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Extract Fan Cleaning in Touchen-end

Looking for extract fan cleaning in Touchen-end? We survey first, send you a fixed quote and work around your opening hours, then sign off with a report and photos.

  • A noisy fan that has got louder over time
  • A fan left out of previous cleans
  • A fan motor running hot under a coat of grease

Need extract fan cleaning in Touchen-end?

About our extract fan cleaning in Touchen-end

A fan never collects grease in a neat, even layer. Uneven build-up unbalances the impeller, which brings vibration, noise and extra wear on the bearings and motor. Cleaning the impeller and housing puts that right. Typical jobs include burning smells from the fan area and a fan that hums, whines or rumbles, across in-line fans, roof-mounted fans and discharge points.

Somewhere as small as Touchen-end, 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.

Accreditations are easy to claim and worth checking. We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured.

Extract duct interior shown dirty and then cleaned back to bare metal
Place
Touchen-end (SL6)
Region
Windsor and Maidenhead
Paperwork
Certificate and photo report
Quote
A fixed quote up front
Working hours
Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
Telephone
0345 646 2711
Updated
30 October 2026

What we do, step by step

Night work is normal for us. A lot of visits happen overnight or at weekends, so a kitchen or building can carry on as usual the next day. The visit itself takes an hour or two for one fan, longer when it’s hard to reach. Photos of the system and how to reach it help us plan a visit to Touchen-end.

  1. First we check the fan’s condition and how it sounds.
  2. With the fan isolated, the housing is opened.
  3. The impeller is cleaned blade by blade so it runs balanced.
  4. Housing, outlet and the area around the motor are cleaned.
  5. The fan goes back into service with a report on its condition.

Before we arrive

  • Let us know about parking and loading
  • Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
  • Have your last certificate or report to hand

How to get a quote

If you need extract fan cleaning in Touchen-end, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos. Tell us what kind of premises it is and when it’s open, plus photos or the previous report if they’re to hand. We normally send a fixed quote within one working day.

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Advice

Part by part

Wall fans

The wall around a wall fan can be stained with grease. The outlet is checked as well as the fan.

Inline duct fans

Inline fans sit within the duct run, often above a ceiling. We get to them through the duct or casing, once they’re isolated.

Why act early in Touchen-end

A fan that fails mid-service can stop a kitchen cooking. Many fan problems start with grease, so cleaning the fan helps keep it working. If it does fail, our 24/7 emergency line is there. A planned visit to Touchen-end is easier to arrange than an emergency callout.

Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: how much there is, how we reach it, what state it’s in and when we can work. Call for a fixed quote and we will go through it with you.

What you get with us

  • One number for every site across the South East and London
  • Trading since 2009
  • We are fully insured
  • Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line

Take a look at our cost guide and how to check a contractor.

Kitchen extracts in Touchen-end

Look up Touchen-end on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you’ll find about 6 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens in Touchen-end and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Where they cook under a canopy, an extract fan is pulling grease-laden air through its blades every service. Touchen-end is covered by Royal Berkshire 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. Environmental health officers from Windsor and Maidenhead council inspect food businesses in Touchen-end. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.

If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like St Mark's Hospital about 2.9 miles north, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen. School kitchens, at schools like Holyport College for example, are usually cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost. Historic houses near Touchen-end, such as Dorney Court about 2.9 miles north-east, are a reminder that older buildings with event kitchens can have long, awkward duct routes.

Touchen-end is about 3 miles south of Maidenhead, in Windsor and Maidenhead. Whatever kind of site you run in Touchen-end, extract fan cleaning is something we can help with. We can work out of hours so trading is not interrupted. Our Windsor and Maidenhead coverage runs to 57 places, Touchen-end among them. Reading is in our area too, about 11 miles from Touchen-end.

Postcode districts we cover here for extract fan cleaning: SL6. If your site is just outside Touchen-end, we cover Stud Green (1 mile north), Moneyrow Green (1 mile north-east), Holyport (1 mile north-east), Paley Street (1 mile west) and Braywoodside (1 mile south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Maidenhead (3 miles north), Windsor (4 miles east), North Ascot (5 miles south), Cookham (5 miles north), Furze Platt (4 miles north) and Dedworth (3 miles east).

Landmarks near Touchen-end

We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Jolly Gardener pub, Ockwells Park and Holyport CofE Primary School and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Maidenhead station, roughly 2.4 miles north of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include The Reitlinger Bequest Museum (2.9 miles north) and St Mark's Hospital (2.9 miles north). Green spaces nearby include Bray Pit and Weycock Hill.

Map of Touchen-end © OpenStreetMap contributors

How we price extract fan cleaning

The diagnosis comes before the price. The main factors are:

  • How easy every part is to reach
  • Travel, parking and unloading
  • The scale of the work
  • The number of sites or systems

Several systems or sites on one quote can make for a more efficient booking. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at, and you will get one fixed quote.

Asking for a quote

Before you ask for a quote, gather:

  • Problems your staff have spotted
  • When the site is open and when it’s quiet
  • Any access panels or hatches you can see
  • Your last certificate, test record or report

Quoting starts with a diagnosis, either from photos and details you send or from a site visit. After that, you get a fixed price for the work so you know the cost before we start.

Touchen-end questions

Can you get to a site in Touchen-end?

Yes, we work in villages as well as towns, and Touchen-end is covered. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.

Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Touchen-end?

That is Windsor and Maidenhead council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Touchen-end. It helps to keep the extract cleaning records with your food safety paperwork, so they’re ready if asked for.

Where does the waste go?

Waste is contained during the work and removed when we leave, including grease, debris and dirty water. None of it is left on site.

How do you keep the site clean during the work?

We start with protection: sheeting over floors, worktops and anything close to the work. We tidy up and take our waste away before we leave.

Why is my extract fan noisy?

Grease on the blades and housing is one of the usual causes, since uneven grease makes it run out of balance. Worn bearings and motor problems are others, which our report will flag.

How often does the fan need cleaning?

It’s cleaned with the whole extract at BESA’s minimum intervals for your cooking hours. Readings may show it needs cleaning more often.

Do you provide a report after cleaning the fan?

A photo report shows the fan before and after. Full system cleans come with a TR19 certificate as well.

Can you clean the fan on its own?

Yes, a fan can be cleaned on its own. That helps when the fan needs attention before the next full clean, but it does not replace a full TR19 clean.

When something else is needed

An honest diagnosis matters more to us than a booking, so here’s what this work cannot put right:

  • A dirty duct upstream of the fan
  • An impeller that’s bent or split
  • A failed motor or worn bearings (that needs a fan repair or replacement)

Not sure which it is? You can give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.

Where we work

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

What staff can safely do

Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.

Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. What they can’t safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, and that is where we come in.

Managing agents and facilities teams in Touchen-end

Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Each visit ends with a dated report and pictures, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.

We regularly work with managing agents. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements and we will come back with a fixed quote.

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
Since 2009South East England and London