How CleanRun Air Duct Cleaning Phoenix Was Born in Phoenix
Back in 2013, we were working out of a borrowed van with a Nikro portable vac and a phone that kept overheating in the Phoenix sun. The call that changed everything came from a homeowner in Arcadia. She’d paid another company to clean her ducts three weeks earlier, and her registers were still blowing gray fuzz onto her baby’s changing table. We opened the main trunk with our camera and found it packed solid with construction debris from a 2008 remodel, untouched. The previous crew had run a brush at the kitchen register, collected their check, and left.
We sat on her front step afterward, drinking water from her garden hose, and made a decision right there. Phoenix didn’t need another company with a coupon and a shop vac. It needed someone who would photograph every run before and after, quote one flat price per system in writing, and prove the work was real. That week, we committed to bringing the CleanRun standard to this city. Not starting something new, but building a local team that would work to a standard we could document.
The heat that day was 112 degrees. We remember because the camera battery swelled and we had to finish the job with our backup. That homeowner still calls us every spring.
Tomas Reyes’s Personal Connection to the Air Duct Cleaning Trade
Tomas Reyes didn’t stumble into this work. He was pulled into it by curiosity that wouldn’t quit.
It started with his own house in 2009, a 1987 ranch in Maryvale with a furnace that smelled like burned dust every October. He’d watched three different companies quote the job, and each one described something completely different. One wanted to charge per vent. Another said the whole system needed replacement. The third showed up with a vacuum that looked like it came from a car wash. Tomas ended up renting equipment from a supply house on McDowell, spending a Saturday in his own crawlspace, and discovering that his main return was disconnected at the plenum, pumping attic air into his bedrooms for fifteen years.
The feeling of that discovery, something between anger and relief, never left him. He could smell the difference the next morning. The house held temperature differently. His daughter stopped waking up with nosebleeds in December. He’d fixed something real, something hidden, and the evidence was in his own lungs.
He started riding along with a tradesman who cleaned ducts for commercial clients, carrying bags and learning to read a ductoscope. The work was hot, cramped, and exacting. In summer attics around Phoenix, the plywood decking burns your knees through canvas pants. The Nikro vacs roar at 85 decibels. Your hands cramp from gripping flex rods for hours. But there’s a moment in every job, when the last run is scoped and the image on screen shows bare metal where there was packed lint, that feels like pulling a splinter from something alive.
Tomas has been at this for over ten years now. If he weren’t doing this, he’d probably be restoring vintage motorcycles, another pursuit where you can’t fake the work and the evidence is in the running. What gets him out of bed is the same thing that kept him in that Maryvale crawlspace: hidden systems that affect real people, and the chance to show them exactly what changed.
Meet Tomas Reyes - The Person Behind Every Job
Tomas Reyes, Owner & Founder
Tomas leads every estimate and trains every crew member working under the CleanRun name in Phoenix. His background is in residential HVAC systems with specialized training in NADCRB-compliant source-removal methods and Honeywell whole-home air cleaner integration. He’s certified in containment and negative-pressure setup for jobs involving post-remediation or sensitive environments.
What separates Tomas from a corporate franchise technician is simple: he’s the one who answers when something goes wrong. He keeps a workshop in South Phoenix where he tests equipment modifications and repairs his own tools. He rides a 1974 Honda CB550 that he’s rebuilt three times, which taught him that documentation matters, every fastener has a torque spec, and you can’t tell a job is done right until you measure it.
His commitment to you is direct: every home gets his personal attention, every quote carries his approval, and every documented record is reviewed before it leaves your inbox.
Before
AfterOur Promise to Phoenix Homeowners
We operate under The Haven Standard, five clauses that govern every job we perform in Phoenix:
- Have it in writing (Clause 1): One flat price per system, agreed before anyone starts. No per-vent arithmetic, no “while we’re in here” additions. The scope is printed, signed, and photographed.
- Arrive on schedule (Clause 2): A real window, a named technician, and a text when we’re on the way. We learned this after our third summer of explaining to customers that “sometime Tuesday” isn’t a commitment.
- Verified crews (Clause 3): Every professional working under our name is required to hold the license and insurance Arizona requires, with documentation available on request.
- Evidence on every job (Clause 4): Before and after photos of every run, with readings of static pressure and airflow where applicable. This is non-negotiable. It started with that Arcadia job in 2013 and it will end when we retire.
- No surprises (Clause 5): No door upsell, no scope creep. If we find something outside the quoted scope, we stop, photograph it, and discuss it before proceeding. The price you approved is the price you pay.
CleanRun Air Duct Cleaning has photographed the inside of every run before and after since 2013. That’s the standard we brought to Phoenix, and it’s the standard Tomas Reyes enforces on every job.
Our Credentials
State-Licensed
Every professional working under our name is required to hold the license Arizona requires for residential air duct cleaning and HVAC accessory work. We verify this before anyone enters your home.
Insured & Bonded
General liability and bonding coverage protect your property while we work. Documentation is available on request before your appointment.
Years of Local Experience
Tomas Reyes has been working in Phoenix-area homes for over ten years. The local knowledge matters: we know which Paradise Valley estates have original galvanized ductwork from the 1970s, which Tolleson subdivisions built during the 2005 boom used flex duct that degrades in attic heat, and how monsoon season affects particulate load in Sun City retirement communities.
Strong Local Reputation
We serve repeat customers across Phoenix, Glendale, Scottsdale, Tempe, and surrounding communities. Many of our calls come from neighbors of previous clients who saw the documentation we left behind.
These credentials matter because you’re inviting someone into your home to work on a system you can’t see. Licensing means accountability. Insurance means protection. Local experience means we recognize problems before they become emergencies. And a reputation built on documented evidence means you don’t have to trust our word, you can trust the photos.
Rooted in Phoenix
Our service area covers the full spread of the Valley, from the historic districts near Encanto Park to the newer builds in Litchfield Park and the retirement communities of Sun City West. Tomas lives in South Phoenix, where he can see South Mountain from his driveway. Our crews have worked in the summer heat of Guadalupe, the spring dust storms of El Mirage, and the tight attics of Youngtown ranch homes built before ductwork was designed for cleaning access.
We don’t sponsor little leagues or claim to be something we’re not. We’re a local branch of CleanRun Air Duct Cleaning, independently owned and operated, serving the neighborhoods where our crews live and our customers refer their friends. The standard comes from the brand. The trucks, the license, and the accountability come from Tomas Reyes.
Call us at (480) 500-6377 for a free written estimate. We’re here Monday through Friday, 7:30 AM to 8:00 PM, Saturday and Sunday, 7:30 AM to 7:30 PM.
Written by Tomas Reyes, Owner at CleanRun Air Duct Cleaning Phoenix, serving Phoenix and surrounding communities since 2013.