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 Pomona
Dryer vent cleaning in Pomona typically runs $130 – $220 for a standard single-dryer home, and most jobs are completed within an hour to ninety minutes. If your dryer is taking two cycles to dry a load or the laundry room feels muggy after a run, the vent is almost certainly restricted. We work throughout Pomona weekly, from the 91767 ZIP around downtown to the newer subdivisions off the 210, and we know exactly what these vents look like on the inside.
Timberline Air Duct Cleaning approaches dryer vent work as a fire-prevention service. Your dryer vent is a fire risk. We treat it that way. That means camera inspection before and after, commercial-grade agitation tools, and no wand-only shortcuts that leave lint packed against the pipe walls. Call (877) 265-9115 for a free estimate and we’ll schedule a visit that fits your week.
Why Timberline Air Duct Cleaning Is Pomona’s Preferred Dryer Vent Cleaning Company
Ron Stafford runs our crews with a simple rule: if we can’t see it, we don’t claim to have cleaned it. That means every dryer vent job in Pomona gets a camera pushed through the full run, from the dryer connection to the exterior termination. Homeowners around Lincoln Park, Phillips Ranch, and Westmont have called us after other companies spent twenty minutes with a basic brush and called it done. We stay longer, and we show you the before-and-after footage.
We’re based out of Rancho Cucamonga, which puts us about twenty minutes from most Pomona addresses depending on traffic on the 10 or Holt Avenue. Our schedulers group Pomona jobs by neighborhood so we can often get a crew out within a few days of your call, not weeks. When a dryer vent is fully blocked, waiting is not a good option. Lint ignites at around 400 degrees, and a restricted vent pushes dryer exhaust temperatures up fast.
Pomona homeowners keep calling us back because we carry proper equipment. Our Dryer Vent Cleaning team uses rotary brush systems with reversing action, not entry-level drill attachments. We also run Abatement Technologies negative-air units when needed, which matters in older Pomona homes where the vent shares space with HVAC returns. You do not want us blowing lint out of a vent and into your living room through a panned return cavity.
Styles & brands we work with
- Whole-home duct cleaning
- Dryer vent cleaning
- Camera inspection
- Sanitizing & deodorizing
Dryer Vent Installation in Pomona
Dryer Vent Installation in Pomona usually runs $180 – $360 for a standard replacement or new run, depending on the distance from the dryer to the exterior wall and whether the path goes through an attic or crawlspace. We install rigid galvanized duct, not the foil accordion stuff that catches lint at every ridge. In Pomona’s older homes, original vent runs are often undersized, crushed, or made of materials that should have been replaced thirty years ago.
When to Replace Instead of Clean
Some Pomona dryer vents are beyond cleaning. If the pipe is crushed flat at a transition, separated at a joint, or so caked with baked-on lint that the walls are nearly closed, cleaning will not restore safe airflow. We tell you straight: replacement is the fix. Most replacements take under two hours and include a new exterior vent cap.
Vent Rerouting for Bad Original Runs
Older bungalows near downtown Pomona often have dryer vents that were added as afterthoughts, with long crooked runs and too many elbows. A reroute shortens the path and reduces the number of bends. Shorter runs trap less lint and dry faster. We route according to code, with proper slope and support.
Dryer Vent Repair in Pomona
Dryer Vent Repair in Pomona typically runs $90 – $220 depending on whether we’re replacing a section of pipe, resealing a joint, or fixing a termination cap. The most common repair we make in Pomona is a crushed or disconnected vent segment inside a wall or crawlspace. Homeowners rarely know it happened until the dryer starts taking forever or the laundry room feels like a sauna.
Sealing and Reconnecting Disconnected Runs
In Pomona’s tract homes from the 1960s and 1970s, dryer vents were often taped together at the seams rather than mechanically fastened. That tape fails. When it does, warm moist lint-laden air dumps into the attic or crawlspace instead of outside. We find the separation with a camera, reconnect with proper fasteners, and seal the joint. Then we clean everything downstream.
Lint Crossover into Return Cavities
Here’s a Pomona-specific problem we see often in pre-1950s homes. The dryer vent shares a wall cavity with the old panned-joist return system. When the vent leaks or the return cavity is unsealed, lint migrates into the HVAC return path and gets pulled through the whole house every time the air conditioner kicks on. We repair the vent, then seal the return cavity to stop the crossover. It’s the kind of fix that only happens when the tech knows what to look for.
