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 Air Duct Cleaning Across Bloomington
Air duct cleaning in Bloomington typically costs $450 – $900 for a full residential system, and the honest truth is most homes here need it every 3 to 5 years, not annually. If you live near Valley Boulevard, Slover Avenue, or the older blocks around Bloomington High School, you’re breathing whatever has settled in your ductwork, and in this part of the Inland Empire that includes a lot of diesel soot from the freight corridors feeding Ontario International Airport. Our crews serve Bloomington directly from the Inland Empire office, and a live person answers at (737) 727-2314 whenever you call.
We’re Cardinal Air Duct Cleaning, part of the Relay Home Co. family founded in 2005. We don’t do per-vent pricing games. You get one flat price per system in writing before we touch a single duct, and before-and-after photos of your own ductwork when we’re done.
Why Cardinal Air Duct Cleaning Is Bloomington’s Preferred Air Duct Cleaning Company
Bloomington homeowners tend to ask sharp questions, and we like that. They’ve seen the bait-and-switch routine: a cheap per-vent coupon that becomes a much larger invoice once the technician is on the roof. Our answer is simple. A written price before any work starts. It does not change at the door.
Every job is backed by the 365-Day Done Right Promise. If the work isn’t right within a full year, we return and correct it at no charge. That’s the longest satisfaction window in the trade, and it applies to every booking, not select ones.
Led by Omar Haddad, our Bloomington crews are background-checked, arrive in uniform, and you’ll know the technician’s name before they open the door. We run professional-grade equipment: Rotobrush rotary brush systems for agitation, Nikro HEPA vacuums for negative-pressure extraction, and Abatement Technologies containment units where the job calls for it. This is not a truck-mounted shop-vac shortcut.
Air Duct Inspection in Bloomington
Air Duct Inspection is where we always start in Bloomington, because the housing stock here has a specific problem: older single-wall ductwork under constant exposure to airport flight paths and freight traffic. An inspection tells you what’s actually inside before anyone quotes a cleaning. We run a camera through the supply and return lines, check for collapsed flex runs, gaps at the plenum, and soot or carbon buildup on the return side. A video inspection in Bloomington runs $150 – $250 as a standalone service, and it’s credited toward the cleaning if we do both in the same visit.
Camera Inspection of Supply and Return Lines
We push a camera through both the supply and return sides of your system. You see the footage. If there’s a collapsed flex run, a disconnected joint, or heavy soot coating, you’ll know before any cleaning begins. No guesswork, no vague verbal descriptions.
MERV Rating and Filtration Check
Bloomington’s air carries a lot of fine particulate from diesel corridors. During an inspection, we check your current filter and recommend the right MERV rating for your system. Many homes here run MERV 8 when a MERV 11 or 13 would make a real difference. We stock Aprilaire and Guardsman filtration products and can install the right filter the same visit.
Residential Air Duct Cleaning in Bloomington
Residential Air Duct Cleaning in Bloomington means source removal, not just brushing the register openings. We connect a HEPA vacuum to the plenum to create negative pressure, then run Rotobrush agitation tools through the full supply and return runs. In a typical Bloomington home, say three bedrooms and around 1,500 – 2,200 square feet, the cleaning runs $450 – $650. Larger homes with two systems or long trunk runs can reach $800 – $900. That’s the whole system: one flat price, agreed before we start.
Supply Duct and Return Duct Cleaning
We clean both sides. The supply side carries conditioned air to your rooms; the return side pulls air back, and in Bloomington the return side is often the dirtier of the two because it draws unfiltered air from inside the home. Neglecting the return means you’re paying to cool or heat air through a layer of soot and debris. We clean every supply register and return grille, not a “representative sample.”
Full System Cleaning with Before-and-After Photos
When we finish, you receive before-and-after photographs of your own ductwork at each register. You see what we removed, not just a receipt that says “cleaned.” On a recent job off Valley Boulevard, our tech found a flex run collapsed against a joist, starving the back bedrooms of airflow. We set up negative pressure with a HEPA filtration unit at the plenum, ran agitation tools and a camera inspection through the source, then reconnected and strapped the run before photographing every register. The homeowner got a fresh MERV rating recommendation and one flat price that never changed.
