Surrey · Extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in Compton, Surrey
One call covers cleaning of kitchen extract fans, impellers, fan housings and discharge points in Compton, from survey to sign-off. Fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001.
- Less air being pulled from the kitchen
- Vibration from an unbalanced impeller
- A heavily greased fan housing
Compton questions
Who inspects food businesses in Compton?
In Compton, it’s Guildford council that carries out food hygiene inspections. It helps to keep the extract cleaning records with your food safety paperwork, so they’re ready if asked for.
Can a school canteen extract in Compton be done out of term time?
Yes. Half-terms and the summer break are the natural time for school work. The FSA’s register shows about 2 schools and colleges with food registrations within roughly a mile and a half of Compton. Booking early in the term gives the best choice of holiday dates.
What does extract fan cleaning cost?
There’s no set price, as it depends on the job: how big it is, what state it’s in, how we reach it and the working hours. You get a fixed price before work begins.
Are you insured?
Yes. Full insurance covers our work, and we have been trading since 2009.
What paperwork do I get after a fan clean?
A photo report shows the fan before and after. If it’s part of a full TR19 clean, a TR19 certificate is issued too.
Which accreditations do you hold?
Duct Doctor is 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.
What does TR19 mean?
A BESA specification, with two parts that matter most here: TR19® Grease for kitchen extract systems and TR19® Air for general ventilation. It isn’t legislation, but it’s the standard people check against.
How much notice should we give?
It depends on the time you need and how big the job is. Mention your preferred dates with your enquiry, and if it’s an emergency, call us any time.
Extract fan cleaning in Compton, done properly
Every kitchen extract depends on its fan: it draws the air through the canopy and ductwork and pushes it outside. Grease that gets past everything else ends up on its blades and housing and we clean it off. We are often asked to deal with grease escaping from the fan outlet and hot, greasy smells near the fan, across centrifugal fans, axial fans and roof-mounted fans.
For a kitchen in or near Compton, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, 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.
Nothing is signed off by word of mouth: a dated report with pictures of the work, plus a certificate through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal when the work is a TR19® Grease clean. It shows what was done and what, if anything, couldn’t be reached.
- Location
- Compton (GU3)
- Wider area
- Surrey
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Looking after it afterwards
Simple habits between visits make a real difference. We recommend:
- File the fan’s report with your other records
- Check filters are seated before cooking
- Book the fan into every full TR19 clean
- Look for grease stains near the discharge
We take away the grease and dirty water from the fan clean. Wherever the fan is, the area around it is cleaned down.
Do not run the kitchen with the extract off. Air that keeps moving carries vapour out rather than letting it settle, so keeping it running helps keep it clean.
What happens on the day
At the end of the visit, someone from your team can look over the work with us. We point out anything that couldn’t be reached or needs a follow-up, and the same goes into the written report. The visit takes a few hours where there are several fans or heavy deposits. Photos of the system and how to reach it help us plan a visit to Compton.
- First we check the fan’s condition and how it sounds.
- Once isolated, we open the fan up.
- The impeller is cleaned blade by blade so it runs balanced.
- Housing, outlet and the area around the motor are cleaned.
- The fan goes back into service with a report on its condition.
Before we arrive
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
Ask for a quote
For extract fan cleaning in Compton, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, and send photos or your last report if you can. We usually send a fixed quote within one working day.
Advice
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Staff cleaning doesn’t replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but the parts you can’t see still need a specialist at the right interval.
Keep a record of what your team does. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, next to our reports.
Extract fan cleaning around Compton
Food Standards Agency records list about 8 restaurants, cafés and canteens in and around Compton, up to about a mile and a half out. Any of those kitchens with a canopy relies on a fan that gathers grease as it runs. Environmental health officers from Guildford council inspect food businesses in Compton. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after. Fire safety in Compton falls to Surrey Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order.
For schools such as Loseley Fields Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is typically booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed. A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of St Nicholas or elsewhere in Compton, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Compton is about 3 miles south-west of Guildford, in Surrey. For extract fan cleaning in and around Compton, please call 0345 646 2711, or email photos for a fixed quote. We work across South East England and London, Compton included. Compton is one of 395 towns, villages and districts in Surrey where we work for extract fan cleaning.
Postcode districts we cover here for extract fan cleaning: GU3. Extract fan cleaning is available to premises on The Street, Spiceall and Almsgate and nearby roads. We also cover the places around Compton: Hurtmore (1 mile south), Binscombe (1 mile south-east), Littleton (1 mile east), Shackleford (2 miles south-west) and Onslow Village (2 miles north-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Guildford (3 miles north-east), Woking (7 miles north), Camberley (9 miles north-west), Farnham (7 miles west), Egham (15 miles north) and Walton-on-Thames (15 miles north-east).
Around Compton
Typical jobs here are in premises near Broadwater School, Pucks Oak Barn and McAlmont Reserves and The Harrow pub, among other places. The nearest railway station is Farncombe station, about 1.6 miles south-east. Nearby you will also find Charterhouse School Museum (1.2 miles south) and Guildford Castle (2.8 miles north-east). Open spaces near Compton include Farncombe Wood and Frith Hill.
Places near Compton
What else we do in Compton
What we’re called out for in Compton
Poor filters mean a greasier fan. Missing, damaged or badly fitted filters let grease travel the whole system, so the fan takes far more than it should.
These are the problems we see most often:
- A fan that no longer moves enough air
- Grease around the motor and its mounts
- A fan that hums, whines or rumbles
- Hot, greasy smells near the fan
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Royal Surrey County Hospital (about 2 miles north-east), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands.
Comparing quotes
- What records you will receive afterwards
- How VAT is shown on the quote
- Whether they recommend a next date
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
Managing agents and facilities teams in Compton
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.
We regularly work with managing agents. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements and we will come back with a fixed quote.
Different parts, different methods
Roof-mounted fans
On a roof, the air is cooler and grease drops out faster. We scrape and degrease the blades and casing.
Fan housings and motors
Belt-driven fans have a drive belt and pulleys that can collect grease. We clean around them and note any wear for your records.
What affects the cost of extract fan cleaning
Every site gets its own quote. These are the things that affect it:
- A single visit or a regular plan
- What state the system is in
- The number of sites or systems
- The times the site is available
Combining work into one visit or one programme can make for a more efficient booking. Mention every system or site you need covered and we will price it together.
What we need to know
There’s no need for technical detail. Just send:
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
Getting a quote does not take long. Send a few details and pictures, and we normally reply with a fixed quote within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.