Surrey · Extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in Cobham, Surrey
Extract fan cleaning in Cobham from ventilation hygiene specialists trading since 2009. Out-of-hours visits and 24/7 emergency callout.
- Vibration from an unbalanced impeller
- Weak extraction at the canopy
- Rough running from the extract fan
How we handle extract fan cleaning in Cobham
Every TR19® Grease clean includes the extract fan, but a fan can also need attention on its own, for example when it’s noisy or vibrating. Where only the fan is cleaned, the report says so. We are often asked to deal with a fan that has never been cleaned and vibration from an unbalanced impeller, on centrifugal fans, axial fans and roof-mounted fans.
In a smaller place like Cobham, many kitchens sit in older buildings or later extensions, with the duct running through a roof space or up an outside wall. Flat runs collect grease and need proper access to clean.
We’ve been trading since 2009, and 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.
- Where
- Cobham (KT11)
- Region
- Surrey
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- When we work
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
For landlords and multi-site operators
For anyone managing more than one site, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Each site gets its own report and pictures, so each one has its own record.
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we can quote for the whole system.
Common questions in Cobham
Which environmental health team covers Cobham?
In Cobham, it’s Elmbridge council that carries out food hygiene inspections. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
Do you clean school canteen extracts around Cobham out of term?
Yes. Half-terms and the summer break are the natural time for school work. The FSA’s register shows about 8 schools and colleges with food registrations within roughly a mile and a half of Cobham. You can ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line with the dates the site is empty.
Do we lose a day’s trading?
Not typically. We work when the area is out of use, such as evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends, so you keep your normal hours.
Can you work evenings and weekends?
Yes, and that is how we prefer to work. The visit is timed for when the area is not in 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 we start, and waste is contained as we go. At the end, the area is cleaned down.
What should I send you?
The site address, the type of premises and your opening hours, along with a few pictures and any previous report.
What’s TR19?
It’s BESA’s specification and the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to. It covers how systems are inspected, cleaned and checked and expects a risk-based approach.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes, any time. For anything urgent, such as a fan failure or damage after a fire, ring the 24/7 line, and we will advise on what to do next.
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Looking after it afterwards
To keep the system working properly between visits:
- Notice when the fan starts to sound different
- Report grease escaping from the fan
- Never cook with a filter missing
- Do not store items in front of the fan’s access point
We take away the grease and dirty water from the fan clean. On a roof or outside wall, we leave the surrounding area tidy.
Keep the route to the fan clear. Clear access means it’s never left out of a clean, whether it’s on a roof, in a ceiling or on a wall.
Part by part
Wall fans
The wall around a wall fan can be stained with grease. We clean the fan and check the outlet.
Inline duct fans
Space around an inline fan can be tight, so we plan how to reach and clean them. If it can’t be reached fully, the report says so.
What your team can do, and what needs us
If your staff spot something between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We’ll take a look and give you a fixed quote.
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. What they can’t safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, which is where we come in.
What extract fan cleaning looks like in Cobham
According to Food Standards Agency records, there are about 11 pubs, bars and clubs in and around Cobham, up to about a mile and a half out. Wherever they cook, the canopy, duct and fan collect grease just as a restaurant’s do. Fire safety in Cobham falls to Surrey 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. In Cobham, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Elmbridge council. 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.
Historic houses near Cobham, such as The Homewood about 1.2 miles north, are a reminder that older buildings with event kitchens can have long, awkward duct routes. School kitchens, at schools like St Andrew's CofE Primary School for example, are normally cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
Cobham is about 6 miles west of Epsom, in Surrey. Wherever you are in the KT11 postcode area, we can carry out extract fan cleaning at your premises. Across Surrey, we cover 395 places, Cobham among them. For sites nearby, see our Guildford page (10 miles or so).
Work in KT11 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Extract fan cleaning is available to premises on High Street, Summerhays and Fairfield Park and the roads around them. We also cover Stoke D'Abernon (1 mile south-east), Oxshott (2 miles east), West End (2 miles north), Pachesham Park (3 miles east) and Esher (3 miles north-east). Further out, we also cover Guildford (10 miles south-west), Woking (8 miles west), Camberley (14 miles west), Epsom (6 miles east), Horley (15 miles south-east) and Redhill (12 miles south-east).
What’s near Cobham
Typical jobs here are in premises near The Running Mare pub and West End Common. The nearest railway station is Cobham & Stoke Dabernon station, roughly 1.1 miles south of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find Elmbridge Museum (3 miles north-east) and Chessington Castle Hill (4.9 miles east). The countryside around Cobham includes Jubilee Wood and Claremont Lake.
The process
The first job on site is protection: sheeting goes over floors and surfaces close to the work. After that, the system is made safe and the work begins. The work on site takes an hour or two for most single fans, and the area is cleaned down before we leave. We plan the journey to Cobham and bring what the job is likely to need.
- The fan is found and its type, access and isolation checked.
- It’s isolated so it cannot run while we work.
- We scrape the heavy grease from the blades and housing.
- Blades, housing and surrounds are degreased with care around the electrics.
- We reassemble, run and photograph the fan.
Getting ready for the visit
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
Ask for a quote
Every quote begins with a look at the system, either from photos and details you send or from a site visit. After that, you get a fixed price for the work, before any work starts.
Advice
What we are called out for in Cobham
Each blade collects a slightly different amount. The difference throws the impeller off balance and puts strain on the bearings. Left too long, grease turns into wear.
Look out for these warning signs:
- A fan coated in grease inside its housing
- A fan left out of previous cleans
- Hot, greasy smells near the fan
- Grease stains around the discharge
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as No. 2 New Zealand General Hospital (about 3.9 miles north), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands.
What your quote should include
- What paperwork you get at the end
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or pictures
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
Leave it or put it right?
A greasy fan at the discharge can spread grease onto the roof or wall around it. It marks the area around the outlet and leaves more fuel outside, which is one more reason to keep it clean. A site near Cobham that has to close at short notice is hard to cover for.
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That’s why every job is surveyed first, and the price is agreed before work begins.
Why us?
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- Photo reports with every job
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
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