Hampshire · Extract fan cleaning
Extract Fan Cleaning in Hipley
Extract fan cleaning in Hipley, surveyed first and signed off with a written report and pictures. Call for a fixed quote.
- A motor area thick with grease
- A fan coated in grease inside its housing
- A smell of hot grease from the extract
How we handle extract fan cleaning in Hipley
A fan never collects grease in a neat, even layer. Uneven build-up unbalances the impeller, leading to vibration, noise and strain on the motor and bearings. A thorough clean removes the cause. If you have a fan that no longer moves enough air and a fan shaking on its mounts, we can put it right, from roof-mounted fans, axial fans and centrifugal fans onwards.
In a small place like Hipley, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, where grease settles in the flat sections. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
Every visit ends with a written report and photos, so you have a record of what was done and when. Where the work is a TR19® Grease clean, the certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Location
- Hipley (PO7)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
What the work involves, part by part
Roof-mounted fans
On a roof, the air is cooler and grease drops out faster. We scrape and degrease the blades and casing.
Inline duct fans
Inline fans can be in tight spaces, so we plan how to reach and clean them. If it cannot be reached fully, the report says so.
Honest limits
It’s worth knowing the limits before booking:
- Wiring faults to the fan
- A failed motor or worn bearings (that needs a fan repair or replacement)
- A fan that was never right for the kitchen
Not sure which it is? You can call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we’ll tell you honestly before booking.
What the work covers
- In-line fans
- Discharge points
- Centrifugal fans
- Fan housings
- Axial fans
- Roof-mounted fans
Multi-site and managed buildings
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Each visit produces a dated report with photos, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
We regularly work with managing agents. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
What we do, step by step
Your trading hours come first. Most visits are booked for when the area is out of use, such as evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends. When the team arrives, the work area is protected and the relevant equipment is switched off to cool, and the work takes an hour or two for one fan, longer when it’s hard to reach. Visits to a village like Hipley are booked in advance, at a time that suits whoever runs the site.
- Diagnosis first: we look for grease, noise and vibration.
- With the fan isolated, the housing is opened.
- Each blade is cleaned so the impeller runs evenly.
- Housing, outlet and the area around the motor are cleaned.
- The fan goes back into service with a report on its condition.
Preparing for the visit
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Move anything stored near the system
Getting a quote
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, from your pictures and details or, where that is not enough, a survey on site. After that, you get a fixed price for the work, before we start.
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What staff can safely do
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, next to our reports.
When your team notices a problem between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We will take a look and give you a fixed quote.
Other services in Hipley
Do you need extract fan cleaning in Hipley?
By the time air reaches the fan, it has passed the canopy, filters and duct. Whatever grease is still in it settles on the impeller and inside the housing where the spinning blades spread it around.
Most sites get in touch after spotting one of these:
- Grease around the motor and its mounts
- A fan shaking on its mounts
- A heavily greased fan housing
- Less air being pulled from the kitchen
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of the Holy Trinity or elsewhere in Hipley, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
What your quote should include
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or pictures
- When they can work, and whether that is outside your opening hours
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- How areas they cannot reach will be recorded
What affects the quote in Hipley
Every site gets its own quote. These are the things that affect it:
- What state the system is in
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- The scale of the work
- Travel, parking and unloading
Several systems or sites on one quote can make for a more efficient booking. Mention every system or site you need covered, and you’ll get one fixed quote.
What we need to know
To speed up the quote, send us:
- A few general shots of the system
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in pictures, get a survey first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
FAQs for Hipley
Which fire authority looks after Hipley?
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service for Hipley. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
Can you get to a site in Hipley?
Yes, we work in villages as well as towns, and Hipley is covered. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the site when you book.
Who is responsible for fire safety on the premises?
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, it’s the responsible person: often the employer, owner or occupier. Landlords, facilities managers and managing agents can also hold responsibility.
What accreditations do you have?
Duct Doctor is a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
Which sectors do you work in?
Restaurants and pubs, hotels, schools and colleges, hospitals and care homes, offices and retail, plus food production and leisure sites.
What makes a kitchen extract fan vibrate?
An unbalanced impeller, typically from uneven grease, is a common cause. After cleaning, we will tell you if wear or damage is also involved.
What is TR19?
It’s the industry benchmark for cleaning ventilation and kitchen extract systems, written by BESA. It sets out inspection, cleaning and record keeping and expects a risk-based approach.
Is TR19 cleaning required by law?
No. The law sets the duty, and TR19® is the recognised benchmark for meeting it. Under the Fire Safety Order 2005, the responsible person must reduce fire risk, and without records, many insurers may refuse or reduce a claim.
Grease, kitchens and Hipley
Kitchens in Hipley get their food hygiene inspections from Winchester City council. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready. Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service covers Hipley. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises.
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Queen Alexandra Hospital is the nearest hospital to Hipley, about 4 miles south-east. Bursars and site managers at schools such as Newtown Soberton Infant School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
Hipley is about 4 miles west of Waterlooville, in Hampshire. From the centre of Hipley to the outskirts, we cover extract fan cleaning for every kind of premises, from a single unit to a large public building. Our Hampshire coverage runs to 683 places, and Hipley is one of them. Portsmouth is in our area too, about 7 miles from Hipley.
Postcode districts we cover here for extract fan cleaning: PO7. Other places close to Hipley include Worlds End (1 mile east), Hoe Gate (1 mile north), Newtown (1 mile north-west), Southend (1 mile north) and Soberton Heath (2 miles north-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Winchester (14 miles north-west), Gosport (7 miles south), Havant (6 miles south-east), Eastleigh (11 miles north-west), Fareham (5 miles south-west) and Horndean (5 miles east).
Around Hipley
The nearest railway station is Portchester station, roughly 3.6 miles south of the centre. A little further out are Queen Alexandra Hospital (4 miles south-east) and Portchester Castle (4.4 miles south). For a walk, there’s Portsdown Hill and St Clair's Meadow.