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Extract Fan Cleaning in Bitterne Manor
Looking for extract fan cleaning in Bitterne Manor? We survey first, give you a fixed quote and work around your opening hours, finishing with a written report and photos.
- A fan coated in grease inside its housing
- A noisy fan that has got louder over time
- Grease stains around the discharge
How we handle extract fan cleaning in Bitterne Manor
We’ve been trading since 2009. As a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, we clean to BESA TR19® Grease, and we are fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001. Common call-outs are for an extract fan that vibrates or rattles and rough running from the extract fan, across centrifugal fans, discharge points and in-line fans.
In a smaller place like Bitterne Manor, many kitchens sit in older buildings or later extensions, with the duct running through a roof space or up an outside wall. Flat runs collect grease and need proper access to clean.
For insurers and inspectors, the record counts. That’s why every job is written up in a report with photos, plus a TR19® certificate through the BESCA VHE portal where the work is a TR19® Grease clean.
- Location
- Bitterne Manor (SO18, SO17, SO14)
- Wider area
- Southampton
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed price before work begins
- When we work
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
What staff can safely do
A few tasks are always specialist work: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings need training, the right equipment and safe access. Leave those to us.
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
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When it’s something else
Not every problem is solved by extract fan cleaning, and we’d rather say so up front. It does not solve:
- Damaged fan blades
- Wiring faults to the fan
- Grease in the canopy and ductwork
If you’re not sure, just call 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll give you a straight answer.
Parts of the system we cover
- Roof-mounted fans
- Centrifugal fans
- Fan housings
- Axial fans
- Discharge points
- In-line fans
Multi-site and managed buildings
We regularly work with managing agents. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements and we will come back with a fixed quote.
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we are happy to quote for all of it.
What extract fan cleaning looks like in Bitterne Manor
At about 2 miles from the coast, Bitterne Manor is close enough for sea air to matter. Corrosion on the fan housing and cowl is worth a look at every clean, alongside the grease. The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 84 bars, pubs and nightclubs and about 17 hotels, B&Bs and guest houses within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Bitterne Manor. Any of them serving cooked food has an extract to keep clean, from canopy to discharge. Environmental health officers from Southampton council inspect food businesses in Bitterne Manor. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. Before-and-after pictures from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Royal South Hants Hospital (about 0.7 miles south-west), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands. For schools such as Bitterne Manor Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is typically booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
Bitterne Manor is about 1 mile east of Southampton, in Southampton. Across the SO18 area, we can take on extract fan cleaning. Bitterne Manor is one of 40 towns, villages and districts in Southampton we cover for commercial clients.
Here we cover the SO18, SO17 and SO14 postcode area for extract fan cleaning. Extract fan cleaning is available to premises on Ivy Road, North Road and South Road and nearby roads. Neighbouring places we cover for extract fan cleaning include St Denys (1 mile north-west), Southampton (1 mile west), Northam (1 mile south), Bitterne Park (1 mile north-east) and Portswood (1 mile north-west). Further out, we also cover Regents Park (3 miles west), Maybush (3 miles west), Coxford (3 miles north-west), Lordswood (3 miles north-west), Eling (5 miles west) and Rownhams (4 miles north-west).
Local landmarks in Bitterne Manor
Typical jobs here are in premises near Bitterne Park School, St Mary's Independent School and Rockstone Place Park. There’s a railway station in Bitterne Manor itself: Bitterne station. Other landmarks nearby include Bitterne Local History Society Heritage And Research Centre (0.9 miles east) and Netley Castle (3 miles south). For a walk, there’s Netley Common.
Common questions in Bitterne Manor
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Bitterne Manor?
That is Southampton council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Bitterne Manor. It helps to keep the extract cleaning records with your food safety paperwork, so they’re ready if asked for.
Who is the fire and rescue service for Bitterne Manor?
It’s Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Bitterne Manor. A recent cleaning certificate and a note of the next clean date show that grease in the extract is being managed.
What should I send you?
A short description and a few photos, with the address and opening hours. We will ask for anything else we need.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes. We run scheduled maintenance contracts, with visits at the interval your system needs. Each report recommends when the next visit should be.
Do you have insurance?
Yes. Full insurance covers our work and have been trading since 2009.
What do you do to protect the area?
We start with protection: floor sheeting and covers over nearby surfaces and equipment. We tidy up and take our waste away before we leave.
Can you fix a fan that is worn out?
A clean won’t mend wear. Where the fan needs repair or replacement, we can do that too, with a fixed quote first.
Can the work be done while we are closed?
Yes. Give us your opening hours with your enquiry and we will plan the visit around them.
Between visits
After the visit, a few habits help the work last:
- Run the extract throughout cooking
- Look for grease stains near the discharge
- Keep the grease filters clean and in place
- Check the report shows the fan was cleaned
The area around the fan is left clean, with waste grease removed. On a roof or outside wall, we leave the surrounding area tidy.
Keep the whole system on its cleaning cycle. A fan cleaned with the rest of the system on time rarely gets badly coated, in line with BESA guidance.
When to call us in Bitterne Manor
Fans that are hard to reach are often the ones that get missed. If it wasn’t included in past cleans, it may hold years of grease, and the report will show it.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- A fan that no longer moves enough air
- A noisy fan that has got louder over time
- Vibration from an unbalanced impeller
- A fan that has never been cleaned
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of St Denys, or anywhere in Bitterne Manor, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
What to look for in a quote
- How areas they cannot reach will be recorded
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or photos
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
How it works
Your staff don’t need to do much on the day. Someone lets us in at the agreed time and shows us where everything is, and the rest is down to us. Before we leave, the area is tidied and the paperwork follows. Tell us about any gates, ladders or locked plant areas at your site near Bitterne Manor when you book.
- The fan is found and its type, access and isolation checked.
- It’s isolated so it cannot run while we work.
- Grease is scraped off the impeller blades and casing.
- The fan is degreased, taking care around the motor.
- It’s closed up, run, checked and photographed for the report.
Preparing for the visit
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Clear the space around the work
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
Getting a quote
Need a price for extract fan cleaning? Please give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form with a few details about the site. We’ll talk you through the work and send you a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
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Why deal with it now?
Cleaning the fan in Bitterne Manor now is a short job: the work takes an hour or two for most single fans. Waiting adds vibration, wear and a harder clean. A visit arranged in advance is far less disruptive than a callout on a busy day.
You will not find a price list here, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. Call for a fixed quote, and we’ll explain what it covers.
Why Bitterne Manor businesses choose us
- Each visit written up, with pictures
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- We are fully insured
- Every job surveyed first
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