Bracknell Forest · Extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in Wick Hill, Bracknell Forest
Need extract fan cleaning in Wick Hill? We diagnose first, fix the price and book the work around your hours, then sign off with a report and pictures.
- A fan that no longer moves enough air
- A fan coated in grease inside its housing
- Grease stains around the discharge
Extract fan cleaning in Wick Hill, done properly
Cleaning removes grease, not wear. If we find worn bearings, a struggling motor or damage to the impeller, we’ll tell you, and we also repair and replace extract fans. You get an honest view of the fan’s condition. If you are dealing with a fan that no longer moves enough air and a heavily greased fan housing, we can put it right, from discharge points, in-line fans and axial fans onwards.
Kitchens around a place like Wick Hill are often in older buildings or single-storey extensions, with the duct running through a roof space or up an outside wall. Flat runs collect grease and need proper access to clean.
A written report with pictures follows each visit, so you have a record of what was done and when. Where the work is a TR19® Grease clean, the certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Where
- Wick Hill (RG12, RG42)
- Wider area
- Bracknell Forest
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed price before we start
- Hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
What your team can do, and what needs us
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
Questions from Wick Hill
Do you work at weekends in Wick Hill?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. The site is handed back ready to open. Just ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos with your opening times and we will plan around them.
Do you clean school canteen extracts around Wick Hill out of term?
Yes, out-of-term visits are normal for schools. Food Standards Agency records list about 9 schools, colleges and universities with registered kitchens within about a mile and a half of Wick Hill. Just call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line with your term dates and we’ll plan around them.
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.
How long does extract fan cleaning take?
That depends on the fan’s size, its position and how much grease there is. Typically it takes an hour or two for most single fans.
Are you insured?
Yes, fully. We also hold CHAS and SafeContractor, for sites that check contractor safety.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes. If something urgent happens, like a fan failing or damage after a fire, call our 24/7 line and we’ll talk you through the next steps.
What does TR19 mean?
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 expects a risk-based approach.
How much notice do you need?
That depends on the slot you want and the size of the job. Tell us your preferred dates when you ask for a quote, and if it’s an emergency, call us any time.
What we’re called out for in Wick Hill
A fan collects more grease when the filters let more through. Missing, damaged or badly fitted filters let grease travel the whole system, so the fan takes far more than it should.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- Grease around the motor and its mounts
- Hot, greasy smells near the fan
- Less air being pulled from the kitchen
- Grease escaping from the fan outlet
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Heatherwood Hospital (about 2.4 miles east), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands.
Before you book anyone
- Whether they’re fully insured
- When they can work, and whether that’s outside your opening hours
- What paperwork you get at the end
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or photos
Looking after it afterwards
Here’s the after-treatment advice, in brief:
- Tell us if the extract feels weaker
- Keep each photo report with the maintenance log
- Leave a clear route to the fan
- Report rattles or humming early
When the fan is cleaned as part of a full TR19® Grease clean, a TR19 certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. A fan-only clean is recorded in the photo report.
Fewer grease particles reaching the fan means less build-up. Keep the grease filters clean, fitted and in place, and replace any that are damaged.
How the visit works
Your trading hours come first. Most visits are booked for when the area is out of use, such as evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends. When the team arrives, the work area is protected and the relevant equipment is switched off to cool, and the job takes an hour or two for most single fans. Evenings, weekends or a closed day all work for a site in a place like Wick Hill.
- We start by checking where the fan sits and how to isolate it.
- Power to the fan is isolated before anyone touches it.
- We remove the grease from the blades, impeller and casing.
- The fan and its surrounds are degreased, keeping clear of the motor’s electrics.
- We reassemble, run the fan and photograph the result.
Preparing for the visit
- Clear the space around the work
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
Ask for a quote
Getting a quote does not take long. Call or email with a few details and you will typically have a fixed price within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
Advice
Kitchen extracts in Wick Hill
There are about 63 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 19 takeaways and sandwich shops within about 1.5 miles of central Wick Hill, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Grease builds up on fan blades and housings in kitchens like these, unbalancing the impeller. Wick Hill sits within the area of 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. In Wick Hill, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Bracknell Forest council. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
A kitchen near Bracknell station that serves breakfast and dinner can run its extract twelve hours or more, which shortens the cleaning interval. If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Holy Trinity Church or elsewhere in Wick Hill, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event.
Wick Hill is about 1 mile north-east of Bracknell, in Bracknell Forest. Every kind of commercial site in Wick Hill, extract fan cleaning is something we can help with. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so the site keeps running. Our Bracknell Forest coverage runs to 41 places, and Wick Hill is one of them. Reading is in our area too, about 10 miles from Wick Hill.
Postcode districts we cover here for extract fan cleaning: RG12 and RG42. You will find streets such as Bay Road, Park Road and Atte Lane, and we cover them all for extract fan cleaning. Close by, we work in Lawrence Hill (1 mile north), Whitegrove (1 mile north-east), Bullbrook (1 mile south-east), Quelm Park (1 mile north-west) and Newell Green (1 mile north). Further out, we also cover Sandhurst (5 miles south), College Town (6 miles south), Little Sandhurst (6 miles south-west), Owlsmoor (5 miles south-west), Home Farm (3 miles south-west) and Wooden Hill (3 miles south-west). Wick Hill is one of the larger places we cover in Bracknell Forest for extract fan cleaning.
Near you in Wick Hill
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Old Manor House Hotel, Garth Hill College and The Brakenhale School and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Bracknell station, roughly 0.7 miles south-west. Other landmarks nearby include Heatherwood Hospital (2.4 miles east) and The Lexicon (0.5 miles south-west). For a walk, there’s Heath Lake and Holt Copse & Joel Park.
Towns and villages near Wick Hill
What else we do in Wick Hill
Leave it or put it right?
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. Booking ahead lets us plan the trip to Wick Hill at a time that suits you.
What you pay reflects the actual work. That is why every job is surveyed first, and why the quote is fixed before work begins.
Why us?
- Fixed quotes, typically within one working day
- Photo reports with every job
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- Full insurance on every job
Read our cost guide and our accreditations and certificates.
What a clean won’t put right
Before booking, it helps to know what’s not included:
- A fan that was never right for the kitchen
- Wiring faults to the fan
- Damaged fan blades
If you are not sure, just ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will give you a straight answer before booking.
Where we work
- Discharge points
- Centrifugal fans
- In-line fans
- Fan housings
- Roof-mounted fans
- Axial fans
What affects the cost of extract fan cleaning
Sites vary more than people expect. What affects the quote:
- The condition of the system
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
Every site is different, so each one gets its own fixed quote. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all make a difference.
Asking for a quote
We can often survey from photos. The most useful are:
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
Want a quote for extract fan cleaning? Please give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us with a few details about the site. We’ll talk you through the work and give you a fixed quote before you commit to anything.