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 New Braunfels means removing the fine limestone dust and road grit that I-35 corridor living pulls into your ductwork, and doing it without stirring that dust back into your living room. It’s a job that requires source removal under negative pressure, not just a spinning brush. Most standard whole-system cleanings in New Braunfels run $425 – $925 depending on system size and access, and you’ll have a written price before any work starts. Call (737) 727-2314 for a free estimate from a team that knows why Gruene Road homes have different duct problems than a two-story off Walnut Avenue.
Why Cardinal Air Duct Cleaning Is New Braunfels’s Preferred HVAC Cleaning Company
New Braunfels homeowners call us because we hand them a written price before a single duct is touched, and that price does not change at the door. The 365-Day Done Right Promise backs every job we do: if the work isn’t right within a full year, we return and correct it at no charge. No fine print on that. No “select jobs only.” It applies to every HVAC cleaning we perform from Gruene to Oak Run to Town Creek.
Our technicians are background-checked and arrive in uniform. You’ll know the tech’s name before you open the door. The equipment is professional-grade: Rotobrush rotary agitation for breaking debris loose inside the duct walls, Nikro HEPA-filtered vacuums for negative-pressure extraction, and Abatement Technologies containment when a job calls for it. Omar Haddad leads the team, and he’s built the operation around one idea: total visibility from booking to invoice. You get a live trackable arrival window, before-and-after photos of your own duct interiors, and a digital invoice you can pay from your phone.
Furnace Cleaning in New Braunfels
Furnace Cleaning in New Braunfels is not the same job it is in Dallas or Houston. Here, the furnace shares a closet or attic with an AC coil that runs ten months a year, so what gets cleaned is a combined system, not a standalone gas furnace. We agitate the supply and return plenums, brush the heat exchanger cabinet, clean the blower wheel and blower housing, and pull everything out under HEPA negative pressure so the loosened dust goes into the vacuum, not back into your bedrooms.
Heat Exchanger Cleaning
A coated heat exchanger makes the furnace work harder to move the same heat, and in a New Braunfels winter where the furnace may only run for 60 days, efficiency loss shows up quietly. We remove the combustion-side buildup and verify airflow across the exchanger with a camera before we call the job done. Expect to pay $95 – $185 as part of a full system cleaning in New Braunfels.
Blower Cleaning
The blower wheel is where limestone dust and I-35 grit settle after passing the filter. When the wheel is caked, air movement drops and the motor works overtime. Most blower cleanings add $125 – $260 to a full HVAC cleaning in New Braunfels, depending on whether the assembly needs to be pulled for access.
AC Vent Cleaning in New Braunfels
AC Vent Cleaning in New Braunfels matters because your AC runs hard from April through October. Every supply register and return grille in the house is a dust collection point. We remove each register, brush the branch ducts back toward the trunk line, and connect the HEPA vacuum to each run individually. You get airflow restored to rooms that have gone stale, and you get photographic proof of what came out.
Evaporator Coil Cleaning
In New Braunfels humidity, an evaporator coil that hasn’t been cleaned in two or three summers is usually wearing a wet blanket of dust and biofilm. That coating insulates the coil and drives up your cooling costs. We clean the coil with non-acidic cleaners, confirm the drain pan is clear, and treat the coil to resist future fouling. Evaporator coil cleaning in New Braunfels typically runs $175 – $350 depending on access.
Condenser Cleaning
Your outdoor condenser sits in New Braunfels air all year: cottonwood, oak pollen, limestone dust. A clogged condenser raises head pressure and shortens compressor life. We turn off power, flush the coil from the inside out, and straighten bent fins. You’ll pay $125 – $240 for a thorough condenser cleaning that includes an amp draw check before and after.
Trusted Brands We Service in New Braunfels
We service and install filtration products from Aprilaire and Guardsman, and our cleaning equipment includes Rotobrush agitation systems and Abatement Technologies containment units. What that means for you: we’re not running a truck-mounted shop vac and calling it duct cleaning. When a New Braunfels home needs a new media cabinet, a UV lamp, or a replacement filter housing, we stock the common Aprilaire and Guardsman sizes locally, so turnaround is fast. No waiting on a regional warehouse.
Common HVAC Cleaning Problems We See in New Braunfels Homes
- Limestone dust caked inside return plenums. Edwards Plateau rock flour is finer than typical household dust and it packs into corners of the return chase. It needs agitation plus HEPA extraction to remove, not just a brush spin.
