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Extract Fan Cleaning in Upper Eddington
Extract fan cleaning across Upper Eddington and nearby, timed so the site keeps working and signed off in writing with photos.
- A fan that hums, whines or rumbles
- A fan coated in grease inside its housing
- A smell of hot grease from the extract
What affects the quote in Upper Eddington
You’ll get a fixed price before we start. It takes into account:
- The condition we find in the survey
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
Every site is different, so we price each one individually. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all play a part.
Asking for a quote
To help us quote quickly, please include:
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
Getting a quote does not take long. Send a few details and pictures, and we usually reply with a fixed quote within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
Extract fan cleaning in Upper Eddington
Grease on a fan is not spread evenly. Heavier deposits on some blades throw the impeller off balance, which brings vibration, noise and extra wear on the bearings and motor. A thorough clean removes the cause. Common call-outs are for less air being pulled from the kitchen and thick grease on the impeller and casing, on roof-mounted fans, centrifugal fans and fan housings.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. We agree access and timings in advance.
Accreditations are easy to claim and worth checking. We are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, with full insurance on top.
- Place
- Upper Eddington (RG17)
- Wider area
- West Berkshire
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
What we’re called out for in Upper Eddington
How fast a fan gets greasy in Upper Eddington depends on the cooking: daily hours and the amount of frying and grilling. Under BESA guidance, the whole system, fan included, needs cleaning at least every 3, 6 or 12 months depending on daily hours.
It’s time to book a visit if you see:
- A fan coated in grease inside its housing
- Hot, greasy smells near the fan
- An extract fan that vibrates or rattles
- A fan motor running hot under a coat of grease
Where a hall near Hungerford Methodist Church, or anywhere in Upper Eddington, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
Questions to ask before you book
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- Whether a written report and photos are included
- How they set the interval to the next visit
What we do, step by step
The first job on site is protection: sheeting goes over floors and surfaces close to the work. After that, the system is made safe and the work begins. The work on site takes a few hours where there are several fans or heavy deposits, and the area is cleaned down before we leave. Seeing the system in pictures first means the trip to Upper Eddington can be planned properly.
- We start by checking where the fan sits and how to isolate it.
- With the fan isolated, the housing is opened.
- 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.
- It’s closed up, run and checked, and pictures go into your report.
How to prepare
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Move anything stored near the system
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
How to get a quote
Here’s what helps us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, a few photos and any previous report or certificate. Once you have those, call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
Related advice
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we can quote for the whole system.
Where a tenant occupies the premises but the landlord owns the building, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We’re happy to deal with either side, and the report can go to both.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
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 can diagnose it and quote.
Staff cleaning and specialist work aren’t the same thing. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but they do not reach the grease that builds up further in. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
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Common questions in Upper Eddington
Do you work in villages like Upper Eddington?
Yes, Upper Eddington is part of our area, however small the site. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Upper Eddington?
Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service for Upper Eddington. TR19® isn’t law, but it’s the benchmark many fire officers and insurers look to when they ask how often the extract is cleaned.
Will we have to shut during the visit?
Not normally. We work when the area is out of use, such as evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends, so the site can carry on as normal.
Can you work evenings and weekends?
Yes. Much of our work happens in the evening, overnight or at weekends, so you don’t have to close during trading.
How much notice should we give?
For planned work, earlier is better, especially if the next clean or test is due soon. Emergencies are different, because our line is open 24/7.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes, always. We diagnose before we treat: the survey shows what needs doing and what access we need and the fixed quote is built on it.
Does a TR19 kitchen extract clean cover the fan?
Yes, the fan is cleaned as part of TR19. Anything that can’t be reached is recorded, so you always know what was cleaned.
What do you do with what you remove?
Anything we remove is contained as we work and taken away with us, including grease, debris and dirty water. None of it is left on site.
Looking after it afterwards
Good habits slow the build-up between visits. Our tips:
- Leave a clear route to the fan
- Tell us if the extract feels weaker
- Make sure the fan is included each time
- Notice when the fan starts to sound different
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.
Do not 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.
Kitchen extracts in Upper Eddington
There are about 11 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 4 takeaways in Upper Eddington and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. The fan at the end of each of those extracts collects grease that slows it and wears the motor. Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service covers Upper Eddington. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk. It’s West Berkshire council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Upper Eddington. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
If you run a café or takeaway near Hungerford station, early starts and late finishes leave little time to clean, so overnight extract cleaning suits. If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Hungerford Primary School or anywhere near Upper Eddington, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
Upper Eddington is about 8 miles west of Newbury, in West Berkshire. We carry out extract fan cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Upper Eddington and the rest of West Berkshire. Upper Eddington is one of 155 towns, villages and districts in West Berkshire we cover for extract fan cleaning. Reading is in our area too, about 23 miles from Upper Eddington.
We cover every part of the RG17 postcode area for extract fan cleaning and the streets around it. That includes premises on Bath Road, Charnham Lane and Tealgate and nearby roads. Being close to the A4, Upper Eddington is easy for our technicians to reach at any hour. We also cover the places around Upper Eddington: Eddington (1 mile south-east), Leverton (1 mile north-west), Hungerford (1 mile south), Chilton Foliat (1 mile north-west) and Woodlands St Mary (3 miles north). Within a short drive, we also cover Newbury (8 miles east), Thatcham (11 miles east), Speenhamland (8 miles east), Lambourn (6 miles north), Shaw (9 miles east) and Kingsclere (13 miles south-east).
Local landmarks in Upper Eddington
Typical jobs here are in premises near John O'Gaunt School and Amore pub. For rail, the closest station is Hungerford station, about 0.6 miles south. The countryside around Upper Eddington includes Inkpen Hill and Kintbury Newt Ponds.
What extract fan cleaning can’t fix
We’ll always give you a straight diagnosis, so here’s what extract fan cleaning won’t do:
- Grease in the canopy and ductwork
- A motor that has burnt out
- Electrical faults in the fan’s supply or controls (an electrician’s job)
If in doubt, call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we’ll say what we think.
Parts of the system we cover
- Centrifugal fans
- Fan housings
- Axial fans
- In-line fans
- Discharge points
- Roof-mounted fans