Kent · Air handling unit cleaning
AHU Cleaning in Five Wents
AHU cleaning for Five Wents, from a team that has been trading since 2009. Out-of-hours visits and 24/7 emergency callout.
- Leaves and litter drawn into the unit
- Dirty filters cutting the airflow
- Air handling units due a clean after building work
AHU cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Five Wents
Coils are where a lot of the dirt ends up. Dirt on the fins holds back air and makes the unit work harder to do the same job. Coils are cleaned carefully, with methods chosen so the fins are not flattened. The work covers internal panels, filter sections and supply and extract fans, and common reasons people get in touch are odours coming through the supply air and air handling units due a clean after building work.
For a building in or near Five Wents, access is agreed in advance and the visit is planned around the journey.
A written report with photos follows every visit, so there’s a dated record of the work. Kitchen extract cleaning to TR19® Grease is certificated through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Place
- Five Wents (ME17)
- Region
- Kent
- Paperwork
- Report and photos after the visit
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
AHU cleaning in Five Wents: local notes
There are about 4 schools, colleges and universities and about 4 caring premises (care homes, nurseries and hospitals) on the FSA’s food hygiene register in Five Wents and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Buildings like these often rely on mechanical ventilation, which TR19® Air covers. Five Wents’s nearest hospital, KIMS hospital, is about 4.2 miles north. If you run a surgery, clinic or care home, your ventilation deserves the same care as a hospital’s, on a smaller scale. Five Wents, about 35 miles from central London, is within our usual area. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends, so the visit fits around the site.
Classrooms and halls at schools such as Sutton Valence Primary School are easiest to work in when pupils are away.
Five Wents is about 4 miles south-east of Maidstone, in Kent. We provide AHU cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Five Wents and the rest of Kent. Across Kent, we cover 922 places, Five Wents among them.
All of ME17 is within our area for AHU cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. AHU cleaning is available to premises on Leeds Road and Sutton Road and nearby roads. We also cover Warmlake (1 mile south), Langley Heath (1 mile north-east), Langley (1 mile north-west), Chart Sutton (1 mile west) and Sutton Valence (1 mile south). Within a short drive, we also cover Maidstone (4 miles north-west), Ashford (13 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (10 miles north-east), Royal Tunbridge Wells (15 miles south-west), Tonbridge (14 miles west) and Faversham (14 miles north-east).
Near you in Five Wents
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to The Plough Inn. The nearest railway station is Hollingbourne station, roughly 3 miles north-east of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include KIMS hospital (4.2 miles north) and Sutton Valence Castle (1.2 miles south). Green spaces nearby include Detling Hill.
Questions from Five Wents
Can you come to Five Wents after we close?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. It means the site in Five Wents keeps running as normal. Let us know the hours you are closed and we will book within them.
Can you get to a site in Five Wents?
Yes, we work in villages as well as towns, and Five Wents is covered. A survey first, from photos or a visit, means we arrive with the right kit.
What is TR19?
It’s BESA’s specification and the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to. It sets out inspection, cleaning and record keeping and expects a risk-based approach.
Can you price the work without visiting?
Typically, yes. Send a few wide pictures plus close-ups of panels, filters or grilles, and we usually come back within one working day. Some sites still need a visit, and we will say so.
What accreditations do you have?
Our accreditations are CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. Vent Hygiene Elite is run by BESCA and independently audited.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes, day and night, every day of the year. Office hours are Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm, and the emergency line covers the rest.
How much does AHU cleaning cost?
Every site is different, so each gets its own fixed quote. For a quote, call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form with the site type, opening hours and a few photos.
Will we get paperwork for the AHU clean?
Yes, both a certificate and a report with pictures. It includes a recommended date for the next check.
How the visit works
Every visit runs to the same pattern: sheeting and protection first, isolate whatever needs isolating, do the work, clear away and hand over the paperwork. The visit itself takes from a few hours for a compact unit to a day or more for a large one. Photos of the system and how to reach it help us plan a visit to Five Wents.
- We agree a shutdown window that suits the building.
- We take before pictures of each section of the unit.
- We work through the unit from the intake to the outlet.
- We finish with the fan section and the drain tray.
- After photos are taken and the certificate issued.
Before we arrive
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Clear the space around the work
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
Ask for a quote
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, either from pictures and details you send or from a site visit. Then we send a fixed price, before we start.
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What your team can do, and what needs us
Some jobs should never be done in-house: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease need training, the right equipment and safe access. That’s our job.
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. What they cannot safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, and that is where we come in.
What AHU cleaning can’t fix
Before you book, it helps to know what’s not included:
- Ventilation that was badly designed in the first place
- Leaking heating or cooling coils
- Breakdowns that need a mechanical engineer
Not sure which it is? You can give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we will tell you honestly before you book.
What the work covers
- Drain trays
- Dampers and louvres
- Internal panels
- Filter sections
- Heating and cooling coils
- Supply and extract fans
Multi-site and managed buildings
For anyone managing more than one site, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Each site gets its own report and photos, so each one has its own record.
Where a tenant occupies the premises but the landlord owns the building, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We’re happy to deal with either side, and the report can go to both.
What the work involves, part by part
Rooftop and plant room units
Many AHUs sit on roofs or in plant rooms with limited access. We plan safe access as part of the survey so the quote reflects it.
Fans and fan sections
The fan moves all of the unit’s air, so dirt on it gets spread around. We clean the impeller, housing and surrounding section.
Aftercare tips
After the visit, a few habits help the work last:
- Flag stale or damp smells in the supply air
- Book the next check in line with the report
- Note any water around the unit or leaks below it
- Change filters on schedule and log each change
When we have 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.
Towns and villages near Five Wents
Also in Five Wents
When to call us in Five Wents
Filters that are not changed or cleaned on time clog up, cutting airflow and sometimes letting dirty air bypass them altogether. Then the rest of the unit takes the load.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- Condensate trays that won’t empty
- Air handling units with blocked filters
- Fan sections that haven’t been cleaned in years
- Odours coming through the supply air
Hospitals such as KIMS hospital (about 4.2 miles north) show how much a building can rely on clean ventilation, and smaller healthcare sites near Five Wents are no different.
What to look for in a quote
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- How areas they can’t reach will be recorded
- Whether the quote shows VAT