How Do You Clean Air Ducts in Southern California?

The state of California does not require a license for duct cleaning. Southern California does not require a license for duct cleaning. The city in which you live in does require a business license, but there is no requirement for that other than writing a check as cities are happy to take money without actually performing any services. What this really means to you in your Southern California home is that duct cleaning is “buyer beware”. Any Joe handy man, any Joe carpet cleaner and any department store can say that are duct cleaners. Anybody with a roll of handy wipes, a roll of paper towels and a wet-dry vacuum can, and many times do, call themselves a professional duct cleaner. This is why there is such a radical difference in prices for work, which on the surface, seems like the same thing in Southern California.  

Most duct cleaners do more harm than good and nearly all of them are regularly practicing fraud here in Southern California. In order to properly clean ducting the furnace and evaporator coil need to be removed or disassembled and cleaned. Once cleaned they can be reassembled, adjusted for performance and checked for safety. That type of work on your Southern California furnace requires a State Contractors License.

California Code of Regulations
Title 16, Division 8, Article 3. Classifications

A warm-air heating, ventilating and air-conditioning contractor fabricates, installs, maintains, services and repairs warm-air heating systems and water heating heat pumps, complete with warm-air appliances; ventilating systems complete with blowers and plenum chambers; air-conditioning systems complete with air-conditioning unit; and the ducts, registers, flues, humidity and thermostatic controls and air filters in connection with any of these systems. This classification shall include warm-air heating, ventilating and air-conditioning systems which utilize solar energy.

Authority cited: Sections 7008 and 7059, Reference: Sections 7058 and 7059 (Business and Professions Code)

It is pretty clear that in order to clean the ducting properly you must be a state licensed contractor.

How does using a licensed contractor benefit me the Orange property owner?

Heavy regulation by the State of California ensures that when you call out a licensed contractor that they have the following:

• Workers Compensation insurance if they have employees.
• Bonding to ensure that if they mess up the job, someone other than job will pay for it.
• Education
• At least 4 years of experience at a journeyman level.
• A free venue for you where if the contractor screws up your home or business that you can collect up to $25,000 without spending any money on attorneys or the courts.

Here is what you get when you use an unlicensed contractor.

• Flyer in the mail saying how good they are.
• A newspaper ad stating how cheap they are.
• A job, usually poorly done, that may cause additional problems.
• A used vacuum or small duct cleaning machine that was discarded by the last owner because it was too small or didn't work good enough.
• Hard core sales, up sales and goods and services that should have been included in the original quote, but "just now came to light."
• No guarantee and no warranties.
• No way to collect in the event they screw up your Southern California home.
• Dirty indoor air.

If you paid money whatsoever to a duct cleaning snake oil salesman to scrub your air ducts and scrub clean your air conditioner and they finished the job in under a couple of hours you were ripped off. In order to properly clean and sanitize a heating and air conditioning system in Southern California you should have the following performed:

Southern California Heating and Air Conditioning

• Supply duct cleaning. These are the ducts in your attic.
• Blower wheel cleaning. Remove, scraped & cleaned, reinstall.
• Air filter cleaning or replacement. Correct type and size.
• Duct leak inspection. Visible, physical or HERS rater.
• Air fuel mixture adjustment on the furnace.
• Checking for cracks and rust. Hydro-scanning.
• Gas leak check for safety. Electronic detection.
• Return air duct cleaning. The chamber under the furnace.
• Air grills cleaned. Removed and reinstalled.
• Heat exchanger and firebox vacuuming.
• Heating coil cleaning. For water furnaces or hydronic heaters.
• Motor cleaning. Removed, reinstalled and rewired.
• Drip pan cleaning. Remove and reinstall the front of the coil.
• Cooling coil cleaning. Evaporator coil cleaning.
• Condensation drain cleaning. Blow out and treat for mildew-mold.
• The burners removed, blown out and reinstalled.

If your ductwork in Southern California is not maintained correctly each year these needed components will become contaminated with particles, including:

1. Dust
2. Dead human skin
3. Dust mites
4. Fleas
5. Rat dropping
6. Fungus
7. Mold
8. Mildew
9. Pollen
10. And anything else your duct system can suck into it.

