Hampshire · Air conditioning installation
Air conditioning installation in Southwick, Hampshire
We cover Southwick for supply, installation and commissioning of air conditioning for homes and businesses, from one room to a whole building. A look at the job first, a fixed-price quote and written records at the end.
- An office, shop or restaurant that’s uncomfortable for staff and customers
- Old electric heaters you’d like to replace with something more efficient
- Too many options and no clear advice
How we handle air conditioning in Southwick
Most modern split systems run as heat pumps, so they can heat as well as cool. The Energy Saving Trust recognises that air-to-air heat pumps often go by the name air conditioning, and a well-chosen system can earn its keep all year round. When someone in Southwick asks us for air con, the first questions are typically price and who will fit it. We publish typical prices and do the refrigerant work as an F-Gas certified company.
In a village like Southwick, many homes are older, and some are listed. We check that first, because permitted development doesn’t apply within the grounds of a listed building, and the outdoor unit position is chosen to suit the building.
We are an F-Gas certified company, 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.
- Place
- Southwick (PO17)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Guide price
- £1,200–£2,200 + VAT for one room
- Price
- Fixed-price quote after a site survey
- Replies
- On the working day you ask
- Accreditations
- NICEIC approved, F-Gas certified
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Southwick: your questions answered
Will you come out to Southwick?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. Send a few details and pictures, and we reply the same working day.
Do I need planning permission for air conditioning in Southwick?
The answer turns on the property and where the outdoor unit would sit. The Southwick Conservation Area is close to the centre of Southwick. A system that heats as well as cools may not need an application on a house, provided it stays within the permitted development limits. Cooling-only units get no such allowance, and listed buildings and road-facing positions in conservation areas need more care. We speak to the local planning authority (for Southwick, typically Winchester City council) when it matters.
What accreditations do you have?
We hold F-Gas company certification, which the law requires for any business working on refrigerant. We’re also NICEIC approved, MCS certified for heat pumps and Checkatrade members.
Why does F-Gas certification matter?
Certification shows a business is approved to work on systems that hold F gas refrigerant. That is not optional: it’s required by law, and AirCon Doctor is certified.
Can I use air conditioning to heat a room?
Normally, yes. A heat pump moves heat from the outside air into the room, so it gives out more heat than the electricity it uses. If you want it to replace your main heating, ask about air-to-air heat pumps and the conditions for the Boiler Upgrade Scheme grant.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes, every time. Diagnosis comes before treatment: the survey tells us what the job needs and how to do it, and the quote is based on that.
How do I know what size unit to get?
We size each room on the survey, from its size, glazing, orientation and use. Too small, and it runs flat out; too big, and it switches on and off and wastes energy and we explain the output we recommend.
What owners can safely do
Refrigerant is off limits for anyone without the right qualifications. Under the F-gas rules, engineers need their own qualifications and the company must be certified, and refrigerant lines can cause cold burns. A suspected leak is our job, not yours.
Leave the units and pipework where they are. Disconnecting a system means dealing with refrigerant, which only a qualified engineer can do, and the electrics need care too. If you need something moved, we can quote for it.
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Common problems we fix in Southwick
Some people come to us for heating rather than cooling. Direct electric heaters convert electricity into heat one for one, while an air-to-air heat pump moves heat from outside, so it gives out more heat than the electricity it uses. That is how most modern split systems work.
It’s time to call us if you are dealing with:
- Rooms under the roof that stay hot into the night
- A study or office that overheats during the day
- An old system that needs replacing
Most people start with the room that gets hottest, then add more rooms on a multi-split if needed.
Questions to ask before booking
- What happens if the job turns out to be different on the day
- Which VAT rate the quote uses, and why
- Who does the electrical work, and whether they can certify it
The process
If the system has to be off for part of the visit, we tell you before work begins so it doesn’t catch you out. For businesses, we can typically work room by room or zone by zone. The work takes about a day for a single-room system, longer for multi-room and ducted systems. A note on how to find the property and where to park makes a visit to Southwick easier.
- Diagnosis comes first, with a survey of the rooms, outside space and fuse board.
- Then the prescription: the right system and size for each room, on a fixed-price quote.
- The treatment: units fitted, pipework and drain routed, and the electrics installed.
- Checks: a pressure test for leaks, then a vacuum to clear moisture.
- The sign-off: commissioning, a walk through the controls, and the F-Gas records and warranty details.
Getting ready for the visit
- Clear access to the fuse board
- Keep pets and children away from the work area
- Have the make and model of any existing unit to hand
Get a fixed-price quote
For air conditioning in Southwick, ring us on 07833 053749 or write to us at info@aircondoctor.co.uk. Tell us what kind of property it is and what you’d like done, and send a few pictures if you can. We reply the same working day.
Advice
Homes in Southwick and air conditioning
Southwick is within about 2 miles of the coast. Salt air is hard on outdoor units, so we site them out of the worst of the sea wind where we can, and can suggest models with corrosion-protected coils where the manufacturer offers them. The Valuation Office Agency’s council tax figures date about 80% of homes across Southwick and its surrounding area to the post-war years, 1945 to 1972, and Census 2021 figures found about 39% of households in terraced houses. Homes of that age usually have cavity or solid brick walls, and we check which before planning the pipe route. With a terrace, the back wall or an extension roof is normally the best place for the outdoor unit.
Older streets near Church of St James Without the Priory Gate may fall within a conservation area, so we check the planning position before choosing where the outdoor unit goes.
Southwick is about 3 miles west of Purbrook, in Hampshire. Anywhere in PO17, we cover air conditioning. Count every place we list in Hampshire and you reach 683, with Southwick on the list. Worthing, roughly 31 miles off, has its own page on this site.
The closest recent job we can point to from Southwick was on East Street, Chichester (PO19), about 15 miles east: installing a Daikin wall-mounted unit in the dining area and a second unit serving the kitchen pass area. More about it
All of PO17 is covered. Streets in the area include High Street, North Road West and Castle Road, and we cover them all. Close to Southwick, our area also takes in Boarhunt (1 mile west), North Boarhunt (2 miles north-west), Portchester (2 miles south), Hundred Acres (3 miles north-west) and North Fareham (3 miles west). Further out, we also cover Gosport (5 miles south), Havant (5 miles east), Eastleigh (12 miles north-west) and Fareham (4 miles west).
Around Southwick
We fit and service air conditioning in homes and premises around Red Lion Inn. For rail, the closest station is Portchester station, about 1.9 miles south. Well-known places in the area include Portchester Castle (2.6 miles south) and Fareham Shopping Centre (3.2 miles south-west). Green spaces nearby include Portsdown Hill and St Clair's Meadow.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
We work for landlords, letting agents and managing agents as well as homeowners and businesses. Let us know who will give us access and who the records should go to and we will copy in whoever needs it.
Whether it’s one property or many, you get the same standard: diagnosis, a fixed price, access agreed with the people on site and paperwork at the end.
A customer’s words
“Very professional from the initial survey through to installation. The engineer explained everything clearly and the quote was exactly what we paid. Would not hesitate to recommend AirCon Doctor.”
David W., Haywards Heath