Duct Cleaning in Ottawa
Worth doing after renovations, after a move, or when the ducts have visibly never been cleaned. We will also tell you honestly when it is not the thing that will fix your problem.
- 20+Years Experience
- TSSACertified Technicians
- Up to 12-YearWarranty
- A+BBB Rating
When It Genuinely Helps
After Renovations
Drywall dust travels everywhere and settles in the ductwork. This is the single most worthwhile reason to have ducts cleaned.
After Moving In
You have no idea what the previous household put through that system. A clean start is reasonable, especially with pets or allergies in the picture.
Visible Debris
If you can see dust and lint building up at the registers, the system is circulating it. That is a clear case rather than a maybe.
After Pest Activity
Rodents or insects in the ductwork leave more than mess behind. Cleaning is the right response, along with sealing the entry point.
Newly Built Homes
Construction debris in the ducts is extremely common and almost never dealt with before handover.
Persistent Dust
If dusting never seems to help, the ductwork is a reasonable suspect — though the filter and the blower are worth checking first.
What's Included
- Professional Truck-Mounted Duct Cleaning
- Connection of High-Powered Vacuum Equipment to the Duct System
- Cleaning of Supply Ductwork
- Cleaning of Return Ductwork
- Cleaning of Accessible Supply & Return Registers
- Removal of Accumulated Dust, Dirt & Debris
- System Inspection During Cleaning
- Professional Clean-Up After Service
When It Will Not Help
Duct cleaning is often sold as a cure for problems it does not solve. If rooms heat unevenly, that is usually a balancing or sizing issue, not dirt. If the system is short-cycling, that is a control or capacity problem. If your bills are high, the filter, the charge and the insulation matter far more.
We would rather diagnose the actual cause than take money for a service that leaves you with the same complaint. If duct cleaning is not the answer, we will say so and tell you what is.
How Often?
For a typical Ottawa home with no renovations and no pets, every five to seven years is plenty. More often than that is rarely justified.
Changing the filter on schedule does more for your air and your equipment than frequent duct cleaning ever will, and it costs a fraction as much.
Common Questions
How long does it take?
Most homes take two to four hours depending on the size of the system and the number of registers.
Is it messy?
It should not be. Equipment is sealed to the ductwork and registers are covered. Any technician who leaves dust in your rooms has done it wrong.
What is truck-mounted duct cleaning?
Truck-mounted duct cleaning uses powerful vacuum equipment installed in a service vehicle. A large vacuum hose is connected to the home’s duct system to provide strong and consistent suction during cleaning.
Do you clean the registers?
Yes. Accessible supply and return registers are cleaned as part of the service.
Should I do it every year?
No. For most homes every five to seven years is enough unless there has been renovation, pest activity or a move.
Will it fix uneven heating?
Usually not. That is normally a balancing or sizing problem — we can look at that instead, and it is often the cheaper fix.
Do you clean both supply and return ducts?
Yes. Our duct cleaning service includes accessible supply and return ductwork as part of the cleaning process.
Can duct cleaning help with dust in my home?
Duct cleaning can remove accumulated dust and debris from inside the duct system and may help reduce the amount of material being circulated through the HVAC system.
Areas We Serve
Serving Ottawa and the surrounding communities, seven days a week.
- Ottawa
- Nepean
- Kanata
- Stittsville
- Barrhaven
- Orleans
- Gloucester
- Beacon Hill
- Alta Vista
- Riverside South
- Findlay Creek
- Manotick
- Greely
- Richmond
- Blackburn Hamlet
- Leitrim
- Blossom Park
Book Duct Cleaning
Tell us roughly how many registers you have and whether there has been recent renovation, and we will quote it properly.
Get a free quote
Answer a few questions about your home and your current system, and we will put together a no-obligation quote.
Start my free quote →Prefer to talk? Call (613) 800-9022 — answered 24/7.