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Extract fan cleaning in Hammer, Surrey

Extract fan cleaning for Hammer and the surrounding area: a survey, a fixed price, careful work and proper paperwork. Ask us for a fixed quote.

  • Vibration from an unbalanced impeller
  • Grease around the motor and its mounts
  • Grease stains around the discharge

Extract fan cleaning across Hammer

Between visits

No system stays clean for ever, but care slows the build-up. Our tips:

  • Look for grease stains near the discharge
  • Report rattles or humming early
  • Note any drop in extraction at the canopy
  • Check the report shows the fan was cleaned

The area around the fan is left clean, with waste grease removed. On a roof or outside wall, we leave the surrounding area tidy.

Don’t run the kitchen with the extract off. Air that keeps moving carries vapour out rather than letting it settle, so keeping it running helps keep it clean.

Extract fan cleaning in Hammer, done properly

Is the extract fan louder than it used to be, or the airflow weaker? Tell us about it when you give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email, and we’ll give you a fixed quote for extract fan cleaning in Hammer, usually within one working day. If you’re dealing with grease around the motor and its mounts and thick grease on the impeller and casing, we can help.

Somewhere as small as Hammer, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Each still has a canopy and duct that collect grease.

The sign-off is always in writing: a dated report with photos of the work, and for TR19® Grease cleans, a certificate issued through the BESCA VHE portal. Any parts we couldn’t reach are recorded on it too.

Place
Hammer (GU27)
Wider area
Surrey
Paperwork
TR19® certificate and photo report
Quote
Fixed quote, normally within a working day
Working hours
Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
Telephone
0345 646 2711
Last updated
30 October 2026
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Multi-site and managed buildings

We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare in Hammer and across Surrey. Larger estates can be phased building by building around the people who use them.

Running several sites is easier with one contractor. We work across London and the South East, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept to a regular schedule.

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 first, and floors and nearby surfaces are sheeted. The work itself takes a few hours where there are several fans or heavy deposits. If the van will struggle with a lane or gateway near Hammer, let us know and we’ll plan around it.

  1. We find the fan and check how it’s reached and how it’s isolated.
  2. With the fan isolated, the housing is opened.
  3. We remove the grease from the blades, impeller and casing.
  4. We degrease the fan and housing, taking care around the motor.
  5. We reassemble, run the fan and photograph the result.

Before we arrive

  • Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
  • Agree a time when the area can be out of use
  • Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids

Ask for a quote

There’s no standard price list, because every site is different. Instead, we look at your site first, from pictures or a survey, and then send you a fixed quote. To start, call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.

Ask for a quote

Related advice

Hammer questions

Can school kitchens in Hammer be cleaned in the holidays?

Yes, out-of-term visits are normal for schools. Around Hammer, the Food Standards Agency lists about 6 schools and colleges with registered kitchens within a mile and a half or so. Just ring 0345 646 2711 or email us with your term dates and we will plan around them.

Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Hammer?

Food hygiene inspections in Hammer are carried out by Waverley council. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.

Do you survey before quoting?

Yes. We always survey first, either from pictures and details you send or on a site visit. Then you get a fixed quote.

How do you protect the area?

Floors and surfaces near the work are sheeted before we start, and anything we remove is contained. At the end, the area is cleaned down.

Can you clean the fan on its own?

Yes, a fan can be cleaned on its own. It’s useful when a fan is noisy or greasy between full cleans, but it does not replace a full TR19 clean.

What if the fan needs more than a clean?

A clean will not mend wear. Where the fan needs repair or replacement, we can do that too, with a fixed quote first.

Will we have to shut during the visit?

Not typically. Out-of-hours visits keep the disruption down. Larger jobs can be phased over several visits to keep things running.

Is TR19 cleaning required by law?

No. The law sets the duty; TR19® is the benchmark used to show it’s met. Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person has to manage fire risk, and without records, many insurers may refuse or reduce a claim.

When it’s something else

An honest diagnosis matters more to us than a booking, so here’s what this work can’t put right:

  • A fan that was never right for the kitchen
  • A dirty duct upstream of the fan
  • A failed motor or worn bearings (that needs a fan repair or replacement)

Not sure which it is? You can call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will tell you honestly.

Parts of the system we cover

  • In-line fans
  • Axial fans
  • Roof-mounted fans
  • Centrifugal fans
  • Fan housings
  • Discharge points

Why it’s worth doing now in Hammer

Without a working extract fan, a kitchen cannot cook safely. Many fan problems start with grease, so cleaning the fan helps keep it working. We also offer a 24/7 emergency callout if the worst happens. It’s worth booking a check, because nobody sees inside a duct day to day.

No two sites are the same, so we price each one individually. Size, access, the condition of the system and when we can work all play a part.

What you get with us

  • Every job surveyed first
  • Fixed quotes from a survey or pictures
  • A written report with photos after every visit
  • A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London

Take a look at what affects the cost and how to check a contractor.

Part by part

Roof-mounted fans

Roof fans also discharge grease onto the roof around them and we check the area around the outlet. Heavy staining is noted on the report.

Impellers and blades

Coated blades move less air. Scraping and degreasing them restores their shape, so the fan can run as intended.

Hammer kitchens: local notes

Food Standards Agency records list about 10 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 8 sandwich bars and takeaways within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Hammer. Where they cook under a canopy, an extract fan is pulling grease-laden air through its blades every service. Fire safety in Hammer falls to Surrey Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order. Food hygiene inspections in Hammer are the job of Waverley 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.

Bursars and site managers at schools such as Woolmer Hill School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty. Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Haslemere and District Hospital (about 2 miles east), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands.

Hammer is about 9 miles south of Farnham, in Surrey. If you need extract fan cleaning in Hammer, please call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line for a fixed quote. Our area covers London and the South East, including Hammer. Across Surrey, we cover 395 places, Hammer among them. Our Guildford page covers sites nearby, about 14 miles away.

Extract fan cleaning in GU27 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. That includes premises on Hammer Lane, Moor Road and Copse Road and the roads around them. If your site is just outside Hammer, we cover Woolmer Hill (1 mile south), Hammer Bottom (1 mile west), Shottermill (1 mile east), Bramshott Chase (1 mile north) and Linchmere (1 mile south-west). We also work in nearby towns such as Guildford (14 miles north-east), Farnham (9 miles north), Cranleigh (12 miles east), Ash (11 miles north), Godalming (9 miles north-east) and Farncombe (10 miles north-east).

Local landmarks in Hammer

Typical jobs here are in premises near The Prince of Wales pub and Camelsdale Primary School, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Haslemere station, roughly 1.5 miles east. Other landmarks nearby include Haslemere and District Hospital (2 miles east). Not far away are Lynchmere Commons and Wheeler's Down.

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Signs you need extract fan cleaning in Hammer

Poor filters mean a greasier fan. Missing, damaged or badly fitted filters let grease travel the whole system, so the fan takes far more than it should.

Most sites get in touch after spotting something like this:

  • Grease stains around the discharge
  • Less air being pulled from the kitchen
  • A fan left out of previous cleans
  • A motor area thick with grease

A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near St. Stephen's Church or elsewhere in Hammer, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.

Before booking anyone

  • If they look at the system before pricing
  • What happens if part of the system can’t be accessed
  • Proof of accreditation you can verify
  • Whether the price is fixed

Our hiring checklist

BESCA Vent Hygiene EliteMember, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
CHAS · SafeContractorISO 9001 and fully insured
Certificate and photo reportWith every clean
24/7 emergency calloutEvenings, nights and weekends
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