Surrey · Extract fan cleaning
Frimley extract fan cleaning
One call covers extract fan cleaning in Frimley, from survey to sign-off. CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, ISO 9001 and fully insured.
- Thick grease on the impeller and casing
- Rough running from the extract fan
- A fan that no longer moves enough air
Extract fan cleaning in Frimley
A clean fan is not a repaired fan. 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 get an honest view of the fan’s condition. The work covers discharge points, roof-mounted fans and fan housings, and people most often call us about a fan shaking on its mounts and thick grease on the impeller and casing.
For a pub, café or restaurant in a town like Frimley, losing a day’s trade to cleaning isn’t an option, so cleans are booked after closing, early in the morning or on a quiet day. By the next service, the kitchen is ready to cook in again.
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers all look at records. So every job comes with a written report and pictures, plus a TR19® certificate through the BESCA VHE portal where the work is a TR19® Grease clean.
- Location
- Frimley (GU16, GU15)
- Region
- Surrey
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
What happens on the day
On the day, we arrive at the time agreed with you, which is often after service, overnight or at a weekend. Anything that needs to be off for the work is switched off and left to cool before any work starts, and the area around the work is covered and protected. On site, it takes a couple of hours per fan, depending on its size and the build-up. Sites in a town like Frimley rarely need to lose trading hours, as the work fits around them.
- Diagnosis first: we look for grease, noise and vibration.
- Once isolated, we open the fan up.
- Each blade is cleaned so the impeller runs evenly.
- We clean the casing, the outlet and around the motor.
- We run the fan and note its condition in the photo report.
Before we arrive
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
Get a fixed quote
To help us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, a few photos and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Once you have those, call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
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What a clean will not put right
A few issues sit outside what this work can do:
- An undersized fan that can’t cope
- Grease in the canopy and ductwork
- A motor that has burnt out
If you are not sure, just call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we will give you a straight answer.
Where we work
- Discharge points
- Axial fans
- Centrifugal fans
- Fan housings
- Roof-mounted fans
- In-line fans
What staff can safely do
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, next to our reports.
Staff cleaning and specialist work aren’t the same thing. 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.
Different parts, different methods
Roof-mounted fans
On a roof, the air is cooler and grease drops out faster. The impeller and housing are scraped and degreased.
Wall fans
Wall fans often have a short duct, so grease reaches them quickly. They can need regular attention, which grease readings will show.
Extract fan cleaning in Frimley: the local picture
Food Standards Agency records list about 39 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 21 takeaways within about 1.5 miles of central Frimley. Any of those kitchens with a canopy relies on a fan that gathers grease as it runs. Frimley sits within the area of Surrey 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. Food hygiene inspections in Frimley are the job of Surrey Heath council’s environmental health team. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
A hospital like Frimley Park Hospital, about 0.6 miles north-west, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day. School kitchens, at schools like Lakeside Primary School for example, are usually cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
Frimley is about 1 mile south of Camberley, in Surrey. We provide extract fan cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Frimley and the rest of Surrey. Our area takes in 395 places across Surrey, from busy centres to quieter spots. Guildford is in our area too, around 8 miles away.
Postcode districts we cover here for extract fan cleaning: GU16 and GU15. We cover sites on Church Road, Frimley High Street and Station Road and the roads around them. Being close to the A325 and B311, Frimley is simple for us to get to for extract fan cleaning. Neighbouring places we cover for extract fan cleaning include Frimley Green (1 mile south), Deepcut (1 mile east), Camberley (1 mile north), Watchmoor (2 miles north-west) and York Town (2 miles north-west). We also work in nearby towns such as Guildford (8 miles south-east), Woking (7 miles east), Farnham (8 miles south), Egham (11 miles north-east), Walton-on-Thames (15 miles east) and Staines-upon-Thames (13 miles north-east).
What’s near Frimley
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Tomlinscote School, The White Hart Public House and Frimley Lodge Park and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Frimley station, roughly 0.7 miles west. A little further out are Frimley Park Hospital (0.6 miles north-west) and Surrey Heath Museum (1.9 miles north). For a walk, there’s Danger Hill and Wildmoor Heath.
How we price extract fan cleaning
The diagnosis comes before the price. The main factors are:
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- Any permits to work or inductions
- Parking and loading at the site
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
Working hours, access and the scale of the site all affect the cost. We take each of them into account, and the price is fixed before work begins.
What we need to know
There’s no need for technical detail. It helps if you can send:
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- The postcode and the type of business
The quickest way to a quote is to send pictures: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Add the site type and your opening hours, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
Common problems we fix in Frimley
How fast a fan gets greasy in Frimley depends on the cooking: how many hours a day the kitchen runs and what it cooks. Under BESA guidance, the whole system, fan included, needs cleaning at least every 3, 6 or 12 months depending on daily hours.
If you notice any of these, it’s worth a diagnosis:
- Grease stains around the discharge
- Vibration from an unbalanced impeller
- A fan motor running hot under a coat of grease
- An extract fan with no cleaning record
For kitchens close to Frimley station, where the day often starts early and ends late, the extract can be cleaned overnight.
What to look for in a quote
- Whether the price is fixed
- Whether a survey comes first
- Whether they recommend a next date
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
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Frimley questions
Can a school canteen extract in Frimley be done out of term time?
Yes. Half-terms and the summer break are the natural time for school work. With about 23 schools and colleges on the FSA’s register within roughly a mile and a half of Frimley, it pays to plan holiday dates ahead. Send us your term dates when you phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us, and we will fit the work in.
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Frimley?
Surrey Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service for Frimley. A recent cleaning certificate and a note of the next clean date show that grease in the extract is being managed.
How much notice do you need?
That depends on the slot you want and the size of the job. Tell us your preferred dates when you ask for a quote, and for anything urgent, ring our 24/7 emergency line.
How long is a fan clean?
It takes a few hours where there are several fans or heavy deposits. Your quote will give an idea.
Which sectors do you work in?
We work for restaurants, pubs, hotels, schools, colleges, hospitals, care homes, offices and shops, as well as food production and leisure sites.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. Plans on a 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycle are available, depending on what the system needs.
Is the fan included in a TR19 clean?
Yes, it should be. The whole system is cleaned, from the canopy to the discharge, and the fan is a key part of it, so it’s cleaned too.
Will we have to shut during the visit?
Not typically. Visits are timed for when the area is closed, such as overnight or at a weekend, so you keep your normal hours.
Multi-site and managed buildings
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Every visit ends with a dated report and photos, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We work across London and the South East, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept to a regular schedule.