West Berkshire · Extract fan cleaning
Extract Fan Cleaning in Wickham Heath
Our technicians work in Wickham Heath on extract fan cleaning. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports on every job.
- A heavily greased fan housing
- A motor area thick with grease
- Grease escaping from the fan outlet
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. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
About our extract fan cleaning in Wickham Heath
Every TR19® Grease clean includes the extract fan, but a fan can also need attention on its own, especially when it has started to vibrate or sound rough. Where only the fan is cleaned, the report says so. If you have a fan motor running hot under a coat of grease and a noisy fan that has got louder over time, we can help.
For a kitchen in or near Wickham Heath, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy, filters, duct, fan and discharge, with a certificate and photo report at the end.
We’ve been trading since 2009, as 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.
- Place
- Wickham Heath (RG20)
- Wider area
- West Berkshire
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Price
- A fixed price before work begins
- When we work
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Towns and villages near Wickham Heath
Also in Wickham Heath
Wickham Heath kitchens: local notes
Kitchens in Wickham Heath get their food hygiene inspections from West Berkshire 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. At about 56 miles from central London, Wickham Heath sits well inside the area we cover. Visits are booked around your hours, evenings and weekends included.
Historic houses near Wickham Heath, such as Benham Park about 1.8 miles south-east, are a reminder that older buildings with event kitchens can have long, awkward duct routes. Bursars and site managers at schools such as Stockcross C.E. School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
Wickham Heath is about 4 miles north-west of Newbury, in West Berkshire. Wickham Heath 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. Wickham Heath is one of 155 towns, villages and districts in West Berkshire we cover for extract fan cleaning. You can also see our page for Reading, about 18 miles away.
Extract fan cleaning in RG20 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. If your site is just outside Wickham Heath, we cover Stockcross (1 mile south-east), Boxford (1 mile north-east), Marsh Benham (2 miles south), Bagnor (2 miles south-east) and Winterbourne (2 miles north-east). Further out, we also cover Newbury (4 miles south-east), Thatcham (6 miles east), Burghfield Common (14 miles east), Speenhamland (3 miles south-east), Hungerford (5 miles west) and Calcot (15 miles east).
Local landmarks in Wickham Heath
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to The Bell pub, among other places. The closest station to Wickham Heath is Kintbury station, roughly 2.7 miles south-west. A little further out are British Balloon Museum & Library Ltd (3.5 miles south-east) and Hamstead Marshall 3 (1.9 miles south). The countryside around Wickham Heath includes Sole Common Pond.
Wickham Heath questions
Is Wickham Heath within the area you cover?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
Who inspects food businesses in Wickham Heath?
The local authority for Wickham Heath is West Berkshire council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
What does TR19 mean?
BESA’s ventilation hygiene specification, with two parts that matter most here: TR19® Grease for kitchen extracts and TR19® Air for supply and extract systems. It is not law, but it’s the benchmark.
Where does the waste go?
Waste is contained during the work and removed when we leave, including grease, debris and dirty water. None of it is left on site.
What about areas you cannot get to?
The report shows them clearly. Often the fix is extra access, such as new panels in ductwork, and we can fit those.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. Plans on a 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycle are available, to suit the system and how it’s used.
Who has the legal duty for fire safety?
The Fire Safety Order 2005 calls them the responsible person: often the employer, owner or occupier. Landlords, facilities managers and managing agents can also hold responsibility.
Which accreditations do you hold?
We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we carry full insurance.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Wickham Heath
Whether it’s one building or many, you get the same standard: a survey first, a fixed quote, the work timed around the site and a report with photos.
Running several sites is easier with one contractor. We work across London and the South East, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept to a regular schedule.
What happens if it’s left?
A greasy fan has to work harder to move the same air. Airflow at the canopy drops and the kitchen gets hotter and smokier and the motor works harder. Systems in rural buildings are often out of sight and out of mind.
What you pay depends on the size of the system, what state it’s in and access to every part of it. We give you a fixed price before any work starts, so there are no surprises.
Why book with us
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- In business since 2009
- Every job surveyed first
- Full insurance on every job
What we are called out for in Wickham Heath
Grease builds up unevenly on the blades. Over time, that imbalance shakes the fan and puts strain on the bearings. Left too long, grease turns into wear.
The symptoms we’re asked about most include:
- Grease stains around the discharge
- Less air being pulled from the kitchen
- A smell of hot grease from the extract
- A heavily greased fan housing
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; West Berkshire Community Hospital is the nearest hospital to Wickham Heath, about 4.7 miles east.
Before booking anyone
- How areas they can’t reach will be recorded
- What hours they’ll be on site
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- When the next visit should be, and why
Aftercare tips
Results last longer with the right care. We suggest:
- Don’t store items in front of the fan’s access point
- Make sure the fan is included each time
- Keep each photo report with the maintenance log
- Listen for new noises or vibration from the fan
When we have finished, the fan is reassembled and run. 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.
When it’s something else
Before booking, it helps to know what’s not included:
- A fan that’s too small for the system (a design question)
- An impeller that is bent or split
- Wiring faults to the fan
Not sure which it is? You can ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will tell you honestly before you book.
What the work covers
- Axial fans
- In-line fans
- Fan housings
- Discharge points
- Roof-mounted fans
- Centrifugal fans
What happens on the day
When we arrive, we check the system against the survey or the photos you sent. If anything is different, we talk it through with the person on site before carrying on. From there, it takes a few hours where there are several fans or heavy deposits. Pictures of the system and its access let us plan the work in Wickham Heath before we set off.
- First we check the fan’s condition and how it sounds.
- Once isolated, we open the fan up.
- The impeller is cleaned blade by blade so it runs balanced.
- Housing, outlet and the area around the motor are cleaned.
- We run the fan and note its condition in the photo report.
Getting ready for the visit
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Clear the space around the work
Get a fixed quote
For a fixed quote, call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. You will normally have a quote within one working day.