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Estimating air ducts cleaning cost

How much does it cost to clean air ducts?

Even with changing central air filters regularly, with a time, dust eventually will get into the HAVC system ducts. In order not letting all dirt blowing out from vents all over the house it should be eliminated from inside the system as soon as possible. Cost to clean air ducts depends on multiple factors like size of the house, number of vents, and who will be hired to complete the work. Those are three main aspect of price determination.

Calculating air ducts cleaning cost

Materials aspect

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There is no special cleaners should be purchased for completing ducts cleaning project. All dust has to be eliminated with a vacuum cleaner. But after cleaning process completed air filter should be replaced and all dirty vents have to be cleaned with a regular cleaner. Purchasing a new filter, all-purpose cleaner, and degreaser will result in additional expenses.

Labor cost determination

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Cost of labor to clean air ducts depends on the project size at a first place. Many cleaning companies have standard fees for basic work based on size of a house. But still, cleaning rates vary greatly and there is no average cost for such work defined. HVAC contractor can clean all supply and return registers, heat exchanger and blower motor during periodical central air system maintenance or independent cleaning company can be hired for performing such project.

Calculating cleaning time

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On average, opening 19 – 22 wall and floor vents in 3 bedroom 2 bathroom 2,100 ft2house and cleaning all ducts with 14 gallon Wet/Dry vacuum cleaner should be completed in 3 – 4 hours by a professional cleaning company. Cleaning ducts in larger houses might take longer, but it is very uncommon that actual cleaning time will exceed one day.

Work complexity

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Cleaning air ducts is one of the simplest tasks and can be easily performed once a year by homeowners even with no construction skills or experience. But if you do not like to get your hands dirty, there are many local companies who provide cleaning service at relatively low prices.

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