- Collapsed return boots on slab foundations. On 1970s and 1980s ranch homes around Gruene Road and Landa Park, return boots chased through the slab can corrode and collapse. We camera-inspect returns to catch these before they suck conditioned air from the crawl space.
- Dual air handlers treated as one system. Larger two-story homes off FM 306 and near the Comal County line often have two air handlers, but homeowners are quoted as if there’s one. We quote one flat price per system, and if there are two, the price reflects both before we start. No surprise second-system charge after the first unit is open.
- Filter bypassing on retrofitted homes. Many older New Braunfels homes got central AC added after construction, which means filter racks were retrofitted into return chases where air leaks around the filter. The result is that dust bypasses the filter entirely. We find this on camera constantly and seal the gap as part of the job.
Pricing for HVAC Cleaning in New Braunfels, TX
A standard whole-system HVAC cleaning in New Braunfels runs $425 – $925. That is one flat price per system, agreed in writing before any work starts. No per-vent pricing. No add-ons when the tech discovers a second return or a tricky chase. Here’s the breakdown for typical New Braunfels homes:
- Furnace + AC coil + blower cleaning (one system, one air handler): $425 – $625
- Evaporator coil cleaning only: $175 – $350
- Condenser cleaning only: $125 – $240
- Blower wheel pull and cleaning: $125 – $260
- Heat exchanger cleaning (as part of full system): $95 – $185
- Whole-house vent and branch duct cleaning (up to 20 vents): included in full-system price
Larger homes with two systems, homes with difficult attic access, or systems with heavy limestone buildup may run higher. We will tell you before we touch anything, and the number we hand you is the number on the invoice. Call (737) 727-2314 and we’ll walk you through it honestly.
We Also Serve Cities Near New Braunfels
Our HVAC Cleaning in New Braunfels team regularly serves Seguin, San Marcos, Cibolo, and Schertz. If you’re in one of those cities, the same flat-price-per-system policy and 365-Day Done Right Promise applies. If you’d like to understand how our cleaning process works across Texas, visit our HVAC Cleaning service page for the full breakdown of what we do and why source removal matters.
Serving New Braunfels, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the New Braunfels 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 New Braunfels
Most New Braunfels homes with a single system and a decent filter need a thorough HVAC cleaning every 3 to 5 years, not every year. The honest answer depends on what we find: if your return plenum is loaded with limestone dust or your blower wheel is caked, it’s time. If a system has been cleaned recently and photos show clean ducts, we’ll tell you not to spend the money. Call (737) 727-2314 and ask for a camera look before you commit to anything.
Limestone dust from the Edwards Plateau is finer and heavier than pet hair or lint, and it settles inside return boots and plenum corners where a spinning brush alone cannot remove it. It requires agitation plus negative-pressure HEPA extraction to pull it out without blowing it back into your living space. In New Braunfels, source removal is not an upsell. It is the job.
One flat price per system, always. Per-vent pricing is how a clean-looking quote turns into a far larger invoice once the crew discovers a second air handler or a return chased through the slab. We quote per system, and that price is written down and handed to you before any work begins. It does not change at the door. Call (737) 727-2314 for a flat-price quote on your New Braunfels home.
No one who is honest about this work should promise same-day HVAC cleaning in New Braunfels. A proper cleaning includes camera inspection of the return runs, agitation of every supply branch, HEPA extraction, and photo documentation. That does not fit into an afternoon callback that leaves your system half-cleaned. We schedule a window that fits the actual job, and you get a live trackable arrival time so you’re not waiting on a four-hour guess.
It shows the inside surfaces of your supply and return runs, photographed with a camera we run into the ductwork before cleaning and again after. You’ll see what we see: the limestone dust, the fiberglass debris, the corrosion on an old boot. And you’ll see the after photos showing clean metal. You are not getting a stock photo from another house. You’re getting documentation of work actually performed inside your New Braunfels system.
Written by Omar Haddad, Owner at Cardinal Air Duct Cleaning. Omar leads the New Braunfels HVAC cleaning team and has spent years learning why this city’s systems clog the way they do: Edwards Plateau limestone dust, I-35 road grit, and slab-chased returns. He answers every estimate call at (737) 727-2314.