Southampton · Extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in Chilworth, Southampton
Looking for extract fan cleaning in Chilworth? We diagnose first, fix the price and book the work around your hours, then sign off with a report and pictures.
- A heavily greased fan housing
- A noisy fan that has got louder over time
- Burning smells from the fan area
How we handle extract fan cleaning in Chilworth
If the ducts are the arteries, the fan is the heart. A greasy fan works harder and moves less air. We clean it, run it and note anything that needs a closer look, before signing it off. We are often asked to deal with fat spreading onto the roof or wall by the fan and a heavily greased fan housing, on discharge points, in-line fans and roof-mounted fans.
Work in a small place like Chilworth 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: dated, with pictures, and showing what was done. For TR19® Grease cleans, the certificate comes through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal, ready for your insurer.
- Where
- Chilworth (SO16)
- Wider area
- Southampton
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- When we work
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Looking after it afterwards
Looking after the system between visits is straightforward, and it helps at the next visit:
- Book the fan into every full TR19 clean
- Keep records of every fan clean
- Listen for new noises or vibration from the fan
- Keep the grease filters clean and in place
When the fan is cleaned as part of a full TR19® Grease clean, a TR19 certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. A fan-only clean is recorded in the photo report.
Keep the whole system on its cleaning cycle. Regular full cleans keep the fan from building up heavy deposits, in line with BESA guidance.
What staff can safely do
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but the parts you can’t see still need a specialist at the right interval.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Shared systems, like a riser serving several units, need a clear agreement on who books the work, and we are happy to quote for all of it.
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works, and we will send a fixed quote.
What we do, step by step
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 a couple of hours per fan, depending on its size and the build-up. Somewhere like Chilworth, lanes, gates and parking are worth mentioning in advance.
- The fan is found and its type, access and isolation checked.
- 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.
- We reassemble, run and photograph the fan.
Preparing for the visit
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
Ask for 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, you get a fixed price before any work starts.
Advice
When to call us in Chilworth
A greasy fan in Chilworth is fuel at the end of the duct. If grease in the duct catches, the fan and its housing can feed the fire, and a hot, struggling motor doesn’t help.
Common reasons sites call us include:
- Vibration from an unbalanced impeller
- Grease stains around the discharge
- Burning smells from the fan area
- A fan that no longer moves enough air
School kitchens, at schools like Cantell School for example, are usually cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
What to look for in a quote
- Whether a written report and photos are included
- What insurance they carry
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
Grease, kitchens and Chilworth
Food Standards Agency data counts about 28 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 12 sandwich bars and takeaways across Chilworth and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). The fan at the end of each of those extracts collects grease that slows it and wears the motor. The fire and rescue service for Chilworth is 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. Food hygiene inspections in Chilworth 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. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
Older buildings often hide long, awkward duct runs, and if you run a kitchen at a historic venue in the area (South Stoneham House is about 2 miles south-east), access may need planning. Church and community hall kitchens, near Church of St Denys or anywhere around Chilworth, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Chilworth is about 2 miles south-west of Chandler's Ford, in Southampton. Wherever you are in the SO16 postcode area, we cover extract fan cleaning for commercial sites. We cover 40 places across Southampton, large and small.
Our technicians cover all of SO16 for extract fan cleaning and the streets around it. We cover sites on Heatherlands Road, Roman Road and Pinelands Road and the roads around them. Close by, we work in Chilworth Old Village (1 mile north-west), Bassett (1 mile south), Lordswood (1 mile south-west), Highfield (2 miles south) and North Baddesley (2 miles north-west). We also work in nearby towns such as Southampton (3 miles south), Shirley (3 miles south), Regents Park (3 miles south-west), Townhill Park (3 miles south-east), Midanbury (3 miles south-east) and Thornhill (4 miles south-east).
What’s near Chilworth
Around Chilworth, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Saint George Catholic Voluntary Aided College Southampton and Lakeside Country Park, among other places. The nearest railway station is Swaythling station, roughly 1.9 miles south-east of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Eastleigh Museum (2.5 miles east) and Marlands Shopping Centre (3.6 miles south). Green spaces nearby include Flexford Nature Reserve.
When something else is needed
A few issues sit outside what this work can do:
- A dirty duct upstream of the fan
- An undersized fan that cannot cope
- A cracked or broken impeller (it needs replacing)
If you are not sure, just call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we’ll give you a straight answer.
What we work on in Chilworth
- Fan housings
- In-line fans
- Discharge points
- Centrifugal fans
- Axial fans
- Roof-mounted fans
Nearby places to Chilworth
What else we do in Chilworth
Chilworth questions
Who inspects food businesses in Chilworth?
Kitchens in Chilworth are inspected by Test Valley council’s environmental health officers. It helps to keep the extract cleaning records with your food safety paperwork, so they’re ready if asked for.
Do you work in villages like Chilworth?
Yes, Chilworth is part of our area, however small the site. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the site when you book.
What makes a kitchen extract fan vibrate?
Grease on the blades and housing is one of the usual causes, since uneven grease makes it run out of balance. It can also be wear in the bearings or motor, which our report will flag.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes, day and night, every day of the year. Office hours are Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm, and the emergency line covers the rest.
What’s the cleaning interval for an extract fan?
It depends on how many hours the kitchen cooks, under BESA guidance. Heavy use means at least every 3 months, light use at least every 12, fan included.
What accreditations do you have?
We hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. The Vent Hygiene Elite scheme is run by BESCA and audited independently.
Can you clean the fan on its own?
Yes, if the fan needs it. A coated fan often means the duct before it is coated too, but the choice is yours.
What types of premises do you cover?
Restaurants and pubs, hotels, schools and colleges, hospitals and care homes, offices and retail, as well as food production and leisure sites.
Why deal with it now?
Without a working extract fan, a kitchen can’t cook safely. Grease is often where fan trouble begins, so keeping it clean is part of keeping it running. If it does fail, our 24/7 emergency line is there. Systems in rural buildings are often out of sight and out of mind.
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 will have a fixed price before any work starts.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Chilworth
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- Survey first, then a fixed quote