Hampshire · Extract fan cleaning
Ower extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning across Ower and nearby, booked around your opening hours and finished with a written report and pictures.
- Weak extraction at the canopy
- An extract fan with no cleaning record
- A fan motor running hot under a coat of grease
Extract fan cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Ower
Every TR19® Grease clean includes the extract fan, but a fan can also need attention on its own, especially when it has started to vibrate or sound rough. A fan-only clean is recorded as exactly that. Common call-outs are for a fan left out of previous cleans and a fan motor running hot under a coat of grease, across in-line fans, axial fans and fan housings.
Work in a small place like Ower starts with a call to agree access and timings, and the clean itself is the same full TR19® job as in any town: canopy, filters, duct, fan and discharge, with a certificate and photo report at the end.
A written report with photos follows each visit, so you have a record of what was done and when. Kitchen extract cleaning to TR19® Grease is certificated through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Where
- Ower (SO51)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Working hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
What we do, step by step
Night work is normal for us. Evenings, nights and weekends are when much of our work happens, so a kitchen or building can carry on as usual the next day. The visit itself takes an hour or two for one fan, longer when it’s hard to reach. The timing of a visit to Ower 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.
- We clean the casing, the outlet and around the motor.
- The fan goes back into service with a report on its condition.
How to prepare
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
Get a fixed quote
To get a fixed quote, ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. You will usually have a quote within one working day.
Advice
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
If your staff spot something between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that will not come clean, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We can diagnose it and quote.
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.
Towns and villages near Ower
What else we do in Ower
When something else is needed
Some problems need a different service or another trade:
- Damaged fan blades
- An undersized fan that can’t cope
- Grease in the canopy and ductwork
Not sure which it is? You can phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we’ll tell you honestly.
What we work on in Ower
- Centrifugal fans
- Roof-mounted fans
- Axial fans
- In-line fans
- Discharge points
- Fan housings
Ower kitchens: local notes
Food Standards Agency records list about 6 restaurants, cafés and works canteens within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Ower. Any of those kitchens with a canopy relies on a fan that gathers grease as it runs. The fire and rescue service for Ower is 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 Ower, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from New Forest council. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready.
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Tatchbury Mount Hospital is the nearest hospital to Ower, about 1.1 miles south.
Ower is about 2 miles north-west of Totton, in Hampshire. Anywhere in SO51, we can carry out extract fan cleaning at your premises. Ower is one of 683 places in Hampshire where we work for extract fan cleaning. For sites nearby, see our Southampton page (7 miles or so).
Postcode districts we cover here for extract fan cleaning: SO51. Streets in the area include Romsey Road and Salisbury Road, and we cover them all for extract fan cleaning. If your site is just outside Ower, we cover Wigley (1 mile north), Hillstreet (1 mile east), Copythorne (1 mile south-west), Winsor (1 mile south-west) and Newbridge (2 miles west). We also work in nearby towns such as Winchester (12 miles north-east), Eastleigh (8 miles east), Chandler's Ford (7 miles north-east), Hedge End (10 miles east), Lymington (13 miles south) and Romsey (4 miles north-east).
Landmarks near Ower
The nearest railway station is Totton station, roughly 3 miles south-east. Other landmarks nearby include Eling Experience (2.8 miles south-east) and Tatchbury Mount Hospital (1.1 miles south). For a walk, there’s Copythorne Common.
How the job changes from site to site
Impellers and blades
A clean impeller shows any damage: chips, distortion or wear. Anything we see goes on the report.
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.
Why act early in Ower
Cleaning the fan in Ower now is a short job: it takes a couple of hours per fan, depending on its size and the build-up. Leaving it means more wear, more noise and a bigger clean later. In a place like Ower, ductwork and fans are easy to forget until something goes wrong.
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That’s why every job is surveyed first, and the price is agreed before we start.
Why book with us
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- A written report with pictures after every visit
Take a look at our cost guide and our accreditations and certificates.
Common questions in Ower
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Ower?
That is New Forest council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Ower. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
Do you clean school canteen extracts around Ower out of term?
Yes. Half-terms and the summer break are the natural time for school work. There are about 3 schools, colleges and universities on the FSA’s food hygiene register within about 1.5 miles of Ower. Send us your term dates when you ring 0345 646 2711 or email us, and we’ll fit the work in.
How long does extract fan cleaning take?
It takes a couple of hours per fan, depending on its size and the build-up. Your quote will give an idea.
Is it safe to clean the fan while the kitchen is open?
We always isolate the fan first, so it cannot run during the clean. With the extract off, the kitchen cannot cook, so we work out of hours.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes. We always survey first, from your photos and details, or with a visit where necessary. Then you get a fixed quote.
How often should the extract fan be cleaned?
It’s cleaned with the whole extract, from every 3 months for 12 to 16 hours of cooking a day to every 12 months for 2 to 6 hours. Readings may show it needs cleaning more often.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes, of course. Send details of the systems and how they’re used and we will propose a schedule with a fixed quote.
Do you repair extract fans as well as clean them?
A clean won’t mend wear. We repair and replace extract fans as well, with a fixed quote first.
Between visits
Here’s the after-treatment advice, short and simple:
- Report grease escaping from the fan
- Run the extract throughout cooking
- File the fan’s report with your other records
- Make sure the fan is included each time
Keep the report with the maintenance log and fire risk assessment. It gives a dated record of the fan’s condition, which helps if anything changes later.
Stick to the interval for the full extract. A fan cleaned with the rest of the system on time rarely gets badly coated, in line with BESA guidance.
When to call us in Ower
How fast a fan gets greasy in Ower depends on the cooking: daily hours and the amount of frying and grilling. Under BESA guidance, the whole system, fan included, needs cleaning at least every 3, 6 or 12 months depending on daily hours.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- Burning smells from the fan area
- A fan motor running hot under a coat of grease
- A fan that hums, whines or rumbles
- A heavily greased fan housing
Landford Manor, about 4.6 miles north-west, is one of the historic houses near Ower; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions.
Questions to ask before you book
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or pictures
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- How areas they cannot reach will be recorded