Kent · Air handling unit cleaning
AHU Cleaning in Tonge Corner
Professional AHU cleaning in and around Tonge Corner, timed so the site keeps working and finished with a written report and pictures.
- Stale or musty smells from the ventilation
- Units needing a clean before a new tenant or handover
- Dust-coated heating and cooling coils
AHU cleaning in Tonge Corner, done properly
A cooling coil drips condensate into a tray that should drain away. If the outlet blocks, standing water and slime build up, in the airstream that feeds the building. Cleaning and clearing it is a key part of the job. We’re often asked to deal with leaves and litter drawn into the unit and air handling units due a clean after building work, on heating and cooling coils, dampers and louvres and filter sections.
In rural areas, ventilation units are often in roof voids or outbuildings, which makes them easy to overlook.
Our accreditations include CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured. On top of that, we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we have been trading since 2009.
- Location
- Tonge Corner (ME9)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Reporting
- Report and pictures after the visit
- Price
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
When something else is needed
We will always give you a straight diagnosis, so here’s what this work can’t put right:
- Airflow problems caused by the system’s design
- Damaged coils beyond cleaning
- Mechanical faults with motors, belts or bearings
If in doubt, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we will say what we think.
What the work covers
- Internal panels
- Filter sections
- Drain trays
- Dampers and louvres
- Heating and cooling coils
- Supply and extract fans
What we do, step by step
Your trading hours come first. Most visits are booked for when the area is out of use, such as evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends. When the team arrives, the work area is protected and the relevant equipment is switched off to cool, and the job takes from a few hours for a compact unit to a day or more for a large one. The timing of a visit to Tonge Corner is set by you, and the travel is our side of the planning.
- First the unit is surveyed, from photos 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.
- We close up the unit and send the certificate and before and after pictures.
How to prepare
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Move anything stored near the system
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
How to get a quote
If you need AHU cleaning in Tonge Corner, ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos. Tell us what kind of premises it is and when it’s open, and send pictures or your last report if you can. We typically send a fixed quote within one working day.
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Tonge Corner: your questions answered
Do you work at weekends in Tonge Corner?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. Your customers, staff or residents in Tonge Corner needn’t be disturbed. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
Can you get to a site in Tonge Corner?
Yes, we work in villages as well as towns, and Tonge Corner is covered. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
We start with protection: floor sheeting and covers over nearby surfaces and equipment. The area is left tidy, with our waste taken away.
What does AHU cleaning cost?
There’s no set price, as it depends on the job: how big it is, what state it’s in, how we reach it and the working hours. You get a fixed price before we start.
What should I send you?
Where the site is, what it is and when it’s open, along with a few photos and any previous report.
What’s TR19?
A BESA specification, with two parts that matter most here: TR19® Grease for kitchen extracts and TR19® Air for supply and extract systems. It isn’t law, but it’s the benchmark.
Can you clean the ducts connected to the AHU?
Yes. We reach the ducts through access panels, and any sections we cannot reach are noted in the report, with new panels fitted where necessary.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. Send the list of sites and the work at each and we will quote them together.
How the job changes from site to site
Drain trays
The drain tray collects water from the cooling coil. Standing water and slime are removed and the outlet is checked.
Heating and cooling coils
Heating and cooling coils have tightly packed fins that trap fine dust. They’re cleaned using methods that won’t bend or flatten the fins.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Keep a record of what your team does. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, alongside our reports.
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.
What AHU cleaning looks like in Tonge Corner
Food Standards Agency data includes about 5 schools, colleges and universities and about 6 caring premises (care homes, nurseries and hospitals) in Tonge Corner and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Buildings like these often rely on mechanical ventilation, which TR19® Air covers. Tonge Corner, about 39 miles from central London, is within our usual area. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends, so the visit fits around the site.
School buildings such as Lansdowne Primary School are normally done in the holidays, so classrooms aren’t disturbed. An inspection comes first for any ventilation job around Tonge Corner, so the cleaning matches what’s there.
Tonge Corner is about 2 miles east of Sittingbourne, in Kent. Every kind of commercial site in Tonge Corner, AHU cleaning is something we can help with. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so trading isn’t interrupted. 922 places in Kent are on our list, large and small. Maidstone is in our area too, about 12 miles from Tonge Corner.
We cover every part of ME9 for AHU cleaning and the streets around it. Neighbouring places we cover for AHU cleaning include Tonge (1 mile north), Radfield (1 mile south), Murston (1 mile west), Milton Regis (1 mile west) and Rodmersham (2 miles south). We also work in nearby towns such as Maidstone (12 miles south-west), Ashford (15 miles south), Canterbury (14 miles east), Whitstable (11 miles east), Faversham (5 miles south-east) and Minster (5 miles north).
What’s near Tonge Corner
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Sittingbourne Community College and Milton Creek Country Park and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Teynham station, roughly 1.5 miles south-east of the centre. A little further out are Dolphin Sailing Barge Museum (1.4 miles west) and Bayford Court (1.4 miles west).
Also near Tonge Corner
Also in Tonge Corner
Why act early in Tonge Corner
If people in a building in Tonge Corner complain about stuffy or smelly air, the AHU is worth looking at. Cleaning it deals with the cause rather than the symptom. A planned visit to Tonge Corner is easier to arrange than an emergency callout.
You will not find a price list here, because each job is priced on what it involves. For a fixed quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email, and we’ll explain what it covers.
What you get with us
- Fully insured
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Fixed quotes from a survey or pictures
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
Take a look at our cost guide or how to check a contractor.
For landlords and multi-site operators
When the building owner and the occupier are different, the lease normally sets out who maintains what. We’re happy to deal with either side and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works, and we’ll send a fixed quote.
Looking after it afterwards
Results last longer with the right care. We suggest:
- Keep the certificate and photo report with the plant records
- Check the drain tray is emptying during routine visits
- Clear leaves and litter away from the intake
- Don’t ignore odours coming through the grilles
Once the clean is done, we send a TR19® certificate and a report with before and after photos. Keep both with the building’s maintenance records.
Check drain trays and condensate drains during routine maintenance. Catching a slow drain early stops standing water building up.