Air Duct Cleaning

jnk062602 · April 2011

Has anyone ever had this done? How often should it be done?

We have been in our home (built in '72) for 3 yrs now. We have never done it and who knows if it was done before. Plus we have a super sheddy dog.

Anyone in ROC have a rec? There's an ad in the clipper this week from home air solutions for $60 which includes 8 vents, 1 return, 1 main line (no idea how many vents we have although I could walk around and count). Additional vents and dryer vents are extra.

Huzzy · April 2011

I'm curious to know as well! We are going to put an offer in on a house that has forced air. It's been empty for a long time so I was thinking of having the whole system cleaned if we wind up buying that house. I know I'm totally getting ahead of myself ... Lol! I just really want that house so bad!

mrsoc · April 2011

I just saw a Dateline special (or Primetime) on this and they were saying the places offering less than $100 is a scam, as they either do not do a thourough job or get there and end up telling you that you have to have much more done. I want to say that it was like $300-400 for a good job...There is a reputable organization of Air Duct people who are certified. We have hot water heat, so we don't have to worry about air ducts, but I watched the special anyway.

Kim72508 · April 2011

We just had it done and I'm so glad we did. Our house was always so dusty and it's not anymore. I believe we'll reduce our heating bills too. We use to have to keep the house at 70 during the day to not feel cold- like 70 degrees and still bundled in sweatshirts, warm socks, etc. Now we keep it at 65 and sometimes 66- but that seems "hot" to us. It's strange!

The one thing I will tell you is to really do your research on whatever company you use. Apparently, many companies advertise air duct cleaning but few actually do it the "right" way. Most of the companies will just come in and kind of stir up the dust- not really taking it away or doing anything to help you. We used Indoor Air Professionals (they may travel to ROC, call them!) and they actually brought in a tank to remove the stuff- they sanitized the insides of our air ducts and even showed us what they were taking out. They recommend it every 3-5 years. Our house is a small cape, 12 vents and I think they charged us $480. This included them cleaning out our dryer vent as well. They were able to get us in the day after I called. They were in an out in 2-3 hours.

BitsyKelly · April 2011

They did a special report on our local news about the cheap offers in the clipper ad being a scam. They company that ended up fixing the problem was like $500.

Heres the story:https://www.wivb.com/dpp/news/call_4_action/Be-wary-of-dirty-air-duct-cleaners

amamommy · April 2011

I will ask my DH, he is an HVAC technician. I don't believe his company does duct cleanings, but he knows all about them... I'll get back to you!

jnk062602 · April 2011

Thanks ama!

And thanks to everyone else too! I had absolutely no idea and was just like "oh, $60 isn't bad, maybe we should have this done." I do think we should get it done, but for sure want to do it correctly. I had no idea the normal prices, so didn't even realize that this one is probably no good.

jnk062602 · April 2011

Kim72508 - was this the website: www.indoorairpro.com? They have testimonials from buf and roc so I wonder if it is the same one you had.

Kim72508 · April 2011

jnk062602:
Kim72508 - was this the website: www.indoorairpro.com? They have testimonials from buf and roc so I wonder if it is the same one you had.

Yep! They were great!

wendyj · April 2011

We had ours done 2 years ago by the local company that services our furnace and AC. Our house was built in 1960, and had definitely never been cleaned. It cost about $400, but is good for about 7-10 years. The guy that did it said that if we had more animals or bigger animals (we only have a cat), it would be better to do it more often.

I haven't noticed a huge difference in air quality, but our energy bills went down a little bit. Some really interesting stuff ended up in the bags when they were done (newspaper, toys, instruction sheets).

Have an estimate done first, and see what type of system they use to clean the vents. The one our company used was very high-powered with a special filtration system. Other companies may just use the equivalent of a shop-vac to clean vents.

BethPSU · April 2011

We used Indoor Air Professionals last year. Our home is almost 100 years old (1918) and the people that lived here before us had a giant german shepherd plus we had a lot of work done when we moved and I was pregnant so DH thought it was a good idea. I must say all of these estimates look low to me. I was shocked that it cost us $960! It probably has a lot to do with the size of the house though too (our house is about 2800 sqft). When they were done they showed me a giant cylander full of disgusting hair and junk. I was like oh that is gross! and then they told me they had 3 more tubs just like it in the truck already! I noticed our house was a lot less dusty. I would say $60 is probably not legit, but sounds like $400-$500 may be a great deal considering what we paid!

Kim72508 · April 2011

BethPSU:
We used Indoor Air Professionals last year. Our home is almost 100 years old (1918) and the people that lived here before us had a giant german shepherd plus we had a lot of work done when we moved and I was pregnant so DH thought it was a good idea. I must say all of these estimates look low to me. I was shocked that it cost us $960! It probably has a lot to do with the size of the house though too (our house is about 2800 sqft). When they were done they showed me a giant cylander full of disgusting hair and junk. I was like oh that is gross! and then they told me they had 3 more tubs just like it in the truck already! I noticed our house was a lot less dusty. I would say $60 is probably not legit, but sounds like $400-$500 may be a great deal considering what we paid!

$960 is about right- we paid $480 or so and our house is only 1200 sq ft. I believe our price was for the lowest package they have.

jnk062602 · April 2011

Ours is about 1500 sq ft, so at least that gives me an idea of what they will charge. I'll have to talk it over with dh. Approx $550 compared to $60 like I originally thought, we will have to decide if we want to push it off a bit or not. I know he won't like spending that money when we will still have the dog here making it dirty again right away. But, on the other hand he is the one with allergies so he should want it done.

amamommy · April 2011

DH says if you don't know of the last time it was done and especially if you have pets, you should get it done. And then every 10yrs or so they say to have it done.

Everyone seems to have meantioned Indoor Air Professionals, and that's who DH says is the best in our area. They do free estimates. If you call up my DH's company: Crossfield HVAC (585) 872-4420 and ask for a referall to a company that does duct cleanings, they'll tell you about them and he said sometimes they'll give you a discount! (maybe try that!?)

H2H!

MelissaSue81 · April 2011

We did it a few years back.. It was way more than $60.. but we have an old "octopus" furnace.. so I think that was one of the reasons why it was more. I for some reason can't remember if it was $150 or $500.. I THINK $150.. but that doesn't seem like quite enough..

MelissaSue81 · April 2011

Kim72508:
We just had it done and I'm so glad we did. Our house was always so dusty and it's not anymore. I believe we'll reduce our heating bills too. We use to have to keep the house at 70 during the day to not feel cold- like 70 degrees and still bundled in sweatshirts, warm socks, etc. Now we keep it at 65 and sometimes 66- but that seems "hot" to us. It's strange!
The one thing I will tell you is to really do your research on whatever company you use. Apparently, many companies advertise air duct cleaning but few actually do it the "right" way. Most of the companies will just come in and kind of stir up the dust- not really taking it away or doing anything to help you. We used Indoor Air Professionals (they may travel to ROC, call them!) and they actually brought in a tank to remove the stuff- they sanitized the insides of our air ducts and even showed us what they were taking out. They recommend it every 3-5 years. Our house is a small cape, 12 vents and I think they charged us $480. This included them cleaning out our dryer vent as well. They were able to get us in the day after I called. They were in an out in 2-3 hours.

Okay. this is who we used too.. so I guess $500 was right..

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