West Berkshire · Extract fan cleaning
Crockham Heath extract fan cleaning
We cover Crockham Heath for cleaning of kitchen extract fans, impellers, fan housings and discharge points. Out-of-hours visits, a fixed quote and a written report with photos as standard.
- A fan that has never been cleaned
- Hot, greasy smells near the fan
- A noisy fan that has got louder over time
Fixed quotes for extract fan cleaning in Crockham Heath
Some jobs are bigger than they look, and some smaller. The main factors:
- The condition we find in the survey
- The number of sites or systems
- How big the system is
- Any permits to work or inductions
A single site or a whole portfolio, we price it on the same basis: the work involved, the access and the timing. The price is fixed before we start.
Helping us quote
When you contact us, these details help:
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- Any previous report or certificate
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- The site address and the type of premises
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 we start.
Extract fan cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Crockham Heath
Every TR19® Grease clean includes the extract fan, but some fans need cleaning between full cleans, for example when it’s noisy or vibrating. A fan-only clean is recorded as exactly that. Typical jobs include a noisy fan that has got louder over time and a heavily greased fan housing, on centrifugal fans, roof-mounted fans and in-line fans.
For a kitchen in or near Crockham Heath, 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.
Good records are part of the job. You get a written report with photos after each visit, listing what was done, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next visit is due. Keep it with your fire safety records so it’s ready for an insurer, fire officer or EHO.
- Location
- Crockham Heath (RG20)
- Wider area
- West Berkshire
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Working hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Aftercare tips
How long the results last depends on use and care. Here’s what we suggest:
- Leave a clear route to the fan
- File the fan’s report with your other records
- Check the report shows the fan was cleaned
- Notice when the fan starts to sound different
The area around the fan is left clean, with waste grease removed. On a roof or outside wall, we leave the surrounding area tidy.
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.
Leave it or put it right?
An unbalanced fan gets worse, not better. It wears bearings and mounts and can lead to a breakdown and a kitchen can’t cook safely without extraction. A planned clean beats an emergency. Rural sites cannot always move to another kitchen or room when something fails.
What you pay depends on the size of the system, what state it’s in and how easy it is to reach. We give you a fixed price before we start, so you know where you stand.
Why us?
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- Every visit written up, with photos
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
Take a look at how cleaning jobs are priced or our accreditations and certificates.
What your team can do, and what needs us
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. What they cannot safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, and that’s where we come in.
Staff cleaning and specialist work aren’t the same thing. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
Nearby places to Crockham Heath
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How it works
There’s very little for your team to do on the day. Someone lets us in at the agreed time and shows us where everything is, and we take it from there. Afterwards, the area is left tidy and the written report follows. Rural roads and tight entrances are worth telling us about before a visit to Crockham Heath.
- Diagnosis first: we look for grease, noise and vibration.
- With the fan isolated, the housing is opened.
- Each blade is cleaned so the impeller runs evenly.
- 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
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
Ask for a quote
Some systems can be priced from pictures; others need a survey. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, you get a fixed price before we start.
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Extract fan cleaning in Crockham Heath: the local picture
The Food Standards Agency lists about 3 pubs, bars and clubs as registered food businesses within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Crockham Heath. Any of them serving cooked food has an extract to keep clean, from canopy to discharge. It’s Basingstoke and Deane council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Crockham Heath. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked. Crockham Heath is covered by Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk.
Healthcare kitchens can’t easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Crockham Heath is West Berkshire Community Hospital, about 4 miles north-east. Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Parish Church of St Michael, or anywhere in Crockham Heath, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it. Historic houses near Crockham Heath, such as Benham Park about 1.8 miles north, are a reminder that older buildings with event kitchens can have long, awkward duct routes.
Crockham Heath is about 3 miles south-west of Newbury, in West Berkshire. Whatever kind of site you run in Crockham Heath, extract fan cleaning is something we can help with. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so trading isn’t interrupted. Crockham Heath is one of 155 places in West Berkshire where we work for commercial clients. Our Reading page covers sites nearby, about 18 miles away.
Every address in RG20 is within our area for extract fan cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Extract fan cleaning is available to premises on Church Lane and Church Close and the roads around them. We also cover the places around Crockham Heath: Enborne (1 mile north), Hamstead Marshall (1 mile west), Skinners Green (1 mile north-east), Enborne Row (1 mile south-east) and Ball Hill (1 mile south-west). Larger places within reach include Newbury (3 miles north-east), Thatcham (5 miles east), Burghfield Common (14 miles east), Speenhamland (3 miles north-east), Hungerford (6 miles west) and Calcot (15 miles east).
Landmarks near Crockham Heath
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Park House School, Hamstead Marshall Park and Craven Arms. Crockham Heath’s nearest station is Newbury station, roughly 2.6 miles north-east. Well-known places in the area include West Berkshire Community Hospital (4 miles north-east) and British Balloon Museum & Library Ltd (2.7 miles north-east). Not far away are Rack Marsh and Pilot Hill.
FAQs for Crockham Heath
Which fire authority looks after Crockham Heath?
It’s Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Crockham Heath. TR19® is not law, but it’s the benchmark many fire officers and insurers look to when they ask how often the extract is cleaned.
Which council inspects kitchens in Crockham Heath?
Food hygiene inspections in Crockham Heath are carried out by Basingstoke and Deane council. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. We run scheduled maintenance contracts, with visits at the interval your system needs. The report from each visit recommends the next date.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
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.
How far ahead should we book?
Book as early as you can for planned work, especially if the next clean or test is due soon. Emergencies are different, because our line is open 24/7.
How often does the fan need cleaning?
With the whole system, at intervals set by BESA guidance: from 3-monthly for heavy use to 12-monthly for light use. Some fans need attention sooner.
Can you clean the fan on its own?
Yes. We record it as a fan-only clean, so your TR19 records stay accurate. The full system still needs its regular TR19 clean.
How do you protect the area?
We cover floors and nearby surfaces with sheeting before any work starts, and waste is contained as we go. Before we leave, we tidy up and clean down.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
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.
If you look after several sites, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Each site gets its own report and pictures, so each one has its own record.
What a clean won’t put right
An honest diagnosis matters more to us than a booking, so here’s what extract fan cleaning won’t do:
- Electrical faults in the fan’s supply or controls (an electrician’s job)
- An impeller that is bent or split
- A failed motor or worn bearings (that needs a fan repair or replacement)
If you’re not sure, just phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we will give you a straight answer before booking.
Where we work
- Roof-mounted fans
- Discharge points
- Fan housings
- Centrifugal fans
- In-line fans
- Axial fans