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.
Lennox Air Duct Cleaning in East Palo Alto, CA
We’re an independent duct cleaning contractor that works on Lennox equipment throughout East Palo Alto, Stanford, and nearby areas, and the short answer is this: we clean and repair the ducts, returns, coils, and blowers on Lennox systems every week, using Rotobrush and Nikro equipment built for this work. What makes our East Palo Alto work different is that we treat your Lennox system as one piece of a larger problem here, which is older bay-side housing with crawlspace ducts that have rarely, if ever, been opened up. We are not authorized, sponsored, or endorsed by Lennox, and we’ll tell you that plainly. Call (877) 824-3121 to schedule a Lennox duct cleaning and inspection in 94303.
Why East Palo Alto Residents Choose Us for Lennox Service
Walk the tract streets off Pulgas, Weeks, or Cooley and you’ll see the same housing stock again and again: single-story ranch and stucco homes from the 1950s through the 1970s, many on slab foundations with shallow attics or crawlspaces. A lot of those houses still run the Lennox furnace or air handler they were built with, or a newer Lennox unit tied into 60-year-old duct runs. That combination is exactly what we work on. Nelson Abreu, our owner, grew up in the Alvarado neighborhood of Union City and spent nearly two decades in HVAC and duct systems across the East Bay. He learned the trade through the HVAC/R program at Chabot College in Hayward, where the focus was airflow and equipment behavior, not checklist work. So when we open a Lennox cabinet in East Palo Alto, we’re looking at how the return plenum, coil case, and flex runs interact with the house, not just vacuuming what’s visible. See our Lennox sales & service page for more on how we approach the brand.
Styles & brands we work with
- Whole-home duct cleaning
- Dryer vent cleaning
- Camera inspection
- Sanitizing & deodorizing
Common Lennox Air Duct Cleaning Problems We Solve in East Palo Alto
These are the five patterns we see most often on Lennox systems here:
- Separated plenum transitions on cased coils. Lennox cased coils and their factory plenum transitions rely on foil-faced tape that dries out and lets go. In East Palo Alto’s shallow attics, where heat builds up fast in summer, that tape gives way and the return starts pulling in bay-side dust and spring pollen directly through the gaps.
- Failed return drops on Merit furnaces in slab closets. Older Lennox Merit upflow furnaces set in slab-foundation closets often have short, hard-turned return drops. In 1950s – 70s tract homes those joints pull apart over time and draw crawlspace air carrying rodent debris and moisture straight into the system.
- Dust-loaded blower wheels on variable-speed air handlers. Lennox variable-speed air handlers run long, low-speed cycles by design. In East Palo Alto rentals where filters are changed rarely, that constant circulation lets settled dust coat the blower wheel and evaporator coil, cutting airflow. Residents notice allergy symptoms before they notice a comfort problem.
- Torn flex runs feeding the supply trunk. Original flex from the same era as the house is often torn or disconnected by rodents or failed vapor barriers. The system leaks conditioned air into damp crawlspaces during winter rains, which is both an efficiency loss and a path for contaminated air to re-enter the return.
- Rodent intrusion in crawlspace duct runs. We scope every crawlspace return and supply run with a camera. In East Palo Alto’s low-lying bay-side blocks, the original vapor barriers failed decades ago, and rodents find their way into exposed ducts. It’s a mess nobody sees until we open it up.
Lennox Service in East Palo Alto: What Local Conditions Mean for Your Equipment
Here’s the thing that shapes our work in East Palo Alto more than anything else: in the 94303 tract homes along the bay side, a lot of Lennox systems have never had their ducts cleaned since the houses were built. The crawlspace runs off streets like Pulgas and Weeks frequently still have the original failed vapor barrier, so when we scope a Lennox return or crawlspace duct, we’re looking for rodent nests and mold first, not just dust load. That’s not true in a newer city where housing stock is 1990s or later and the ducts are insulated metal in conditioned space. It’s not even true in most of neighboring Menlo Park, where the lots are larger and the homes newer. East Palo Alto’s combination of 1950s – 70s slab-on-grade construction, shallow crawlspaces, and decades of deferred maintenance on rental properties means the failure mode is different. We don’t show up with a checklist that works for any city. We show up expecting what East Palo Alto actually has: old flex, failed vapor barriers, and Lennox cabinets that have been running for 40 or 50 years with the original ductwork attached. If you’re in the East Palo Alto service area, that’s the job we’re prepared to do.
