West Berkshire · Extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in Hungerford, West Berkshire
Extract fan cleaning for Hungerford and the surrounding area: diagnosis first, then a fixed quote, the work and a report with pictures. Call for a fixed quote.
- A smell of hot grease from the extract
- Fat spreading onto the roof or wall by the fan
- A fan coated in grease inside its housing
Part by part
Wall fans
The wall around a wall fan can be stained with grease. The outlet is checked as well as the fan.
Kitchens with long cooking hours
Long cooking hours mean more grease reaches the fan. BESA guidance sets at least 3-monthly cleaning for that level of use, fan included.
Extract fan cleaning in Hungerford
Not all extract fans are the same: roof-mounted units, inline fans within the duct, and wall fans. The way in depends on the type, and we plan that during the survey. The work covers in-line fans, axial fans and discharge points, and common reasons people get in touch are an extract fan that vibrates or rattles and a fan that hums, whines or rumbles.
Size does not change the work: a kitchen in a place like Hungerford gets the whole system cleaned, canopy to discharge. The visit is booked around your opening hours, and the journey is planned ahead.
Nothing is signed off by word of mouth: a dated report with photos of the work, plus a certificate through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal when the work is a TR19® Grease clean. It shows what was done and what, if anything, couldn’t be reached.
- Place
- Hungerford (RG17)
- Wider area
- West Berkshire
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed price before we start
- Working hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
For landlords and multi-site operators
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Every visit ends with a dated report and photos, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
Also near Hungerford
Other services in Hungerford
Kitchen extracts in Hungerford
Food Standards Agency records list about 11 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 4 takeaways and sandwich shops in and around Hungerford, up to about a mile and a half out. Where they cook under a canopy, an extract fan is pulling grease-laden air through its blades every service. Fire safety in Hungerford falls to Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order. In Hungerford, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from West Berkshire council. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
If you run a café or takeaway near Hungerford station, early starts and late finishes leave little time to clean, so overnight extract cleaning suits. A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of St Lawrence or elsewhere in Hungerford, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often. Bursars and site managers at schools such as Hungerford Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
Hungerford is about 8 miles west of Newbury, in West Berkshire. We carry out extract fan cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Hungerford and the rest of West Berkshire. Across West Berkshire, we cover 155 places, Hungerford among them. Reading is in our area too, about 23 miles from Hungerford.
We cover every part of RG17 for extract fan cleaning and the streets around it. Streets in the area include High Street, Lancaster Square and Station Road, and we cover them all for extract fan cleaning. With the A4 and A338 close by, Hungerford is simple for us to get to at any hour. Close by, we work in Eddington (1 mile north-east), Upper Eddington (1 mile north), Leverton (1 mile north), Chilton Foliat (2 miles north-west) and Woodlands St Mary (4 miles north). Within a short drive, we also cover Newbury (8 miles east), Thatcham (11 miles east), Speenhamland (8 miles east), Lambourn (7 miles north), Shaw (9 miles east) and Kingsclere (13 miles south-east). Being one of West Berkshire’s larger places, Hungerford has a wide mix of commercial premises, and we cover all of them for extract fan cleaning.
What’s near Hungerford
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to The Borough Arms and John O'Gaunt School, among other places. Hungerford has its own railway station: Hungerford station. Green spaces nearby include Kintbury Newt Ponds and Inkpen Hill.
What affects the cost of extract fan cleaning
There’s no set price list, because no two systems are the same. What we look at:
- The times the site is available
- What state the system is in
- A single visit or a regular plan
- Site rules, permits and inductions
Combining work into one visit or one programme can make for a more efficient booking. Mention every system or site you need covered and we’ll price it together.
Asking for a quote
Before you ask for a quote, gather:
- The postcode and the type of business
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
Some systems can be priced from photos; others need a survey. 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.
Honest limits
We’d rather tell you now than book work that won’t help, so these are the things it will not cover:
- A cracked or broken impeller (it needs replacing)
- A faulty speed controller or isolator
- A failed motor or worn bearings (that needs a fan repair or replacement)
If in doubt, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we will say what we think.
What the work covers
- In-line fans
- Axial fans
- Roof-mounted fans
- Centrifugal fans
- Fan housings
- Discharge points
How the visit works
We are used to working while the site is closed. A lot of visits happen overnight or at weekends, so the site can open as normal afterwards. The visit itself takes a couple of hours per fan, depending on its size and the build-up. We plan the journey to Hungerford and bring what the job is likely to need.
- The fan is found and its type, access and isolation checked.
- We isolate the power before opening the housing.
- We scrape the heavy grease from the blades and housing.
- Blades, housing and surrounds are degreased with care around the electrics.
- It’s closed up, run, checked and photographed for the report.
Preparing for the visit
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
Getting a quote
Getting a quote does not take long. Send a few details and photos, and we typically reply with a fixed quote within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
Related advice
Between visits
Good habits slow the build-up between visits. Our tips:
- Look for grease stains near the discharge
- Book the fan into every full TR19 clean
- Check filters are seated before cooking
- Notice when the fan starts to sound different
Where the fan needs repair rather than cleaning, the report says so. Fan repair and replacement are services we offer too, so you have one point of contact.
The fan stays cleaner when less grease gets past the canopy. Clean, well-seated filters are the fan’s first protection, and replace any that are damaged.
Why deal with it now?
For a kitchen in Hungerford, a noisy, greasy fan is often the first sign the whole system is overdue. Grease on the fan means grease in the duct before it, so it’s worth checking the whole system. A quieter site near Hungerford still needs its system looked after.
You will not find a price list here, because each job is priced on what it involves. For a fixed quote, call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos, and we will explain what it covers.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Hungerford
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
Take a look at our cost guide and how to check a contractor.
Hungerford questions
Can you come to Hungerford after we close?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. Your customers, staff or residents in Hungerford needn’t be disturbed. Let us know the hours you are closed and we’ll book within them.
Do you work in villages like Hungerford?
Yes, Hungerford is part of our area, however small the site. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.
What types of premises do you cover?
All kinds of commercial and public premises: kitchens, offices, schools, healthcare, retail, leisure and food production. We fit the work around how the site operates.
What do you do with what you remove?
We contain it and take it with us. We collect grease, debris and waste water as we go rather than letting it spread.
What is TR19?
TR19® is the BESA specification for keeping ventilation systems clean. Since 2019, TR19® Grease has been a standalone specification for grease in kitchen extract systems, and TR19® Air covers general supply and extract systems.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
No. TR19® itself isn’t law; it’s a BESA specification. The legal duty comes from the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005: the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and cleaning to TR19® is the recognised way to show grease is under control.
Why is my extract fan noisy?
A common cause is grease. Uneven build-up on the blades throws the fan off balance, causing vibration and noise. If cleaning does not, the bearings or motor may need attention.
Should the extract fan be cleaned as part of TR19?
Yes, it should be. A TR19 Grease clean covers everything from canopy to discharge, and the fan sits right in that path, so it’s cleaned too.