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 Hockinson typically runs $450 – $850 for a complete system on a standard 1,800 – 2,600 sq ft home, depending on how many returns and trunk lines we’re working with. Most jobs are done in half a day. We schedule by arrival window, not “sometime between 8 and 5.” Call (737) 727-2314 and a live person answers.
Hockinson sits under a Douglas-fir and cedar canopy that never really stops shedding. Pollen in spring, fir needles in fall, and wood-smoke residue from the stoves and fireplaces that heat a lot of homes out here all end up in the same place: your ductwork. Our HVAC Cleaning crews work Hockinson roads like NE 182nd Ave, Ward Road, and the Hockinson Meadows area every week. We know these systems. We know what builds up in them here specifically.
We’re not a franchise dispatch line. We’re Cardinal Air Duct Cleaning, part of the Relay Home Co. family, founded 2005. Every job gets a written price before we touch a single register. That’s the Relay Standard, and it’s not optional.
Why Cardinal Air Duct Cleaning Is Hockinson’s Preferred HVAC Cleaning Company
Hockinson homeowners call us because we tell them the truth about what’s actually in their ducts, then show them photos proving we removed it. No fog machines, no scare tactics, no per-vent games. One flat price per system, agreed before work starts, and before-and-after photos of their own registers, trunk line, and air handler. Omar Haddad leads our crews, and he’s built the team around a simple standard: the technician you expect is the technician who shows up, in uniform, running Rotobrush and Nikro equipment, not a shop-vac from a truck.
We answer calls with a live person, 24/7. That matters when you’re standing next to a furnace making a noise it shouldn’t make. It also matters when you just want a straight quote on a Tuesday morning without playing phone tag.
Every Hockinson job is backed by the 365-Day Done Right Promise. If the work isn’t right within a full year, we come back and correct it at no charge. That applies to every booking, no exceptions, no fine print. We also put a written guarantee on every repair, with a free second visit if that repair fails.
Furnace Cleaning in Hockinson
Furnace Cleaning in Hockinson means pulling the blower, cleaning the fan blades and housing, vacuuming the heat exchanger, and washing the evaporator coil if it’s an air handler setup. In Hockinson, where a lot of homes run heat pumps with electric air handlers or propane furnaces, the blower wheel collects a paste of pollen, fir needle dust, and fine soot from wood heat. That paste throws the fan out of balance, strains the motor, and cuts airflow. A full furnace or air handler cleaning here typically runs $275 – $475 as part of a complete system cleaning.
Blower and Heat Exchanger Service
The blower motor is the heart of the system. We remove the blower assembly, clean the wheel fins by hand and with agitation tools, and vacuum the exchanger surfaces. On Hockinson homes that heat with wood, we also check the exchanger for creosote dust buildup. It’s abrasive on moving parts.
Coil Treatment and Filtration
After the coil is cleaned, we treat it with an EPA-registered antimicrobial coil treatment. Then we check your filter situation. A lot of Hockinson homes use 1-inch filters that let fine pollen through. We’ll recommend a media filter upgrade only if your system genuinely needs it. We stock Honeywell, Aprilaire, and Guardsman filtration products and can install them same visit.
AC Vent Cleaning in Hockinson
AC Vent Cleaning in Hockinson means source removal, not register wiping. We’re not talking about swabbing the visible part of a vent cover. We run a rotary brush through the full supply and return runs, with true negative-pressure extraction running the entire time. In Hockinson’s larger rural homes, that often means longer flex runs and multiple return trunks. We quote the whole system, not the vent count. A complete supply and return vent cleaning here runs $450 – $850 for a typical home, and that includes the furnace cabinet.
Negative-Pressure Extraction
Here’s the term you should know: negative-pressure extraction. It means the entire duct system is sealed under vacuum while agitation tools loosen debris. The loosened material gets pulled straight into a Nikro HEPA filtration unit, not blown back into your living room. Adding Abatement Technologies containment when needed keeps the work area clean. This is the difference between cleaning and just relocating dust inside your house.
Register and Grille Restoration
Registers get washed, not just wiped. We remove them, clean them, and reattach them. If a register is damaged, we’ll tell you and quote a replacement. No surprise charges at the door.
