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Fords Farm extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning for Fords Farm, from a team that has been trading since 2009. Out-of-hours visits and 24/7 emergency callout.
- A fan that no longer moves enough air
- Grease stains around the discharge
- Rough running from the extract fan
How we handle extract fan cleaning in Fords Farm
We have been trading since 2009. We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 and full insurance. Typical jobs include a fan that no longer moves enough air and grease escaping from the fan outlet, across axial fans, centrifugal fans and in-line fans.
In a smaller place like Fords Farm, the kitchens with extract systems are more likely to be a pub, a café, a takeaway or a school or care home kitchen than a big restaurant. Quieter kitchens still collect grease in the duct, just more slowly, so cleaning is planned around how much it cooks and what the readings show.
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 carry full insurance.
- Place
- Fords Farm (RG30, RG31)
- Wider area
- Reading
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
What extract fan cleaning cannot fix
To be straight with you, some problems need a different fix:
- Grease in the duct and canopy before the fan (those need a full TR19 clean)
- A failed motor or worn bearings (that needs a fan repair or replacement)
- A faulty speed controller or isolator
If in doubt, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we’ll say what we think.
What we work on in Fords Farm
- Roof-mounted fans
- Discharge points
- Axial fans
- Fan housings
- In-line fans
- Centrifugal fans
The process
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, and the sign-off is a written report with photos. Most of the time goes on the work itself, which takes a couple of hours per fan, depending on its size and the build-up. For a place like Fords Farm, we load the van from the survey notes so the work can be done in one visit where possible.
- Diagnosis first: we look for grease, noise and vibration.
- Once isolated, we open the fan up.
- The impeller is cleaned blade by blade so it runs balanced.
- We clean the casing, the outlet and around the motor.
- We run the fan and note its condition in the photo report.
How to prepare
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Clear the space around the work
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
How to get a quote
Want a quote for extract fan cleaning? Please give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos with a few details about the site. We’ll explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
Advice
Your questions about extract fan cleaning in Fords Farm
Is Fords Farm within the area you cover?
Yes, Fords Farm is part of our area, however small the site. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
Can you work in Fords Farm outside opening hours?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. It means the site in Fords Farm keeps running as normal. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. We run scheduled maintenance contracts, set at the interval the system needs. The report from each visit recommends the next date.
What types of premises do you cover?
Commercial premises of every kind: kitchens, offices, schools, healthcare, retail, leisure and food production. We fit the work around how the site operates.
How do you protect the area?
Floors and surfaces near the work are sheeted before work begins, and anything we remove is contained. At the end, the area is cleaned down.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes. Every job is surveyed first, either from pictures and details you send or on a site visit. Then you get a fixed quote.
How much notice should we give?
Book as early as you can for planned work, especially if the next clean or test is due soon. For emergencies, we take calls 24/7.
What about areas you can’t get to?
The report shows them clearly. In ductwork, new access panels are often the answer, which we can install.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare across Reading. Larger estates can be phased building by building to keep disruption down.
We regularly work with managing agents. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works and we will come back with a fixed quote.
Nearby places to Fords Farm
What else we do in Fords Farm
What extract fan cleaning looks like in Fords Farm
Look up Fords Farm on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you will find about 26 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 16 sandwich bars and takeaways within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Fords Farm. Each kitchen extract among them ends at a fan, and grease on the impeller strains the motor. Environmental health officers from Reading council inspect food businesses in Fords Farm. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked. Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service covers Fords Farm. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel.
Historic houses near Fords Farm, such as Mapledurham House about 3.1 miles north, are a reminder that older buildings with event kitchens can have long, awkward duct routes. Bursars and site managers at schools such as Kennet Valley Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
Fords Farm is about 2 miles west of Reading, in Reading. Whether your site is in the middle of Fords Farm or further out, we cover extract fan cleaning for every kind of premises, from small sites to large estates. Fords Farm is one of 34 places in Reading where we work for commercial clients.
Postcode districts we cover here for extract fan cleaning: RG30 and RG31. You’ll find streets such as Low Lane, Mill Lane and Bath Road, and we cover them all for extract fan cleaning. Nearby, we also carry out extract fan cleaning in Horncastle (1 mile north), Southcote (1 mile east), Burghfield Bridge (1 mile south), Beansheaf Farm (1 mile west) and Calcot (1 mile west). Within a short drive, we also cover Caversham (4 miles north-east), Shinfield (4 miles south-east), Arborfield Garrison (7 miles south-east), Caversham Heights (3 miles north-east), Whitley Wood (3 miles south-east) and Sonning Common (6 miles north).
Around Fords Farm
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Prospect School, Elvian School and The Cunning Man pub. The nearest railway station is Reading Green Park station, about 1.4 miles south-east. Well-known places in the area include Battle Hospital (1.7 miles north-east) and Beaumys Castle (4.8 miles south-east). Green spaces nearby include Fobney Island Wetland Reserve and South Lake.
Part by part
Inline duct fans
Inline fans can be in tight spaces, so the method is planned in advance. Anything out of reach is recorded.
Fan housings and motors
Inside the casing, grease is thrown onto the walls. We clean it along with the blades.
Do you need extract fan cleaning in Fords Farm?
How fast a fan gets greasy in Fords Farm depends on the cooking: daily hours and the amount of frying and grilling. Under BESA guidance, the whole system, fan included, needs cleaning at least every 3, 6 or 12 months depending on daily hours.
Clients usually contact us when they notice one of these:
- A fan coated in grease inside its housing
- Grease escaping from the fan outlet
- Hot, greasy smells near the fan
- Grease around the motor and its mounts
Healthcare kitchens cannot easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Fords Farm is Battle Hospital, about 1.7 miles north-east.
What to look for in a quote
- Whether a survey comes first
- What insurance they carry
- What happens if part of the system cannot be accessed
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
What affects the cost of extract fan cleaning
We don’t publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. What we look at:
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- Travel, parking and unloading
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is all affect the cost. Each of those is built into the quote, and the price is fixed before we start.
What we need to know
There’s no need for technical detail. Just send:
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
Here’s what helps us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, a few pictures and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Once you have those, ring 0345 646 2711 or email us.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, which is where we come in.
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.