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Extract fan cleaning in Old Malden, Surrey
Need extract fan cleaning in Old Malden? We diagnose first, fix the price and book the work around your hours, finishing with a written report and pictures.
- A fan shaking on its mounts
- An extract fan with no cleaning record
- Fat spreading onto the roof or wall by the fan
Extract fan cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Old Malden
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. If you have an extract fan with no cleaning record and an extract fan that vibrates or rattles, we can put it right, from in-line fans, roof-mounted fans and fan housings onwards.
For a smaller kitchen near Old Malden, a TR19® clean is the same job as anywhere: canopy, filters, plenum, duct, fan and discharge. The visit is booked around your opening hours, and the journey is planned ahead.
Good records are part of the job. You get a written report with pictures after every visit, listing what was done, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next visit is due. Keep it with your fire safety records so it’s ready for an insurer, fire officer or EHO.
- Where
- Old Malden (KT19, KT4, KT5)
- Region
- Surrey
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Staff cleaning does not replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but the parts you can’t see still need a specialist at the right interval.
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, alongside our reports.
Towns and villages near Old Malden
What else we do in Old Malden
What we are called out for in Old Malden
Poor filters mean a greasier fan. Missing, damaged or badly fitted filters let grease travel the whole system, so the fan takes far more than it should.
If you notice any of these, it’s worth a diagnosis:
- A motor area thick with grease
- Weak extraction at the canopy
- Thick grease on the impeller and casing
- Grease stains around the discharge
Church and community hall kitchens, near Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin or anywhere around Old Malden, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
What your quote should include
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or pictures
- What happens if part of the system can’t be accessed
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
Kitchen extracts in Old Malden
Look up Old Malden on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you’ll find about 102 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 61 takeaways across Old Malden and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Each kitchen extract among them ends at a fan, and grease on the impeller strains the motor. It’s Epsom and Ewell council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Old Malden. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector. The fire and rescue service for Old Malden is Surrey 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 schools such as Knollmead Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is typically booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed. Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Tolworth Hospital (about 0.9 miles west), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands.
Old Malden is about 2 miles north-west of Ewell, in Surrey. For extract fan cleaning in and around Old Malden, please ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line for a fixed quote. We work across South East England and London, including Old Malden. We cover 395 places across Surrey, large and small. You can also see our page for London, roughly 11 miles from Old Malden.
We work across the KT19, KT4 and KT5 postcode area for extract fan cleaning and the streets around it. Streets in the area include Curtis Road, Rowden Road and Grafton Road, all of which we cover for extract fan cleaning. Nearby, we also carry out extract fan cleaning in Worcester Park (1 mile east), Tolworth (1 mile north-west), Stoneleigh (1 mile south-east), Berrylands (1 mile north-west) and Chessington (2 miles south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Woking (14 miles west), Epsom (3 miles south), Horley (14 miles south), Redhill (10 miles south-east), Egham (13 miles west) and Reigate (10 miles south).
Landmarks near Old Malden
Around Old Malden, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Richard Challoner School, The Plough Inn Public House and Hogsmill LNR. For rail, the closest station is Tolworth station, roughly 0.5 miles west of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Bentall Centre (3 miles north-west) and Tolworth Hospital (0.9 miles west). Green spaces nearby include The Lake and Kingston Hill Road area.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Where a tenant occupies the premises but the landlord owns the building, the lease normally sets out who maintains what. We can quote either party, and the report can go to both.
Whether it’s one building or many, you get the same standard: the system surveyed, the price fixed, the visit fitted around trading and everything written up afterwards.
The process
The first job on site is protection: sheeting goes over floors and surfaces close to the work. After that, the system is made safe and the work begins. The work on site takes an hour or two for one fan, longer when it’s hard to reach, and we clear up before we go. For a place like Old Malden, we load the van from the survey notes so the work can be done in one visit where possible.
- We start by checking where the fan sits and how to isolate it.
- The fan is isolated so it cannot start while we work.
- We remove the grease from the blades, impeller and casing.
- Blades, housing and the area around the motor are degreased with care.
- It’s closed up, run and checked, and pictures go into your report.
Before we arrive
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Move anything stored near the system
How to get a quote
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in pictures, get a survey first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
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Honest limits
To be straight with you, some problems need a different fix:
- An impeller that’s bent or split
- A dirty duct upstream of the fan
- An undersized fan that cannot cope
If in doubt, call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we’ll say what we think before booking.
Where we work
- Centrifugal fans
- Fan housings
- Roof-mounted fans
- Discharge points
- In-line fans
- Axial fans
Why act early in Old Malden
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. You choose the date of a planned visit, and a breakdown never asks.
What you pay depends on the size of the system, the condition it’s in and access to every part of it. You get a fixed price before we start, so you know where you stand.
Why us?
- Each visit written up, with pictures
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
Take a look at what affects the cost or our accreditations.
Part by part
Kitchens with long cooking hours
Long cooking hours mean more grease reaches the fan. BESA guidance sets at least 3-monthly cleaning for that level of use, fan included.
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.
Old Malden questions
Which council inspects kitchens in Old Malden?
The local authority for Old Malden is Epsom and Ewell council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. It helps to keep the extract cleaning records with your food safety paperwork, so they’re ready if asked for.
Do you clean school canteen extracts around Old Malden out of term?
Yes, and it’s the easiest time to do it. With about 27 schools and colleges on the FSA’s register within roughly a mile and a half of Old Malden, it pays to plan holiday dates ahead. Send us your term dates when you phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form, and we’ll fit the work in.
Who has the legal duty for fire safety?
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.
Does the law say we must follow TR19?
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 law behind it is the Fire Safety Order 2005, which applies in England and Wales.
Do we need to close while you work?
Not usually. Visits are timed for when the area is closed, such as overnight or at a weekend, so the site can carry on as normal.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes. For anything urgent, such as a fan failure or damage after a fire, ring the 24/7 line, and we will advise on what to do next.
What makes a kitchen extract fan vibrate?
Build-up on the impeller is a frequent reason, since uneven grease makes it run out of balance. It can also be wear in the bearings or motor, which our report will flag.
Does a TR19 kitchen extract clean cover the fan?
Yes. The whole system is cleaned, from the canopy to the discharge, and the fan sits right in that path, so it’s cleaned too.