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 Fontana
Dryer vent cleaning in Fontana typically costs $150 – $280 for a standard single-family home, and it’s the most direct step you can take to cut the fire risk hiding behind your laundry room wall. Lint is a documented leading cause of residential dryer fires, and Fontana’s wind and dust load means vents here clog faster than in most of the Inland Empire. Our crews know the difference between a south-side 92335 rigid metal run and a north-side 92336 attic flex line, because we work both every week. If your dryer takes two cycles to finish a load, call Lionheart Air Duct Cleaning at (855) 356-4382 and we’ll put a camera in the line before anything else.
Why Lionheart Air Duct Cleaning Is Fontana’s Preferred Dryer Vent Cleaning Company
We show up with Rotobrush and Nikro professional systems, not a shop vac strapped to a dolly. Fontana homeowners have dealt with enough bargain outfits that blow a little air through the vent, hand over an invoice, and leave the real blockage sitting thirty feet down the line. That doesn’t happen with us. Our techs work the older tract homes off Merrill and Foothill with the same rigor as the newer subdivisions up toward the 210, because the failure mode in each housing stock is different and both need a camera before a brush.
Roland Cifuentes built this company on a simple standard: clean it, repair it, stand behind it. The dryer vent portion of that work is a fire-safety service, not an upsell. We treat it as such. When we finish a vent in Fontana, the line is cleared to the exterior termination, the hood flap moves freely, and you can see the difference on camera. No guesswork.
Our team is already running routes through Fontana every week, which means scheduling is straightforward and we know where we’re going before the van leaves San Bernardino. Call (855) 356-4382 and you’ll get an honest assessment, not a scare pitch.
Styles & brands we work with
- Whole-home duct cleaning
- Dryer vent cleaning
- Camera inspection
- Sanitizing & deodorizing
Dryer Vent Cleaning Company in Fontana
A Dryer Vent Cleaning Company in Fontana has to deal with two very different vent systems, and the one in your home depends largely on when it was built. In the postwar and 1950s – 70s tract homes across 92335 and 92337, the vent is typically rigid sheet-metal pipe running through an interior wall to a shallow exterior hood. Short and straight, yes, but decades of baked-on lint adhere to the metal walls and narrow the duct until airflow drops and the dryer overworks. In the 1990s – 2000s subdivisions of 92336, the vent is usually flexible insulated duct running through a hot attic, where it sags, kinks, and collects lint at every low point. A visual check of the exterior hood tells you almost nothing about either condition. A camera inspection does.
Source Removal, Not Surface Swipes
On south Fontana rigid runs, a quick brush pass leaves the baked lint where it is. We use agitation tools to break the adhered layer free, then pull the debris out under negative pressure with HEPA filtration. The customer sees the lint in the collection canister, not just a tech’s word that it’s clean.
Airflow Verification at the Termination
When the vent is clear, we check airflow at the exterior hood and confirm the flap opens and closes. If it’s seized or missing, that’s noted and replaced, because a failed flap in Fontana’s wind corridor means grit blows back into the line within weeks.
Dryer Vent Inspection in Fontana
A Dryer Vent Inspection in Fontana is a camera-based look at the full vent path from the dryer connection to the exterior termination, and it’s the only way to know what’s actually inside your line. We run a camera through the vent and show you the footage. That matters here, because Fontana’s two main housing vintages fail in opposite ways. A south Fontana rigid run can look fine from the outside while a hard lint crust narrows the inside diameter. A north Fontana attic flex run can be kinked, chewed, or disconnected somewhere above the ceiling. You can’t see either from the laundry room.
An inspection in Fontana runs $89 – $149 when booked on its own, and it’s waived when bundled with a full cleaning. Given what we regularly find in 92335 and 92336 attics, we recommend the camera for every first-time customer. If the vent has never been inspected, you’re flying blind on the single most common cause of dryer-related house fires.
What a Camera Catches That Eyes Miss
On a 1962 tract house off Merrill Avenue in south Fontana, our tech pulled a camera through a rigid sheet-metal run that hadn’t been touched in decades. The exterior hood flap was frozen open and a dense mat of baked lint had narrowed the duct to roughly half its original diameter. We ran agitation tools through the lint pathway, pulled the debris under negative pressure with HEPA filtration, freed and re-hung the hood, and airflow at the exterior termination came back to full. A Guardsman backdraft damper replaced the seized flap. The customer had been chalking up slow drying to an aging dryer.
Rodent Damage in Foothill Attics
North Fontana’s 92336 subdivisions back onto open wash and hillside, and rodents find attic flex duct as readily as insulation. Chewed openings let attic debris and insulation into the vent, and a camera inspection reveals the entry point before it becomes a dryer fire or a carbon monoxide issue on gas dryers.