Trusted Brands We Service in Bloomington
We service and maintain all major HVAC brands in Bloomington homes, and we stock filters and filtration products from Honeywell, Aprilaire, and Guardsman locally so there’s no wait on the parts that matter. Whether your system is a builder-grade unit from the 1990s or a newer high-efficiency installation, our technicians know the duct configuration and can work with what’s there. If your filtration needs an upgrade, we can install an Aprilaire media cabinet or a Guardsman UV system on the spot. Fast turnaround for Bloomington customers is the standard, not the exception.
Common Air Duct Cleaning Problems We See in Bloomington Homes
- Soot and carbon streaking on the return side. Bloomington sits under the flight paths and freight corridors feeding Ontario International Airport, and much of the housing stock has older single-wall ductwork. Diesel soot works its way in, and we routinely find black carbon streaks coating the return side of the system.
- Collapsed flex runs starving back rooms. Older Bloomington homes often have flex duct that was undersized or poorly supported from the start. Over time it settles and collapses against joists, cutting airflow to the back bedrooms while the living room stays comfortable.
- Dryer ducts packed with lint and taking two cycles per load. This is a frequent complaint in Bloomington, and it’s often tied to long dryer vent runs common in older ranch-style homes here. If your dryer takes two cycles to finish a load, it’s worth checking both the dryer vent and whether the issue is system-wide.
- Per-vent pricing padding the count once the tech is on the roof. We hear this from Bloomington homeowners constantly. A company quotes per vent, then counts every register and return twice or inflates the number once they’re on site. We don’t do that. One flat price per system, agreed in writing before work begins.
Pricing for Air Duct Cleaning in Bloomington, CA
A full residential air duct cleaning in Bloomington runs $450 – $900 depending on home size, number of systems, and how much buildup is present. Smaller homes and condos fall on the lower end; larger two-story homes or homes with two HVAC systems reach the higher end. A video inspection runs $150 – $250 standalone and is credited toward the cleaning. Dryer vent cleaning runs $150 – $250 on its own. We never quote per vent. You receive one flat price per system in writing before any work starts, and that price does not change. Call (737) 727-2314 for a free estimate.
We Also Serve Cities Near Bloomington
Our crews serve Bloomington and the surrounding Inland Empire communities, including Rialto, Fontana, Riverside, and Grand Terrace. If you’re nearby and need Air Duct Cleaning, we offer the same flat pricing and 365-Day Done Right Promise across the area. Learn more about Air Duct Cleaning in Bloomington or call (737) 727-2314.
Serving Bloomington, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Bloomington 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 Air Duct Cleaning in Bloomington
Every 3 to 5 years for most Bloomington homes, and the honest answer is that some homes can go longer. If you have heavy diesel soot from the airport flight paths, pets, recent construction, or a smoker in the house, you may need it sooner. If your return side shows black streaking or your registers are blowing visible dust, it’s time. Call (737) 727-2314 for an honest assessment and a free estimate.
No. We charge one flat price per system, agreed in writing before any work starts. Per-vent pricing is how the bait-and-switch works: a low per-vent rate that balloons once the technician counts every register and return. We don’t play that game. You’ll know the full price before we touch a duct.
A real cleaning means negative-pressure extraction with a HEPA vacuum at the plenum, agitation tools run through the full supply and return runs, and camera inspection before and after. That means the loosened debris goes straight into the vacuum, not back into your living room. Anything less, like brushing register openings by hand, is surface work. Our process includes before-and-after photos of your own ductwork at every register. Call (737) 727-2314 and ask about our process; we’ll walk you through it.
We schedule every job properly, and that means we don’t promise same-day service. In Bloomington’s older single-wall systems, a rushed pass with no camera inspection is exactly the kind of job that leaves debris in the ducts. We’ll book the earliest available slot that lets us do the work right. A live person answers at (737) 727-2314 to schedule.
It could be. If your dryer vent is clogged, the moisture and lint back up and your dryer works harder. In Bloomington’s older ranch-style homes, long dryer vent runs are common and clog easily. We clean dryer vents for $150 – $250 and can camera-inspect the run to confirm. If the issue is system-wide, your air ducts may also need attention. Call (737) 727-2314 for an honest diagnosis.
Written by Omar Haddad, Owner at Cardinal Air Duct Cleaning, serving Bloomington through the Relay Home Co. family since 2005.