Whole-home duct cleaning
Dryer vent cleaning
Camera inspection
Sanitizing & deodorizingWhole-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.
Fast, Reliable Air Duct Cleaning Across Temple City
Air duct cleaning in Temple City typically costs between $350 and $700 for a full system, and most jobs are completed in four to six hours. That’s the honest range for a single-family home here, not a teaser price that jumps once the van pulls into your driveway. If you’re in Temple City and your registers are blowing dust, your filters clog faster than they should, or a musty smell comes on every winter, call Hollis Air Duct Pasadena at (626) 469-5477 for a written quote before any work starts.
Our crews work in Temple City weekly. We know the ranch houses on Las Tunas Drive, the older streets north of Live Oak Avenue, and the two-story homes off Temple City Boulevard that all share one thing: ductwork that hasn’t been touched since the day it was installed. That’s the real problem in this city, and it’s one we’re built to solve.
Why Hollis Air Duct Pasadena Is Temple City’s Preferred Air Duct Cleaning Company
Temple City homeowners call us because we quote a flat price per system before we touch anything. Not a per-vent price that adds up fast, not a low coupon that becomes a four-figure invoice. One written number, agreed to before the hoses come off the truck. Roy Castellanos leads our crews, and the standard he set years ago hasn’t moved: show up inside the window we gave you, do the work by the book, leave the site cleaner than we found it.
We’ve cleaned and sealed ducts in Temple City long enough to know which houses will show rust inside the returns and which ones hide crushed runs under the living room floor. That’s not guesswork. It’s pattern recognition from hundreds of jobs across the 91780 zip code and the neighborhoods around it. When we tell a Temple City customer what we found inside their slab, we can usually show them the video from the camera we ran before we started.
Every job is covered by the 365-Day Done Right Promise in writing. If the work doesn’t hold up within a year, we come back at no charge. That guarantee applies to every Air Duct Cleaning job we do in Temple City, residential or commercial. And our phones are answered by a live person around the clock, so you’re not leaving a message and hoping someone calls back after the weekend.
Styles & brands we work with
Residential Air Duct Cleaning in Temple City
Residential Air Duct Cleaning in Temple City starts with an inspection of what’s actually inside your system, because in this city, what’s inside is often worse than what you’d expect. The average Temple City ranch built between 1948 and 1965 has metal ducts running through the concrete slab, with no crawlspace between the floor and the ground. That means every leak, every crushed section, and every seam that’s pulled apart sits directly against soil and moisture.
We clean supply and return ducts using negative-air machines paired with soft agitation tools. The negative pressure pulls debris toward the vacuum while the agitation loosens what’s stuck to the duct walls. HEPA filtration on the exhaust side keeps that dust from re-entering your living room. The process takes about half a day for a three-bedroom Temple City home.
Supply and Return Duct Cleaning
Supply ducts push conditioned air into your rooms. Return ducts pull air back to the furnace. In Temple City slab homes, the return side is usually the one that’s failing, because it runs through concrete and handles all the dust your family kicks up walking across the floors. We clean both sides separately, using different tools for each. The return side gets closer attention because that’s where we find the silt, the pet hair, and in older homes, rodent nesting.
Full System Cleaning with Video Inspection
A full system clean covers every supply run, every return, the plenum, the air handler, and the registers. Before we start, we run a camera through the accessible sections. In Temple City, that camera run is the difference between cleaning a system that works and cleaning one that’s partially collapsed under the slab. You see what we see, and we base the final price on it, not on a guess.
Commercial Air Duct Cleaning in Temple City
Commercial Air Duct Cleaning in Temple City covers retail spaces along Las Tunas Drive, medical and dental offices near Temple City Boulevard, and the small industrial units scattered south of the 10. These buildings often have rooftop package units and long horizontal duct runs, which collect dust differently than residential systems. A commercial clean usually runs $850 to $1,900 depending on square footage and the number of rooftop units involved.
We schedule commercial work around your operating hours. For a restaurant or clinic, that usually means an early morning or weekend slot so we’re not running hoses through a lobby full of customers. The equipment is the same professional gear we use on homes: Rotobrush rotary brush systems for accessible runs, Nikro negative-air machines for containment, and Abatement Technologies HEPA filtration on the exhaust.
Tenant Improvement and Pre-Sale Cleaning
When a Temple City storefront changes hands, the incoming tenant usually wants the ducts cleaned before they sign off on the space. We’ve done dozens of these pre-occupancy cleans, and the job is straightforward: clean every accessible run, document the before and after with camera stills, and leave a written report the tenant can show their landlord or health inspector.
Restaurant and Kitchen Exhaust Adjacent Ducts
We don’t clean kitchen hood exhaust, but we do clean the supply and return ducts adjacent to commercial kitchens. Those runs pick up grease vapor and fine particulate that settles fast. Cleaning them quarterly or twice a year keeps the HVAC system from pushing that air through the dining room, which is a real concern in the older buildings around Temple City’s commercial corridors.
