Hampshire · Extract fan cleaning

Extract fan cleaning in Stroud, Hampshire

Extract fan cleaning across Stroud and nearby, timed so the site keeps working and finished with a written report and pictures.

  • A fan motor running hot under a coat of grease
  • Less air being pulled from the kitchen
  • A fan left out of previous cleans

Need extract fan cleaning in Stroud?

The process

The first job on site is protection: floors, worktops and anything near the work are covered. After that, the system is made safe and the work begins. The work on site takes an hour or two for one fan, longer when it’s hard to reach, and the area is cleaned down before we leave. Rural roads and tight entrances are worth telling us about before a visit to Stroud.

  1. Diagnosis first: we look for grease, noise and vibration.
  2. Once isolated, we open the fan up.
  3. Each blade is cleaned so the impeller runs evenly.
  4. We clean the casing, the outlet and around the motor.
  5. The fan goes back into service with a report on its condition.

Getting ready for the visit

  • Agree a time when the area can be out of use
  • Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
  • Let us know about parking and loading

Ask for a quote

Getting a quote does not take long. Send a few details and pictures, and we typically reply with a fixed quote within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.

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Extract fan cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Stroud

Any fan serving a kitchen in Stroud is cleaned the same careful way as anywhere else: we isolate it, open the housing, scrape the impeller and degrease the lot. Your report shows the impeller as we found it and as we left it. The work covers centrifugal fans, discharge points and axial fans, and the jobs we see most are a heavily greased fan housing and vibration from an unbalanced impeller.

In a small place like Stroud, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, where grease settles in the flat sections. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.

Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers all look at records. So every job comes with a written report and photos, and grease extract cleans come with a TR19® certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.

Location
Stroud (GU32)
Wider area
Hampshire
Paperwork
Certificate and photo report
Quotes
A fixed price before any work starts
When we work
Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
Phone
0345 646 2711
Checked
30 October 2026
Before and after view down the inside of a rectangular extract duct

What staff can safely do

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, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We will take a look and give you a fixed quote.

Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but the parts you can’t see still need a specialist at the right interval.

Aftercare tips

A little care between visits keeps the system in better shape. Our advice:

  • Listen for new noises or vibration from the fan
  • Report grease escaping from the fan
  • Run the extract throughout cooking
  • Keep access to the fan clear

We take away the grease and dirty water from the fan clean. On a roof or outside wall, we leave the surrounding area tidy.

Make sure the fan is reachable. Clear access means it’s never left out of a clean, whether it’s on a roof, in a ceiling or on a wall.

Stroud kitchens: local notes

The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 8 bars, pubs and nightclubs in Stroud and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Breakfasts, bar meals and functions all put grease into the extract wherever they’re cooked. Fire safety in Stroud falls to Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises. Food hygiene inspections in Stroud are the job of East Hampshire council’s environmental health team. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready.

Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Stroud Mission Church, or anywhere in Stroud, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it. Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Petersfield Community Hospital (about 1.3 miles east), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands.

Stroud is about 2 miles west of Petersfield, in Hampshire. Every kind of commercial site in Stroud, we can take on extract fan cleaning. We can work out of hours so trading isn’t interrupted. Across Hampshire, we cover 683 places, Stroud among them. For sites nearby, see our Portsmouth page (15 miles or so).

All of GU32 is within our area for extract fan cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. Extract fan cleaning is available to premises on Winchester Road, Stroudfields and Ramsdean Road and the roads around them. We also cover the places around Stroud: Langrish (1 mile west), Petersfield (2 miles east), Froxfield Green (2 miles north-west), Steep (2 miles north-east) and High Cross (2 miles north). We also work in nearby towns such as Winchester (15 miles west), Havant (10 miles south), Fareham (15 miles south-west), Horndean (7 miles south), Alton (10 miles north) and Waterlooville (9 miles south).

Around Stroud

Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to The Petersfield School, Morton House School and Seven Stars pub and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Petersfield station, about 1.3 miles east. Other landmarks nearby include Petersfield Community Hospital (1.3 miles east) and Clanfield Earthwork (4.2 miles south). Green spaces nearby include Liss Riverside Railway Walk South and Pidham Hill.

Map of Stroud © OpenStreetMap contributors

Common problems we fix in Stroud

Grease builds up unevenly on the blades. Over time, that imbalance shakes the fan and puts strain on the bearings. Left too long, grease turns into wear.

Clients usually contact us after spotting one of these:

  • Grease escaping from the fan outlet
  • A fan shaking on its mounts
  • A fan that has never been cleaned
  • Grease around the motor and its mounts

If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Langrish Primary School or anywhere near Stroud, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.

Comparing quotes

  • Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
  • Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
  • What insurance they carry
  • How they set the interval to the next visit

Our hiring checklist

For landlords and multi-site operators

Whether it’s one building or many, you get the same standard: diagnosis, a fixed price, work booked around your hours and a written report with pictures.

Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too in Stroud and across Hampshire. Larger estates can be phased building by building to keep disruption down.

Questions from Stroud

Who is the fire and rescue service for Stroud?

Fire safety enforcement in Stroud is handled by 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.

Can school kitchens in Stroud be cleaned in the holidays?

Yes, out-of-term visits are normal for schools. There are about 3 schools, colleges and universities on the FSA’s food hygiene register within about 1.5 miles of Stroud. Tell us your holiday dates and we will book the visit for when the site is empty.

Where does the waste go?

It leaves the site with us at the end of the visit. During the work, it’s contained so the area stays clean.

What about areas you can’t get to?

We never leave them off the paperwork. The report says which parts couldn’t be reached and why, and we can quote to improve the access.

How often should the extract fan be cleaned?

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.

Which accreditations do you hold?

Our accreditations are CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. The Vent Hygiene Elite scheme is run by BESCA and audited independently.

Should the extract fan be cleaned as part of TR19?

Yes, the fan is part of a full TR19® Grease clean. It’s isolated, opened and cleaned along with the canopy, plenum, filters, ducts and discharge.

Who is the responsible person?

In the words of the Fire Safety Order 2005, it’s the responsible person. It’s normally the employer, or whoever controls the building, and where several people have control, each can have duties. If you are not sure, check your lease and fire risk assessment.

When it’s something else

We’d rather tell you now than book work that will not help, so here are the limits:

  • An impeller that’s bent or split
  • A motor that has burnt out
  • Electrical faults in the fan’s supply or controls (an electrician’s job)

If you’re not sure, just call 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will give you a straight answer before you book.

Where we work

  • In-line fans
  • Discharge points
  • Roof-mounted fans
  • Axial fans
  • Fan housings
  • Centrifugal fans

How the job changes from site to site

Wall fans

With little duct before them, wall fans collect grease fast. They can need regular attention, which grease readings will show.

Fan housings and motors

Belt-driven fans have a drive belt and pulleys that can collect grease. We clean around them and note any wear for your records.

BESCA Vent Hygiene EliteMember, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
CHAS · SafeContractorISO 9001 and fully insured
Certificate and photo reportWith every clean
24/7 emergency calloutEvenings, nights and weekends
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