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Extract fan cleaning in Broadford, Surrey
Extract fan cleaning across Broadford and nearby, booked around your opening hours and finished with a written report and pictures.
- A fan left out of previous cleans
- Grease escaping from the fan outlet
- A heavily greased fan housing
Extract fan cleaning in Broadford, done properly
A clean fan is not a repaired fan. Anything that looks worn or damaged goes on the report, and we also repair and replace extract fans. You will know whether the fan just needed cleaning or something more. Typical jobs include burning smells from the fan area and a fan motor running hot under a coat of grease, on centrifugal fans, fan housings and axial fans.
Work in a small place like Broadford 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.
The paperwork matters as much as the work. You get a written report with pictures after each visit, listing what was done, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next visit is due. Keep it with your fire safety records so it’s to hand when an insurer or inspector asks.
- Place
- Broadford (GU4)
- Wider area
- Surrey
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026

Why deal with it now?
Without a working extract fan, a kitchen cannot cook safely. Grease is often where fan trouble begins, so keeping it clean is part of keeping it running. If it does fail, our 24/7 emergency line is there. Rural sites cannot always move to another kitchen or room when something fails.
Working hours, access and the scale of the site can all change the price. Each of those is built into the quote, and the price is fixed before any work starts.
Why us?
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- We’re fully insured
- Fixed quotes, normally within one working day
See our cost guide or our accreditations.
What we do, step by step
A visit follows the same order every time: sheeting and protection first, isolate whatever needs isolating, do the work, tidy up and hand over the paperwork. The visit itself takes a couple of hours per fan, depending on its size and the build-up. Pictures of the system and its access let us plan the work in Broadford before we set off.
- First we locate the fan and agree how it’s safely isolated.
- The fan is isolated so it can’t start while we work.
- We remove the grease from the blades, impeller and casing.
- We degrease the fan and housing, taking care around the motor.
- We reassemble, run the fan and photograph the result.
Getting ready for the visit
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Move anything stored near the system
Ask for a quote
Getting a quote does not take long. Call or email with a few details and you will normally have a fixed price within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
Related advice
Part by part
Kitchens with long cooking hours
A long-hours kitchen cannot afford a fan failure. A clean fan is less likely to strain, and our 24/7 emergency callout is there if it happens anyway.
Impellers and blades
The impeller is the spinning part that moves the air, and it collects grease unevenly. An uneven coating throws it off balance, so it’s cleaned carefully blade by blade.
Towns and villages near Broadford
Other services in Broadford
For landlords and multi-site operators
Whether it’s one building or many, you get the same standard: the system surveyed, the price fixed, the visit fitted around trading and everything written up afterwards.
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare in Broadford and across Surrey. Work can be phased by floor, building or site to keep disruption down.
Between visits
Results last longer with the right care. Here’s what we suggest:
- Look for grease stains near the discharge
- Keep the fan on whenever the range is lit
- Report rattles or humming early
- Check the report shows the fan was cleaned
You get before and after photos of the impeller and housing. It notes what was done and anything that couldn’t be reached, along with the recommended next clean date.
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.
What extract fan cleaning looks like in Broadford
Food Standards Agency records include about 15 pubs, bars and clubs within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Broadford. A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. It’s Guildford council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Broadford. 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. The fire and rescue service for Broadford is Surrey Fire and Rescue Service. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel.
Healthcare kitchens cannot easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Broadford is Farnham Road Hospital, about 1.7 miles north. School kitchens, at schools like Shalford Infant School for example, are typically cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
Broadford is about 2 miles south of Guildford, in Surrey. Whatever kind of site you run in Broadford, extract fan cleaning is something we can help with. We can work out of hours so the site keeps running. Our Surrey coverage runs to 395 places, Broadford among them.
Here we cover the GU4 postcode area for extract fan cleaning. Neighbouring places we cover for extract fan cleaning include Shalford (1 mile east), Peasmarsh (1 mile south-west), Artington (1 mile north-west), East Shalford (1 mile north-east) and Chilworth (2 miles east). Further out, we also cover Woking (7 miles north), Camberley (11 miles north-west), Farnham (10 miles west), Egham (15 miles north), Walton-on-Thames (14 miles north-east) and Dorking (11 miles east).
What’s near Broadford
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Shalford Mill, St Catherine's School and The Queen Victoria pub and the streets around them. Broadford has its own railway station: Shalford station. Other landmarks nearby include Farnham Road Hospital (1.7 miles north) and Guildford Castle (1.5 miles north). Not far away are Pewley Down and Lower Lake.
Do you need extract fan cleaning in Broadford?
Grease on a fan is a fire risk, in Broadford as anywhere. If grease in the duct catches, the fan and its housing can feed the fire, and a hot, struggling motor doesn’t help.
Common reasons sites call us are:
- A noisy fan that has got louder over time
- Thick grease on the impeller and casing
- Vibration from an unbalanced impeller
- A fan that has never been cleaned
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near St Michael, or anywhere in Broadford, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
Questions to ask before you book
- What records you will receive afterwards
- Whether VAT is included
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or pictures
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
Questions from Broadford
Can a school canteen extract in Broadford be done out of term time?
Yes, holiday work suits schools best. The FSA’s register shows about 16 schools and colleges with food registrations within roughly a mile and a half of Broadford. Just call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line with your term dates and we will plan around them.
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Broadford?
Food hygiene inspections in Broadford are carried out by Guildford council. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
Which accreditations do you hold?
Duct Doctor is a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we carry full insurance.
Do you have insurance?
Yes. Duct Doctor is fully insured, and we can share the details when you need them.
Do we need to close while you work?
Not usually. We work when the area is out of use, such as evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends, so the site can carry on as normal.
Can you work evenings and weekends?
Yes. Give us your opening hours with your enquiry and we’ll plan the visit around them.
What do you do with what you remove?
We contain it and take it with us. Grease, debris and waste water are collected as the work goes on rather than letting it spread.
Will I get photos of the cleaned fan?
Every clean has a photo report, along with notes on the fan’s condition. A full clean adds a TR19 certificate from the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
When it’s something else
Not every problem is solved by extract fan cleaning, and we’d rather say so up front. It won’t put right:
- A motor that has burnt out
- Damaged fan blades
- A fan that’s too small for the system (a design question)
If in doubt, call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will say what we think.
Where we work
- Discharge points
- Axial fans
- Centrifugal fans
- Roof-mounted fans
- In-line fans
- Fan housings