Whole-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 San Antonio
Air duct cleaning in San Antonio typically runs $350-$650 for a full residential system, with most jobs completed in a single scheduled visit. We’re CleanRun Duct Repair & Cleaning, and our San Antonio office coordinates dispatch for homeowners from the Monte Vista historic district to new builds in Cibolo and the Stone Oak corridor. Every appointment starts with a written price before any panel comes off, and every job ends with a Documented Photo Record of every duct run - before and after, delivered to you as a standard deliverable. Call (726) 600-7155 to schedule a free estimate.
San Antonio’s market has its own rhythm. While most cities see duct cleaning peak in spring and fall, our crews stay busiest December through February when Ashe juniper pollen - mountain cedar - blows off the Edwards Plateau and loads up return ducts during heating cycles. That seasonal reality, plus flex-duct seams cooked loose in 150°F attics, means San Antonio systems need a different diagnostic approach than Houston or Dallas equivalents. Our technicians carry Rotobrush agitation tools and Nikro negative-pressure extractors, and they’re trained to photograph the inside of every run, not just the registers you can see from the hallway.
Why CleanRun Air Duct Cleaning San Antonio Is San Antonio’s Preferred Air Duct Cleaning Company
We’ve served San Antonio homeowners since 2013, completing more than 52,000 jobs with a written price on every one and a photo record on every one. That documentation habit isn’t marketing - it’s Haven Standard Clause 1, and it means you can verify what was in your ducts before you pay for anything.
Our San Antonio office handles scheduling directly. Calls are answered by a live person, and technicians are background-checked, uniformed, and identified by name before arrival - Haven Standard Clause 3: Verified Crews. The 365-Day Done Right Promise applies to every job we dispatch to Alamo Heights, Terrell Hills, the Medical Center corridor, and every neighborhood between.
We’re independently owned and operated under the Haven Standard, not a franchise network. Tomas Reyes built this model on the principle that a customer should see the problem before being asked to fund the solution. The photo record, the written scope, the written warranty - these are concrete deliverables, not vague reassurances.
Our Air Duct Cleaning Services in San Antonio

Residential Duct Cleaning
San Antonio’s housing stock demands specific knowledge. Pre-WWII craftsman bungalows in Monte Vista and Lavaca often have original plaster and updated HVAC retrofits with awkward duct routing through tight crawlspaces. North-side tract homes in Stone Oak and the Helotes corridor, built during the 1970s-90s boom, typically have flex-duct runs through unconditioned attics where summer heat splits seams and winter cedar pollen infiltrates gaps. Our Air Duct Cleaning crews photograph every run before touching anything, so you see the 3-inch debris build-up at the first elbow or the pollen matting against a collapsed seam - not after we’ve already quoted.

Commercial Duct Cleaning
San Antonio’s large active-duty and veteran population around JBSA-Lackland, Fort Sam Houston, and Randolph AFB drives constant PCS turnover. Property managers in Converse, Live Oak, and Universal City have broadly adopted duct cleaning as a standard unit-turnover requirement. We deliver written scopes and photo documentation that satisfy property management compliance requirements, with scheduling coordinated through our San Antonio office to minimize vacancy days.

Supply Duct Cleaning
Supply ducts push conditioned air to your registers, but in San Antonio they also push whatever accumulated in the return side. Summer’s near-continuous AC cycling - 100°F+ days from June through September - moves enormous air volumes through these runs. We use Rotobrush agitation with negative-pressure extraction (suction that pulls dislodged debris out of the system, not just stirs it) to perform source removal on supply lines, followed by photographic verification of each run’s condition.

Return Duct Cleaning
This is where San Antonio’s unique climate hits hardest. Return grilles pull air - and mountain cedar pollen, caliche dust from southwesterly dust events, and attic debris through split flex seams - back to the air handler. Return duct cleaning is not optional here; it’s the side of the system that loads up during December-February cedar season. Our crews inspect return plenums with video cameras, identify gaps where unfiltered attic air enters, and clean the full return path with HEPA-filtered extraction so the debris isn’t just redistributed on the next heating cycle.

What happens when you call
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A real person answersNo phone trees - you reach a local pro.
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You get an upfront price rangeHonest numbers before anyone is dispatched.
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A background-checked tech heads outLicensed & insured, dispatched right away.
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You approve before work beginsNothing starts until you say go.
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Our equipment roster includes professional-grade tools from trade-recognized manufacturers: Rotobrush for duct agitation, Nikro for negative-pressure extraction, and Abatement Technologies for HEPA filtration and containment. These aren’t proprietary names we invented - customers can look up each brand’s specifications independently. We stock Guardsman fittings and adapters specific to San Antonio’s common duct configurations, including the flex-duct diameters prevalent in north-side tract construction and the older rigid-metal transitions found in Monte Vista and King William historic homes. Parts availability means we don’t delay jobs waiting for shipments, and it means repairs identified during cleaning can often be completed same visit.
Common Air Duct Cleaning Problems We See in San Antonio Homes

