MaintScope · Boutique gym
Boutique gym air conditioning & filters
A gym loads filters faster than almost any commercial space — dust, chalk, skin and fibres. Choked filters look exactly like a failing unit, cost you capacity and power, and are the cheapest problem on this list to fix.
And if it's still running
Know what it's going to cost you — before it costs you
A licenced tech goes through every bit of air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration you've got, and writes down what condition it's in, what needs doing and when, and what it's realistically going to cost you over the next year and the next five. Plain English, one PDF.
Nothing perishes — but a room that's uncomfortable empties out.
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What the report actually says
What you’ve got
| Equipment | Age | Condition | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Multi-head split system (4 heads) | ~5 yrs | Action | Filters completely loaded, two heads weak |
| Cardio area split | ~5 yrs | Watch | |
| Ventilation/exhaust | ~5 yrs | Watch | Undersized for occupancy |
| Water fountain/chiller | ~5 yrs | Serviceable |
Needs attention now
- Filters are the whole story here. A gym loads filters faster than almost any commercial space — dust, chalk, skin, fibres from mats and clothing. Yours are choked, which is why two heads feel weak. That’s not a fault, it’s neglect with a fault’s symptoms.
- Ventilation undersized. High-intensity classes need air changes, not just cooling.
Your service year
| When | What |
|---|---|
| Monthly | Filter clean — genuinely monthly in a gym |
| Quarterly | Coil inspection |
| April | Full service |
| Sept / Oct | Pre-summer service |
What it costs — next 12 months
| Item | Low | High |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-head system, 2 visits | $860 | $1,440 |
| Cardio split, 2 visits | $360 | $560 |
| Monthly filter service | $720 | $1,200 |
| Ventilation service | $280 | $560 |
| Total | $2,220 | $3,760 |
Coming in five years
- Multi-split replacement — $8,000–16,000
- Ventilation upgrade — $3,000–8,000
- Individual head replacement — $1,800–3,200 each
Quietly costing you money
Choked filters cost about 5–15% in efficiency and force the system to run longer for the same result. Across a gym running twelve hours a day that’s real money, and it’s the cheapest fix in this document — most of it your own staff could do monthly if someone showed them how.
What I’d do first
- Full filter service, then show your staff the monthly routine
- Recheck the two weak heads once filters are clear — the fault may disappear
- Assess ventilation against actual class sizes
How it works
$150 to come out. Everything else depends on what's there.
- I come out — $150.I go through the lot: what you've got, how old it is, what condition it's in. Takes an hour or two depending on how much is in the place.
- You get it in writing within 48 hours.One PDF. What's there, what needs doing and when, what it should cost you over the year, and what's coming further out.
- Anything that needs fixing, I quote on what I find.I can't price a service off a website — it depends on the unit, the access and what turns up when it's open. You'll get a real number, not a guess.
- If you'd rather not think about it again, I'll handle it.Scheduled servicing across the year, timed around your trade. No lock-in — plenty of people take the report and go it alone, and that's genuinely fine.