Hampshire · Extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in Hook, Hampshire
One call covers extract fan cleaning in Hook: survey, fixed quote, work and sign-off. CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, ISO 9001 and fully insured.
- A heavily greased fan housing
- Weak extraction at the canopy
- A fan that hums, whines or rumbles
For landlords and multi-site operators
Whether it’s one building or many, you get the same standard: diagnosis, a fixed price, work booked around your hours and a written report with pictures.
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
How we handle extract fan cleaning in Hook
The extract fan is the heart of the system: it pulls air from the canopy, through the duct and out of the building. Whatever grease slips past the filters and duct reaches the fan, and that’s what we clean. Typical jobs include grease stains around the discharge and a fan motor running hot under a coat of grease, across roof-mounted fans, axial fans and in-line fans.
Around a smaller place like Hook, kitchen extracts tend to belong to pubs, cafés, takeaways and school or care home kitchens. Quieter kitchens still collect grease in the duct, just more slowly, so the interval is set by hours of use and grease readings.
For insurers and inspectors, the record counts. 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.
- Place
- Hook (RG27)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Your questions about extract fan cleaning in Hook
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Hook?
In Hook, it’s Hart council that carries out food hygiene inspections. Have your latest TR19® certificate and photo report to hand, as an officer may ask how the extract is maintained.
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Hook?
That’s Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
What do you need from me for a quote?
Some photos and a quick description of the system plus the address and your hours. We’ll ask for anything else we need.
Which sectors do you work in?
Any site with a kitchen or a ventilation system to look after, from a small pub to a hospital. We work with hotels, schools, care homes, offices, retail and leisure sites.
What makes a kitchen extract fan vibrate?
Often it’s grease on the impeller. Grease collects unevenly and unbalances the impeller, causing vibration and noise. Cleaning may sort it, but worn bearings or a failing motor need a repair.
Who has the legal duty for fire safety?
That depends on who controls the premises. The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty on the responsible person, which can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, an FM or a managing agent.
Is it safe to clean the fan while the kitchen is open?
With the fan isolated, the extract isn’t running. We work evenings, overnight or weekends, and the kitchen is ready when we leave.
Do you repair extract fans as well as clean them?
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 extract fan cleaning looks like in Hook
Food Standards Agency records list about 13 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 4 takeaways and sandwich shops within about 1.5 miles of central Hook. Where they cook under a canopy, an extract fan is pulling grease-laden air through its blades every service. Hook sits within the area of Hampshire and Isle of Wight 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. Kitchens in Hook get their food hygiene inspections from Hart council. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Before-and-after photos from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
For schools such as Hook Junior School, kitchen extract cleaning is normally booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed. Where a hall near St John the Evangelist, or anywhere in Hook, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
Hook is about 5 miles west of Fleet, in Hampshire. If you need extract fan cleaning in Hook, please call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form for a fixed quote. We work across South East England and London, Hook included. Hook is one of 683 towns, villages and districts in Hampshire we cover for extract fan cleaning. We also work in Reading, around 11 miles away.
All of RG27 is within our area for extract fan cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Whether your site is on London Road, Station Road and Rookswood Close or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. You’ll find Hook on the B3349, which makes it straightforward for our technicians to reach for out-of-hours visits. Other places close to Hook include Hook Common (1 mile south-west), Murrell Green (1 mile east), Warnborough Green (1 mile south), Newnham (1 mile west) and Nately Scures (2 miles south-west). Larger places within reach include Basingstoke (6 miles west), Farnborough (8 miles east), Fleet (5 miles east), Aldershot (9 miles east), Alton (9 miles south) and Yateley (7 miles north-east).
Landmarks near Hook
Typical jobs here are in premises near Robert May's School and the streets around them. Hook has its own railway station: Hook station. Other landmarks nearby include Odiham Castle (1.6 miles south) and West Green House Agricultural Museum (1.6 miles north-east). Not far away are Tundry Hill and Dogmersfield Lake.
How we price extract fan cleaning
The survey tells us what the work involves. The main factors are:
- A single visit or a regular plan
- How easy every part is to reach
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
Several systems or sites on one quote can make for a more efficient booking. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at and we’ll price it together.
What we need to know
What to send for a quote:
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
Quotes are quick. Send a few details and pictures, and we typically reply with a fixed quote within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
Do you need extract fan cleaning in Hook?
Grease on a fan is a fire risk, in Hook as anywhere. A fire in the duct can reach the fan and the grease around it, and a hot, struggling motor does not help.
Clients normally contact us when they notice something like this:
- A noisy fan that has got louder over time
- Grease escaping from the fan outlet
- A fan left out of previous cleans
- Weak extraction at the canopy
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Fleet Community Hospital about 4.7 miles east, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.
What to look for in a quote
- What paperwork you get at the end
- What insurance they carry
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- What happens if part of the system cannot be accessed
Different parts, different methods
Impellers and blades
A clean impeller shows any damage: cracks, bent blades or wear. We note any concerns.
Kitchens with long cooking hours
In a busy kitchen, the fan rarely gets a rest, so grease and wear build up together. Regular cleans help it keep going.
What we do, step by step
The visit has three parts: getting the area ready, doing the work and signing it off. Getting ready means protecting surfaces and switching off what needs to be off, while signing off means the written report and photos. Most of the time goes on the work itself, and that takes an hour or two for one fan, longer when it’s hard to reach. Tell us about any gates, ladders or locked plant areas at your site near Hook when you book.
- First we check the fan’s condition and how it sounds.
- Once isolated, we open the fan up.
- The impeller is cleaned blade by blade so it runs balanced.
- We clean the casing, the outlet and around the motor.
- The fan goes back into service with a report on its condition.
Preparing for the visit
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
Get a fixed quote
Need a price for extract fan cleaning? Please ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line with a few details about the site. We’ll talk you through the work and send you a fixed quote before anything is booked.
Related advice
Why it’s worth doing now in Hook
Vibration from an unbalanced impeller does not stay small. It can wear the bearings and lead to failure and a kitchen can’t cook safely without extraction. Cleaning it early is far less disruptive. Booking now means the visit to Hook is planned around you, not forced by a breakdown.
Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced the same way: how much there is, how we reach it, what state it’s in and when we can work. Ask for a fixed quote and we’ll go through it with you.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Hook
- Fixed quotes from a survey or photos
- Trading since 2009
- Photo reports with every job
- One number for every site across the South East and London
Take a look at our cost guide and our accreditations.
What a clean will not put right
Some problems need a different service or another trade:
- Grease in the duct and canopy before the fan (those need a full TR19 clean)
- A failed motor or worn bearings (that needs a fan repair or replacement)
- A cracked or broken impeller (it needs replacing)
If in doubt, ring 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will say what we think.
Where we work
- In-line fans
- Centrifugal fans
- Discharge points
- Axial fans
- Roof-mounted fans
- Fan housings