Hampshire · Air handling unit cleaning
Bashley AHU cleaning
AHU cleaning across Bashley and nearby, booked around your opening hours and finished with a written report and pictures.
- Leaves and litter drawn into the unit
- Air handling units with blocked filters
- Dust-coated heating and cooling coils
About our AHU cleaning in Bashley
The fan pushes every bit of air in the system, so dirt on the impeller and housing gets spread around. Fan, housing and the surrounding panels are cleaned as part of the job, once the unit has been shut down and isolated. The work covers dampers and louvres, drain trays and internal panels, and common reasons people get in touch are dirty fans and fan housings and leaves and litter drawn into the unit.
Rural buildings with mechanical ventilation, such as care homes and country hotels, often keep their units in roof spaces or outbuildings, where filters and drain trays get forgotten.
Accreditations are easy to claim and worth checking. We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
- Location
- Bashley (BH25)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Records
- Written report with pictures
- Price
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Working hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
When to call us in Bashley
Planned maintenance often covers belts, motors and filters but not cleaning. So a unit can be well maintained and still dirty.
The symptoms we’re asked about most are:
- Fan sections that haven’t been cleaned in years
- Intake sections clogged with outdoor debris
- Odours coming through the supply air
- Condensate trays that won’t empty
Classrooms and halls at schools such as Ballard School are easiest to work in when pupils are away.
Comparing quotes
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- How VAT is shown on the quote
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
A few tasks are always specialist work: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings need training, the right equipment and safe access. Leave those to us.
AHU cleaning around Bashley
The FSA’s food hygiene register lists about 3 schools, colleges and universities and about 7 caring premises (care homes, nurseries and hospitals) with registered kitchens or food service in and around Bashley, up to about a mile and a half out. Classrooms, bedrooms and care spaces are often served by ducted air, and that ductwork collects dust over time. The nearest hospital to Bashley is Lymington New Forest Hospital, about 5 miles east. If you run a surgery, clinic or care home, your ventilation deserves the same care as a hospital’s, on a smaller scale.
Healthcare buildings such as Lymington New Forest Hospital, about 5 miles east, depend on their ventilation; if you manage a surgery, clinic or care home near Bashley, yours matters too.
Bashley is in Hampshire. Whatever kind of site you run in Bashley, AHU cleaning is something we can help with. We can work out of hours so trading isn’t interrupted. We cover 683 places across Hampshire, from busy centres to quieter spots. We also work in Southampton, about 15 miles from Bashley.
Our technicians cover all of BH25 for AHU cleaning and the streets around it. You’ll find streets such as St Johns Road, Ossemsley South Drive and Bashley Road, all of which we cover for AHU cleaning. Other places close to Bashley include Ossemsley (1 mile north-west), Wootton (1 mile north-west), Ashley (1 mile south-east), Tiptoe (1 mile east) and Mead End (1 mile north-east). Larger places within reach include Totton (12 miles north-east), Lymington (5 miles east), Hythe (13 miles north-east), Ringwood (7 miles north-west), Dibden Purlieu (12 miles north-east) and Marchwood (12 miles north-east).
Near you in Bashley
Around Bashley, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The Arnewood School, The Rising Sun pub and Tiptoe Primary School, among other places. Bashley’s nearest station is New Milton station, roughly 1.3 miles south. A little further out are Lymington New Forest Hospital (5 miles east) and Sammy Miller Motorcycle Museum (0.9 miles south-west). Green spaces nearby include Milford on Sea LNR.
What else we do in Bashley
Questions from Bashley
Can you get to a site in Bashley?
Yes, Bashley is part of our area, however small the site. A survey first, from photos or a visit, means we arrive with the right kit.
Can you come to Bashley after we close?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. The work in Bashley can fit around your hours. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
What about areas you cannot get to?
We never leave them off the paperwork. The report says which parts couldn’t be reached and why, and we can quote to improve the access.
What is TR19?
TR19® is BESA’s specification for ventilation hygiene. Since 2019, TR19® Grease has been a standalone specification for grease in kitchen extract systems, and TR19® Air covers general supply and extract systems.
How much notice should we give?
Earlier is better, particularly for night and weekend visits. Quotes normally come back within one working day, and emergencies are covered by our 24/7 line.
Can you clean the ducts connected to the AHU?
Yes, the ductwork, grilles and diffusers the unit serves. We’ll tell you after the survey whether the ducts need it.
Are you fully insured?
Yes. Duct Doctor is fully insured, and the details are available on request.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
We work for restaurants, pubs, hotels, schools, colleges, hospitals, care homes, offices and shops, as well as food production and leisure sites.
Multi-site and managed buildings
For anyone managing more than one site, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Every building has its own written report, so records stay tidy.
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
Different parts, different methods
Fans and fan sections
Build-up on fan blades can upset the balance and add wear. Cleaning keeps it running as intended.
Drain trays
Condensate from the coil drips into a tray beneath it. Standing water and slime are removed and the outlet is checked.
When it’s something else
An honest diagnosis matters more to us than a booking, so here’s what AHU cleaning won’t do:
- Faulty motors, drives or bearings
- Coils that are corroded or leaking and need replacing
- Airflow problems caused by the system’s design
If you are not sure, just ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we’ll give you a straight answer.
What the work covers
- Filter sections
- Heating and cooling coils
- Supply and extract fans
- Internal panels
- Dampers and louvres
- Drain trays
Between visits
Once we have finished, these simple steps help:
- Flag stale or damp smells in the supply air
- Don’t store bins or materials near the intake
- File each AHU report in the maintenance log
- Plan the next inspection before the last report gets filed away
When we’ve closed the unit up, it can be restarted with your site team. Check the drain tray is emptying over the first few days to confirm water is draining away.
Have the unit inspected regularly, in line with the risk-based approach of TR19® Air instead of leaving it to guesswork.
The process
Everything the job needs comes with us, from protective sheeting to tools and access equipment. You only need to give us clear access and switch off what needs to be off. On site, the work takes a single shift for a typical unit, longer for large or heavily soiled ones. A quick note on how to find the site and where to park makes a visit to Bashley run smoothly.
- We survey the unit from photos or on site and agree what’s included.
- With your site team, the unit is switched off and isolated, then the area around it protected.
- We clean or change the filters as agreed, then clean the coils, fan and internal panels.
- Standing water and slime come out of the tray and the drain is checked.
- A TR19® certificate and photo report follow the clean.
Getting ready for the visit
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Move anything stored near the system
How to get a quote
Quotes are quick. Call or email with a few details and you’ll typically have a fixed price within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.