Surrey · Extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in West Molesey, Surrey
Extract fan cleaning for West Molesey and the surrounding area: a survey, a fixed price, careful work and proper paperwork. Call for a fixed quote.
- Thick grease on the impeller and casing
- A motor area thick with grease
- Fat spreading onto the roof or wall by the fan
Extract fan cleaning in West Molesey, done properly
If the ducts are the arteries, the fan is the heart. A greasy fan works harder and moves less air. Our job is to clear it, check it runs smoothly and record what we found, before signing it off. Common call-outs are for burning smells from the fan area and a fan coated in grease inside its housing, across fan housings, centrifugal fans and in-line fans.
Around a smaller place like West Molesey, kitchen extracts tend to belong to pubs, cafés, takeaways and school or care home kitchens. Quieter kitchens still collect grease in the duct, just more slowly, so cleaning is planned around how much it cooks and what the readings show.
Duct Doctor has 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.
- Place
- West Molesey (KT8)
- Region
- Surrey
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quote
- A fixed price before we start
- Working hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, alongside our reports.
Grease, kitchens and West Molesey
Food Standards Agency records list about 76 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 13 takeaways and sandwich shops within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of West Molesey. Where they cook under a canopy, an extract fan is pulling grease-laden air through its blades every service. The fire and rescue service for West Molesey is Surrey 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. In West Molesey, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Elmbridge council. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Before-and-after pictures from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
Church and community hall kitchens, near Church of St Peter or anywhere around West Molesey, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other. If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Chandlers Field Primary School or anywhere near West Molesey, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
West Molesey is about 2 miles north-east of Walton-on-Thames, in Surrey. Wherever you are in the KT8 postcode area, we cover extract fan cleaning for commercial sites. Across Surrey, we cover 395 places, and West Molesey is one of them. There’s also a page for London, about 14 miles away.
Here we cover the KT8 postcode area for extract fan cleaning. You will find streets such as High Street, Walton Road and St Peter's Road, all of which we cover for extract fan cleaning. West Molesey is on the B369, which makes it straightforward for our technicians to reach for extract fan cleaning. We also cover East Molesey (1 mile east), Hampton (1 mile north), Hampton Hill (2 miles north-east), Hanworth (2 miles north) and Teddington (2 miles north-east). Larger places within reach include Guildford (14 miles south-west), Woking (11 miles south-west), Epsom (6 miles south-east), Redhill (14 miles south-east), Ewell (6 miles south-east) and Egham (8 miles west).
Local landmarks in West Molesey
In West Molesey, that means kitchens and buildings near Lower Hampton Road, Jolly Coopers pub and Esher College and the streets around them. West Molesey’s nearest station is Hampton station, about 0.9 miles north of the centre. A little further out are Teddington Memorial Hospital (2.1 miles north-east) and Bentall Centre (3 miles east). Open spaces near West Molesey include Kingston Hill Road area and The Lake.
Your questions about extract fan cleaning in West Molesey
Which environmental health team covers West Molesey?
Kitchens in West Molesey are inspected by Elmbridge council’s environmental health officers. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
Do you do school kitchen extract cleaning in West Molesey in the summer holidays?
Yes, out-of-term visits are normal for schools. With about 13 schools and colleges on the FSA’s register within roughly a mile and a half of West Molesey, it pays to plan holiday dates ahead. Just call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line with your term dates and we will plan around them.
Can the fan be cleaned between full cleans?
Yes, where it makes sense. A coated fan often means the duct before it is coated too, but the choice is yours.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes, every time. Diagnosis comes before treatment: the survey tells us what the system needs and how to reach it, and the quote is based on that.
Who has the legal duty for fire safety?
In the words of the Fire Safety Order 2005, it’s the responsible person. That’s generally the employer or the person in control of the premises, and where several people have control, each can have duties. If you’re not sure, check your lease and fire risk assessment.
Is it safe to clean the fan while the kitchen is open?
We always isolate the fan first, so it cannot run during the clean. That means the extract is off, so we clean while the kitchen is closed.
Does the law say we must follow TR19?
No. TR19® itself is not law; it’s a BESA specification. The legal duty comes from the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005: the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and TR19® is the benchmark for showing that grease in the extract is under control.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes. Plans on a 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycle are available, to suit the system and how it’s used.
How it works
There’s very little for your team to do on the day. Someone lets us in at the agreed time and shows us where everything is, and we take it from there. Before we leave, the area is tidied and the paperwork follows. Evenings, weekends or a closed day all work for a site in a place like West Molesey.
- The fan is found and its type, access and isolation checked.
- 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.
Preparing for the visit
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Tell us where we can park and unload
Getting a quote
We don’t publish a price list, because every site is different. We look at your system first, from pictures or on a visit, then send a fixed quote. To get going, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
Advice
What we’re called out for in West Molesey
Grease on a fan is a fire risk, in West Molesey as anywhere. If grease in the duct catches, the fan and its housing can feed the fire, and a hot, struggling motor does not help.
Most sites get in touch when they notice one of these:
- A heavily greased fan housing
- A smell of hot grease from the extract
- Grease stains around the discharge
- A fan that no longer moves enough air
If you cook for passing trade around Hampton station, the extract can be cleaned between your last and first customer.
Questions to ask before you book
- Whether the price is fixed
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- If they look at the system before pricing
- How they set the interval to the next visit
Keeping the system healthy
So the system stays in good health:
- Check the report shows the fan was cleaned
- Watch for grease marks around the outlet
- Run the extract throughout cooking
- Never cook with a filter missing
The photo report shows the fan before and after cleaning. It lists what was cleaned and anything we couldn’t reach, along with the recommended next clean date.
Run the fan throughout cooking. Air that keeps moving carries vapour out rather than letting it settle, so keeping it running helps keep it clean.
When it’s something else
Before you book, it helps to know what’s not included:
- An impeller that is bent or split
- A motor that has burnt out
- A fan that was never right for the kitchen
If in doubt, ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we will say what we think before you book.
Parts of the system we cover
- Roof-mounted fans
- In-line fans
- Axial fans
- Discharge points
- Centrifugal fans
- Fan housings
Towns and villages near West Molesey
What else we do in West Molesey
Part by part
Impellers and blades
Grease on the leading edges of the blades cuts the fan’s efficiency. We clean each blade back to its surface, so the fan can run as intended.
Kitchens with long cooking hours
A fan in a long-hours kitchen runs for most of the day, which means grease and wear add up quickly. Cleaning on time helps keep it running.
Why deal with it now?
A fan that sounds rough in West Molesey is often telling you the extract needs a clean. Grease on the fan means grease in the duct before it so a full TR19 clean may be due. It’s better to plan the work at a site near West Molesey than wait for a failure.
You will not find a price list here, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. For a fixed quote, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email, and we’ll talk you through it.
Why choose Duct Doctor in West Molesey
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- Fixed quotes from a survey or pictures
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
Take a look at what affects the cost and our accreditations and certificates.