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 Hollywood
HVAC cleaning in Hollywood, FL most often hinges on one thing: the air handler. Because Hollywood sits between the Intracoastal and the Everglades, the dew point stays high nearly year-round, which means moisture builds inside the cabinet, on the coil, and in the return chase long before you ever see dust on a vent. That’s why our HVAC Cleaning team starts every Hollywood job with a camera inspection, not a coupon price. Most full-system cleanings for a typical Hollywood home run $450 to $850, and the price is written down and handed to you before any work begins. Call (737) 727-2314 and we’ll walk you through what your system actually needs.
Why Cardinal Air Duct Cleaning Is Hollywood’s Preferred HVAC Cleaning Company
We’re not a franchise dispatch center. Cardinal Air Duct Cleaning is part of the Relay Home Co. family, founded in 2005, and every job we do in Hollywood is held to The Relay Visibility Guarantee: a live trackable arrival window, before-and-after photos of your own ducts, and a digital invoice you can pay from your phone. Omar Haddad leads the team, and the standard he sets is simple: background-checked, uniformed technicians who carry Rotobrush brush systems and Nikro HEPA vacuums, not a truck-mounted shop vac and a vague promise.
Hollywood homeowners regularly tell us the same thing: other companies quoted per vent, then “found” extra work once the tech was already inside. That doesn’t happen with us. We price the whole system flat, agree to it in writing, and don’t change it at the door. If the work isn’t right within 365 days, we return and correct it at no charge. That’s the 365-Day Done Right Promise, and it covers every booking without exception.
AC Vent Cleaning in Hollywood
AC vent cleaning in Hollywood is where most homeowners start, but it’s usually the smallest part of what actually needs attention. Supply and return registers trap dust, pet hair, and the fine gray particulate that blows in from Hollywood’s busy corridors like Federal Highway and Sheridan Street. We remove each register, agitate the run with a Rotobrush system, and pull everything out under negative pressure while a Nikro HEPA unit captures what comes loose. For a standard single-system home in Hollywood, expect register and run cleaning to run $200 to $350 as part of a full system job.
Register and Grille Removal
We take every register off, not just the ones you can see from the hallway. Hollywood homes built before the 1990s often have painted-over registers that haven’t moved in decades. Those get degreased, washed, and reinstalled clean so the airflow actually moves.
Supply Run Agitation
The supply side is what pushes air into bedrooms and living spaces. In Hollywood ranch-style homes, those runs are short and straight, which means debris tends to settle at the register boots. That’s where we focus the agitation, then confirm with a camera that the run is clear before moving on.
Furnace Duct Cleaning in Hollywood
Furnace duct cleaning in Hollywood gets a little more attention in winter, when heat strips and electric furnaces kick on for the handful of cold snaps we get. Even in a mostly-cooling climate, the return side of a Hollywood furnace system collects lint, dust, and the occasional lizard or gecko that found its way into the return chase. Cleaning both the return and supply sides of a furnace system here typically runs $400 to $700 for a single-family home, depending on the number of returns and whether the air handler is in a closet or the garage.
Return Chase and Plenum Cleaning
The return side is where Hollywood’s humidity does the most damage. Damp return chases pull in air from garages and laundry rooms, and that moisture mixes with dust to form a paste that clings to the plenum walls. We do source removal here by hand and with brush agitation, not just vacuuming what’s loose.
Blower Motor and Housing
The blower motor is the part every cheap cleaning skips, and it’s the part that sends debris straight back into your living space. Our technicians pull the blower, clean the wheel and housing with compressed air and manual brushing, and document the difference in your before-and-after photos. In Hollywood, where the blower runs for thousands of hours a year, this is where the real improvement shows.
Trusted Brands We Service in Hollywood
Hollywood homes run on a mix of Trane, Carrier, Rheem, Goodman, and older Lennox systems, and our techs have worked on all of them. We service the full system regardless of brand, including the air handler, evaporator coil, blower motor, condenser, and heat exchanger. When filtration upgrades make sense, we stock and install products from Aprilaire and Guardsman, and we use Abatement Technologies containment units on larger Hollywood jobs where we need to isolate the work area. If your system is an older model or a builder-grade unit from a Hollywood Hills or Emerald Hills tract home, we’ll still clean it properly and tell you honestly what’s worth replacing versus what just needs a good cleaning.
