Southampton · Air handling unit cleaning
Air handling unit cleaning in Lordswood, Southampton
AHU cleaning for Lordswood, from a team that has been trading since 2009. Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus a 24/7 emergency line.
- Dirty fans and fan housings
- Units that have only ever had filter changes
- Filters that are clogged or overdue
Aftercare tips
Aftercare is simple, and it helps at the next visit:
- Plan the next inspection before the last report gets filed away
- Report water on the plant room floor
- Stick to the filter change plan
- Look at the condensate drain whenever the unit is serviced
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.
Make sure access doors and panels on the unit open easily. If a section is hard to get into, it tends not to get checked.
AHU cleaning in Lordswood, done properly
Think of an AHU clean as a full check-up for the ventilation. We look inside each section, clean what we find and record it with pictures, so you can see the unit’s condition for yourself. If you’re dealing with filters that are clogged or overdue and rooms that smell stuffy when the system runs, we can help.
Smaller buildings around Lordswood often keep their ventilation units in a roof void or plant cupboard, out of sight and easy to overlook. Every unit, large or small, has filters, coils and a drain tray to keep clean.
Good records are part of the job. Each visit is written up with pictures, covering the work done, any areas we couldn’t access and a recommended next date. File it in your maintenance log so it’s ready for an insurer, fire officer or EHO.
- Place
- Lordswood (SO16, SO15)
- Region
- Southampton
- Reporting
- Report and photos after the visit
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Part by part
Fans and fan sections
Before the fan is touched, the unit is shut down and made safe in agreement with the site.
Drain trays
Condensate from the coil drips into a tray beneath it. We clear standing water, clean out slime and check the outlet is draining.
Leave it or put it right?
A slimy drain tray only gets worse. Leave it and you risk overflows, leaks into the space below and odours carried round the building. Dealing with it early keeps the clean straightforward. Light use slows the build-up but doesn’t stop it.
Every site is different, so each one gets its own fixed quote. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all play a part.
Why Lordswood businesses choose us
- We diagnose before we treat
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- Photo reports with every job
- Fixed quotes, normally within one working day
Read what affects the cost and our accreditations.
When to call us in Lordswood
No filter stops everything. What gets through settles on coils, fans and the inside of the casing, building up layer by layer.
Common reasons sites call us include:
- Debris and leaves in the fresh air intake
- Filters that are clogged or overdue
- Air handling units never cleaned inside
- Dust-coated heating and cooling coils
For schools like Oakwood Primary School, the holidays are the usual time to inspect and clean ventilation.
Questions to ask before booking
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- When the next visit should be, and why
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or pictures
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
Lordswood questions
Do you clean school ventilation in Lordswood in the holidays?
Yes. Half-terms and the summer break are the natural time for school work. Food Standards Agency records list about 21 schools, colleges and universities with registered kitchens within about a mile and a half of Lordswood. Tell us your holiday dates and we’ll book the visit for when the site is empty.
Do you work in villages like Lordswood?
Yes, we work in villages as well as towns, and Lordswood is covered. The journey is planned ahead, so a few details about the route help.
What do you need from me for a quote?
A short description and a few photos, with the address and opening hours. If we need more, we will ask.
What accreditations do you have?
We hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. The Vent Hygiene Elite scheme is run by BESCA and audited independently.
Is there a report after cleaning?
Yes. Every clean comes with a TR19® certificate and a photo report. Keep them in the maintenance log.
Do you do ventilation duct cleaning too?
Yes. We clean supply and extract ductwork to TR19® Air as well. It’s often worth doing both at once, and we can survey both on the same visit.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. Scheduled maintenance plans are part of what we do, set at the interval the system needs. Each report recommends when the next visit should be.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
All kinds of commercial and public premises: kitchens, offices, schools, healthcare, retail, leisure and food production. Work is timed around how each site runs.
The process
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 it goes on the report too. The visit takes a single shift for a typical unit, longer for large or heavily soiled ones. Around Lordswood, access is typically simpler than in a town centre, though gates and roof access are worth mentioning.
- We look at the unit and the plant area during the survey.
- The area is protected and the unit made safe.
- Each section is cleaned of dust, debris and slime.
- We clean the coils and clear the tray and drain.
- The unit is closed up and handed back, with a report to follow.
How to prepare
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
- Find the previous report, if there is one
Getting a quote
Here’s what helps us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, a few photos and any previous report or certificate. Once you have those, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us.
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How we price AHU cleaning
Before we fix a price, we need to know a few things. We check:
- The number of sites or systems
- The condition of the system
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- The size of the system
One small site or a whole estate, we price it on the same basis: the work involved, the access and the timing. You will have a fixed price before work begins.
What we need to know
To speed up the quote, please include:
- Problems your staff have spotted
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
If you need AHU cleaning in Lordswood, call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, and send photos or your last report if you can. We typically send a fixed quote within one working day.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Each visit ends with a dated report and pictures, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
If you look after several sites, 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.
Lordswood buildings and their air
There are about 21 schools, colleges and universities and about 20 caring premises (care homes, nurseries and hospitals) on the FSA’s food hygiene register within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Lordswood. Classrooms, bedrooms and care spaces are often served by ducted air, and that ductwork collects dust over time. About 0.5 miles south of Lordswood is Princess Anne Hospital, the nearest hospital. Clean air matters most where people are unwell, and that’s as true in a care home as in a hospital.
If you run a surgery, dental practice or care home near Lordswood, clean ventilation matters as much to you as to a hospital like Princess Anne Hospital (about 0.5 miles south).
Lordswood is about 2 miles north-west of Southampton, in Southampton. Wherever you are in the SO16 postcode area, we can take on AHU cleaning. We cover 40 places across Southampton, large and small.
Postcode districts we cover here for AHU cleaning: SO16 and SO15. Streets in the area include Peach Road, Linden Road and Woburn Road, and we cover them all for AHU cleaning. If your site is just outside Lordswood, we cover Coxford (1 mile south-west), Bassett (1 mile east), Rownhams (1 mile north-west), Maybush (1 mile south-west) and Chilworth (1 mile north-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Townhill Park (3 miles east), Midanbury (3 miles east), Thornhill (5 miles south-east), Chartwell Green (4 miles east), Harefield (4 miles south-east) and Itchen (4 miles south-east).
Near you in Lordswood
In Lordswood, that means kitchens and buildings near St James' Park, Upper Shirley High School and Oaklands Community School, among other places. The closest station to Lordswood is Millbrook (Hants) station, roughly 2.2 miles south of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Marlands Shopping Centre (2.8 miles south-east) and Princess Anne Hospital (0.5 miles south). For a walk, there’s Testwood Lakes.