London and the South East

Kitchen extract cleaning in Medway

We cover 68 towns and villages across Medway for TR19® kitchen extract cleaning, fire damper testing, ventilation hygiene and more, with a certificate and photo report after every clean.

TR19 cleaning across Medway

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Cleaning and testing we carry out in Medway

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Kitchen extract cleaning in Medway: how it works

Has the extract gone a while without a clean, or has the paperwork gone missing? Send a few pictures of the canopy and filters when you give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us, and we’ll come back with a fixed price for the work in Medway, typically within one working day. The work covers vertical risers, canopies and hoods and plenums and filters, and people most often call us about an inspection that picked up a dirty extract and a system with no record of a TR19 clean.

Your staff don’t need to do much on the day. Someone lets us in at the agreed time and shows us where everything is, and the rest is down to us. Before we leave, the area is tidied and the paperwork follows.

We start with a survey, so we know every part of the system before we quote.
Set points are tested for grease thickness and the quote is fixed before we start.
Once the kitchen has closed and the equipment has cooled, we sheet and protect the area.
The whole route is cleaned, from the canopy through the ductwork to the fan and the discharge.
We test again, photograph the result and issue your TR19 certificate and photo report.

What you will pay

Combining work into one visit or one programme often makes better use of the time. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at and we will price it together.

Why choose Duct Doctor

In business since 2009
Fully insured
A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line

Getting a quote

For a fixed quote, call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. A few photos and your last certificate or report help a lot. You’ll usually have a quote within one working day.

Around Gillingham

Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to The Robert Napier School, Featherby Junior School and The Robert Napier School, among other places. Also close by are Holy Trinity Church (within half a mile north-east), The Star pub (0.6 miles west) and Ambley Wood (0.8 miles south). The closest station to Gillingham is Gillingham (Kent) station, roughly 1.5 miles north-west of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Medway Maritime Hospital (1.6 miles west) and Six Poor Travellers House (3.3 miles west). For a walk, there’s Blue Bell Hill and Bishop Saltings.

Kitchen extracts across Medway

In Medway, a busy kitchen in a place such as Gillingham, Chatham and Rochester and a quiet village kitchen need very different cleaning intervals. Grease readings and BESA’s minimum intervals set the schedule for each.

Medway is within the area we cover, which takes in London and the South East. Every job is surveyed first and quoted at a fixed price, wherever it is in Medway. Coastal kitchens in Medway often have their busiest months in the summer, so it pays to book work around the busy season.

Gillingham: Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Medway Maritime Hospital is the nearest hospital to Gillingham, about 1.6 miles west. If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Featherby Junior School or anywhere near Gillingham, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.

Common problems we fix in Medway

The type of cooking changes the amount of grease. Fryers, grills and open flames throw much more fat into the extract than gentler cooking, so two kitchens with the same hours can need very different intervals.

Clients typically contact us after spotting one of these:

Extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit
Poor airflow at the canopy
Ductwork thick with old, hardened grease
Stale cooking odours from the system

Aftercare tips

So the system stays in good health:

Refit filters properly after cleaning
Flag any change in how the extract sounds or works
Switch the fan on before cooking starts
Diarise the next clean as soon as you get the certificate

The certificate records when the clean was done, where and by whom. Keep it in the maintenance log with your fire risk assessment so it’s ready when anyone asks to see it.

Clean the grease filters often, not just on clean day. Clean, well-fitted filters catch more fat before it reaches the duct, which slows build-up further down the system.

For landlords and multi-site operators

Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We work across London and the South East, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept to a regular schedule.

Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we’re happy to quote for all of it.

How we price kitchen extract cleaning

We quote each job individually. This is what makes a difference:

The times the site is available
Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
Travel, parking and unloading
The condition we find in the survey

What you pay depends on the size of the system, 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.

Helping us quote

There’s no need for technical detail. It helps if you can send:

Where the site is and what kind of site it is
Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to

Quotes are quick. Send a few details and photos, and we normally reply with a fixed quote within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.

Different parts, different methods

Restaurant and pub kitchens

Losing a service is not an option for most restaurants and pubs. Overnight and weekend cleans keep the kitchen trading, and hand back a clean kitchen ready to cook.

Grease filters

A filter that is missing or bent lets grease straight past. Each filter is checked as it goes back in, and flag any that do not.

Medway questions

What happens if you cannot reach some of it?

We record them on the report, with a note of where it is, and we tell you what would make it reachable, for example new access panels.

Where does the waste go?

It’s contained and taken away. Grease, debris and waste water are collected as the work goes on rather than letting it spread.

Can we book visits on a schedule?

Yes. Regular plans can run on 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycles, to suit the system and how it’s used.

Do you cover Medway?

Yes. Medway is part of the area we cover, within the South East and London area we cover.

When do you clean the extract?

We clean while the kitchen is closed, so evenings, overnight, early mornings and weekends are all options. We need the equipment switched off and cooled first.

How much does kitchen extract cleaning cost?

We do not publish prices, because the cost depends on the job: the size of the system, its condition, access and when we can work. You get a fixed price before work begins.

How long will the clean take?

Short systems are done in a few hours, but large systems may be spread over more than one visit. Your quote says how long to expect.

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Certificate and photo reportWith every clean

24/7 emergency calloutEvenings, nights and weekends

Since 2009South East England and London