Hampshire · Extract fan cleaning
Extract Fan Cleaning in Mead End
Need extract fan cleaning in Mead End? We survey first, give you a fixed quote and work around your opening hours, then sign off with a report and photos.
- Hot, greasy smells near the fan
- A fan that no longer moves enough air
- Grease around the motor and its mounts
The process
Night work is normal for us. A lot of visits happen overnight or at weekends, so the site can open as normal afterwards. On site, the work takes a couple of hours per fan, depending on its size and the build-up. Seeing the system in pictures first means the trip to Mead End can be planned properly.
- 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.
- Housing, outlet and the area around the motor are cleaned.
- We run the fan and note its condition in the photo report.
Preparing for the visit
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
Ask for a quote
Some systems can be priced from pictures; 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.
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How we handle extract fan cleaning in Mead End
Every kitchen extract depends on its fan: it draws the air through the canopy and ductwork and pushes it outside. Whatever grease slips past the filters and duct reaches the fan and we clean it off. We are often asked to deal with a fan coated in grease inside its housing and vibration from an unbalanced impeller, on discharge points, centrifugal fans and axial fans.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, where grease settles in the flat sections. We agree access and timings in advance.
The sign-off is always in writing: a written report, dated and illustrated with photos, plus a certificate through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal when the work is a TR19® Grease clean. Any parts we couldn’t reach are recorded on it too.
- Place
- Mead End (SO41)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Why it’s worth doing now in Mead End
Without a working extract fan, a kitchen can’t cook safely. Grease is often where fan trouble begins, so keeping it clean is part of keeping it running. We also offer a 24/7 emergency callout if the worst happens. Equipment tucked in a roof space or outbuilding near Mead End rarely gets looked at unless someone books it.
One small site or a whole estate, the quote is built the same way: the work involved, the access and the timing. You will have a fixed price before we start.
Why us?
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- Fixed quotes, normally within one working day
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
Read our cost guide and how to check a contractor.
Your questions about extract fan cleaning in Mead End
Is Mead End within the area you cover?
Yes, we work in villages as well as towns, and Mead End is covered. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Mead End?
The local authority for Mead End is New Forest council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. We work across South East England and London, so we can schedule a run of sites on one programme. Every site has its own report.
What do you do with what you remove?
It leaves the site with us at the end of the visit. During the work, it’s contained so the area stays clean.
What happens if you cannot reach some of it?
They’re marked on the report. Often the fix is extra access, such as new panels in ductwork, and we can fit those.
Do we need to close while you work?
Normally not. Booking the work out of hours means the site can carry on as normal. Larger jobs can be phased over several visits so parts stay in use.
What does TR19 mean?
BESA’s ventilation hygiene specification in two main parts: TR19® Grease for kitchen extract systems and TR19® Air for general ventilation. It isn’t law, but it’s the benchmark.
How do you protect the area?
We cover floors and nearby surfaces with sheeting before work begins, and waste is contained as we go. At the end, the area is cleaned down.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. What they can’t safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, and that’s where we come in.
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too across Hampshire. Larger estates can be phased building by building around the people who use them.
We regularly work with managing agents. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works and we will come back with a fixed quote.
Aftercare tips
Aftercare is simple, and it makes the next visit easier:
- Check filters are seated before cooking
- Listen for new noises or vibration from the fan
- Watch for grease marks around the outlet
- Keep records of every fan clean
You get before and after photos of the impeller and housing. It lists what was cleaned and anything we couldn’t reach, along with the recommended next clean date.
Fewer grease particles reaching the fan means less build-up. Keep the grease filters clean, fitted and in place, and replace any that are damaged.
Signs you need extract fan cleaning in Mead End
Each blade collects a slightly different amount. Over time, that imbalance shakes the fan and puts strain on the bearings. Left too long, grease turns into wear.
If you notice any of these, it’s worth a diagnosis:
- A noisy fan that has got louder over time
- Fat spreading onto the roof or wall by the fan
- An extract fan with no cleaning record
- Less air being pulled from the kitchen
For kitchens close to Sway station, where the day often starts early and ends late, the extract can be cleaned overnight.
What to look for in a quote
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- How areas they can’t reach will be recorded
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- When they can work, and whether that is outside your opening hours
Extract fan cleaning around Mead End
The FSA’s data shows about 5 pubs and bars and about 3 hotels and guest houses registered in Mead End and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Any of them serving cooked food has an extract to keep clean, from canopy to discharge. Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service covers Mead End. 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. In Mead End, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from New Forest council. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
Where a hall near St Andrew, or anywhere in Mead End, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does. Term dates shape school work: for a school like Tiptoe Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
Mead End is about 4 miles north-west of Lymington, in Hampshire. We provide extract fan cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Mead End and the rest of Hampshire. Our area takes in 683 places across Hampshire, large and small. For sites nearby, see our Southampton page, about 14 miles away.
Work in SO41 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Local streets include Marley Mount and Boundway, all of which we cover for extract fan cleaning. We also cover the places around Mead End: Tiptoe (1 mile south), Sway (1 mile east), Bashley (1 mile south-west), Ashley (2 miles south) and Wootton (2 miles west). Further out, we also cover Totton (11 miles north-east), Lymington (4 miles south-east), Hythe (11 miles north-east), Ringwood (8 miles north-west), Barton on Sea (3 miles south-west) and Dibden Purlieu (11 miles north-east).
Near you in Mead End
In Mead End, that means kitchens and buildings near The Plough Public House, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Sway station, roughly 0.9 miles east of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find Lymington New Forest Hospital (3.8 miles east) and Sammy Miller Motorcycle Museum (2.2 miles south-west). Open spaces near Mead End include Milford on Sea LNR.
What the work involves, part by part
Roof-mounted fans
A roof fan sits in cooler air, so grease can settle heavily. We scrape and degrease the blades and casing.
Wall fans
The wall around a wall fan can be stained with grease. We clean the fan and check the outlet.