Hampshire · Extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in Cheriton, Hampshire
For extract fan cleaning in Cheriton, one call is all it takes: survey, fixed quote, work and sign-off. Fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001.
- An extract fan that vibrates or rattles
- A motor area thick with grease
- A fan that has never been cleaned
Extract fan cleaning in Cheriton
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. Common call-outs are for grease around the motor and its mounts and grease escaping from the fan outlet, on roof-mounted fans, fan housings and centrifugal fans.
In a village or hamlet like Cheriton, the kitchens that need extract cleaning are normally a pub, a school, a care home or a hall kitchen, wherever there is one. Each still has a canopy and duct that collect grease.
Our accreditations include CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured. On top of that, we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we’ve been trading since 2009.
- Location
- Cheriton (SO24)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Price
- A fixed price before work begins
- Hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Leave it or put it right?
A fan that sounds rough in Cheriton is often telling you the extract needs a clean. If the fan is coated, the duct before it typically is too, so it’s worth checking the whole system. Rural sites can’t always move to another kitchen or room when something fails.
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is can all change the price. We take each of them into account, and the price is fixed before any work starts.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Cheriton
- In business since 2009
- We diagnose before we treat
- We’re fully insured
- A written report with photos after every visit
Take a look at what affects the cost or our accreditations and certificates.
Nearby places to Cheriton
What else we do in Cheriton
Your questions about extract fan cleaning in Cheriton
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Cheriton?
The local authority for Cheriton is Winchester City council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. Have your latest TR19® certificate and photo report to hand, as an officer may ask how the extract is maintained.
Will you come out to Cheriton?
Yes, we work in villages as well as towns, and Cheriton is covered. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
Do you repair extract fans as well as clean them?
Cleaning removes grease, but it cannot fix worn parts. We repair and replace extract fans as well, with a fixed quote first.
Does the law say we must follow TR19?
No. The law sets the duty, and TR19® is the recognised benchmark for meeting it. Under the Fire Safety Order 2005, the responsible person must reduce fire risk, and without records, many insurers may refuse or reduce a claim.
Who is the responsible person?
It depends on the building. Under the Fire Safety Order 2005, it’s the responsible person, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, facilities manager or managing agent.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes. Photos often do the job, and larger or hidden systems get a visit.
What makes a kitchen extract fan vibrate?
Often it’s grease on the impeller. Uneven build-up on the blades throws the fan off balance, causing vibration and noise. If cleaning doesn’t, the bearings or motor may need attention.
Can the fan be cleaned between full cleans?
Yes, a fan can be cleaned on its own. That helps when the fan needs attention before the next full clean, but it does not replace a full TR19 clean.
Signs you need extract fan cleaning in Cheriton
Grease on a fan is a fire risk, in Cheriton as anywhere. A fire in the duct can reach the fan and the grease around it, and a hot, struggling motor does not help.
These are the problems we see most often:
- A fan motor running hot under a coat of grease
- Hot, greasy smells near the fan
- Vibration from an unbalanced impeller
- A fan coated in grease inside its housing
For schools such as Cheriton Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is usually booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
What your quote should include
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- When the next visit should be, and why
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
How the visit works
Protection comes first: floors, worktops and anything near the work are covered. Then we make the system safe and start. It takes an hour or two for one fan, longer when it’s hard to reach, and the area is cleaned down before we leave. A quick note on how to find the site and where to park makes a visit to Cheriton run smoothly.
- Diagnosis first: we look for grease, noise and vibration.
- Once isolated, we open the fan up.
- The impeller is cleaned blade by blade so it runs balanced.
- We clean the casing, the outlet and around the motor.
- The fan goes back into service with a report on its condition.
Getting ready for the visit
- Clear the space around the work
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
How to get a quote
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
Related advice
How the job changes from site to site
Roof-mounted fans
Roof fans also discharge grease onto the roof around them and we check the area around the outlet. We note any grease around the fan.
Impellers and blades
The blades of the impeller do the work, and it collects grease unevenly. An uneven coating throws it off balance, so it’s cleaned carefully blade by blade.
What staff can safely do
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, alongside our reports.
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
What affects the cost of extract fan cleaning
The diagnosis comes before the price. We look at:
- The number of sites or systems
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- The scale of the work
- Site rules, permits and inductions
Every site is different, so each one gets its own fixed quote. Size, access, the condition of the system and when we can work all play a part.
What we need to know
When you call or email, it’s useful to have:
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- Any previous report or certificate
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
Cheriton kitchens: local notes
There are about 3 restaurants, cafés and works canteens within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Cheriton, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. The fan at the end of each of those extracts collects grease that slows it and wears the motor. Environmental health officers from Winchester City council inspect food businesses in Cheriton. 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. Fire safety in Cheriton falls to Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel.
Hinton Ampner House, about 0.8 miles south-east, is one of the historic houses near Cheriton; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions. Where a hall near Church of St Michael, or anywhere in Cheriton, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
Cheriton is about 7 miles east of Winchester, in Hampshire. Cheriton gets the same approach as every site we work on: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with photos. Across Hampshire, we cover 683 places, and Cheriton is one of them. We also work in Southampton, around 14 miles away.
Work in SO24 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. We cover sites on Lower Lamborough Lane, Raebarn Close and Markall Close and nearby roads. If your site is just outside Cheriton, we cover Hinton Ampner (1 mile east), Beauworth (2 miles south-west), Bramdean (2 miles east), New Alresford (2 miles north) and Bishop's Sutton (3 miles north-east). Larger places within reach include Basingstoke (15 miles north), Winchester (7 miles west), Havant (15 miles south-east), Eastleigh (10 miles south-west), Fareham (14 miles south) and Horndean (12 miles south-east).
Landmarks near Cheriton
In Cheriton, that means kitchens and buildings near The Flowerpots Inn, among other places. Green spaces nearby include Beacon Hill and Shutts Copse.
When it’s something else
To be straight with you, there are a few things this work will not fix:
- An impeller that’s bent or split
- A fan that will not start
- A fan that was never right for the kitchen
If in doubt, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll say what we think before you book.
What we work on in Cheriton
- Centrifugal fans
- Discharge points
- Fan housings
- Roof-mounted fans
- In-line fans
- Axial fans