Isle of Wight · Extract fan cleaning
Brighstone extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning for commercial sites in Brighstone and across the Isle of Wight. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- A fan that hums, whines or rumbles
- Thick grease on the impeller and casing
- A motor area thick with grease
Between visits
Simple habits between visits make a real difference. Our advice:
- Notice when the fan starts to sound different
- Don’t turn the fan off mid-service
- Make sure the fan is included each time
- Keep records of every fan clean
Keep the report with the maintenance log and fire risk assessment. It shows the fan’s condition at the time of the clean, which helps if anything changes later.
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.
Extract fan cleaning in Brighstone, 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. The way in depends on the type, and we plan that during the survey. The work covers centrifugal fans, axial fans and in-line fans, and common reasons people get in touch are a motor area thick with grease and burning smells from the fan area.
Work in a small place like Brighstone starts with a call to agree access and timings, and the clean itself is the same full TR19® job as in any town: canopy to discharge, then a TR19® certificate and a photo report.
A written report with photos follows every visit, so there’s a dated record of the work. Kitchen extract cleaning to TR19® Grease is certificated through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Where
- Brighstone (PO30)
- Region
- Isle of Wight
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
We regularly work with managing agents. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works, and we’ll send a fixed quote.
Nearby places to Brighstone
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Common problems we fix in Brighstone
Each blade collects a slightly different amount. The difference throws the impeller off balance, wearing bearings and mounts. Left too long, grease turns into wear.
Clients typically contact us when they notice one of these:
- A motor area thick with grease
- Vibration from an unbalanced impeller
- Grease stains around the discharge
- A fan coated in grease inside its housing
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Whitecroft Hospital is the nearest hospital to Brighstone, about 4.7 miles north-east.
Before you book anyone
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- Whether a survey comes first
- When they can work, and whether that’s outside your opening hours
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
The process
Protection comes first: floors, worktops and anything near the work are covered. After that, the system is made safe and the work begins. The work on site takes an hour or two for most single fans, and we clear up before we go. Seeing the system in pictures first means the trip to Brighstone can be planned properly.
- The fan is found and its type, access and isolation checked.
- It’s isolated so it cannot run while we work.
- We scrape the heavy grease from the blades and housing.
- Blades, housing and surrounds are degreased with care around the electrics.
- It’s closed up, run, checked and photographed for the report.
How to prepare
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
Get a fixed quote
There’s no standard price list, because every site is different. Instead, we look at your site first, from pictures or a survey, and then send you a fixed quote. To start, call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us.
Advice
Grease, kitchens and Brighstone
At about 1 mile from the coast, Brighstone is close enough for sea air to matter. Salt in the air is hard on rooftop fans, discharge cowls and fixings, so we check them for corrosion as well as grease. There are about 4 restaurants, cafés and works canteens in Brighstone and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Each kitchen extract among them ends at a fan, and grease on the impeller strains the motor. Environmental health officers from Isle of Wight council inspect food businesses in Brighstone. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Before-and-after pictures from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near St. Mary's Church or elsewhere in Brighstone, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often. Historic houses near Brighstone, such as Mottistone Manor about 1.4 miles north-west, are a reminder that older buildings with event kitchens can have long, awkward duct routes.
Brighstone is about 6 miles south-west of Newport, in the Isle of Wight. Every kind of commercial site in Brighstone, we can take on extract fan cleaning. We can work out of hours so trading isn’t interrupted. Across the Isle of Wight, we cover 125 places, Brighstone among them. We also work in Portsmouth, about 18 miles from Brighstone.
Postcode districts we cover here for extract fan cleaning: PO30. We cover sites on Main Road, Meadows Close and Wilberforce Road and nearby roads. Brighstone is on the B3399, which makes it straightforward for our technicians to reach for out-of-hours visits. Other places close to Brighstone include Moortown (1 mile north), Thorncross (1 mile south-east), Shorwell (2 miles east), Little Atherfield (3 miles south-east) and Atherfield Green (3 miles south-east). Larger places within reach include Newport (6 miles north-east), Ryde (12 miles north-east), Cowes (9 miles north-east), Sandown (10 miles east), Shanklin (10 miles east) and Ventnor (9 miles east). Island and remote sites take a little more planning, so tell us where you are when you ask for a quote for extract fan cleaning.
Local landmarks in Brighstone
Around Brighstone, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The Three Bishops pub. Nearby you’ll also find Carisbrooke Castle (4.8 miles north-east) and Whitecroft Hospital (4.7 miles north-east). For a walk, there’s Brighstone Down.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, alongside our reports.
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.
What extract fan cleaning cannot fix
To be straight with you, there are a few things this work won’t fix:
- Wiring faults to the fan
- A dirty duct upstream of the fan
- A fan that is too small for the system (a design question)
Not sure which it is? You can give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we will tell you honestly before booking.
Parts of the system we cover
- Fan housings
- Axial fans
- Centrifugal fans
- Discharge points
- Roof-mounted fans
- In-line fans
Brighstone: your questions answered
Does the sea air around Brighstone make a difference to extract fan cleaning?
It can, as Brighstone is within about 1 mile of the sea, where salt in the air is hard on metal. We look at fans, cowls and fixings for rust as well as grease.
Can you get to a site in Brighstone?
Yes. Brighstone is within the area we cover across London and the South East. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the site when you book.
What does extract fan cleaning cost?
It depends on the site, so we quote each one individually. For a quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email with the site type, opening hours and a few photos.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes. There’s a 24/7 emergency line, for problems that can’t wait. Call us any time and explain what’s happened.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes. We always survey first, either from pictures and details you send or on a site visit. A fixed quote follows.
Do you have insurance?
Yes, fully. We also hold CHAS and SafeContractor, for sites that check contractor safety.
Do you work out of hours?
Yes. Give us your opening hours with your enquiry and we will book around them.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes, of course. Tell us what you have and how it’s used and we’ll propose a schedule with a fixed quote.
Why deal with it now?
A fan that sounds rough in Brighstone is often telling you the extract needs a clean. If the fan is coated, the duct before it usually is too, so it’s worth checking the whole system. Out of sight is the usual reason a rural system goes too long without attention.
Every site is different, so each one gets its own fixed quote. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all play a part.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Brighstone
- Every job surveyed first
- Fixed quotes from a survey or photos
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- Trading since 2009
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