Hampshire · Extract fan cleaning
Extract Fan Cleaning in Old Alresford
One call covers extract fan cleaning in Old Alresford, from survey to sign-off. CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, ISO 9001 and fully insured.
- Burning smells from the fan area
- A fan that has never been cleaned
- Vibration from an unbalanced impeller
About our extract fan cleaning in Old Alresford
If the ducts are the arteries, the fan is the heart. A heart under strain works harder for less. Our job is to clear it, check it runs smoothly and record what we found, before signing it off. The work covers in-line fans, discharge points and centrifugal fans, and common reasons people get in touch are an extract fan with no cleaning record and burning smells from the fan area.
For a kitchen in or near Old Alresford, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy to discharge, then a TR19® certificate and a photo report.
For insurers and inspectors, the record counts. So every job comes with a written report and photos, plus a TR19® certificate through the BESCA VHE portal where the work is a TR19® Grease clean.
- Place
- Old Alresford (SO24)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Looking after it afterwards
Simple habits between visits make a real difference. Our advice:
- Check the report shows the fan was cleaned
- File the fan’s report with your other records
- Look for grease stains near the discharge
- Flag smoke lingering at the canopy
A full system clean includes a TR19 certificate from the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. A fan-only clean is recorded in the photo report.
Keep the whole system on its cleaning cycle. A fan cleaned with the rest of the system on time rarely gets badly coated, in line with BESA guidance.
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How the visit works
There are three stages on the day: set-up, the treatment itself and the sign-off. Set-up means sheeting and making equipment safe, and the sign-off is a written report with photos. Most of the time goes on the work itself, which takes an hour or two for one fan, longer when it’s hard to reach. The timing of a visit to Old Alresford is set by you, and the travel is our side of the planning.
- 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.
Getting ready for the visit
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
Ask for a quote
Here’s what helps us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, a few photos and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Once you have those, ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
Advice
When something else is needed
To be straight with you, there are a few things this work won’t fix:
- A faulty speed controller or isolator
- Grease in the canopy and ductwork
- A fan that was never right for the kitchen
If in doubt, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we’ll say what we think.
What the work covers
- In-line fans
- Roof-mounted fans
- Discharge points
- Fan housings
- Centrifugal fans
- Axial fans
What affects the quote in Old Alresford
You’ll get a fixed price before we start. It takes into account:
- How big the system is
- The times the site is available
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- The condition we find in the survey
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 give you a fixed price before we start.
Helping us quote
What to send for a quote:
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Any previous report or certificate
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
For a fixed quote, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. A few pictures and your last certificate or report help a lot. You’ll typically have a quote within one working day.
What your team can do, and what needs us
Staff cleaning and specialist work aren’t the same thing. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, and that’s where we come in.
Signs you need extract fan cleaning in Old Alresford
The fan sits at the end of the grease’s journey. The grease that’s left lands on the blades and the casing, and the spinning blades fling it onto the walls of the housing.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- A fan that hums, whines or rumbles
- Vibration from an unbalanced impeller
- Less air being pulled from the kitchen
- Fat spreading onto the roof or wall by the fan
Church and community hall kitchens, near Church of St Mary or anywhere around Old Alresford, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
What to look for in a quote
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- Whether they’re fully insured
- Whether a survey comes first
Part by part
Inline duct fans
Hidden in a ceiling void, an inline fan is easily missed. We find it during the survey and include it in the clean.
Kitchens with long cooking hours
A long-hours kitchen can’t afford a fan failure. A clean fan is less likely to strain, and our 24/7 emergency callout is there if it happens anyway.
Old Alresford kitchens: local notes
Look up Old Alresford on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you will find about 16 restaurants, cafés and works canteens across Old Alresford and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Grease builds up on fan blades and housings in kitchens like these, unbalancing the impeller. Old Alresford 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. In Old Alresford, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Winchester City council. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Perins School or anywhere near Old Alresford, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean. Hinton Ampner House, about 4.1 miles south, is one of the historic houses near Old Alresford; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions.
Old Alresford is about 7 miles north-east of Winchester, in Hampshire. If you need extract fan cleaning in Old Alresford, it’s easy to get a fixed quote: please call 0345 646 2711, or email photos. Our area covers London and the South East, including Old Alresford. We cover 683 places across Hampshire, from busy centres to quieter spots. You can also see our page for Southampton, about 16 miles away.
Extract fan cleaning in SO24 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. If you need extract fan cleaning at premises on Kiln Lane, Colden Lane and The Brook or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. We also cover Bighton (1 mile east), Northington (2 miles north-west), Totford (3 miles north-west), Brown Candover (3 miles north) and Upper Wield (4 miles north-east). Further out, we also cover Basingstoke (11 miles north), Winchester (7 miles south-west), Eastleigh (12 miles south-west), Horndean (15 miles south-east), Chandler's Ford (13 miles south-west) and Alton (9 miles east).
Near you in Old Alresford
Typical jobs here are in premises near The Globe Inn and the streets around them. A little further out are Barton Castle (3.1 miles north-east).
Old Alresford: your questions answered
Who is the fire and rescue service for Old Alresford?
That is Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. TR19® is not law, but it’s the benchmark many fire officers and insurers look to when they ask how often the extract is cleaned.
Do you work in villages like Old Alresford?
Yes, Old Alresford is part of our area, however small the site. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.
Which sectors do you work in?
Any commercial site with kitchens or ventilation, from a small pub to a hospital. We work with hotels, schools, care homes, offices, retail and leisure sites.
How much does extract fan cleaning cost?
Every site is different, so each gets its own fixed quote. To get one, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with the site type, opening hours and a few pictures.
Do you repair extract fans as well as clean them?
Cleaning removes grease, but it can’t fix worn parts. We repair and replace extract fans as well, with a fixed quote first.
Do you need to turn the fan off to clean it?
The fan must be isolated, for safety. Cleans are done when the kitchen is closed, so cooking is not affected.
Does a TR19 kitchen extract clean cover the fan?
Yes, the fan is part of a full TR19® Grease clean. It’s isolated, opened and cleaned along with the canopy, plenum, filters, ducts and discharge.
What do you do with what you remove?
Anything we remove is contained as we work and taken away with us, from grease and debris to used cleaning water. We don’t leave it behind.