Kent · Ductwork cleaning
Duct cleaning in Wye
Ductwork cleaning across Wye and nearby, timed so the site keeps working and signed off in writing with photos.
- Proof of duct cleaning for the insurer
- Fat dripping from the ductwork
- A grease test showing the duct is overdue
Ductwork cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Wye
Duct Doctor has cleaned kitchen extract ductwork since 2009, working across London and the South East. As a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, our duct cleaning is done to BESA TR19® Grease, and our certificates are issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. The work covers bends and junctions, vertical risers and multi-storey ducts, and people most often call us about readings above 200 microns from a grease thickness test and stale grease odours from the duct.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, where grease settles in the flat sections. We agree access and timings in advance.
The paperwork matters as much as the work. You get a written report with photos after each visit, listing what was done, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next visit is due. Keep it with your fire safety records so it’s to hand when an insurer or inspector asks.
- Where
- Wye (TN25)
- Region
- Kent
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Working hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
How it works
When we arrive, we check the system against the survey or the pictures you sent. If anything is different, we talk it through with the person on site before carrying on. From there, it takes a shift or more, depending on the length of the runs and the number of access points. A quick note on how to find the site and where to park makes a visit to Wye run smoothly.
- We map the duct route and check where the access panels are.
- Set points along the runs are tested for grease.
- Access panels are opened and heavy deposits scraped out by hand.
- Next the ducts and risers are degreased, using whatever suits the deposit.
- Post-clean readings and pictures go into the report, with any unreachable section listed.
Preparing for the visit
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
Get a fixed quote
To help us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, photos of the system and any previous report or certificate. Then give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us.
Related advice
More services for Wye
What a clean won’t put right
It’s worth knowing the limits before booking:
- Ductwork that was poorly designed
- Parts of the duct with no way in
- An extract fan that has stopped working
Not sure which it is? You can call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
What we work on in Wye
- Horizontal duct runs
- Access panels
- Vertical risers
- Attenuators
- Bends and junctions
- Multi-storey ducts
Wye kitchens: local notes
Look up Wye on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you will find about 4 restaurants, cafés and canteens within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Wye. Wherever those kitchens cook under a canopy, the horizontal runs and risers need cleaning as well as the hood. In Wye, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Ashford council. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Before-and-after pictures from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand. Fire safety in Wye falls to Kent Fire and Rescue Service. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk.
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; William Harvey Hospital is the nearest hospital to Wye, about 3.1 miles south. Commuter trade near Wye station can mean long cooking hours, and long hours put a kitchen into BESA’s more frequent cleaning bands.
Wye is about 4 miles north-east of Ashford, in Kent. Wherever you are in the TN25 postcode area, we cover ductwork cleaning for commercial sites. Wye is one of 922 towns, villages and districts in Kent where we work for ductwork cleaning. For sites nearby, see our Maidstone page (19 miles or so).
Our technicians cover all of TN25 for ductwork cleaning and the roads nearby. If you need ductwork cleaning at premises on High Street, Church Street and The Green or a nearby road, our technicians can take on the work. Neighbouring places we cover for ductwork cleaning include Kempe's Corner (1 mile west), Boughton Corner (1 mile north-west), Boughton Aluph (1 mile north-west), Brook (2 miles south-east) and Folly Town (2 miles south-east). Larger places within reach include Ashford (4 miles south-west), Canterbury (9 miles north-east), Sittingbourne (14 miles north-west), Folkestone (12 miles south-east), Whitstable (12 miles north) and Faversham (9 miles north).
Landmarks near Wye
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to The New Flying Horse pub, Wye School and Wye School and the streets around them. Wye has its own railway station: Wye station. A little further out are County Square (3.8 miles south-west) and William Harvey Hospital (3.1 miles south). For a walk, there’s Hatch Park.
Why it’s worth doing now in Wye
Old grease in a duct for a kitchen in Wye does not stay soft. Heat and age turn it into a thick, stubborn crust, which makes each delayed clean a bigger one. Equipment tucked in a roof space or outbuilding near Wye rarely gets looked at unless someone books it.
A single site or a whole portfolio, we price it on the same basis: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. You’ll have a fixed price before we start.
What you get with us
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- Fixed quotes, normally within one working day
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- One number for every site across the South East and London
Read our cost guide or our accreditations.
Wye: your questions answered
Can you get to a site in Wye?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. A survey first, from pictures or a visit, means we arrive with the right kit.
Which environmental health team covers Wye?
Food hygiene inspections in Wye are carried out by Ashford council. It helps to keep the extract cleaning records with your food safety paperwork, so they’re ready if asked for.
How often does extract ductwork need cleaning?
It follows the same interval as the whole extract, ranging from 3-monthly to 12-monthly. Readings tell you if it needs to be more often.
Where does the waste go?
It leaves the site with us when we go. While we work, it’s kept contained to keep the area clean.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
Restaurants and pubs, hotels, schools and colleges, hospitals and care homes, offices and retail, plus food production and leisure sites.
How is kitchen extract ductwork cleaned?
After a survey and grease readings, the duct is opened up through its access panels. We clean the runs and risers section by section, and test again when we are done.
Can you quote from pictures?
Yes, for many jobs. Send wide shots, close-ups of any access panels and anything that worries you, and we normally come back within one working day. Some sites still need a visit, and we will say so.
How far ahead should we book?
For planned work, earlier is better, particularly if your next visit is nearly due. For emergencies, we take calls 24/7.
For landlords and multi-site operators
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works, and we will send a fixed quote.
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too in Wye and across Kent. Larger estates can be phased building by building around the people who use them.
Fixed quotes for ductwork cleaning in Wye
You’ll get a fixed price before any work starts. It’s based on:
- Travel, parking and unloading
- Any permits to work or inductions
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- The condition we find in the survey
The cost 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 work begins, so there are no surprises.
Asking for a quote
What to send for a quote:
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- Any previous report or certificate
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
Every quote begins with a look at the system, from your photos and details or, where that is not enough, a survey on site. Then we send a fixed price so you know the cost before any work starts.
Part by part
Multi-storey and shared buildings
Ducts in taller or shared buildings often run past other occupiers. We plan access with you and the building manager, so the clean is done safely and quietly.
Attenuators and discharge
The discharge is where the duct ends and air leaves the building. It can gather grease and mark the wall or roof around it, so it’s cleaned as far as safe access allows.
Do you need ductwork cleaning in Wye?
Wherever the kitchen is, in Wye or elsewhere, the duct fills in the same way: hours of cooking, the type of food and how well the filters are kept. Under BESA guidance, the minimum interval is 3, 6 or 12 months, by daily cooking hours.
If you notice any of these, it’s worth a diagnosis:
- Grease seeping out of the duct seams
- A duct nobody has opened in years
- Stale grease odours from the duct
- Thick crusts of old grease along the duct
Bursars and site managers at schools such as Lady Joanna Thornhill Endowed Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
What your quote should include
- Whether a written report and photos are included
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- What happens if part of the system can’t be accessed
- When the next visit should be, and why