Lennox Models & Products We Service in East Palo Alto
We work on the full Lennox range you’ll find in East Palo Alto homes: Merit Series gas furnaces and air handlers, Elite Series furnaces and variable-speed air handlers, and the Dave Lennox Signature Collection, including SLP98V and EL296V class furnaces. We also service the XC and ML outdoor condenser lines paired with Lennox cased coils. On the parts side, we fit OEM Lennox parts where the fit matters: coil cases, plenum transitions, and blower components. For flex, mastic, and insulation, we use quality aftermarket materials that perform the same at a lower cost. On a 1950s – 70s East Palo Alto tract system, we lean toward sealing and repairing the Lennox cabinet and existing duct runs rather than replacing everything, and we’ll tell you plainly when a unit is too far gone to justify the labor.
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AfterLennox Service Pricing in East Palo Alto
Air duct cleaning for a Lennox system in East Palo Alto typically runs between $390 and $690 for a whole-house job, depending on the size of the home, the number of returns, and what we find once we open the cabinet. Dryer vent cleaning as a standalone service runs $110 to $180. If we discover damaged flex, separated plenum transitions, or rodent debris that requires repair, that work is quoted separately before it’s done, and we walk you through what’s necessary versus what can wait. A free estimate includes a camera inspection of the return and supply runs where they’re accessible. Call (877) 824-3121 and we’ll give you an exact number for your house.
Serving East Palo Alto, CA – Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the East Palo Alto area and know this community well, along with Lennox in Atherton and surrounding neighborhoods. Use the map below to see our service coverage – if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
FAQs – Lennox Air Duct Cleaning in East Palo Alto
The main difference is the cabinet and coil-case construction. Lennox uses specific plenum transitions and coil case designs that leak in predictable places, especially in East Palo Alto’s shallow attics and older slab closets – the same issues we see with Lennox in North Fair Oaks. We open the cabinet, inspect those joints, and seal them with mastic before we clean, so the dust we remove doesn’t come right back through the same gaps. A generic duct cleaning that skips the cabinet work leaves the leak in place. Call (877) 824-3121 to schedule a Lennox-specific cleaning.
We are not. We’re an independent contractor with deep hands-on experience on Lennox equipment, and we’re straightforward about that. Our credibility comes from working on Merit, Elite, and Signature Collection systems every week, not from a manufacturer’s program. If you need warranty work on your Lennox unit, you’ll need a Lennox-authorized dealer for that. For duct cleaning, repair, and return work, we’re equipped and experienced.
For a typical 1950s – 70s ranch home in 94303, plan on three to five hours. That includes camera inspection of the returns and crawlspace runs, cleaning the supply and return ducts, the coil and blower, and sealing any plenum transitions that need it. If we find torn flex or a rodent nest, repair work adds time, and we’ll quote that before we start.
We clean and service Merit Series furnaces and air handlers, Elite Series furnaces and variable-speed air handlers, and Dave Lennox Signature Collection units, including SLP98V and EL296V furnaces. That covers the overwhelming majority of Lennox equipment in East Palo Alto homes.
Whole-house cleaning runs between $390 and $690 for most East Palo Alto homes. The variables are the number of returns, how much flex is in the crawlspace, and what we find once we’re inside. A free estimate with a camera inspection gives you an exact price before we start. Call (877) 824-3121 to get a number for your house.
Service Areas Near East Palo Alto
We serve East Palo Alto and the surrounding communities, including Union City, Redwood City, Menlo Park, Foster City, and San Lorenzo. We also run dedicated Lennox service in Alviso and Ashland for customers just across the bay.
Book Your Lennox Service in East Palo Alto Today
If your Lennox system in East Palo Alto has never had its ducts opened up, it’s time – and the same goes for Lennox repair in Redwood City. Call (877) 824-3121 for a free estimate with camera inspection. We’ll tell you what’s in your ducts, what needs fixing, and what doesn’t.
Written by Nelson Abreu, Owner at Duct Cleaning Union City, serving East Palo Alto and the surrounding East Bay.