Hampshire · Extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in Elvetham Heath, Hampshire
Extract fan cleaning for Elvetham Heath and the surrounding area: diagnosis first, then a fixed quote, the work and a report with pictures. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- Fat spreading onto the roof or wall by the fan
- An extract fan with no cleaning record
- A fan motor running hot under a coat of grease
What we’re called out for in Elvetham Heath
How fast a fan gets greasy in Elvetham Heath 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.
If you notice any of these, it’s worth a diagnosis:
- Grease escaping from the fan outlet
- A fan that hums, whines or rumbles
- Vibration from an unbalanced impeller
- Grease around the motor and its mounts
Church and community hall kitchens, near Church on the Heath or anywhere around Elvetham Heath, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Before you book anyone
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- If they look at the system before pricing
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
Extract fan cleaning in Elvetham Heath
We have been trading since 2009. As a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, we clean to BESA TR19® Grease, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 and full insurance. If you are dealing with grease around the motor and its mounts and thick grease on the impeller and casing, we can help, from discharge points, fan housings and roof-mounted fans onwards.
For a smaller kitchen near Elvetham Heath, a TR19® clean is the same job as anywhere: canopy, filters, plenum, duct, fan and discharge. The visit is booked around your opening hours, and the journey is planned ahead.
Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009, as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured.
- Where
- Elvetham Heath (GU51)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Working hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Also near Elvetham Heath
What else we do in Elvetham Heath
Grease, kitchens and Elvetham Heath
Food Standards Agency records list about 53 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 20 takeaways and sandwich shops within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Elvetham Heath. Each kitchen extract among them ends at a fan, and grease on the impeller strains the motor. The fire and rescue service for Elvetham Heath is Hampshire and Isle of Wight 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. In Elvetham Heath, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Hart council. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
If you cook for passing trade around Fleet station, the extract can be cleaned between your last and first customer. Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Fleet Community Hospital is the nearest hospital to Elvetham Heath, about within half a mile south.
Elvetham Heath is about 1 mile north-west of Fleet, in Hampshire. Anywhere in GU51, we can carry out extract fan cleaning at your premises. Elvetham Heath is one of 683 places in Hampshire where we work for extract fan cleaning. For sites nearby, see our Reading page (12 miles or so).
Postcode districts we cover here for extract fan cleaning: GU51. Streets in the area include Kingsley Square, West Tisbury Close and Whitchurch Road, and we cover them all for extract fan cleaning. Neighbouring places we cover for extract fan cleaning include Elvetham (1 mile west), Fleet (1 mile south-east), Crookham Village (2 miles south), Winchfield Hurst (2 miles south-west) and Dogmersfield (2 miles south-west). We also work in nearby towns such as Basingstoke (11 miles west), Farnborough (4 miles east), Aldershot (5 miles south-east), Alton (11 miles south-west), Yateley (3 miles north) and Tadley (13 miles west).
Landmarks near Elvetham Heath
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to De Havilland Arms, Calthorpe Park School and Stockton House School, among other places. The closest station to Elvetham Heath is Fleet station, about 0.9 miles east. A little further out are Fleet Community Hospital (less than half a mile south) and West Green House Agricultural Museum (3.5 miles west). Not far away are Aunt's Pool and Fleet Pond Nature Reserve.
Looking after it afterwards
Looking after the system between visits is straightforward, and it makes the next visit easier:
- Do not store items in front of the fan’s access point
- Report grease escaping from the fan
- Never cook with a filter missing
- Don’t turn the fan off mid-service
Where the fan needs repair rather than cleaning, the report says so. Fan repair and replacement are services we offer too, so you have one point of contact.
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.
For landlords and multi-site operators
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Each visit ends with a dated report and pictures, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
From a single site to a large estate, the standard is the same: a survey first, a fixed quote, the work timed around the site and a report with photos.
When it’s something else
Not every problem is solved by extract fan cleaning, and we’ll tell you before work begins. It won’t put right:
- A failed motor or worn bearings (that needs a fan repair or replacement)
- Wiring faults to the fan
- Grease in the duct and canopy before the fan (those need a full TR19 clean)
If in doubt, call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we’ll say what we think before booking.
Parts of the system we cover
- Discharge points
- Roof-mounted fans
- In-line fans
- Axial fans
- Fan housings
- Centrifugal fans
What staff can safely do
When your team notices a problem between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that won’t come clean, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We can diagnose it and quote.
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
Leave it or put it right?
Grease on the impeller makes the fan less efficient. Airflow at the canopy drops and the kitchen gets hotter and smokier, while the motor runs under more strain. A visit arranged in advance is far less disruptive than a callout on a busy day.
One small site or a whole estate, the quote is built the same way: the work involved, the access and the timing. You’ll have a fixed price before we start.
Why us?
- In business since 2009
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- A written report with photos after every visit
- Fully insured
See what affects the cost and our accreditations.
What we do, step by step
Protection comes first: floors, worktops and anything near the work are covered. After that, the system is made safe and the work begins. The work on site takes an hour or two for most single fans, and the area is cleaned down before we leave. We plan the journey to Elvetham Heath and bring what the job is likely to need.
- We start by checking where the fan sits and how to isolate it.
- The fan is isolated so it cannot start while we work.
- We remove the grease from the blades, impeller and casing.
- We degrease the fan and housing, taking care around the motor.
- It’s closed up, run and checked, and photos go into your report.
How to prepare
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Clear the space around the work
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
Ask for a quote
Some systems can be priced from pictures; others need a survey. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in pictures, get a survey first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
Advice
Questions from Elvetham Heath
Is Elvetham Heath within the area you cover?
Yes. Villages and rural sites across the South East are part of our work, Elvetham Heath included. The journey is planned ahead, so a few details about the route help.
Which fire service covers Elvetham Heath?
Elvetham Heath 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.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
No. TR19® itself isn’t law; it’s a BESA specification. The legal duty comes from the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005: the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and cleaning to TR19® is the recognised way to show grease is under control.
How long will it take to clean the fan?
Allow a few hours where there are several fans or heavy deposits. We will confirm the time when we quote.
What happens to the waste?
We contain it and take it with us. We collect grease, debris and waste water as we go, so it doesn’t spread.
Do you have insurance?
Yes. Duct Doctor is fully insured, and we can share the details when you need them.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes. There’s a 24/7 emergency line for anything that cannot wait until a planned visit. Call us any time and explain what’s happened.
Why has my extract fan got louder?
An unbalanced impeller, normally from uneven grease, is a common cause. After cleaning, we’ll tell you if wear or damage is also involved.