Let Me Breathe the Air / myLot

The vacuum cleaner for the air duct. Photo taken by and the property of FourWalls.

United States

April 8, 2026 9:48pm CST

Ah, what a day. I don't know how long has been, but it's been a LONG time since I had my air ducts cleaned out. Well, today, I had that done. My house is older, built in 1950. It would be extremely expensive to get new ducts installed; and, since they don't need to be replaced (they aren't in bad shape), why bother? So I had them cleaned instead. While it wasn't all that cheap (about $550), it was much cheaper than the original estimate, which had included nearly $2,000 for "sealing" the ducts and work under the house in the crawl space. As the technicians didn't have to go into the crawl space, they took $200 off the cleaning price. Best of all, it's good to have them clean in hopes that my allergies will improve. As that line in Little River Band's "Cool Change" says, "let me breathe the air." Yes!!

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13 responses

@DaddyEvil (171683)

• United States

9 Apr

We had the ducts cleaned at the other house right before we moved. It cost around $400 about 10 years ago. When the workmen were here last summer, I asked about getting the ducts cleaned on this house. One of them took one of the ducts down and looked in it and said they must have been cleaned fairly recently. I told him we'd been here almost 10 years and he shook his head and told us they looked fine, especially for that long without being cleaned.

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Four Walls

@FourWalls (84840)

• United States

9 Apr

That’s great, especially the fact that you got an honest person NOT trying to tell you to spend money.

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@DaddyEvil (171683)

• United States

9 Apr

@FourWalls He was the head of the work crew and seemed very honest.

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Marie Coyle

@MarieCoyle (57047)

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9 Apr

I truly hope that it helps with your allergies! I finally stopped my ''crying, leaky eyes'' today. Still sort of sneezy but the meds have finally kicked in. And I won't be missing any doses, for sure!

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Four Walls

@FourWalls (84840)

• United States

9 Apr

It’s helped every time I’ve had it done.

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Marie Coyle

@MarieCoyle (57047)

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10 Apr

@FourWalls I'm glad it does. Allergies can really make us miserable.

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Amber

@AmbiePam (117194)

• United States

9 Apr

I’m glad you were able to get that done.

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Four Walls

@FourWalls (84840)

• United States

9 Apr

Me too, especially cheaper than the original quote!!!

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Lenore Plassman

@sallypup (68647)

• Centralia, Washington

9 Apr

I hope it helps. I have a mini split. The filters need to be cleaned but I don't think I have ducts to mess with.

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Four Walls

@FourWalls (84840)

• United States

9 Apr

That’s great! The less maintenance the better!

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DianneN

@DianneN (253102)

• United States

9 Apr

I’m happy you had your ductwork cleaned. That’s important for any home owner to do. I hope it helps relieve your allergies

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Four Walls

@FourWalls (84840)

• United States

9 Apr

Me too! It’s much cheaper than moving to Arizona.

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DianneN

@DianneN (253102)

• United States

9 Apr

@FourWalls I can certainly believe that!

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (377105)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 Apr

I do hope this improves your air quality. I'm so lucky not to have allergies.

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Four Walls

@FourWalls (84840)

• United States

9 Apr

As dirty as it was (and the technician said it was nothing compared to some other houses, especially those with pets), I prayerfully will improve.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (377105)

• Rockingham, Australia

10 Apr

@FourWalls I'll keep my fingers crossed for you.