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We having been helping your Southern California neighbors in homes and business just like yours with building air challenges just like ones that you are experiencing for the last 20 years. We work on Payne heating and air conditioning, American Standard heating and air conditioning, Carrier heating and air conditioning,Trane heating and air conditioning, Bryant heating and air conditioning, RUUD heating and air conditioning, Janitrol heating and air conditioning, GMC heating and air conditioning, Nordyne heating and air conditioning, Coleman heating and air conditioning, York heating and air conditioning, Rheem heating and air conditioning, Intertherm heating and air conditioning, Heil heating and air conditioning, Tempstar heating and air conditioning, Consolidated Industries heating and air conditioning, Cozy heating and air conditioning, Lennox heating and air conditioning, mitsubishi, fredrich, honeywell, Ducane heating and air conditioning, Premier heating and air conditioning, Williams heating and air conditioning, thermostats, thermostat wiring, Samsung heating and air conditioning, heat pumps, water furnaces, hydronic heaters, boilers, zone controls, zone dampers, 2 stage air conditioning, hepa filters, forced air heating, air conditioners, 2 stage heating, 3 stage heating, electronic air cleaners, spilt mini ductless systems, white rodgers, accuclean, cleaneffects and more.

 

How Much Does it Cost to Have My Ducts Cleaned?

Most Southern California residents never give their heating and air conditioning system a thought until it breaks or it smells like something died in it. When you first start up your Southern California furnace in the winter does it smell like death warmed over? If your furnace does have a bad odor coming from it then chances are it needs to be cleaned and your ducting needs to be cleaned as well. But the question was really:

How much does duct cleaning cost or rather how much should you pay for duct cleaning?

That is going to depend upon who performs the duct cleaning, what is involved with it, how large your system is and how dirty it is. Sometimes the evaporator coil needs to be pulled, sometimes there is no evaporator coil. Sometimes access must be made by cutting into the ducting and then repairing the hole afterward on your Southern California heater. (Would you want a department store or carpet cleaner do that to your system?)

Duct Cleaning is Typically Free

Yes, I typed free duct cleaning. The majority of the duct cleaning that we perform in Southern California is done at no cost to the homeowner. This is because we give away duct cleaning when we install a new furnace. Since Southern California heaters usually last about 15-25 years, we perform duct cleaning in those homes for free every 15-25 years. Most companies charge $400 to $1000 for thorough duct cleaning and it could even be more if the furnace must be removed and the evaporator coil must be removed. This is, of course, rare and is never done unless they are extremely dirty and cannot be reached by any other method.

I have a flyer for $39 Duct Cleaning?

Fraud, fraud and more fraud. We started duct cleaning because of many requests here in Southern California. The final straw was a home where we installed a new down flow furnace, the ducting is under the concrete, in a home in Corona Del Mar just in that complex across from Fashion Island. The couple were newlyweds and the home was gift from their parents (oh, to be so lucky). Off white Berber carpet, black lacquer furniture, black granite counter tops. The home was beautiful, not my style, but very nice, and everything was new and the home had just been completed. They had moved in the week before, coming back from their honeymoon.

The furnace at that time had to be hard wired to the wall, no cord to quickly unplug it. The furnace fired off and when the blower came on the home vents blew out sand and dust so thick that you could not see across the room. A fine Southern California sand up to 2 inches deep in front of the registers formed and everything in the home was covered in a nasty fine dust. We video recorded the ducting after struggling to get the furnace off (we were in a different room and had a hard time seeing) and discovered that the ducts under the concrete were broken. We now camera all underground ducting when replacing furnaces.

New furnaces installed in Southern California move more air than the older furnaces and therefore the buildup of dirt in the ducting is promptly removed by the increase in airflow and spread throughout the home when the furnace is first turned on. That is why duct cleaning should occur before any furnace change out and to avoid this problem ever again, we decided to perform duct cleaning for our Southern California homeowners for free.

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$39 Duct Cleaning, $79 Duct Cleaning, $89 Duct Cleaning, $99 Duct Cleaning, $149 Duct Cleaning

It is bait and switch and cannot be performed for this dollar amount in Southern California. Duct cleaning takes 2 experienced workers 3 to 4 hours to complete. Minimum wage laws in the State of California would prevent any legitimate Southern California duct cleaning company from operating at this low amount.

