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.
Fast, Reliable HVAC Cleaning Across Medina
HVAC cleaning in Medina typically costs $425 – $680 for a full system on a standard home, including supply and return ducts, the blower, the air handler, and coil cleaning where applicable. We quote one flat price per system before any work starts, so what you agree to is what you pay. If you’re on the ridge above Lake Washington and your registers have been throwing dust for years, call (737) 727-2314 and we’ll walk you through exactly what the job involves.
Medina homes sit on a heavily wooded ridge, which means your ducts pull in far more conifer pollen, cedar needles, and roof grit than the developed Bellevue grid below. Our HVAC Cleaning team knows what builds up in these systems, and our crews serve Medina with the right equipment for the job: Rotobrush agitation tools, Nikro HEPA vacuums, and camera inspection on every visit. Omar Haddad leads the team, and he’ll make sure you know exactly who’s coming to your door and what they’ll do.
Why Cardinal Air Duct Cleaning Is Medina’s Preferred HVAC Cleaning Company
Medina homeowners don’t respond well to vague pricing or four-hour arrival windows. That’s why we run every booking through The Relay Standard: a live trackable arrival time, before-and-after photos of your own ducts, and a digital invoice you can pay from your phone. You know the technician’s name before they knock. They’re background-checked, uniformed, and carrying professional-grade equipment, not a truck-mounted shop vac.
Omar Haddad has built the Cardinal name on doing what’s agreed, at the price agreed, with proof the work happened. The 365-Day Done Right Promise backs every job: if the work isn’t right within a full year, we return and correct it at no charge. No fine print, no exceptions. That’s a longer satisfaction window than any other cleaner serving Medina, and it’s why homeowners from Evergreen Point to the Medina Elementary area call us first.
Part of the Relay Home Co. family, founded 2005, Cardinal operates with the infrastructure of an established company and the accountability of a local one. Dispatch and scheduling are coordinated from the brand’s Seattle office; the crews who show up at your Medina home are local, familiar with the daylight-basement ramblers and hillside builds that define the area.
Furnace Duct Cleaning in Medina
Air Duct Cleaning in Medina is the job we do most often, because the houses here run their furnaces hard from October through April, and the ducts pull in whatever’s in the air: cedar pollen, fir needles, dust from gravel driveways, and the fine grit that wears off roofing over time. A full furnace duct cleaning in Medina runs $425 – $680 for a standard single-furnace home, depending on the number of returns and the length of branch runs. We quote one flat price per system before we start, so the number you approve is the number on your invoice.
What the Job Actually Involves
We don’t vacuum the visible returns and call it done. We run a camera through the supply and return lines first, so you see what’s actually in there. Then we set up negative-pressure extraction, meaning the loosened debris goes straight into the HEPA vacuum, not back into your living room. Agitation tools work through each branch run, and the blower wheel comes out for hand cleaning when it’s coated.
Every register gets photographed before and after, so you’re not taking our word for it. You’ll see exactly what came out of your system.
AC Coil Cleaning in Medina
AC Coil Cleaning in Medina is a different job than what lowland cities need, because many Medina homes were built or remodeled without central air conditioning. That means we often find decades of dry dust layered on the blower and air handler rather than the humid, mildew-prone coils seen in wetter areas like Seattle’s lake-level neighborhoods. When a Medina home does have AC, the coil cleaning typically runs $180 – $320 as part of a full HVAC cleaning, or $250 – $400 as a standalone service on larger systems.
Why Dry Dust Is the Bigger Problem Here
On the ridge, the air is drier and the dust load is heavier. That dust coats the blower motor wheel, throws fine debris into every register, and reduces airflow even when the filters look clean. A heavily dust-loaded blower wheel is something we see regularly in Medina homes that have gone years without duct service.
When Coil Cleaning Is Worth It
If your Medina house has central AC, a clean evaporator coil means the system doesn’t have to work as hard to cool, and that’s real money on your summer electric bill. If you don’t have AC, we won’t sell you a coil cleaning you don’t need. We’ll tell you plainly whether the blower and air handler are the real issue, which is common in older Medina builds.
