Hampshire · Extract fan cleaning
Extract Fan Cleaning in Rotherwick
Extract fan cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Rotherwick. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- A motor area thick with grease
- Thick grease on the impeller and casing
- Hot, greasy smells near the fan
Rotherwick: your questions answered
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Rotherwick?
It’s Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Rotherwick. A recent cleaning certificate and a note of the next clean date show that grease in the extract is being managed.
Can you come to Rotherwick after we close?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. The site is handed back ready to open. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
Which accreditations do you hold?
BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001. We are fully insured and have been trading since 2009.
Do you work in Rotherwick?
Yes. Our area takes in London and the counties of South East England, Rotherwick included.
What’s the cleaning interval for an extract fan?
The fan follows the full system’s interval, 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 we lose a day’s trading?
Usually not. Out-of-hours visits keep the disruption down. Larger jobs can be phased over several visits so parts stay in use.
Do you provide a report after cleaning the fan?
Every clean has a photo report, along with notes on the fan’s condition. A full clean adds a TR19 certificate from the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
What makes a kitchen extract fan vibrate?
Often it’s grease on the impeller. Uneven build-up on the blades throws the fan off balance, causing vibration and noise. Cleaning may sort it, but worn bearings or a failing motor need a repair.
Extract fan cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Rotherwick
Cleaning removes grease, not wear. If we find worn bearings, a struggling motor or damage to the impeller, we’ll tell you, and we also repair and replace extract fans. You get an honest view of the fan’s condition. If you are dealing with weak extraction at the canopy and a heavily greased fan housing, we can help, from axial fans, fan housings and discharge points onwards.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, where grease settles in the flat sections. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
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. File it in your maintenance log so it’s ready for an insurer, fire officer or EHO.
- Where
- Rotherwick (RG27)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Price
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Keeping the system healthy
After the visit, a few habits help the work last:
- Book the fan into every full TR19 clean
- Leave a clear route to the fan
- Run the extract throughout cooking
- Watch for grease marks around the outlet
You get before and after photos of the impeller and housing. It notes what was done and anything that couldn’t be reached, along with the recommended next clean date.
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.
The process
On the day, we arrive at the time agreed with you, which is often after service, overnight or at a weekend. Anything that needs to be off for the work is switched off and left to cool before we start, and the area around the work is covered and protected. The work itself takes an hour or two for most single fans. Somewhere as small as Rotherwick, the date and timings are agreed with you well before the day.
- We locate the fan and plan how to reach and isolate it.
- We isolate the power before opening the housing.
- 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.
Getting ready for the visit
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Clear loose items from the work area
Ask for a quote
Here’s what helps us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, a few pictures and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Once you have those, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us.
Advice
What affects the cost of extract fan cleaning
We quote each job individually. This is what makes a difference:
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- The scale of the work
- Any permits to work or inductions
- The number of sites or systems
What you pay depends on how big the system is, the condition it’s in and how easy it is to reach. We give you a fixed price before any work starts, so you know where you stand.
What to send for a quote
When you call or email, it’s useful to have:
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- The site address and the type of premises
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
Quotes are quick. Call or email with a few details and you’ll normally have a fixed price within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
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What staff can safely do
A few tasks are always specialist work: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease need training, the right equipment and safe access. That’s our job.
When your team notices a problem between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We can diagnose it and quote.
When something else is needed
An honest diagnosis matters more to us than a booking, so here’s what this work cannot put right:
- A fan that won’t start
- Damaged fan blades
- A faulty speed controller or isolator
If you are not sure, just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we will give you a straight answer.
Parts of the system we cover
- In-line fans
- Discharge points
- Centrifugal fans
- Fan housings
- Roof-mounted fans
- Axial fans
Why deal with it now?
Grease on a roof fan can also escape outside. That stains surfaces and can add to the fire risk outside the building, which is one more reason to keep it clean. In a place like Rotherwick, ductwork and fans are easy to forget until something goes wrong.
One small site or a whole estate, we price it on the same basis: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. The price is fixed before work begins.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Rotherwick
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare across Hampshire. Larger estates can be phased building by building around the people who use them.
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
What extract fan cleaning looks like in Rotherwick
The FSA’s data shows about 3 hotels and guest houses registered in Rotherwick and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Any of them serving cooked food has an extract to keep clean, from canopy to discharge. Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service covers Rotherwick. 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. Kitchens in Rotherwick get their food hygiene inspections from Hart council. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Fleet Community Hospital is the nearest hospital to Rotherwick, about 5.5 miles east. Stratfield Saye House, about 3.2 miles north, is one of the historic houses near Rotherwick; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions. For schools such as Whitewater Church of England Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is typically booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
Rotherwick is about 6 miles west of Fleet, in Hampshire. Anywhere in RG27, we can take on extract fan cleaning. We cover 683 places across Hampshire, large and small. We also work in Reading, about 10 miles from Rotherwick.
We work across the RG27 postcode area for extract fan cleaning and the roads nearby. That includes premises on The Street, Wedman's Lane and Hook Road and nearby roads. Nearby, we also carry out extract fan cleaning in Lyde Green (1 mile north-west), Mattingley (1 mile north-east), Hound Green (2 miles north-east), Hazeley (2 miles north-east) and Heckfield (3 miles north). Within a short drive, we also cover Basingstoke (6 miles south-west), Farnborough (9 miles east), Fleet (6 miles east), Aldershot (10 miles south-east), Alton (11 miles south) and Yateley (6 miles east).
Local landmarks in Rotherwick
In Rotherwick, that means kitchens and buildings near Coach And Horses Public House. For rail, the closest station is Hook station, about 1.8 miles south of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include West Green House Agricultural Museum (1.8 miles east) and Fleet Community Hospital (5.5 miles east). Green spaces nearby include Dogmersfield Lake and The Mill Field.