Split system deep clean
Full strip-down of the indoor head, chemical clean of the fan barrel and coil, drain flush and outdoor condenser service. From $249 + GST per unit.
Sydney, NSW
Sydney, NSW
Paddington is terraces, and a terrace has no side passage. The condenser is in the courtyard, on the roof, or on a bracket over a lane, and the indoor head is usually high on a wall with nowhere obvious to stand a ladder. We do this every week.
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Why Paddington is different
The 2021 Census counted 3,325 semi-detached, row and terrace dwellings in Paddington, 60.5 per cent of everything occupied. Separate houses were 6.6 per cent. This is a terrace suburb, and terraces were built without anywhere sensible to put an air conditioner.
A freestanding house gives an installer a side passage with airflow on three sides. A single-fronted Victorian terrace gives a courtyard the size of a bathroom, with walls on three sides and a neighbour above. A condenser in that position recirculates its own hot exhaust, which raises head pressure, which makes the unit work harder for the same cooling and fouls the coil faster.
The second problem is layout. Most Paddington terraces are narrow and deep, so the indoor head ends up high on a front-room wall, chosen because that is where the pipe could run rather than where the air needed to go. Airflow down the corridor is poor, the unit runs long cycles to shift heat through the house, and long cycles mean more condensate sitting on the coil.
Paddington also has very little open ground per dwelling, so the courtyards that do exist tend to be planted. Leaf litter from a courtyard tree or a neighbouring vine finds its way into the condenser within a season, and once it packs against the coil it holds moisture the same way salt does.
Nearly 45 per cent of Paddington households rent and the median age is 38. Between the turnover and the difficulty of access, these are among the most consistently neglected systems in the Eastern Suburbs, and a first clean here usually produces the most visible before-and-after of any suburb we work in.
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Warning signs to watch for
Access in Paddington
Six in ten Paddington homes are terraces or semis and another three in ten are flats. Access is planned before the visit, not improvised on the day.
Courtyard condensers are the most common. We need the rear gate or the through-hall unlocked and the courtyard clear enough to set a ladder. If your courtyard is reached only through the house we lay drop sheets down the hallway, because a Paddington hallway is usually the original floorboards.
Rooftop and bracket-mounted condensers over a rear lane are the next most common. Those need a longer ladder and a safe footing, and in some cases access through a top-floor window. Tell us at booking which one you have so the right equipment arrives with the technician.
Much of Paddington is in a heritage conservation area, with Woollahra Council rules on what can be installed and where it can be seen from the street. None of that applies to cleaning an existing unit, so no approval is needed. It does mean we are careful with rendered walls, original brickwork and iron lacework.
Paddington parking is genuinely difficult. We allow for it, and there is no surcharge for it. If you have a resident permit or a driveway we can use, mention it at booking and it shortens the visit.
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Our services
Full strip-down of the indoor head, chemical clean of the fan barrel and coil, drain flush and outdoor condenser service. From $249 + GST per unit.
The coil behind the filters is where airflow is lost. Cleaned, treated and rinsed through, not wiped over.
Treatment through the barrel, coil and housing to deal with the mould causing the musty smell.
Filters removed, washed and refitted, or replaced where they are past saving.
Coil fins washed down, base cleared and clearances checked so the unit can shed heat properly.
Return air filter, coil and accessible duct runs for ducted systems. From $350 + GST.
Inside your unit
Transparent pricing
No call-out fee and no charge for the quote. The same price in every suburb we service.
How it works
Tell us the brand and how many units you have, or send a photo. We come back with a fixed price and a time, seven days a week.
Drop sheets and a containment bag go under the unit before anything comes off the wall.
Cover, filters and fan barrel come off. The barrel, coil and housing are chemically cleaned and rinsed, and the drain line is flushed.
The unit goes back together, gets a sanitising treatment, and we run it and check airflow and drainage in front of you.
About the suburb
Paddington is a terrace suburb straddling Woollahra Council and the City of Sydney. The 2021 Census recorded 12,701 residents at a median age of 38, living at an average of 2.1 people per household.
Semi-detached, row and terrace houses make up 60.5 per cent of occupied private dwellings, flats and apartments 31.8 per cent, and separate houses only 6.6 per cent, one of the lowest shares in Sydney.
Around 44.6 per cent of households rent. The combination of high turnover and difficult access is why so many systems here have never had a proper service.
Most of the suburb sits within a heritage conservation area, covering the Victorian terrace streets between Oxford Street, Glenmore Road and Centennial Park.
Common questions
A split system deep clean starts at $249 + GST per unit, with 20 per cent off the second unit in the same visit. Ducted systems start at $350 + GST and are quoted per property. There is no call-out fee, no charge for the quote, and no surcharge for difficult terrace access or parking.
It is the most common situation in Paddington and we work in it constantly. A small walled courtyard does make the unit run hotter, which is a good reason to clean it more often rather than a reason to avoid cleaning it.
Yes. Rooftop and bracket-mounted condensers are routine here. Tell us at booking which one you have and whether access is by ladder or through a top-floor window, and we bring the right equipment.
No. Heritage controls govern installation and appearance from the street, not maintenance of an existing system. We are careful with rendered walls, original brickwork and iron lacework while we work.
No. We lay drop sheets on the route in and out, bag the indoor head before cleaning so nothing drips onto the floor, and take the waste water with us. Paddington hallways are usually original boards and we treat them accordingly.
Once a year at minimum. Units in enclosed courtyards with poor exhaust clearance do better every six months, because they foul faster than the same unit in an open side passage would.
If it is a musty smell, yes. It comes from mould on the evaporator coil and barrel fan, which is behind the filters and out of reach of a filter wash. A deep clean removes it at the source.
Yes, along with Woollahra, Queens Park, Moore Park and Surry Hills. There is no travel surcharge.
Service area
Seven days a week, 7:00 to 19:00, with no travel surcharge.
We also deep clean air conditioners in Bondi, Surry Hills, Bondi Junction, Double Bay and Woollahra. · Eastern Suburbs
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