Greater London · Extract fan cleaning
Acton Green extract fan cleaning
Specialist extract fan cleaning for Acton Green: a survey, a fixed price, careful work and proper paperwork. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- Weak extraction at the canopy
- A motor area thick with grease
- A fan left out of previous cleans
How we handle extract fan cleaning in Acton Green
Not all extract fans are the same: 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. The work covers centrifugal fans, fan housings and in-line fans, and people most often call us about grease around the motor and its mounts and a fan that has never been cleaned.
Kitchens in Acton Green, like many across London, can share a building with flats or offices, with the duct running up through shared risers. Grease in a duct like that is a fire risk to the whole building, not just the kitchen, which is why keeping it clean to TR19® matters.
We’ve been trading since 2009, and we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured.
- Location
- Acton Green (W4, W3, W2)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Leave it or put it right?
A fan that fails mid-service can stop a kitchen cooking. Grease is often where fan trouble begins, so keeping it clean is part of keeping it running. If it does fail, our 24/7 emergency line is there. In Acton Green, as across London, ductwork often passes through shared risers and other people’s space.
One small site or a whole estate, the quote is built the same way: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. You’ll have a fixed price before any work starts.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Acton Green
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- A written report with photos after each visit
- Fully insured
Read our cost guide and our accreditations and certificates.
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Managing agents and facilities teams in Acton Green
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works and we will come back with a fixed quote.
Running several sites is easier with one contractor. We cover South East England and London, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept to a regular schedule.
How it works
Everything the job needs comes with us, including protection sheets, the right tools and access kit. You only need to give us clear access and switch off what needs to be off. On site, the work takes an hour or two for most single fans. Getting kit into a London building takes planning, so let us know where we can load and park in Acton Green.
- We locate the fan and plan how to reach and isolate it.
- 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.
Before we arrive
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
Ask for a quote
If you need extract fan cleaning in Acton Green, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line. Tell us what kind of premises it is and when it’s open, plus pictures or the previous report if they’re to hand. A fixed quote usually follows within one working day.
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Questions from Acton Green
Can you clean school kitchen extracts in Acton Green during the holidays?
Yes, and it’s the easiest time to do it. Food Standards Agency records list about 55 schools, colleges and universities with registered kitchens within about a mile and a half of Acton Green. Just call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line with your term dates and we will plan around them.
Which environmental health team covers Acton Green?
The local authority for Acton Green is Ealing council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes. For many sites, pictures and a few details are enough, while bigger or harder-to-see systems are surveyed on site.
Do you work in Acton Green?
Yes. We work in Acton Green and the rest of Greater London, as part of our work across South East England and London. For a fixed quote, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us.
Can the work be done while we’re closed?
Yes, and that is how we prefer to work. The visit is timed for when the area isn’t in use, whether that’s late evening, overnight or a weekend.
How much notice do you need?
For planned work, earlier is better, particularly if your next visit is nearly due. Emergencies are different, because our line is open 24/7.
What accreditations do you have?
BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001. We’ve been trading since 2009 and we are fully insured.
Do we need to close while you work?
Not normally. We need the work area to ourselves while we are on site, so the visit goes in a quiet slot.
What a clean will not put right
In fairness, there are a few things this work will not fix:
- A fan that’s too small for the system (a design question)
- Damaged fan blades
- A dirty duct upstream of the fan
If in doubt, call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will say what we think.
What the work covers
- Discharge points
- Fan housings
- Axial fans
- Roof-mounted fans
- In-line fans
- Centrifugal fans
Different parts, different methods
Impellers and blades
The blades of the impeller do the work, and grease builds up on them unevenly. That’s what unbalances the fan, so it’s cleaned carefully blade by blade.
Kitchens with long cooking hours
A fan in a long-hours kitchen runs for most of the day, so grease and wear build up together. Regular cleans help it keep going.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, next to our reports.
How we price extract fan cleaning
We don’t publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. The quote depends on:
- Any permits to work or inductions
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- The times the site is available
We do not list prices on the website, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. For a fixed quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line, and we will explain what it covers.
Asking for a quote
To speed up the quote, send us:
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- The site address and the type of premises
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- A few general shots of the system
The quickest way to a quote is to send photos: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Add the site type and your opening hours, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
Kitchen extracts in Acton Green
Food Standards Agency data counts about 462 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 153 sandwich bars and takeaways in Acton Green and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Where they cook under a canopy, an extract fan is pulling grease-laden air through its blades every service. London jobs typically start after the last service, with loading and roof access agreed with the building first. It’s Ealing council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Acton Green. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital (about 1.6 miles north-east), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands. School kitchens, at schools like Ark Priory Primary Academy for example, are usually cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost. Church and community hall kitchens, near All Saints or anywhere around Acton Green, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Acton Green is about 2 miles east of Ealing, in Greater London. Sites in Acton Green get the same service as everywhere we cover: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with pictures. Our Greater London coverage runs to 764 places, Acton Green among them. For sites nearby, see our London page (7 miles or so).
Extract fan cleaning in W4, W3 and W2 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. We cover sites on Meon Road, Kent Road and Bollo Lane and the roads around them. We also cover the places around Acton Green: Bedford Park (1 mile east), Acton (1 mile north), Acton Vale (1 mile north-east), South Acton (1 mile west) and Hanger Hill (2 miles north-west). We also work in nearby towns such as London (7 miles east), City of Westminster (5 miles east), Marylebone (5 miles east), Kensington (3 miles east), St Pancras (7 miles east) and Shoreditch (8 miles east).
Landmarks near Acton Green
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The Duke Of Sussex Public House, Library for Iranian Studies and Turnham Green and the streets around them. Also close by are Leap Service - the National Autistics Society (0.6 miles north-west) and Ark Soane Academy (0.7 miles north-west). There’s a railway station in Acton Green itself: South Acton station. Other landmarks nearby include Livat Hammersmith (1.7 miles east) and Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital (1.6 miles north-east). The countryside around Acton Green includes Kew Gardens Lake and Castlebar Hill.