Surrey · Extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in St John's, Surrey
Extract fan cleaning for commercial sites in St John's and across Surrey. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- Rough running from the extract fan
- Fat spreading onto the roof or wall by the fan
- A fan motor running hot under a coat of grease
When something else is needed
To be straight with you, there are a few things this work will not fix:
- Grease in the canopy and ductwork
- A faulty speed controller or isolator
- A fan that will not start
If you are not sure, just call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll give you a straight answer before you book.
Parts of the system we cover
- Axial fans
- Roof-mounted fans
- In-line fans
- Discharge points
- Fan housings
- Centrifugal fans
About our extract fan cleaning in St John's
A clean fan isn’t a repaired fan. If we find worn bearings, a struggling motor or damage to the impeller, we will tell you, and we also repair and replace extract fans. You will know whether the fan just needed cleaning or something more. We are often asked to deal with a fan left out of previous cleans and a heavily greased fan housing, on discharge points, centrifugal fans and in-line fans.
Kitchens around a place like St John's are often in older buildings or single-storey extensions, where the duct may cross a roof void or climb an outside wall. Long horizontal runs like that hold grease and need access panels to reach.
The sign-off is always in writing: a dated report with pictures of the work, and for TR19® Grease cleans, a certificate issued through the BESCA VHE portal. It shows what was done and what, if anything, couldn’t be reached.
- Where
- St John's (GU21, GU22)
- Wider area
- Surrey
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Keep a record of what your team does. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, next to our reports.
A few tasks are always specialist work: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings call for the right kit, training and safe access. Leave those to us.
FAQs for St John's
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in St John's?
That is Woking council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in St John's. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
Do you work overnight in St John's?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. Your customers, staff or residents in St John's needn’t be disturbed. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
Are you accredited?
BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001. We have been trading since 2009 and we are fully insured.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. Send details of the systems and how they’re used, and we’ll suggest a schedule and quote for it.
What does extract fan cleaning cost?
It depends on the site, so we quote each one individually. To get one, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and tell us about the site and its opening hours.
Is the fan included in a TR19 clean?
Yes, it should be. The whole system is cleaned, from the canopy to the discharge, and the fan is a key part of it, so it’s cleaned too.
What happens if you cannot reach some of it?
Anything we cannot reach goes on the report, with a note of where it is, and we explain what access is needed, for example new access panels.
Does the law say we must follow TR19?
No. The law sets the duty, and TR19® is the recognised benchmark for meeting it. Under the Fire Safety Order 2005, the responsible person must reduce fire risk, and many insurers can refuse or reduce a claim without proof of cleaning.
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What extract fan cleaning looks like in St John's
According to Food Standards Agency records, there are about 7 pubs and bars in St John's and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Wherever they cook, the canopy, duct and fan collect grease just as a restaurant’s do. Environmental health officers from Woking council inspect food businesses in St John's. 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. Fire safety in St John's falls to Surrey Fire and Rescue Service. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk.
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Brookwood Hospital is the nearest hospital to St John's, about 1 mile west. Where a hall near St John's Church, or anywhere in St John's, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does. Bursars and site managers at schools such as The Winston Churchill School A Specialist Sports College tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
St John's is about 1 mile west of Woking, in Surrey. St John's gets the same approach as every site we work on: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where necessary and a written report with photos. Our area takes in 395 places across Surrey, large and small.
We cover every part of GU21 and GU22 for extract fan cleaning and the streets around it. That includes premises on Pond Road, Copse Road and Raglan Road and nearby roads. With the A324 close by, St John's is simple for us to get to at any hour. If your site is just outside St John's, we cover Goldsworth Park (1 mile north-east), Woking (1 mile east), Westfield (2 miles south-east), Horsell (2 miles north-east) and Mimbridge (2 miles north). Further out, we also cover Guildford (5 miles south), Camberley (6 miles west), Epsom (14 miles east), Farnham (11 miles south-west), Ewell (15 miles east) and Egham (8 miles north).
Around St John's
Around St John's, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Hoe Valley School, The Oaktree School and Royal Oak pub, among other places. St John's’s nearest station is Woking station, roughly 1.6 miles east of the centre. A little further out are Brookwood Hospital (1 mile west) and The Peacocks (1.6 miles east). Not far away are Brookwood Lye.
The process
We work around your opening hours, not the other way round. Most visits are booked for when the area is out of use, such as evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends. When the team arrives, the work area is protected and the relevant equipment is switched off to cool, and the job takes a few hours where there are several fans or heavy deposits. In a smaller place like St John's, parking is rarely the issue, but tell us about gates, roof access and opening hours.
- Diagnosis first: we look for grease, noise and vibration.
- Once isolated, we open the fan up.
- Each blade is cleaned so the impeller runs evenly.
- Housing, outlet and the area around the motor are cleaned.
- The fan goes back into service with a report on its condition.
Preparing for the visit
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
Ask for a quote
Want a quote for extract fan cleaning? Please ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email with a few details about the site. We’ll explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
Advice
Part by part
Inline duct fans
An inline fan can be easy to forget because it’s out of sight. The survey makes sure it’s part of the clean.
Impellers and blades
Grease on the leading edges of the blades cuts the fan’s efficiency. Scraping and degreasing them restores their shape, so the fan can run as intended.
Fixed quotes for extract fan cleaning in St John's
We quote each job individually. This is what makes a difference:
- How many systems or sites are involved
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- Parking and loading at the site
- How easy every part is to reach
What you pay reflects the actual work. That’s why every job is surveyed first, and the price is agreed before work begins.
Helping us quote
Many jobs can be priced from photos and some basics. Send what you can of the following:
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Any previous report or certificate
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Add the site type and your opening hours, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
Managing agents and facilities teams in St John's
For anyone managing more than one site, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Every building has its own written report, so each one has its own record.
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Each visit produces a dated report with pictures, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
Between visits
So the system stays in good health:
- Never cook with a filter missing
- Check the report shows the fan was cleaned
- Keep the fan on whenever the range is lit
- Look for grease stains near the discharge
If the fan needs more than a clean, we will say so plainly. We also repair and replace extract fans, so you have one point of contact.
A change in how the fan sounds is worth noting. Rattles, hums or shaking can be early signs of build-up or wear, and catching it early keeps it a cleaning job.