Salisbury, Massachusetts
Duct and Dryer Vent Cleaning in Salisbury, MA
Brian and Keenan Kealey work out of Del-Logan Drive, a few minutes from your house. You get the price before we start, photos of what came out, and a home left the way we found it.
★★★★★ 5.0 from 104 Google reviews • Family owned since 1994
The Importance of Professional Air Duct and Dryer Vent Cleaning
Salisbury sits right on the water, and the salt air does not stop at the front door. Damp summers, sand tracked in from the beach and everyday dust all settle into the ductwork, then come back out through the registers every time the system kicks on. Lint does the same thing to a dryer line, only faster.
Kealey's handles both. Air duct cleaning pulls out the dust, pet dander and the musty smell that shows up when the humidity climbs. Dryer vent cleaning clears the lint that makes a dryer run hot and take two or three cycles to finish a load. You get a price on the phone before anything is booked, and photos at the end so you can see what came out of your own house.
Brian started the company in 1994. He is a mechanical engineer, which is an unusual background in this trade and the reason the method is what it is. His son Keenan runs most of the jobs now. Read the family's story.
What can Kealey's clean in your Salisbury home?
Two services, both done properly, both quoted before we arrive.
Air Duct Cleaning in Salisbury
Coastal humidity, pet hair and years of dust end up in the supply and return lines and on the blower. We clean the whole system rather than the first ten feet, and we photograph the blower and trunk lines before and after. Most Salisbury homes between 1,500 and 2,500 square feet take two to three hours.
Dryer Vent Cleaning in Salisbury
Lint packed in a dryer line is the leading cause of dryer fires. We pull the dryer, clear the full run out to the vent hood, check that the flap still opens, and show you the pile that came out. Most jobs are done in about an hour.
How does the visit actually go?
Three steps, no surprises in the middle.
Quote
Call or send the form. We ask about the house, the vent run and what you have been noticing, then give you a number. No visit needed just to get a price.
Schedule
Pick a day that works. Someone 18 or older meets us for a short walk of the system, then the rest of your day is your own.
Clean
Drop cloths go down first. We clean, take the after photos, put every register and panel back where it was, and haul our mess out with us.
Why do Salisbury homeowners keep calling Kealey's back?
Plenty of people have been burned by a cheap whole-house special that turned into a bigger bill at the door. Here is what we do differently, in the words customers use themselves.
The no-mess promise
Reviews keep using the same line, that we leave the house cleaner than we found it. That is the bar we hold the crew to.
You see the proof
Before and after photos on every job. No wondering whether the far vents got touched or the work stopped at the first bend.
We call back
Texts and calls get answered fast, weekends included. It is the thing customers mention more than anything else.
An engineer runs the crew
Brian's mechanical engineering degree is why the process is built the way it is, and why he can explain what your system is doing while he is standing in it.
What Salisbury neighbors say
★★★★★"They did a fantastic job and were very professional. They also took the time to explain how our system works as I'd never owned a home with forced hot air or central air conditioning. I'd rate this company a 10 out of 10 and will definitely have them back when the system requires its next cleaning."
Elizabeth J.
★★★★★"Keenan & Brian of Kealey's Duct and Dryer Cleaning are the most competent, efficient and friendly duct cleaners we have used in over 40 years of home ownership. They did a very thorough job and cleaned up afterwards. Everything was spotless. Highly recommend!"
Melanie K.
★★★★★"Brian and his team did an amazing job, they were very communicative throughout the process, they were extremely clean and cautious of the house. I highly recommend working with them!"
Brian M.
How do you know it is time?
Most people call us because something changed. If any of these sound like your house, it is worth a phone call.
Signs your ducts need cleaning
- Dust settles back on the furniture a day after you clean
- A musty smell when the heat or the AC first turns on
- Allergies flare indoors, not outdoors
- You just finished a renovation and the drywall dust went somewhere
- You bought the house and have no idea when the ducts were last touched
- It has been three to five years, or longer
Signs your dryer vent needs cleaning
- Clothes need a second cycle to come out dry
- The top of the dryer is hot to the touch after a load
- A burning or scorched smell while it runs
- Lint collecting around the door seal or behind the machine
- The outside vent hood barely opens when the dryer is on
- It has been more than a year since the last cleaning
Where in Salisbury do you work?
East Parish Meeting House, Salisbury
Photo by John Phelan, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
All of it. The cottages and rentals down by the beach, the year-round houses off Beach Road and Rabbit Road, the older homes around Salisbury Square, and everything along Bridge Road toward the Merrimack. Coastal streets and inland streets have different problems, and we quote them differently.
Because we are based in town, a Salisbury job is usually a short drive rather than a scheduling puzzle. That is also why we can often get a dryer vent done sooner than a company driving up from Boston.
Kealey's Duct and Dryer Cleaning
9 Del-Logan Drive, Salisbury, MA 01952
(978) 961-4513
Questions we get from Salisbury callers
If yours is not here, call and ask. We would rather talk you out of a job you do not need than sell you one.
The EPA does not put a fixed number on it. Their guidance is to clean when there is a reason, such as visible mold, a pest problem, or dust blowing out of the registers. In practice, most Salisbury homes land somewhere between three and five years. Pets, smokers, a recent renovation or someone in the house with allergies pull that closer to two or three. Coastal humidity here does not create dust on its own, but it does make an existing layer of it smell.
NADCA recommends once a year for a typical household. Go more often if you run several loads a week, if the vent run is long or has a lot of bends, or if drying times have crept up. The U.S. Fire Administration estimates roughly 2,900 home dryer fires a year, and failure to clean the vent is the leading cause. That is the whole reason this job exists.
No. Drop cloths go down before any equipment comes in, the work area stays organized, and we clean up before we leave. Customers tell us in reviews that the house was cleaner when we left than when we arrived, and we take that seriously enough that it is the first thing we train new help on.
A whole-home air duct cleaning usually runs two to three hours for a 1,500 to 2,500 square foot house. Bigger homes, or ones with more ductwork than average, can go three to four. A dryer vent on its own is closer to 45 minutes to an hour. We do not shorten a job to fit another one in after it.
It depends on the size of the house, how many supply and return vents you have, how long the dryer run is, and how easy the system is to get at. We work all of that out on the phone and give you the number before we book anything. What we quote is what you pay, and there are no add-ons discovered halfway through. If you have seen a very low advertised price somewhere else, ask that company what happens when they open the system up.
Get a price for your Salisbury home
Tell us what you have and what you are noticing. You will have a number the same day, and photos when the job is done.