Windsor and Maidenhead · Extract fan cleaning
Cookham extract fan cleaning
We cover Cookham for extract fan cleaning. Out-of-hours visits, a fixed quote and a written report with pictures as standard.
- An extract fan that vibrates or rattles
- A motor area thick with grease
- Grease escaping from the fan outlet
Keeping the system healthy
Looking after the system between visits is straightforward, and it helps at the next visit:
- Keep access to the fan clear
- Note any drop in extraction at the canopy
- Check filters are seated before cooking
- Report grease escaping from the fan
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.
Run the fan throughout cooking. Grease settles faster when the air stops moving, so keeping it running helps keep it clean.
How we handle extract fan cleaning in Cookham
Cleaning removes grease, not wear. Anything that looks worn or damaged goes on the report and fan repair or replacement is something we also do. You will know whether the fan just needed cleaning or something more. Common call-outs are for weak extraction at the canopy and a motor area thick with grease, on fan housings, axial fans and roof-mounted fans.
For a smaller kitchen near Cookham, a TR19® clean is the same job as anywhere: canopy, filters, plenum, duct, fan and discharge. We plan the visit around your hours, with the journey sorted in advance.
The sign-off is always in writing: a written report, dated and illustrated with pictures, 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.
- Place
- Cookham (SL6)
- Wider area
- Windsor and Maidenhead
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed price before we start
- Working hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
How the job changes from site to site
Kitchens with long cooking hours
Long cooking hours mean more grease reaches the fan. Under BESA guidance, heavy use means cleaning at least every 3 months, fan included.
Inline duct fans
Inline fans sit within the duct run, often above a ceiling. We get to them through the duct or casing, once they’re isolated.
Cookham: your questions answered
Do you clean school canteen extracts around Cookham out of term?
Yes, holiday work suits schools best. There are about 8 schools, colleges and universities on the FSA’s food hygiene register within about 1.5 miles of Cookham. Booking early in the term gives the best choice of holiday dates.
Is Cookham within the area you cover?
Yes. Villages and rural sites across the South East are part of our work, Cookham included. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the site when you book.
Are you insured?
Yes. We carry full insurance and have been trading since 2009.
What information do you need?
Where the site is, what it is and when it’s open, plus pictures of the system and your last certificate or report if you have one.
How much does extract fan cleaning cost?
Every site is different, so each gets its own fixed quote. To get one, ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line with the site type, opening hours and a few pictures.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes. Every job is surveyed first, from your photos and details, or with a visit where necessary. A fixed quote follows.
What happens if you cannot reach some of it?
They’re marked on the report. Often the fix is extra access, such as new panels in ductwork, and we can fit those.
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 the site can carry on as normal.
Extract fan cleaning around Cookham
Food Standards Agency records list about 20 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 3 takeaways within about 1.5 miles of central Cookham. The fan at the end of each of those extracts collects grease that slows it and wears the motor. Kitchens in Cookham get their food hygiene inspections from Windsor and Maidenhead council. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked. Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service covers Cookham. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel.
If you cook for passing trade around Cookham station, the extract can be cleaned between your last and first customer. Church and community hall kitchens, near Church of St John the Baptist or anywhere around Cookham, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Cookham is about 2 miles south-east of Marlow, in Windsor and Maidenhead. For extract fan cleaning in and around Cookham, it’s easy to get a fixed quote: please give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form. Our area covers London and the South East, including Cookham. 57 places in Windsor and Maidenhead are on our list, large and small. We also work in Reading, about 13 miles from Cookham.
All of SL6 is covered for extract fan cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. Extract fan cleaning is available to premises on Station Road, Church Road and High Street and the roads around them. If your site is just outside Cookham, we cover Cookham Dean (1 mile west), Furze Platt (2 miles south), Coldmoorholme (2 miles north), Bourne End (2 miles north-east) and Cores End (2 miles north-east). Larger places within reach include Windsor (7 miles south-east), Boyn Hill (3 miles south), North Ascot (10 miles south), Dedworth (7 miles south-east), Broomhall (12 miles south) and South Ascot (11 miles south). Being one of Windsor and Maidenhead’s larger places, Cookham has a wide mix of commercial premises, and we cover all of them for extract fan cleaning.
Local landmarks in Cookham
In Cookham, that means kitchens and buildings near The Old Swan Uppers pub and Furze Platt Senior School. Cookham has its own railway station: Cookham station. Nearby you’ll also find Marlow Museum (2.2 miles west) and Marlow Community Hospital (2.1 miles north-west). Open spaces near Cookham include Warren Nature Reserve and Taplow Lake.
What else we do in Cookham
Leave it or put it right?
The fan is part of the fire path. TR19® Grease covers the whole extract, fan included and many insurers require the full system to be cleaned to TR19. When a site near Cookham shuts unexpectedly, the people who rely on it notice at once.
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 explain what it covers.
Why book with us
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- Fixed quotes, normally within one working day
- Full insurance on every job
- Each visit written up, with photos
Read how cleaning jobs are priced or our accreditations and certificates.
Common problems we fix in Cookham
How fast a fan gets greasy in Cookham depends on the cooking: daily hours and the amount of frying and grilling. BESA guidance sets minimum intervals of 3, 6 or 12 months for the whole system by daily use.
Common reasons sites call us are:
- Rough running from the extract fan
- A smell of hot grease from the extract
- A fan coated in grease inside its housing
- Grease around the motor and its mounts
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Cookham Rise Primary School or anywhere near Cookham, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
Comparing quotes
- How VAT is shown on the quote
- Whether they recommend a next date
- If they look at the system before pricing
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
Multi-site and managed buildings
Whether it’s one building or many, you get the same standard: diagnosis, a fixed price, work booked around your hours and a written report with photos.
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 are happy to quote for all of it.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Staff cleaning does not replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
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.
The process
There’s very little for your team to do on the day. A contact on site lets us in at the agreed time and points us to the system, and we take it from there. Before we leave, the area is tidied and the paperwork follows. For a site near Cookham, the work is booked around your opening hours, evenings and weekends included.
- First we locate the fan and agree how it’s safely isolated.
- With the fan isolated, the housing is opened.
- The impeller and the housing around it are scraped clean.
- The fan and its surrounds are degreased, keeping clear of the motor’s electrics.
- We reassemble, run the fan and photograph the result.
Preparing for the visit
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Let us know about parking and loading
Get a fixed quote
For extract fan cleaning in Cookham, call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, plus photos or the previous report if they’re to hand. We normally send a fixed quote within one working day.