Reading · Extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in West Reading, Reading
One call covers cleaning of kitchen extract fans, impellers, fan housings and discharge points in West Reading: survey, fixed quote, work and sign-off. CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, ISO 9001 and fully insured.
- A fan motor running hot under a coat of grease
- A smell of hot grease from the extract
- Vibration from an unbalanced impeller
West Reading questions
Do you clean school canteen extracts around West Reading out of term?
Yes, and it’s the easiest time to do it. Food Standards Agency records list about 19 schools, colleges and universities with registered kitchens within about a mile and a half of West Reading. Booking early in the term gives the best choice of holiday dates.
Who is the fire and rescue service for West Reading?
Fire safety enforcement in West Reading is handled by Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.
Is the fan included in a TR19 clean?
Yes. A TR19 Grease clean covers everything from canopy to discharge, and the fan sits right in that path, so it’s cleaned too.
What do you need from me for a quote?
Where the site is, what it is and when it’s open, plus pictures of the system and your last certificate or report if you have one.
What is TR19?
It’s BESA’s specification and the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to. It covers how systems are inspected, cleaned and checked, and it takes a risk-based approach.
Which accreditations do you hold?
Our accreditations are CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, alongside BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. The Vent Hygiene Elite scheme is run by BESCA and audited independently.
How long is a fan clean?
That depends on the fan’s size, its position and how much grease there is. Typically it takes an hour or two for one fan, longer when it’s hard to reach.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
No. The law sets the duty; TR19® is the benchmark used to show it’s met. 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.
About our extract fan cleaning in West Reading
Every kitchen extract depends on its fan: it draws the air through the canopy and ductwork and pushes it outside. Whatever grease slips past the filters and duct reaches the fan and we clean it off. The work covers centrifugal fans, roof-mounted fans and in-line fans, and the jobs we see most are a fan motor running hot under a coat of grease and burning smells from the fan area.
Kitchens around a place like West Reading are often in older buildings or single-storey 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.
The report is your system’s health record: dated, with photos, and showing what was done. Grease extract cleans are also certificated to TR19® Grease through the BESCA VHE portal, ready for your insurer.
- Place
- West Reading (RG30, RG1, RG31)
- Wider area
- Reading
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
What we do, step by step
There are three stages on the day: set-up, the treatment itself and the sign-off. Set-up means sheeting and making equipment safe, while signing off means the written report and pictures. The middle part takes longest, and that takes a few hours where there are several fans or heavy deposits. Everything the job in West Reading needs is worked out beforehand, from the survey.
- We locate the fan and plan how to reach and isolate it.
- We isolate the power before opening the housing.
- We scrape the heavy grease from the blades and housing.
- Blades, housing and surrounds are degreased with care around the electrics.
- We reassemble, run and photograph the fan.
How to prepare
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
Getting a quote
Some systems can be priced from pictures; others need a survey. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, you get a fixed price before work begins.
Advice
What extract fan cleaning cannot fix
Not every problem is solved by extract fan cleaning, and we will tell you before any work starts. It won’t put right:
- A fan that won’t start
- A cracked or broken impeller (it needs replacing)
- A fan that was never right for the kitchen
Not sure which it is? You can phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we’ll tell you honestly.
Parts of the system we cover
- In-line fans
- Fan housings
- Centrifugal fans
- Roof-mounted fans
- Axial fans
- Discharge points
How the job changes from site to site
Roof-mounted fans
Many kitchen extracts end at a fan on the roof. They’re cleaned where safe access allows, with any limits noted.
Kitchens with long cooking hours
In a busy kitchen, the fan rarely gets a rest, which means grease and wear add up quickly. Cleaning on time helps keep it running.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
A few tasks are always specialist work: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings need training, the right equipment and safe access. That’s our job.
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 don’t reach the grease that builds up further in. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
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Why it’s worth doing now in West Reading
The fan is part of the fire path. TR19® Grease covers the whole extract, fan included and many insurers require the full system to be cleaned to TR19. You choose the date of a planned visit, and a breakdown never asks.
Putting the work off seldom saves money. Build-up, wear and faults tend to get worse, not better, and a neglected system can mean more work. If you’re not sure what’s needed, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos for straight advice and a fixed quote.
Why us?
- Photo reports with every job
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- Fixed quotes from a survey or pictures
- Full insurance on every job
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Kitchen extracts in West Reading
The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 56 pubs and bars and about 8 hotels and B&Bs in and around West Reading, up to about a mile and a half out. Breakfasts, bar meals and functions all put grease into the extract wherever they’re cooked. Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service covers West Reading. 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. Environmental health officers from Reading council inspect food businesses in West Reading. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
If you cook for passing trade around Reading West station, the extract can be cleaned between your last and first customer. Healthcare kitchens can’t easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to West Reading is Battle Hospital, about less than half a mile north. School kitchens, at schools like Battle School for example, are typically cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
West Reading is about 1 mile north-west of Reading, in Reading. Across the RG30 area, we can carry out extract fan cleaning at your premises. 34 places in Reading are on our list, from busy centres to quieter spots.
Every address in RG30, RG1 and RG31 is within our area for extract fan cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Local streets include Lundy Lane, Wilson Road and Wilton Road, and we cover them all for extract fan cleaning. Main roads around West Reading include the A4, so getting to you is simple for evening and night visits. Neighbouring places we cover for extract fan cleaning include Coley Park (1 mile south-east), Reading (1 mile south-east), Caversham Heights (2 miles north), Lower Caversham (2 miles north-east) and Green Park (2 miles south). Within a short drive, we also cover Shinfield (4 miles south-east), Arborfield Garrison (6 miles south-east), Whitley Wood (3 miles south-east), Sonning Common (4 miles north), Caversham Park Village (3 miles north-east) and Sonning (4 miles east). West Reading is one of the larger places we cover in Reading for extract fan cleaning.
Around West Reading
Around West Reading, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The WREN School, Round Copse and The Rose And Thistle Public House. West Reading has its own railway station: Reading West station. Other landmarks nearby include Battle Hospital (within half a mile north) and Broad Street Mall (0.8 miles east). For a walk, there’s Fobney Island Wetland Reserve and Sonning Hill.
Between visits
A little care between visits keeps the system in better shape. Our advice:
- Check the report shows the fan was cleaned
- Do not turn the fan off mid-service
- Keep access to the fan clear
- Never cook with a filter missing
A full system clean includes a TR19 certificate from the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. If only the fan is cleaned, the photo report says so.
Make sure the fan is reachable. Clear access means it’s never left out of a clean, whether it’s on a roof, in a ceiling or on a wall.
Fixed quotes for extract fan cleaning in West Reading
Before we fix a price, we need to know a few things. We look at:
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- The times the site is available
- How many systems or sites are involved
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That is why every job is surveyed first, and why the quote is fixed before work begins.
Asking for a quote
When you contact us, it’s useful to have:
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- Problems your staff have spotted
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
Getting a quote does not take long. Send a few details and photos, 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.