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Portsea extract fan cleaning
Our technicians work in Portsea on extract fan cleaning. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports as standard.
- Grease escaping from the fan outlet
- A motor area thick with grease
- A fan that has never been cleaned
Extract fan cleaning in Portsea
A clean fan isn’t a repaired fan. Anything that looks worn or damaged goes on the report, and we also repair and replace extract fans. You get an honest view of the fan’s condition. The work covers discharge points, roof-mounted fans and in-line fans, and people most often call us about an extract fan with no cleaning record and rough running from the extract fan.
For a smaller kitchen near Portsea, 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.
Nothing is signed off by word of mouth: a written report, dated and illustrated with photos, plus a certificate through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal when the work is a TR19® Grease clean. Any parts we couldn’t reach are recorded on it too.
- Where
- Portsea (PO1, PO12, PO5)
- Wider area
- Portsmouth
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
FAQs for Portsea
Can you clean school kitchen extracts in Portsea during the holidays?
Yes, and it’s the easiest time to do it. With about 32 schools and colleges on the FSA’s register within roughly a mile and a half of Portsea, it pays to plan holiday dates ahead. Just call 0345 646 2711 or email us with your term dates and we’ll plan around them.
Who inspects food businesses in Portsea?
The local authority for Portsea is Portsmouth council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
What accreditations do you have?
Duct Doctor is a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. One number covers all your sites across London and the South East, with visits on a regular schedule.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. Plans on a 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycle are available, to suit the system and how it’s used.
Is the fan included in a TR19 clean?
Yes, the fan is part of a full TR19® Grease clean. We clean it alongside the canopy, ductwork and discharge.
Do we lose a day’s trading?
Not typically. Booking the work out of hours means the site can carry on as normal. Bigger sites can be done in stages to keep things running.
Is TR19 cleaning required by law?
No. TR19® itself is not law; it’s a BESA specification. The legal duty comes from the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005: the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and TR19® is the benchmark for showing that grease in the extract is under control.
The process
A visit follows the same order every time: protect the area, isolate whatever needs isolating, carry out the extract fan cleaning, clear away and hand over the paperwork. The visit itself takes a couple of hours per fan, depending on its size and the build-up. Getting to the system matters more than parking in a place like Portsea, so let us know how to reach it.
- We locate the fan and plan how to reach and isolate it.
- It’s isolated so it cannot run while we work.
- We scrape the heavy grease from the blades and housing.
- Blades, housing and surrounds are degreased with care around the electrics.
- We reassemble, run and photograph the fan.
Before we arrive
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Tell us where we can park and unload
Get a fixed quote
To get a fixed quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. A few photos and your last certificate or report help a lot. We typically come back within one working day.
Related advice
What staff can safely do
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but the parts you cannot see still need a specialist at the right interval.
Staff cleaning and specialist work are not the same thing. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
What a clean won’t put right
In fairness, some problems need a different fix:
- An undersized fan that can’t cope
- A failed motor or worn bearings (that needs a fan repair or replacement)
- Grease in the duct and canopy before the fan (those need a full TR19 clean)
If in doubt, call 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will say what we think.
Parts of the system we cover
- Roof-mounted fans
- Fan housings
- In-line fans
- Axial fans
- Centrifugal fans
- Discharge points
What extract fan cleaning looks like in Portsea
Portsea lies within about 1 mile of the sea. Near the sea, the fan and discharge at the top of a kitchen extract corrode faster than they would inland. The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 102 pubs and bars and about 16 hotels and B&Bs across Portsea and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Any of them serving cooked food has an extract to keep clean, from canopy to discharge. The fire and rescue service for Portsea is Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order.
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Royal Portsmouth Hospital (about 0.8 miles east), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands. Where a hall near St Ann's Church, or anywhere in Portsea, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does. If you run a café or takeaway near Portsmouth Harbour station, early starts and late finishes leave little time to clean, so overnight extract cleaning suits.
Portsea is about 1 mile south-west of Portsmouth, in Portsmouth. We carry out extract fan cleaning for commercial premises of every kind in Portsea and the rest of Portsmouth. We cover 19 places across Portsmouth, from busy centres to quieter spots.
Every address in PO1, PO12 and PO5 is covered for extract fan cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. If you need extract fan cleaning at premises on Main Road, Park Road and Scott Road or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. Close by, we work in Portsmouth Point (1 mile south), Clayhall (2 miles south-west), Haslar (2 miles south-west), Alverstoke (2 miles south-west) and Privett (2 miles west). Within a short drive, we also cover Hilsea (3 miles north-east), Wymering (4 miles north-east), Paulsgrove (4 miles north), Cosham (3 miles north-east), Drayton (4 miles north-east) and Farlington (5 miles north-east).
Around Portsea
Typical jobs here are in premises near The Ship & Castle pub, St Jude's CofE Primary School and Charter Academy. There’s a railway station in Portsea itself: Portsmouth Harbour station. Well-known places in the area include Royal Portsmouth Hospital (0.8 miles east) and Genesis Expo Creationist Museum (less than half a mile south). Green spaces nearby include Milton Locks and Portsdown Hill.
Why deal with it now?
A fan that sounds rough in Portsea is often telling you the extract needs a clean. If the fan is coated, the duct before it normally is too so a full TR19 clean may be due. Light use slows the build-up but doesn’t stop it.
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.
Why us?
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- We diagnose before we treat
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
Read our cost guide and how to check a contractor.
Part by part
Wall fans
Smaller kitchens may extract through a fan on an outside wall. It’s isolated, opened and cleaned inside and out.
Impellers and blades
Coated blades move less air. We clean each blade back to its surface, so the fan can run as intended.
Looking after it afterwards
Think of this as the after-treatment advice, short and simple:
- Keep the fan on whenever the range is lit
- Keep records of every fan clean
- Report rattles or humming early
- Make sure the fan is included each time
The area around the fan is left clean, with waste grease removed. On a roof or outside wall, we leave the surrounding area tidy.
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.
How we price extract fan cleaning
Your quote is based on your site. We take into account:
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- How big the system is
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- The number of sites or systems
Every site is different, so each one gets its own fixed quote. Size, access, the condition of the system and when we can work all make a difference.
Asking for a quote
Many jobs can be priced from photos and some basics. Send what you can of the following:
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- The site address and the type of premises
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Any previous report or certificate
Need a price for extract fan cleaning? Please call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and tell us about the site. We’ll talk you through the work and give you a fixed quote before you commit to anything.