Hampshire · Extract fan cleaning
Great Shoddesden extract fan cleaning
Cleaning of kitchen extract fans, impellers, fan housings and discharge points for Great Shoddesden, with a survey first and a report with photos at the end. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- Less air being pulled from the kitchen
- A fan shaking on its mounts
- An extract fan with no cleaning record
How we handle extract fan cleaning in Great Shoddesden
The extract fan is the heart of the system: it draws the air through the canopy and ductwork and pushes it outside. Grease that gets past everything else ends up on its blades and housing and we clean it off. The work covers axial fans, roof-mounted fans and discharge points, and people most often call us about a motor area thick with grease and thick grease on the impeller and casing.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
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, with full insurance on top.
- Location
- Great Shoddesden (SP11)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Working hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
The process
Protection comes first: sheeting goes over floors and surfaces close to the work. Then we make the system safe and start. It takes an hour or two for one fan, longer when it’s hard to reach, and the area is cleaned down before we leave. Rural roads and tight entrances are worth telling us about before a visit to Great Shoddesden.
- 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.
Getting ready for the visit
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Clear the space around the work
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
Getting a quote
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
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How we price extract fan cleaning
There’s no set price list, because sites vary so much. What we look at:
- Any permits to work or inductions
- The number of sites or systems
- The size of the system
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
You will not find a price list here, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. Call for a fixed quote, and we’ll talk you through it.
What we need to know
Photos and a few facts are often enough to price the work. Send what you can of the following:
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
- Problems your staff have spotted
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
There’s no standard price list, because no two systems are the same. We look at your system first, from photos or on a visit, and then give you a fixed quote. To start, call 0345 646 2711 or email us.
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Multi-site and managed buildings
Whether it’s one building or many, the standard is the same: a survey first, a fixed quote, the work timed around the site and a report with photos.
Where a tenant occupies the premises but the landlord owns the building, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We’re happy to deal with either side, and the report can go to both.
Part by part
Fan housings and motors
Some fans use a belt drive. We clean around them and note any wear for your records.
Kitchens with long cooking hours
Kitchens that cook 12 to 16 hours a day put the most grease through their fans. Under BESA guidance, heavy use means cleaning at least every 3 months, fan included.
What staff can safely do
A few tasks are always specialist work: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease need training, the right equipment and safe access. That’s our job.
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
Extract fan cleaning in Great Shoddesden: the local picture
The fire and rescue service for Great Shoddesden is 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. Environmental health officers from Test Valley council inspect food businesses in Great Shoddesden. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
For schools such as Ludgershall Castle Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is typically booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
Great Shoddesden is about 6 miles west of Andover, in Hampshire. Across the SP11 area, we cover extract fan cleaning for commercial sites. Across Hampshire, we cover 683 places, and Great Shoddesden is one of them. Southampton is in our area too, around 24 miles away.
We work across SP11 for extract fan cleaning and the streets around it. We also cover the places around Great Shoddesden: Perham Down (1 mile west), Ludgershall (1 mile north-west), Kimpton (1 mile south) and Tidworth (2 miles west). Within a short drive, we also cover Andover (6 miles east), Whitchurch (12 miles east), East Anton (6 miles east), Overton (15 miles east), Picket Piece (7 miles east) and Picket Twenty (7 miles east).
Near you in Great Shoddesden
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The Wellington Academy. The closest station to Great Shoddesden is Grateley station, about 4.9 miles south. A little further out are Ludgershall Castle (1.4 miles north-west) and Andover War Memorial Hospital (5.2 miles east). Open spaces near Great Shoddesden include Quarley Hill.
FAQs for Great Shoddesden
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Great Shoddesden?
Great Shoddesden is in the area of Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.
Will you come out to Great Shoddesden?
Yes. Great Shoddesden is within the area we cover across London and the South East. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
All kinds of commercial and public premises: kitchens, offices, schools, healthcare, retail, leisure and food production. Work is timed around how each site runs.
How long is a fan clean?
Allow an hour or two for most single fans. We’ll confirm the time when we quote.
What is TR19?
BESA’s ventilation hygiene specification, with two parts that matter most here: TR19® Grease for kitchen extract systems and TR19® Air for general ventilation. It isn’t law, but it’s the benchmark.
Does a TR19 kitchen extract clean cover the fan?
Yes, the fan is cleaned as part of TR19. If a fan cannot be reached, the report says so, so you always know what was cleaned.
What if the fan needs more than a clean?
Cleaning removes grease, but it can’t fix worn parts. Where the fan needs repair or replacement, we can do that too, with a fixed quote first.
What paperwork do I get after a fan clean?
A photo report, including the fan’s condition and the next clean date. File it with your other extract records.
When to call us in Great Shoddesden
How fast a fan gets greasy in Great Shoddesden depends on the cooking: how many hours a day the kitchen runs and what it cooks. BESA guidance sets minimum intervals of 3, 6 or 12 months for the whole system by daily use.
Keep an eye out for any of the following:
- Burning smells from the fan area
- Fat spreading onto the roof or wall by the fan
- Thick grease on the impeller and casing
- A noisy fan that has got louder over time
A hospital like Andover War Memorial Hospital, about 5.2 miles east, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day.
Comparing quotes
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- Whether a survey comes first
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- What records you will receive afterwards
Why it’s worth doing now in Great Shoddesden
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. Equipment tucked in a roof space or outbuilding near Great Shoddesden rarely gets looked at unless someone books it.
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Ask for a fixed quote and we will explain each part.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Great Shoddesden
- We are fully insured
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- Fixed quotes, typically within one working day
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
See what affects the cost and our accreditations and certificates.