Hampshire · Extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in Woodlands, Hampshire
Extract fan cleaning across Woodlands and nearby, timed so the site keeps working and finished with a written report and pictures.
- A fan that no longer moves enough air
- A smell of hot grease from the extract
- Vibration from an unbalanced impeller
The process
We turn up 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 before work begins, and the area around the work is covered and protected. On site, it takes a few hours where there are several fans or heavy deposits. Somewhere as small as Woodlands, the date and timings are agreed with you well before the day.
- Diagnosis first: we look for grease, noise and vibration.
- With the fan isolated, the housing is opened.
- The impeller is cleaned blade by blade so it runs balanced.
- Housing, outlet and the area around the motor are cleaned.
- The fan goes back into service with a report on its condition.
Getting ready for the visit
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Clear loose items from the work area
Ask for a quote
If you need extract fan cleaning in Woodlands, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, and send photos or your last report if you can. A fixed quote typically follows within one working day.
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Extract fan cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Woodlands
We have been trading since 2009. We are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we’re fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001. The work covers in-line fans, discharge points and fan housings, and people most often call us about an extract fan with no cleaning record and grease around the motor and its mounts.
In a village or hamlet like Woodlands, the kitchens that need extract cleaning are typically a pub, a school, a care home or a hall kitchen, wherever there is one. Each still has a canopy and duct that collect grease, whatever the size of the place.
We have 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 carry full insurance.
- Place
- Woodlands (SO40)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Working hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Your questions about extract fan cleaning in Woodlands
Which council inspects kitchens in Woodlands?
In Woodlands, it’s New Forest council that carries out food hygiene inspections. Have your latest TR19® certificate and photo report to hand, as an officer may ask how the extract is maintained.
Can you work in Woodlands outside opening hours?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. Your customers, staff or residents in Woodlands needn’t be disturbed. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
Does the law say we must follow TR19?
No, not in itself. Insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to TR19® as the benchmark, and many insurance policies ask for proof of TR19® cleaning. The law behind it is the Fire Safety Order 2005 in England and Wales.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes. We always survey first, from your pictures and details, or with a visit where necessary. A fixed quote follows.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes, any time. If something urgent happens, like a fan failing or damage after a fire, call our 24/7 line, and we will advise on what to do next.
How long is a fan clean?
A single accessible fan doesn’t take long, but hard-to-reach fans take more time. It’s done while the kitchen is closed.
Do you provide a report after cleaning the fan?
You get a photo report with before and after pictures of the fan. Full system cleans come with a TR19 certificate as well.
What’s TR19?
TR19® is BESA’s specification for ventilation hygiene. TR19® Grease, a standalone specification since 2019, covers grease in kitchen extract systems, and TR19® Air covers general supply and extract systems.
Places near Woodlands
What else we do in Woodlands
Extract fan cleaning in Woodlands: the local picture
Food Standards Agency records list about 3 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 3 sandwich bars and takeaways in and around Woodlands, up to about a mile and a half out. Each kitchen extract among them ends at a fan, and grease on the impeller strains the motor. In Woodlands, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from New Forest council. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after. Fire safety in Woodlands falls to Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel.
A kitchen near Ashurst New Forest station that serves breakfast and dinner can run its extract twelve hours or more, which shortens the cleaning interval. If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Ashurst Hospital about 0.9 miles south-east, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.
Woodlands is about 2 miles south-west of Totton, in Hampshire. Wherever you are in the SO40 postcode area, we can carry out extract fan cleaning at your premises. 683 places in Hampshire are on our list, large and small. Our Southampton page covers sites nearby (6 miles or so).
Every address in SO40 is within our area for extract fan cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Local streets include Alpine Road, The Crescent and Hazel Grove, and we cover them all for extract fan cleaning. If your site is just outside Woodlands, we cover Netley Marsh (1 mile north), Ashurst Bridge (1 mile north-east), Bartley (1 mile north-west), Hounsdown (2 miles east) and Winsor (2 miles north). Larger places within reach include Winchester (15 miles north-east), Eastleigh (10 miles north-east), Fareham (15 miles east), Chandler's Ford (9 miles north-east), Hedge End (10 miles east) and Lymington (10 miles south).
What’s near Woodlands
Typical jobs here are in premises near The New Forest pub and Hounsdown School. Woodlands’s nearest station is Ashurst New Forest station, roughly 0.9 miles south-east. Nearby you’ll also find National Dairy Museum (1.5 miles east) and Ashurst Hospital (0.9 miles south-east). The countryside around Woodlands includes Copythorne Common.
Why deal with it now?
Cleaning the fan in Woodlands now is a short job: it takes an hour or two for most single fans. Waiting adds vibration, wear and a harder clean. If the system at a site near Woodlands fails, there may be nowhere nearby to move to.
What you pay reflects the actual work. That’s why we survey first, from pictures or on site, and why the quote is fixed before any work starts.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Woodlands
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Fixed quotes from a survey or photos
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- In business since 2009
What affects the quote in Woodlands
Before we fix a price, we need to know a few things. We check:
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- The scale of the work
- How many systems or sites are involved
- Parking and loading at the site
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is all affect the cost. We take each of them into account, and the price is fixed before any work starts.
Helping us quote
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote. With your enquiry, please include:
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Problems your staff have spotted
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
- Any previous report or certificate
Every quote begins with a look at the system, from your photos and details or, where that isn’t enough, a survey on site. Then we send a fixed price, before any work starts.
How the job changes from site to site
Inline duct fans
Space around an inline fan can be tight, so the method is planned in advance. If it cannot be reached fully, the report says so.
Wall fans
A wall fan pushes the air straight outside. We isolate it, then clean the blades and housing.
When to call us in Woodlands
The fan sits at the end of the grease’s journey. The grease that is left lands on the blades and the casing, and the spinning blades fling it onto the walls of the housing.
Keep an eye out for these warning signs:
- A fan coated in grease inside its housing
- Fat spreading onto the roof or wall by the fan
- A fan that hums, whines or rumbles
- Hot, greasy smells near the fan
For schools such as Netley Marsh Church of England Infant School, kitchen extract cleaning is usually booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
What to look for in a quote
- If they look at the system before pricing
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
Honest limits
We’d rather tell you now than book work that will not help, so these are the things it won’t cover:
- An undersized fan that can’t cope
- Grease in the canopy and ductwork
- Damaged fan blades
If in doubt, call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we will say what we think before booking.
What the work covers
- Discharge points
- Axial fans
- Roof-mounted fans
- Fan housings
- Centrifugal fans
- In-line fans
Keeping the system healthy
To keep the system working properly between visits:
- Note any drop in extraction at the canopy
- Book the fan into every full TR19 clean
- Listen for new noises or vibration from the fan
- Look for grease stains near the discharge
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.
A change in how the fan sounds is worth noting. Rattles, hums or shaking can be early signs of build-up or wear, and catching it early keeps it a cleaning job.