West Berkshire · Extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in Leckhampstead, West Berkshire
Extract fan cleaning across Leckhampstead and nearby, booked around your opening hours and finished with a written report and pictures.
- A heavily greased fan housing
- A fan that has never been cleaned
- A motor area thick with grease
How the visit works
We turn up at the time agreed with you, which is often after service, overnight or at a weekend. Anything that needs to be off for the work is switched off and left to cool first, and floors and nearby surfaces are sheeted. The work itself takes a couple of hours per fan, depending on its size and the build-up. Visits to a village like Leckhampstead are booked in advance, at a time that suits whoever runs the site.
- 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.
- We reassemble, run and photograph the fan.
How to prepare
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Clear the space around the work
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
Ask for a quote
Need a price for extract fan cleaning? Please call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and tell us about the site. We will explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before anything is booked.
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Extract fan cleaning in Leckhampstead
The fan is cleaned as part of every full TR19® Grease clean, but some fans need cleaning between full cleans, for example when it’s noisy or vibrating. Where only the fan is cleaned, the report says so. The work covers centrifugal fans, roof-mounted fans and discharge points, and people most often call us about a fan left out of previous cleans and a heavily greased fan housing.
For a kitchen in or near Leckhampstead, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy, filters, duct, fan and discharge, with a certificate and photo report at the end.
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
- Leckhampstead (RG20)
- Wider area
- West Berkshire
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Multi-site and managed buildings
From a single site to a large estate, the standard is the same: a survey first, a fixed quote, the work timed around the site and a report with photos.
The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
Between visits
Simple habits between visits make a real difference. Our advice:
- File the fan’s report with your other records
- Run the extract throughout cooking
- Report grease escaping from the fan
- Listen for new noises or vibration from the fan
We take away the grease and dirty water from the fan clean. Wherever the fan is, the area around it is cleaned down.
Do not run the kitchen with the extract off. Grease settles faster when the air stops moving, so keeping it running helps keep it clean.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
If your staff spot something between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We’ll take a look and send you a fixed quote.
When to call us in Leckhampstead
By the time air reaches the fan, it has passed the canopy, filters and duct. The grease that’s left lands on the blades and the casing where the spinning blades spread it around.
Most sites get in touch after spotting something like this:
- An extract fan with no cleaning record
- A smell of hot grease from the extract
- A fan that no longer moves enough air
- Grease stains around the discharge
A TR19® clean in Leckhampstead doesn’t stop at the filters: the plenum, ductwork, fan and discharge are cleaned too.
What your quote should include
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- What records you will receive afterwards
- Whether the price is fixed
- Whether VAT is included
How we price extract fan cleaning
Sites vary more than people expect. The main factors:
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- Travel, parking and unloading
- How many systems or sites are involved
- Any permits to work or inductions
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. Call for a fixed quote and we’ll explain each part.
What to send for a quote
What to send for a quote:
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- The postcode and the type of business
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
For extract fan cleaning in Leckhampstead, call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, and send photos or your last report if you can. A fixed quote usually follows within one working day.
Extract fan cleaning around Leckhampstead
Leckhampstead is covered by Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service. Fire and rescue authorities enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic premises, and in a kitchen that fire risk includes the grease in the extract. Leckhampstead is about 55 miles from central London, well within the area we cover across London and the South East. A survey and a fixed quote come first, then the visit at a time that suits you.
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of St James, or anywhere in Leckhampstead, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
Leckhampstead is about 6 miles north of Newbury, in West Berkshire. Every kind of commercial site in Leckhampstead, we can take on extract fan cleaning. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so the site keeps running. We cover 155 places across West Berkshire, large and small. For sites nearby, see our Reading page, about 17 miles away.
Our technicians cover all of RG20 for extract fan cleaning and the streets around it. Close by, we work in Peasemore (1 mile north-east), North Heath (2 miles south-east), Downend (2 miles east), Chieveley (3 miles south-east) and Winterbourne (3 miles south). Within a short drive, we also cover Newbury (6 miles south), Thatcham (7 miles south-east), Burghfield Common (14 miles south-east), Speenhamland (5 miles south), Hungerford (8 miles south-west) and Calcot (14 miles east).
Near you in Leckhampstead
Nearby you’ll also find Donnington Castle (4.5 miles south). Green spaces nearby include Snelsmore Common.
Common questions in Leckhampstead
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Leckhampstead?
Kitchens in Leckhampstead are inspected by West Berkshire council’s environmental health officers. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
Do you work in villages like Leckhampstead?
Yes. Villages and rural sites across the South East are part of our work, Leckhampstead included. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the site when you book.
What should I send you?
A short description and a few pictures plus the address and your hours. If we need more, we’ll ask.
What paperwork do I get after a fan clean?
Photos, notes on condition and a recommended next date. File it with your other extract records.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes. Our emergency line runs 24/7 for anything that cannot wait until a planned visit. Call us any time and explain what’s happened.
What’s TR19?
TR19® is BESA’s specification for ventilation hygiene. Since 2019, TR19® Grease has been a standalone specification for grease in kitchen extract systems, while TR19® Air covers other supply and extract ductwork.
Can you fix a fan that’s worn out?
Fan repair and replacement is part of what we do. If we find wear or damage, we’ll explain it and send you a fixed quote.
What types of premises do you cover?
All kinds of commercial and public premises: from restaurants, pubs and hotels to schools, hospitals, care homes, offices, shops and food production sites. We fit the work around how the site operates.
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How the job changes from site to site
Impellers and blades
Coated blades move less air. Scraping and degreasing them restores their shape, so the fan can run as intended.
Kitchens with long cooking hours
A fan in a long-hours kitchen runs for most of the day, so grease and wear build up together. Cleaning on time helps keep it running.