Nikro Air Duct Cleaning in Van Nuys, CA | Certified Air Duct Specialists North Hollywood
Certified Air Duct Specialists North Hollywood provides independent Nikro air duct cleaning service throughout Van Nuys — ZIP codes 91401 through 91410 — using professional-grade Nikro equipment on residential systems every week. What separates our Nikro work here from a standard duct cleaning call is straightforward: Van Nuys runs its HVAC harder, in dirtier ambient air, through older ductwork than almost anywhere else in the San Fernando Valley, and that combination demands a system and a technician who actually know what they’re doing. Call (424) 219-7459 for a free estimate — Brandon Flores, owner and lead technician, will walk you through exactly what your system needs before any work begins.
Why Van Nuys Residents Choose Us for Nikro Service
Brandon Flores grew up in Arleta and has spent his entire career working HVAC systems across the San Fernando Valley. He completed his foundational training through the HVAC/R program at Los Angeles Valley College, then spent years in the field before launching Certified Air Duct Specialists nearly two decades ago. He knows Van Nuys housing stock — the post-war tract homes off Sylvan Street, the two-story apartment complexes along Van Nuys Boulevard — the way someone knows their own neighborhood, because this is his neighborhood.
That’s 19 years of hands-on Nikro equipment experience, 613 verified customer reviews averaging 4.9 stars, and a straightforward operating model: Brandon Flores handles your job personally. Not a subcontracted crew. Not a franchise tech who read the manual once. The most experienced person we have is the one showing up at your door.
We’re an independent service provider — not manufacturer-affiliated or factory-authorized by Nikro — but we run their equipment professionally and know it thoroughly.
Common Nikro Air Duct Cleaning Problems We Solve in Van Nuys
- Clogged Nikro vacuum collection filters from heavy particulate loads. Van Nuys sits in the geographic center of the San Fernando Valley’s heat bowl, and SCAQMD data consistently ranks this area among California’s worst for PM2.5. Homes run their systems four-plus months continuously, pulling that particulate straight through the ductwork. Nikro HEPA-rated collection filters on our units handle this volume — lower-grade equipment simply can’t capture what’s moving through a Van Nuys duct system.
- Reduced Nikro airflow performance caused by collapsed flex-duct sections. Valley attic spaces routinely hit 150–160°F on summer afternoons, which degrades the mylar jacketing on flex-duct far faster than in coastal communities. A partially collapsed run chokes Nikro suction and leaves debris in the system. We identify collapses during the inspection phase before we ever start the vacuum — and we fix them, not just clean around them.
- Nikro brush head wear accelerated by deteriorated duct-board liner debris. The 1950s–1970s ductwork common throughout Van Nuys often has duct-board liners that have been shedding fibrous material for decades. That debris is abrasive on rotary brush components and heavy enough to require multiple passes. We stock compatible replacement brush assemblies so a worn head doesn’t turn a one-day job into a two-trip repair.
- Gritty particulate buildup near Van Nuys Airport (KVNY) corridors. Homes near Woodley Avenue and the east side of the 405 corridor show a distinctive gritty duct deposit pattern that we don’t see in Reseda or North Hills just a few miles away. General aviation activity at one of the busiest GA airports in the country contributes elevated particulate that settles into supply registers and accumulates on duct walls. Nikro’s negative-pressure containment system is the right tool here — it captures that debris rather than redistributing it.
- Mastic seal failures drawing in attic air through supply duct leaks. Cracked mastic seals on 50–70-year-old sheet-metal ducts let Van Nuys attic air — which in summer is a 150°F mixture of dust, insulation fibers, and whatever the neighborhood ambient air is carrying — bleed directly into your supply airstream. Nikro negative-pressure cleaning reveals these leaks clearly. We seal them on-site; Brandon’s view is simple: “I’d rather explain it once and do it right than have you call me back in six months.”
Nikro Service in Van Nuys: What Local Conditions Mean for Your Equipment
Here’s the Van Nuys factor that most duct cleaners never account for: the combination of Van Nuys Airport’s general aviation traffic and the Valley’s thermal inversion means homes in the Woodley Avenue corridor and east of the 405 accumulate a specific type of duct contamination — fine gritty particulate with a composition that differs measurably from what we pull out of systems in Sherman Oaks or Studio City, which are shielded by different topography and removed from airport influence. This isn’t a minor variation. Homes within roughly a mile of KVNY’s traffic patterns show heavier, denser deposits that require longer Nikro vacuum dwell times and more thorough brush agitation to fully dislodge. Run a standard 90-minute duct cleaning in one of those homes and you’re leaving material behind.
