Windsor and Maidenhead · Extract fan cleaning
Extract Fan Cleaning in Bray
Extract fan cleaning for Bray and the surrounding area: a survey, a fixed price, careful work and proper paperwork. Call for a fixed quote.
- Less air being pulled from the kitchen
- A fan coated in grease inside its housing
- Grease stains around the discharge
What the work involves, part by part
Wall fans
A wall fan pushes the air straight outside. It’s isolated, opened and cleaned inside and out.
Inline duct fans
Hidden in a ceiling void, an inline fan is easily missed. We find it during the survey and include it in the clean.
How we handle extract fan cleaning in Bray
Duct Doctor has been cleaning kitchen extract fans since 2009. As a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, we clean to BESA TR19® Grease, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 and full insurance. Common call-outs are for grease escaping from the fan outlet and an extract fan that vibrates or rattles, on in-line fans, axial fans and fan housings.
For a kitchen in or near Bray, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, and the clean itself is the same full TR19® job as in any town: canopy, filters, duct, fan and discharge, with a certificate and photo report at the end.
The sign-off is always in writing: a written report, dated and illustrated with pictures, and for TR19® Grease cleans, a certificate issued through the BESCA VHE portal. It shows what was done and what, if anything, couldn’t be reached.
- Where
- Bray (SL6)
- Wider area
- Windsor and Maidenhead
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed price before work begins
- Working hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Places near Bray
Also in Bray
What extract fan cleaning looks like in Bray
According to Food Standards Agency records, there are about 10 pubs and bars and about 7 hotels and B&Bs across Bray and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. Bray is covered by Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk. In Bray, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Windsor and Maidenhead council. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready.
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; St Mark's Hospital is the nearest hospital to Bray, about 2.3 miles north-west. A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near St Michael's Church or elsewhere in Bray, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Bray is about 2 miles south-east of Maidenhead, in Windsor and Maidenhead. Whatever kind of site you run in Bray, extract fan cleaning is something we can help with. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so trading isn’t interrupted. Bray is one of 57 towns, villages and districts in Windsor and Maidenhead where we work for extract fan cleaning. For sites nearby, see our Reading page, about 13 miles away.
All of SL6 is within our area for extract fan cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Whether your site is on High Street, Old Mill Lane and Beaufort Place or a nearby road, we can help. Nearby, we also carry out extract fan cleaning in Dorney Reach (1 mile east), Lake End (1 mile east), Taplow (2 miles north), Dorney (2 miles east) and Hitchambury (2 miles north-east). Further out, we also cover Windsor (4 miles south-east), North Ascot (6 miles south), Cookham (4 miles north), Furze Platt (3 miles north-west), Dedworth (3 miles south-east) and Broomhall (9 miles south).
Landmarks near Bray
Typical jobs here are in premises near Braywick Park, The Fat Duck pub and Desborough College. The nearest railway station is Taplow station, about 1.3 miles north-east of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include The Reitlinger Bequest Museum (1.1 miles north) and Windsor Castle (4.3 miles south-east). The countryside around Bray includes Bray Pit and Taplow Lake.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Each visit ends with a dated report and pictures, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
Running several sites is easier with one contractor. We cover South East England and London, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept on a regular cycle.
Common problems we fix in Bray
Grease builds up unevenly on the blades. The difference throws the impeller off balance 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:
- A motor area thick with grease
- Weak extraction at the canopy
- Grease stains around the discharge
- Burning smells from the fan area
School kitchens, at schools like Dorney School for example, are normally cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
Comparing quotes
- Whether the price is fixed
- What paperwork you get at the end
- When they can work, and whether that’s outside your opening hours
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
If your staff spot something between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We can diagnose it and quote.
Some jobs should never be done in-house: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease call for the right kit, training and safe access. That is our job.
Your questions about extract fan cleaning in Bray
Which fire authority looks after Bray?
Bray 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.
Can the work in Bray be done at night or at weekends?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. That way a site in Bray does not have to lose a day’s trading. Let us know the hours you are closed and we’ll book within them.
Are you insured?
Yes, we’re fully insured. We also hold CHAS and SafeContractor, for sites that check contractor safety.
What do you need from me for a quote?
Just the basics: where it is, what kind of site, when it’s open and the access. Photos and the last report help too. After that, simply call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
Which sectors do you work in?
Commercial premises of every kind: kitchens, offices, schools, healthcare, retail, leisure and food production. Work is timed around how each site runs.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes, any time. For anything urgent, such as a fan failure or damage after a fire, ring the 24/7 line and we’ll talk you through the next steps.
What do you do with what you remove?
Waste is contained during the work and removed when we leave, including grease, debris and dirty water. We don’t leave it behind.
Who is responsible for fire safety on the premises?
In the words of the Fire Safety Order 2005, it’s the responsible person. It’s normally the employer, or whoever controls the building, and where several people have control, each can have duties. Your lease and fire risk assessment should make it clear.
When something else is needed
In fairness, some problems need a different fix:
- A cracked or broken impeller (it needs replacing)
- A faulty speed controller or isolator
- Grease in the canopy and ductwork
If you’re not sure, just call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will give you a straight answer before booking.
What the work covers
- Axial fans
- Centrifugal fans
- Fan housings
- In-line fans
- Discharge points
- Roof-mounted fans
What happens on the day
At the end of the visit, someone from your team can look over the work with us. Anything we couldn’t reach or that needs attention is pointed out there and then, and it goes on the report too. All told, the work takes a couple of hours per fan, depending on its size and the build-up. A few pictures of the system help us make the most of a visit to a place like Bray.
- We start by checking where the fan sits and how to isolate it.
- With the fan isolated, the housing is opened.
- Grease is scraped from the impeller blades and the inside of the housing.
- We degrease the fan and housing, taking care around the motor.
- The fan is put back into service, checked and photographed.
Preparing for the visit
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Move anything stored near the system
How to get a quote
Need a price for extract fan cleaning? Please phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line with a few details about the site. We will talk you through the work and give you a fixed quote before anything is booked.
Advice
Looking after it afterwards
Here’s the after-treatment advice, short and simple:
- Don’t turn the fan off mid-service
- Look for grease stains near the discharge
- Never cook with a filter missing
- Notice when the fan starts to sound different
The area around the fan is left clean, with waste grease removed. On a roof or outside wall, we leave the surrounding area tidy.
Fewer grease particles reaching the fan means less build-up. Clean, well-seated filters are the fan’s first protection, and replace any that are damaged.