Hampshire · Extract fan cleaning
Extract Fan Cleaning in South Ham
Professional extract fan cleaning in and around South Ham, booked around your opening hours and signed off in writing with pictures.
- A motor area thick with grease
- Grease escaping from the fan outlet
- A noisy fan that has got louder over time
Part by part
Roof-mounted fans
A roof fan sits in cooler air, so grease can settle heavily. We scrape and degrease the blades and casing.
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.
About our extract fan cleaning in South Ham
A fan never collects grease in a neat, even layer. Uneven build-up unbalances the impeller, leading to vibration, noise and strain on the motor and bearings. Cleaning the impeller and housing puts that right. We’re often asked to deal with a fan that hums, whines or rumbles and a fan left out of previous cleans, across centrifugal fans, roof-mounted fans and axial fans.
In a smaller place like South Ham, the kitchens with extract systems are more likely to be a pub, a café, a takeaway or a school or care home kitchen than a big restaurant. Quieter kitchens still collect grease in the duct, just more slowly, so the interval is set by hours of use and grease readings.
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
- South Ham (RG22, RG21, RG23)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quotes
- A fixed price before we start
- Hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Places near South Ham
Other services in South Ham
FAQs for South Ham
Can you get to a site in South Ham?
Yes, South Ham is part of our area, however small the site. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the site when you book.
Who inspects food businesses in South Ham?
In South Ham, it’s Basingstoke and Deane council that carries out food hygiene inspections. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
What does extract fan cleaning cost?
It depends on the site, so we quote each one individually. To get one, ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos with the site type, opening hours and a few photos.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes. Every job is surveyed first, either from photos and details you send or on a site visit. Then you get a fixed quote.
Can the fan be cleaned between full cleans?
Yes, we can clean just the fan. That helps when the fan needs attention before the next full clean, but it doesn’t replace a full TR19 clean.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes, day and night, every day of the year. Office hours are Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm, and the emergency line covers the rest.
Do we need to close while you work?
Not normally. The area we’re working in has to be out of use while we’re there, so the visit goes in a quiet slot.
Why has my extract fan got louder?
Grease on the blades and housing is one of the usual causes, because it unbalances the fan. Worn bearings and motor problems are others, which our report will flag.
Kitchen extracts in South Ham
Food Standards Agency records include about 29 pubs and bars across South Ham and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. South Ham is covered by 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. In South Ham, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Basingstoke and Deane council. 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.
Historic houses near South Ham, such as The Vyne about 3.5 miles north, are a reminder that older buildings with event kitchens can have long, awkward duct routes. Term dates shape school work: for a school like St Anne's Catholic Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break. Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Saint Peter's Church, or anywhere in South Ham, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
South Ham is about 1 mile south-west of Basingstoke, in Hampshire. Sites in South Ham get the same service as everywhere we cover: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with photos. South Ham is one of 683 places in Hampshire where we work for commercial clients. For sites nearby, see our Reading page, about 14 miles away.
Extract fan cleaning in RG22, RG21 and RG23 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Whether your site is on Pheby Road, Wella Road and Lennox Road or anywhere close by, we can help. If your site is just outside South Ham, we cover Brighton Hill (1 mile south), Basingstoke (1 mile north-east), Winklebury (1 mile north-west), Buckskin (1 mile west) and Worting (1 mile west). Further out, we also cover Farnborough (15 miles east), Fleet (12 miles east), Aldershot (15 miles east), Alton (10 miles south-east), Yateley (13 miles north-east) and Tadley (7 miles north).
What’s near South Ham
Typical jobs here are in premises near Aldworth School, Coppice Spring School and Eastrop Park. The closest station to South Ham is Basingstoke station, roughly 1.2 miles north-east of the centre. A little further out are Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital (1.5 miles north) and Basing House (2.7 miles east). Open spaces near South Ham include Farleigh Hill and Daneshill Park Woods.
Multi-site and managed buildings
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements, and we will send a fixed quote.
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. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
Why deal with it now?
Grease on the fan is grease in the system. A TR19 clean that left out the fan wouldn’t cover the whole system, and insurers asking for TR19 cleaning expect the full system. When a site near South Ham shuts unexpectedly, the people who rely on it notice at once.
Combining work into one visit or one programme often makes better use of the time. Mention every system or site you need covered, and you’ll get one fixed quote.
Why book with us
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- Fixed quotes from a survey or pictures
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
What we do, step by step
Before we leave, we walk the area with whoever is on site. Anything we couldn’t reach or that needs attention is pointed out there and then, and it goes on the report too. All told, the work takes an hour or two for one fan, longer when it’s hard to reach. For a site near South Ham, the work is booked around your opening hours, evenings and weekends included.
- We find the fan and check how it’s reached and how it’s isolated.
- With the fan isolated, the housing is opened.
- We remove the grease from the blades, impeller and casing.
- Blades, housing and the area around the motor are degreased with care.
- It’s closed up, run and checked, and photos go into your report.
Preparing for the visit
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Find the previous report, if there is one
How to get a quote
To help us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, pictures of the system and any previous report or certificate. Once you have those, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us.
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What affects the quote in South Ham
You will get a fixed price before work begins. It’s based on:
- A single visit or a regular plan
- The condition we find in the survey
- How easy every part is to reach
- Parking and loading at the site
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, call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we’ll give you an honest view and a fixed quote.
What we need to know
There’s no need for technical detail. Just send:
- Any previous report or certificate
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- The postcode and the type of business
To get a fixed quote, call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. We normally come back within one working day.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but the parts you cannot see still need a specialist at the right interval.
When your team notices a problem between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that won’t come clean, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We will take a look and give you a fixed quote.
When something else is needed
An honest diagnosis matters more to us than a booking, so here’s what extract fan cleaning won’t do:
- Damaged fan blades
- Electrical faults in the fan’s supply or controls (an electrician’s job)
- A motor that has burnt out
Not sure which it is? You can phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll tell you honestly.
Where we work
- In-line fans
- Centrifugal fans
- Roof-mounted fans
- Axial fans
- Discharge points
- Fan housings