Oxfordshire · Extract fan cleaning
Tilehurst extract fan cleaning
We cover Tilehurst for extract fan cleaning. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports on every job.
- Grease stains around the discharge
- Burning smells from the fan area
- Rough running from the extract fan
Signs you need extract fan cleaning in Tilehurst
A fan on a roof or hidden in a ceiling void is easy to forget. A fan that has never been cleaned can be heavily coated, and the report will show it.
Clients usually contact us when they notice one of these:
- Thick grease on the impeller and casing
- Rough running from the extract fan
- A smell of hot grease from the extract
- A fan shaking on its mounts
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Tilehurst Methodist Church or elsewhere in Tilehurst, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event.
Before you book anyone
- What insurance they carry
- What records you’ll receive afterwards
- Whether the price is fixed
- Whether VAT is included
How we handle extract fan cleaning in Tilehurst
Any fan serving a kitchen in Tilehurst is cleaned the same careful way as anywhere else: isolated first, then opened, scraped and degreased. The result is photographed for your records. If you have a motor area thick with grease and grease escaping from the fan outlet, we can put it right.
For a smaller kitchen near Tilehurst, a TR19® clean is the same job as anywhere: canopy, filters, plenum, duct, fan and discharge. The visit is booked around your opening hours, and the journey is planned ahead.
Nothing is signed off by word of mouth: 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.
- Place
- Tilehurst (RG31, RG30)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quote
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Working hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Aftercare tips
Looking after the system between visits is straightforward, and it helps at the next visit:
- Run the extract throughout cooking
- Report grease escaping from the fan
- Check the report shows the fan was cleaned
- Never cook with a filter missing
When we have finished, the fan is reassembled and run. Anything we notice, like noise, vibration or a worn part, goes on the report, so you can plan any repair.
Listen to the fan. Rattles, hums or shaking can be early signs of build-up or wear and early action can save a repair.
What your team can do, and what needs us
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but they do not reach the grease that builds up further in. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, and that is where we come in.
Multi-site and managed buildings
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. 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.
When the building owner and the occupier are different, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We can quote either party, and the report can go to both.
The process
A visit follows the same order every time: protect the area, make the system safe, carry out the extract fan cleaning, clear away and hand over the paperwork. The visit itself takes a few hours where there are several fans or heavy deposits. Getting to the system matters more than parking in a place like Tilehurst, so let us know how to reach it.
- We locate the fan and plan how to reach and isolate it.
- It’s isolated so it can’t run while we work.
- Grease is scraped off the impeller blades and casing.
- The fan is degreased, taking care around the motor.
- It’s closed up, run, checked and photographed for the report.
Getting ready for the visit
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Move anything stored near the system
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
Getting a quote
Every quote begins with a look at the system, from your photos and details or, where that is not enough, a survey on site. After that, you get a fixed price for the work, before any work starts.
Advice
Why deal with it now?
Without a working extract fan, a kitchen can’t cook safely. Grease is often where fan trouble begins, so keeping it clean is part of keeping it running. If it does fail, our 24/7 emergency line is there. Even a site near Tilehurst that’s only busy part of the week needs its system checked on a schedule.
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 will explain each part.
Why us?
- Photo reports with every job
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- We diagnose before we treat
- One number for every site across the South East and London
Read how cleaning jobs are priced and how to check a contractor.
Kitchen extracts in Tilehurst
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 31 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 33 takeaways within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Tilehurst. Each kitchen extract among them ends at a fan, and grease on the impeller strains the motor. Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service covers Tilehurst. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order. It’s Reading council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Tilehurst. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
School kitchens, at schools like Park Lane Primary School for example, are typically cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost. If you cook for passing trade around Tilehurst station, the extract can be cleaned between your last and first customer.
Tilehurst is about 3 miles west of Reading, in Oxfordshire. If you need extract fan cleaning in Tilehurst, it’s easy to get a fixed quote: please ring 0345 646 2711 or email us. Our area covers London and the South East, including Tilehurst. Across Oxfordshire, we cover 443 places, Tilehurst among them.
Here we cover the RG31 and RG30 postcode area for extract fan cleaning. You will find streets such as Ash Road, Tyle Road and Riley Road, all of which we cover for extract fan cleaning. We also cover the places around Tilehurst: Tilehurst Within (1 mile south-east), Norcot (1 mile east), Little Heath (1 mile west), Horncastle (1 mile south-east) and Purley on Thames (1 mile north). Further out, we also cover Didcot (14 miles north-west), Henley-on-Thames (7 miles north-east), Benson (11 miles north), Wallingford (10 miles north-west), Great Western Park (14 miles north-west) and Watlington (13 miles north).
Near you in Tilehurst
In Tilehurst, that means kitchens and buildings near Round Copse, The Butchers Arms and Little Heath School and the streets around them. The closest station to Tilehurst is Tilehurst station, roughly 0.8 miles north of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Battle Hospital (1.7 miles east) and Broad Street Mall (2.6 miles east). The countryside around Tilehurst includes South Lake and Moor Copse Nature Reserve.
FAQs for Tilehurst
Do you work in villages like Tilehurst?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the site when you book.
Can you work in Tilehurst outside opening hours?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. It means the site in Tilehurst keeps running as normal. Just phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email with your opening times and we’ll plan around them.
Do we need to close while you work?
Not usually. The area we are working in has to be out of use while we’re there, so the visit goes in a quiet slot.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. You deal with one contact for every site in our area, with visits on a regular schedule.
What’s TR19?
TR19® is BESA’s specification for ventilation hygiene. Since 2019, TR19® Grease has been a standalone specification for grease in kitchen extract systems, while TR19® Air covers other supply and extract ductwork.
Is it safe to clean the fan while the kitchen is open?
The fan is isolated before we open it, so it can’t start while we work. That means the extract is off, so we clean while the kitchen is closed.
What do you do with what you remove?
It’s contained and taken away. We collect grease, debris and waste water as we go rather than letting it spread.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
No, not in itself. TR19® is the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs check against, and many insurance policies ask for proof of TR19® cleaning. The legal duty sits in the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, which applies in England and Wales.
Also near Tilehurst
What else we do in Tilehurst
How the job changes from site to site
Roof-mounted fans
On a roof, the air is cooler and grease drops out faster. We scrape and degrease the blades and casing.
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.