Hampshire · Air handling unit cleaning
Air handling unit cleaning in Botley, Hampshire
Need AHU cleaning in Botley? We diagnose first, fix the price and book the work around your hours, finishing with a written report and photos.
- Units needing a clean before a new tenant or handover
- Rooms that smell stuffy when the system runs
- Condensate trays that will not empty
What the work involves, part by part
Internal casing and panels
Damaged internal linings or loose panels can shed material into the air. Anything like that is recorded with pictures.
Filters
Every AHU relies on its filters to catch dust before it reaches the coils. We check them, and clean or change them as agreed in the quote, and the housing around them is cleaned too.
AHU cleaning in Botley
Our AHU cleaning covers sites in Botley and the rest of Hampshire, in buildings such as offices, schools, healthcare sites and shops. Units are cleaned when the site can spare them, often evenings, overnight or weekends. Common call-outs are for stale or musty smells from the ventilation and air handling units due a clean after building work, on supply and extract fans, filter sections and drain trays.
In a place like Botley, air handling units are often tucked into roof spaces or small plant rooms, where they’re easy to forget. Every unit, large or small, has filters, coils and a drain tray to keep clean.
Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009, as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we carry full insurance.
- Place
- Botley (SO30)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Paperwork
- Photo report after each visit
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
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How it works
There’s very little for your team to do on the day. A contact on site lets us in at the agreed time and points us to the system, and the rest is down to us. Afterwards, the area is left tidy and the written report follows. In a place like Botley, we fit the visit around your hours.
- We agree a shutdown window that suits the building.
- Before cleaning, each section is photographed.
- We work through the unit from the intake to the outlet.
- The fan and drain tray are cleaned and the drain checked.
- We take after photos and issue the certificate and report.
Preparing for the visit
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
Get a fixed quote
Quotes are quick. Send a few details and photos, and we normally reply with a fixed quote within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
Advice
AHU cleaning around Botley
Food Standards Agency records list about 11 schools, colleges and universities and about 17 care, childcare and hospital premises registered as food businesses within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Botley. Where buildings like these have air handling units, filters, coils and drain trays need regular attention. For Botley, the closest hospital is Moorgreen Hospital, roughly 2.2 miles north-west. Clean air matters most where people are unwell, and that’s as true in a care home as in a hospital.
Healthcare buildings such as Moorgreen Hospital, about 2.2 miles north-west, depend on their ventilation; if you manage a surgery, clinic or care home near Botley, yours matters too. If you run an office near Botley station, its supply ductwork can gather dust for years before anyone looks inside.
Botley is about 1 mile east of Hedge End, in Hampshire. Botley gets the same approach as every site we work on: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where necessary and a written report with pictures. We cover 683 places across Hampshire, large and small.
All of SO30 is within our area for AHU cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. Whether your site is on High Street, Boswell Close and Bailey Close or a nearby road, we can help. Main roads around Botley include the A334, so getting to you is simple for evening and night visits. Neighbouring places we cover for AHU cleaning include Boorley Green (1 mile north), Curdridge (2 miles east), Curbridge (2 miles south-east), Durley (2 miles north) and Horton Heath (3 miles north). Further out, we also cover Winchester (10 miles north), Gosport (9 miles south-east), Havant (13 miles east), Eastleigh (5 miles north-west), Fareham (6 miles south-east) and Horndean (12 miles east).
Local landmarks in Botley
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Wildern School, Wildern School and The Dolphin Hotel The Dolphin Public House, among other places. The closest station to Botley is Botley station, roughly 0.8 miles east. Other landmarks nearby include Moorgreen Hospital (2.2 miles north-west) and Netley Castle (4.4 miles south-west). For a walk, there’s Swanwick Lakes.
Aftercare tips
So the system stays in good health:
- Flag stale or damp smells in the supply air
- Report stiff or damaged access doors
- Plan the next inspection before the last report gets filed away
- Report water on the plant room floor
Photos in the report cover the filters, coils, drain tray, fan and casing, and note any part we couldn’t get to. It also notes faults we spotted, such as damaged panels or a blocked drain.
Have the unit inspected regularly, in line with the risk-based approach of TR19® Air, rather than waiting for a problem.
Leave it or put it right?
A clean unit feeds cleaner air into the ductwork, so the whole system stays cleaner for longer. That makes the next inspection of a building in Botley simpler. A planned visit to Botley fits your hours; an emergency does not.
What you pay depends on how big the system is, what state it’s in and access to every part of it. You get a fixed price before we start, so you know where you stand.
Why Botley businesses choose us
- A fixed price before any work starts
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
Take a look at our cost guide or how to check a contractor.
Signs you need AHU cleaning in Botley
Cooling coils create condensation, and that water has to go somewhere. If the drain tray outlet blocks or the tray does not fall properly, water stands in it, and slime and smells soon follow.
These are the problems we see most often:
- Dirty filters cutting the airflow
- Leaves and litter drawn into the unit
- Dirty fans and fan housings
- Plant that needs cleaning after a refit
School buildings such as Botley Church of England Controlled Primary School are normally done in the holidays, so classrooms aren’t disturbed.
Comparing quotes
- Whether a survey comes first
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- Proof of insurance
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
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. That’s our job.
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, which is where we come in.
FAQs for Botley
Do you cover smaller places like Botley?
Yes. Villages and rural sites across the South East are part of our work, Botley included. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.
Do you work at weekends in Botley?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. The work in Botley can fit around your hours. When you call 0345 646 2711 or email us, mention when the site is quiet.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. Tell us the addresses and what each needs and we’ll quote them together.
What if parts of the system cannot be reached?
Anything we cannot reach goes on the report, with photos where possible, and we tell you what would make it reachable, such as extra access panels in ductwork.
Do you have insurance?
Yes, fully. We also hold CHAS and SafeContractor, for sites that check contractor safety.
What do you clean inside the unit?
All the internal parts the air touches, from the intake and filters through the coils and fan to the outlet. You get a photo report showing each part before and after.
What’s TR19?
It’s the industry benchmark for cleaning ventilation and kitchen extract systems, written by BESA. It sets out inspection, cleaning and record keeping and expects a risk-based approach.
How much notice do you need?
That depends on the slot you want and the size of the job. Mention your preferred dates with your enquiry, and if it’s an emergency, call us any time.
When it’s something else
An honest diagnosis matters more to us than a booking, so here’s what AHU cleaning will not do:
- Airflow problems caused by the system’s design
- The supply and extract ducts, quoted separately
- Damaged coils beyond cleaning
Not sure which it is? You can give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we will tell you honestly before booking.
Where we work
- Heating and cooling coils
- Supply and extract fans
- Filter sections
- Internal panels
- Dampers and louvres
- Drain trays