For people starting out
Start a dryer vent cleaning business — using the exact playbook I run mine on.
Not theory. The real pricing card, the real scripts, the insurance paperwork that buildings actually accept, and the customer-getting steps that filled my calendar — taken straight out of a working Brooklyn dryer vent company and handed to you to copy.
Digital Business Playbook — $249
Instant digital access • Tools not included • One-time payment
Instant digital access. Digital purchases are final sale. Please review everything included before buying.
Want the tools as well? See the Business Playbook + Complete Tool Package — $999
First, something the other guys won't tell you
Nearly every page selling you this business quotes the same line: 17,000 dryer fires a year, $236 million in damage. I used to repeat numbers like that on my own website. Then I went looking for the source, couldn't stand one up, and deleted every one of them.
You don't need invented statistics to sell this service. Clogged vents are a real problem, customers can see the lint you pull out, and that's enough. This kit contains no scare stats, no invented figures, and no income promises — because the fastest way to wreck a local business is to get caught exaggerating.
What's inside
Eight parts. Every one of them is something I use in the business today.
The pricing card
Exact flat-rate prices, what each tier includes, and why flat rate beats the “starting at $89” bait-and-switch that most of this industry runs on. Includes how to price apartments, stacked units, long runs, and second dryers.
Picking your service area
How to draw a service map you can actually drive, why parking — not distance — decides which neighborhoods are worth taking, and how to set travel rules before they eat your day.
Equipment, honestly
What to buy first, what to skip, and what the expensive packages sell you that you don't need on day one. Written by someone who bought the wrong things first.
Insurance and the COI trap
What general liability actually costs, and the part nobody warns you about: buildings and co-ops routinely reject a stock certificate. What they want instead, and how to get it issued without losing the job.
Registering the business
Entity, EIN, licensing — plus the one that blindsides people: if you plan to text customers, US carriers require brand and campaign registration before your messages deliver. What that involves and when to start it.
Every script I use
The phone call, the quote text, the on-my-way message, the follow-up, and the review ask. Copy them word for word, or make them yours.
Getting your first customers
Google Business Profile set up the way that actually produces calls, how to ask for reviews so people leave them, and the free local listings worth claiming (and the ones that waste an afternoon).
Booking, deposits and no-shows
How online booking with a deposit changes who shows up, how to structure the deposit so it's fair, and the scheduling window that keeps a day from collapsing.
Who this is not for
- You want a franchise, a territory, or someone to send you leads. This is a guide, not a business opportunity — you'd be building your own thing.
- You want guaranteed income. I don't make income claims, and I'd be careful with anyone who does.
- You want a licensed trade. This isn't HVAC installation or mold remediation — both need credentials this kit doesn't give you.
If you want to do the work yourself, keep your prices honest, and build something that pays you — that's who I wrote this for.
Why take it from me
I run Vent Pro NYC, a family-owned dryer vent cleaning company in Brooklyn. We clean vents in New York City and New Jersey, we charge one flat rate, and we never upsell at the door.
I also built the software the company runs on — the online booking, the deposits, the text messaging, the invoicing. Which means I didn't just learn this trade; I had to write down every rule it runs by. That's what this kit is.
You can check the business yourself: ventpro.nyc. Real prices, real service area, real reviews.
Vent Pro NYC
Real business. Real experience.
Everything in the playbook comes from a company that cleans dryer vents every working day: family-owned, based in Brooklyn, serving New York City and New Jersey, one flat rate, no upsell at the door.
Read every one of them on ventpro.nyc.
What Vent Pro NYC customers say
- Five-star Google review
My dryer was taking 90+ minutes to dry a load of clothing. I wasn't sure if I needed a new dryer or just a good cleaning. Eyal came, right away I might add, and said he would check first to see if it's working because he wouldn't charge me for cleaning a broken dryer. Once he confirmed that my dryer was fine he went in and did a thorough cleaning. I can't believe the lint that was coming out of my dryer! He did an excellent job and will definitely recommend him and use him again!
