Air Duct Cleaning in Gilroy

Usually per system or per vent: a flat whole-house price for an average system, with surcharges for extra vents, multiple air handlers, or heavy contamination. Dryer vent cleaning is typically a smaller separate line item.

Lint-clogged dryer vents are a leading cause of house fires and make dryers run long and hot. Annual cleaning of the vent run — not just the lint trap — restores airflow, cuts drying times, and removes the fire risk. It's cheap relative to the risk.

Usually no — blanket chemical fogging is discouraged unless there's confirmed microbial growth and the product is approved for HVAC use. Mechanical cleaning plus fixing the moisture source addresses the cause; fogging is the most-upsold, least-needed add-on.

Evidence is mixed for routine cleaning of already-clean ducts. It clearly helps when ducts contain mould, construction dust, pest debris, or blockages. Pairing cleaning with better filtration and sealing duct leaks delivers more measurable benefit than cleaning alone.

The pattern: a $50-100 'whole house special', then on-site claims of hidden mould with photos that may not be from your ducts, pressure-selling sanitizer fogging at hundreds extra. Legitimate firms quote by vent/system count, show you findings in your own ducts, and never pressure same-day decisions.

A legitimate source-removal clean of a single-system home typically runs $350-700 depending on vent count. If you were quoted under $150, expect an upsell ambush; NADCA members quote by system and vent count in writing.