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Hillyfields extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in Hillyfields, surveyed first and signed off with a written report and pictures. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- Thick grease on the impeller and casing
- Weak extraction at the canopy
- An extract fan with no cleaning record
What a clean will not put right
It’s worth knowing the limits before booking:
- 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)
- Wiring faults to the fan
If you are not sure, just call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll give you a straight answer before booking.
What we work on in Hillyfields
- Axial fans
- Roof-mounted fans
- Fan housings
- In-line fans
- Centrifugal fans
- Discharge points
How we handle extract fan cleaning in Hillyfields
Any fan serving a kitchen in Hillyfields is cleaned the same careful way as anywhere else: isolated first, then opened, scraped and degreased. Your report shows the impeller as we found it and as we left it. If you are dealing with a fan coated in grease inside its housing and a fan that hums, whines or rumbles, we can put it right.
For a smaller kitchen near Hillyfields, a TR19® clean is the same job as anywhere: canopy, filters, plenum, duct, fan and discharge. The visit is booked around your opening hours, and the journey is planned ahead.
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers all look at records. That’s why every job is written up in a report with pictures, plus a TR19® certificate through the BESCA VHE portal where the work is a TR19® Grease clean.
- Where
- Hillyfields (SO16)
- Region
- Southampton
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Working hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Hillyfields questions
Who inspects food businesses in Hillyfields?
That is Test Valley council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Hillyfields. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
Which fire authority looks after Hillyfields?
Fire safety enforcement in Hillyfields is handled by Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
Do we lose a day’s trading?
Not normally. We work when the area is out of use, such as evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends, so you keep your normal hours.
Which accreditations do you hold?
BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001. We have been trading since 2009 and we’re fully insured.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes. There’s a 24/7 emergency line, for problems that can’t wait. Call us any time and explain what’s happened.
Will I get pictures of the cleaned fan?
Before and after pictures go into a report, with anything we noticed. For a full TR19 clean, you also get a certificate through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
Who is responsible for fire safety on the premises?
In the words of the Fire Safety Order 2005, it’s the responsible person. It’s normally the employer, or whoever controls the building, and where several people have control, each can have duties. If you’re not sure, check your lease and fire risk assessment.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
Floors and surfaces near the work are sheeted before any work starts, and anything we remove is contained. Before we leave, we tidy up and clean down.
What else we do in Hillyfields
What we do, step by step
Protection comes first: sheeting goes over floors and surfaces close to the work. Then we make the system safe and start. It takes a few hours where there are several fans or heavy deposits, and we clear up before we go. Getting to the system matters more than parking in a place like Hillyfields, so let us know how to reach it.
- The fan is found and its type, access and isolation checked.
- It’s isolated so it cannot run while we work.
- Grease is scraped off the impeller blades and casing.
- Blades, housing and surrounds are degreased with care around the electrics.
- We reassemble, run and photograph the fan.
How to prepare
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
Get a fixed quote
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, either from photos and details you send or from a site visit. Then we send a fixed price so you know the cost before any work starts.
Advice
Managing agents and facilities teams in Hillyfields
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too in Hillyfields and across Southampton. Larger estates can be phased building by building to keep disruption down.
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We work across London and the South East, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept on a regular cycle.
What the work involves, part by part
Fan housings and motors
The housing around the impeller catches grease flung off the blades. It’s scraped and degreased with the impeller.
Inline duct fans
Some fans are built into the duct itself. They’re reached through access panels or by opening the casing, once they’re isolated.
Hillyfields kitchens: local notes
Hillyfields is within about 2 miles of the coast. Near the sea, the fan and discharge at the top of a kitchen extract corrode faster than they would inland. The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 18 pubs and bars across Hillyfields and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Wherever they cook, the canopy, duct and fan collect grease just as a restaurant’s do. Environmental health officers from Test Valley council inspect food businesses in Hillyfields. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Before-and-after pictures from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
Bursars and site managers at schools such as Holy Family Catholic Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty. Church and community hall kitchens, near All Saints or anywhere around Hillyfields, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Hillyfields is about 2 miles north-west of Regents Park, in Southampton. Wherever you are in the SO16 postcode area, we cover extract fan cleaning for commercial sites. Our area takes in 40 places across Southampton, large and small.
Extract fan cleaning in SO16 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. You will find streets such as Maplin Road, Colne Avenue and Hayburn Road, all of which we cover for extract fan cleaning. Being close to the M271, Hillyfields is easy for our technicians to reach for extract fan cleaning. Other places close to Hillyfields include Nursling (1 mile north), Maybush (1 mile south-east), Upton (1 mile north), Rownhams (1 mile north-east) and Coxford (1 mile east). Larger places within reach include Southampton (3 miles east), Townhill Park (5 miles east), Midanbury (5 miles east), Thornhill (6 miles east), Chartwell Green (5 miles east) and Harefield (6 miles east).
Landmarks near Hillyfields
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Oasis Academy Lord's Hill, St James' Park and Millbrook Community School, among other places. The closest station to Hillyfields is Redbridge station, roughly 1.1 miles south. Other landmarks nearby include Marlands Shopping Centre (3.4 miles south-east) and Eling Experience (1.4 miles south-west). Open spaces near Hillyfields include Testwood Lakes.
What affects the quote in Hillyfields
You’ll get a fixed price before any work starts. It takes into account:
- The number of sites or systems
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- Travel, parking and unloading
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
Leaving it longer rarely makes the work cheaper. Problems in a system tend to grow, and a neglected system can mean more work. If you’re not sure what’s needed, call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us for straight advice and a fixed quote.
What we need to know
Many jobs can be priced from photos and some basics. Send what you can of the following:
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- The postcode and the type of business
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
We don’t publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. Instead, we look at your site first, from photos or a survey, and then send you a fixed quote. To get going, ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
When to call us in Hillyfields
A fan in Hillyfields builds up grease at a rate set by the kitchen, not the location: daily hours and the amount of frying and grilling. BESA guidance sets minimum intervals of 3, 6 or 12 months for the whole system by daily use.
The symptoms we are asked about most are:
- A fan that no longer moves enough air
- An extract fan with no cleaning record
- Vibration from an unbalanced impeller
- Fat spreading onto the roof or wall by the fan
Historic houses near Hillyfields, such as Southampton Tudor House and Garden about 3.7 miles south-east, are a reminder that older buildings with event kitchens can have long, awkward duct routes.
What your quote should include
- If they look at the system before pricing
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- What insurance they carry
What staff can safely do
A few tasks are always specialist work: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease call for the right kit, training and safe access. Leave those to us.
Staff cleaning and specialist work are not 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. That part needs specialist access and equipment.