Trusted Brands We Service in Medina
We service all major HVAC brands found in Medina homes, from Carrier and Trane to Lennox and Rheem, plus the less common systems we see in custom builds along the lakefront. Because we stock common parts locally and coordinate with suppliers across the Eastside, turnaround on filter replacements and component swaps is fast for Medina customers. When we recommend filtration upgrades, we work with Guardsman and Aprilaire products that hold up to the pollen load this area throws at them. The tools we bring are professional grade: Rotobrush agitation systems and Nikro HEPA extraction units. You won’t see a shop vac in your home.
Common HVAC Cleaning Problems We See in Medina Homes
- Cedar needles packed at the air handler intake. The trees that make Medina beautiful drop needles that find their way into return ducts and pile up against the blower. A camera inspection shows this clearly before we start.
- Per-vent pricing bait-and-switch. A low phone quote that balloons once the crew counts 30-plus registers. In a daylight-basement rambler, that count climbs fast. We charge one flat price per system, agreed before we touch a single duct.
- Skipped source removal. Companies that vacuum the visible returns and leave the blower, air handler, and branch runs coated. This is especially common in older Medina homes with no AC coil to force a deeper inspection.
- Rush jobs with no proof. Same-day promises that cram a two-hour job into forty minutes, no camera, no photos. You have no way to verify what was actually removed. Our Relay Standard includes before-and-after photo documentation on every job.
Pricing for HVAC Cleaning in Medina, WA
A standard single-furnace HVAC cleaning in Medina runs $425 – $680 for the full system. That includes supply and return ducts, branch run agitation, blower cleaning, air handler service, and coil cleaning where applicable. Larger homes with daylight-basement layouts and 30-plus registers may run $600 – $850. AC coil cleaning as a standalone service runs $250 – $400 depending on system size and access. We do not charge per vent. One flat price per system, written down, before any work starts. Call (737) 727-2314 for a free estimate, and we’ll give you an exact number based on your home’s layout and your system’s condition.
We Also Serve Cities Near Medina
While this page is for our Medina customers, we regularly serve homes in nearby HVAC Cleaning in Medina communities and the surrounding Eastside area. That includes Bellevue, Kirkland, Mercer Island, and Seattle. If you’re just across the city line, the same flat-per-system pricing and 365-Day Done Right Promise apply.
Serving Medina, WA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Medina 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 Medina
Every 3 to 5 years for most Medina homes, with 3 being the honest number if you have large cedar or fir trees overhanging the roof, pets, or a gravel driveway that kicks up dust. Homes without AC can sometimes go longer, but what builds up is dry dust that coats the blower and throws debris into every room. If you’ve never had it done and the house is 20 years old or more, it’s time. Call (737) 727-2314 for an honest assessment.
Per system, always. We give you one flat price for the entire HVAC system before any work starts, and it does not change at the door. Per-vent pricing is how bait-and-switch quotes work, especially in Medina ramblers with daylight-basement layouts that can have 30 or more registers. You’ll never hear a per-vent number from us. Call (737) 727-2314 and we’ll quote the whole system.
Camera inspection first, so you see what’s in your ducts. Then negative-pressure setup with HEPA filtration at the main trunk, agitation through every branch run, and hand cleaning of the blower wheel when it’s loaded. We photograph every register before and after, and you get the images digitally. If anything looks wrong, you call and we return under the 365-Day Done Right Promise.
No. If you don’t have an AC coil, there’s nothing to clean there. What your home likely needs instead is furnace duct cleaning and blower service, which is where the real dust load sits in a no-AC Medina house. We’ll tell you if coil cleaning doesn’t apply to your system and show you what actually does. Estimates are free at (737) 727-2314.
We don’t promise same-day service, because a proper HVAC cleaning takes two hours or more and we will not rush it. We do schedule quickly, often within a few days, and you’ll get a live trackable arrival window through The Relay Standard booking. When we say a time, we show up at that time. Call (737) 727-2314 and we’ll get you on the schedule.
Written by Omar Haddad, Owner at Cardinal Air Duct Cleaning, serving Medina, WA.




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