Surrey · Extract fan cleaning
Extract Fan Cleaning in Old Dean
Cleaning of kitchen extract fans, impellers, fan housings and discharge points for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Old Dean. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- Vibration from an unbalanced impeller
- A fan coated in grease inside its housing
- Hot, greasy smells near the fan
Common questions in Old Dean
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Old Dean?
That is Surrey Fire and Rescue Service. 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.
Do you work at weekends in Old Dean?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. That way a site in Old Dean doesn’t have to lose a day’s trading. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
No, not in itself. Insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to TR19® as the benchmark, and many insurance policies ask for proof of TR19® cleaning. The legal duty sits in the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, which applies in England and Wales.
Does a TR19 kitchen extract clean cover the fan?
Yes, the fan is part of a full TR19® Grease clean. We clean it alongside the canopy, ductwork and discharge.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes, of course. Send details of the systems and how they’re used, and we will suggest a schedule and quote for it.
What if parts of the system can’t be reached?
Anything we can’t reach goes on the report, with a note of where it is, and we explain what access is needed, such as extra access panels in ductwork.
What does TR19 mean?
It’s BESA’s specification and the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to. It sets out inspection, cleaning and record keeping, and it takes a risk-based approach.
Who is responsible for fire safety on the premises?
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, it’s the responsible person: normally the employer or whoever controls the premises. In shared or managed buildings, a landlord, facilities manager or managing agent can share the duty.
About our extract fan cleaning in Old Dean
Not all extract fans are the same: fans on the roof, fans built into the duct run, and fans on an outside wall. The way in depends on the type and the survey shows us how to reach it. The work covers discharge points, axial fans and in-line fans, and the jobs we see most are an extract fan with no cleaning record and a fan coated in grease inside its housing.
In a smaller place like Old Dean, many kitchens sit in older buildings or later extensions, with the duct running through a roof space or up an outside wall. Long horizontal runs like that hold grease and need access panels to reach.
It’s worth checking any contractor’s accreditations. We are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
- Location
- Old Dean (GU15, GU19)
- Region
- Surrey
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Aftercare tips
Simple habits between visits make a real difference. We recommend:
- Keep the grease filters clean and in place
- Do not store items in front of the fan’s access point
- Look for grease stains near the discharge
- Note any drop in extraction at the canopy
When the fan is cleaned as part of a full TR19® Grease clean, a TR19 certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. If only the fan is cleaned, the photo report says so.
Stick to the interval for the full extract. Regular full cleans keep the fan from building up heavy deposits, in line with BESA guidance.
When it’s something else
We will not sell you work that doesn’t address the problem, so here are the limits:
- Damaged fan blades
- Wiring faults to the fan
- A fan that was never right for the kitchen
Not sure which it is? You can give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will tell you honestly before you book.
Where we work
- In-line fans
- Fan housings
- Roof-mounted fans
- Centrifugal fans
- Axial fans
- Discharge points
Also in Old Dean
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.
Roof-mounted fans
Grease can escape from a roof fan onto the surrounding surface and we check the area around the outlet. We note any grease around the fan.
What extract fan cleaning looks like in Old Dean
According to Food Standards Agency records, there are about 5 pubs and bars within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Old Dean. Any of them serving cooked food has an extract to keep clean, from canopy to discharge. Kitchens in Old Dean get their food hygiene inspections from Surrey Heath council. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Before-and-after photos from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand. The fire and rescue service for Old Dean is Surrey Fire and Rescue Service. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises.
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Frimley Park Hospital (about 2.4 miles south-west), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands. Church and community hall kitchens, near St Martin's Church or anywhere around Old Dean, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Old Dean is about 1 mile north-east of Camberley, in Surrey. For extract fan cleaning in and around Old Dean, please ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line for a fixed quote. Our area covers London and the South East, Old Dean included. Across Surrey, we cover 395 places, and Old Dean is one of them. We also work in Guildford, around 9 miles away.
Extract fan cleaning in GU15 and GU19 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. Extract fan cleaning is available to premises on Esher Road, Gibbet Lane and Sutton Road and nearby roads. We also cover the places around Old Dean: Camberley (1 mile south-west), York Town (2 miles south-west), Frimley (3 miles south), College Town (3 miles west) and Watchmoor (3 miles south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Guildford (9 miles south-east), Woking (7 miles east), Farnham (10 miles south), Egham (9 miles north-east), Walton-on-Thames (14 miles east) and Staines-upon-Thames (11 miles north-east).
What’s near Old Dean
In Old Dean, that means kitchens and buildings near Pine Ridge Infant School, Poors Allotment and Jolly Farmer pub. The closest station to Old Dean is Camberley station, roughly 1.5 miles south-west. Well-known places in the area include Frimley Park Hospital (2.4 miles south-west) and Surrey Heath Museum (1.4 miles south-west). Green spaces nearby include Heath Lake and Wildmoor Heath.
What happens on the day
We start by comparing what we find with the survey or your pictures. Anything unexpected is raised with you before we go further. After that, the work takes an hour or two for one fan, longer when it’s hard to reach. Evenings, weekends or a closed day all work for a site in a place like Old Dean.
- We find the fan and check how it’s reached and how it’s isolated.
- With the fan isolated, the housing is opened.
- The impeller and the housing around it are scraped clean.
- The fan and its surrounds are degreased, keeping clear of the motor’s electrics.
- The fan is put back into service, checked and photographed.
Preparing for the visit
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
Get a fixed quote
To get a fixed quote, call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. A few pictures and your last certificate or report help a lot. We normally come back within one working day.
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How we price extract fan cleaning
There’s no set price list, because no two systems are the same. The quote depends on:
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- The condition we find in the survey
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- The scale of the work
Combining work into one visit or one programme can make for a more efficient booking. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at and we will price it together.
What to send for a quote
You don’t need the technical terms. Just send:
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- Your last certificate, test record or report
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
Signs you need extract fan cleaning in Old Dean
A fan on a roof or hidden in a ceiling void is easy to forget. If it wasn’t included in past cleans, it may hold years of grease, and the report will show it.
Most sites get in touch when they notice one of these:
- A fan shaking on its mounts
- A motor area thick with grease
- Less air being pulled from the kitchen
- A smell of hot grease from the extract
Bursars and site managers at schools such as Collingwood College tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
Questions to ask before you book
- What paperwork you get at the end
- If they look at the system before pricing
- Whether the price is fixed
- When the next visit should be, and why
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.