Dryer vent cleaning
Whole-home duct 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.
Fast, Reliable Dryer Vent Cleaning Across Selma
Dryer vent cleaning in Selma typically costs $120 – $240 for a standard single-story ranch home, and most jobs are finished in under two hours. The real question isn’t whether your vent needs it, it’s when the almond dust finally chokes the run enough to notice. We work throughout the 93662 zip code and know exactly what Selma’s orchard air does to a dryer exhaust line. Call us at (855) 661-0630 if your dryer has started taking two cycles to finish a load, or if the exterior hood hasn’t moved air properly in months.
Our Dryer Vent Cleaning team runs professional-grade Rotobrush agitation tools paired with Nikro HEPA-filtered negative air machines, the same setup restoration crews use when contamination is the problem. That matters in Selma, because what’s in your vent isn’t just lint. It’s lint matted with fine orchard dust and hull fragments that compaction turns into something closer to felt than fiber. We remove what’s actually in the run, not just the first foot of flex behind the dryer.
Why Duct Cleaning Clovis Is Selma’s Preferred Dryer Vent Cleaning Company
Homeowners in Selma call us because the standard cleaning they’ve had before didn’t change anything. The dryer still ran long, the hood still barely fluttered, and nobody showed them what was actually inside the run. Our approach is different. We scope the lint pathway with a camera before and after the work, so you see the blockage and then see it gone. No guessing, no vague assurances.
We’re led by Noel Drummond, who built this company around full-scope duct and vent work rather than coupon-rate surface cleaning. That means we handle the repair side too. If a camera inspection finds a crushed flex run behind a wall or a disconnected joint in an attic chase, we fix it. You don’t get handed a photo and told to find another contractor. One call, one crew, start to finish.
Selma’s distance from larger HVAC hubs means some companies treat it as an edge-of-map service call. We don’t. We schedule Selma jobs every week, and our techs know the housing stock here: mid-century ranch layouts on East Front Street, the tract homes south of Rose Avenue, the newer builds off Floral. The vent run in a 1960s Selma rancher is a different animal than one in a Clovis two-story, and we work accordingly.
Styles & brands we work with
- Whole-home duct cleaning
- Dryer vent cleaning
- Camera inspection
- Sanitizing & deodorizing
Dryer Vent Inspection in Selma
Dryer Vent Inspection in Selma is a camera-based check of the entire lint pathway from the dryer connection to the exterior hood, and it’s the only reliable way to find the compacted orchard-dust blockages that hide in the middle of the run. A standard inspection here runs $75 – $120, and it’s the right first move when a dryer suddenly takes longer to dry, the exterior flap doesn’t open fully during a cycle, or the laundry room smells faintly of scorched lint. In Selma, where harvest dust loads the vent fast, an inspection tells you whether you need cleaning now or can safely wait until after almond season.
Camera Scope of the Full Run
We push a small camera through the entire lint pathway, not just the visible flex behind the appliance. What we’re looking for is the compaction zone, usually the last three to five feet before the exterior hood, where lint and orchard dust have been pressed together by backpressure. A flashlight at the register shows you nothing about this area. A camera shows you exactly how much open airway is left.
Airflow Verification at the Hood
After any inspection, and after every cleaning, we measure airflow at the exterior termination. A healthy dryer vent should move enough air to hold the hood flap fully open. If it doesn’t, the restriction is still there, and we have a number to prove it to you before and after the work.
Commercial Dryer Vent Cleaning in Selma
Commercial Dryer Vent Cleaning in Selma covers the higher-volume dryer systems found in apartment complexes, laundromats, and the agricultural operations that surround town, where multi-unit dryer banks run daily through harvest season. Commercial cleaning here typically runs $200 – $500 per dryer run depending on line length, diameter, and how many elbows the ductwork makes. Property managers on Selma’s east side call us when tenants report dryers that won’t finish a cycle, because stacked units in older buildings often share a common riser that no one has cleaned since installation.
Multi-Unit and Laundry-Facility Runs
Apartment and laundromat systems accumulate lint far faster than residential dryers simply because they run all day. A shared riser serving eight dryers in a Selma apartment building can pack shut in under a year, and when one unit backs up, the whole stack suffers. We clean the full common run, not just individual tenant hookups, and we’ll document the before and after so you have a record for your maintenance log.
Ag-Operation and Outbuilding Dryers
Selma’s packing sheds, farm shops, and ranch outbuildings often have dryers running work clothes and rags caked with harvest dust and ag residue. The lint from those loads is heavier and more abrasive than household lint, and the long flex runs common in outbuildings trap it in every sag. We handle these systems with the same Rotobrush and Nikro equipment we use in homes, because the fire risk is higher when a dryer runs unattended in a shop fifty yards from the house. Call (855) 661-0630 to schedule a commercial assessment.
Trusted Brands We Service in Selma
Our equipment lineup includes Rotobrush brush-contact extraction tools and Nikro HEPA-filtered negative air machines, the same professional-grade systems used in restoration and remediation work across the industry. That’s a meaningful distinction in Selma, where the contaminate isn’t just household lint but matted orchard dust that consumer-grade vacuums can’t separate from the duct walls. We’re also fully set up to work alongside Honeywell and Aprilaire whole-home filtration systems, so if your Selma home has an integrated IAQ setup, we’ll clean the vent pathway without disrupting or bypassing the filtration components. Parts for common vent configurations are stocked on our trucks, which means fewer return trips to a supply house and a faster turnaround for Selma customers.
