Hampshire · Extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in Upper Chute, Hampshire
Professional extract fan cleaning in and around Upper Chute, booked around your opening hours and finished with a written report and photos.
- Fat spreading onto the roof or wall by the fan
- Hot, greasy smells near the fan
- A noisy fan that has got louder over time
Questions from Upper Chute
Which fire service covers Upper Chute?
It’s Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Upper Chute. A recent cleaning certificate and a note of the next clean date show that grease in the extract is being managed.
Can you get to a site in Upper Chute?
Yes. Villages and rural sites across the South East are part of our work, Upper Chute included. The journey is planned ahead, so a few details about the route help.
What do you need from me for a quote?
A short description and a few pictures, with the address and opening hours. If we need more, we will ask.
Can you work evenings and weekends?
Yes. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote and we will book around them.
Is it safe to clean the fan while the kitchen is open?
It has to be off and isolated, for safety. We clean out of hours, in the evening, overnight or at weekends, so cooking isn’t affected.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes. Photos often do the job, while bigger or harder-to-see systems are surveyed on site.
What about areas you cannot get to?
They’re marked on the report. Often the fix is extra access, such as new panels in ductwork, and we can fit those.
Do you provide a report after cleaning the fan?
A photo report, including the fan’s condition and the next clean date. Keep it with your maintenance log.
About our extract fan cleaning in Upper Chute
Grease on a fan isn’t spread evenly. Uneven build-up unbalances the impeller, which brings vibration, noise and extra wear on the bearings and motor. A thorough clean removes the cause. Common call-outs are for a fan that has never been cleaned and hot, greasy smells near the fan, across centrifugal fans, roof-mounted fans and discharge points.
For a kitchen in or near Upper Chute, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy, filters, duct, fan and discharge, with a certificate and photo report at the end.
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers all look at records. So every job comes with a written report and photos, plus a TR19® certificate through the BESCA VHE portal where the work is a TR19® Grease clean.
- Location
- Upper Chute (SP11)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Do you need extract fan cleaning in Upper Chute?
A fan in Upper Chute builds up grease at a rate set by the kitchen, not the location: how many hours a day the kitchen runs and what it cooks. BESA guidance sets minimum intervals of 3, 6 or 12 months for the whole system by daily use.
Look out for these warning signs:
- A smell of hot grease from the extract
- Grease stains around the discharge
- A fan left out of previous cleans
- Vibration from an unbalanced impeller
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of St Nicholas, or anywhere in Upper Chute, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
What your quote should include
- What happens if part of the system cannot be accessed
- What hours they’ll be on site
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or pictures
- Whether VAT is included
Managing agents and facilities teams in Upper Chute
When the building owner and the occupier are different, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We’re happy to deal with either side and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
What affects the quote in Upper Chute
Some jobs are bigger than they look, and some smaller. The main factors:
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- The times the site is available
- Parking and loading at the site
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
Working hours, access and the scale of the site can all change the price. We take each of them into account, and the price is fixed before work begins.
Helping us quote
Before you ask for a quote, gather:
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- The postcode and the type of business
Getting a quote does not take long. Call or email with a few details and you’ll normally have a fixed price within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
What extract fan cleaning looks like in Upper Chute
Upper Chute sits within the area of Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk. In Upper Chute, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Test Valley council. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready.
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Andover War Memorial Hospital is the nearest hospital to Upper Chute, about 5.8 miles south-east.
Upper Chute is about 6 miles north-west of Andover, in Hampshire. Every kind of commercial site in Upper Chute, extract fan cleaning is something we can help with. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so trading is not interrupted. Across Hampshire, we cover 683 places, and Upper Chute is one of them. For sites nearby, see our Southampton page (26 miles or so).
All of SP11 is within our area for extract fan cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. Neighbouring places we cover for extract fan cleaning include Chute Forest (2 miles south-east), Tangley (2 miles east), Redenham (3 miles south), Faberstown (3 miles south) and Clanville (3 miles south-east). Larger places within reach include Andover (6 miles south-east), Tidworth (5 miles south-west), Ludgershall (3 miles south-west), Whitchurch (11 miles east), East Anton (6 miles south-east) and Overton (14 miles east).
What’s near Upper Chute
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Hatchet Inn. A little further out are Andover War Memorial Hospital (5.8 miles south-east) and Ludgershall Castle (2.8 miles south-west).
Part by part
Roof-mounted fans
Roof fans also discharge grease onto the roof around them, so the outlet area is checked too. Heavy staining is noted on the report.
Wall fans
With little duct before them, wall fans collect grease fast. They may need cleaning as often as the canopy, which grease readings will show.
Why act early in Upper Chute
A fan clean in Upper Chute doesn’t take long: the work takes a few hours where there are several fans or heavy deposits. Waiting adds vibration, wear and a harder clean. A planned visit to Upper Chute is easier to arrange than an emergency callout.
Leaving it longer rarely makes the work cheaper. Build-up, wear and faults tend to get worse, not better, which can make the next visit longer. If you are unsure, call 0345 646 2711, or email photos for straight advice and a fixed quote.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Upper Chute
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Every job surveyed first
- Trading since 2009
Read our cost guide or how to check a contractor.
How the visit works
We work around your opening hours, not the other way round. We book the visit for a time the area is closed, whether that’s an evening, overnight or a weekend. Once we are in, the area is sheeted and anything that has to be off is turned off and cooled, and the job takes an hour or two for most single fans. Photos of the system and how to reach it help us plan a visit to Upper Chute.
- First we locate the fan and agree how it’s safely isolated.
- Power to the fan is isolated before anyone touches it.
- Grease is scraped from the impeller blades and the inside of the housing.
- Blades, housing and the area around the motor are degreased with care.
- The fan is put back into service, checked and photographed.
Getting ready for the visit
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Let us know about parking and loading
Get a fixed quote
If you need extract fan cleaning in Upper Chute, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, plus pictures or the previous report if they’re to hand. We usually send a fixed quote within one working day.
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In-house cleaning or a specialist?
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but they don’t reach the grease that builds up further in. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. What they cannot safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, which is where we come in.