Windsor and Maidenhead · Extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in Broomhall, Windsor and Maidenhead
Cleaning of kitchen extract fans, impellers, fan housings and discharge points in Broomhall, surveyed first and signed off with a written report and pictures. Call for a fixed quote.
- A motor area thick with grease
- Grease escaping from the fan outlet
- A fan that has never been cleaned
Extract fan cleaning in Broomhall
In Broomhall, as everywhere we work, the fan follows a set routine: we isolate it, open the housing, scrape the impeller and degrease the lot. Your report shows the impeller as we found it and as we left it. The work covers fan housings, discharge points and roof-mounted fans, and common reasons people get in touch are weak extraction at the canopy and grease around the motor and its mounts.
In a smaller place like Broomhall, many kitchens sit in older buildings or later extensions, where the duct may cross a roof void or climb an outside wall. Flat runs collect grease and need proper access to clean.
A written report with photos follows each 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
- Broomhall (SL5)
- Wider area
- Windsor and Maidenhead
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- When we work
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
The process
Protection comes first: sheeting goes over floors and surfaces close to the work. After that, the system is made safe and the work begins. It takes an hour or two for one fan, longer when it’s hard to reach, and we clear up before we go. For a place like Broomhall, we load the van from the survey notes so the work can be done in one visit where possible.
- We locate the fan and plan how to reach and isolate it.
- It’s isolated so it can’t run while we work.
- Grease is scraped off the impeller blades and casing.
- The fan is degreased, taking care around the motor.
- We reassemble, run and photograph the fan.
Getting ready for the visit
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
How to get a quote
Every quote begins with a look at the system, either from photos and details you send or from a site visit. Then we send a fixed price so you know the cost before any work starts.
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Managing agents and facilities teams in Broomhall
Where a tenant occupies the premises but the landlord owns the building, the lease normally sets out who maintains what. We can quote either party, and the report can go to both.
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We work across London and the South East, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept on a regular cycle.
Extract fan cleaning in Broomhall: the local picture
The Food Standards Agency lists about 3 pubs, bars and clubs and about 3 hotels, B&Bs and guest houses as registered food businesses in and around Broomhall, up to about a mile and a half out. Wherever they cook, the canopy, duct and fan collect grease just as a restaurant’s do. The fire and rescue service for Broomhall is Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises. Food hygiene inspections in Broomhall are the job of Windsor and Maidenhead council’s environmental health team. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
A hospital like Heatherwood Hospital, about 2.7 miles north-west, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day. For kitchens close to Sunningdale station, where the day often starts early and ends late, the extract can be cleaned overnight.
Broomhall is about 4 miles south-west of Egham, in Windsor and Maidenhead. Sites in Broomhall get the same service as everywhere we cover: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where necessary and a written report with photos. Our area takes in 57 places across Windsor and Maidenhead, large and small. Our Guildford page covers sites nearby (10 miles or so).
Every address in SL5 is covered for extract fan cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. That includes premises on London Road, Abbey Wood and Cedar Drive and the roads around them. We also cover Sunningdale (1 mile north-west), Brick Hill (1 mile south), South Ascot (2 miles west), Windlesham (2 miles south-west) and Chobham (3 miles south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Maidenhead (10 miles north-west), Windsor (6 miles north), Boyn Hill (9 miles north-west), North Ascot (3 miles north-west), Cookham (12 miles north) and Furze Platt (11 miles north-west). Broomhall is one of the larger places we cover in Windsor and Maidenhead for extract fan cleaning.
What’s near Broomhall
Typical jobs here are in premises near Charters School, Silwood Park and Holy Trinity CofE Primary School. There’s a railway station in Broomhall itself: Sunningdale station. Well-known places in the area include Chobham Museum (3.3 miles south) and Heatherwood Hospital (2.7 miles north-west). The countryside around Broomhall includes Gracious Pond and Virginia Water Lake.
Your questions about extract fan cleaning in Broomhall
Can you come to Broomhall after we close?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. The site is handed back ready to open. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
Can you get to a site in Broomhall?
Yes, we work in villages as well as towns, and Broomhall is covered. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
Where does the waste go?
Waste is contained during the work and removed when we leave, from grease and debris to used cleaning water. We don’t leave it behind.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes. Photos often do the job, and larger or hidden systems get a visit.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
No. TR19® is BESA’s specification, not legislation. The legal duty comes from the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005: the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and cleaning to TR19® is the recognised way to show grease is under control.
Will I get pictures of the cleaned fan?
You get a photo report with before and after photos of the fan. Full system cleans come with a TR19 certificate as well.
How often does the fan need cleaning?
With the whole system, at intervals set by BESA guidance: every 3, 6 or 12 months. Some fans need attention sooner.
How long will it take to clean the fan?
It takes an hour or two for one fan, longer when it’s hard to reach. We’ll confirm the time when we quote.
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What else we do in Broomhall
Between visits
Aftercare is simple, and it makes the next visit easier:
- Look for grease stains near the discharge
- Keep each photo report with the maintenance log
- Check the report shows the fan was cleaned
- Run the extract throughout cooking
A full system clean includes a TR19 certificate from the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. A fan-only clean is recorded in the photo report.
Don’t run the kitchen with the extract off. Air that keeps moving carries vapour out rather than letting it settle, so keeping it running helps keep it clean.
Honest limits
We will always give you a straight diagnosis, so here’s what this work can’t put right:
- Wiring faults to the fan
- An impeller that’s bent or split
- A dirty duct upstream of the fan
If in doubt, call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll say what we think.
What we work on in Broomhall
- In-line fans
- Fan housings
- Roof-mounted fans
- Centrifugal fans
- Discharge points
- Axial fans
Different parts, different methods
Kitchens with long cooking hours
In a busy kitchen, the fan rarely gets a rest, which means grease and wear add up quickly. Cleaning on time helps keep it running.
Impellers and blades
Coated blades move less air. Scraping and degreasing them restores their shape, so the fan can run as intended.
Signs you need extract fan cleaning in Broomhall
By the time air reaches the fan, it has passed the canopy, filters and duct. Whatever grease is still in it settles on the impeller and inside the housing, and the spinning blades fling it onto the walls of the housing.
Look out for any of the following:
- A motor area thick with grease
- A heavily greased fan housing
- A fan shaking on its mounts
- Less air being pulled from the kitchen
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Holy Trinity Church or elsewhere in Broomhall, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event.
Comparing quotes
- When the next visit should be, and why
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- How areas they can’t reach will be recorded
- What records you will receive afterwards
Leave it or put it right?
Cleaning the fan in Broomhall now is a short job: the work takes a few hours where there are several fans or heavy deposits. Leaving it means more wear, more noise and a bigger clean later. In a smaller place like Broomhall, a site that has to close is felt quickly.
What you pay reflects the actual work. That’s why every job is surveyed first, and the price is agreed before work begins.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Broomhall
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Fixed quotes from a survey or photos
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
Read our cost guide and our accreditations and certificates.