Air conditioning in Crawley

Air conditioning installation in Crawley

Crawley is close to home for us. We’re based in East Grinstead, a short drive along the A264, and we work across Crawley’s neighbourhoods, the town centre, Manor Royal and the area around Gatwick. We install, service and repair air conditioning for houses, flats, offices, warehouses, shops and server rooms.

We’re an F-Gas certified company, NICEIC approved for electrical work and MCS certified for heat pumps. We fit leading brands, including Mitsubishi Electric, Daikin, Fujitsu, Panasonic, Toshiba, LG and Samsung, and we explain the manufacturer’s warranty for your chosen unit on the quote. We don’t add warranty promises of our own; the manufacturer’s terms are what you get, and we make sure you understand them.

Every job follows four steps. We look at the property on a site survey, or from photos and measurements for straightforward jobs. You get a fixed-price quote. We install, repair or service the system. Then we commission it, record the refrigerant details for your F-Gas records and hand over. A single-room split system is typically £1,200–£2,200 + VAT; our Crawley installation cost guide breaks down the rest.

If your system has stopped cooling, our repair service covers all makes, with diagnosis from £75 + VAT. For businesses that can’t wait, our 24/7 line handles emergency breakdowns.

On VAT: for homes, HMRC’s Notice 708/6 zero-rates the installation of air source heat pumps until 31 March 2027, and it says most air conditioning units are air source heat pumps, though each case depends on the facts. We confirm the VAT on your quote. Offices, warehouses and other business premises pay the standard rate. This is general information, not tax advice.

Not sure what you need? Tell us which rooms get too hot, which way they face and roughly how big they are. We’ll suggest a starting point before the survey, so you know what to expect when we arrive.

Neighbourhood homes and newer estates

Crawley grew as a new town, built around neighbourhoods such as Three Bridges, Pound Hill, Tilgate, Furnace Green, Langley Green and Broadfield, each with its own centre. Much of the housing is post-war: terraces, semis and low-rise flats, often with cavity walls and modest gardens. Newer estates on the edges of the town add modern houses and apartment blocks, many with well-insulated walls and big windows that can overheat on sunny afternoons.

For a typical Crawley house, a wall-mounted split in the main bedroom is the most common first step. If two or three rooms need it, a multi-split system lets one outdoor unit serve them all. The outdoor unit usually sits on a back or side wall, on a ground bracket or on the roof of a rear extension. We plan positions so the unit can breathe, can be reached for servicing and doesn’t sit under a neighbour’s window.

Newer homes are well sealed, which is good for heating bills but means heat builds up in summer, especially in upstairs rooms. Some new-build estates have planning conditions or covenants about what can go on the front of a house, so check your purchase paperwork too. Our guide to air conditioning in new builds covers what to look for.

In flats, the lease usually decides what can be fixed outside, and most need the landlord’s consent. We can provide the specification and positions to support that request.

Most split systems heat as well as cool. The Energy Saving Trust notes that air-to-air heat pumps are sometimes referred to as air conditioning, and a unit in heat mode can warm a room quickly in spring and autumn without firing up the boiler. If you want to replace the boiler entirely, our heat pump installation page explains the options.

Because we’re close by, Crawley jobs are easy for us to plan around you. A survey can often be fitted around your working day, and servicing visits in the same area can be grouped together. If you have an older system that’s become noisy, slow to cool or keeps showing a fault code, we can tell you on a visit whether a repair or a replacement makes more sense. Our guide to system lifespan and replacement explains the signs to look for.

Our services in Crawley

• Air conditioning installation (from £1,200 + VAT): Air conditioning designed, supplied and installed for your home or business, with a site survey, a fixed-price quote, F-Gas certified engineers and full commissioning.
• Air conditioning repair (from £75 + VAT call-out): Air conditioning faults diagnosed and repaired by F-Gas certified engineers, with the cause explained and a fixed price agreed before the repair goes ahead.
• Air conditioning servicing (from £95 + VAT): Annual air conditioning servicing that cleans, checks and tests the whole system, with F-Gas leak checks recorded where the rules require them.
• Commercial air conditioning (commercial systems priced after survey): Commercial air conditioning designed, installed and maintained for offices, shops, restaurants, hotels, schools, surgeries and server rooms, with the F-gas paperwork kept in order.
• Heat pump installation (£8,000–£16,000 (0% VAT on homes), before the grant): Air source heat pumps designed and installed by an MCS certified installer, with a heat loss survey, a fixed-price quote and the Boiler Upgrade Scheme grant applied for on your behalf.

We also offer 24/7 emergency repair, regas, air-to-air heat pumps, ventilation and MVHR, TM44 inspections, air con hire and maintenance contracts.

Around Crawley

From the centre, the nearest railway station is Crawley station. Well-known places nearby include County Mall (less than half a mile north-east), Crawley Hospital (0.5 miles north-west) and Crawley Museum (less than half a mile north). Homes and businesses we cover around the centre include those near places such as St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School, St Wilfrid's Catholic School, Three Bridges Junior School and Friary Church of St Francis and St Anthony. Green spaces within reach include Tilgate Lake.