Reading · Extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in Caversham Heights, Reading
We cover Caversham Heights for extract fan cleaning. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports as standard.
- A fan motor running hot under a coat of grease
- A fan that no longer moves enough air
- A smell of hot grease from the extract
How we handle extract fan cleaning in Caversham Heights
Every TR19® Grease clean includes the extract fan, but a fan can also need attention on its own, for example when it’s noisy or vibrating. A fan-only clean is recorded as exactly that. If you have a motor area thick with grease and a smell of hot grease from the extract, we can help.
For a smaller kitchen near Caversham Heights, a TR19® clean is the same job as anywhere: canopy, filters, plenum, duct, fan and discharge. We plan the visit around your hours, with the journey sorted in advance.
We’ve been trading since 2009, as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we carry full insurance.
- Place
- Caversham Heights (RG4)
- Region
- Reading
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
FAQs for Caversham Heights
Will you come out to Caversham Heights?
Yes, we work in villages as well as towns, and Caversham Heights is covered. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.
Can you come to Caversham Heights after we close?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. That way a site in Caversham Heights does not have to lose a day’s trading. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
How much notice should we give?
The more notice, the better, particularly for night and weekend visits. Quotes normally come back within one working day, and emergencies are covered by our 24/7 line.
Are you accredited?
We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we carry full insurance.
Can you fix a fan that’s worn out?
We also repair and replace extract fans. If cleaning shows a worn motor, bearings or impeller, we’ll tell you and quote for the repair.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes. Regular plans can run on 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycles, depending on what the system needs.
Where does the waste go?
It leaves the site with us when we go. During the work, it’s contained so the area stays clean.
What is TR19?
It’s the industry benchmark for cleaning ventilation and kitchen extract systems, written by BESA. It covers how systems are inspected, cleaned and checked, and it takes a risk-based approach.
The process
We turn up at the time agreed with you, which is often after service, overnight or at a weekend. Equipment that has to be off is switched off and allowed to cool first, and the area around the work is covered and protected. On site, it takes an hour or two for one fan, longer when it’s hard to reach. Around Caversham Heights, access is usually simpler than in a town centre, though gates and roof access are worth mentioning.
- We locate the fan and plan how to reach and isolate it.
- We isolate the power before opening the housing.
- Grease is scraped off the impeller blades and casing.
- Blades, housing and surrounds are degreased with care around the electrics.
- It’s closed up, run, checked and photographed for the report.
Preparing for the visit
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
Ask for a quote
We don’t publish a price list, because every site is different. We look at your system first, from pictures or on a visit, then send a fixed quote. To start, call 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
Related advice
Why it’s worth doing now in Caversham Heights
A greasy fan at the discharge can spread grease onto the roof or wall around it. It marks the area around the outlet and leaves more fuel outside, which is one more reason to keep it clean. A site near Caversham Heights that has to close at short notice is hard to cover for.
Working hours, access and the scale of the site can all change the price. We take each of them into account and give you a fixed price before we start.
Why Caversham Heights businesses choose us
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
Take a look at what affects the cost or our accreditations and certificates.
Also near Caversham Heights
Also in Caversham Heights
Extract fan cleaning in Caversham Heights: the local picture
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 151 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 51 takeaways and sandwich shops within about 1.5 miles of central Caversham Heights. Any of those kitchens with a canopy relies on a fan that gathers grease as it runs. Caversham Heights is covered by 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. Kitchens in Caversham Heights get their food hygiene inspections from Reading council. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
Older buildings often hide long, awkward duct runs, and if you run a kitchen at a historic venue in the area (Mapledurham House is about 2.1 miles west), access may need planning. Church and community hall kitchens, near St. Andrew's Church or anywhere around Caversham Heights, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Caversham Heights is about 1 mile west of Caversham, in Reading. We carry out extract fan cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Caversham Heights and the rest of Reading. Caversham Heights is one of 34 places in Reading where we work for extract fan cleaning.
Here we cover the RG4 postcode area for extract fan cleaning. Whether your site is on River Road, Chazey Road and Albert Road or a nearby road, we can help. Neighbouring places we cover for extract fan cleaning include Caversham (1 mile east), Tokers Green (1 mile north), Emmer Green (1 mile north-east), Lower Caversham (1 mile south-east) and Chalkhouse Green (1 mile north). We also work in nearby towns such as Shinfield (5 miles south), Arborfield Garrison (8 miles south-east), Horncastle (3 miles south-west), Whitley Wood (4 miles south), Sonning Common (3 miles north) and Fords Farm (3 miles south-west). Caversham Heights is one of the larger places we cover in Reading for extract fan cleaning.
Near you in Caversham Heights
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Hemdean House School, Round Copse and Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre and the streets around them. Caversham Heights’s nearest station is Reading station, about 1.4 miles south-east. Nearby you’ll also find Battle Hospital (1.3 miles south) and Royal Berkshire Regiment Museum (1.4 miles south-west). Not far away are Fobney Island Wetland Reserve and Sonning Hill.
Looking after it afterwards
A little care between visits keeps the system in better shape. We recommend:
- Do not turn the fan off mid-service
- Flag smoke lingering at the canopy
- Leave a clear route to the fan
- Check filters are seated before cooking
File the photo report with your other extract records. It gives a dated record of the fan’s condition, which helps if anything changes later.
Stick to the interval for the full extract. Regular full cleans keep the fan from building up heavy deposits, in line with BESA guidance.
Fixed quotes for extract fan cleaning in Caversham Heights
Your quote is based on your site. We consider:
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- Parking and loading at the site
- The scale of the work
- Site rules, permits and inductions
Putting the work off seldom saves money. Problems in a system tend to grow, and a neglected system can mean more work. If you’re not sure what’s needed, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we will give you an honest view and a fixed quote.
What we need to know
Many jobs can be priced from photos and some basics. Useful things to send:
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- A few general shots of the system
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
For a fixed quote, call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. We typically come back within one working day.
What extract fan cleaning can’t fix
An honest diagnosis matters more to us than a booking, so here’s what this work cannot put right:
- Grease in the duct and canopy before the fan (those need a full TR19 clean)
- A motor that has burnt out
- Electrical faults in the fan’s supply or controls (an electrician’s job)
If in doubt, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will say what we think before booking.
What we work on in Caversham Heights
- In-line fans
- Roof-mounted fans
- Fan housings
- Discharge points
- Axial fans
- Centrifugal fans
Common problems we fix in Caversham Heights
Grease on a fan is a fire risk, in Caversham Heights as anywhere. A fire in the duct can reach the fan and the grease around it, and a hot, struggling motor does not help.
It’s time to book a visit if you see:
- Hot, greasy smells near the fan
- A heavily greased fan housing
- A noisy fan that has got louder over time
- Grease escaping from the fan outlet
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Battle Hospital is the nearest hospital to Caversham Heights, about 1.3 miles south.
Before you book anyone
- How VAT is shown on the quote
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- Whether they recommend a next date
Different parts, different methods
Inline duct fans
Space around an inline fan can be tight, so the method is planned in advance. Anything out of reach is recorded.
Wall fans
Grease can mark the outside wall around the fan. We clean the fan and check the outlet.