Hampshire · Extract fan cleaning
South Town extract fan cleaning
Cleaning of kitchen extract fans, impellers, fan housings and discharge points for businesses, landlords and public buildings in South Town. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- A fan shaking on its mounts
- A fan that no longer moves enough air
- Thick grease on the impeller and casing
About our extract fan cleaning in South Town
Cleaning removes grease, not wear. Anything that looks worn or damaged goes on the report, and we also repair and replace extract fans. You get an honest view of the fan’s condition. The work covers axial fans, roof-mounted fans and in-line fans, and common reasons people get in touch are thick grease on the impeller and casing and hot, greasy smells near the fan.
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.
Every visit ends with a written report and pictures, so there’s a dated record of the work. Where the work is a TR19® Grease clean, the certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Location
- South Town (GU34)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed price before we start
- When we work
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
How the job changes from site to site
Wall fans
Grease can mark the outside wall around the fan. We clean the fan and check the outlet.
Fan housings and motors
Inside the casing, grease is thrown onto the walls. We clean it along with the blades.
How it works
We are used to working while the site is closed. A lot of visits happen overnight or at weekends, so a kitchen or building can carry on as usual the next day. The visit itself takes a few hours where there are several fans or heavy deposits. The timing of a visit to South Town is set by you, and the travel is our side of the planning.
- The fan is found and its type, access and isolation checked.
- It’s isolated so it can’t run while we work.
- We scrape the heavy grease from the blades and housing.
- Blades, housing and surrounds are degreased with care around the electrics.
- It’s closed up, run, checked and photographed for the report.
How to prepare
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
Ask for a quote
Some systems can be priced from photos; others need a survey. 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.
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Questions from South Town
Can you work in South Town outside opening hours?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. It means the site in South Town keeps running as normal. Just phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line with your opening times and we’ll plan around them.
Is South Town within the area you cover?
Yes. South Town is within the area we cover across London and the South East. The journey is planned ahead, so a few details about the route help.
What about areas you can’t get to?
The report shows them clearly. Often the fix is extra access, such as new panels in ductwork, which we can install.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes. For many sites, photos and a few details are enough, while bigger or harder-to-see systems are surveyed on site.
What makes a kitchen extract fan vibrate?
Uneven grease on the impeller often causes it. We clean the fan and tell you if anything else, like worn bearings, is to blame.
Do you offer extract fan cleaning separately?
Yes, if the fan needs it. A coated fan often means the duct before it is coated too, but the choice is yours.
Are you insured?
Yes. We carry full insurance and have been trading since 2009.
What paperwork do I get after a fan clean?
A photo report, including the fan’s condition and the next clean date. Keep it with your maintenance log.
When to call us in South Town
By the time air reaches the fan, it has passed the canopy, filters and duct. Whatever grease is still in it settles on the impeller and inside the housing where the spinning blades spread it around.
What we are most often called out for:
- A fan coated in grease inside its housing
- Less air being pulled from the kitchen
- A fan shaking on its mounts
- A smell of hot grease from the extract
Historic houses near South Town, such as Bentworth Hall about 1.4 miles north-east, are a reminder that older buildings with event kitchens can have long, awkward duct routes.
Comparing quotes
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- Whether VAT is included
- If they look at the system before pricing
- What happens if part of the system cannot be accessed
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Shared systems, like a riser serving several units, need a clear agreement on who books the work, and we can quote for the whole system.
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We cover South East England and London, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept on a regular cycle.
How we price extract fan cleaning
We quote each job individually. These are the things that affect it:
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- The scale of the work
- How many systems or sites are involved
One small site or a whole estate, we price it on the same basis: the work involved, the access and the timing. The price is fixed before we start.
Asking for a quote
When you contact us, it’s useful to have:
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
To get a fixed quote, call 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 typically come back within one working day.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Staff cleaning doesn’t replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
Staff cleaning and specialist work are not the same thing. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but they don’t reach the grease that builds up further in. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
When something else is needed
Before you book, it helps to know what’s not included:
- An undersized fan that can’t cope
- A cracked or broken impeller (it needs replacing)
- Grease in the canopy and ductwork
If in doubt, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we’ll say what we think.
Where we work
- Centrifugal fans
- Discharge points
- Fan housings
- Roof-mounted fans
- Axial fans
- In-line fans
South Town kitchens: local notes
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service covers South Town. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises. In South Town, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from East Hampshire council. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
Bursars and site managers at schools such as Medstead Church of England Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty. Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Alton Community Hospital (about 3.4 miles east), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands.
South Town is about 4 miles west of Alton, in Hampshire. From the centre of South Town to the outskirts, we cover extract fan cleaning for every kind of premises, from a single unit to a large public building. South Town is one of 683 towns, villages and districts in Hampshire where we work for extract fan cleaning. We also work in Southampton, about 20 miles from South Town.
Extract fan cleaning in GU34 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. That includes premises on High Street, Church Lane and Green Stile and nearby roads. We also cover New Copse (1 mile north), Hattingley (1 mile west), Medstead (1 mile south-east), Soldridge (1 mile south) and Holt End (1 mile north). Larger places within reach include Basingstoke (10 miles north), Winchester (12 miles south-west), Fleet (14 miles north-east), Horndean (15 miles south), Alton (4 miles east) and Petersfield (10 miles south-east).
Near you in South Town
The closest station to South Town is Alton station, roughly 4.5 miles east. A little further out are Barton Castle (2.2 miles west) and Alton Community Hospital (3.4 miles east). For a walk, there’s King's Hill.