Greater London · Extract fan cleaning
Wimbledon extract fan cleaning
We cover Wimbledon for cleaning of kitchen extract fans, impellers, fan housings and discharge points. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports as standard.
- A fan shaking on its mounts
- A fan left out of previous cleans
- A heavily greased fan housing
Extract fan cleaning in Wimbledon, done properly
The fan is cleaned as part of every full TR19® Grease clean, but some fans need cleaning between full cleans, for example when it’s noisy or vibrating. A fan-only clean is recorded as exactly that. Common call-outs are for fat spreading onto the roof or wall by the fan and rough running from the extract fan, across discharge points, roof-mounted fans and fan housings.
Kitchens in Wimbledon, like many across London, can share a building with flats or offices, with the duct running up through shared risers. A duct fire there can reach parts of the building far from the range, which is why keeping it clean to TR19® matters.
Our accreditations include CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured. On top of that, we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, trading since 2009.
- Location
- Wimbledon (SW19, SW20, SW17, SW18)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Keeping the system healthy
Think of this as the after-treatment advice, in brief:
- Notice when the fan starts to sound different
- Keep records of every fan clean
- Make sure the fan is included each time
- Never cook with a filter missing
We take away the grease and dirty water from the fan clean. On a roof or outside wall, we leave the surrounding area tidy.
A change in how the fan sounds is worth noting. Rattles, hums or shaking can be early signs of build-up or wear and early action can save a repair.
What staff can safely do
If your staff spot something between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We’ll take a look and send you a fixed quote.
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
Honest limits
We will always give you a straight diagnosis, so here’s what extract fan cleaning won’t do:
- A faulty speed controller or isolator
- Damaged fan blades
- An undersized fan that cannot cope
Not sure which it is? You can call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we will tell you honestly before you book.
What we work on in Wimbledon
- Centrifugal fans
- Axial fans
- Fan housings
- Discharge points
- Roof-mounted fans
- In-line fans
Leave it or put it right?
Without a working extract fan, a kitchen can’t cook safely. Grease is often where fan trouble begins, so keeping it clean is part of keeping it running. We also offer a 24/7 emergency callout if the worst happens. Shared walls, risers and roofs mean a problem at one London site seldom stays put.
What you pay depends on how big the system is, what state it’s in and how easy it is to reach. We give you a fixed price before work begins, so there are no surprises.
Why Wimbledon businesses choose us
- A written report with pictures after every visit
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- Fully insured
See how cleaning jobs are priced or our accreditations and certificates.
FAQs for Wimbledon
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Wimbledon?
Wimbledon is in the area of London Fire Brigade. TR19® isn’t law, but it’s the benchmark many fire officers and insurers look to when they ask how often the extract is cleaned.
Which council inspects kitchens in Wimbledon?
Food hygiene inspections in Wimbledon are carried out by Merton council. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
Do you need to turn the fan off to clean it?
The fan must be isolated, for safety. Cleans are done when the kitchen is closed, so cooking isn’t affected.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
No. TR19® itself is not law; it’s a BESA specification. The law is the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, which makes the responsible person assess and reduce fire risk, and cleaning to TR19® is the recognised way to show grease is under control.
Are you fully insured?
Yes, fully. We also hold CHAS and SafeContractor, for sites that check contractor safety.
Do we lose a day’s trading?
Not usually. We work when the area is out of use, such as evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends, so the site can carry on as normal.
Who has the legal duty for fire safety?
The Fire Safety Order 2005 calls them the responsible person: normally the employer or whoever controls the premises. Landlords, facilities managers and managing agents can also hold responsibility.
What’s the cleaning interval for an extract fan?
It depends on how many hours the kitchen cooks, under BESA guidance. At the extremes, that is 3-monthly for heavy use and 12-monthly for light use, fan included.
What extract fan cleaning looks like in Wimbledon
The FSA’s data shows about 34 bars, pubs and nightclubs and about 6 hotels and B&Bs registered in and around Wimbledon, up to about a mile and a half out. Where they serve hot food, their kitchen extracts need cleaning to TR19® like any restaurant’s. Overnight is the normal time to clean a London kitchen extract, so trading is not affected. Wimbledon is covered by London Fire Brigade. 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.
A kitchen near Wimbledon station that serves breakfast and dinner can run its extract twelve hours or more, which shortens the cleaning interval. Church and community hall kitchens, near St. Mark's Church or anywhere around Wimbledon, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other. School kitchens, at schools like Wimbledon High School for example, are typically cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
Wimbledon is about 7 miles south of City of Westminster, in Greater London. We provide extract fan cleaning for commercial premises of every kind in Wimbledon and the rest of Greater London. Our Greater London coverage runs to 764 places, and Wimbledon is one of them. There’s also a page for London, about 7 miles away.
Every address in SW19, SW20, SW17 and SW18 is covered for extract fan cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Whether your site is on High Street Mews, High Street and Church Road or anywhere close by, we can help. Main roads around Wimbledon include the A218 and B235, which makes travel easy for evening and night visits. If your site is just outside Wimbledon, we cover Crooked Billet (1 mile west), Wimbledon Park (1 mile north), Wimbledon Chase (1 mile south), Copse Hill (1 mile south-west) and Merton Park (1 mile south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover London (7 miles north-east), City of Westminster (7 miles north), Marylebone (7 miles north-east), Kensington (5 miles north), St Pancras (8 miles north-east) and Shoreditch (9 miles north-east).
Around Wimbledon
In Wimbledon, that means kitchens and buildings near Willington School, Dog & Fox pub and Cannizaro Park, among other places. There’s a railway station in Wimbledon itself: Wimbledon station. Nearby you will also find Atkinson Morley Hospital (1.2 miles west) and Wimbledon Museum (under half a mile west). For a walk, there’s Battersea Park Lake and Merton Park Green Walks.
What affects the cost of extract fan cleaning
Sites vary more than people expect. The main factors:
- The number of sites or systems
- The times the site is available
- The size of the system
- Where the site is and how we reach it
Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Ask for a fixed quote and we’ll go through it with you.
Asking for a quote
When you contact us, it’s useful to have:
- The site address and the type of premises
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
To get a fixed quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email 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 typically have a quote within one working day.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Each visit produces a dated report with pictures, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
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.
How the visit works
On the day, we arrive at the time agreed with you, often in the evening, overnight or at the weekend so the site keeps working. Equipment that has to be off is switched off and allowed to cool first, and the area around the work is covered and protected. The work itself takes a few hours where there are several fans or heavy deposits. In Wimbledon, as across London, we typically work overnight or at weekends and hand the site back ready to open.
- First we locate the fan and agree how it’s safely isolated.
- The fan is isolated so it cannot start while we work.
- We remove the grease from the blades, impeller and casing.
- Blades, housing and the area around the motor are degreased with care.
- The fan is put back into service, checked and photographed.
Getting ready for the visit
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
Ask for a quote
Quotes are quick. Call or email with a few details and you’ll normally have a fixed price within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.