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.
Why Fort Lauderdale Homeowners Choose Carrier Air Duct Cleaning
We provide independent Air Duct Cleaning services for Carrier systems in Fort Lauderdale, and our work is different because we treat the ductwork the way Carrier engineers treat the equipment: as a system, not a box. Carrier systems run on tight tolerances, and Fort Lauderdale’s salt air, 70-plus percent humidity, and year-round cooling load push those tolerances harder than most places in the country. What that means for you is this: the ducts attached to a Carrier Infinity® furnace or Performance™ heat pump will not stay clean on their own. They collect biofilm, salt residue, and mold growth faster than the equipment manual suggests, and the fix is not a generic vacuum pass. It is a cleaning method matched to the specific failure pattern your Carrier model develops in coastal South Florida. Call (754) 354-3644 and we will give you a written price before any work begins.
We are an independent Carrier service provider. We are not authorized by Carrier, not affiliated with the factory, and not beholden to a corporate service protocol. We work on Carrier systems every week in Fort Lauderdale because that is what our neighbors own, and we also provide Carrier service in Plantation. The independence matters because we fix what the ductwork actually needs, not what a warranty worksheet says to replace.
Why Trust Hollis Air Duct Fort Lauderdale for Your Carrier Air Duct Cleaning?
Our technicians know Carrier equipment from the blower wheel out. You do not get that by reading a spec sheet. You get it by pulling the blower door off a Comfort™ 95 in a 1968 ranch off Sunrise Boulevard and finding heat exchanger surfaces caked with dust because the return duct was undersized when the house was built. Roy Castellanos, our owner, trained in HVAC fundamentals at Los Angeles Trade-Technical College and has spent nearly two decades working Carrier systems across South Florida. He and the crew have cleaned ductwork in homes a few blocks from Las Olas Boulevard, in commercial buildings near the Port Everglades corridor, and they provide Carrier service in Pompano Beach, where salt air corrodes metal duct at a rate that surprises people who have only lived here a few years.
Here is what we actually do for Carrier systems that matters. We look at airflow, static pressure, and return sizing before we ever turn on a cleaning machine. A Carrier Infinity® air handler with a dirty blower wheel and a clogged secondary filter will push musty air through otherwise clean ducts, and no amount of duct brushing fixes that. We find the cause, document it with video, and clean what needs cleaning. We use professional-grade negative-air machines from Nikro and rotary brush systems from Rotobrush. Every job gets a written price before we start, and every job is covered by our 365-Day Done Right Promise. If the work fails within a year, we come back and make it right at no charge. That is in writing, on every invoice, for every Carrier cleaning job we do in Fort Lauderdale.
Clean ducts move air. Everything else is just noise.
Styles & brands we work with
Common Carrier Air Duct Cleaning Problems We Fix in Fort Lauderdale
- Infinity® air handlers with biofilm on evaporator coils. The Infinity® line is built for efficiency, and that means tight coils with dense fin spacing. In Fort Lauderdale humidity, those coils stay wet longer between cycles. Biofilm grows on the coil, and when the blower pushes air across it, the supply ducts distribute odor-causing particles through every room. We clean the evaporator coil, then clean the supply ducts. Cleaning only the ducts and skipping the coil fixes nothing; the smell comes back within weeks.
- Performance™ heat pumps with undersized returns creating mold around duct takeoffs. This is one of the most common issues we find in older Fort Lauderdale homes. A Performance™ 16 heat pump wants a certain amount of return air. When the original return duct from the 1960s is too small, static pressure climbs, condensate gets pulled into duct seams, and mold forms around the takeoff collars. The mold is in the ductwork, not the unit. We fix this by sealing the takeoffs with mastic and cleaning the affected duct sections with negative-air extraction.
- Comfort™ 95 furnaces with dust-baked duct walls after overheating cycles. The Comfort™ 95 is a workhorse furnace. But when the blower wheel gets dirty, airflow drops, the heat exchanger runs hot, and the system cycles on its high-limit switch. Each hot cycle bakes fine dust onto the inside walls of the supply ducts. Regular duct cleaning followed by blower wheel cleaning restores airflow and stops the bake-on cycle. Without it, you are just cleaning ducts that will re-contaminate in a matter of months.
- Cor® ductless systems with debris-clogged vane dampers. Ductless mini splits do not have traditional ductwork, but the Cor® 7-Year series in Fort Lauderdale condos often connects to short flex duct runs in ceiling cassettes. Dirty evaporator coils push recirculated debris into the flex ducts, and eventually the vane dampers in the cassette clog. Room airflow drops, and the owner thinks the compressor is failing. It is not. It is a dirty duct path, and cleaning it restores zone airflow without a parts swap.
- Salt-air corrosion in beachfront and Intracoastal high-rise duct systems. In Fort Lauderdale high-rises near the ocean, salt spray infiltrates common-ventilation ductwork. Metal ducts corrode, joints fail, and a persistent musty odor residents blame on the ocean is actually contaminated ducts. We see this constantly in buildings along the Intracoastal. Video inspection identifies the corroded sections, and we replace what cannot be cleaned. Duct cleaning cannot reverse metal that has already rusted through.
Carrier Parts & Our Repair-vs-Replace Approach
For Carrier systems in Fort Lauderdale, we replace damaged flex or metal duct sections with OEM-grade replacements when the geometry is unusual, or high-quality aftermarket equivalents when standard diameters allow. For example, a 10-inch round flex duct run off an Infinity® air handler is a standard diameter, and a quality R-8 aftermarket flex performs identically to the factory part. But when a Performance™ heat pump has a custom transition plenum with an odd oval takeoff, we source the OEM-grade section because an aftermarket round adapter will not seal properly. The goal is not brand purity. The goal is a duct system that holds air and stays clean.