Common Dryer Vent Cleaning Problems We See in Selma Homes
- Compacted almond dust in the last stretch before the hood. Late-summer harvest keeps a fine hull-and-orchard dust in the air for weeks, and your dryer pulls it in through make-up air. It mats into the lint and packs tight where the run turns toward the exterior.
- Long flex runs on rural lots with multiple elbows. Outbuilding and garage dryers on Selma acreage often have twenty feet or more of uninsulated flex snaked through attics or crawl spaces. Every sag and elbow is a lint trap, and those runs get skipped because they’re not near the house.
- The first-foot cleaning trap. A lot of homeowners in Selma have paid for a cleaning that only addressed the short flex behind the dryer. The compaction zone near the hood, which is the actual fire-risk area, never gets touched. That’s why we camera-scope before and after.
- Wet-lint residue from tule fog season. Selma’s winter fog adds moisture that settles in the vent run and makes lint cling to the walls. It dries into a crust that’s harder to remove than dry lint, and it narrows the airway even when the run doesn’t look packed.
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AfterPricing for Dryer Vent Cleaning in Selma, CA
A standard dryer vent cleaning on a single-story Selma home runs $120 – $240. The spread comes from run length, the number of elbows in the ductwork, and how compacted the blockage is. A straight five-foot run behind a 1970s tract home sits at the low end. A thirty-foot flex run through an attic with three turns sits at the high end. Outbuilding and shop dryers run $150 – $300 depending on access. We quote a flat price per run before we start, and we don’t charge per vent, per foot, or per elbow. A camera inspection runs $75 – $120, and we waive that fee when you book a cleaning at the same visit. Call (855) 661-0630 for a free estimate over the phone.
We Also Serve Cities Near Selma
Our crews run regular routes through the smaller towns around Selma, and we’re the Dryer Vent Cleaning in Selma team that also handles jobs in Fowler, Parlier, Easton, and Reedley. If you’re on a rural lot between towns or your property sits off Highway 43, you’re in our normal service area. The orchard dust doesn’t stop at city limits, and neither do we.
Serving Selma, CA – Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Selma 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 Dryer Vent Cleaning in Selma
A Selma home downwind of active almond orchards should have its dryer vent inspected at least once a year, and cleaned on whatever schedule that inspection dictates, which is often every 12 to 18 months, with many homes needing a cleaning right after harvest. The late-summer almond dust season loads lint pathways far faster than a calendar-year baseline assumes. Homes on the east side near open orchard rows tend to need post-harvest checks every year, while homes tucked into central Selma neighborhoods may stretch to two years. Call (855) 661-0630 and we’ll scope your run and tell you honestly where you stand.
It gets into both, but the mechanism is different. Supply and return ducts pull airborne orchard dust through the HVAC system during the long cooling season. Dryer vents pull it in through make-up air drawn from the laundry room or garage, where fine hull dust settles on every horizontal surface and the dryer grabs it. By the end of a Selma August, that dust is laced through the lint in your entire exhaust run, not just the first stretch behind the appliance.
An inspection checks the whole lint pathway from the dryer connection to the exterior hood, with a camera, looking for compaction, crushed or disconnected sections, and narrowed airflow. We’re specifically mapping where the blockage sits and how much airway remains. In Selma ranch homes, we find most blockages in the last few feet before the hood, where the run elbows toward daylight and lint-dust builds up under backpressure.
Yes, we clean outbuilding and shop dryer vents regularly for Selma homeowners and ag operations. These are often the most dangerous runs on the property because they’re long, uninsulated, full of elbows, and far enough from the house that a fire has time to catch before anyone notices. We treat them with the same camera verification and airflow testing we use on house systems, and we’ll quote a flat price per run regardless of how far from the main structure the dryer sits. Call (855) 661-0630 for a number.
On a standard single-story Selma ranch with a run under fifteen feet, expect 45 to 90 minutes from setup to final airflow test. Longer flex runs through attics or crawl spaces add time, and an outbuilding run with multiple elbows can stretch to two hours. We work with a two-person crew on most Selma jobs, and our trucks carry the full Rotobrush and Nikro setup, so we don’t need to run for equipment mid-job. You’ll see the before-and-after camera footage before we pack up.
Call for a Free Estimate in Selma
If your dryer is running long, your hood feels weak, or you’re simply on the wrong side of harvest season and you’ve never had the vent scoped, call us at (855) 661-0630. We’ll walk through what you’re seeing, give you a realistic price range for a Selma home, and schedule a camera inspection if that’s the right first step. We quote one flat price per run, agreed before the van shows up, and we show you the inside of your vent before and after we work. Led by Noel Drummond and serving Selma from our Clovis base, we’ve built our reputation on cleaning the runs other companies leave packed.
Written by Noel Drummond, Owner at Duct Cleaning Clovis, serving Selma and the surrounding Central Valley since day one.