Hampshire · Extract fan cleaning
Chilbolton extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning for Chilbolton, from a team that has been trading since 2009. Out-of-hours visits and 24/7 emergency callout.
- Less air being pulled from the kitchen
- Thick grease on the impeller and casing
- A fan shaking on its mounts
Extract fan cleaning in Chilbolton
Every TR19® Grease clean includes the extract fan, but some fans need cleaning between full cleans, for example when it’s noisy or vibrating. Where only the fan is cleaned, the report says so. If you’re dealing with grease escaping from the fan outlet and weak extraction at the canopy, we can put it right, from centrifugal fans, roof-mounted fans and axial fans onwards.
Somewhere as small as Chilbolton, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Every one of them still needs its extract kept clear of grease, whatever the size of the place.
Think of the report as the system’s health record: a dated account with photos of everything we did. Grease extract cleans are also certificated to TR19® Grease through the BESCA VHE portal and sits alongside the report.
- Location
- Chilbolton (SO20)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
What affects the cost of extract fan cleaning
Sites vary more than people expect. What affects the quote:
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
The cost depends on the size of the system, the condition it’s in and how easy it is to reach. We give you a fixed price before we start, so there are no surprises.
What we need to know
Photos and a few facts are often enough to price the work. Useful things to send:
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- A few general shots of the system
The quickest way to a quote is to send photos: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Add the site type and your opening hours, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
Kitchen extracts in Chilbolton
The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 3 pubs and bars in and around Chilbolton, 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. Chilbolton sits within the area of 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. Food hygiene inspections in Chilbolton are the job of Test Valley council’s environmental health team. 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.
School kitchens, at schools like Wherwell Primary School for example, are normally cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost. Where a hall near Church of St Mary the Less, or anywhere in Chilbolton, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
Chilbolton is about 4 miles south-east of Andover, in Hampshire. Whether your site is in the middle of Chilbolton 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 Chilbolton is one of them. For sites nearby, see our Southampton page (16 miles or so).
All of SO20 is covered for extract fan cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Streets in the area include Station Road, Test Rise and Drove Hill, all of which we cover for extract fan cleaning. If your site is just outside Chilbolton, we cover Cottonworth (1 mile west), Wherwell (1 mile north), Fullerton (1 mile west), Leckford (2 miles south-west) and Wherwell Wood (2 miles north-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Winchester (8 miles south-east), Eastleigh (13 miles south), Andover (4 miles north-west), Chandler's Ford (12 miles south), Romsey (11 miles south) and Hyde (8 miles south-east).
Near you in Chilbolton
Around Chilbolton, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Longstock Park and Abbots Mitre pub, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Andover station, roughly 4.7 miles north-west. Nearby you will also find Andover War Memorial Hospital (5 miles north-west). For a walk, there’s Mill Lake.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
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.
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 grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
How it works
On the day, we arrive at the time agreed with you, which is often after service, overnight or at a weekend. Anything that needs to be off for the work is switched off and left to cool before any work starts, and the area around the work is covered and protected. On site, it takes a few hours where there are several fans or heavy deposits. For a village or hamlet like Chilbolton, tell us about narrow lanes, gates and parking when you book.
- 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.
- Blades, housing and surrounds are degreased with care around the electrics.
- It’s closed up, run, checked and photographed for the report.
How to prepare
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
Get a fixed quote
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, either from pictures and details you send or from a site visit. Then we send a fixed price, before we start.
Related advice
How the job changes from site to site
Impellers and blades
Grease on the leading edges of the blades cuts the fan’s efficiency. Scraping and degreasing them restores their shape, so the fan can run as intended.
Kitchens with long cooking hours
Kitchens that cook 12 to 16 hours a day put the most grease through their fans. BESA guidance sets at least 3-monthly cleaning for that level of use, fan included.
Places near Chilbolton
Other services in Chilbolton
Signs you need extract fan cleaning in Chilbolton
Grease condenses as the air cools, and a fan out on a roof or wall often sits where the air is coolest. So grease often settles heavily there.
What we are most often called out for:
- A heavily greased fan housing
- Fat spreading onto the roof or wall by the fan
- An extract fan with no cleaning record
- A noisy fan that has got louder over time
A hospital like Andover War Memorial Hospital, about 5 miles north-west, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day.
Before you book anyone
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or pictures
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- How areas they can’t reach will be recorded
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
Keeping the system healthy
Simple habits between visits make a real difference. We recommend:
- Keep the fan on whenever the range is lit
- Leave a clear route to the fan
- Tell us if the extract feels weaker
- Keep each photo report with the maintenance log
The photo report shows the fan before and after cleaning. It lists what was cleaned and anything we couldn’t reach, along with the recommended next clean date.
Keep the whole system on its cleaning cycle. Regular full cleans keep the fan from building up heavy deposits, in line with BESA guidance.
Questions from Chilbolton
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Chilbolton?
Food hygiene inspections in Chilbolton are carried out by Test Valley council. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Chilbolton?
Fire safety enforcement in Chilbolton is handled by Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. A recent cleaning certificate and a note of the next clean date show that grease in the extract is being managed.
What makes a kitchen extract fan vibrate?
An unbalanced impeller, usually from uneven grease, is a common cause. After cleaning, we’ll tell you if wear or damage is also involved.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
We work for restaurants, pubs, hotels, schools, colleges, hospitals, care homes, offices and shops, plus food production and leisure sites.
Are you fully insured?
Yes. Duct Doctor is fully insured, and the details are available on request.
How much does extract fan cleaning cost?
It depends on the site, so we quote each one individually. To get one, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line with the site type, opening hours and a few photos.
Can you work evenings and weekends?
Yes, and that’s how we prefer to work. We book the visit for when the area is out of use, whether that is late evening, overnight or a weekend.
What do you do to protect the area?
Floors and surfaces near the work are sheeted before any work starts, and waste is contained as we go. Before we leave, we tidy up and clean down.
For landlords and multi-site operators
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. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
If you look after several sites, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Every building has its own written report, so records stay tidy.