Hampshire · Air conditioning servicing
Air con servicing in Old Alresford
Our engineers work in Old Alresford on annual servicing and F-Gas leak checks for domestic and commercial air conditioning. Diagnosis first, a fixed price and proper paperwork when we finish.
- A unit showing a fault code
- F-gas leak checks falling due
- No service record for the last year or more
Safe owner checks
Don’t move, re-route or disconnect units or pipework yourself. Disconnecting a system means dealing with refrigerant, which only a qualified engineer can do, and the electrical side needs a competent person. Ask us to quote for a move instead.
Owners can handle the everyday basics: keep the outdoor unit clear of leaves, plants and clutter, check the settings and the remote, and follow the cleaning the manual describes. Anything inside the units, the electrics and the refrigerant is engineer’s work.
How we handle air conditioning servicing in Old Alresford
Servicing is also a chance to spot faults early. The engineer checks fans, pipe insulation, controls and electrical connections, and tells you about anything that looks like it’s heading for trouble. Common call-outs are for iced-up coils or pipework and a musty or damp smell when the unit starts, on air-to-air heat pumps, ceiling cassettes and multi-split systems.
Several units at a home near Old Alresford can be serviced in one visit.
AirCon Doctor is an F-Gas certified company and NICEIC approved for electrical work, with MCS certification for heat pumps and Checkatrade membership. Our engineers hold the F-gas qualifications needed to work on refrigerant.
- Location
- Old Alresford (SO24)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Replies
- On the working day you ask
- Guide price
- Annual service £95–£150 + VAT
- Price
- A fixed-price quote up front
- Accreditations
- NICEIC and F-Gas
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
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Your questions about air conditioning servicing in Old Alresford
Is Old Alresford in your area for air conditioning servicing?
Yes, Old Alresford is within the area we cover. Get in touch with the details and we reply the same working day.
How often do you service systems in Old Alresford?
For most homes, once a year. Business systems may also need F-gas leak checks, at least every 12 months from 5 tonnes CO2 equivalent.
Do you top up refrigerant during a service?
A regas is a separate job, done once a leak has been found and fixed. Topping up without finding the leak means the gas escapes again and that’s money wasted.
When is an F-gas leak check required?
Under GOV.UK guidance, systems of 5 to under 50 tCO2e need a check at least every 12 months, and 50 to under 500 tCO2e every 6 months. With leak detection fitted, the interval can be doubled, and we can tell you where your system sits.
Can I do any of the installation myself?
No, not the refrigerant side. Under the F-gas rules, it must be done by qualified engineers from a certified company, and a new electrical circuit is notifiable building work unless a registered competent person does it.
Will I get records for the system?
Yes. You get a written record of each visit, and any work on the refrigerant circuit goes in the F-Gas records. File them with the system’s paperwork.
What does an air con service involve?
A full clean and check of the system. Filters, coils and drains are cleaned, and the electrics, controls and refrigerant circuit checked with leak checks where the rules require them.
How the visit works
Protection comes first: dust sheets over floors and furniture near the work and nothing is moved without asking you. Then the electrics are made safe and the work begins. The work on site takes anything from an hour for a simple split system to most of a day for a larger installation, and we tidy up before we leave. Somewhere like Old Alresford, it helps to know about lanes, gates and where to park.
- A date is fixed and the service price confirmed in advance.
- The engineer runs the system and checks how it’s performing.
- Then the cleaning: filters, coils, fan and the drain line.
- We check the wiring, controls and refrigerant circuit, and leak check systems that need it.
- We run the system again and leave you a service record.
Before we arrive
- Give us access to the outside wall, roof or yard where the outdoor unit sits
- Let us know if the building has a permit or sign-in process
- Find the manual or the paperwork for the system, if you have it
How to get a quote
VAT is set out clearly on every quote, and the rate that applies to your job is stated. Homes, businesses and different kinds of work can be treated differently for VAT, so we confirm it in writing rather than guess. For a fixed-price quote, ring 07833 053749 or use the quote form.
Advice
When to call us in Old Alresford
Electrical terminals can work loose as the system heats, cools and vibrates. A loose connection can cause faults that come and go which is why they’re checked on every service.
These are the situations we see most often:
- A service that is overdue
- Water dripping from the indoor unit
- Warning lights on the indoor unit
Spring is a good time for a service, before the system is needed for cooling.
Questions to ask before you book
- Whether testing, commissioning and paperwork are included
- Whose warranty applies, and on what terms
- Which VAT rate the quote uses, and why
After we have gone
After the visit, a few habits help:
- Diary the next service before this one is forgotten
- Clean the filters between services, as the manual describes
- Shut doors to the room so the system isn’t cooling the whole house
Run the system for a while after the visit and check it feels right. If you notice anything unusual, phone 07833 053749 or email us and we will look into it.
Book a service at least once a year with extra visits where the system runs constantly or needs more frequent leak checks.
Servicing in Old Alresford: local notes
About 17 listed entries lie within half a mile of central Old Alresford, Upton House (grade II*) among them. We keep it in mind in case a new outdoor unit is ever needed, as protected buildings can need consent for that. About 69% of households live in detached or semi-detached houses, according to Census 2021 figures. A photo of the outdoor unit and its surroundings tells us what access the visit needs.
If you look after a school such as Perins School, servicing is easiest in the holidays.
Old Alresford is about 7 miles north-east of Winchester, in Hampshire. Across the SO24 area, our engineers can take on air conditioning servicing. Across Hampshire, we cover 683 places, and Old Alresford is one of them. For properties nearby, see our Guildford page, about 27 miles away.
Kiln Lane, Colden Lane and The Brook and the roads off them are all inside our area. Our working area takes in SO24, every street of it. Close to Old Alresford, our area also takes in Bighton (1 mile east), Northington (2 miles north-west), Totford (3 miles north-west), Brown Candover (3 miles north) and Upper Wield (4 miles north-east). We also work in nearby towns such as Basingstoke (11 miles north), Winchester (7 miles south-west), Eastleigh (12 miles south-west) and Horndean (15 miles south-east).
Landmarks near Old Alresford
In Old Alresford, that means homes and buildings near The Globe Inn, among other places. Other landmarks nearby include Barton Castle (3.1 miles north-east).
From one of our customers
“Office air con broke down in the July heatwave. Called at 8am, engineer was here by noon and fixed within 2 hours. Brilliant emergency response. They now hold the service contract for the whole building.”
James T., Crawley, office manager