Hampshire · Extract fan cleaning

North Gorley extract fan cleaning

Our technicians work in North Gorley on cleaning of kitchen extract fans, impellers, fan housings and discharge points. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports on every job.

  • A fan shaking on its mounts
  • Rough running from the extract fan
  • A fan coated in grease inside its housing

Extract fan cleaning in North Gorley

About our extract fan cleaning in North Gorley

A clean fan isn’t a repaired fan. If we find worn bearings, a struggling motor or damage to the impeller, we’ll tell you, and we also repair and replace extract fans. You’ll know whether the fan just needed cleaning or something more. If you have a fan that has never been cleaned and grease around the motor and its mounts, we can help.

In a small place like North Gorley, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, where grease settles in the flat sections. We agree access and timings in advance.

Accreditations are easy to claim and worth checking. Ours are BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, with full insurance on top.

Five Duct Doctor technicians in navy uniforms with the company vans
Where
North Gorley (SP6)
Region
Hampshire
Records
Certificate and photo report
Quote
A fixed quote up front
Working hours
Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
Call
0345 646 2711
Checked
30 October 2026

Aftercare tips

So the system stays in good health:

  • Flag smoke lingering at the canopy
  • File the fan’s report with your other records
  • Run the extract throughout cooking
  • Make sure the fan is included each time

The area around the fan is left clean, with waste grease removed. On a roof or outside wall, we leave the surrounding area tidy.

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.

What affects the quote in North Gorley

You will get a fixed price before work begins. It takes into account:

  • A single visit or a regular plan
  • The times the site is available
  • Where the site is and how we reach it
  • Any permits to work or inductions

The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That is why every job is surveyed first, and the price is agreed before work begins.

Asking for a quote

When you contact us, these details help:

  • When the site is open and when it’s quiet
  • Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
  • Any access panels or hatches you can see
  • Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow

To get a fixed quote, call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. We normally come back within one working day.

Signs you need extract fan cleaning in North Gorley

Grease builds up unevenly on the blades. Over time, that imbalance shakes the fan and puts strain on the bearings. What starts as a grease problem can become a mechanical one.

Common reasons sites call us include:

  • Burning smells from the fan area
  • A fan motor running hot under a coat of grease
  • Grease stains around the discharge
  • Rough running from the extract fan

Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of the Holy Ascension, or anywhere in North Gorley, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.

What to look for in a quote

  • Whether they’re fully insured
  • Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
  • When they can work, and whether that’s outside your opening hours
  • Whether a survey comes first

Questions to ask before you book

When it’s something else

Before booking, it helps to know what’s not included:

  • A fan that’s too small for the system (a design question)
  • Wiring faults to the fan
  • A fan that will not start

If in doubt, call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we’ll say what we think before you book.

Parts of the system we cover

  • Discharge points
  • In-line fans
  • Fan housings
  • Axial fans
  • Roof-mounted fans
  • Centrifugal fans

What your team can do, and what needs us

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.

Logging matters as much as cleaning. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, next to our reports.

What we do, step by step

A visit follows the same order every time: sheeting and protection first, isolate whatever needs isolating, carry out the extract fan cleaning, clear away and leave you the report. The visit itself takes an hour or two for one fan, longer when it’s hard to reach. For a village or hamlet like North Gorley, tell us about narrow lanes, gates and parking when you book.

  1. Diagnosis first: we look for grease, noise and vibration.
  2. With the fan isolated, the housing is opened.
  3. The impeller is cleaned blade by blade so it runs balanced.
  4. We clean the casing, the outlet and around the motor.
  5. We run the fan and note its condition in the photo report.

How to prepare

  • Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
  • Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
  • Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down

How to get a quote

Want a quote for extract fan cleaning? Please ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line 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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Questions from North Gorley

Who inspects food businesses in North Gorley?

In North Gorley, it’s New Forest council that carries out food hygiene inspections. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.

Which fire authority looks after North Gorley?

North Gorley is in the area of Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.

What do you do to protect the area?

Floors and surfaces near the work are sheeted before work begins, and waste is contained as we go. Before we leave, we tidy up and clean down.

Do you provide a report after cleaning the fan?

Photos, notes on condition and a recommended next date. Keep it with your maintenance log.

How far ahead should we book?

The more notice, the better, especially for out-of-hours work. We normally quote within one working day, and there’s a 24/7 line for emergencies.

What if parts of the system cannot be reached?

They’re listed in the report, never skipped quietly. The report says which parts couldn’t be reached and why, along with a quote to put access in.

Can you look after several sites?

Yes. Our area covers London and the South East, so we can schedule a run of sites as one programme. Every site has its own report.

Do you survey before quoting?

Yes. For many sites, photos and a few details are enough, while bigger or harder-to-see systems are surveyed on site.

Grease, kitchens and North Gorley

The FSA’s data shows about 3 bars, pubs and nightclubs registered within about 1.5 miles of central North Gorley. Where they serve hot food, their kitchen extracts need cleaning to TR19® like any restaurant’s. North Gorley is covered by Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel. Kitchens in North Gorley get their food hygiene inspections from New Forest council. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready.

Term dates shape school work: for a school like Hyde Church of England Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break. If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Breamore House is about 4.5 miles north), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning.

North Gorley is in Hampshire. We carry out extract fan cleaning for commercial premises of every kind in North Gorley and the rest of Hampshire. We cover 683 places across Hampshire, from busy centres to quieter spots. There’s also a page for Southampton, about 17 miles away.

We cover every part of the SP6 postcode area for extract fan cleaning and the roads nearby. If your site is just outside North Gorley, we cover Hungerford (1 mile north-east), Hyde (1 mile east), Stuckton (1 mile north), Frogham (1 mile north-east) and Blissford (1 mile north-east). We also work in nearby towns such as Totton (12 miles east), Lymington (14 miles south-east), Romsey (14 miles north-east), New Milton (12 miles south-east), Ringwood (4 miles south) and Barton on Sea (12 miles south-east).

Landmarks near North Gorley

Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to The Burgate School and Sixth Form. Well-known places in the area include Godshill Castle Hill (2.7 miles north) and Fordingbridge Doll Museum (1.6 miles north-west). The countryside around North Gorley includes Linbrook Lake and Blashford Lakes.

Map of North Gorley © OpenStreetMap contributors

Why it’s worth doing now in North Gorley

Without a working extract fan, a kitchen can’t cook safely. Many fan problems start with grease, so cleaning the fan helps keep it working. If it does fail, our 24/7 emergency line is there. In a small place like North Gorley, a system that fails can take a site out of use.

When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is all affect the cost. Each of those is built into the quote, and the price is fixed before any work starts.

Why us?

  • One number for every site across the South East and London
  • Fixed quotes, usually within one working day
  • We diagnose before we treat
  • Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line

See our cost guide and our accreditations and certificates.

BESCA Vent Hygiene EliteMember, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
CHAS · SafeContractorISO 9001 and fully insured
Certificate and photo reportWith every clean
24/7 emergency calloutEvenings, nights and weekends
Since 2009South East England and London