Surrey · Extract fan cleaning
Extract Fan Cleaning in The Chart
Extract fan cleaning for The Chart, with a survey first and a report with pictures at the end. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- Burning smells from the fan area
- A fan left out of previous cleans
- Fat spreading onto the roof or wall by the fan
Looking after it afterwards
Think of this as the after-treatment advice, in brief:
- Flag smoke lingering at the canopy
- Keep each photo report with the maintenance log
- Book the fan into every full TR19 clean
- Do not turn the fan off mid-service
You get before and after photos of the impeller and housing. It lists what was cleaned and anything we couldn’t reach, along with the recommended next clean date.
Stick to the interval for the full extract. Regular full cleans keep the fan from building up heavy deposits, in line with BESA guidance.
About our extract fan cleaning in The Chart
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. The work covers fan housings, discharge points and in-line fans, and people most often call us about a fan motor running hot under a coat of grease and vibration from an unbalanced impeller.
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.
It’s worth checking any contractor’s accreditations. Ours are BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, with full insurance on top.
- Where
- The Chart (RH8)
- Region
- Surrey
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
The process
Your staff don’t need to do much on the day. Someone lets us in at the agreed time and shows us where everything is, and the rest is down to us. Before we leave, the area is tidied and the paperwork follows. If the van will struggle with a lane or gateway near The Chart, let us know and we will plan around it.
- The fan is found and its type, access and isolation checked.
- It’s isolated so it cannot run while we work.
- Grease is scraped off the impeller blades and casing.
- Blades, housing and surrounds are degreased with care around the electrics.
- We reassemble, run and photograph the fan.
How to prepare
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
Ask for a quote
Some systems can be priced from pictures; others need a survey. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in photos, get a survey first. Either way, you get a fixed price before we start.
Related advice
For landlords and multi-site operators
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Each visit ends with a dated report and pictures, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Shared systems, like a riser serving several units, need a clear agreement on who books the work, and we are happy to quote for all of it.
What the work involves, part by part
Impellers and blades
Grease on the leading edges of the blades cuts the fan’s efficiency. We clean each blade back to its surface, so the fan can run as intended.
Inline duct fans
An inline fan can be easy to forget because it’s out of sight. We find it during the survey and include it in the clean.
What extract fan cleaning can’t fix
In fairness, some problems need a different fix:
- Damaged fan blades
- A fan that’s too small for the system (a design question)
- A motor that has burnt out
If in doubt, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we’ll say what we think.
What the work covers
- Roof-mounted fans
- Centrifugal fans
- Fan housings
- In-line fans
- Axial fans
- Discharge points
What your team can do, and what needs us
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
When your team notices a problem between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that will not come clean, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We can diagnose it and quote.
Towns and villages near The Chart
Also in The Chart
When to call us in The Chart
By the time air reaches the fan, it has passed the canopy, filters and duct. The grease that’s left lands on the blades and the casing where the spinning blades spread it around.
Common reasons sites call us are:
- Grease stains around the discharge
- Vibration from an unbalanced impeller
- A fan coated in grease inside its housing
- A fan motor running hot under a coat of grease
Bursars and site managers at schools such as Limpsfield CofE Infant School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
What your quote should include
- Whether the price is fixed
- How VAT is shown on the quote
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- Whether they recommend a next date
Extract fan cleaning around The Chart
The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 4 bars, pubs and nightclubs within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of The Chart. Wherever they cook, the canopy, duct and fan collect grease just as a restaurant’s do. Environmental health officers from Tandridge council inspect food businesses in The Chart. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked. The Chart sits within the area of Surrey Fire and Rescue Service. Fire and rescue authorities enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic premises, and in a kitchen that fire risk includes the grease in the extract.
Older buildings often hide long, awkward duct runs, and if you run a kitchen at a historic venue in the area (Chartwell is about 1.9 miles east), access may need planning. Church and community hall kitchens, near St Andrew's or anywhere around The Chart, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
The Chart is about 6 miles south-east of Caterham, in Surrey. From the centre of The Chart to the outskirts, we cover extract fan cleaning for every kind of premises, from small sites to large estates. Across Surrey, we cover 395 places, and The Chart is one of them. We also work in London, around 18 miles away.
Postcode districts we cover here for extract fan cleaning: RH8. Extract fan cleaning is available to premises on Stoneleigh Road, St Andrews Way and Ridlands Lane and the roads around them. We also cover the places around The Chart: Pains-Hill (1 mile west), Moorhouse Bank (1 mile north-east), Goodley Stock (1 mile east), Limpsfield (1 mile north-west) and Crockham Hill (1 mile south-east). Larger places within reach include Epsom (15 miles north-west), Horley (10 miles south-west), Redhill (9 miles west), Ewell (15 miles north-west), Reigate (10 miles west) and Caterham (6 miles north-west).
Landmarks near The Chart
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Carpenters Arms, Oxted School and Hazelwood School and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Hurst Green station, about 1.6 miles west. Well-known places in the area include Tandridge Priory (0.6 miles north-west). Open spaces near The Chart include Botley Hill and Bay Pond.
Your questions about extract fan cleaning in The Chart
Do you work at weekends in The Chart?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. The site is handed back ready to open. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
Which fire authority looks after The Chart?
Surrey Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service for The Chart. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
What is TR19?
It’s BESA’s specification and the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to. It covers how systems are inspected, cleaned and checked and expects a risk-based approach.
Which accreditations do you hold?
Our accreditations are CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, alongside BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. Vent Hygiene Elite is run by BESCA and independently audited.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. Plans on a 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycle are available, to suit the system and how it’s used.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. One number covers all your sites across London and the South East, with visits on a regular schedule.
Which sectors do you work in?
All kinds of commercial and public premises: kitchens, offices, schools, healthcare, retail, leisure and food production. We fit the work around how the site operates.
Do we lose a day’s trading?
Not usually. We need the work area to ourselves while we are on site, so the visit goes in a quiet slot.