Common HVAC Cleaning Problems We See in Hollywood Homes
- Moisture-fed biofilm at the air handler. Hollywood’s year-round humidity means the coil pan often holds standing condensate, and that feeds a dark biofilm the returns then circulate into bedrooms. This is the single most common problem we find, especially in homes near T.Y. Park and the Intracoastal.
- Clumped debris in the return chase. Because the dew point here stays high, return ducts rarely hold dry dust. What comes out looks damp and clumped. Techs who skip a camera inspection treat it like dry dust and miss the moisture source entirely.
- Per-vent pricing pressure. We hear it regularly from Hollywood customers switching from lower-priced competitors: the quote was per vent, which meant the air handler and blower motor never got touched. Those are the parts that actually send debris into your living space.
- Painted-shut registers on older homes. Hollywood’s 1950s and 1960s housing stock around downtown and the Lakes section often has registers that have been painted over through multiple repaints. Getting those off without damaging the wall or ceiling takes patience and the right tools, and it’s part of what you’re paying for when we clean the system properly.
Pricing for HVAC Cleaning in Hollywood, FL
Here’s what we charge in Hollywood, in plain numbers. A full HVAC cleaning on a single-family home with one air handler runs $450 to $850. That includes the return and supply runs, registers, plenum, blower motor and housing, evaporator coil, and air handler cabinet. If you want just the AC vents and returns done without touching the air handler, that’s $200 to $350. Add condenser coil cleaning outside for an additional $125 to $185. A camera inspection before we start is included, and you’ll get a written price before a single duct is touched. No per-vent math. No surprise line items added at the door. Call (737) 727-2314 for an exact quote, and we’ll give you a number that sticks.
We Also Serve Cities Near Hollywood
Our crews handle Hollywood appointments daily, and we also take bookings in North Miami Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Miami Gardens, and Plantation. If you’re just outside Hollywood and need the same flat pricing and photo proof, call us and we’ll confirm coverage for your address.
Serving Hollywood, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Hollywood 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 Hollywood
No. Most Hollywood homes need a full HVAC cleaning every three to five years, not annually. The exception is homes with high humidity issues at the air handler, multiple pets, recent renovations, or residents with respiratory conditions. If we inspect your system and it’s genuinely clean, we’ll tell you that and send you on your way. We recommend MERV 8 – 11 filtration on older Hollywood housing stock and an annual visual check of the coil pan and blower, but that’s not the same as paying for a full cleaning every year. Call (737) 727-2314 and we’ll assess yours honestly.
We price the whole system flat. One number covers the air handler, blower motor, evaporator coil, plenum, supply and return runs, and every register, and that number is written down and agreed to before we start. It does not change at the door. That’s the difference between us and companies that quote per vent, which quietly leaves the air handler and blower out of the job because those are the time-consuming parts. If you want an exact figure for your Hollywood home, call (737) 727-2314.
Yes. You’ll get before-and-after photos of your own supply and return ducts, the air handler cabinet, the blower motor, and the coil, shown to you on a tablet before we pack up. That’s part of The Relay Standard and it applies to every booking in Hollywood. If the photos don’t show a clear difference, we’ll tell you that too. Our 365-Day Done Right Promise means if the work isn’t right within a year, we return and correct it at no charge.
Because Hollywood’s humidity collects at the air handler. The coil pan holds standing condensate, which feeds a biofilm that builds up on the coil, the blower wheel, and the cabinet walls. The ducts themselves might look fine on a quick visual, but the source of what you’re breathing is sitting right at the unit. That’s why our Hollywood cleanings always include the air handler and blower motor, and why we run a camera inspection first instead of just vacuuming registers. A crew was called to a 1970s-era home near T.Y. Park where the homeowner kept sneezing in the evenings; the camera inspection found the coil pan holding standing condensate and feeding a dark biofilm that the returns had been circulating through the house. We set up HEPA filtration with negative pressure, agitated the runs and registers with Rotobrush equipment, did source removal on the plenum and blower, and showed the homeowner before-and-after photos before we left.
We don’t promise same-day HVAC cleaning in South Florida’s storm season, and here’s the honest reason: a proper negative pressure setup and thorough source removal cannot be rushed through an afternoon. What we do promise is a scheduled arrival window you can track live, a written price before anything is touched, and a real cleaning that includes the air handler and blower, not a quick vent wipe. If you need a booking this week, call (737) 727-2314 and we’ll give you the next available window.
Written by Omar Haddad, Owner at Cardinal Air Duct Cleaning, serving Hollywood and South Florida with the Relay Visibility Guarantee.