Trusted Brands We Service in Pomona
We work on dryers from every major manufacturer, including Whirlpool, Maytag, LG, Samsung, GE, and Speed Queen. The vent side is what matters most to us, and we stock the common cap sizes, transition fittings, and rigid duct sections in our Rancho Cucamonga shop so a Pomona repair does not wait on a parts order. When a job calls for an air-quality component, we’re authorized to work with Honeywell and Aprilaire systems, which keeps the whole indoor-air picture in one company’s hands.
See the difference
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AfterCommon Dryer Vent Cleaning Problems We See in Pomona Homes
- Crossover between dryer vents and HVAC returns. In Pomona’s older bungalows, panned-joist returns often share cavities with dryer vent runs. Lint escapes the vent and gets sucked into the living space through the return side of the system.
- Clogs from inland valley dust. The Pomona Valley funnels fine sandy particulates into the city during Santa Ana wind events. That dust settles inside dryer vents and mixes with lint to form a hard, baked-on layer that standard brushes skip right over.
- Crushed galvanized runs from decades of settling. Many Pomona homes sit on ground that shifts with wet winters and dry summers. Original 4-inch galvanized vent pipes get compressed at foundation sills and wall transitions, choking airflow and trapping lint.
- Bird and rodent nests at exterior terminations. Older Pomona homes often have vent caps that are missing or rusted through. Birds and rodents build nests inside the pipe during spring nesting season, creating a full or partial blockage that no lint trap cleaning will fix.
Pricing for Dryer Vent Cleaning in Pomona, CA
A standard dryer vent cleaning in Pomona runs $130 – $220. That covers a single dryer, one vent run, camera inspection, full rotary brush cleaning, and verification with after-footage. If the run is unusually long, has multiple elbows, or requires roof access, expect the higher end. Sealing a pipe joint or replacing a short section adds $40 – $90. A full reroute or replacement lands between $180 and $360. We quote a flat price before any work starts, and that number includes everything. No per-vent add-ons, no surprise materials charges. Call (877) 265-9115 and we’ll give you an honest range over the phone.
We Also Serve Cities Near Pomona
Our Pomona customers often refer us to family in the surrounding area. We run crews regularly into Diamond Bar, Chino Hills, Montclair, and Upland, so the scheduling works smoothly across the eastern San Gabriel Valley and into the Inland Empire edge. Same equipment, same camera-verified process, same flat pricing.
Serving Pomona, CA – Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Pomona 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 Pomona
Pomona’s inland valley position means finer airborne dust than coastal areas, and Santa Ana wind events push that dust into every exterior opening. Combine that with an older home whose vent run has tight bends or a rough interior surface, and lint has more to grab onto. We see Pomona vents with near-zero airflow within eighteen months of a prior cleaning. If yours is clogging fast, the vent run itself likely needs repair or rerouting, not just another cleaning. Call (877) 265-9115 and we’ll camera the line to find out what’s actually happening.
Often yes. If the crushed section is accessible from the crawlspace or attic, we can cut out the damaged segment and splice in new rigid duct without opening any drywall. If the crush is inside a wall cavity, we may be able to pull a new liner through the existing pipe or reroute the vent entirely. We inspect with a camera first so you know exactly what the fix requires before any work begins.
You’ll usually notice the laundry room getting humid during a cycle, the dryer running hotter than normal, or lint accumulating in spaces far from the dryer itself. In Pomona’s older homes, a disconnected vent in the attic can spread lint across the insulation for months before anyone sees it. The definitive answer comes from a camera inspection, which is part of every vent cleaning we do. Call (877) 265-9115 to schedule one.
Yes. The lint trap catches maybe 60% of what your dryer produces. The remaining fine lint and dust pushes past it and into the vent run, where it accumulates on pipe walls and at every bend. In Pomona’s dry, dusty conditions, that buildup happens faster than in coastal cities. Cleaning the trap is good practice. It does not clean the vent. The U.S. Fire Administration links thousands of dryer fires each year to uncleaned vents, and most of those homes had owners who emptied the trap regularly.
They’re separate systems serving separate functions. Your dryer vent moves hot, moist air and lint from the dryer to the exterior. Your HVAC ducts move conditioned air through the home. In older Pomona houses, the two can overlap when a dryer vent leaks into a shared return cavity, which is why we inspect both during a vent job. We clean dryer vents with rotary brushes sized for 4-inch pipe. HVAC duct cleaning uses different agitation and negative-air equipment. Different tools, same goal: moving air cleanly. Call (877) 265-9115 for either service, and we’ll tell you which one your home actually needs.
Written by Ron Stafford, Owner at Timberline Air Duct Cleaning, serving Pomona and the surrounding San Gabriel Valley. Call (877) 265-9115 for a free dryer vent estimate.