Surrey · Extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in Ashford Common, Surrey
Extract fan cleaning in Ashford Common, surveyed first and signed off with a written report and pictures. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- A motor area thick with grease
- An extract fan with no cleaning record
- Grease stains around the discharge
Your questions about extract fan cleaning in Ashford Common
Can you work in Ashford Common outside opening hours?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. The site is handed back ready to open. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
Can school kitchens in Ashford Common be cleaned in the holidays?
Yes. The holidays are the usual time for school work. Food Standards Agency records list about 18 schools, colleges and universities with registered kitchens within about a mile and a half of Ashford Common. You can give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us with the dates the site is empty.
Why is my extract fan noisy?
Grease on the blades and housing is one of the usual causes, because it unbalances the fan. Worn bearings and motor problems are others, which our report will flag.
What information do you need?
Just the basics: the address, the site type, your opening hours and how we reach the system. Photos and the last report help too. Then ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
How much does extract fan cleaning cost in Ashford Common?
It depends on the site, so we quote each one individually. For a quote, ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos and tell us about the site and its opening hours.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes. If something urgent happens, like a fan failing or damage after a fire, call our 24/7 line, and we’ll advise on what to do next.
Will we have to shut during the visit?
Not normally. We need the work area to ourselves while we’re on site, so we book a time when it would be closed anyway.
Should the extract fan be cleaned as part of TR19?
Yes, a full TR19 clean includes the fan. If a fan can’t be reached, the report says so, so you always know what was cleaned.
Extract fan cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Ashford Common
Not all extract fans are the same: fans on the roof, fans built into the duct run, and fans on an outside wall. The way in depends on the type and the survey shows us how to reach it. The work covers discharge points, axial fans and centrifugal fans, and the jobs we see most are rough running from the extract fan and a fan left out of previous cleans.
In a smaller place like Ashford Common, the kitchens with extract systems are more likely to be a pub, a café, a takeaway or a school or care home kitchen than a big restaurant. Quieter kitchens still collect grease in the duct, just more slowly, so the interval is set by hours of use and grease readings.
Our accreditations include CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured. We’re also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, trading since 2009.
- Location
- Ashford Common (TW15, TW16)
- Wider area
- Surrey
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Extract fan cleaning around Ashford Common
Look up Ashford Common on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you’ll find about 53 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 32 sandwich bars and takeaways within about 1.5 miles of central Ashford Common. The fan at the end of each of those extracts collects grease that slows it and wears the motor. It’s Spelthorne council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Ashford Common. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Before-and-after pictures from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand. The fire and rescue service for Ashford Common is Surrey Fire and Rescue Service. Fire and rescue authorities enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic premises, and in a kitchen that fire risk includes the grease in the extract.
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near St Saviour or elsewhere in Ashford Common, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event. If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Ashford Hospital about 1.7 miles north-west, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.
Ashford Common is about 1 mile north-west of Sunbury-on-Thames, in Surrey. If you need extract fan cleaning in Ashford Common, please ring 0345 646 2711 or email us for a fixed quote. Our area covers London and the South East, Ashford Common included. Ashford Common is one of 395 places in Surrey where we work for commercial clients. You can also see our page for Guildford, about 14 miles away.
Extract fan cleaning in TW15 and TW16 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Local streets include Saxon Road, Dane Road and Tudor Road, all of which we cover for extract fan cleaning. If your site is just outside Ashford Common, we cover Littleton Common (1 mile south-west), Hounslow (1 mile north-east), Charlton (1 mile south), Sunbury-on-Thames (1 mile south-east) and Ashford (1 mile north-west). Further out, we also cover Guildford (14 miles south-west), Woking (10 miles south-west), Camberley (14 miles south-west), Epsom (10 miles south-east), Ewell (9 miles south-east) and Egham (5 miles west).
What’s near Ashford Common
In Ashford Common, that means kitchens and buildings near Sunbury Park, Sunbury Manor School and Sunbury Manor School. The closest station to Ashford Common is Upper Halliford station, about 0.9 miles south-east of the centre. A little further out are Ashford Hospital (1.7 miles north-west) and Kempton Steam Museum (1.5 miles east). For a walk, there’s St Ann's Hill and Kempton Park Reservoirs.
What affects the quote in Ashford Common
The survey tells us what the work involves. We look at:
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- The condition of the system
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced the same way: how much there is, how we reach it, what state it’s in and when we can work. Ask for a fixed quote and we will explain each part.
Asking for a quote
What to send for a quote:
- Any previous report or certificate
- The site address and the type of premises
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
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Different parts, different methods
Inline duct fans
Inline fans sit within the duct run, often above a ceiling. We get to them through the duct or casing, once they’re isolated.
Kitchens with long cooking hours
In a busy kitchen, the fan rarely gets a rest, so grease and wear build up together. Regular cleans help it keep going.
Keeping the system healthy
A little care between visits keeps the system in better shape. We recommend:
- Leave a clear route to the fan
- Listen for new noises or vibration from the fan
- Check the report shows the fan was cleaned
- Report grease escaping from the fan
When the fan is cleaned as part of a full TR19® Grease clean, a TR19 certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. If only the fan is cleaned, the photo report says so.
Run the fan throughout cooking. Grease settles faster when the air stops moving, so keeping it running helps keep it clean.
What we do, step by step
The visit has three parts: getting the area ready, doing the work and signing it off. Getting ready means protecting surfaces and switching off what needs to be off, while signing off means the written report and photos. The middle part takes longest, and that takes a couple of hours per fan, depending on its size and the build-up. In a smaller place like Ashford Common, parking is rarely the issue, but tell us about gates, roof access and opening hours.
- First we check the fan’s condition and how it sounds.
- With the fan isolated, the housing is opened.
- Each blade is cleaned so the impeller runs evenly.
- We clean the casing, the outlet and around the motor.
- The fan goes back into service with a report on its condition.
How to prepare
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Let us know about parking and loading
Ask for a quote
Every quote begins with a look at the system, from your pictures and details or, where that is not enough, a survey on site. Then we send a fixed price so you know the cost before any work starts.
Advice
Common problems we fix in Ashford Common
How fast a fan gets greasy in Ashford Common depends on the cooking: daily hours and the amount of frying and grilling. Under BESA guidance, the whole system, fan included, needs cleaning at least every 3, 6 or 12 months depending on daily hours.
Look out for any of the following:
- Fat spreading onto the roof or wall by the fan
- A fan that hums, whines or rumbles
- A fan coated in grease inside its housing
- Burning smells from the fan area
Term dates shape school work: for a school like Meadhurst Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
Comparing quotes
- What happens if part of the system cannot be accessed
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- Whether a written report and photos are included
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but the parts you can’t see still need a specialist at the right interval.
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, and that is where we come in.
When something else is needed
In fairness, there are a few things this work won’t fix:
- Wiring faults to the fan
- Grease in the canopy and ductwork
- Damaged fan blades
Not sure which it is? You can phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
What the work covers
- In-line fans
- Discharge points
- Centrifugal fans
- Fan housings
- Axial fans
- Roof-mounted fans