Layered on top of that is the straight physics of the Valley heat bowl: SCAQMD flags this ZIP code cluster as among California’s worst for PM2.5, and Van Nuys HVAC systems run nearly continuously from June through September pulling that air through ductwork. By the time most homeowners call us, the system hasn’t been serviced in years and has accumulated contamination that a shop-vac-and-brush outfit simply can’t address. Nikro’s industrial-grade negative-pressure systems are built for exactly this kind of load.
Nikro Models & Products We Service in Van Nuys
We work with Nikro’s residential and light-commercial portable duct cleaning systems — including their negative-pressure vacuum units and their rotary brush and agitation line — on the duct configurations we encounter throughout Van Nuys: original sheet-metal trunk-and-branch systems in the post-war tract homes, flex-duct retrofits in 1970s and 1980s updates, and mixed systems in two-story apartment buildings.
We stock OEM-compatible Nikro consumables — brush heads, HEPA filters, collection bags — so jobs don’t get interrupted waiting on parts. Alongside Nikro, we run Rotobrush equipment, giving us the right tool for the specific duct geometry in your home rather than forcing one system onto every job. We also work with equipment and filtration products from Honeywell, Aprilaire, Abatement Technologies, and Guardsman where the scope calls for it.
Nikro Service Pricing in Van Nuys
Air duct cleaning in Van Nuys for a standard single-family home typically falls in the $350–$650 range, depending on system size, duct configuration, and contamination level. Homes near the KVNY corridor or those with heavily degraded flex-duct often run toward the upper end because the work genuinely takes longer. Add-on services — dryer vent cleaning, duct sealing, air sanitizing — are priced separately and only recommended when the inspection shows they’re actually needed.
| Service | Typical Van Nuys Range |
|---|---|
| Residential air duct cleaning (Nikro system) | $350 – $650 |
| Dryer vent cleaning | $99 – $179 |
| Duct sealing (mastic or UL-181 tape) | $150 – $400 |
| Air sanitizing treatment | $75 – $150 |
Every job starts with a free estimate. Brandon walks the system, tells you what he sees, and gives you a number before any equipment is unpacked. Call (424) 219-7459 to schedule yours.
Serving Van Nuys, CA — Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Van Nuys 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 — Nikro Air Duct Cleaning in Van Nuys
We’re an independent service provider, not a factory-authorized Nikro dealer or manufacturer affiliate. What we are is a 19-year specialist operation that uses Nikro professional equipment as a core part of our cleaning system — the same equipment used by commercial and industrial IAQ contractors. Brandon Flores selects Nikro because it performs, not because of a marketing relationship.
Yes. We use OEM-compatible Nikro consumables — HEPA filters, brush heads, collection components — sourced to spec. We don’t substitute hardware-store parts on professional equipment. Van Nuys systems push those consumables hard given the particulate loads here, so having the right parts on the truck matters for job quality and completion time.
Most Van Nuys single-family homes take three to five hours with Nikro equipment. The range is wider here than in some other Valley cities because older ductwork with debris accumulation, deteriorated duct-board liners, or collapsed flex sections requires more setup and more passes. Homes near Van Nuys Airport tend toward the longer end. Brandon assesses your system during the free estimate and gives you a realistic time window — not an optimistic sales number.
We use Nikro’s portable negative-pressure vacuum units alongside rotary brush agitation equipment, matched to the duct type in your home. Van Nuys has enough variation in housing vintage — 1950s sheet-metal, 1970s flex-duct retrofits, mixed systems in multi-unit buildings — that a single system setup doesn’t fit every job. We pair Nikro with Rotobrush equipment when the geometry calls for it.
For a standard Van Nuys single-family home, expect $350–$650 for the core duct cleaning scope using Nikro equipment. Larger systems, heavy contamination, or homes with significant duct damage will run higher — and we’ll tell you why before the work starts. Call (424) 219-7459 for a free, no-pressure estimate; the number you get on the phone is the number on the invoice.
Service Areas Near Van Nuys
Beyond Van Nuys, Certified Air Duct Specialists North Hollywood serves homeowners throughout the surrounding San Fernando Valley communities. Our regular service area includes North Hollywood, Valley Glen, Sherman Oaks, Studio City, and Reseda. If you’re just outside Van Nuys and unsure whether we cover your address, call — we almost certainly do.
Book Your Nikro Service in Van Nuys Today
Ready to get your Van Nuys duct system properly cleaned? Call (424) 219-7459 to schedule a free estimate with Brandon Flores. Same-day appointments are available depending on schedule — call in the morning for the best availability.
Reviewed by Brandon Flores, Owner & Lead Technician at Certified Air Duct Specialists North Hollywood, serving Van Nuys and the San Fernando Valley for 19 years.