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Millbrook extract fan cleaning
One call covers cleaning of kitchen extract fans, impellers, fan housings and discharge points in Millbrook, from survey to sign-off. Fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001.
- Vibration from an unbalanced impeller
- A fan coated in grease inside its housing
- A fan that no longer moves enough air
How we handle extract fan cleaning in Millbrook
The fan is cleaned as part of every full TR19® Grease clean, but a fan can also need attention on its own, especially when it has started to vibrate or sound rough. A fan-only clean is recorded as exactly that. Typical jobs include a fan shaking on its mounts and a fan that has never been cleaned, on roof-mounted fans, discharge points and axial fans.
In a smaller place like Millbrook, the kitchens with extract systems are more likely to be a pub, a café, a takeaway or a school or care home kitchen than a big restaurant. A kitchen that cooks fewer hours still builds up grease, so cleaning is planned around how much it cooks and what the readings show.
We’re CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, we hold ISO 9001 and we’re fully insured. We’re also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we’ve been trading since 2009.
- Location
- Millbrook (SO15, SO16)
- Wider area
- Southampton
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Extract fan cleaning in Millbrook: the local picture
Millbrook is within about 1 mile of the coast. Salt in the air is hard on rooftop fans, discharge cowls and fixings, so we check them for corrosion as well as grease. The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 53 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 52 takeaways and sandwich shops in Millbrook and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Grease builds up on fan blades and housings in kitchens like these, unbalancing the impeller. The fire and rescue service for Millbrook is Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk.
For kitchens close to Millbrook (Hants) station, where the day often starts early and ends late, the extract can be cleaned overnight. School kitchens, at schools like Tanners Brook Primary School for example, are usually cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost. A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of the Holy Trinity or elsewhere in Millbrook, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Millbrook is about 2 miles west of Southampton, in Southampton. Wherever you are in the SO15 postcode area, we cover extract fan cleaning for commercial sites. Our area takes in 40 places across Southampton, from busy centres to quieter spots.
Extract fan cleaning in SO15 and SO16 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. If you need extract fan cleaning at premises on Mill Road, Mendip Road and Severn Road or a nearby road, we can help. Other places close to Millbrook include Regents Park (1 mile north-east), Shirley (1 mile north-east), Freemantle (1 mile east), Maybush (1 mile north) and Redbridge (1 mile west). Larger places within reach include Townhill Park (4 miles east), Midanbury (4 miles east), Thornhill (5 miles east), Chartwell Green (4 miles east), Harefield (5 miles east) and Itchen (4 miles east).
Landmarks near Millbrook
Around Millbrook, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Millbrook Community School, Blacksmiths Arms and Regents Park Community College. For rail, the closest station is Millbrook (Hants) station, about 0.8 miles south-east. Other landmarks nearby include Marlands Shopping Centre (2 miles east) and Western Community Hospital (0.7 miles north). Green spaces nearby include Testwood Lakes.
What affects the cost of extract fan cleaning
We do not publish a price list, because sites vary so much. What we look at:
- How easy every part is to reach
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- A single visit or a regular plan
- Parking and loading at the site
The cost depends on how big the system is, the condition it’s in and how easy it is to reach. You get a fixed price before work begins, so you know where you stand.
What we need to know
Photos let us diagnose from a distance. Try to include:
- Any previous report or certificate
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
For extract fan cleaning in Millbrook, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us. Tell us what kind of premises it is and when it’s open, and send pictures or your last report if you can. A fixed quote usually follows within one working day.
Looking after it afterwards
Looking after the system between visits is straightforward, and it helps at the next visit:
- Book the fan into every full TR19 clean
- Do not store items in front of the fan’s access point
- Don’t turn the fan off mid-service
- Check filters are seated before cooking
Keep the report with the maintenance log and fire risk assessment. It gives a dated record of the fan’s condition, which helps if anything changes later.
A change in how the fan sounds is worth noting. Rattles, hums or shaking can be early signs of build-up or wear, and catching it early keeps it a cleaning job.
How the job changes from site to site
Inline duct fans
Some fans are built into the duct itself. They’re reached through access panels or by opening the casing, once they’re isolated.
Roof-mounted fans
Roof fans sit at the top of the riser. They’re cleaned where safe access allows, with any limits noted.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We work across London and the South East, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept on a regular cycle.
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Shared systems, like a riser serving several units, need a clear agreement on who books the work, and we are happy to quote for all of it.
What happens if it’s left?
A fan that fails mid-service can stop a kitchen cooking. Many fan problems start with grease, so keeping it clean is part of keeping it running. We also offer a 24/7 emergency callout if the worst happens. Light use slows the build-up but doesn’t stop it.
One small site or a whole estate, we price it on the same basis: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. The price is fixed before we start.
Why us?
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- In business since 2009
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Millbrook: your questions answered
Do you do school kitchen extract cleaning in Millbrook in the summer holidays?
Yes. The holidays are the usual time for school work. With about 23 schools and colleges on the FSA’s register within roughly a mile and a half of Millbrook, it pays to plan holiday dates ahead. Tell us your holiday dates and we’ll book the visit for when the site is empty.
Does coastal air change anything about extract fan cleaning in Millbrook?
It can, as Millbrook is within about 1 mile of the sea, where salt in the air is hard on metal. Rooftop fans, discharge cowls and fixings are checked for corrosion as well as grease.
Do you offer extract fan cleaning separately?
Yes, if the fan needs it. A coated fan often means the duct before it is coated too, but the choice is yours.
Who is responsible for fire safety on the premises?
In the words of the Fire Safety Order 2005, it’s the responsible person. It’s normally the employer, or whoever controls the building, and where several people have control, each can have duties. Your lease and fire risk assessment should make it clear.
Do we lose a day’s trading?
Usually not. Out-of-hours visits keep the disruption down. Larger jobs can be phased over several visits so parts stay in use.
How often should the extract fan be cleaned?
The fan follows the full system’s interval, from every 3 months for 12 to 16 hours of cooking a day to every 12 months for 2 to 6 hours. Readings may show it needs cleaning more often.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes, day and night, every day of the year. Our office is open from 8am to 6pm on weekdays, and the emergency line covers the rest.
How do you protect the area?
Floors and surfaces near the work are sheeted before any work starts, and waste is contained as we go. Before we leave, we tidy up and clean down.
The process
Night work is normal for us. Evenings, nights and weekends are when much of our work happens, so a kitchen or building can carry on as usual the next day. On site, the work takes a few hours where there are several fans or heavy deposits. Evenings, weekends or a closed day all work for a site in a place like Millbrook.
- First we check the fan’s condition and how it sounds.
- With the fan isolated, the housing is opened.
- The impeller is cleaned blade by blade so it runs balanced.
- We clean the casing, the outlet and around the motor.
- We run the fan and note its condition in the photo report.
Preparing for the visit
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
- Clear the space around the work
Get a fixed 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. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. We usually come back within one working day.
Advice
What extract fan cleaning can’t fix
An honest diagnosis matters more to us than a booking, so here’s what this work can’t put right:
- A cracked or broken impeller (it needs replacing)
- A fan that was never right for the kitchen
- A dirty duct upstream of the fan
If in doubt, call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will say what we think before booking.
Where we work
- Discharge points
- Roof-mounted fans
- Centrifugal fans
- In-line fans
- Axial fans
- Fan housings