East Sussex · Air handling unit cleaning
Telscombe Cliffs AHU cleaning
Professional AHU cleaning in and around Telscombe Cliffs, booked around your opening hours and finished with a written report and pictures.
- Leaves and litter drawn into the unit
- Dirty filters cutting the airflow
- Fan sections that haven’t been cleaned in years
AHU cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Telscombe Cliffs
Drain trays under cooling coils are meant to empty. When the drain blocks, water sits there and the tray turns slimy, in the airstream that feeds the building. Clearing and cleaning the tray is central to every AHU clean. If you are dealing with dirty coils holding back the airflow and units that have only ever had filter changes, we can put it right, from drain trays, dampers and louvres and heating and cooling coils onwards.
In a place like Telscombe Cliffs, air handling units are often tucked into roof spaces or small plant rooms, out of sight and easy to overlook. Every unit, large or small, has filters, coils and a drain tray to keep clean.
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.
- Place
- Telscombe Cliffs (BN10)
- Region
- East Sussex
- Records
- Photo report after each visit
- Quote
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
How the visit works
There’s very little for your team to do on the day. A contact on site lets us in at the agreed time and points us to the system, and the rest is down to us. Before we leave, the area is tidied and the paperwork follows. Getting to the system matters more than parking in a place like Telscombe Cliffs, so let us know how to reach it.
- We survey the unit from photos or on site and agree what’s included.
- The unit is shut down with your site team and the area protected.
- We clean or change the filters as agreed, then clean the coils, fan and internal panels.
- Drain trays are cleared and cleaned and the outlet checked.
- You get a TR19® certificate and a photo report.
How to prepare
- Move anything stored near the system
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
Getting a quote
To get a fixed quote, call 0345 646 2711, or email photos and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. 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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AHU cleaning in Telscombe Cliffs: local notes
The FSA’s food hygiene register lists about 14 caring premises (care homes, nurseries and hospitals) with registered kitchens or food service in Telscombe Cliffs and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Buildings like these often rely on mechanical ventilation, which TR19® Air covers. Telscombe Cliffs is about 49 miles from central London, well within the area we cover across London and the South East. Evening, overnight and weekend visits are all possible. For Telscombe Cliffs, the closest hospital is Chailey Heritage Marine Hospital, roughly 3.7 miles east. Healthcare buildings depend on clean supply and extract ventilation, and the same applies to surgeries, clinics and care homes.
School buildings such as Telscombe Cliffs Community Primary School are typically done in the holidays, so classrooms are not disturbed. If you run a surgery, dental practice or care home near Telscombe Cliffs, clean ventilation matters as much to you as to a hospital like Chailey Heritage Marine Hospital (about 3.7 miles east).
Telscombe Cliffs is about 3 miles west of Newhaven, in East Sussex. If you need AHU cleaning in Telscombe Cliffs, please give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos for a fixed quote. Our area covers London and the South East, including Telscombe Cliffs. Telscombe Cliffs is one of 289 towns, villages and districts in East Sussex where we work for AHU cleaning. You can also see our page for Brighton, about 6 miles away.
Every address in BN10 is within our area for AHU cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. Whether your site is on Park Avenue, Ambleside Avenue and Park View Rise or a nearby road, we can help. Close by, we work in Telscombe (1 mile north), Peacehaven (1 mile east), East Saltdean (1 mile west), Saltdean (1 mile west) and Piddinghoe (2 miles east). We also work in nearby towns such as Eastbourne (13 miles east), Seaford (5 miles east), Lewes (5 miles north), Hailsham (12 miles east), Uckfield (13 miles north-east) and Newhaven (3 miles east).
What’s near Telscombe Cliffs
In Telscombe Cliffs, that means kitchens and buildings near Peacehaven Community School and Smugglers Rest pub and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Newhaven Town station, roughly 2.9 miles east of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find Planet Earth Museum (2.8 miles east) and Chailey Heritage Marine Hospital (3.7 miles east). Not far away are Itford Hill and Beacon Hill Local Nature Reserve.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, which is where we come in.
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, next to our reports.
Different parts, different methods
Internal casing and panels
Access doors and panels are opened in turn and closed properly afterwards before the unit is handed back.
Rooftop and plant room units
Many AHUs sit on roofs or in plant rooms with limited access. Access is planned during the survey, before we quote.
Multi-site and managed buildings
From a single site to a large estate, the standard is the same: a survey first, a fixed quote, the work timed around the site and a report with pictures.
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 on a regular cycle.
What happens if it’s left?
When the unit is clean, less dirt reaches the ducts, so the ducts and grilles stay cleaner between cleans. It also means the next inspection has less to find. You choose the date of a planned visit, and a breakdown never asks.
A single site or a whole portfolio, the quote is built the same way: the work involved, the access and the timing. You will have a fixed price before we start.
Why us?
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- Fully insured
- A written report with pictures after each visit
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
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What affects the cost of AHU cleaning
The price is fixed before any work begins. It takes into account:
- The condition of the system
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- Parking and loading at the site
- The number of sites or systems
What you pay depends on how big the system is, what state it’s in and access to every part of it. We give you a fixed price before we start, so there are no surprises.
What we need to know
When you contact us, these details help:
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- The postcode and the type of business
Want a quote for AHU cleaning? Please call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and tell us about the site. We will explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
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Questions from Telscombe Cliffs
Can ventilation in schools around Telscombe Cliffs be cleaned out of term?
Yes. Half-terms and the summer break are the natural time for school work. Food Standards Agency records list about 2 schools, colleges and universities with registered kitchens within about a mile and a half of Telscombe Cliffs. Booking early in the term gives the best choice of holiday dates.
Can you come to Telscombe Cliffs after we close?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. That way a site in Telscombe Cliffs doesn’t have to lose a day’s trading. When you call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email, mention when the site is quiet.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes. Scheduled maintenance plans are part of what we do, set at the interval the system needs. The report from each visit recommends the next date.
What do you need from me for a quote?
Some pictures and a quick description of the system, with the address and opening hours. If we need more, we’ll ask.
How long does it take to clean an air handling unit?
It takes from a few hours for a compact unit to a day or more for a large one. Size, layout and how dirty it is decide the rest, and the quote will give you a clear idea.
What does TR19 mean?
BESA’s ventilation hygiene specification in two main parts: TR19® Grease for kitchen extract systems and TR19® Air for general ventilation. It isn’t legislation, but it’s the standard people check against.
What do you clean inside the unit?
The main parts are the filters, coils, drain tray, fan and inside of the casing. The survey confirms what’s in your unit before we quote.
Are you fully insured?
Yes. Duct Doctor is fully insured, and we can share the details when you need them.
Keeping the system healthy
Think of this as the after-treatment advice, short and simple:
- Report stiff or damaged access doors
- File each AHU report in the maintenance log
- Flag stale or damp smells in the supply air
- Plan the next inspection before the last report gets filed away
The report shows each section of the unit before and after, and note any part we couldn’t get to. It also notes faults we spotted, such as damaged panels or a blocked drain.
Regular filter changes are the best protection an AHU has. Once filters clog, dirt starts getting past them.