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 Citrus
Air duct cleaning in Citrus, CA typically runs $350-$650 for a full residential system, with most homes in the area needing service every 3-5 years due to the unique foothill environment. Our crews are scheduled through our Los Angeles office and serve Citrus directly, carrying Rotobrush and Nikro equipment designed for the older ductwork common in this part of the San Gabriel Valley. If your home sits near East Citrus Avenue or up toward the mountain base, you’ve probably noticed the reddish-brown grit that collects around your registers. That’s decomposed granite from canyon drafts, not ordinary household dust, and it takes different tools to remove than what flatland cleaners bring. Call (323) 918-4345 for a free estimate, and we’ll give you a written price before any work starts.
Why Morton’s Air Duct Cleaning Is Citrus’s Preferred Air Duct Cleaning Company
We’ve been part of the Cedarwell family since 2005, and our technicians know the difference between a 1950s Citrus tract home with original galvanized runs and a later build with flex duct. That matters because the cleaning approach changes, and so does what we often find once we’re inside the system.
Paul Adeyemi leads our operations, and he’s trained our crews specifically on San Gabriel Valley housing stock: how to work around original duct tape that’s turned to powder, how to spot a crushed branch line from a 1980s attic renovation, and how to seal separated collars so attic dust stops bypassing your filter. Every technician is background-checked, arrives in uniform, and works to the Cedarwell C.A.R.E. values: shoe covers and drop cloths from the moment we enter, quiet tool settings during nap hours, and pet-safe product choices where available.
A live person answers our phone 24/7. Not a voicemail, not a chatbot. When you schedule in Citrus, you get a specific arrival window, a written price before any work begins, and a photo of the clean-up before we leave. Our Air Duct Cleaning team carries the 365-Day Done Right Promise on every job: if something isn’t right, we make it right.
Vent Cleaning in Citrus
Vent Cleaning in Citrus means more than brushing off register covers. Our process removes the decomposed granite grit, wildfire smoke residue, and decades of accumulated particulate that foothill winds push deep into your supply and return vents. We use Rotobrush agitation tools under negative pressure with HEPA filtration, so debris leaves the ductwork instead of settling in your living room. A typical vent cleaning as part of a full system service in Citrus runs $120-$220 for standard residential registers, with whole-home vent packages starting around $280.
Supply Vent Restoration
Supply vents in Citrus homes often show the heaviest buildup near the mountain-facing walls, where canyon drafts enter the system first. We remove each register, clean the boot and first few feet of duct, and check for disconnected flex lines that dump conditioned air into the wall cavity instead of your bedroom.
Return Vent Deep Cleaning
Return vents pull air back to the handler, making them the primary entry point for foothill grit. In Citrus, we regularly find these vents clogged with reddish-brown sediment that standard vacuums can’t touch. Our Nikro portable HEPA systems extract this material without redistributing it through the house.
Air Duct Repair in Citrus
Air Duct Repair in Citrus addresses the structural failures we find in nearly every post-WWII home we service. Original galvanized runs with failed duct tape, crushed branch lines from decades of attic traffic, and separated collars that pull unfiltered attic air straight past your Honeywell filter. Repair work in Citrus typically ranges from $180-$450 for sealing and re-taping, with crushed run replacement or partial flex-duct reruns running $400-$850 depending on attic access and length. We always inspect with a camera first, so you see the problem before we quote the fix.
Collar Sealing and Filter Bypass
The air handler collar in older Citrus homes is where original duct tape has dried and cracked, creating a gap that sucks attic dust around your filter instead of through it. We seal these connections with mastic and mechanical fasteners, then pressure-test to confirm the system draws through the filter as designed.
Crushed and Disconnected Run Replacement
Attic work over seventy years leaves a trail. We find flex duct flattened by storage boxes, galvanized branches kicked loose by cable installers, and sagging lines that create dead zones where no air moves. Our crew documents each find with photos, quotes the repair, and completes it during the same visit when possible.
Trusted Brands We Service in Citrus
Our vans carry professional-grade equipment from Rotobrush, Nikro, and Honeywell, with Abatement Technologies HEPA filtration on every job. We stock common sealing materials and collar adapters for the duct sizes found in Citrus’s 1950s-1960s housing stock, so most repairs don’t require a return trip. For homeowners with Aprilaire or Guardsman air cleaners installed upstream, we coordinate cleaning to protect those components and verify they’re drawing properly after our work. This isn’t rental equipment from a big-box store. It’s the same gear we use on commercial jobs in Los Angeles, scaled appropriately for your Citrus home.