We do not repair severely corroded or collapsed ducts. Full replacement is the only honest fix when the metal has rusted through or a flex run has collapsed. And we never sell duct sealing as an add-on unless our video inspection shows measurable leaks exceeding 10 percent of system airflow. If the ducts are tight, we tell you they are tight. If they are leaking, we show you the footage and give you a written price to seal them with mastic. Call (754) 354-3644 if you suspect a Carrier duct leak and want video proof before spending anything.
Our Carrier Service Process – Step by Step
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Diagnosis. We start with a visual inspection and, when needed, a video camera through the duct system. On Carrier systems, we pay close attention to return sizing because most Fort Lauderdale homes with original ducts are undersized on the return side. We also measure static pressure on Infinity® systems when the thermostat shows a warning.
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Written quote. Before any cleaning starts, you get a written price for the exact scope of work. That price does not move. No per-vent pricing, no door-knock adjustment, no discover-the-problem-after-we-start invoice.
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Cleaning and repair. We run negative-air extraction with the blower isolated, then brush and clean each duct run. On Carrier systems with dirty evaporator coils, we clean the coil and blower wheel as part of the job, since skipping them just re-contaminates the ducts. Any duct sealing or replacement happens at this stage, priced in writing beforehand.
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Verification. We re-check static pressure and airflow after the work is done. You get before-and-after photos or video of your ducts, not someone’s word that the work happened.
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Warranty. Every Carrier cleaning repair we do in Fort Lauderdale is covered by the 365-Day Done Right Promise in writing. If it fails within a year, we return at no charge. That is not a promise we make casually; it is a standard.
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We work on the full Carrier residential lineup that shows up in Fort Lauderdale homes and condos. That includes Infinity® 80 gas furnaces and their air handlers, Performance™ 16 heat pumps with matching coil systems, Comfort™ 95 gas furnaces common in older single-family homes, and Cor® 7-Year ductless mini splits that serve condos and additions. We also see Comfort™ and Performance™ split systems in high-rise common areas, where duct complexity runs higher than a typical house. We keep standard flex duct sizes, mastic, and replacement registers in stock for same-visit repairs, and we source Carrier-specific transitions and specialty fittings locally in Broward County when the job calls for them.
We Also Service These Brands
While this page covers our Carrier work specifically, we service Lennox and Trane duct systems across Fort Lauderdale as well. The ductwork does not know the brand name on the cabinet. What changes between brands is airflow design, coil geometry, and blower behavior, and our techs work across all three daily. If you own a Lennox or a Trane and your ducts need attention, the same written price and 365-Day Done Right Promise apply.
FAQs – Carrier Air Duct Cleaning Service in Fort Lauderdale
No. We are an independent Carrier service provider, not a factory-authorized dealer. That independence means we are not bound by Carrier corporate service protocols or parts mandates. We make decisions based on what your ductwork actually needs, and we price it in writing before any work begins. For warranty purposes, duct cleaning does not void a Carrier equipment warranty, and we document our work so you have a record if a manufacturer claim ever comes up.
When replacing duct sections on Carrier systems, we use OEM-grade replacements when the geometry is unusual and standard aftermarket parts will not seal properly. When a standard diameter fits, such as a 10-inch flex run off an Infinity® air handler, a quality aftermarket R-8 flex performs identically and costs less. We do not use cheap hardware-store flex, and we do not mark up parts as a profit center. The written price you get covers parts and labor, period.
Most single-family Carrier systems in Fort Lauderdale take four to six hours. A condo or smaller home runs three to four hours. If we are also cleaning an evaporator coil, sealing duct takeoffs, or replacing a corroded section, add an hour or two. We arrive inside the quoted window, and we finish the same day. Call (754) 354-3644 for an exact time estimate based on your system size.
The Infinity® air handler runs a variable-speed blower and a denser evaporator coil than older Carrier models. In Fort Lauderdale’s 70-plus percent humidity, that coil stays wet longer, which accelerates biofilm formation. Biofilm particles then travel into the supply ducts. We recommend checking return duct cleanliness every two to three years on Infinity® systems here, compared to three to five years in drier climates. If you notice a musty smell when the blower first kicks on, that is biofilm, not imagination. Call (754) 354-3644 and we will confirm it with a camera.
Usually, yes. A static pressure warning on a Carrier Infinity® thermostat most often points to a restriction on the return side: a dirty filter, a collapsed flex duct, or an undersized return from the original install. In Fort Lauderdale homes built in the 1950s through 1970s, undersized returns are common and cause exactly this warning. We measure actual static pressure at the air handler, find the restriction, and fix it, whether that means cleaning the blower, sealing takeoffs, or replacing a collapsed duct run. Call (754) 354-3644 and we will diagnose it properly.
For most Carrier systems in Fort Lauderdale, whole-home air duct cleaning runs $450 to $900 depending on system size, number of runs, and whether we are also cleaning the evaporator coil and blower. Condos with ducted Carrier systems typically run $350 to $600. Duct sealing, if our video inspection shows leaks exceeding 10 percent of airflow, adds $200 to $500. You get one written price before work starts, and that price does not move. Call (754) 354-3644 for an exact quote, free of charge.
Book Your Carrier Service in Fort Lauderdale, FL
If your Carrier system has been moving stale, musty air through Fort Lauderdale Carrier service areas, or if you want a duct inspection with video proof before you spend a dollar, call us at (754) 354-3644. We will give you a written price, a straight answer about what your ducts actually need, and a 365-day guarantee in writing on the work. Roy Castellanos and the crew are ready.
Written by Roy Castellanos, Owner at Hollis Air Duct Fort Lauderdale, serving Fort Lauderdale since 2004.