There is a company in the area that says they will clean your ducts for this dollar amount, they change the amount according to the flyers they send out, and then state that they will return each year for only $35 to perform it again. Lies, lies, lies.

How Often Should the Ducts Be Cleaned?

In an ideal world ducts should never have to be cleaned. if you have a quality filter and your heating and air conditioning system in Southern California is serviced once a year, then the chances that your ducting is going to get dirty is very remote.

Even commercial businesses that run their ducting system full blast 24 hours a day do not need duct cleaning every year. It is a waste of money, time and each time your ducts are cleaned they stand the chance of being damaged.

Your Indoor Evaporator Coil
Southern California Air Conditioning and Coil Cleaning

• Saves Money by allowing the correct air across the coil and preventing coil freeze up. Lower utility bills.
• Cleaning coils helps to stop breakdowns. System runs easier.
• Health improves by cleaning indoor air. Removal of mold, mildew, spores.
• Ensures a clean home by reducing dust build up on your furniture and knickknacks.

All Southern California home air conditioning systems two coils, an indoor coil called an evaporator coil and and outdoor coil called a condensing coil. These coils transfer heat from the Freon, Puron to the outdoor air. Accumulation of dirt and debris on either or both of these coils is the number one reason for mechanical breakdown of your air conditioning system.

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We are standing by here in Southern California Monday through Friday, 7 am to 7pm and on Saturday from 8am to 5pm to lend you a helping hand. Give us a call, we care.

 

 

Do you specialize in ductwork, or do you perform a variety of other home improvements?

We have a great many employees and each of these hand picked caring employees have been trained in a specialty so that they can give you the kind of Southern California heating and air conditioning service as well as Southern California electrical service and Southern California plumbing service that you have come to expect from the Empire Family of Services. These are:

Southern California Heating and Air Conditioning

• We clean your Indoor Air in Southern California
• We provide Ductwork Repair in Southern California
• We provide Ductwork Replacement in Southern California
• We perform Asbestos Abatement and New Ducting in Southern California
• We are a Furnace Repair Service in Southern California
• We are a Air Conditioning Repair Service in Southern California
• We supply and install New Air Conditioning in Southern California
• We supply and install New Furnace Installation in Southern California
• We perform Free Estimates in Southern California
• We work on Residential A/C Systems
• We work on Commercial A/C Systems

Southern California Plumbing Services

• Southern California Drain Cleaning, Drain Clearing
• Southern California Copper Re piping, new piping services
• Southern California Water Heater Replacement, tank and tank-less
• Southern California Faucet Repairs, leaks and drips fixed
• Southern California Faucet Replacement, valves, supplies, more
• Southern California Trench less Sewer Replacement, lining
• Southern California Septic Tank Repair-Removal, new sewer main
• Southern California Sewer Line Repair and Sewer Line Replacement using trench free methods and trenching methods

and more, and more and more. 

Why do so many people choose The Empire Family of Services to provide them with a helping hand in their home improvements?

 

 

Because we are a Professional Heating, Air Conditioning and Duct Cleaning Service Company in Southern California that trains and employs only the most caring professional workers.

We have current and active C10, C20, C36, C42 contractor’s licenses with the State of California.

• You are always covered because we have liability insurance and workers’ compensation insurance for Southern California.
• All of our personnel are trained from the ground up and are retrained on regular intervals so that you only receive professional competent honest service at your Southern California address.
• We have been in business nearly 20 years, not experience, our accumulated experience surpasses a couple hundred years. we have stood the test of time here in Southern California. We will be here tomorrow.
• We call to let you know that we are on the way. No surprise is a good surprise.
• We do not sub out the work we perform here in Southern California. We only have employees, not fly by night "subcontractors" or department store and big box retailer "contractor of the week" agreements.
• We protect your valuable Southern California floors by using drop cloths.
• We have been working on many thousands of homes in Southern California over the years. We really do know what we are doing.
• We have up front pricing for your Southern California project so you can make an educated decision, not a surprise one midway through the work.
• We come very prepared with all the tools and parts needed to complete most Southern California repairs.
• We provide many ways to to take care of your Southern California home including cash, check, credit card and monthly payments for those larger home improvements.
• Your home here in Southern California will be left as clean or cleaner when we leave as when we arrived.
• you have up to one full year after most jobs are accepted to cancel the work and this is even if we already performed that work on your Southern California property.

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