Air conditioning in Crawley
Air con installation, regas and repairs in Crawley
We install, repair and regas fixed air conditioning in Crawley homes and business units. Crawley sits about 29 miles from our Dartford base, at the Sussex end of the area we cover. Installs start with a free survey and a fixed written quote from Olly.
Air con regas in Crawley: find the leak first
Searches for an air con regas or recharge in Crawley usually start when a system stops cooling. A fixed split system is sealed, so if the refrigerant is low, it has leaked somewhere. Topping it up without finding the leak just means paying again later, and the F-gas rules expect the leak to be found and fixed.
So a regas from us starts with a leak search on the joints, the indoor coil and the outdoor unit. Once the leak is repaired, we pressure test, vacuum the system and recharge it to the maker's weight.
If the system is old and runs on R410A, we will tell you honestly whether a repair is worth it. Our air conditioning repairs page covers other common faults.
Fitting air conditioning in Crawley homes
Most Crawley homes date from the New Town years or later: terraces and semis in the older neighbourhoods, and newer estates in places like Maidenbower and Forge Wood.
Rear gardens usually leave room for an outdoor unit on a ground pad or wall bracket, and the pipe run to a living room or bedroom is short. Maisonettes and flats need the freeholder's or housing provider's consent before anything is fixed outside.
Crawley has 13 conservation areas, some covering New Town groups such as Sunnymead as well as older spots like Ifield Village. If your home is in one, a unit on a wall facing the road is not covered by permitted development, so we look at the back instead.
Photos of the room and where the outdoor unit could go are the quickest start.
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Recent installs
Business units on Manor Royal and in the town centre
Offices, workshops and trade counters on Manor Royal often have a yard or flat roof where an outdoor unit can sit, subject to the landlord. For an open-plan office, a ceiling cassette or ducted system spreads the air more evenly than wall units.
Systems over 12kW in total also bring a TM44 air conditioning inspection duty. See air conditioning for offices and shops.
Some business units already have older systems. If yours runs on R410A and holds enough refrigerant, the F-gas rules require a leak check at least every 12 months, with records kept. We can take that on alongside a yearly clean and service.
What affects the cost of air con installation?
We do not publish prices, because the job varies. The main things that move the cost are the number of rooms, the unit size in kW, the length of the pipe run, whether the outdoor unit goes on the ground or high on a wall, and the electrical work.
Our air conditioning cost guide gives published UK price ranges. For a Crawley quote, send a few photos on WhatsApp first, then Olly visits for the survey.
One visit to measure up, then a fixed price for your Crawley property.
Air conditioning services in Crawley
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What our customers say
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I cannot fault anything about the whole experience. Really clear survey and quite, discussed options, made great suggestions. The work was done to an amazing standard, better than I expected - a real perfectionist. And then everything was left absolutely spotless. Plus, Olly spent the time to explain how everything worked, maintenance, and how to get the best from the air conditioning. We are really happy with the whole job
Really pleased with the service provided, olly and his team done an amazing job fitting an air conditioning unit into my salon. It’s nice to know I can keep my clients cool in the summer and warm in the winter. Overall 10/10 service provided, will defiantly be recommending them and thinking about having another unit installed into my home.
First class service! Ollie is very knowledgeable, provided a thorough service and deep clean of all our units and fixed a leak.
Questions
Air conditioning in Crawley: questions
Do you regas car air con in Crawley?
No. We work on fixed air conditioning in homes and businesses: wall, floor, ceiling and ducted systems. Car air con needs a garage or a mobile vehicle specialist with the right kit. If the system in your Crawley home or office has stopped cooling, though, we can find the cause, repair it and recharge it.
How much does an air con regas cost in Crawley?
It depends on why the gas escaped. A regas on its own is rarely the full job, because a sealed system only loses refrigerant through a leak. The cost covers finding the leak, repairing it, testing that the system holds pressure and then recharging. We quote once we know the fault, so you are not paying for gas that leaks out again.
Can I fit air conditioning in a Crawley maisonette?
Often, yes, but get consent first. Most maisonettes are leasehold or rented from a housing provider, and the lease or tenancy usually needs written permission for an outdoor unit and a hole through an outside wall. Planning rules for flats also cap the outdoor unit at 0.6 cubic metres. We give you the positions and noise figures to send for approval.
Do you cover Three Bridges, Pound Hill and Horley?
Yes. Our Crawley visits take in Three Bridges, Pound Hill, Ifield, Maidenbower, Horley and Copthorne. Wherever you are, the process is the same: send a photo of the room and the outside wall, Olly surveys the property, and you get a fixed written quote covering the units, the outdoor position and the pipe route.
Still got a question?
Ask Olly directly about your Crawley home or business.
Free survey and a fixed written quote for new systems. No obligation.