Hampshire · Extract fan cleaning
Extract Fan Cleaning in Woolmer
For extract fan cleaning in Woolmer, one call is all it takes: survey, fixed quote, work and sign-off. CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, ISO 9001 and fully insured.
- Hot, greasy smells near the fan
- Grease escaping from the fan outlet
- An extract fan that vibrates or rattles
What affects the cost of extract fan cleaning
Sites vary more than people expect. The main factors:
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- Travel, parking and unloading
- How easy every part is to reach
- How many systems or sites are involved
You will not find a price list here, because each job is priced on what it involves. Call for a fixed quote, and we’ll talk you through it.
Asking for a quote
When you contact us, it’s useful to have:
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- A few general shots of the system
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
Getting a quote does not take long. Send a few details and pictures, and we typically reply with a fixed quote within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
Extract fan cleaning in Woolmer, done properly
Kitchen extract fans come in different forms: fans on the roof, fans built into the duct run, and fans on an outside wall. The way in depends on the type, and we plan that during the survey. Typical jobs include grease stains around the discharge and a smell of hot grease from the extract, across centrifugal fans, axial fans and in-line fans.
Somewhere as small as Woolmer, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Every one of them still needs its extract kept clear of grease.
Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009, and we are 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.
- Location
- Woolmer (GU33)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Working hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
What we do, step by step
There are three stages on the day: getting the area ready, doing the work and signing it off. Getting ready means protecting surfaces and switching off what needs to be off, while signing off means the written report and pictures. Most of the time goes on the work itself, and that takes an hour or two for most single fans. Seeing the system in pictures first means the trip to Woolmer can be planned properly.
- The fan is found and its type, access and isolation checked.
- 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.
- It’s closed up, run, checked and photographed for the report.
How to prepare
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
How to get a quote
Here’s what helps us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, photos of the system and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Then give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
Advice
Grease, kitchens and Woolmer
Environmental health officers from East Hampshire council inspect food businesses in Woolmer. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready. Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service covers Woolmer. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises.
A hospital like Chase Community Hospital, about 1.7 miles north-east, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day. If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near St Matthew's Church or elsewhere in Woolmer, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event.
Woolmer is about 2 miles south of Bordon, in Hampshire. Sites in Woolmer get the same service as everywhere we cover: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with pictures. Woolmer is one of 683 places in Hampshire we cover for commercial clients. You can also see our page for Guildford, roughly 17 miles from Woolmer.
Here we cover the GU33 postcode area for extract fan cleaning. That includes premises on Benhams Lane and Petersfield Road and nearby roads. Other places close to Woolmer include Greatham (1 mile south), Blackmoor (1 mile north-west), Longmoor (1 mile south-east), Weavers Down (2 miles east) and Liss Forest (2 miles south). Larger places within reach include Farnborough (15 miles north), Fleet (13 miles north), Horndean (13 miles south-west), Aldershot (12 miles north-east), Alton (6 miles north-west) and Waterlooville (15 miles south-west).
Near you in Woolmer
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Mill Chase Academy. The closest station to Woolmer is Liss station, roughly 2.8 miles south. Well-known places in the area include Chase Community Hospital (1.7 miles north-east) and The Romany Museum (2.8 miles west). Not far away are Deadwater Valley and Selborne Hill.
Woolmer questions
Is Woolmer within the area you cover?
Yes, Woolmer is part of our area, however small the site. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the site when you book.
Do you work at weekends in Woolmer?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. Your customers, staff or residents in Woolmer needn’t be disturbed. Let us know the hours you are closed and we’ll book within them.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes. Every job is surveyed first, from your photos and details, or with a visit where needed. Then you get a fixed quote.
Can the fan be cleaned between full cleans?
Yes, a fan can be cleaned on its own. That helps when the fan needs attention before the next full clean, but it doesn’t replace a full TR19 clean.
Will I get pictures of the cleaned fan?
You get a photo report with before and after pictures of the fan. If it’s part of a full TR19 clean, a TR19 certificate is issued too.
What makes a kitchen extract fan vibrate?
Build-up on the impeller is a frequent reason, because it unbalances the fan. Worn bearings and motor problems are others, which our report will flag.
How often should the extract fan be cleaned?
With the whole system, at intervals set by BESA guidance: every 3, 6 or 12 months. Some fans need attention sooner.
How long is a fan clean?
A single accessible fan doesn’t take long, but hard-to-reach fans take more time. We plan it out of hours.
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Other services in Woolmer
When something else is needed
A few issues sit outside what this work can do:
- A fan that’s too small for the system (a design question)
- An impeller that’s bent or split
- A failed motor or worn bearings (that needs a fan repair or replacement)
If in doubt, ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we’ll say what we think.
What we work on in Woolmer
- In-line fans
- Centrifugal fans
- Roof-mounted fans
- Axial fans
- Fan housings
- Discharge points
Part by part
Impellers and blades
Grease on the leading edges of the blades cuts the fan’s efficiency. Scraping and degreasing them restores their shape, so the fan can run as intended.
Kitchens with long cooking hours
When a busy kitchen’s fan fails, cooking stops. Keeping the fan clean is part of avoiding that, and our 24/7 emergency callout is there if it happens anyway.
For landlords and multi-site operators
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Shared systems, like a riser serving several units, need a clear agreement on who books the work, and we can quote for the whole system.
Whether it’s one building or many, the standard is the same: the system surveyed, the price fixed, the visit fitted around trading and everything written up afterwards.
Keeping the system healthy
How long the results last depends on use and care. Here’s what we suggest:
- Make sure the fan is included each time
- Never cook with a filter missing
- Keep each photo report with the maintenance log
- Report grease escaping from the fan
When we’ve finished, the fan is reassembled and run. If anything seems wrong, from vibration to wear, we note it, so you can plan any repair.
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 we are called out for in Woolmer
A fan in Woolmer builds up grease at a rate set by the kitchen, not the location: daily hours and the amount of frying and grilling. Under BESA guidance, the whole system, fan included, needs cleaning at least every 3, 6 or 12 months depending on daily hours.
Most sites get in touch after spotting one of these:
- Fat spreading onto the roof or wall by the fan
- Rough running from the extract fan
- Weak extraction at the canopy
- A motor area thick with grease
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as St Matthew's Church of England Aided Primary School or anywhere near Woolmer, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
Before booking anyone
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- What paperwork you get at the end
- Whether the quote shows VAT