Isle of Wight · Extract fan cleaning
Rookley extract fan cleaning
We cover Rookley for extract fan cleaning. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports on every job.
- A fan that has never been cleaned
- Rough running from the extract fan
- Vibration from an unbalanced impeller
Why deal with it now?
A fan that fails mid-service can stop a kitchen cooking. Grease is often where fan trouble begins, so cleaning the fan helps keep it working. We also offer a 24/7 emergency callout if the worst happens. It’s simpler to plan the work at Rookley now than to arrange it in a hurry later.
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That is why every job is surveyed first, and the price is agreed before work begins.
Why book with us
- Each visit written up, with photos
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- A fixed price before any work starts
Take a look at what affects the cost and our accreditations.
Extract fan cleaning in Rookley
Think of the fan as the system’s heart and the grease as a clot. A greasy fan works harder and moves less air. Our job is to clear it, check it runs smoothly and record what we found, before signing it off. If you have rough running from the extract fan and grease escaping from the fan outlet, we can put it right, from axial fans, in-line fans and fan housings onwards.
In a village or hamlet like Rookley, the kitchens that need extract cleaning are typically a pub, a school, a care home or a hall kitchen, wherever there is one. Each still has a canopy and duct that collect grease.
The paperwork matters as much as the work. You get a written report with pictures after each visit, covering the work done, any areas we couldn’t access and a recommended next date. File it in your maintenance log so it’s ready for an insurer, fire officer or EHO.
- Place
- Rookley (PO38)
- Wider area
- Isle of Wight
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Working hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
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What we do, step by step
There are three stages on the day: getting the area ready, doing the work and signing it off. Getting ready means protecting surfaces and switching off what needs to be off, while signing off means the written report and photos. The middle part takes longest, which takes a couple of hours per fan, depending on its size and the build-up. The timing of a visit to Rookley is set by you, and the travel is our side of the planning.
- Diagnosis first: we look for grease, noise and vibration.
- Once isolated, we open the fan up.
- The impeller is cleaned blade by blade so it runs balanced.
- Housing, outlet and the area around the motor are cleaned.
- The fan goes back into service with a report on its condition.
How to prepare
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Let us know about parking and loading
Get a fixed quote
The quickest way to a quote is to send photos: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
Advice
Rookley kitchens: local notes
The Food Standards Agency lists about 5 pubs, bars and clubs as registered food businesses in and around Rookley, up to about a mile and a half out. A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. In Rookley, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Isle of Wight council. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready. Rookley sits within the area of 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.
A hospital like Whitecroft Hospital, about 1.6 miles north-west, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day. Church and community hall kitchens, near St. Olave's Church or anywhere around Rookley, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other. If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Sheat Manor is about 1 mile west), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning.
Rookley is about 3 miles south of Newport, in the Isle of Wight. For extract fan cleaning in and around Rookley, it’s easy to get a fixed quote: please call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form. Our area covers London and the South East, Rookley included. Across the Isle of Wight, we cover 125 places, Rookley among them. We also work in Portsmouth, about 14 miles from Rookley.
Postcode districts we cover here for extract fan cleaning: PO38. Local streets include Manor Crescent, Niton Road and Main Road, all of which we cover for extract fan cleaning. We also cover the places around Rookley: Rookley Green (1 mile south), Merstone (1 mile north-east), Blackwater (1 mile north), Godshill (2 miles south-east) and Sandford (2 miles south-east). Further out, we also cover Newport (3 miles north), Ryde (7 miles north-east), Cowes (7 miles north), Sandown (5 miles east), Shanklin (5 miles east) and Ventnor (5 miles south-east). Island and remote sites take a little more planning, so tell us where you are when you ask for a quote for extract fan cleaning.
Landmarks near Rookley
Typical jobs here are in premises near Chequers Inn. For rail, the closest station is Shanklin station, about 4.7 miles east of the centre. Nearby you will also find Carisbrooke Castle (2.7 miles north-west) and Whitecroft Hospital (1.6 miles north-west). Green spaces nearby include Stenbury Down and Alverstone Mead.
Your questions about extract fan cleaning in Rookley
Which fire authority looks after Rookley?
It’s Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Rookley. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
Which council inspects kitchens in Rookley?
Food hygiene inspections in Rookley are carried out by Isle of Wight council. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
No. TR19® is BESA’s specification, not legislation. 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.
What do you need from me for a quote?
Some photos and a quick description of the system, with the address and opening hours. We will ask for anything else we need.
How often does the fan need cleaning?
Daily cooking hours set the minimum in BESA guidance. Heavy use means at least every 3 months, light use at least every 12, fan included.
How long does extract fan cleaning take?
That depends on the fan’s size, its position and how much grease there is. As a guide, it takes an hour or two for one fan, longer when it’s hard to reach.
What happens to the waste?
It leaves the site with us when we go. During the work, it’s contained so the area stays clean.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
Restaurants and pubs, hotels, schools and colleges, hospitals and care homes, offices and retail, as well as food production and leisure sites.
Keeping the system healthy
To keep the system working properly between visits:
- Don’t turn the fan off mid-service
- Check filters are seated before cooking
- Listen for new noises or vibration from the fan
- Tell us if the extract feels weaker
When we have finished, the fan is reassembled and run. Anything we notice, like noise, vibration or a worn part, goes on the report, so you can plan any repair.
Make sure the fan is reachable. A fan that can be reached safely is a fan that gets cleaned, whether it’s on a roof, in a ceiling or on a wall.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
When your team notices a problem between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We can diagnose it and quote.
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but they do not reach the grease that builds up further in. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
What affects the quote in Rookley
Sites vary more than people expect. What affects the quote:
- How many systems or sites are involved
- The scale of the work
- The condition of the system
- Parking and loading at the site
Leaving it longer rarely makes the work cheaper. Problems in a system tend to grow, which can make the next visit longer. If you’re not sure what’s needed, call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll give you an honest view and a fixed quote.
Helping us quote
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote. With your enquiry, please include:
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Any previous report or certificate
- A few general shots of the system
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, from your photos and details or, where that is not enough, a survey on site. Then we send a fixed price, before we start.
For landlords and multi-site operators
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too across the Isle of Wight. Work can be phased by floor, building or site around the people who use them.
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Each visit ends with a dated report and photos, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
Different parts, different methods
Fan housings and motors
The housing around the impeller catches grease flung off the blades. We clean it along with the blades.
Kitchens with long cooking hours
A long-hours kitchen can’t afford a fan failure. Keeping the fan clean is part of avoiding that, and our 24/7 emergency callout is there if it happens anyway.