Isle of Wight · Extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in Thorley, Isle of Wight
One call covers cleaning of kitchen extract fans, impellers, fan housings and discharge points in Thorley, from survey to sign-off. Fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001.
- Fat spreading onto the roof or wall by the fan
- Less air being pulled from the kitchen
- Hot, greasy smells near the fan
How we handle extract fan cleaning in Thorley
The fan is cleaned as part of every full TR19® Grease clean, but some fans need cleaning between full cleans, for example when it’s noisy or vibrating. A fan-only clean is recorded as exactly that. If you have a smell of hot grease from the extract and grease escaping from the fan outlet, we can help, from axial fans, fan housings and centrifugal fans onwards.
In a village or hamlet like Thorley, the kitchens that need extract cleaning are typically a pub, a school, a care home or a hall kitchen, wherever there is one. Every one of them still needs its extract kept clear of grease, whatever the size of the place.
A written report with photos follows every visit, so you have a record of what was done and when. Kitchen extract cleaning to TR19® Grease is certificated through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Location
- Thorley (PO41)
- Region
- Isle of Wight
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Working hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
How the job changes from site to site
Kitchens with long cooking hours
A long-hours kitchen can’t afford a fan failure. A clean fan is less likely to strain, and our 24/7 emergency callout is there if it happens anyway.
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.
What extract fan cleaning looks like in Thorley
The coast is only about 2 miles from Thorley. Salt in the air is hard on rooftop fans, discharge cowls and fixings, so we check them for corrosion as well as grease. Food Standards Agency records include about 6 pubs and bars and about 3 hotels and guest houses in and around Thorley, up to about a mile and a half out. Breakfasts, bar meals and functions all put grease into the extract wherever they’re cooked. Thorley is covered by 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.
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Lymington New Forest Hospital is the nearest hospital to Thorley, about 5.9 miles north-west. If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near St. Swithin's Church or elsewhere in Thorley, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event. If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Mottistone Manor is about 3.7 miles south-east), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning.
Thorley is about 5 miles south-east of Lymington, in the Isle of Wight. Across the PO41 area, we can carry out extract fan cleaning at your premises. Across the Isle of Wight, we cover 125 places, Thorley among them. Southampton is in our area too, about 16 miles from Thorley.
We cover every part of PO41 for extract fan cleaning and the streets around it. Nearby, we also carry out extract fan cleaning in Thorley Street (1 mile east), Wellow (1 mile south-east), Ningwood (2 miles east), Shalcombe (2 miles south-east) and Newbridge (2 miles east). We also work in nearby towns such as Newport (8 miles east), Ryde (14 miles east), Cowes (8 miles north-east), Sandown (14 miles east), Shanklin (14 miles east) and Ventnor (13 miles south-east). If your site is somewhere remote, a little more planning is needed, so let us know when you get in touch.
Near you in Thorley
Thorley’s nearest station is Lymington Pier station, roughly 4.9 miles north-west of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Yarmouth Castle (1.4 miles north-west) and Ferguson Family Museum (1.7 miles west). For a walk, there’s Lymington and Keyhaven Marshes Nature Reserve and Compton Down.
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 are happy to quote for all of it.
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
Thorley: your questions answered
Can you get to a site in Thorley?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.
Which fire authority looks after Thorley?
Fire safety enforcement in Thorley is handled by Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. 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’s TR19?
BESA’s ventilation hygiene specification in two main parts: TR19® Grease for kitchen extracts and TR19® Air for supply and extract systems. It is not legislation, but it’s the standard people check against.
How far ahead should we book?
It depends on the time you need and how big the job is. Tell us your preferred dates when you ask for a quote, and if it’s an emergency, call us any time.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes. Photos often do the job, while bigger or harder-to-see systems are surveyed on site.
How do you protect the area?
Floors and surfaces near the work are sheeted before work begins, and waste is contained as we go. Before we leave, we tidy up and clean down.
Do we lose a day’s trading?
Usually not. Booking the work out of hours means the site can carry on as normal. Bigger sites can be done in stages to keep things running.
How long is a fan clean?
It takes an hour or two for most single fans. Your quote will give an idea.
When it’s something else
Not every problem is solved by extract fan cleaning, and we’d rather say so up front. It doesn’t solve:
- Grease in the duct and canopy before the fan (those need a full TR19 clean)
- A fan that will not start
- An impeller that is bent or split
If in doubt, call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we will say what we think.
What we work on in Thorley
- Roof-mounted fans
- Centrifugal fans
- In-line fans
- Axial fans
- Fan housings
- Discharge points
What your team can do, and what needs us
If your staff spot something between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We’ll take a look and give you a fixed quote.
Staff cleaning and specialist work aren’t the same thing. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
Why it’s worth doing now in Thorley
A fan that sounds rough in Thorley is often telling you the extract needs a clean. Grease on the fan means grease in the duct before it, so it’s worth checking the whole system. In a place like Thorley, ductwork and fans are easy to forget until something goes wrong.
Putting the work off seldom saves money. Problems in a system tend to grow, and a neglected system can mean more work. If you’re unsure, call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will give you an honest view and a fixed quote.
Why book with us
- We’re fully insured
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Every job surveyed first
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
Read how cleaning jobs are priced and our accreditations and certificates.
How it works
A visit follows the same order every time: protect the area, isolate whatever needs isolating, do the work, tidy up and hand over the paperwork. The visit itself takes a couple of hours per fan, depending on its size and the build-up. Somewhere as small as Thorley, the date and timings are agreed with you well before the day.
- First we check the fan’s condition and how it sounds.
- With the fan isolated, the housing is opened.
- The impeller is cleaned blade by blade so it runs balanced.
- We clean the casing, the outlet and around the motor.
- We run the fan and note its condition in the photo report.
How to prepare
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
Get a fixed quote
Every quote begins with a look at the system, from your pictures and details or, where that isn’t enough, a survey on site. Then we send a fixed price so you know the cost before any work starts.
Related advice
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Looking after it afterwards
A little care between visits keeps the system in better shape. We recommend:
- Book the fan into every full TR19 clean
- Keep the grease filters clean and in place
- Report rattles or humming early
- Flag smoke lingering at the canopy
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.
Don’t run the kitchen with the extract off. Air that keeps moving carries vapour out rather than letting it settle, so keeping it running helps keep it clean.