Southampton · Extract fan cleaning
St Mary's extract fan cleaning
We cover St Mary's for extract fan cleaning. Out-of-hours visits, a fixed quote and a written report with photos on every job.
- Weak extraction at the canopy
- An extract fan with no cleaning record
- A heavily greased fan housing
Extract fan cleaning in St Mary's, done properly
Is the extract fan louder than it used to be, or the airflow weaker? A few details or a photo help when you call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us, and we’ll send you a fixed quote for extract fan cleaning in St Mary's, normally within one working day. If you have fat spreading onto the roof or wall by the fan and weak extraction at the canopy, we can put it right.
Kitchens around a place like St Mary's are often in older buildings or single-storey extensions, with the duct running through a roof space or up an outside wall. Long horizontal runs like that hold grease and need access panels to reach.
Think of the report as the system’s health record: a dated account with photos of everything we did. For TR19® Grease cleans, the certificate comes through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal, ready for your insurer.
- Where
- St Mary's (SO14, SO15, SO18)
- Wider area
- Southampton
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Looking after it afterwards
How long the results last depends on use and care. We suggest:
- Flag smoke lingering at the canopy
- Listen for new noises or vibration from the fan
- Keep the grease filters clean and in place
- Watch for grease marks around the outlet
Once it’s clean, the fan is closed up and run to check it’s working smoothly. 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.
What happens on the day
Night work is normal for us. A lot of visits happen overnight or at weekends, so the site can open as normal afterwards. On site, the work takes a few hours where there are several fans or heavy deposits. Tell us when your site near St Mary's is quiet and the visit will be booked for then.
- We start by checking where the fan sits and how to isolate it.
- The fan is isolated so it cannot start while we work.
- We remove the grease from the blades, impeller and casing.
- The fan and its surrounds are degreased, keeping clear of the motor’s electrics.
- It’s closed up, run and checked, and pictures go into your report.
How to prepare
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
Get a fixed quote
For a fixed quote, call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form 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. You’ll usually have a quote within one working day.
Advice
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we can quote for the whole system.
Whether it’s one building or many, the standard is the same: diagnosis, a fixed price, work booked around your hours and a written report with pictures.
Your questions about extract fan cleaning in St Mary's
Which fire authority looks after St Mary's?
That’s Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. A recent cleaning certificate and a note of the next clean date show that grease in the extract is being managed.
Is extract fan cleaning any different in a coastal place like St Mary's?
Yes, to a degree: at about 1 mile from the coast, St Mary's gets salt-laden air that corrodes metal faster. Corroded fixings and housings are noted on the report so they can be dealt with.
Do you work in St Mary's?
Yes. Our technicians work in St Mary's, as part of our area across London and the South East.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes. Photos often do the job, and larger or hidden systems get a visit.
Is the fan isolated during cleaning?
We always isolate the fan first, so it cannot run during the clean. With the extract off, the kitchen cannot cook, so we work out of hours.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. Regular plans can run on 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycles, depending on what the system needs.
What if parts of the system can’t be reached?
Anything we cannot reach goes on the report, with photos where possible, and we tell you what would make it reachable, for example new access panels.
Is TR19 cleaning required by law?
Not in itself. Insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to TR19® as the benchmark, and many insurance policies ask for proof of TR19® cleaning. The law behind it is the Fire Safety Order 2005 in England and Wales.
How we price extract fan cleaning
We do not publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. What we look at:
- The condition of the system
- Travel, parking and unloading
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- Site rules, permits and inductions
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Call for a fixed quote and we’ll go through it with you.
What to send for a quote
To help us quote quickly, please include:
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- A few general shots of the system
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
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. Add the site type and your opening hours, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
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What extract fan cleaning can’t fix
An honest diagnosis matters more to us than a booking, so here’s what this work cannot put right:
- A faulty speed controller or isolator
- A fan that will not start
- An undersized fan that cannot cope
If in doubt, ring 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will say what we think.
Where we work
- Discharge points
- In-line fans
- Fan housings
- Axial fans
- Roof-mounted fans
- Centrifugal fans
What extract fan cleaning looks like in St Mary's
St Mary's is within about 1 mile of the coast. Near the sea, the fan and discharge at the top of a kitchen extract corrode faster than they would inland. Food Standards Agency records include about 87 pubs, bars and clubs and about 25 hotels, B&Bs and guest houses in St Mary's and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. St Mary's is covered by Hampshire and Isle of Wight 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.
Commuter trade near Southampton Central station can mean long cooking hours, and long hours put a kitchen into BESA’s more frequent cleaning bands. If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near St Mary's Church or elsewhere in St Mary's, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event.
St Mary's is about 1 mile south of Southampton, in Southampton. St Mary's gets the same approach as every site we work on: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with photos. Our Southampton coverage runs to 40 places, St Mary's among them.
Our technicians cover all of SO14, SO15 and SO18 for extract fan cleaning and the roads nearby. That includes premises on New Road, Ogle Road and Marsh Lane and the roads around them. We also cover Northam (1 mile north-east), Inner Avenue (1 mile north), Peartree Green (1 mile east), Southampton (1 mile north) and Bitterne Manor (1 mile north-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Chartwell Green (3 miles north-east), Harefield (3 miles east), Maybush (3 miles north-west), Coxford (3 miles north-west), Lordswood (3 miles north-west) and Eling (4 miles west).
What’s near St Mary's
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to The Joiners pub, Woolston School and Houndwell Park, among other places. The closest station to St Mary's is Southampton Central station, roughly 0.8 miles west of the centre. A little further out are Netley Castle (2.5 miles south-east) and Bargate Guildhall Museum (under half a mile south-west). Open spaces near St Mary's include Netley Common.
Common problems we fix in St Mary's
Grease on a fan is a fire risk, in St Mary's as anywhere. A fire in the duct can reach the fan and the grease around it and an overworked motor runs hotter.
Look out for these warning signs:
- A fan shaking on its mounts
- Fat spreading onto the roof or wall by the fan
- Thick grease on the impeller and casing
- Grease around the motor and its mounts
School kitchens, at schools like Hope Community School Southampton for example, are typically cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
What to look for in a quote
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- If they look at the system before pricing
- What hours they’ll be on site
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. What they can’t safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, which is where we come in.