Hampshire · Extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in Cove, Hampshire
One call covers extract fan cleaning in Cove, from survey to sign-off. CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, ISO 9001 and fully insured.
- A fan motor running hot under a coat of grease
- A heavily greased fan housing
- A fan that has never been cleaned
Aftercare tips
Once we’ve finished, these simple steps help:
- Leave a clear route to the fan
- Report grease escaping from the fan
- Check the report shows the fan was cleaned
- Don’t turn the fan off mid-service
File the photo report with your other extract records. It shows the fan’s condition at the time of the clean, which helps if anything changes later.
Fewer grease particles reaching the fan means less build-up. Keep the grease filters clean, fitted and in place, and replace any that are damaged.
How we handle extract fan cleaning in Cove
Grease on a fan is not spread evenly. Heavier deposits on some blades throw the impeller off balance, leading to vibration, noise and strain on the motor and bearings. Cleaning the impeller and housing puts that right. The work covers centrifugal fans, discharge points and axial fans, and the jobs we see most are a fan shaking on its mounts and grease around the motor and its mounts.
Around a smaller place like Cove, kitchen extracts tend to belong to pubs, cafés, takeaways and school or care home kitchens. A kitchen that cooks fewer hours still builds up grease, so cleaning is planned around how much it cooks and what the readings show.
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers all look at records. That is why every job is written up in a report with photos, and grease extract cleans come with a TR19® certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Location
- Cove (GU14, GU17, GU51)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- When we work
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Leave it or put it right?
Vibration from an unbalanced impeller doesn’t stay small. It can wear the bearings and lead to failure, which may leave the kitchen without extraction. Cleaning it early is far less disruptive. Booking now means the visit to Cove is planned around you, not forced by a breakdown.
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: how much there is, how we reach it, what state it’s in and when we can work. Ask for a fixed quote and we’ll go through it with you.
Why Cove businesses choose us
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- Fixed quotes, normally within one working day
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- Trading since 2009
Take a look at how cleaning jobs are priced or how to check a contractor.
Extract fan cleaning around Cove
There are about 31 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 18 takeaways and sandwich shops in Cove and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Grease builds up on fan blades and housings in kitchens like these, unbalancing the impeller. In Cove, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Rushmoor council. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector. Cove sits within the area of Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises.
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near St John the Baptist, or anywhere in Cove, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it. For schools such as Parsonage Farm Nursery and Infant School, kitchen extract cleaning is typically booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
Cove is about 1 mile west of Farnborough, in Hampshire. Across the GU14 area, we can take on extract fan cleaning. We cover 683 places across Hampshire, from busy centres to quieter spots. There’s also a page for Guildford, about 10 miles away.
All of GU14, GU17 and GU51 is within our area for extract fan cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. That includes premises on Fleet Road, Trunk Road and Limes Road and the roads around them. We also cover the places around Cove: Southwood (1 mile south), Farnborough (1 mile east), North Camp (2 miles south-east), Mytchett (3 miles east) and Ash Vale (4 miles south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Basingstoke (13 miles west), Alton (13 miles south-west), Yateley (3 miles north-west), Bordon (13 miles south), Hook (7 miles west) and Popley (13 miles west).
Local landmarks in Cove
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around National Aerospace Library, Ancells Farm Park and Cove School and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Fleet station, roughly 1.7 miles west of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Royal Army Dental Corps Historical Museum (2.7 miles south-east) and Fleet Community Hospital (2.4 miles west). For a walk, there’s Aunt's Pool and Ball Hill.
Cove: your questions answered
Is Cove within the area you cover?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. The journey is planned ahead, so a few details about the route help.
Which fire authority looks after Cove?
Cove is in the area of Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
How do you protect the area?
Protection goes down first: sheeting over floors, worktops and anything close to the work. We tidy up and take our waste away before we leave.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes. Photos often do the job, while bigger or harder-to-see systems are surveyed on site.
How often should the extract fan be cleaned?
It depends on how many hours the kitchen cooks in BESA guidance. Heavy use means at least every 3 months, light use at least every 12, fan included.
How long does extract fan cleaning take?
That depends on the fan’s size, its position and how much grease there is. As a guide, it takes an hour or two for one fan, longer when it’s hard to reach.
Where does the waste go?
Waste is contained during the work and removed when we leave, including grease, debris and dirty water. We do not leave it behind.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. Regular plans can run on 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycles, depending on what the system needs.
What we do, step by step
The visit has three parts: getting the area ready, doing the work and signing it off. Getting ready means protecting surfaces and switching off what needs to be off, while signing off means the written report and pictures. The middle part takes longest, and that takes a few hours where there are several fans or heavy deposits. Everything the job in Cove needs is worked out beforehand, from the survey.
- We find the fan and check how it’s reached and how it’s isolated.
- The fan is isolated so it cannot start while we work.
- The impeller and the housing around it are scraped clean.
- We degrease the fan and housing, taking care around the motor.
- The fan is put back into service, checked and photographed.
Getting ready for the visit
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
Ask for a quote
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Add the site type and your opening hours, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
Related advice
Different parts, different methods
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.
Wall fans
The wall around a wall fan can be stained with grease. The outlet is checked as well as the fan.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. 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.
Running several sites is easier with one contractor. We work across London and the South East, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept on a regular cycle.
Do you need extract fan cleaning in Cove?
The cooler the air, the more grease drops out, and on a roof or outside wall the fan can be in some of the coolest air in the system. So grease often settles heavily there.
Clients typically contact us after spotting something like this:
- Less air being pulled from the kitchen
- A fan that hums, whines or rumbles
- A fan shaking on its mounts
- A fan left out of previous cleans
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Fleet Community Hospital (about 2.4 miles west), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands.
Comparing quotes
- Whether a written report and photos are included
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- Whether the price is fixed
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
Towns and villages near Cove
What else we do in Cove
How we price extract fan cleaning
Before we fix a price, we need to know a few things. We check:
- Any permits to work or inductions
- How big the system is
- A single visit or a regular plan
- How easy every part is to reach
One small site or a whole estate, the quote is built the same way: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. You will have a fixed price before work begins.
What we need to know
What to send for a quote:
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- A few general shots of the system
There’s no standard price list, because every site is different. Instead, we look at your site first, from photos or a survey, then send a fixed quote. To get going, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.