Isle of Wight · Air handling unit cleaning
AHU Cleaning in Gurnard
We cover Gurnard for cleaning of air handling units, including filters, coils, drain trays, fans and internal surfaces. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports as standard.
- Dirty filters cutting the airflow
- Odours coming through the supply air
- Debris and leaves in the fresh air intake
About our AHU cleaning in Gurnard
The fan pushes every bit of air in the system, so dust on its blades and housing ends up in the airstream. We clean the fan section along with the rest of the unit, once the unit has been shut down and isolated. Typical jobs include dust-coated heating and cooling coils and rooms that smell stuffy when the system runs, on heating and cooling coils, internal panels and drain trays.
Somewhere as small as Gurnard, ducted ventilation is usually limited to a school, a care home, a surgery or a converted business building, wherever there is one, but those that do need it inspected and cleaned like any other.
Accreditations are easy to claim and worth checking. Ours are BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, with full insurance on top.
- Location
- Gurnard (PO31)
- Wider area
- Isle of Wight
- Reporting
- Photo report after every visit
- Price
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Working hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
What affects the quote in Gurnard
The diagnosis comes before the price. The main factors are:
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- The condition we find in the survey
- The times the site is available
One small site or a whole estate, we price it on the same basis: the work involved, the access and the timing. You’ll have a fixed price before we start.
Helping us quote
Many jobs can be priced from photos and some basics. Useful things to send:
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- Your last certificate, test record or report
Some systems can be priced from photos; others need a survey. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in photos, get a survey first. Either way, you get a fixed price before work begins.
Multi-site and managed buildings
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Shared systems, like a riser serving several units, need a clear agreement on who books the work, and we are happy to quote for all of it.
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Every visit ends with a dated report and photos, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
Gurnard buildings and their air
The FSA’s food hygiene register lists about 6 schools, colleges and universities, about 9 care, childcare and hospital premises and about 12 hotels and B&Bs with registered kitchens or food service across Gurnard and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Busy, occupied buildings like these are where clean supply air matters most. The nearest hospital to Gurnard is St Mary's Hospital, about 3.2 miles south. If you run a surgery, clinic or care home, your ventilation deserves the same care as a hospital’s, on a smaller scale.
Healthcare ventilation, from large hospitals like St Mary's Hospital (about 3.2 miles south) to small clinics, depends on clean filters, coils and ducts.
Gurnard is about 1 mile west of Cowes, in the Isle of Wight. Gurnard gets the same approach as every site we work on: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with photos. Our area takes in 125 places across the Isle of Wight, from busy centres to quieter spots. Portsmouth is in our area too, about 11 miles from Gurnard.
AHU cleaning in PO31 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. You will find streets such as Cow Lane, The Avenue and Shore Road, all of which we cover for AHU cleaning. Close by, we work in Cowes (1 mile east), Northwood (1 mile south), Rew Street (1 mile south-west), Great Thorness (2 miles south-west) and Noke Common (2 miles south). We also work in nearby towns such as Newport (4 miles south), Ryde (7 miles east), Sandown (10 miles south-east), Shanklin (11 miles south-east), Ventnor (12 miles south-east) and Oakfield (8 miles east). If your site is somewhere remote, the visit takes a little more planning, so mention it when you ask for a quote.
Around Gurnard
Around Gurnard, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Cowes Enterprise College and The Portland Inn and the streets around them. A little further out are St Mary's Hospital (3.2 miles south) and Isle of Wight Natural History Centre (0.5 miles south-east). Open spaces near Gurnard include Mill Hill and Briddlesford Nature Reserve.
Why deal with it now?
Cleaning a unit while it only has light dust is quick. Leave it for years and dirt bakes onto coils and casings, especially where there’s been moisture. A planned visit to Gurnard is easier to arrange than an emergency callout.
You won’t find a price list here, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. Call for a fixed quote, and we’ll explain what it covers.
Why book with us
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- Fully insured
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
Take a look at our cost guide or how to check a contractor.
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What your team can do, and what needs us
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, which is where we come in.
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
What we’re called out for in Gurnard
An overdue filter loads up with dirt, cutting airflow and sometimes letting dirty air bypass them altogether. After that, the coils and fan collect what the filter should have caught.
Clients typically contact us when they notice one of these:
- Air handling units due a clean after building work
- Condensate trays that will not empty
- Dirty coils holding back the airflow
- Dust built up on fan impellers
Classrooms and halls at schools such as Gurnard Primary School are easiest to work in when pupils are away.
What your quote should include
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- What hours they’ll be on site
- What records you will receive afterwards
- What insurance they carry
What we do, step by step
At the end of the visit, someone from your team can look over the work with us. Anything we couldn’t reach or that needs attention is pointed out there and then, and the same goes into the written report. All told, the work takes a single shift for a typical unit, longer for large or heavily soiled ones. If the van will struggle with a lane or gateway near Gurnard, let us know and we’ll plan around it.
- First the unit is surveyed, from pictures or a visit, and the scope agreed.
- With your site team, the unit is switched off and isolated, then the area around it protected.
- Filters are dealt with as agreed, and the coils, fan and casing cleaned.
- Standing water and slime come out of the tray and the drain is checked.
- A TR19® certificate and photo report follow the clean.
Preparing for the visit
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
Get a fixed quote
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
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How the job changes from site to site
Filters
Clogged filters reduce airflow, and dirt can get round the edges. The filter section is cleaned so new or cleaned filters sit properly.
Rooftop and plant room units
Rooftop units take the weather, and intakes can collect leaves and debris. The intake section gets particular attention.
Gurnard questions
Do you do school ventilation cleaning in Gurnard in the summer holidays?
Yes. The holidays are the usual time for school work. The FSA’s register shows about 6 schools and colleges with food registrations within roughly a mile and a half of Gurnard. Just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos with your term dates and we’ll plan around them.
Will you come out to Gurnard?
Yes, we work in villages as well as towns, and Gurnard is covered. The journey is planned ahead, so a few details about the route help.
Do you need to switch the unit off?
Yes. We can’t clean a running unit, so it’s switched off and made safe first. We agree the timing with your site team.
What is TR19?
A BESA specification in two main parts: TR19® Grease for kitchen extracts and TR19® Air for supply and extract systems. It isn’t legislation, but it’s the standard people check against.
Where does the waste go?
Waste is contained during the work and removed when we leave, including grease, debris and dirty water. We don’t leave it behind.
Are you insured?
Yes. We carry full insurance, and we’ve been trading since 2009.
How often should an air handling unit be cleaned?
TR19® Air takes a risk-based approach, so it depends on inspection rather than a fixed interval. We recommend a next date in each report.
Will you repair the fan or motor?
Mechanical repairs to the unit are for your HVAC maintenance contractor. We clean the unit and report anything we see that needs attention.