Hampshire · Extract fan cleaning
Denmead extract fan cleaning
For extract fan cleaning in Denmead, one call is all it takes, from survey to sign-off. Fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001.
- A fan coated in grease inside its housing
- Less air being pulled from the kitchen
- An extract fan that vibrates or rattles
Extract fan cleaning in Denmead
In Denmead, as everywhere we work, the fan follows a set routine: we isolate it, open the housing, scrape the impeller and degrease the lot. The result is photographed for your records. If you have less air being pulled from the kitchen and a fan that has never been cleaned, we can put it right.
Around a smaller place like Denmead, 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.
It’s worth checking any contractor’s accreditations. Ours are BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured.
- Location
- Denmead (PO7)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Price
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
What happens on the day
There are three stages on the day: set-up, the treatment itself and the sign-off. Set-up means sheeting and making equipment safe, while signing off means the written report and photos. Most of the time goes on the work itself, and that takes a few hours where there are several fans or heavy deposits. Evenings, weekends or a closed day all work for a site in a place like Denmead.
- We start by checking where the fan sits and how to isolate it.
- Power to the fan is isolated before anyone touches it.
- Grease is scraped from the impeller blades and the inside of the housing.
- Blades, housing and the area around the motor are degreased with care.
- It’s closed up, run and checked, and photos go into your report.
Preparing for the visit
- Clear the space around the work
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
Get a fixed quote
Some systems can be priced from photos; 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 any work starts.
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Fixed quotes for extract fan cleaning in Denmead
There’s no set price list, because no two systems are the same. What we look at:
- The size of the system
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- The condition of the system
- A single visit or a regular plan
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’ll have a fixed price before any work starts.
Helping us quote
Many jobs can be priced from photos and some basics. Send what you can of the following:
- The postcode and the type of business
- A few general shots of the system
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
If you need extract fan cleaning in Denmead, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us. Tell us what kind of premises it is and when it’s open, and send pictures or your last report if you can. We usually send a fixed quote within one working day.
Denmead questions
Can the work in Denmead be done at night or at weekends?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. The work in Denmead can fit around your hours. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
Will you come out to Denmead?
Yes, Denmead is part of our area, however small the site. A survey first, from photos or a visit, means we arrive with the right kit.
What do you do to 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 offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. Plans on a 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycle are available, to suit the system and how it’s used.
How far ahead should we book?
Book as early as you can for planned work, particularly if your next visit is nearly due. Emergencies are different, because our line is open 24/7.
What paperwork do I get after a fan clean?
Photos, notes on condition and a recommended next date. File it with your other extract records.
What’s the cleaning interval for an extract fan?
It depends on how many hours the kitchen cooks, under BESA guidance. Heavy use means at least every 3 months, light use at least every 12, fan included.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes. For anything urgent, such as a fan failure or damage after a fire, ring the 24/7 line and we will talk you through the next steps.
Different parts, different methods
Fan housings and motors
Some fans use a belt drive. We clean around them and note any wear for your records.
Roof-mounted fans
On a roof, the air is cooler and grease drops out faster. The impeller and housing are scraped and degreased.
Why act early in Denmead
For a kitchen in Denmead, a noisy, greasy fan is often the first sign the whole system is overdue. Grease on the fan means grease in the duct before it so a full TR19 clean may be due. A planned visit to Denmead fits your hours; an emergency doesn’t.
Several systems or sites on one quote often makes better use of the time. Mention every system or site you need covered, and you’ll get one fixed quote.
Why book with us
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- Full insurance on every job
- Trading since 2009
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
Take a look at our cost guide or our accreditations.
What extract fan cleaning looks like in Denmead
The Food Standards Agency lists about 3 pubs and bars as registered food businesses in and around Denmead, up to about a mile and a half out. Breakfasts, bar meals and functions all put grease into the extract wherever they’re cooked. Fire safety in Denmead falls to 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. Kitchens in Denmead get their food hygiene inspections from Winchester City 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.
Healthcare kitchens cannot easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Denmead is Queen Alexandra Hospital, about 3.5 miles south. If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Denmead Junior School or anywhere near Denmead, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
Denmead is about 2 miles north-west of Waterlooville, in Hampshire. For extract fan cleaning in and around Denmead, please phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email for a fixed quote. Our area covers London and the South East, Denmead included. Denmead is one of 683 towns, villages and districts in Hampshire where we work for commercial clients. Portsmouth is in our area too, around 6 miles away.
Extract fan cleaning in PO7 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. Extract fan cleaning is available to premises on Ashling Park Road, Chestnut Close and The Orchard and nearby roads. Denmead is on the B2150, so it’s easy for us to get to for out-of-hours visits. If your site is just outside Denmead, we cover Anmore (1 mile east), Anthill Common (1 mile north-west), Wecock Farm (2 miles east), Lovedean (2 miles east) and Hambledon (2 miles north-west). Larger places within reach include Winchester (15 miles north-west), Gosport (8 miles south-west), Havant (4 miles south-east), Eastleigh (13 miles west), Fareham (7 miles south-west) and Chandler's Ford (15 miles north-west).
Local landmarks in Denmead
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The Cowplain School and The Harvest Home pub and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Cosham station, about 4.1 miles south. Other landmarks nearby include Queen Alexandra Hospital (3.5 miles south) and Portchester Castle (4.9 miles south-west). Not far away are Portsdown Hill and St Clair's Meadow.
Multi-site and managed buildings
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare across Hampshire. Work can be phased by floor, building or site to keep disruption down.
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
What extract fan cleaning can’t fix
We’d rather tell you now than book work that won’t help, so these are the things it will not cover:
- A fan that won’t start
- Damaged fan blades
- Wiring faults to the fan
Not sure which it is? You can call 0345 646 2711 or email us and we’ll tell you honestly.
Parts of the system we cover
- Centrifugal fans
- Discharge points
- Axial fans
- Fan housings
- In-line fans
- Roof-mounted fans
Common problems we fix in Denmead
By the time air reaches the fan, it has passed the canopy, filters and duct. Whatever grease is still in it settles on the impeller and inside the housing, and the spinning blades fling it onto the walls of the housing.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- Weak extraction at the canopy
- Vibration from an unbalanced impeller
- A fan motor running hot under a coat of grease
- A heavily greased fan housing
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of All Saints, or anywhere in Denmead, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
Before you book anyone
- How areas they cannot reach will be recorded
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- What records you’ll receive afterwards
- Proof of insurance