Trusted Brands We Service in Fontana
Our equipment and replacement parts come from names the trades actually use: Rotobrush and Nikro for the cleaning systems, Abatement Technologies for negative-air containment, and Guardsman for backdraft dampers and termination hardware. That matters in Fontana because so many vents here terminate into wind-exposed exterior walls, and a cheap plastic hood flap won’t survive a Santa Ana season. We keep common Guardsman dampers and termination fittings on the truck, so a vent that needs a hood replacement is usually finished the same visit. When we service a vent connected to a home with Honeywell or Aprilaire HVAC and indoor-air-quality components, we work cleanly around those systems and leave them undisturbed.
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AfterCommon Dryer Vent Cleaning Problems We See in Fontana Homes
- Baked-on lint in rigid sheet-metal runs. In the older 92335 and 92337 tracts, short metal vent runs through walls accumulate a hard lint crust over decades. A brush pass won’t remove it; agitation tools and source removal will.
- Seized or missing exterior hood flaps. The Cajon Pass wind corridor and Santa Ana events push grit directly into vent terminations. If the flap doesn’t seal, the line re-loads with dust and lint within weeks of a cleaning.
- Kinked and sagged attic flex duct. In 92336’s 1990s and 2000s foothill subdivisions, flexible insulated vent lines sag between trusses and collect lint at every low point. Some are kinked nearly flat, cutting airflow to dangerous levels.
- Rodent intrusion in attic runs. Homes backing onto open wash or hillside in north Fontana regularly show chewed flex duct. The vent becomes a pathway for attic insulation, nesting material, and rodent droppings.
Pricing for Dryer Vent Cleaning in Fontana, CA
A standard single-dryer vent cleaning in Fontana runs $150 – $280 for most homes. Longer runs, particularly the attic flex lines in 92336, fall at the higher end because they demand more time and camera verification. If the vent hasn’t been cleaned in years and the camera shows heavy baked-on buildup, expect the job to land around $220 – $280. An inspection alone is $89 – $149, credited toward the cleaning if we do both. If we find a seized hood flap or damaged termination, replacement parts and labor add $35 – $95 depending on the hardware. One flat price per vent, agreed before we start. No per-vent bait pricing. Call (855) 356-4382 for a free estimate with no obligation.
We Also Serve Cities Near Fontana
Our vans run the 10 and the 210 all week, so in addition to Fontana proper we handle dryer vent work in Bloomington, Rialto, Glen Avon, and Pedley. If you’re in one of those nearby areas, the same camera-first process applies. See our full Dryer Vent Cleaning service details or check the Fontana coverage page for neighborhood-specific information.
Serving Fontana, CA – Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Fontana 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 Fontana
Because the vent is likely rigid sheet-metal pipe with baked-on lint that a quick brush pass never removed. A surface-level cleaning leaves the hardened crust in place, and lint re-accumulates on the rough surface within months. The fix is agitation-tool cleaning with source removal, plus verification that the exterior hood flap seals. Call (855) 356-4382 and ask for camera verification.
Yes. Those 92336 homes typically use flexible insulated duct running through a hot attic, and the line is prone to sagging, kinking, and rodent damage. The check needs to focus on the attic section, not just the laundry room connection and the exterior hood. We camera the full run and look specifically for low-point lint traps and chewed sections.
It does. The Cajon Pass wind corridor sends persistent dust and grit across the city, and if your exterior hood flap is weak or missing, that material blows directly into the vent. Homes near the 10/15 corridor also get diesel soot and road particulate settling into the system. In practical terms, many Fontana homes need a vent cleaning every 12 to 18 months rather than the 2 to 3 years typical in less exposed areas. Get an exact recommendation with a camera inspection by calling (855) 356-4382.
Ask for camera verification before and after. We show you the footage, so you see the line cleared to the exterior termination and the collection canister holding the debris we pulled out. If a company won’t show you the inside of your vent after the job, that’s a red flag. Our process is source removal under negative pressure, not a brush pushed through and pulled back.
Clothes taking two or more cycles to dry, a burning smell while the dryer runs, the dryer’s exterior surface getting unusually hot, or the hood flap not opening when the dryer is on. Any of those in a Fontana home means the vent is restricted enough to warrant immediate attention. Treat it as a fire-safety issue and call (855) 356-4382 for inspection and cleaning.
Written by Roland Cifuentes, Owner at Lionheart Air Duct Cleaning, serving Fontana and the Inland Empire.