- Cedar pollen matting in return ducts. Mountain cedar season runs December through February in San Antonio, and heating cycles recirculate pollen through return grilles continuously. We regularly find cedar pollen packed 2-3 inches deep against return plenum walls in homes near the Edwards Plateau edge, including the Helotes and northwest corridor.
- Flex-duct seam failure from attic heat exposure. San Antonio attics hit 150°F+ routinely in summer. Flex-duct insulation adhesive degrades, seams split, and gaps pull unfiltered attic dust and biological material into conditioned airflow. A camera inspection finds these splits; cleaning without sealing them just re-contaminates the run.
- Caliche and limestone particulate from southwesterly dust events. San Antonio’s position between dry western plains and humid Gulf Coast means periodic dust deposits carry fine mineral particulate. Older or poorly sealed return plenums pull this material into the system, where it abrades coil fins and mats in duct corners.
- Fogging “sanitiser” residue without source removal. Some San Antonio competitors mist chemical fog into ducts and call the job complete. The cedar pollen, caliche dust, and biological debris remain physically present - now coated in moisture that can support microbial growth. Genuine source removal extracts the material; fogging just perfumes it.
Pricing for Air Duct Cleaning in San Antonio, TX
A typical residential full-system cleaning in San Antonio runs $350-$650 for a single HVAC system up to 2,000 square feet. Return-only or supply-only cleaning ranges $180-$320. Video inspection as a standalone service runs $120-$180. Commercial duct cleaning is scoped per system and quoted in writing after site evaluation.
What moves the price: system accessibility (crawlspace vs. attic routing), number of duct runs, presence of flex-duct repairs needed, and whether the job requires containment for microbial remediation. We do not quote per-vent pricing - Haven Standard Clause 1 requires one flat price per system, agreed in writing before work starts. No per-vent add-ons, no “discovered” charges after the van is on your drive.
Bring a competitor’s written estimate and we’ll deliver a Free Second Opinion - our number next to theirs, both in writing, no obligation. Estimates are free. Call (726) 600-7155.
We Also Serve Cities Near San Antonio

Our San Antonio office dispatches crews throughout the metro, including Air Duct Cleaning in San Antonio proper plus Converse, Universal City, Schertz, and Helotes. The same written-price guarantee, photo documentation, and 365-Day Done Right Promise apply to every dispatch, whether we’re working a historic King William property or a turnover unit near Randolph AFB.
Serving San Antonio, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the San Antonio 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 - Air Duct Cleaning in San Antonio

San Antonio’s peak duct contamination happens December through February, not April or May. Mountain cedar pollen from the Edwards Plateau blows through return grilles during heating cycles, loading up duct interiors while most markets are dormant. Cleaning in January addresses the debris that’s actively circulating now; waiting for spring means breathing that pollen through two more months of heater use. Call (726) 600-7155 for an exact quote - estimates are free.
No. Fogging deposits chemical mist onto duct surfaces but performs zero mechanical removal of settled debris. Cedar pollen, caliche dust, and biological material remain physically present in the duct - now moistened, in some cases creating conditions for microbial growth. Genuine source removal uses agitation and negative-pressure extraction to pull debris out of the system. We document the difference with before-and-after photos of every run. Call (726) 600-7155 for an exact quote - estimates are free.
Registers show the last 6 inches of a duct run that may extend 30 feet through a 150°F attic. In San Antonio’s north-side tract homes - Stone Oak, Helotes corridor, Cibolo - we regularly find flex-duct seams split by years of heat exposure, with debris accumulation hidden behind walls or above insulation. A camera inspection reveals what the register cannot: collapsed seams, disconnected boots, and pollen matting at elbows. We include video documentation with every full-system scope. Call (726) 600-7155 for an exact quote - estimates are free.
Yes. Property managers in Converse, Live Oak, Universal City, and other military-adjacent neighborhoods have broadly adopted duct cleaning as a standard turnover requirement. A documented photo record from CleanRun satisfies most property management compliance checklists and protects your deposit. We coordinate scheduling through our San Antonio office to meet tight PCS windows. Call (726) 600-7155 for an exact quote - estimates are free.
Yes. Southwesterly dust events carry fine caliche and limestone particulate into the metro, and older or poorly sealed return plenums pull this material directly into conditioned airflow. The particulate is abrasive to HVAC components and accumulates in duct corners where standard filters don’t reach. We verify presence with camera inspection and remove it with source extraction, not surface treatment. Call (726) 600-7155 for an exact quote - estimates are free.
A Monte Vista craftsman bungalow near the Lavaca line kept triggering allergies every January despite fresh filters; our tech pulled the return grille, ran a camera inspection, and found cedar pollen and fine caliche dust packed against a collapsed flex-duct seam in the attic run. Using negative pressure with HEPA filtration and agitation tools, we performed source removal on the supply and return ducts by hand - no fogging - and the homeowner’s heating-cycle symptoms cleared within a week.
Written by Tomas Reyes, Owner at CleanRun Duct Repair & Cleaning, serving San Antonio since 2013.




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