Trusted Brands We Service in Hockinson
We service and clean systems from every major manufacturer: Carrier, Trane, Lennox, Rheem, Goodman, Bryant, Mitsubishi, and Daikin. We run Rotobrush agitation tools, Nikro HEPA extraction units, and Abatement Technologies containment equipment, because Hockinson’s debris load, that fir pollen and wood-smoke mix, needs professional-grade capture, not a truck-mounted shop-vac. We also stock Guardsman and Aprilaire filtration products on the truck, so if your existing filter setup is letting fine particulate through, we can upgrade it same visit with a written price before any work is done.
Common HVAC Cleaning Problems We See in Hockinson Homes
- Pollen-packed filter racks: Hockinson’s fir and cedar canopy pumps out pollen that clogs standard 1-inch filters fast. We see filters completely collapsed or bypassed, which means the coil and blower ate everything the filter missed.
- Wood-smoke film on blower wheels: Homes that heat with wood or pellet stoves get a fine, sticky soot film inside the air handler. It throws the blower wheel off balance and makes the motor work harder than it should.
- Flex duct compression in crawlspaces: Ranch-style and split-level homes out here often have flex runs pinched or sagging in damp crawlspaces. That cuts airflow and lets moisture sit in the duct, which is a recipe for musty air.
- Unbalanced returns in larger rural homes: Hockinson homes tend to have more square footage than urban lots, and a lot of them have an extra return trunk or two added over the years. We price for the real system, not a per-vent guess made over the phone before anyone has seen the duct layout.
Pricing for HVAC Cleaning in Hockinson, WA
A complete HVAC cleaning in Hockinson runs $450 – $850 for a typical home. That’s one flat price per system, written down before we start, covering the supply and return ducts, the furnace or air handler cabinet, the blower, and the coil. We do not charge per vent. We do not show up and “discover” that your system is bigger than the phone quote assumed. If your Hockinson home has multiple return trunks, extra flex runs, or a second air handler, we’ll factor that into the written price before a single register is opened. Free estimates by phone, no obligation. Call (737) 727-2314.
What can move the number? System size, number of returns, accessibility of the air handler, and how many years it’s been since the last cleaning. A 1,200 sq ft ranch with a single return will land on the low end. A 2,800 sq ft two-story with three returns and a finished basement will land higher. You’ll see the number before we start.
We Also Serve Cities Near Hockinson
Our crews cover Clark County and the broader region. If you’re searching for HVAC Cleaning in Hockinson, you likely have family or work in nearby Seattle, Spokane, Tacoma, or Vancouver. We serve those areas too, with the same written-price standard and 365-Day Done Right Promise on every job.
Serving Hockinson, WA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Hockinson 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 Hockinson
Every 3 – 5 years for most Hockinson homes. If you heat with wood, have pets, or live under heavy fir canopy off NE 182nd Ave or near Hockinson Meadows, you’re looking at every 2 – 3 years. If you just moved into a home and don’t know the last cleaning date, get it done once now, then set a realistic schedule based on what comes out. Call (737) 727-2314 and we’ll talk through your situation honestly, even if the answer is “you don’t need us yet.”
One flat price per system, written down before work starts. No per-vent pricing, ever. We recently cleaned a home off NE 182nd Ave near Hockinson Meadows where the heat pump air handler had been recycling fir pollen and fine sawdust from a home woodshop for years. The quote covered the whole system, supply and return, down to the blower motor. That’s how we price every Hockinson job.
Yes. Every job includes before-and-after photo documentation of your own registers, trunk line, and air handler. You’ll see the debris we pulled out and the clean surfaces we left behind. That’s part of the Relay Visibility Guarantee, and it’s non-negotiable. If a company won’t show you photos of your own ducts, ask why.
Yes. We follow NADCA source-removal methods, which means negative-pressure extraction: the system stays under vacuum while agitation tools loosen debris, and everything gets pulled into a Nikro HEPA filtration unit. The loosened material goes into the vacuum, not back into your living room. We’re not wiping registers and calling it a day. The blower, coil, and cabinet all get cleaned.
No. HVAC cleaning is a scheduled job, and we do not promise same-day service. What we do promise is a live person on the phone 24/7 who will give you a real arrival window you can track, a written price before work starts, and a technician whose name you know before they knock. Call (737) 727-2314 and we’ll get you scheduled for the next available slot.
Written by Omar Haddad, Owner at Cardinal Air Duct Cleaning, serving Hockinson and the surrounding Clark County area.