Wokingham · Extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in Wargrave, Wokingham
Extract fan cleaning for Wargrave and the surrounding area: a survey, a fixed price, careful work and proper paperwork. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- A smell of hot grease from the extract
- Vibration from an unbalanced impeller
- A fan coated in grease inside its housing
Extract fan cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Wargrave
If the ducts are the arteries, the fan is the heart. A heart under strain works harder for less. Our job is to clear it, check it runs smoothly and record what we found, before signing it off. The work covers axial fans, centrifugal fans and roof-mounted fans, and the jobs we see most are a fan shaking on its mounts and a fan that no longer moves enough air.
In a smaller place like Wargrave, many kitchens sit in older buildings or later extensions, where the duct may cross a roof void or climb an outside wall. Long horizontal runs like that hold grease and need access panels to reach.
We’ve been trading since 2009, as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we carry full insurance.
- Location
- Wargrave (RG10)
- Region
- Wokingham
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Managing agents and facilities teams in Wargrave
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We work across London and the South East, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept to a regular schedule.
If you look after several sites, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Each site gets its own report and pictures, so records stay tidy.
What extract fan cleaning looks like in Wargrave
Food Standards Agency records list about 6 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens within about 1.5 miles of central Wargrave. Any of those kitchens with a canopy relies on a fan that gathers grease as it runs. Kitchens in Wargrave get their food hygiene inspections from Wokingham council. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after. Fire safety in Wargrave falls to Royal Berkshire 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.
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of St Mary, or anywhere in Wargrave, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it. If you run a café or takeaway near Wargrave 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 Robert Piggott CofE Infant School or anywhere near Wargrave, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
Wargrave is about 4 miles north-east of Woodley, in Wokingham. Wargrave gets the same approach as every site we work on: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where needed and a written report with pictures. Wargrave is one of 35 towns, villages and districts in Wokingham we cover for commercial clients. Reading is in our area too, about 6 miles from Wargrave.
Extract fan cleaning in RG10 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. You’ll find streets such as High Street, Langhams Way and Victoria Road, all of which we cover for extract fan cleaning. We also cover the places around Wargrave: Bowsey Hill (1 mile north-east), Lower Shiplake (1 mile north-west), Cockpole Green (2 miles north), Knowl Hill (2 miles east) and Warren Row (2 miles north-east). We also work in nearby towns such as Reading (6 miles south-west), Wokingham (6 miles south), Woodley (4 miles south-west), Earley (6 miles south-west), Crowthorne (9 miles south) and Lower Earley (6 miles south-west).
Local landmarks in Wargrave
Around Wargrave, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Loddon Nature Reserve, The Piggott School and The White Hart pub and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Wargrave station, about 0.7 miles south-west of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find St Mark's Hospital (5.3 miles east) and Frazer Nash Archives (2.4 miles north-west). Green spaces nearby include Hurley Chalk Pit and South Lake.
How it works
Every visit runs to the same pattern: protect the area, make the system safe, do the work, tidy up and hand over the paperwork. On site, the work takes a few hours where there are several fans or heavy deposits. Getting to the system matters more than parking in a place like Wargrave, so let us know how to reach it.
- We locate the fan and plan how to reach and isolate it.
- We isolate the power before opening the housing.
- Grease is scraped off the impeller blades and casing.
- 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
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
Getting a quote
Every quote begins with a look at the system, either from photos and details you send or from a site visit. Then we send a fixed price, before any work starts.
Advice
When something else is needed
In fairness, there are a few things this work will not fix:
- An undersized fan that can’t cope
- A fan that will not start
- Damaged fan blades
If you are not sure, just call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll give you a straight answer before you book.
What we work on in Wargrave
- Roof-mounted fans
- Axial fans
- In-line fans
- Fan housings
- Discharge points
- Centrifugal fans
Towns and villages near Wargrave
What else we do in Wargrave
Questions from Wargrave
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Wargrave?
Wargrave is in the area of Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.
Who inspects food businesses in Wargrave?
The local authority for Wargrave is Wokingham council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. It helps to keep the extract cleaning records with your food safety paperwork, so they’re ready if asked for.
What about areas you can’t get to?
Anything we can’t reach goes on the report, with pictures where possible, and we tell you what would make it reachable, for example new access panels.
What types of premises do you cover?
All kinds of commercial and public premises: kitchens, offices, schools, healthcare, retail, leisure and food production. We fit the work around how the site operates.
Is the fan included in a TR19 clean?
Yes. The whole system is cleaned, from the canopy to the discharge, and the fan is a key part of it, so it’s cleaned too.
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. It can also be wear in the bearings or motor, which our report will flag.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes. For many sites, photos and a few details are enough, and larger or hidden systems get a visit.
What does TR19 mean?
A BESA specification in two main parts: TR19® Grease for kitchen extract systems and TR19® Air for general ventilation. It is not law, but it’s the benchmark.
Between visits
Looking after the system between visits is straightforward, and it makes the next visit easier:
- Run the extract throughout cooking
- Keep records of every fan clean
- Keep access to the fan clear
- Keep the grease filters clean and in place
Once it’s clean, the fan is closed up and run to check it’s working smoothly. If anything seems wrong, from vibration to wear, we note it, so you can plan any repair.
Keep the route to the fan clear. Clear access means it’s never left out of a clean, whether it’s on a roof, in a ceiling or on a wall.
Different parts, different methods
Roof-mounted fans
Grease can escape from a roof fan onto the surrounding surface, so the outlet area is checked too. We note any grease around the fan.
Fan housings and motors
The housing around the impeller catches grease flung off the blades. It’s scraped and degreased with the impeller.
Why it’s worth doing now in Wargrave
A greasy fan has to work harder to move the same air. Less air is pulled from the kitchen, so heat and smoke linger and the motor works harder. Systems on quieter sites still build up dirt and wear, just more slowly.
What you pay reflects the actual work. That is why we survey first, from photos or on site, and the price is agreed before we start.
Why book with us
- Fully insured
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- A written report with pictures after each visit
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
Take a look at our cost guide or our accreditations and certificates.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, which is where we come in.
Staff cleaning and specialist work are not the same thing. 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.