Surrey · Extract fan cleaning
Christmas Pie extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning across Christmas Pie and nearby, booked around your opening hours and finished with a written report and photos.
- Vibration from an unbalanced impeller
- Less air being pulled from the kitchen
- Thick grease on the impeller and casing
What happens if it’s left?
Cleaning the fan in Christmas Pie now is a short job: the work takes a few hours where there are several fans or heavy deposits. Waiting adds vibration, wear and a harder clean. In a small place like Christmas Pie, a system that fails can take a site out of use.
Putting the work off seldom saves money. Problems in a system tend to grow, and a neglected system can mean more work. If you’re not sure what’s needed, call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us for straight advice and a fixed quote.
Why us?
- In business since 2009
- We diagnose before we treat
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- One number for every site across the South East and London
Read what affects the cost or our accreditations.
Extract fan cleaning in Christmas Pie
Is the extract fan louder than it used to be, or the airflow weaker? Tell us about it when you phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form, and we’ll give you a fixed quote for extract fan cleaning in Christmas Pie, normally within one working day. We’re often asked to deal with a fan that hums, whines or rumbles and a fan that has never been cleaned, on roof-mounted fans, discharge points and in-line fans.
In a small place like Christmas Pie, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
Good records are part of the job. You get a written report with photos after every visit, listing what was done, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next visit is due. Keep it with your fire safety records so it’s ready for an insurer, fire officer or EHO.
- Where
- Christmas Pie (GU3)
- Region
- Surrey
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
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.
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, alongside our reports.
What the work involves, part by part
Wall fans
Grease can mark the outside wall around the fan. We clean the fan and check the outlet.
Roof-mounted fans
On a roof, the air is cooler and grease drops out faster. The impeller and housing are scraped and degreased.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Each visit produces a dated report with photos, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
Where a tenant occupies the premises but the landlord owns the building, the lease normally sets out who maintains what. We’re happy to deal with either side and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
When it’s something else
It’s worth knowing the limits before booking:
- Grease in the canopy and ductwork
- A fan that’s too small for the system (a design question)
- Wiring faults to the fan
If in doubt, ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we will say what we think.
Where we work
- Centrifugal fans
- In-line fans
- Discharge points
- Roof-mounted fans
- Axial fans
- Fan housings
Extract fan cleaning around Christmas Pie
The FSA’s data shows about 3 pubs, bars and clubs registered across Christmas Pie and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Any of them serving cooked food has an extract to keep clean, from canopy to discharge. The fire and rescue service for Christmas Pie is Surrey Fire and Rescue Service. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk. Kitchens in Christmas Pie get their food hygiene inspections from Guildford council. 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.
If you run a café or takeaway near Wanborough station, early starts and late finishes leave little time to clean, so overnight extract cleaning suits. Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Guildford Hospital is the nearest hospital to Christmas Pie, about 2.6 miles east. Bursars and site managers at schools such as Puttenham CofE Infant School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
Christmas Pie is about 2 miles east of Ash, in Surrey. Christmas Pie 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. Christmas Pie is one of 395 places in Surrey where we work for commercial clients.
All of GU3 is covered for extract fan cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. If you need extract fan cleaning at premises on Cull's Road, Westwood Lane and Flexford Road or a nearby road, we can help. If your site is just outside Christmas Pie, we cover Flexford (1 mile north), Wanborough (1 mile south-east), Normandy (1 mile north), Puttenham (1 mile south) and Willey Green (1 mile north-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Guildford (4 miles east), Woking (7 miles north-east), Camberley (7 miles north), Farnham (6 miles west), Egham (14 miles north) and Walton-on-Thames (15 miles north-east).
What’s near Christmas Pie
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Ash Manor School and the streets around them. Christmas Pie has its own railway station: Wanborough station. A little further out are Ash Museum (2.1 miles west) and Guildford Hospital (2.6 miles east). For a walk, there’s Ash Ranges and Hog's Back.
How we price extract fan cleaning
There’s no set price list, because no two systems are the same. What we look at:
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- How big the system is
- Parking and loading at the site
We do not list prices on the website, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. Call for a fixed quote, and we will talk you through it.
What to send for a quote
We can often survey from pictures. Try to include:
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
For extract fan cleaning in Christmas Pie, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email. Tell us what kind of premises it is and when it’s open, plus pictures or the previous report if they’re to hand. A fixed quote normally follows within one working day.
How it works
We turn up at the time agreed with you, often in the evening, overnight or at the weekend so the site keeps working. Anything that needs to be off for the work is switched off and left to cool before work begins, and floors and nearby surfaces are sheeted. The work itself takes an hour or two for one fan, longer when it’s hard to reach. Photos of the system and how to reach it help us plan a visit to Christmas Pie.
- We start by checking where the fan sits and how to isolate it.
- The fan is isolated so it can’t start while we work.
- Grease is scraped from the impeller blades and the inside of the housing.
- The fan and its surrounds are degreased, keeping clear of the motor’s electrics.
- The fan is put back into service, checked and photographed.
Before we arrive
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
How to get a quote
There’s no standard price list, because every site is different. Instead, we look at your site first, from pictures or a survey, and then give you a fixed quote. To get going, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
Related advice
Your questions about extract fan cleaning in Christmas Pie
Which fire service covers Christmas Pie?
That’s Surrey 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.
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Christmas Pie?
The local authority for Christmas Pie is Guildford council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes. We always survey first, from your pictures and details, or with a visit where necessary. A fixed quote follows.
Are you accredited?
Our accreditations are CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, alongside BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. Vent Hygiene Elite is run by BESCA and independently audited.
Who has the legal duty for fire safety?
In the words of the Fire Safety Order 2005, it’s the responsible person. That is generally the employer or the person in control of the premises, and in shared buildings more than one person can have duties. Your lease and fire risk assessment should make it clear.
Which sectors do you work in?
We work for restaurants, pubs, hotels, schools, colleges, hospitals, care homes, offices and shops, as well as food production and leisure sites.
What’s TR19?
BESA’s ventilation hygiene specification in two main parts: TR19® Grease for kitchen extract systems and TR19® Air for general ventilation. It is not law, but it’s the benchmark.
How long is a fan clean?
A single accessible fan does not take long, while fans on high roofs or in tight voids take longer. It’s done while the kitchen is closed.