Hampshire · Extract fan cleaning
Fox extract fan cleaning
For extract fan cleaning in Fox, one call is all it takes: survey, fixed quote, work and sign-off. CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, ISO 9001 and fully insured.
- Thick grease on the impeller and casing
- Grease stains around the discharge
- An extract fan that vibrates or rattles
How we handle extract fan cleaning in Fox
Cleaning removes grease, not wear. If we find worn bearings, a struggling motor or damage to the impeller, we will tell you, and we also repair and replace extract fans. You will know whether the fan just needed cleaning or something more. The work covers discharge points, roof-mounted fans and fan housings, and people most often call us about an extract fan with no cleaning record and weak extraction at the canopy.
For a kitchen in or near Fox, 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.
The report is your system’s health record: a dated account with pictures of everything we did. Grease extract cleans are also certificated to TR19® Grease through the BESCA VHE portal and sits alongside the report.
- Place
- Fox (SP11)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
How it works
We work around your opening hours, not the other way round. We book the visit for a time the area is closed, whether that is an evening, overnight or a weekend. Once we are in, the area is sheeted and anything that has to be off is turned off and cooled, and the job takes an hour or two for most single fans. In a small place like Fox, the journey is planned ahead and the visit arranged around the site’s hours.
- First we locate the fan and agree how it’s safely isolated.
- Power to the fan is isolated before anyone touches it.
- Grease is scraped from the impeller blades and the inside of the housing.
- We degrease the fan and housing, taking care around the motor.
- The fan is put back into service, checked and photographed.
How to prepare
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
Ask for a quote
To get a fixed quote, ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. A few photos and your last certificate or report help a lot. You will normally have a quote within one working day.
Related advice
What staff can safely do
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. What they cannot safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, which is where we come in.
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but they do not reach the grease that builds up further in. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
Common questions in Fox
Who inspects food businesses in Fox?
That’s Test Valley council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Fox. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
Do you work at weekends in Fox?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. It means the site in Fox keeps running as normal. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
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.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes, day and night, every day of the year. Our office is open from 8am to 6pm on weekdays, with the emergency line covering every other hour.
What’s the cleaning interval for an extract fan?
At least as often as the rest of the extract, which BESA guidance sets by daily cooking hours: from 3-monthly for heavy use to 12-monthly for light use. Some fans need attention sooner.
Will I get pictures of the cleaned fan?
A photo report shows the fan before and after. Full system cleans come with a TR19 certificate as well.
Who is responsible for fire safety on the premises?
It depends on the building. The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty on the responsible person, which can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, an FM or a managing agent.
How long is a fan clean?
Size, access and build-up all affect it. Typically it takes a few hours where there are several fans or heavy deposits.
Extract fan cleaning in Fox: the local picture
Environmental health officers from Test Valley council inspect food businesses in Fox. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Before-and-after photos from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand. The fire and rescue service for Fox is Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel.
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of St Mary, or anywhere in Fox, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it. Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Andover War Memorial Hospital is the nearest hospital to Fox, about 4.2 miles north-east.
Fox is about 5 miles west of Andover, in Hampshire. We carry out extract fan cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Fox and the rest of Hampshire. Across Hampshire, we cover 683 places, Fox among them. We also work in Southampton, around 21 miles away.
Our technicians cover all of the SP11 postcode area for extract fan cleaning and the streets around it. If your site is just outside Fox, we cover Amport (1 mile north-east), Monxton (1 mile north-east), Abbotts Ann (2 miles east), Kentsboro (2 miles south) and Little Ann (3 miles east). Within a short drive, we also cover Winchester (15 miles south-east), Andover (5 miles east), Romsey (14 miles south), Hyde (14 miles south-east), Tidworth (5 miles north-west) and Weeke (14 miles south-east).
Near you in Fox
The closest station to Fox is Grateley station, roughly 2.1 miles south-west. Well-known places in the area include Andover War Memorial Hospital (4.2 miles north-east). Not far away are Mill Lake and Anton Lakes.
What the work involves, part by part
Roof-mounted fans
Roof fans sit at the top of the riser. They’re cleaned where safe access allows, and anything we can’t reach is recorded.
Inline duct fans
An inline fan can be easy to forget because it’s out of sight. The survey makes sure it’s part of the clean.
How we price extract fan cleaning
The quote reflects the site in front of us. We take into account:
- The condition of the system
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- The size of the system
- A single visit or a regular plan
Combining work into one visit or one programme often makes better use of the time. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at and we’ll price it together.
Asking for a quote
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote. When you get in touch, it helps to send:
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Any previous report or certificate
- A few general shots of the system
- Problems your staff have spotted
Every quote begins with a look at the system, from your photos and details or, where that is not enough, a survey on site. After that, you get a fixed price for the work so you know the cost before work begins.
For landlords and multi-site operators
Where a tenant occupies the premises but the landlord owns the building, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We can quote either party and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
Running several sites is easier with one contractor. We cover South East England and London, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept on a regular cycle.
When it’s something else
A few issues sit outside what this work can do:
- A fan that was never right for the kitchen
- A failed motor or worn bearings (that needs a fan repair or replacement)
- Grease in the duct and canopy before the fan (those need a full TR19 clean)
If you’re not sure, just call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we will give you a straight answer.
What we work on in Fox
- Centrifugal fans
- Roof-mounted fans
- Fan housings
- Axial fans
- In-line fans
- Discharge points
Nearby places to Fox
Also in Fox
When to call us in Fox
A fan collects more grease when the filters let more through. Missing, damaged or badly fitted filters let grease travel the whole system, so the fan takes far more than it should.
The symptoms we are asked about most are:
- A fan shaking on its mounts
- Burning smells from the fan area
- A fan that hums, whines or rumbles
- An extract fan with no cleaning record
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Amport Church of England Primary School or anywhere near Fox, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
What to look for in a quote
- How areas they can’t reach will be recorded
- When the next visit should be, and why
- What hours they’ll be on site
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or pictures