Isle of Wight · Extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in Bonchurch, Isle of Wight
One call covers extract fan cleaning in Bonchurch: survey, fixed quote, work and sign-off. Fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001.
- Fat spreading onto the roof or wall by the fan
- A fan that no longer moves enough air
- An extract fan that vibrates or rattles
What happens on the day
We work around your opening hours, not the other way round. We book the visit for a time the area is closed, whether that is an evening, overnight or a weekend. Once we’re in, the area is sheeted and anything that has to be off is turned off and cooled, and the work takes a few hours where there are several fans or heavy deposits. We agree a date with you, plan the drive to Bonchurch and turn up when the site is quiet.
- The fan is found and its type, access and isolation checked.
- It’s isolated so it can’t run while we work.
- We scrape the heavy grease from the blades and housing.
- The fan is degreased, taking care around the motor.
- It’s closed up, run, checked and photographed for the report.
How to prepare
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
Getting a quote
The quickest way to a quote is to send pictures: 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.
Related advice
Extract fan cleaning in Bonchurch, done properly
Kitchen extract fans come in different forms: fans on the roof, fans built into the duct run, and fans on an outside wall. Each is isolated and opened in its own way and the survey shows us how to reach it. The work covers axial fans, fan housings and roof-mounted fans, and common reasons people get in touch are grease escaping from the fan outlet and a fan motor running hot under a coat of grease.
In a small place like Bonchurch, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
It’s worth checking any contractor’s accreditations. We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, with full insurance on top.
- Location
- Bonchurch (PO38)
- Wider area
- Isle of Wight
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Leave it or put it right?
For a kitchen in Bonchurch, a noisy, greasy fan is often the first sign the whole system is overdue. Grease on the fan means grease in the duct before it, so it’s worth checking the whole system. In a place like Bonchurch, ductwork and fans are easy to forget until something goes wrong.
One small site or a whole estate, we price it on the same basis: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. The price is fixed before we start.
What you get with us
- In business since 2009
- Photo reports with every job
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
Take a look at what affects the cost or how to check a contractor.
Grease, kitchens and Bonchurch
At about 1 mile from the coast, Bonchurch is close enough for sea air to matter. Near the sea, the fan and discharge at the top of a kitchen extract corrode faster than they would inland. The Food Standards Agency lists about 12 pubs, bars and clubs and about 4 hotels and guest houses as registered food businesses within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Bonchurch. Where they serve hot food, their kitchen extracts need cleaning to TR19® like any restaurant’s. Environmental health officers from Isle of Wight council inspect food businesses in Bonchurch. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
For schools such as St Catherine's School, kitchen extract cleaning is typically booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed. If your kitchen is in a listed or historic building, like the houses around Bonchurch (Rylstone Manor is about 1.8 miles north), fitting access panels needs care.
Bonchurch is about 2 miles south of Shanklin, in the Isle of Wight. Every kind of commercial site in Bonchurch, extract fan cleaning is something we can help with. We can work out of hours so trading isn’t interrupted. Our the Isle of Wight coverage runs to 125 places, Bonchurch among them. We also work in Portsmouth, about 15 miles from Bonchurch.
We work across PO38 for extract fan cleaning and the streets around it. You will find streets such as Shore Road, Leeson Road and Bonchurch Village Road, all of which we cover for extract fan cleaning. If your site is just outside Bonchurch, we cover Luccombe Village (1 mile north), Ventnor (1 mile west), Steephill (2 miles west), Wroxall (2 miles north-west) and Shanklin (2 miles north). Larger places within reach include Newport (9 miles north-west), Ryde (9 miles north), Cowes (12 miles north-west), Sandown (4 miles north), East Cowes (12 miles north-west) and Oakfield (8 miles north). Island and remote sites take a little more planning, so please mention your location when you phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us.
Near you in Bonchurch
In Bonchurch, that means kitchens and buildings near Bonchurch Inn. The closest station to Bonchurch is Shanklin station, about 2.4 miles north. Well-known places in the area include Sandown Castle (4.3 miles north) and Arthur Webster Memorial Hospital for Children (2.5 miles north). The countryside around Bonchurch includes Alverstone Mead and St Boniface Down.
What staff can safely do
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
Some jobs should never be done in-house: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings need training, the right equipment and safe access. Leave those to us.
Part by part
Impellers and blades
The impeller is the spinning part that moves the air, and grease builds up on them unevenly. That’s what unbalances the fan, so it’s cleaned carefully blade by blade.
Roof-mounted fans
Roof fans also discharge grease onto the roof around them and we check the area around the outlet. We note any grease around the fan.
Nearby places to Bonchurch
Other services in Bonchurch
What affects the quote in Bonchurch
Sites vary more than people expect. What affects the quote:
- The condition we find in the survey
- The size of the system
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- The times the site is available
No two sites are the same, so we price each one individually. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all make a difference.
Asking for a quote
When you contact us, it’s useful to have:
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
Every quote begins with a look at the system, either from photos and details you send or from a site visit. After that, you get a fixed price for the work, before we start.
Signs you need extract fan cleaning in Bonchurch
Each blade collects a slightly different amount. Over time, that imbalance shakes the fan and puts strain on the bearings. What starts as a grease problem can become a mechanical one.
These are the problems we see most often:
- Less air being pulled from the kitchen
- An extract fan with no cleaning record
- Vibration from an unbalanced impeller
- Hot, greasy smells near the fan
A hospital like Arthur Webster Memorial Hospital for Children, about 2.5 miles north, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day.
What to look for in a quote
- What insurance they carry
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or photos
- How areas they can’t reach will be recorded
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
When something else is needed
Extract fan cleaning cannot fix everything, and we will tell you before work begins. It doesn’t solve:
- Grease in the duct and canopy before the fan (those need a full TR19 clean)
- A fan that won’t start
- Electrical faults in the fan’s supply or controls (an electrician’s job)
Not sure which it is? You can call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll tell you honestly before booking.
Parts of the system we cover
- In-line fans
- Discharge points
- Axial fans
- Fan housings
- Centrifugal fans
- Roof-mounted fans
FAQs for Bonchurch
Does the sea air around Bonchurch make a difference to extract fan cleaning?
It can, as Bonchurch is within about 1 mile of the sea, where salt in the air is hard on metal. A fan housing that’s rusting near the coast can fail sooner, so it’s worth catching early.
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Bonchurch?
Food hygiene inspections in Bonchurch are carried out by Isle of Wight council. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
Do you need to turn the fan off to clean it?
The fan is isolated before we open it, so it can’t start while we work. That means the extract is off, so we clean while the kitchen is closed.
How often should the extract fan be cleaned?
With the whole system, at intervals set by BESA guidance: every 3, 6 or 12 months. A noisy or heavily coated fan may need it sooner.
How much notice do you need?
That depends on the slot you want and the size of the job. Tell us your preferred dates when you ask for a quote, and if it’s an emergency, call us any time.
Can you clean the fan on its own?
Yes, where it makes sense. We’ll often suggest checking the duct too, as a greasy fan normally means a greasy duct, but the choice is yours.
Do you cover Bonchurch?
Yes. We work across Greater London, Surrey, Kent, Sussex, Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Hertfordshire and Essex, Bonchurch included.
Can you fix a fan that’s 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.