West Berkshire · Extract fan cleaning
Extract Fan Cleaning in Wellhouse
Extract fan cleaning for Wellhouse, with a survey first and a report with photos at the end. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- Weak extraction at the canopy
- Rough running from the extract fan
- A fan coated in grease inside its housing
Common problems we fix in Wellhouse
Grease on a fan is a fire risk, in Wellhouse as anywhere. If grease in the duct catches, the fan and its housing can feed the fire and an overworked motor runs hotter.
Most sites get in touch when they notice one of these:
- A heavily greased fan housing
- Vibration from an unbalanced impeller
- Grease around the motor and its mounts
- Grease escaping from the fan outlet
Shaw House, about 3.7 miles south-west, is one of the historic houses near Wellhouse; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions.
What your quote should include
- When the next visit should be, and why
- When they can work, and whether that is outside your opening hours
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
Extract fan cleaning in Wellhouse, done properly
Any fan serving a kitchen in Wellhouse is cleaned the same careful way as anywhere else: we isolate it, open the housing, scrape the impeller and degrease the lot. Your report shows the impeller as we found it and as we left it. We’re often asked to deal with a motor area thick with grease and thick grease on the impeller and casing, on discharge points, in-line fans and axial fans.
In a village or hamlet like Wellhouse, the kitchens that need extract cleaning are typically a pub, a school, a care home or a hall kitchen, wherever there is one. Every one of them still needs its extract kept clear of grease, whatever the size of the place.
Each visit ends with a written report and photos, so there’s a dated record of the work. Where the work is a TR19® Grease clean, the certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Location
- Wellhouse (RG18)
- Wider area
- West Berkshire
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed price before work begins
- When we work
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
What we do, step by step
We start by comparing what we find with the survey or your pictures. Anything unexpected is raised with you before we go further. After that, the work takes an hour or two for most single fans. Photos of the system and how to reach it help us plan a visit to Wellhouse.
- First we locate the fan and agree how it’s safely isolated.
- 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.
- We reassemble, run the fan and photograph the result.
How to prepare
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Clear the space around the work
Get a fixed quote
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, either from pictures and details you send or from a site visit. Then we send a fixed price so you know the cost before work begins.
Related advice
When something else is needed
We won’t sell you work that doesn’t address the problem, so here are the limits:
- Electrical faults in the fan’s supply or controls (an electrician’s job)
- An impeller that’s bent or split
- A failed motor or worn bearings (that needs a fan repair or replacement)
If you’re not sure, just phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will give you a straight answer before you book.
Parts of the system we cover
- In-line fans
- Fan housings
- Centrifugal fans
- Roof-mounted fans
- Discharge points
- Axial fans
What affects the quote in Wellhouse
The quote reflects the site in front of us. We take into account:
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- Any permits to work or inductions
- The number of sites or systems
Every site is different, so we price each one individually. Size, access, the condition of the system and when we can work all play a part.
Asking for a quote
Photos and a few facts are often enough to price the work. Useful things to send:
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- A few general shots of the system
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Your last certificate, test record or report
The quickest way to a quote is to send photos: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
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Questions from Wellhouse
Which council inspects kitchens in Wellhouse?
That’s West Berkshire council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Wellhouse. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Wellhouse?
It’s Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Wellhouse. A recent cleaning certificate and a note of the next clean date show that grease in the extract is being managed.
What about areas you can’t get to?
They’re listed in the report, never skipped quietly. The report says which parts couldn’t be reached and why, along with a quote to put access in.
Does the law say we must follow TR19?
No. The law sets the duty, and TR19® is the recognised benchmark for meeting it. Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person has to manage fire risk, and many insurers can refuse or reduce a claim without proof of cleaning.
Are you fully insured?
Yes, we’re fully insured. CHAS and SafeContractor accreditation sit alongside it for clients who vet their contractors.
What accreditations do you have?
We are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we’re fully insured.
Do you offer extract fan cleaning separately?
Yes, a fan can be cleaned on its own. That helps when the fan needs attention before the next full clean, but it doesn’t replace a full TR19 clean.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes. Every job is surveyed first, from your photos and details, or with a visit where necessary. A fixed quote follows.
Leave it or put it right?
Grease on the fan is grease in the system. A TR19 clean that left out the fan wouldn’t cover the whole system and many insurers require the full system to be cleaned to TR19. If the system at a site near Wellhouse fails, there may be nowhere nearby to move to.
A single site or a whole portfolio, the quote is built the same way: the work involved, the access and the timing. The price is fixed before any work starts.
Why us?
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- Fully insured
What extract fan cleaning looks like in Wellhouse
Wellhouse is covered by Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service. Fire and rescue authorities enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic premises, and in a kitchen that fire risk includes the grease in the extract. We cover Wellhouse, about 50 miles from central London, as part of our work across London and the South East. A survey and a fixed quote come first, then the visit at a time that suits you.
Where a hall near Church of St Mary, or anywhere in Wellhouse, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does. School kitchens, at schools like Hermitage Primary School for example, are normally cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
Wellhouse is about 3 miles north of Thatcham, in West Berkshire. Across the RG18 area, we cover extract fan cleaning for commercial sites. Across West Berkshire, we cover 155 places, and Wellhouse is one of them. You can also see our page for Reading, roughly 12 miles from Wellhouse.
Our technicians cover all of RG18 for extract fan cleaning and the streets around it. Neighbouring places we cover for extract fan cleaning include Hermitage (1 mile west), Little Hungerford (1 mile north-west), Oare (1 mile north-west), Longlane (1 mile west) and Cold Ash (2 miles south). Larger places within reach include Newbury (5 miles south-west), Thatcham (3 miles south), Burghfield Common (9 miles south-east), Speenhamland (4 miles south-west), Hungerford (12 miles west) and Spencers Wood (13 miles east).
Around Wellhouse
In Wellhouse, that means kitchens and buildings near The White Horse pub and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Thatcham station, roughly 3.9 miles south of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Hampstead Norris Castle (2.2 miles north) and West Berkshire Community Hospital (3.4 miles south-west). For a walk, there’s Nature Discovery Centre.
For landlords and multi-site operators
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare in Wellhouse and across West Berkshire. Larger estates can be phased building by building to keep disruption down.
If you look after several sites, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Each site gets its own report and photos, so records stay tidy.
Aftercare tips
So the system stays in good health:
- Keep the grease filters clean and in place
- Look for grease stains near the discharge
- Flag smoke lingering at the canopy
- Don’t store items in front of the fan’s access point
Keep the report with the maintenance log and fire risk assessment. It gives a dated record of the fan’s condition, which helps if anything changes later.
Run the fan throughout cooking. Grease settles faster when the air stops moving, so keeping it running helps keep it clean.