person when you call. You’ll get a written price before any work starts. You’ll see before-and-after photos of your own ducts and coil. That’s the standard, not an upgrade. Call (737) 727-2314 for a free estimate on HVAC cleaning in Plantation.
Written by Omar Haddad, Owner at Cardinal Air Duct Cleaning, serving Plantation and nearby Broward County cities.