Hampshire · Extract fan cleaning
Extract Fan Cleaning in Colbury
Extract fan cleaning for commercial sites in Colbury and across Hampshire. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- Vibration from an unbalanced impeller
- Burning smells from the fan area
- A fan that has never been cleaned
About our extract fan cleaning in Colbury
A clean fan is not a repaired fan. If we find worn bearings, a struggling motor or damage to the impeller, we’ll tell you and fan repair or replacement is something we also do. You get an honest view of the fan’s condition. Common call-outs are for less air being pulled from the kitchen and an extract fan that vibrates or rattles, on axial fans, discharge points and in-line fans.
For a kitchen in or near Colbury, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, and the clean itself is the same full TR19® job as in any town: canopy, filters, duct, fan and discharge, with a certificate and photo report at the end.
The report is your system’s health record: a dated account with pictures of everything we did. Grease extract cleans are also certificated to TR19® Grease through the BESCA VHE portal, ready for your insurer.
- Place
- Colbury (SO40)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed price before work begins
- Hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
What we’re called out for in Colbury
How fast a fan gets greasy in Colbury depends on the cooking: daily hours and the amount of frying and grilling. Under BESA guidance, the whole system, fan included, needs cleaning at least every 3, 6 or 12 months depending on daily hours.
It’s time to book a visit if you see:
- An extract fan with no cleaning record
- Grease around the motor and its mounts
- A heavily greased fan housing
- A fan shaking on its mounts
Church and community hall kitchens, near Colbury Christ Church or anywhere around Colbury, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Questions to ask before booking
- What happens if part of the system cannot be accessed
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- Whether VAT is included
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or pictures
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Looking after it afterwards
To keep the system working properly between visits:
- Check filters are seated before cooking
- Report grease escaping from the fan
- File the fan’s report with your other records
- 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 whole system on its cleaning cycle. Regular full cleans keep the fan from building up heavy deposits, in line with BESA guidance.
FAQs for Colbury
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Colbury?
Colbury is in the area of Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Colbury?
That’s New Forest council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Colbury. 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 offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. Plans on a 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycle are available, depending on what the system needs.
What if parts of the system can’t be reached?
They’re marked on the report. Often the fix is extra access, such as new panels in ductwork, which we can install.
How much notice do you need?
It depends on the time you need and how big the job is. Tell us your preferred dates when you ask for a quote, and for anything urgent, ring our 24/7 emergency line.
Do you work in Colbury?
Yes. Our technicians work in Colbury, as part of our area across London and the South East.
What do you do to protect the area?
Floors and surfaces near the work are sheeted before any work starts, and anything we remove is contained. At the end, the area is cleaned down.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes. There’s a 24/7 emergency line for anything that can’t wait until a planned visit. Call us any time and explain what’s happened.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Staff cleaning and specialist work are not the same thing. 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. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, which is where we come in.
Why deal with it now?
Grease on the fan is grease in the system. A TR19 clean that left out the fan wouldn’t cover the whole system, and insurers asking for TR19 cleaning expect the full system. A planned visit to Colbury is easier to arrange than an emergency callout.
One small site or a whole estate, we price it on the same basis: the work involved, the access and the timing. You’ll have a fixed price before any work starts.
Why us?
- Full insurance on every job
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- Fixed quotes, normally within one working day
- In business since 2009
How the visit works
Protection comes first: sheeting goes over floors and surfaces close to the work. After that, the system is made safe and the work begins. It takes a couple of hours per fan, depending on its size and the build-up, and we clear up before we go. The timing of a visit to Colbury is set by you, and the travel is our side of the planning.
- First we check the fan’s condition and how it sounds.
- With the fan isolated, the housing is opened.
- Each blade is cleaned so the impeller runs evenly.
- We clean the casing, the outlet and around the motor.
- The fan goes back into service with a report on its condition.
Before we arrive
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
Getting a quote
Here’s what helps us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, photos of the system and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Once you have those, ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
Related advice
Managing agents and facilities teams in Colbury
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too across Hampshire. Larger estates can be phased building by building to keep disruption down.
Where a tenant occupies the premises but the landlord owns the building, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We can quote either party and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
Extract fan cleaning around Colbury
Colbury lies within about 2 miles of the sea. Near the sea, the fan and discharge at the top of a kitchen extract corrode faster than they would inland. The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 11 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 7 sandwich bars and takeaways within about 1.5 miles of central Colbury. Grease builds up on fan blades and housings in kitchens like these, unbalancing the impeller. Food hygiene inspections in Colbury are the job of New Forest council’s environmental health team. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Before-and-after pictures from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
For schools such as Foxhills Infant School, kitchen extract cleaning is normally booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed. Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Ashurst Hospital (about 1 mile south-west), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands.
Colbury is about 1 mile south of Totton, in Hampshire. Every kind of commercial site in Colbury, we can take on extract fan cleaning. We can work out of hours so trading is not interrupted. 683 places in Hampshire are on our list, from busy centres to quieter spots.
Work in SO40 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. Neighbouring places we cover for extract fan cleaning include Ashurst (1 mile west), Lyndhurst (4 miles south-west), Emery Down (4 miles south-west), Balmerlawn (6 miles south-west) and Brockenhurst (6 miles south-west). We also work in nearby towns such as Winchester (14 miles north-east), Eastleigh (8 miles north-east), Fareham (14 miles east), Chandler's Ford (8 miles north-east), Hedge End (9 miles east) and Lymington (10 miles south).
Near you in Colbury
In Colbury, that means kitchens and buildings near Hounsdown School and The Forest Inn. Colbury’s nearest station is Ashurst New Forest station, roughly 1.2 miles south-west of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Ashurst Hospital (1 mile south-west) and National Dairy Museum (less than half a mile south). Open spaces near Colbury include Testwood Lakes.
What affects the quote in Colbury
Before we fix a price, we need to know a few things. We look at:
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- Travel, parking and unloading
- The condition of the system
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That is why every job is surveyed first, and the price is agreed before any work starts.
Helping us quote
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote. When you get in touch, it helps to send:
- Any previous report or certificate
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- The site address and the type of premises
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, from your photos and details or, where that is not enough, a survey on site. After that, you get a fixed price for the work so you know the cost before we start.