Hampshire · Extract fan cleaning
Chawton extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning for Chawton and the surrounding area: a survey, a fixed price, careful work and proper paperwork. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- A fan that hums, whines or rumbles
- An extract fan that vibrates or rattles
- Grease around the motor and its mounts
Do you need extract fan cleaning in Chawton?
Poor filters mean a greasier fan. Missing, damaged or badly fitted filters let grease travel the whole system, so the fan takes far more than it should.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- Hot, greasy smells near the fan
- Vibration from an unbalanced impeller
- Thick grease on the impeller and casing
- A fan that hums, whines or rumbles
If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Bentworth Hall is about 2.8 miles west), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning.
Questions to ask before you book
- Whether they recommend a next date
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- Whether VAT is included
- What insurance they carry
Extract fan cleaning in Chawton
Any fan serving a kitchen in Chawton is cleaned the same careful way as anywhere else: isolated first, then opened, scraped and degreased. Your report shows the impeller as we found it and as we left it. The work covers axial fans, in-line fans and centrifugal fans, and people most often call us about a fan left out of previous cleans and grease around the motor and its mounts.
Work in a small place like Chawton starts with a call to agree access and timings, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy, filters, duct, fan and discharge, with a certificate and photo report at the end.
The report is your system’s health record: a dated account with pictures of everything we did. For TR19® Grease cleans, the certificate comes through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal, ready for your insurer.
- Location
- Chawton (GU34)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
How it works
Before we leave, we walk the area with whoever is on site. Anything we couldn’t reach or that needs attention is pointed out there and then, and the same goes into the written report. The visit takes an hour or two for most single fans. A quick note on how to find the site and where to park makes a visit to Chawton run smoothly.
- The fan is found and its type, access and isolation checked.
- It’s isolated so it cannot run while we work.
- 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.
Before we arrive
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Clear the space around the work
Ask for a quote
If you need extract fan cleaning in Chawton, ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, and send pictures or your last report if you can. A fixed quote normally follows within one working day.
Related advice
Multi-site and managed buildings
Running several sites is easier with one contractor. We cover South East England and London, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept to a regular schedule.
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’re happy to quote for all of it.
Nearby places to Chawton
Other services in Chawton
Grease, kitchens and Chawton
Food Standards Agency data counts about 19 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 13 takeaways and sandwich shops within about 1.5 miles of central Chawton. Each kitchen extract among them ends at a fan, and grease on the impeller strains the motor. Chawton is covered by Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. Fire and rescue authorities enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic premises, and in a kitchen that fire risk includes the grease in the extract. Environmental health officers from East Hampshire council inspect food businesses in Chawton. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
Church and community hall kitchens, near Church of St Nicholas or anywhere around Chawton, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other. Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Alton Community Hospital is the nearest hospital to Chawton, about under half a mile north.
Chawton is about 1 mile south-west of Alton, in Hampshire. Whether your site is in the middle of Chawton or further out, we cover extract fan cleaning for every kind of premises, from small sites to large estates. Across Hampshire, we cover 683 places, and Chawton is one of them. For sites nearby, see our Guildford page (20 miles or so).
Our technicians cover all of GU34 for extract fan cleaning and the roads nearby. Whether your site is on Winchester Road and Wolf's Lane or anywhere close by, we can help. Other places close to Chawton include Alton (1 mile north-east), Upper Farringdon (2 miles south), Lower Farringdon (2 miles south), Farringdon (2 miles south) and Hartley Mauditt (2 miles south-east). Larger places within reach include Basingstoke (10 miles north-west), Winchester (15 miles west), Farnborough (15 miles north-east), Fleet (12 miles north-east), Aldershot (13 miles north-east) and Petersfield (9 miles south).
Around Chawton
Typical jobs here are in premises near The Greyfriar pub and Amery Hill School and the streets around them. Chawton’s nearest station is Alton station, about 1.6 miles north-east of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Allen Gallery (1.3 miles north-east) and Alton Community Hospital (under half a mile north). For a walk, there’s King's Hill.
What your team can do, and what needs us
A few tasks are always specialist work: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease call for the right kit, training and safe access. Leave those to us.
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
Why deal with it now?
For a kitchen in Chawton, a noisy, greasy fan is often the first sign the whole system is overdue. If the fan is coated, the duct before it usually is too so a full TR19 clean may be due. In a place like Chawton, ductwork and fans are easy to forget until something goes wrong.
One small site or a whole estate, we price it on the same basis: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. You’ll have a fixed price before we start.
Why Chawton businesses choose us
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- Trading since 2009
- A written report with photos after every visit
Read how cleaning jobs are priced or how to check a contractor.
What a clean won’t put right
A few issues sit outside what this work can do:
- A failed motor or worn bearings (that needs a fan repair or replacement)
- Electrical faults in the fan’s supply or controls (an electrician’s job)
- A fan that was never right for the kitchen
Not sure which it is? You can give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will tell you honestly.
Where we work
- In-line fans
- Roof-mounted fans
- Discharge points
- Axial fans
- Centrifugal fans
- Fan housings
How we price extract fan cleaning
There’s no set price list, because no two systems are the same. What we look at:
- How easy every part is to reach
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- The number of sites or systems
- The condition we find in the survey
Leaving it longer rarely makes the work cheaper. Build-up, wear and faults tend to get worse, not better, which can make the next visit longer. If you’re not sure what’s needed, ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll give you an honest view and a fixed quote.
Helping us quote
Photos and a few facts are often enough to price the work. Send what you can of the following:
- Any previous report or certificate
- The site address and the type of premises
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- Problems your staff have spotted
We do not publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. We look at your system first, from pictures or on a visit, and then send you a fixed quote. To start, call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
Chawton questions
Can you come to Chawton after we close?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. It means the site in Chawton keeps running as normal. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
Do you cover smaller places like Chawton?
Yes. Chawton is within the area we cover across London and the South East. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.
Do you offer extract fan cleaning separately?
Yes, if the fan needs it. We’ll often suggest checking the duct too, as a greasy fan typically means a greasy duct, but the choice is yours.
Which accreditations do you hold?
We are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we carry full insurance.
Do we need to close while you work?
Not typically. Visits are timed for when the area is closed, such as overnight or at a weekend, so you keep your normal hours.
What do you do to protect the area?
Protection goes down first: floor sheeting and covers over nearby surfaces and equipment. We tidy up and take our waste away before we leave.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes. There’s a 24/7 emergency line for anything that cannot wait until a planned visit. Ring any time and tell us what’s happened.
What should I send you?
Just the basics: where it is, what kind of site, when it’s open and the access. Photos and the last report help too. Then give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us.