Common Air Duct Cleaning Problems We See in Citrus Homes
- Original duct tape turned to dust on galvanized joints. In the 1952-1965 Citrus tracts, the adhesive has outlived its lifespan by decades. We find powdery residue around every connection, and once the seal fails, attic air bypasses the filter entirely.
- Flex duct sagging and kinking in attics with limited access. Early flex installations weren’t supported to modern standards. In Citrus’s older homes, we see lines that droop against insulation, creating low spots where canyon grit and Bobcat Fire ash settled and compacted.
- Filter bypass at the air handler collar pulling attic debris. The gap between your Honeywell filter frame and the return plenum is often the dirtiest part of the system. We seal this with mastic and metal tape rated for temperature cycling.
- Crushed supply branches from later attic work. Every cable installation, roof repair, and solar panel mount in the last seventy years had someone walking through your attic. We camera-inspect to find where foot traffic flattened the line that’s been starving your back bedroom of airflow.
Pricing for Air Duct Cleaning in Citrus, CA
Full residential air duct cleaning in Citrus typically runs $350-$650 for a complete supply and return system, with vent cleaning as an included component of most whole-home packages. Dryer vent cleaning adds $120-$180 when done together. What moves you within that range: the number of registers, whether your home has original galvanized or converted flex duct, accessibility of the attic or crawl space, and whether we find separations that need sealing before the clean can be effective.
We don’t quote per-vent teaser prices that balloon once we’re in your driveway. One flat price per system, agreed in writing before work starts. Every time. For homes near the foothill edge with known post-wildfire residue or heavy granite grit accumulation, we’ll note that in your estimate so there are no surprises. Call (323) 918-4345 for an exact quote. Estimates are free, and we serve all of Citrus including the neighborhoods near East Citrus Avenue, the Foothill Boulevard corridor, and the residential streets below the San Gabriel Mountain front.
We Also Serve Cities Near Citrus
Our Air Duct Cleaning in Citrus crews also travel to Los Angeles, San Diego, San Jose, and San Francisco as part of the Cedarwell network of independent operators. Scheduling and dispatch for Citrus jobs are coordinated through our Los Angeles office, with local technicians assigned to your area.
Serving Citrus, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Citrus 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 Citrus
It’s decomposed granite from the San Gabriel Mountains, carried by canyon-funneled winds that flatland homes never see. On a 1952 tract home off East Citrus Avenue near the foothill edge, our techs pulled this exact reddish-brown grit mixed with Bobcat Fire ash from supply and return ducts using Rotobrush agitation under HEPA filtration. The sediment signature tells us the system hasn’t been serviced since before the last major fire season. Call (323) 918-4345 if you’re seeing this around your registers.
Most 1950s galvanized systems in Citrus can be cleaned and sealed successfully; full replacement is only needed when runs are crushed beyond repair or rusted through at the seams. We camera-inspect first to show you the actual condition, then quote sealing and re-taping if the metal is sound. The real fix is usually at the joints, not the pipe itself. Call (323) 918-4345 to schedule an inspection.
Yes, specifically because of its position at the mountain base. Citrus receives both the valley’s trapped smog basin pollution and direct downslope Santa Ana and canyon-draft winds that concentrate coarse mountain grit at HVAC intakes faster than communities deeper on the valley floor. The 2020 Bobcat Fire added wildfire smoke residue to this mix in ways Azusa or Glendora didn’t experience at the same intensity. Call (323) 918-4345 for a system evaluation.
We seal the air handler collar and return plenum connections with mastic and mechanical fasteners, replacing failed original duct tape that has dried and cracked. Then we pressure-test to confirm all return air passes through your Honeywell or Aprilaire filter before reaching the living space. This single repair often improves indoor dust levels more than the cleaning itself. Call (323) 918-4345 to have your collar inspected.
Yes, especially in Citrus’s older homes where dryer vents often run through the same attic spaces as aging ductwork and may share termination points or wall chases. Our crew can complete both services in one visit with one written price, and you’ll get the photo documentation of the clean-up before we leave. Call (323) 918-4345 to bundle both services.
Ready to see what’s actually in your Citrus home’s ductwork? Call (323) 918-4345 for a free estimate. We’ll give you a written price before any work starts, protect your floors with drop cloths and shoe covers from the moment we arrive, and leave you with a photo showing exactly what we found and what we removed. That’s the Cedarwell Care Promise, and it’s how we’ve worked since 2005.
Written by Paul Adeyemi, Owner at Morton’s Air Duct Cleaning, serving Citrus since 2005.




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