Slough · Extract fan cleaning
Chalvey extract fan cleaning
Specialist extract fan cleaning for Chalvey: diagnosis first, then a fixed quote, the work and a report with pictures. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- An extract fan that vibrates or rattles
- Grease escaping from the fan outlet
- Hot, greasy smells near the fan
About our extract fan cleaning in Chalvey
Duct Doctor has been cleaning kitchen extract fans since 2009. We are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 and full insurance. If you have grease stains around the discharge and a fan left out of previous cleans, we can put it right, from axial fans, roof-mounted fans and discharge points onwards.
In a smaller place like Chalvey, the kitchens with extract systems are more likely to be a pub, a café, a takeaway or a school or care home kitchen than a big restaurant. A kitchen that cooks fewer hours still builds up grease, so the interval is set by hours of use and grease readings.
We’re CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, we hold ISO 9001 and we are fully insured. On top of that, we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we’ve been trading since 2009.
- Where
- Chalvey (SL1, SL4)
- Region
- Slough
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed price before work begins
- Working hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
For landlords and multi-site operators
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Every visit ends with a dated report and photos, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
What else we do in Chalvey
Questions from Chalvey
Which environmental health team covers Chalvey?
Kitchens in Chalvey are inspected by Slough council’s environmental health officers. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
Do you work at weekends in Chalvey?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. The site is handed back ready to open. When you ring 0345 646 2711 or email us, mention when the site is quiet.
What paperwork do I get after a fan clean?
Photos, notes on condition and a recommended next date. File it with your other extract records.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
By covering it before any work starts. The work is kept contained and leave the area clean.
What happens to the waste?
Waste is contained during the work and removed when we leave, including grease, debris and dirty water. We don’t leave it behind.
Should the extract fan be cleaned as part of TR19?
Yes, a full TR19 clean includes the fan. If a fan can’t be reached, the report says so, so you always know what was cleaned.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes. Every job is surveyed first, either from pictures and details you send or on a site visit. Then you get a fixed quote.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. Tell us the addresses and what each needs and you’ll get one fixed quote.
What happens if it’s left?
Without a working extract fan, a kitchen can’t cook safely. Many fan problems start with grease, so keeping it clean is part of keeping it running. We also offer a 24/7 emergency callout if the worst happens. In a smaller place like Chalvey, a site that has to close is felt quickly.
You won’t find a price list here, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. For a fixed quote, call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email, and we will talk you through it.
Why us?
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- Fixed quotes from a survey or pictures
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
Read how cleaning jobs are priced and our accreditations and certificates.
When it’s something else
An honest diagnosis matters more to us than a booking, so here’s what this work cannot put right:
- A failed motor or worn bearings (that needs a fan repair or replacement)
- Wiring faults to the fan
- A fan that’s too small for the system (a design question)
If you are not sure, just call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll give you a straight answer before booking.
What we work on in Chalvey
- Axial fans
- Centrifugal fans
- Discharge points
- In-line fans
- Fan housings
- Roof-mounted fans
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Keep a record of what your team does. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, alongside our reports.
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but they don’t reach the grease that builds up further in. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
Grease, kitchens and Chalvey
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 124 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 80 takeaways and sandwich shops within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Chalvey. Each kitchen extract among them ends at a fan, and grease on the impeller strains the motor. Fire safety in Chalvey falls to 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. It’s Slough council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Chalvey. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
School kitchens, at schools like Montem Academy for example, are typically cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost. For kitchens close to Slough station, where the day often starts early and ends late, the extract can be cleaned overnight.
Chalvey is about 1 mile south of Slough, in Slough. We provide extract fan cleaning for commercial premises of every kind in Chalvey and the rest of Slough. Across Slough, we cover 31 places, Chalvey among them. We also work in Reading, around 16 miles away.
Extract fan cleaning in SL1 and SL4 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. We cover sites on Tuns Lane, Cress Road and Henry Road and nearby roads. Being close to the A4 and A332, Chalvey is simple for us to get to for extract fan cleaning. If your site is just outside Chalvey, we cover Slough (1 mile north), Cippenham (1 mile north-west), Britwell (2 miles north), Dorney (2 miles west) and Huntercombe (2 miles north-west). Further out, we also cover Burnham (3 miles north-west), Stoke Poges (3 miles north), Farnham Common (4 miles north), Poyle (5 miles south-east) and Colnbrook (4 miles south-east). Chalvey is one of the larger places we cover in Slough for extract fan cleaning.
Landmarks near Chalvey
Typical jobs here are in premises near The Moon and Spoon pub, Westgate School and Herschel Park and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Slough station, about 0.9 miles north-east. Well-known places in the area include Windsor Castle (1.6 miles south) and Upton Hospital (0.7 miles east). Open spaces near Chalvey include Burnham Beeches and Taplow Lake.
The process
We work around your opening hours, not the other way round. We book the visit for a time the area is closed, whether that is an evening, overnight or a weekend. Once we’re in, the area is sheeted and anything that has to be off is turned off and cooled, and the work takes an hour or two for one fan, longer when it’s hard to reach. Everything the job in Chalvey needs is worked out beforehand, from the survey.
- 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.
- The fan is degreased, taking care around the motor.
- It’s closed up, run, checked and photographed for the report.
Getting ready for the visit
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
Get a fixed quote
Need a price for extract fan cleaning? Please call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form with a few details about the site. We’ll explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before anything is booked.
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Looking after it afterwards
So the system stays in good health:
- Keep the grease filters clean and in place
- Leave a clear route to the fan
- Keep records of every fan clean
- Book the fan into every full TR19 clean
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.
The fan stays cleaner when less grease gets past the canopy. Keep the grease filters clean, fitted and in place, and replace any that are damaged.
Signs you need extract fan cleaning in Chalvey
A fan collects more grease when the filters let more through. When filters don’t seal, grease goes straight through to the fan, so the fan takes far more than it should.
Look out for these warning signs:
- Fat spreading onto the roof or wall by the fan
- A fan motor running hot under a coat of grease
- A fan that has never been cleaned
- A fan that hums, whines or rumbles
Healthcare kitchens can’t easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Chalvey is Upton Hospital, about 0.7 miles east.
Before booking anyone
- What paperwork you get at the end
- Whether VAT is included
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- If they look at the system before pricing