Trusted Brands We Service in Temple City
Most Temple City homes have a mix of equipment brands depending on when the furnace was last replaced. We service and clean systems tied to Aprilaire filtration units, Honeywell media cabinets, and air handlers that run alongside Guardsman filters. We carry replacement filters and sealants on the truck, so if your Aprilaire media needs swapping or a duct seam needs mastic, we handle it the same day. The Rotobrush and Nikro equipment we run is the same gear commercial crews use on hospitals and office towers, scaled for residential work and operated by a uniformed, background-checked technician.
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AfterCommon Air Duct Cleaning Problems We See in Temple City Homes
- Condensation and rust inside slab-embedded returns. Temple City’s winter rains raise ground moisture, and uninsulated ducts in direct contact with concrete sweat. That condensation rusts the thin metal liner and feeds mold, which is why musty smells show up every January no matter how fresh the filter is.
- Crushed or disconnected runs under the living room slab. In 1950s and 60s construction, duct runs were laid before the slab was poured. Decades of soil movement and house settling crush sections or pull joints apart. We find this on roughly a third of the older Temple City homes we inspect.
- Santa Ana fine dust packed into supply branches. The dry winds that blow through the San Gabriel Valley every fall carry silt from the foothills. It settles inside supply ducts and compacts over time. One season of Santa Anas can reduce airflow by enough that a Temple City homeowner notices weak output from bedroom registers.
- Rodent nesting in abandoned return cavities. Older Temple City homes sometimes have return paths that were abandoned during a remodel. Rodents find those cavities, nest, and the air handler pulls the odor and dander into the living space. Camera inspection locates these fast, and source removal clears them out.
Pricing for Air Duct Cleaning in Temple City, CA
What does it actually cost? For an average Temple City three-bedroom ranch with a single furnace, a full system clean runs $350 to $700. That covers all supply and return ducts, the plenum, the air handler, and the registers. If you add sealing work on accessible seams and registers, expect another $150 to $400 depending on how much mastic work is needed. Commercial jobs run $850 to $1,900. No per-vent pricing, no add-ons announced at the door. The price is written down before we start, and it’s the price you pay. Call (626) 469-5477 for a free estimate on your Temple City home.
We Also Serve Cities Near Temple City
If you’re in El Monte, San Gabriel, Arcadia, or Rosemead, we work there too. Each city has its own housing stock and its own duct problems, but the standard is the same: written price, camera inspection, and a 365-day guarantee. Temple City is where we see the heaviest slab-duct work, and we bring that experience to every neighboring job we run.
Serving Temple City, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Temple City 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 Air Duct Cleaning in Temple City
We use mild negative pressure with soft agitation tools instead of aggressive rotary brushes. The vacuum does the heavy lifting while a gentle brush or air sweep loosens what’s stuck to the duct walls. Rotary brushes spinning at full speed inside a slab-embedded run can tear the thin metal liner or crack the surrounding concrete, so we don’t use them there. For Temple City slab ducts, low pressure and patience is the only safe method. Call (626) 469-5477 if you’d like us to inspect your system before deciding.
Yes, it’s specific to your housing stock. Temple City’s slab-embedded ducts sit directly against soil that gets wet during winter rains. The concrete sweats, the duct liner rusts, and mold grows on the damp metal walls. A new filter doesn’t fix that because the moisture is inside the ducts, not in the air passing through. Cleaning removes the mold and debris, but sealing the accessible seams and insulating where possible is what actually stops the smell from returning. We quote both together for Temple City ranch homes.
Yes, we find it in about one out of every three older Temple City homes we inspect. The ducts were laid under the slab before the concrete pour, and sixty years of settling shifts the ground enough to crush or separate sections. Camera inspection shows us exactly where the damage is before we commit to a cleaning plan. If a run is beyond saving, we’ll tell you plainly and discuss sealing the remaining system so it works efficiently.
Expect $350 to $700 for the full system clean, plus $150 to $400 for sealing accessible seams and registers. So a typical range is $500 to $1,100 for the complete job. The spread depends on how much sealing material we use, how many registers need work, and whether we’re doing a basic seam seal or a more involved mastic application. The number is written down before work starts. Call (626) 469-5477 for an exact quote on your home.
It helps, but it’s not the whole answer. Cleaning removes the dust that’s already packed inside your supply branches, which restores airflow and stops the system from recirculating old silt. But Santa Ana season will keep pulling fine dust into the duct seams and returns every fall. That’s why we recommend sealing the ductwork, not just cleaning it. A sealed system keeps most of that dust out in the first place, so your clean lasts longer. Temple City homes with slab ducts especially need the sealing step to get a full year out of a cleaning.
Written by Roy Castellanos, Owner at Hollis Air Duct Pasadena, serving Temple City and the surrounding San Gabriel Valley.