Sheri · Google · Local Guide
- Five-star Google review
Amazing service and very friendly serviceman. Very fair price compared to other companies, he went above and beyond removing a bird's nest from our pipe (as shown in the photos) and didn't charge extra from the price I was told over the phone. He also answers text messages which is a bonus. He came to the rescue very quickly, and he also resolved the issue in no time. He informed me that the landlord should be responsible for the payment. Highly recommend!
Shirly G. · Verified Google review
- Five-star Google review
Eyal was very professional. Arrived with all necessary equipment about 15 mins earlier than appointment time. Did a very good job and cleaned out our dryer vents. He took the time to explain how to maintain it and also cleaned up by vacuuming the debris. Very pleasant person to deal with. I have already booked complete duct cleaning with his company.
Anusha R. · Verified Google review
Quoted word for word from Vent Pro NYC's Google reviews. These are reviews of the cleaning business, not of this guide.
Or start with the gear too
The same tools I actually started with, in one box
Rotary brush system, rods to 30 feet
Carry tube for the rods
DeWalt 20V brushless drill kit
Cordless wet/dry vacuum
Digital anemometer
Hand tools
Work gloves
Eye protection
N95 respirator
Manufacturers' product photos of the items in the box, not a photo of the packed carton. Exact battery pairing and packaging may differ from the pictures; the list below is what ships.
Business Playbook + Complete Tool Package — $999. Physical tools ship only with this package; the $249 Playbook is digital only.
Everyone else selling you this trade starts at $1,859 for a machine — and that one doesn't even include a drill. The full programmes run to $5,995.
I didn't start with any of that. I started with a few hundred dollars of ordinary gear, and it was enough to build a real business. This is that gear — not a catalogue upsell, just the things you actually need on day one, so you don't spend three weeks working out which brush fits what.
Rotary brush system, rods to 30 feet
The core tool. Flexible locking rods that drive the brush down the duct from your drill, plus the vent-cover adapters, in a carrying tube so the rods don't live loose in your trunk.
DeWalt 20V brushless drill, 3 batteries and charger
Drives the brush. It comes with a 4.0Ah battery and two 2.0Ah batteries, which matters more than it sounds: the big one powers the vacuum, a small one runs the drill, and the third is on the charger. No swapping one battery back and forth in somebody's laundry room.
Cordless wet/dry vacuum
Catches what the brush pulls out instead of redistributing it around the room. Runs on the same DeWalt batteries as the drill — one platform, one charger, nothing else to buy. The washable filter is rated by its maker at 99.7% of fine dust; that is not the same as a true HEPA filter, and the kit tells you when and why to upgrade.
Digital anemometer
An airflow reading before and after. This is the difference between telling a customer you cleaned their vent and showing them a number — and it's what lets you say honestly when the problem ISN'T the vent.
Hand tools
Nut drivers, screwdrivers, pliers and foil snips. The unglamorous things you'll reach for on every single visit.
Gloves and eye protection
You're going to be in crawl spaces and behind machines. Nobody will make you wear these, which is exactly why they're in the box.
N95 respirator
A valved N95 with an adjustable nose clip. A cleared vent line puts a cloud of fine lint in the air for a minute or two, and that is exactly what you don't want to breathe every day of the week.
Me, on the other end of an email
Stuck on a job? Write to me. You're not buying a course from someone who did this once and moved on — I'm still doing the work, and if you're standing in a laundry room looking at something you don't recognise, send me a photo and I'll tell you what I'd do.
Tools buyers only. It's me answering, not a help desk, so I won't promise a reply inside an hour — but I read my own email and I answer it.
Nothing else to buy to start working
Batteries and a charger are included, and the drill and the vacuum run on the same ones. That sounds like a detail until you've opened a “complete” kit and found the vacuum needs a battery nobody mentioned.
What's not in the box
A rolling tool bag. I'd buy one — carrying this lot up a driveway by hand gets old in about a week — but bags are a matter of taste and size, they're cheap, and shipping one inside another box just adds cost you'd rather keep. Pick the one you like.
