Southampton · Extract fan cleaning
Northam extract fan cleaning
Our technicians work in Northam on cleaning of kitchen extract fans, impellers, fan housings and discharge points. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports as standard.
- Grease around the motor and its mounts
- Fat spreading onto the roof or wall by the fan
- A heavily greased fan housing
About our extract fan cleaning in Northam
The extract fan is the heart of the system: it draws the air through the canopy and ductwork and pushes it outside. Grease that gets past everything else ends up on its blades and housing and we clean it off. We’re often asked to deal with hot, greasy smells near the fan and a heavily greased fan housing, across fan housings, centrifugal fans and roof-mounted fans.
In a smaller place like Northam, 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. Quieter kitchens still collect grease in the duct, just more slowly, so cleaning is planned around how much it cooks and what the readings show.
Good records are part of the job. You get a written report with pictures after every visit, covering the work done, any areas we couldn’t access and a recommended next date. File it in your maintenance log so it’s ready for an insurer, fire officer or EHO.
- Where
- Northam (SO14, SO19, SO18)
- Region
- Southampton
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed price before work begins
- When we work
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Common problems we fix in Northam
The cooler the air, the more grease drops out, and on a roof or outside wall the fan can be in some of the coolest air in the system. So grease often settles heavily there.
It’s time to book a visit if you see:
- Vibration from an unbalanced impeller
- Burning smells from the fan area
- Weak extraction at the canopy
- A fan motor running hot under a coat of grease
Term dates shape school work: for a school like Bitterne Manor Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
What to look for in a quote
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- What happens if part of the system can’t be accessed
- Proof of insurance
- What records you will receive afterwards
Extract fan cleaning around Northam
Northam is within about 2 miles 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 includes about 88 bars, pubs and nightclubs and about 21 hotels and guest houses across Northam and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Breakfasts, bar meals and functions all put grease into the extract wherever they’re cooked. Northam sits within the area of Hampshire and Isle of Wight 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.
A hospital like Royal South Hants Hospital, about 0.8 miles west, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day. Church and community hall kitchens, near Church of St Augustine or anywhere around Northam, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Northam is about 1 mile south-east of Southampton, in Southampton. We carry out extract fan cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Northam and the rest of Southampton. Northam is one of 40 places in Southampton we cover for extract fan cleaning.
We work across the SO14, SO19 and SO18 postcode area for extract fan cleaning and the roads nearby. We cover sites on Sea Road, Lumpy Lane and Cross Road and nearby roads. Close by, we work in Peartree Green (1 mile south), Bitterne Manor (1 mile north), Itchen (1 mile south-east), St Mary's (1 mile south-west) and Bitterne (1 mile east). Larger places within reach include Regents Park (3 miles west), Maybush (3 miles north-west), Coxford (3 miles north-west), Lordswood (3 miles north-west), Eling (5 miles west) and Rownhams (4 miles north-west).
Landmarks near Northam
Typical jobs here are in premises near Inspire Enterprise Academy, East Park and The Engineers Arms. For rail, the closest station is Bitterne station, about 0.6 miles north of the centre. A little further out are Bitterne Local History Society Heritage And Research Centre (0.8 miles east) and Marlands Shopping Centre (1.2 miles west). The countryside around Northam includes Netley Common.
Your questions about extract fan cleaning in Northam
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Northam?
It’s Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Northam. TR19® isn’t law, but it’s the benchmark many fire officers and insurers look to when they ask how often the extract is cleaned.
Does being near the coast affect extract fan cleaning in Northam?
It can. Northam is within about 2 miles of the coast, and salt air speeds up corrosion. We look at fans, cowls and fixings for rust as well as grease.
Who is responsible for fire safety on the premises?
That depends on who controls the premises. Under the Fire Safety Order 2005, it’s the responsible person, which can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, an FM or a managing agent.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes. Send details of the systems and how they’re used and we will propose a schedule with a fixed quote.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. Send the list of sites and the work at each and we will quote them together.
How long is a fan clean?
That depends on the fan’s size, its position and how much grease there is. Typically it takes a few hours where there are several fans or heavy deposits.
Are you accredited?
BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001. We’ve been trading since 2009 and we are fully insured.
What happens if you can’t reach some of it?
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.
Looking after it afterwards
No system stays clean for ever, but care slows the build-up. Our tips:
- Keep records of every fan clean
- Never cook with a filter missing
- Keep access to the fan clear
- Notice when the fan starts to sound different
The area around the fan is left clean, with waste grease removed. 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?
Some jobs should never be done in-house: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease call for the right kit, training and safe access. Leave those to us.
Keep a record of what your team does. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, next to our reports.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Running several sites is easier with one contractor. We cover South East England and London, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept on a regular cycle.
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, 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.
How the job changes from site to site
Impellers and blades
The impeller is the spinning part that moves the air, and it collects grease unevenly. An uneven coating throws it off balance, so it’s cleaned carefully blade by blade.
Fan housings and motors
Motors and their electrics are kept dry and treated with care, and the fan is isolated throughout. Grease on and around the motor can trap heat, so the surrounding area is cleaned carefully.
What a clean won’t put right
Before booking, it helps to know what’s not included:
- A failed motor or worn bearings (that needs a fan repair or replacement)
- Electrical faults in the fan’s supply or controls (an electrician’s job)
- Damaged fan blades
Not sure which it is? You can ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we’ll tell you honestly.
Where we work
- Fan housings
- Centrifugal fans
- In-line fans
- Roof-mounted fans
- Axial fans
- Discharge points
The process
Every visit runs to the same pattern: protect the area, isolate whatever needs isolating, carry out the extract fan cleaning, tidy up and leave you the report. On site, the work takes a few hours where there are several fans or heavy deposits. Visits to a place like Northam are planned ahead, so we arrive with what the survey says the job needs.
- We locate the fan and plan how to reach and isolate it.
- It’s isolated so it cannot run while we work.
- Grease is scraped off the impeller blades and casing.
- The fan is degreased, taking care around the motor.
- We reassemble, run and photograph the fan.
Getting ready for the visit
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
Get a fixed quote
For extract fan cleaning in Northam, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, plus pictures or the previous report if they’re to hand. We typically send a fixed quote within one working day.