West Berkshire · Extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in Ball Hill, West Berkshire
Extract fan cleaning for Ball Hill, from a team that has been trading since 2009. Out-of-hours visits and 24/7 emergency callout.
- A fan coated in grease inside its housing
- An extract fan that vibrates or rattles
- A fan that no longer moves enough air
How we handle extract fan cleaning in Ball Hill
We’ve been trading since 2009. We are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 and full insurance. Common call-outs are for hot, greasy smells near the fan and grease stains around the discharge, on axial fans, centrifugal fans and fan housings.
In a small place like Ball Hill, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, where grease settles in the flat sections. We agree access and timings in advance.
Think of the report as the system’s health record: a dated account with photos of everything we did. For TR19® Grease cleans, the certificate comes through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal, ready for your insurer.
- Place
- Ball Hill (RG20)
- Wider area
- West Berkshire
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- When we work
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Different parts, different methods
Fan housings and motors
We clean around the motor without soaking its electrics, and the fan is isolated throughout. Grease around the motor can make it run hotter, so we clean what we safely can.
Roof-mounted fans
Roof fans sit at the top of the riser. They’re cleaned where safe access allows, with any limits noted.
What staff can safely do
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but the parts you can’t see still need a specialist at the right interval.
Staff cleaning and specialist work are not the same thing. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but they don’t reach the grease that builds up further in. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
Kitchen extracts in Ball Hill
There are about 3 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens in Ball Hill and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Any of those kitchens with a canopy relies on a fan that gathers grease as it runs. Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service covers Ball Hill. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel. Environmental health officers from Basingstoke and Deane council inspect food businesses in Ball Hill. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
Stargroves, about 1.5 miles south, is one of the historic houses near Ball Hill; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions.
Ball Hill is about 4 miles south-west of Newbury, in West Berkshire. Every kind of commercial site in Ball Hill, extract fan cleaning is something we can help with. We can work out of hours so the site keeps running. Ball Hill is one of 155 towns, villages and districts in West Berkshire where we work for commercial clients. For sites nearby, see our Reading page, about 19 miles away.
Every address in RG20 is covered for extract fan cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. Extract fan cleaning is available to premises on Knights Lea, Gore End Road and Knights Lane and the roads around them. Nearby, we also carry out extract fan cleaning in Hamstead Marshall (1 mile north), Woolton Hill (1 mile south-east), Crockham Heath (1 mile north-east), Enborne Row (2 miles east) and Penwood (2 miles south-east). Larger places within reach include Newbury (4 miles north-east), Thatcham (7 miles east), Burghfield Common (15 miles east), Speenhamland (4 miles north-east), Hungerford (6 miles north-west) and Lambourn (11 miles north-west).
Landmarks near Ball Hill
In Ball Hill, that means kitchens and buildings near Hamstead Marshall Park. The closest station to Ball Hill is Kintbury station, roughly 3.1 miles north-west of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find Newbury Castle (2.2 miles north) and West Berkshire Community Hospital (5.3 miles north-east). The countryside around Ball Hill includes Kintbury Newt Ponds and Pilot Hill.
What we do, step by step
Night work is normal for us. A lot of visits happen overnight or at weekends, so a kitchen or building can carry on as usual the next day. On site, the work takes an hour or two for one fan, longer when it’s hard to reach. We agree a date with you, plan the drive to Ball Hill and turn up when the site is quiet.
- Diagnosis first: we look for grease, noise and vibration.
- With the fan isolated, the housing is opened.
- The impeller is cleaned blade by blade so it runs balanced.
- Housing, outlet and the area around the motor are cleaned.
- We run the fan and note its condition in the photo report.
Before we arrive
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
Get a fixed quote
There’s no standard price list, because no two systems are the same. Instead, we look at your site first, from photos or a survey, and then give you a fixed quote. To get going, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
Advice
Why deal with it now?
Grease on the fan is grease in the system. TR19® Grease covers the whole extract, fan included and many insurers require the full system to be cleaned to TR19. It’s simpler to plan the work at Ball Hill now than to arrange it in a hurry later.
Several systems or sites on one quote often makes better use of the time. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at, and you’ll get one fixed quote.
Why us?
- We diagnose before we treat
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- Fixed quotes from a survey or pictures
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
Read our cost guide or our accreditations.
When it’s something else
Not every problem is solved by extract fan cleaning, and we’ll tell you before we start. It won’t put right:
- Grease in the canopy and ductwork
- A fan that was never right for the kitchen
- Electrical faults in the fan’s supply or controls (an electrician’s job)
If you’re not sure, just phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will give you a straight answer.
Where we work
- In-line fans
- Discharge points
- Roof-mounted fans
- Fan housings
- Axial fans
- Centrifugal fans
FAQs for Ball Hill
Which fire service covers Ball Hill?
Ball Hill is in the area of Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.
Which council inspects kitchens in Ball Hill?
Kitchens in Ball Hill are inspected by Basingstoke and Deane council’s environmental health officers. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
How long does extract fan cleaning take?
Allow a few hours where there are several fans or heavy deposits. We will confirm the time when we quote.
Can you fix a fan that’s worn out?
Anything beyond cleaning is flagged, with what we found. We offer extract fan repair and replacement, and there’s a 24/7 emergency callout for breakdowns.
Do you have insurance?
Yes. We’re fully insured, and we can share the details when you need them.
Do you work out of hours?
Yes. Give us your opening hours with your enquiry and we will plan the visit around them.
Do you offer extract fan cleaning separately?
Yes, where it makes sense. We’ll often suggest checking the duct too, as a greasy fan usually means a greasy duct, but the choice is yours.
Which sectors do you work in?
Restaurants and pubs, hotels, schools and colleges, hospitals and care homes, offices and retail, as well as food production and leisure sites.
For landlords and multi-site operators
If you look after several sites, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Every building has its own written report, so records stay tidy.
From a single site to a large estate, the standard is the same: diagnosis, a fixed price, work booked around your hours and a written report with pictures.
Nearby places to Ball Hill
Other services in Ball Hill
When to call us in Ball Hill
Grease condenses as the air cools, and a fan out on a roof or wall often sits where the air is coolest. That makes it a natural place for grease to settle.
These are the problems we see most often:
- A smell of hot grease from the extract
- A heavily greased fan housing
- An extract fan with no cleaning record
- Fat spreading onto the roof or wall by the fan
Healthcare kitchens can’t easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Ball Hill is West Berkshire Community Hospital, about 5.3 miles north-east.
Comparing quotes
- What records you will receive afterwards
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- Whether they’re fully insured
- How areas they can’t reach will be recorded