Surrey · Extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in Tilford, Surrey
Professional extract fan cleaning in and around Tilford, timed so the site keeps working and signed off in writing with photos.
- A fan motor running hot under a coat of grease
- A smell of hot grease from the extract
- Thick grease on the impeller and casing
About our extract fan cleaning in Tilford
We have been trading since 2009. We are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 and full insurance. If you have vibration from an unbalanced impeller and grease around the motor and its mounts, we can put it right, from fan housings, centrifugal fans and axial fans onwards.
Somewhere as small as Tilford, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Each still has a canopy and duct that collect grease.
The sign-off is always in writing: a dated report with pictures of the work, plus a certificate through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal when the work is a TR19® Grease clean. It shows what was done and what, if anything, couldn’t be reached.
- Where
- Tilford (GU10)
- Wider area
- Surrey
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quote
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
What staff can safely do
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, which is where we come in.
Staff cleaning doesn’t replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
What happens on the day
Every visit runs to the same pattern: protect the area, make the system safe, carry out the extract fan cleaning, tidy up and leave you the report. On site, the work takes an hour or two for one fan, longer when it’s hard to reach. In a small place like Tilford, the journey is planned ahead and the visit arranged around the site’s hours.
- We locate the fan and plan how to reach and isolate it.
- We isolate the power before opening the housing.
- We scrape the heavy grease from the blades and housing.
- Blades, housing and surrounds are degreased with care around the electrics.
- It’s closed up, run, checked and photographed for the report.
Getting ready for the visit
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Clear loose items from the work area
Ask for a quote
For a fixed quote, call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. A few photos and your last certificate or report help a lot. You will usually have a quote within one working day.
Advice
Tilford kitchens: local notes
According to Food Standards Agency records, there are about 3 bars, pubs and nightclubs within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Tilford. A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. In Tilford, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Waverley council. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Before-and-after photos from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand. Fire safety in Tilford falls to Surrey Fire and Rescue Service. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel.
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Milford Hospital about 5.5 miles east, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen. Term dates shape school work: for a school like Waverley Abbey CofE Junior School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
Tilford is about 3 miles south-east of Farnham, in Surrey. We carry out extract fan cleaning for commercial premises of every kind in Tilford and the rest of Surrey. Tilford is one of 395 towns, villages and districts in Surrey we cover for extract fan cleaning. You can also see our page for Guildford, roughly 9 miles from Tilford.
We cover every part of the GU10 postcode area for extract fan cleaning and the roads nearby. Whether your site is on Tilford Street, Shepherds Way and Riversmeet or a nearby road, we can help. Other places close to Tilford include Tilford Reeds (1 mile south-west), Tilford Common (1 mile south), Charleshill (1 mile east), Lower Bourne (2 miles west) and Millbridge (2 miles south-west). Larger places within reach include Guildford (9 miles north-east), Woking (12 miles north-east), Camberley (10 miles north), Farnham (3 miles north-west), Frimley (9 miles north) and Haslemere (7 miles south).
Near you in Tilford
In Tilford, that means kitchens and buildings near Barley Mow pub, Thundry Meadows and South Farnham School. Tilford’s nearest station is Farnham station, roughly 2.5 miles north-west of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Milford Hospital (5.5 miles east) and Farnham Castle (3.2 miles north-west). Green spaces nearby include Upper Lake and Culverswell Hill.
Different parts, different methods
Kitchens with long cooking hours
A long-hours kitchen cannot 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
Motors and their electrics are kept dry and treated with care, and the fan is isolated throughout. Grease around the motor can make it run hotter, so the surrounding area is cleaned carefully.
Signs you need extract fan cleaning in Tilford
The fan sits at the end of the grease’s journey. The grease that is left lands on the blades and the casing where the spinning blades spread it around.
Look out for any of the following:
- Weak extraction at the canopy
- A fan coated in grease inside its housing
- Burning smells from the fan area
- Rough running from the extract fan
Farnham Castle, about 3.2 miles north-west, is one of the historic houses near Tilford; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions.
What your quote should include
- What paperwork you get at the end
- What happens if part of the system cannot be accessed
- Whether VAT is included
- Whether the price is fixed
Your questions about extract fan cleaning in Tilford
Which fire authority looks after Tilford?
That is Surrey Fire and Rescue Service. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
Is Tilford within the area you cover?
Yes, we work in villages as well as towns, and Tilford is covered. The journey is planned ahead, so a few details about the route help.
Who is the responsible person?
The law calls them the responsible person. That’s generally the employer or the person in control of the premises, and in shared buildings more than one person can have duties. Your lease and fire risk assessment should make it clear.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes. Every job is surveyed first, either from photos and details you send or on a site visit. Then you get a fixed quote.
How far ahead should we book?
The more notice, the better, especially for out-of-hours work. We normally quote within one working day, and emergencies are covered by our 24/7 line.
What information do you need?
The site address, the type of premises and your opening hours, along with a few pictures and any previous report.
What paperwork do I get after a fan clean?
Every clean has a photo report, with anything we noticed. A full clean adds a TR19 certificate from the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
What if parts of the system can’t be reached?
Anything we cannot reach goes on the report, with pictures where possible, and we explain what access is needed, for example new access panels.
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What affects the cost of extract fan cleaning
We quote each job individually. These are the things that affect it:
- How easy every part is to reach
- The condition we find in the survey
- How big the system is
- A single visit or a regular plan
What you pay depends on the size of the system, what state it’s in and how easy it is to reach. You get a fixed price before any work starts, so you know where you stand.
Helping us quote
Photos let us diagnose from a distance. Try to include:
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
Need a price for extract fan cleaning? Please call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and tell us about the site. We’ll explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before anything is booked.
Multi-site and managed buildings
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We cover South East England and London, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept to a regular schedule.
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works and we will come back with a fixed quote.
Honest limits
To be straight with you, there are a few things this work will not fix:
- A faulty speed controller or isolator
- A motor that has burnt out
- A dirty duct upstream of the fan
Not sure which it is? You can call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will tell you honestly.
Where we work
- Discharge points
- Axial fans
- In-line fans
- Centrifugal fans
- Roof-mounted fans
- Fan housings