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Extract fan cleaning in Portsmouth Point, Portsmouth
Cleaning of kitchen extract fans, impellers, fan housings and discharge points for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Portsmouth Point. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- A fan motor running hot under a coat of grease
- Fat spreading onto the roof or wall by the fan
- An extract fan with no cleaning record
Why deal with it now?
Cleaning the fan in Portsmouth Point now is a short job: it takes a few hours where there are several fans or heavy deposits. Leaving it means more wear, more noise and a bigger clean later. Booking now means the visit to Portsmouth Point is planned around you, not forced by a breakdown.
Leaving it longer rarely makes the work cheaper. Build-up, wear and faults tend to get worse, not better, and a neglected system can mean more work. If you’re not sure what’s needed, ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line for straight advice and a fixed quote.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Portsmouth Point
- Trading since 2009
- Every job surveyed first
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- Full insurance on every job
See what affects the cost or our accreditations and certificates.
How we handle extract fan cleaning in Portsmouth Point
A fan never collects grease in a neat, even layer. Heavier deposits on some blades throw the impeller off balance, which brings vibration, noise and extra wear on the bearings and motor. A thorough clean removes the cause. Common call-outs are for a smell of hot grease from the extract and a heavily greased fan housing, across discharge points, axial fans and in-line fans.
Kitchens around a place like Portsmouth Point are often in older buildings or single-storey extensions, where the duct may cross a roof void or climb an outside wall. Long horizontal runs like that hold grease and need access panels to reach.
The paperwork matters as much as the work. Each visit is written up with pictures, covering the work done, any areas we couldn’t access and a recommended next date. Keep it with your fire safety records so it’s to hand when an insurer or inspector asks.
- Location
- Portsmouth Point (PO1, PO5, PO12)
- Region
- Portsmouth
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed price before we start
- Working hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
What affects the cost of extract fan cleaning
The diagnosis comes before the price. The main factors are:
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- How big the system is
The cost 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 any work starts, so you know where you stand.
Asking for a quote
When you call or email, these details help:
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Problems your staff have spotted
- The postcode and the type of business
For a fixed quote, call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. We usually come back within one working day.
Grease, kitchens and Portsmouth Point
At about 1 mile from the coast, Portsmouth Point is close enough for sea air to matter. Salt air speeds up corrosion of roof-level fans, discharge cowls and their fixings. Food Standards Agency records list about 287 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 101 takeaways and sandwich shops within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Portsmouth Point. Grease builds up on fan blades and housings in kitchens like these, unbalancing the impeller. Fire safety in Portsmouth Point falls to Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel.
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Portsmouth Garrison church, or anywhere in Portsmouth Point, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it. School kitchens, at schools like St Jude's CofE Primary School for example, are typically cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost. Healthcare kitchens can’t easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Portsmouth Point is Royal Portsmouth Hospital, about 1 mile north-east.
Portsmouth Point is about 2 miles west of Southsea, in Portsmouth. For extract fan cleaning in and around Portsmouth Point, it’s easy to get a fixed quote: please ring 0345 646 2711 or email us. Our area covers London and the South East, including Portsmouth Point. Our area takes in 19 places across Portsmouth, large and small.
Here we cover the PO1, PO5 and PO12 postcode area for extract fan cleaning. If you need extract fan cleaning at premises on Park Road, Nobbs Lane and Bath Square or a nearby road, we can help. If your site is just outside Portsmouth Point, we cover Portsea (1 mile north), Clayhall (1 mile south-west), Haslar (1 mile south-west), Alverstoke (2 miles south-west) and Privett (2 miles west). Further out, we also cover Hilsea (3 miles north-east), Wymering (4 miles north), Paulsgrove (4 miles north), Cosham (4 miles north-east), Drayton (5 miles north-east) and Farlington (5 miles north-east).
What’s near Portsmouth Point
In Portsmouth Point, that means kitchens and buildings near Charter Academy, Portsmouth Grammar School and Bridge Tavern, among other places. There’s a railway station in Portsmouth Point itself: Portsmouth Harbour station. Well-known places in the area include Southsea Castle (1.2 miles south-east) and Portsmouth Museum And Art Gallery (within half a mile east). Open spaces near Portsmouth Point include Portsdown Hill and Milton Locks.
Questions from Portsmouth Point
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Portsmouth Point?
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service for Portsmouth Point. 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.
Can sea air affect extract fan cleaning in Portsmouth Point?
It can. Salt air reaches Portsmouth Point, which is within about 1 mile of the coast, and it speeds up rust. Corroded fixings and housings are noted on the report so they can be dealt with.
Do you repair extract fans as well as clean them?
A clean will not mend wear. We repair and replace extract fans as well, with a fixed quote first.
Does a TR19 kitchen extract clean cover the fan?
Yes. TR19® Grease covers the whole system, fan included. It’s isolated, opened and cleaned along with the canopy, plenum, filters, ducts and discharge.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes, any time. If something urgent happens, like a fan failing or damage after a fire, call our 24/7 line and we will talk you through the next steps.
Which sectors do you work in?
We work for restaurants, pubs, hotels, schools, colleges, hospitals, care homes, offices and shops, as well as food production and leisure sites.
Do we lose a day’s trading?
Not typically. We need the work area to ourselves while we’re on site, so the visit goes in a quiet slot.
Which accreditations do you hold?
Our accreditations are CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. Vent Hygiene Elite is run by BESCA and independently audited.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Portsmouth Point
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.
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements, and we’ll send a fixed quote.
The process
On the day, we arrive at the time agreed with you, often in the evening, overnight or at the weekend so the site keeps working. Equipment that has to be off is switched off and allowed to cool before we start, and floors and nearby surfaces are sheeted. On site, it takes an hour or two for one fan, longer when it’s hard to reach. For a place like Portsmouth Point, 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.
- With the fan isolated, the housing is opened.
- The impeller and the housing around it are scraped clean.
- 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.
Preparing for the visit
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
Get a fixed quote
We don’t publish a price list, because every site is different. We look at your system first, from pictures or on a visit, and then send you a fixed quote. To get going, ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
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Between visits
Think of this as the after-treatment advice, short and simple:
- Never cook with a filter missing
- Look for grease stains near the discharge
- Leave a clear route to the fan
- Keep records of every fan clean
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.
Keep the route to the fan clear. Clear access means it’s never left out of a clean, whether it’s on a roof, in a ceiling or on a wall.
How the job changes from site to site
Roof-mounted fans
Grease can escape from a roof fan onto the surrounding surface and we check the area around the outlet. Heavy staining is noted on the report.
Inline duct fans
Some fans are built into the duct itself. They’re reached through access panels or by opening the casing, once they’re isolated.
What your team can do, and what needs us
A few tasks are always specialist work: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings call for the right kit, training and safe access. Leave those to us.
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but the parts you can’t see still need a specialist at the right interval.