A vehicle, insurance, and your business registration are also on you. The kit walks you through the last two.
Two ways to start
Digital Business Playbook
$249
Instant digital access • Tools not included • One-time payment
- The full guide, all eight sections
- Pricing card and how to set your rates
- Every customer script I use
- Insurance, licensing and texting rules
- Getting your first customers
- No physical tools — digital only
Business Playbook + Complete Tool Package
Everything to start$999
Guide available instantly • Physical tools ship within 5 business days • U.S. shipping only
- Everything in the Digital Business Playbook, plus the physical tools:
- Rotary brush system, rods to 30 feet
- DeWalt 20V brushless drill, 3 batteries and charger
- Cordless wet/dry vacuum
- Digital anemometer
- Hand tools
- Gloves and eye protection
- N95 respirator
- Me, on the other end of an email
All sales are final — no refunds. Tools that arrive damaged, or don't arrive, are replaced or refunded — see the terms.
Need just the paperwork?
Service agreements, invoices, building COI letters, a price sheet, marketing copy, job checklists and a one-page website — sold separately from $19, or every template for $99.
Browse the template shopQuestions
- How fast do I get it?
- Immediately. Stripe takes the payment and drops you straight onto your copy — no waiting, no “watch your inbox.” The link is yours permanently, it works on your phone, and you can save it as a PDF from your browser.
- Which one should I buy?
- If you already own a drill and a shop vac, buy the Digital Business Playbook on its own — it's digital only, and it tells you exactly what else to get and roughly what it costs. Choose the Business Playbook + Complete Tool Package if you'd rather not spend a fortnight working out which brush fits what, or if you want to start this weekend.
- When do the tools arrive?
- Only the $999 package includes tools — the $249 Playbook is digital only and nothing ships. With the package, your guide is there the moment you pay; read it while you wait. The tools ship within 5 business days to U.S. addresses only, and you'll get tracking. If a box turns up damaged, photograph it and email me; I'll replace it.
- What if I get stuck on an actual job?
- If you bought the tools, email me. Send a photo of what you're looking at and I'll tell you what I'd do. I'm not a help desk and I won't pretend to answer within the hour, but I read my own email and I've probably seen whatever it is. That's included with the tools package, not the guide on its own.
- Is this professional-grade equipment?
- No, and I'd rather say so. It's the same ordinary gear I started with, which was enough to build a real business. One honest example: the vacuum's washable filter is rated by its maker at 99.7% of fine dust — that is NOT a true HEPA filter, which means 99.97% at 0.3 microns. It's fine to start with. The $1,859 machines are genuinely better and you may want one eventually; the kit tells you which piece to upgrade first, and it isn't the one people expect.
- Can I get a refund?
- No — all sales are final, and I'd rather say that plainly up front than bury it. This is a digital guide you can read and print within an hour of buying, so there's no way to hand it back. Everything you're getting is described in full on this page, and if anything is unclear, email me BEFORE you buy and I'll answer honestly. The one exception is physical: tools that arrive damaged, or don't arrive at all, are replaced or refunded.
- Is this just a PDF?
- It's a set of documents you can actually use: the pricing card, the scripts, the checklists, the insurance and registration walkthroughs. Things you copy and edit, not a book you read once.
- Will this work outside New York?
- The pricing logic, scripts, equipment guidance and customer-getting playbook travel anywhere. The licensing and insurance specifics are written from New York and New Jersey — you'll need to check your own state's rules, and the kit tells you exactly what to look up.
- Do you earn commissions or sell additional upgrades?
- There are no affiliate links, commissions or hidden upsells. The optional $999 package includes the physical tools listed on this page. After purchasing either option, there is nothing else you are required to buy from me.
- Who are you?
- I run Vent Pro NYC, a family-owned dryer vent cleaning company in Brooklyn serving New York City and New Jersey. I also built the booking and invoicing software the business runs on. This kit is how that business actually operates.