Surrey · Extract fan cleaning
Leatherhead extract fan cleaning
We cover Leatherhead for extract fan cleaning. Out-of-hours visits, a fixed quote and a written report with photos on every job.
- A noisy fan that has got louder over time
- Hot, greasy smells near the fan
- A fan motor running hot under a coat of grease
Your questions about extract fan cleaning in Leatherhead
Can school kitchens in Leatherhead be cleaned in the holidays?
Yes. Half-terms and the summer break are the natural time for school work. With about 15 schools and colleges on the FSA’s register within roughly a mile and a half of Leatherhead, it pays to plan holiday dates ahead. Send us your term dates when you ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form, and we will fit the work in.
Can the work in Leatherhead be done at night or at weekends?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. The work in Leatherhead can fit around your hours. When you give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form, mention when the site is quiet.
Do you have insurance?
Yes. We are fully insured, and the details are available on request.
What is TR19?
It’s BESA’s specification and the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to. It sets out inspection, cleaning and record keeping and expects a risk-based approach.
How much notice should we give?
For planned work, earlier is better, especially if the next clean or test is due soon. For emergencies, we take calls 24/7.
How do you protect the area?
Floors and surfaces near the work are sheeted before any work starts, and anything we remove is contained. At the end, the area is cleaned down.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. We work across South East England and London, so sites at different addresses can be planned together as one programme. Every site has its own report.
Do we need to close while you work?
Not typically. Visits are timed for when the area is closed, such as overnight or at a weekend, so the site can carry on as normal.
How we handle extract fan cleaning in Leatherhead
Cleaning removes grease, not wear. Anything that looks worn or damaged goes on the report and fan repair or replacement is something we also do. You get an honest view of the fan’s condition. If you’re dealing with grease around the motor and its mounts and a fan left out of previous cleans, we can put it right.
Many kitchens in a town like Leatherhead were fitted into buildings built for something else, which can mean awkward duct routes, long flat runs and not enough access panels. Where the duct cannot be reached, new panels can be fitted, and anything left uncleaned is recorded on the report.
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.
- Location
- Leatherhead (KT22)
- Wider area
- Surrey
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Why act early in Leatherhead
A greasy fan has to work harder to move the same air. Airflow at the canopy drops and the kitchen gets hotter and smokier and the motor works harder. With a fire risk assessment or inspection due, getting the work done first puts you on the front foot.
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.
Why Leatherhead businesses choose us
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- Full insurance on every job
Take a look at what affects the cost or how to check a contractor.
Looking after it afterwards
Once we have finished, these simple steps help:
- Don’t turn the fan off mid-service
- Keep records of every fan clean
- Note any drop in extraction at the canopy
- Do not store items in front of the fan’s access point
The area around the fan is left clean, with waste grease removed. Wherever the fan is, the area around it is cleaned down.
Make sure the fan is reachable. A fan that can be reached safely is a fan that gets cleaned, whether it’s on a roof, in a ceiling or on a wall.
The process
There are three stages on the day: set-up, the treatment itself and the sign-off. Set-up means sheeting and making equipment safe, and the sign-off is a written report with pictures. 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. A closed day, an evening or an early start: whichever suits your site in Leatherhead, we will book around it.
- First we locate the fan and agree how it’s safely isolated.
- Power to the fan is isolated before anyone touches it.
- Grease is scraped from the impeller blades and the inside of the housing.
- The fan and its surrounds are degreased, keeping clear of the motor’s electrics.
- The fan is put back into service, checked and photographed.
Preparing for the visit
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
Getting a quote
There’s no standard price list, because no two systems are the same. We look at your system first, from pictures or on a visit, then send a fixed quote. To get going, call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
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When something else is needed
To be straight with you, there are a few things this work won’t fix:
- A fan that won’t start
- An impeller that’s bent or split
- An undersized fan that cannot cope
If in doubt, ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will say what we think before booking.
Where we work
- In-line fans
- Fan housings
- Discharge points
- Axial fans
- Roof-mounted fans
- Centrifugal fans
Leatherhead kitchens: local notes
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 53 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 19 takeaways and sandwich shops in Leatherhead and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Any of those kitchens with a canopy relies on a fan that gathers grease as it runs. Leatherhead sits within the area of Surrey Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order. Environmental health officers from Mole Valley council inspect food businesses in Leatherhead. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of Our Lady and St Peter or elsewhere in Leatherhead, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often. Term dates shape school work: for a school like Leatherhead Trinity School and Children's Centre, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
Leatherhead is about 4 miles south-west of Epsom, in Surrey. We carry out extract fan cleaning for commercial premises of every kind in Leatherhead and the rest of Surrey. Across Surrey, we cover 395 places, Leatherhead among them. Our Guildford page covers sites nearby, about 11 miles away.
All of KT22 is within our area for extract fan cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Extract fan cleaning is available to premises on High Street, Church Road and Station Road and nearby roads. Being close to the A24 and A245, Leatherhead is simple for us to get to for extract fan cleaning. Other places close to Leatherhead include Fetcham (1 mile west), Mickleham (2 miles south), Great Bookham (2 miles south-west), Westhumble (3 miles south) and Little Bookham (3 miles south-west). Further out, we also cover Guildford (11 miles west), Woking (11 miles west), Epsom (4 miles north-east), Horley (11 miles south-east), Redhill (8 miles south-east) and Ewell (5 miles north-east).
Around Leatherhead
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to St Andrew's Catholic School, St Andrew's Catholic School and Duke's Head Public House, among other places. There’s a railway station in Leatherhead itself: Leatherhead station. A little further out are Walton on the Hill (3.5 miles east) and Headley Court (2.2 miles east). For a walk, there’s Claremont Lake and Jubilee Wood.
How the job changes from site to site
Inline duct fans
Some fans are built into the duct itself. We get to them through the duct or casing after isolating them.
Impellers and blades
Coated blades move less air. We clean each blade back to its surface, so the fan can run as intended.
For landlords and multi-site operators
We regularly work with managing agents. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Each visit produces a dated report with pictures, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
Do you need extract fan cleaning in Leatherhead?
A fan in Leatherhead builds up grease at a rate set by the kitchen, not the location: how many hours a day the kitchen runs and what it cooks. BESA guidance sets minimum intervals of 3, 6 or 12 months for the whole system by daily use.
Most sites get in touch after spotting something like this:
- Hot, greasy smells near the fan
- Rough running from the extract fan
- A motor area thick with grease
- Grease stains around the discharge
If you cook for passing trade around Leatherhead station, the extract can be cleaned between your last and first customer.
What your quote should include
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- When they can work, and whether that’s outside your opening hours
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- Whether they recommend a next date