Wokingham · Air handling unit cleaning
AHU Cleaning in Hare Hatch
Need AHU cleaning in Hare Hatch? We diagnose first, fix the price and book the work around your hours, finishing with a written report and pictures.
- Dirty filters cutting the airflow
- Stale or musty smells from the ventilation
- Fan sections that haven’t been cleaned in years
What happens on the day
There’s very little for your team to do on the day. Someone lets us in at the agreed time and shows us where everything is, and the rest is down to us. Afterwards, the area is left tidy and the written report follows. For a village or hamlet like Hare Hatch, tell us about narrow lanes, gates and parking when you book.
- First the unit is surveyed, from photos or a visit, and the scope agreed.
- We arrange the shutdown with your staff and sheet the area.
- Filters are dealt with as agreed, and the coils, fan and casing cleaned.
- We clean out the drain tray and make sure it drains.
- You get a TR19® certificate and a photo report.
Preparing for the visit
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
Ask for a quote
To get a fixed quote, call 0345 646 2711, or email photos with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. You’ll typically have a quote within one working day.
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About our AHU cleaning in Hare Hatch
An air handling unit is the heart of a building’s ventilation: it draws air in, filters it, heats or cools it and pushes it round the ductwork. Whatever builds up inside it travels with that air, which is why we clean the unit itself, not just the ducts. We are often asked to deal with dirty fans and fan housings and plant that needs cleaning after a refit, across drain trays, filter sections and heating and cooling coils.
For a building in or near Hare Hatch, access is agreed in advance and the visit is planned around the journey.
Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009, and we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we carry full insurance.
- Where
- Hare Hatch (RG10)
- Region
- Wokingham
- Paperwork
- Photo report after every visit
- Quote
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Working hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
What affects the quote in Hare Hatch
Some jobs are bigger than they look, and some smaller. The main factors:
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- The condition of the system
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
You won’t find a price list here, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. For a fixed quote, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email, and we’ll talk you through it.
Asking for a quote
You do not need the technical terms. Just send:
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
Some systems can be priced from pictures; 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 we start.
Between visits
Results last longer with the right care. Here’s what we suggest:
- Report stiff or damaged access doors
- Do not store bins or materials near the intake
- Plan the next inspection before the last report gets filed away
- Change filters on schedule and log each change
Keep filter changes on schedule between cleans, as that does more than anything to keep the unit clean. Log every change so it’s easy to see when the next is due.
Keep the unit’s doors and panels in working order. If a section is hard to get into, it tends not to get checked.
What the work involves, part by part
Filters
Filter condition tells you a lot about the rest of the unit. They’re photographed before and after for your records.
Rooftop and plant room units
Units on roofs and in plant rooms can be awkward to reach. We plan safe access as part of the survey, before we quote.
When it’s something else
We will always give you a straight diagnosis, so here’s what this work can’t put right:
- Building management system faults
- Mechanical faults with motors, belts or bearings
- Leaking heating or cooling coils
If you are not sure, just call 0345 646 2711 or email us and we’ll give you a straight answer.
What the work covers
- Supply and extract fans
- Internal panels
- Filter sections
- Heating and cooling coils
- Drain trays
- Dampers and louvres
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Where a tenant occupies the premises but the landlord owns the building, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We can quote either party, and the report can go to both.
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We work across London and the South East, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept to a regular schedule.
Questions from Hare Hatch
Will you come out to Hare Hatch?
Yes, Hare Hatch is part of our area, however small the site. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
Can ventilation in schools around Hare Hatch be cleaned out of term?
Yes, out-of-term visits are normal for schools. Food Standards Agency records list about 2 schools, colleges and universities with registered kitchens within about a mile and a half of Hare Hatch. You can call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line with the dates the site is empty.
What is TR19?
A BESA specification in two main parts: TR19® Grease for kitchen extract systems and TR19® Air for general ventilation. It is not law, but it’s the benchmark.
Do you do ventilation duct cleaning too?
Yes. Ventilation ductwork cleaning to TR19® Air is part of what we do. Cleaning the unit and ducts together often makes sense, and we can quote for both.
Can you clean without disrupting the building?
Yes. Evening, overnight and weekend work is all possible, so the building keeps running in the day.
What accreditations do you have?
We are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we carry full insurance.
Are you insured?
Yes. Full insurance covers our work, and we’ve been trading since 2009.
Which parts of an air handling unit do you clean?
We clean the filter section, heating and cooling coils, drain trays, fan and internal casing. Filters are cleaned or changed as agreed in the quote.
AHU cleaning around Hare Hatch
Going by the FSA’s register, there are about 4 care, childcare and hospital premises serving food within about 1.5 miles of central Hare Hatch. Many buildings of this kind have supply and extract ductwork that gathers dust and needs inspecting. About 32 miles out from central London, Hare Hatch is part of the South East area we work across. A survey and a fixed quote come first, then the visit at a time that suits you. St Mark's Hospital is the nearest hospital, about 4.7 miles north-east of Hare Hatch. If you run a surgery, clinic or care home, your ventilation deserves the same care as a hospital’s, on a smaller scale.
St Mark's Hospital, about 4.7 miles north-east, is the nearest hospital to Hare Hatch, and healthcare sites of every size need their supply air kept clean. For schools like Robert Piggott CofE Infant School, the holidays are the usual time to inspect and clean ventilation.
Hare Hatch is about 4 miles north-east of Woodley, in Wokingham. Sites in Hare Hatch get the same service as everywhere we cover: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where necessary and a written report with pictures. Hare Hatch is one of 35 towns, villages and districts in Wokingham we cover for AHU cleaning. There’s also a page for Reading, about 7 miles away.
Work in RG10 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. Whether your site is on Bath Road, Tag Lane and Milley Lane or anywhere close by, we can help. If your site is just outside Hare Hatch, we cover The Holt (1 mile north-east), Kiln Green (1 mile north-east), Ruscombe (1 mile south-west), Twyford (1 mile south-west) and Waltham St Lawrence (2 miles east). Larger places within reach include Reading (7 miles south-west), Wokingham (6 miles south), Woodley (4 miles south-west), Earley (6 miles south-west), Crowthorne (9 miles south) and Lower Earley (6 miles south-west).
Local landmarks in Hare Hatch
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The Queen Victoria pub, Loddon Nature Reserve and The Piggott School. For rail, the closest station is Wargrave station, roughly 1.4 miles west. A little further out are St Mark's Hospital (4.7 miles north-east) and Frazer Nash Archives (3.3 miles north-west). The countryside around Hare Hatch includes Weycock Hill and Hurley Chalk Pit.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
When your team notices a problem between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that won’t come clean, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We will take a look and send you a fixed quote.
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 is our job.