West Berkshire · Extract fan cleaning
Riseley extract fan cleaning
For extract fan cleaning in Riseley, one call is all it takes: survey, fixed quote, work and sign-off. CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, ISO 9001 and fully insured.
- Grease stains around the discharge
- A fan that hums, whines or rumbles
- A smell of hot grease from the extract
Keeping the system healthy
Once we have finished, these simple steps help:
- File the fan’s report with your other records
- Tell us if the extract feels weaker
- Check filters are seated before cooking
- Don’t store items in front of the fan’s access point
If the fan needs more than a clean, we will say so plainly. Fan repair and replacement are services we offer too, so you have one point of contact.
Listen to the fan. New noise or vibration often means grease is building on the impeller and early action can save a repair.
About our extract fan cleaning in Riseley
Kitchen extract fans come in different forms: roof-mounted units, inline fans within the duct, and wall fans. Each is isolated and opened in its own way, and we plan that during the survey. The work covers fan housings, discharge points and in-line fans, and common reasons people get in touch are a fan coated in grease inside its housing and hot, greasy smells near the fan.
For a kitchen in or near Riseley, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, and the clean itself is the same full TR19® job as in any town: canopy to discharge, then a TR19® certificate and a photo report.
Nothing is signed off by word of mouth: a written report, dated and illustrated with pictures, and for TR19® Grease cleans, a certificate issued through the BESCA VHE portal. Any parts we couldn’t reach are recorded on it too.
- Place
- Riseley (RG7)
- Region
- West Berkshire
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
What a clean won’t put right
We’ll always give you a straight diagnosis, so here’s what extract fan cleaning will not do:
- An undersized fan that cannot cope
- A faulty speed controller or isolator
- An impeller that is bent or split
If in doubt, call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will say what we think.
What we work on in Riseley
- Centrifugal fans
- Axial fans
- In-line fans
- Roof-mounted fans
- Fan housings
- Discharge points
Riseley kitchens: local notes
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 6 restaurants, cafés and works canteens within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Riseley. Where they cook under a canopy, an extract fan is pulling grease-laden air through its blades every service. It’s Wokingham council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Riseley. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after. Riseley sits within the area of Royal Berkshire 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.
Stratfield Saye House, about 1.7 miles south-west, is one of the historic houses near Riseley; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions.
Riseley is about 6 miles west of Yateley, in West Berkshire. Whether your site is in the middle of Riseley or further out, extract fan cleaning is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from a single unit to a large public building. Across West Berkshire, we cover 155 places, Riseley among them. For sites nearby, see our Reading page (6 miles or so).
Postcode districts we cover here for extract fan cleaning: RG7. If you need extract fan cleaning at premises on Chapel Lane, Norton Road and Odiham Road or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. We also cover the places around Riseley: Swallowfield (1 mile north), Heckfield Heath (1 mile south), Heckfield (1 mile south), Beech Hill (2 miles north-west) and Bramshill (2 miles south-east). Larger places within reach include Thatcham (13 miles west), Burghfield Common (5 miles north-west), Calcot (7 miles north-west), Shaw (15 miles west), Burghfield Hill (5 miles north-west) and Theale (7 miles north-west).
Near you in Riseley
In Riseley, that means kitchens and buildings near The Bull at Riseley pub and Wellington Country Park. The nearest railway station is Mortimer station, about 3.2 miles west of the centre. A little further out are Beaumys Castle (1.2 miles north-west). Not far away are The Marshes Local Nature Reserve and Longwater.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
How the job changes from site to site
Inline duct fans
Inline fans can be in tight spaces, so the method is planned in advance. Anything out of reach is recorded.
Impellers and blades
A clean impeller shows any damage: chips, distortion or wear. We note any concerns.
Common questions in Riseley
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Riseley?
It’s Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Riseley. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
Who inspects food businesses in Riseley?
The local authority for Riseley is Wokingham 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.
Can you fix a fan that is worn out?
We also repair and replace extract fans. If we find wear or damage, we’ll explain it and give you a fixed quote.
How long is a fan clean?
Allow a few hours where there are several fans or heavy deposits. We’ll confirm the time when we quote.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes, every time. We diagnose before we treat: the survey tells us what the system needs and how to reach it and the fixed quote is built on it.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. Tell us the addresses and what each needs and we’ll quote them together.
What’s TR19?
A BESA specification, with two parts that matter most here: TR19® Grease for kitchen extract systems and TR19® Air for general ventilation. It isn’t law, but it’s the benchmark.
Do you offer extract fan cleaning separately?
Yes, a fan can be cleaned on its own. That helps when the fan needs attention before the next full clean, but it does not replace a full TR19 clean.
What happens on the day
Before we leave, we walk the area with whoever is on site. We point out anything that couldn’t be reached or needs a follow-up, and the same goes into the written report. All told, the work takes a couple of hours per fan, depending on its size and the build-up. A quick note on how to find the site and where to park makes a visit to Riseley run smoothly.
- We locate the fan and plan how to reach and isolate it.
- It’s isolated so it can’t run while we work.
- We scrape the heavy grease from the blades and housing.
- The fan is degreased, taking care around the motor.
- We reassemble, run and photograph the fan.
How to prepare
- Move anything stored near the system
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for 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 photos, get a survey first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
Advice
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
If you look after several sites, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Each site gets its own report and photos, so records stay tidy.
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works, and we will send a fixed quote.
Places near Riseley
Also in Riseley
When to call us in Riseley
A fan collects more grease when the filters let more through. When filters don’t seal, grease goes straight through to the fan, so the fan takes far more than it should.
Keep an eye out for these warning signs:
- A fan left out of previous cleans
- A fan coated in grease inside its housing
- Weak extraction at the canopy
- Rough running from the extract fan
Where a hall near Church of All Saints, or anywhere in Riseley, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
What your quote should include
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate