Kent · Air handling unit cleaning
Herne Common AHU cleaning
Need AHU cleaning in Herne Common? We survey first, give you a fixed quote and work around your opening hours, finishing with a written report and photos.
- Coils clogged with dust and debris
- Odours coming through the supply air
- Leaves and litter drawn into the unit
When something else is needed
We’d rather tell you now than book work that won’t help, so here are the limits:
- Leaking heating or cooling coils
- Mechanical faults with motors, belts or bearings
- Controls and BMS settings that run the unit
If you’re not sure, just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will give you a straight answer before booking.
Parts of the system we cover
- Dampers and louvres
- Drain trays
- Filter sections
- Internal panels
- Heating and cooling coils
- Supply and extract fans
How we handle AHU cleaning in Herne Common
Heating and cooling coils trap dust that gets past the filters. A coated coil restricts airflow and makes the unit work harder. Coils are cleaned carefully, with methods chosen so the fins aren’t flattened. The work covers drain trays, internal panels and dampers and louvres, and the jobs we see most are leaves and litter drawn into the unit and blocked condensate drains and slimy trays.
In rural areas, ventilation units are often in roof voids or outbuildings, which makes them easy to overlook.
The sign-off is always in writing: a dated report with photos of the work, plus a certificate through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal when the work is a TR19® Grease clean. Any parts we couldn’t reach are recorded on it too.
- Where
- Herne Common (CT6)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Paperwork
- Report and photos after the visit
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
What your team can do, and what needs us
When your team notices a problem between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that will not come clean, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We can diagnose it and quote.
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
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Fixed quotes for AHU cleaning in Herne Common
There’s no set price list, because no two systems are the same. The quote depends on:
- The condition we find in the survey
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- How many systems or sites are involved
- Where the site is and how we reach it
What you pay reflects the actual work. That’s why we survey first, from photos or on site, and the price is agreed before work begins.
What we need to know
Many jobs can be priced from pictures and some basics. Send what you can of the following:
- Any previous report or certificate
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- A few general shots of the system
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
If you need AHU cleaning in Herne Common, call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line. Tell us what kind of premises it is and when it’s open, and send photos or your last report if you can. We normally send a fixed quote within one working day.
What we’re called out for in Herne Common
Air handling units are typically tucked away on roofs, in plant rooms or above ceilings and are rarely seen by anyone but maintenance staff. Months can pass without anyone looking inside.
Look out for these warning signs:
- Rooms that smell stuffy when the system runs
- Dirty coils holding back the airflow
- Filters that are clogged or overdue
- Dirty fans and fan housings
If you manage a school such as Herne Church of England Infant School, ventilation cleaning is best booked for the holidays.
Comparing quotes
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- How areas they cannot reach will be recorded
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- Whether the quote shows VAT
What happens if it’s left?
Standing water in a drain tray doesn’t clear itself. Left alone, it can overflow, leak into the plant area or ceiling below and spread smells through the system. Clearing it now is a much smaller job. It’s worth booking a check, because nobody sees inside a duct day to day.
No two sites are the same, so each one gets its own fixed quote. Size, access, the condition of the system and when we can work all make a difference.
What you get with us
- Fixed quotes, typically within one working day
- We diagnose before we treat
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- Every visit written up, with pictures
Take a look at what affects the cost or how to check a contractor.
The process
The visit has three parts: getting the area ready, doing the work and signing it off. Getting ready means protecting surfaces and switching off what needs to be off, and the sign-off is a written report with photos. The middle part takes longest, and that 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 Herne Common run smoothly.
- 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.
- Drain trays are cleared and cleaned and the outlet checked.
- You get a TR19® certificate and a photo report.
Before we arrive
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
Getting a quote
Quotes are quick. Call or email with a few details and you will normally have a fixed price within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
Advice
Herne Common questions
Do you work overnight in Herne Common?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. That way a site in Herne Common doesn’t have to lose a day’s trading. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
Can ventilation in schools around Herne Common be cleaned out of term?
Yes. Half-terms and the summer break are the natural time for school work. Around Herne Common, the Food Standards Agency lists about 4 schools and colleges with registered kitchens within a mile and a half or so. Booking early in the term gives the best choice of holiday dates.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
Any site with a kitchen or a ventilation system to look after, from a single café to a large school. Hotels, schools, care homes, offices, shops and leisure sites are all part of our work.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. We run scheduled maintenance contracts, set at the interval the system needs. The report from each visit recommends the next date.
Do you clean the ductwork as well?
Yes. We clean supply and extract ductwork to TR19® Air as well. Cleaning the unit and ducts together often makes sense, and we can quote for both.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes. There’s a 24/7 emergency line for anything that can’t wait until a planned visit. Ring any time and tell us what’s happened.
Do you have insurance?
Yes. Full insurance covers our work, and we’ve been trading since 2009.
How long does an AHU clean take?
As a guide, it takes from a few hours for a compact unit to a day or more for a large one. We plan the shutdown around that, out of hours if needed.
For landlords and multi-site operators
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 send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we are happy to quote for all of it.
Herne Common buildings and their air
There are about 4 schools, colleges and universities and about 9 hospitals, care homes and childcare premises on the FSA’s food hygiene register in and around Herne Common, up to about a mile and a half out. Many buildings of this kind have supply and extract ductwork that gathers dust and needs inspecting. The nearest hospital to Herne Common is Whitstable and Tankerton Hospital, about 3.4 miles west. Healthcare ventilation is a good example of why supply ducts need inspecting: the air goes straight to patients. We cover Herne Common, about 54 miles from central London, as part of our work across London and the South East. Evening, overnight and weekend visits are all possible.
Healthcare buildings such as Whitstable and Tankerton Hospital, about 3.4 miles west, depend on their ventilation; if you manage a surgery, clinic or care home near Herne Common, yours matters too.
Herne Common is about 2 miles south of Herne Bay, in Kent. Whether your site is in the middle of Herne Common or further out, we cover AHU cleaning for every kind of premises, from a single unit to a large public building. We cover 922 places across Kent, large and small. There’s also a page for Maidstone, about 26 miles away.
Every address in CT6 is within our area for AHU cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Streets in the area include Canterbury Road, Nightingale Road and Falcon Close, all of which we cover for AHU cleaning. We also cover Bullockstone (1 mile north-west), Herne (1 mile north-east), Hicks Forstal (1 mile south), Eddington (1 mile north) and Hunters Forstal (1 mile north-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Canterbury (5 miles south), Margate (12 miles east), Ramsgate (12 miles east), Broadstairs (13 miles east), Whitstable (4 miles west) and Deal (15 miles south-east).
Around Herne Common
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Curtis Wood and Herne Bay High School, among other places. The nearest railway station is Herne Bay station, about 1.4 miles north of the centre. Nearby you will also find Whitstable and Tankerton Hospital (3.4 miles west) and Tankerton Castle (4 miles west). For a walk, there’s West Blean and Thornden Woods.