Surrey · Extract fan cleaning
Chaldon extract fan cleaning
Cleaning of kitchen extract fans, impellers, fan housings and discharge points in Chaldon, surveyed first and signed off with a written report and photos. Call for a fixed quote.
- Less air being pulled from the kitchen
- Thick grease on the impeller and casing
- Fat spreading onto the roof or wall by the fan
About our extract fan cleaning in Chaldon
Every kitchen extract depends on its fan: it draws the air through the canopy and ductwork and pushes it outside. Whatever grease slips past the filters and duct reaches the fan, and that’s what we clean. If you have an extract fan with no cleaning record and a noisy fan that has got louder over time, we can put it right.
Work in a small place like Chaldon starts with a call to agree access and timings, 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.
Good records are part of the job. Each visit is written up with photos, covering the work done, any areas we couldn’t access and a recommended next date. File it in your maintenance log so it’s ready for an insurer, fire officer or EHO.
- Place
- Chaldon (CR3)
- Wider area
- Surrey
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
What we do, step by step
Every visit runs to the same pattern: protect the area, make the system safe, do the work, clear away and leave you the report. On site, the work takes an hour or two for most single fans. Pictures of the system and its access let us plan the work in Chaldon before we set off.
- Diagnosis first: we look for grease, noise and vibration.
- With the fan isolated, the housing is opened.
- The impeller is cleaned blade by blade so it runs balanced.
- Housing, outlet and the area around the motor are cleaned.
- We run the fan and note its condition in the photo report.
How to prepare
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Clear the space around the work
Getting a quote
To get a fixed quote, call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. A few pictures and your last certificate or report help a lot. We usually come back within one working day.
Advice
Why it’s worth doing now in Chaldon
Grease on the impeller makes the fan less efficient. Airflow at the canopy drops and the kitchen gets hotter and smokier and the motor works harder. Planning a trip to Chaldon ahead is easier for everyone than a rushed one.
We don’t list prices on the website, because each job is priced on what it involves. For a fixed quote, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email, and we’ll explain what it covers.
Why Chaldon businesses choose us
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
Read how cleaning jobs are priced or how to check a contractor.
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Signs you need extract fan cleaning in Chaldon
Grease on a fan is a fire risk, in Chaldon as anywhere. A fire in the duct can reach the fan and the grease around it and an overworked motor runs hotter.
It’s time to book a visit if you see:
- A motor area thick with grease
- A heavily greased fan housing
- Burning smells from the fan area
- A fan left out of previous cleans
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as St Peter and St Paul CofE Infant School or anywhere near Chaldon, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
What to look for in a quote
- Whether a written report and photos are included
- When they can work, and whether that is outside your opening hours
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- Whether they recommend a next date
Looking after it afterwards
Looking after the system between visits is straightforward, and it helps at the next visit:
- Keep the fan on whenever the range is lit
- File the fan’s report with your other records
- Notice when the fan starts to sound different
- Never cook with a filter missing
You get before and after pictures of the impeller and housing. It notes what was done and anything that couldn’t be reached, along with the recommended next clean date.
Run the fan throughout cooking. Grease settles faster when the air stops moving, so keeping it running helps keep it clean.
How the job changes from site to site
Inline duct fans
Inline fans sit within the duct run, often above a ceiling. They’re reached through access panels or by opening the casing, once they’re isolated.
Roof-mounted fans
Grease can escape from a roof fan onto the surrounding surface and we check the area around the outlet. We note any grease around the fan.
Extract fan cleaning around Chaldon
The Food Standards Agency lists about 9 pubs and bars as registered food businesses across Chaldon and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Any of them serving cooked food has an extract to keep clean, from canopy to discharge. Surrey Fire and Rescue Service covers Chaldon. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order. Kitchens in Chaldon get their food hygiene inspections from Tandridge council. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. Before-and-after pictures from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like St Lawrence's Hospital about 0.5 miles north-east, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen. Church and community hall kitchens, near Church of St Peter and St Paul or anywhere around Chaldon, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Chaldon is about 1 mile south-west of Caterham, in Surrey. If you need extract fan cleaning in Chaldon, it’s easy to get a fixed quote: please give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email. We work across South East England and London, including Chaldon. Across Surrey, we cover 395 places, Chaldon among them. Our London page covers sites nearby (15 miles or so).
Here we cover the CR3 postcode area for extract fan cleaning. That includes premises on Mount Avenue, Linden Drive and Marshall Close and nearby roads. With the B2031 close by, Chaldon is simple for us to get to at any hour. Neighbouring places we cover for extract fan cleaning include Netherne on-the-Hill (2 miles north-west), Merstham (2 miles west), Brewer Street (2 miles south), South Merstham (2 miles south-west) and Hooley (2 miles west). Larger places within reach include Epsom (8 miles north-west), Horley (7 miles south), Redhill (4 miles south-west), Ewell (8 miles north-west), Reigate (5 miles south-west) and Walton-on-Thames (15 miles north-west).
Around Chaldon
Typical jobs here are in premises near de Stafford School, Kitchen Copse and The King And Queen Public House, among other places. The nearest railway station is Caterham station, roughly 1.2 miles east. Nearby you’ll also find Bletchingley Castle (2.8 miles south) and St Lawrence's Hospital (0.5 miles north-east). The countryside around Chaldon includes South London Downs National Nature Reserve and Nore Hill.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Chaldon
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Each visit ends with a dated report and pictures, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
Chaldon questions
Can a school canteen extract in Chaldon be done out of term time?
Yes, holiday work suits schools best. The FSA’s register shows about 12 schools and colleges with food registrations within roughly a mile and a half of Chaldon. Booking early in the term gives the best choice of holiday dates.
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Chaldon?
That’s Surrey Fire and Rescue Service. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
Do you cover Chaldon?
Yes. We work across Greater London, Surrey, Kent, Sussex, Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Hertfordshire and Essex, and that includes Chaldon.
Can you fix a fan that is worn out?
A clean will not mend wear. We repair and replace extract fans as well, with a fixed quote first.
Which sectors do you work in?
Restaurants and pubs, hotels, schools and colleges, hospitals and care homes, offices and retail, plus food production and leisure sites.
What do you do to protect the area?
By covering it before any work starts. We keep the work contained and clean down when we finish.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes, of course. Send details of the systems and how they’re used, and we’ll suggest a schedule and quote for it.
What do you do with what you remove?
It leaves the site with us at the end of the visit. While we work, it’s kept contained so the area stays clean.
How we price extract fan cleaning
The survey tells us what the work involves. We look at:
- Parking and loading at the site
- How easy every part is to reach
- The condition we find in the survey
- Whether several sites go on one quote
The cost depends on how big the system is, what state it’s in and access to every part of it. We give you a fixed price before any work starts, so there are no surprises.
Helping us quote
To help us quote quickly, send us:
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in photos, get a survey first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.