Southampton · Extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in Chartwell Green, Southampton
Professional extract fan cleaning in and around Chartwell Green, booked around your opening hours and finished with a written report and photos.
- Grease stains around the discharge
- Hot, greasy smells near the fan
- A fan coated in grease inside its housing
What happens if it’s left?
Grease on the impeller makes the fan less efficient. Less air is pulled from the kitchen, so heat and smoke linger and the motor works harder. Booking now means the visit to Chartwell Green is planned around you, not forced by a breakdown.
What you pay reflects the actual work. That is why we survey first, from photos or on site, and why the quote is fixed before work begins.
Why us?
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- Every job surveyed first
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
About our extract fan cleaning in Chartwell Green
Every kitchen extract depends on its fan: it pulls air from the canopy, through the duct and out of the building. Grease that gets past everything else ends up on its blades and housing and we clean it off. The work covers centrifugal fans, fan housings and in-line fans, and people most often call us about a smell of hot grease from the extract and grease around the motor and its mounts.
In a smaller place like Chartwell Green, many kitchens sit in older buildings or later extensions, with the duct running through a roof space or up an outside wall. Long horizontal runs like that hold grease and need access panels to reach.
Accreditations are easy to claim and worth checking. We are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured.
- Where
- Chartwell Green (SO18, SO30)
- Wider area
- Southampton
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed price before work begins
- Hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
FAQs for Chartwell Green
Do you work overnight in Chartwell Green?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. It means the site in Chartwell Green keeps running as normal. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
Can you clean school kitchen extracts in Chartwell Green during the holidays?
Yes, out-of-term visits are normal for schools. Around Chartwell Green, the Food Standards Agency lists about 20 schools and colleges with registered kitchens within a mile and a half or so. Tell us your holiday dates and we’ll book the visit for when the site is empty.
Who has the legal duty for fire safety?
In the words of the Fire Safety Order 2005, it’s the responsible person. It’s normally the employer, or whoever controls the building, and where several people have control, each can have duties. If you’re not sure, check your lease and fire risk assessment.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes. Photos often do the job, and larger or hidden systems get a visit.
What do you do to protect the area?
By covering it before any work starts. We keep the work contained and leave the area clean.
How much does extract fan cleaning cost in Chartwell Green?
We don’t publish prices, because the cost depends on the job: the size of the system, its condition, access and when we can work. We fix the price before we start.
How much notice should we give?
That depends on the slot you want and the size of the job. Tell us your preferred dates when you ask for a quote, and for anything urgent, ring our 24/7 emergency line.
Do we lose a day’s trading?
Not usually. The area we’re working in has to be out of use while we’re there, so the visit goes in a quiet slot.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Staff cleaning and specialist work are not the same thing. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
A few tasks are always specialist work: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings need training, the right equipment and safe access. Leave those to us.
What the work involves, part by part
Roof-mounted fans
Grease can escape from a roof fan onto the surrounding surface, so the outlet area is checked too. Heavy staining is noted on the report.
Inline duct fans
Some fans are built into the duct itself. We get to them through the duct or casing after isolating them.
Nearby places to Chartwell Green
Also in Chartwell Green
What extract fan cleaning cannot fix
Not every problem is solved by extract fan cleaning, and we’d rather say so up front. It doesn’t solve:
- A dirty duct upstream of the fan
- A fan that’s too small for the system (a design question)
- A failed motor or worn bearings (that needs a fan repair or replacement)
Not sure which it is? You can give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll tell you honestly.
Where we work
- Centrifugal fans
- In-line fans
- Roof-mounted fans
- Axial fans
- Discharge points
- Fan housings
What affects the cost of extract fan cleaning
Some jobs are bigger than they look, and some smaller. The main factors:
- The condition we find in the survey
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- Parking and loading at the site
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is can all change the price. Each of those is built into the quote, and the price is fixed before we start.
Helping us quote
What to send for a quote:
- Any previous report or certificate
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
We don’t publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. Instead, we look at your site first, from photos or a survey, then send a fixed quote. To start, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
Grease, kitchens and Chartwell Green
The FSA’s data shows about 19 pubs, bars and clubs registered in and around Chartwell Green, up to about a mile and a half out. A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. In Chartwell Green, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Eastleigh council. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector. Fire safety in Chartwell Green falls to Hampshire and Isle of Wight 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.
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Townhill Infant School or anywhere near Chartwell Green, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean. Historic houses near Chartwell Green, such as South Stoneham House about 1.3 miles west, are a reminder that older buildings with event kitchens can have long, awkward duct routes. If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Moorgreen Hospital about 1.2 miles east, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.
Chartwell Green is about 2 miles north-east of Southampton, in Southampton. We provide extract fan cleaning for commercial premises of every kind in Chartwell Green and the rest of Southampton. Across Southampton, we cover 40 places, and Chartwell Green is one of them.
Every address in SO18 and SO30 is within our area for extract fan cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. We cover sites on Ivy Lane, Arun Road and Eden Road and the roads around them. We also cover Townhill Park (1 mile west), West End (1 mile east), Midanbury (1 mile south-west), Mansbridge (1 mile north-west) and Harefield (1 mile south). We also work in nearby towns such as Shirley (4 miles west), Regents Park (4 miles west), Maybush (4 miles west), Woolston (3 miles south-west), Coxford (4 miles west) and Freemantle (4 miles west). Chartwell Green is among the bigger places we cover in Southampton for extract fan cleaning.
What’s near Chartwell Green
In Chartwell Green, that means kitchens and buildings near Itchen Valley Country Park, Bitterne Park School and The Gregg School. For rail, the closest station is Swaythling station, about 1.4 miles north-west of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Netley Castle (3.7 miles south) and Marlands Shopping Centre (2.9 miles south-west). Open spaces near Chartwell Green include Netley Common.
The process
Our technicians bring everything the work needs, from protective sheeting to tools and access equipment. All we need from you is clear access and the right equipment switched off. The visit takes an hour or two for most single fans. Everything the job in Chartwell Green needs is worked out beforehand, from the survey.
- 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.
- We clean the casing, the outlet and around the motor.
- We run the fan and note its condition in the photo report.
Before we arrive
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
Get a fixed quote
Quotes are quick. Send a few details and pictures, and we typically reply with a fixed quote within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
Related advice
For landlords and multi-site operators
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we are happy to quote for all of it.
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 send the paperwork to whoever needs it.