Isle of Wight · Extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in Lake, Isle of Wight
Cleaning of kitchen extract fans, impellers, fan housings and discharge points for commercial sites in Lake and across the Isle of Wight. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- A fan that has never been cleaned
- Burning smells from the fan area
- Grease escaping from the fan outlet
Extract fan cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Lake
Kitchen extract fans come in different forms: fans on the roof, fans built into the duct run, and fans on an outside wall. The way in depends on the type and the survey shows us how to reach it. The work covers centrifugal fans, discharge points and roof-mounted fans, and people most often call us about a fan that no longer moves enough air and an extract fan that vibrates or rattles.
Size doesn’t change the work: a kitchen in a place like Lake gets the whole system cleaned, canopy to discharge. We plan the visit around your hours, with the journey sorted in advance.
The paperwork matters as much as the work. You get a written report with photos after every visit, listing what was done, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next visit is due. Keep it with your fire safety records so it’s to hand when an insurer or inspector asks.
- Place
- Lake (PO36, PO37)
- Region
- Isle of Wight
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
How we price extract fan cleaning
You will get a fixed price before we start. It takes into account:
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- The scale of the work
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
Every site is different, so each one gets its own fixed quote. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all play a part.
What to send for a quote
What to send for a quote:
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Add the site type and your opening hours, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
What your team can do, and what needs us
Staff cleaning and specialist work aren’t the same thing. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but they don’t reach the grease that builds up further in. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, which is where we come in.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Lake
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
Whether it’s one building or many, the standard is the same: the system surveyed, the price fixed, the visit fitted around trading and everything written up afterwards.
Leave it or put it right?
A fan that sounds rough in Lake is often telling you the extract needs a clean. If the fan is coated, the duct before it typically is too, so it’s worth checking the whole system. When a site near Lake shuts unexpectedly, the people who rely on it notice at once.
Working hours, access and the scale of the site all affect the cost. Each of those is built into the quote, and the price is fixed before work begins.
What you get with us
- Every visit written up, with photos
- Trading since 2009
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- Full insurance on every job
Read what affects the cost or our accreditations.
How the job changes from site to site
Wall fans
With little duct before them, wall fans collect grease fast. They may need cleaning as often as the canopy, which grease readings will show.
Roof-mounted fans
Roof fans also discharge grease onto the roof around them, so the outlet area is checked too. We note any grease around the fan.
Extract fan cleaning around Lake
The coast is only about 1 mile from Lake. Corrosion on the fan housing and cowl is worth a look at every clean, alongside the grease. The FSA’s data shows about 20 pubs, bars and clubs and about 64 hotels and B&Bs registered in and around Lake, up to about a mile and a half out. Any of them serving cooked food has an extract to keep clean, from canopy to discharge. Environmental health officers from Isle of Wight council inspect food businesses in Lake. 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.
Church and community hall kitchens, near Church of The Good Shepherd or anywhere around Lake, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other. If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Arthur Webster Memorial Hospital for Children about 1.2 miles south-west, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen. School kitchens, at schools like Broadlea Primary School for example, are normally cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
Lake is about 1 mile south-west of Sandown, in the Isle of Wight. Wherever you are in the PO36 postcode area, we can take on extract fan cleaning. Lake is one of 125 places in the Isle of Wight where we work for commercial clients. Portsmouth is in our area too, around 12 miles away.
Extract fan cleaning in PO36 and PO37 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. Local streets include Lea Road, New Road and Percy Road, all of which we cover for extract fan cleaning. With the A3055 close by, Lake is easy for our technicians to reach for extract fan cleaning. Other places close to Lake include Sandown (1 mile north-east), Alverstone (1 mile north-west), Queen's Bower (1 mile north-west), Shanklin (1 mile south) and Alverstone Garden Village (1 mile north-west). Further out, we also cover Newport (7 miles north-west), Ryde (5 miles north), Cowes (10 miles north-west), Ventnor (4 miles south-west), East Cowes (9 miles north-west) and Oakfield (5 miles north). If your site is somewhere remote, a little more planning is needed, so mention it when you ask for a quote.
Landmarks near Lake
Around Lake, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Sandown Bay Academy, The Old Comical pub and The Bay Church of England School. There’s a railway station in Lake itself: Lake station. Nearby you’ll also find National Poo Museum (less than half a mile east) and Arthur Webster Memorial Hospital for Children (1.2 miles south-west). Not far away are Brading Down and Alverstone Mead.
The process
Protection comes first: sheeting goes over floors and surfaces close to the work. After that, the system is made safe and the work begins. The work on site takes an hour or two for one fan, longer when it’s hard to reach, and we clear up before we go. In a place like Lake, we fit the visit around your hours.
- We locate the fan and plan how to reach and isolate it.
- We isolate the power before opening the housing.
- We scrape the heavy grease from the blades and housing.
- The fan is degreased, taking care around the motor.
- We reassemble, run and photograph the fan.
Preparing for the visit
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Tell us where we can park and unload
How to get a quote
For a fixed quote, call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. A few pictures and your last certificate or report help a lot. You’ll normally have a quote within one working day.
Advice
Your questions about extract fan cleaning in Lake
Can sea air affect extract fan cleaning in Lake?
It can. Being within about 1 mile of the sea means more corrosion on metalwork in Lake than inland. Outdoor metalwork near the sea is worth inspecting at every visit.
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Lake?
Fire safety enforcement in Lake is handled by 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 does extract fan cleaning cost?
We don’t publish prices, because the cost depends on the job: how big it is, what state it’s in, how we reach it and the working hours. You get a fixed price before any work starts.
Can you clean the fan on its own?
Yes. We record it as a fan-only clean, so your TR19 records stay accurate. The full system still needs its regular TR19 clean.
Why has my extract fan got louder?
Build-up on the impeller is a frequent reason, because it unbalances the fan. Worn bearings and motor problems are others, which our report will flag.
What paperwork do I get after a fan clean?
A photo report shows the fan before and after. Full system cleans come with a TR19 certificate as well.
What information do you need?
Only a few details: the address, the site type, your opening hours and how we reach the system. Photos and the last report help too. Then phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
Do you cover Lake?
Yes. Our area takes in London and the counties of South East England, Lake included.
Looking after it afterwards
Think of this as the after-treatment advice, short and simple:
- Note any drop in extraction at the canopy
- Keep each photo report with the maintenance log
- Watch for grease marks around the outlet
- Never cook with a filter missing
A full system clean includes a TR19 certificate from the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. A fan-only clean is recorded in the photo report.
Listen to the fan. Rattles, hums or shaking can be early signs of build-up or wear and early action can save a repair.