Kent · Extract fan cleaning
Extract Fan Cleaning in Ashbank
Looking for extract fan cleaning in Ashbank? We diagnose first, fix the price and book the work around your hours, then sign off with a report and pictures.
- Hot, greasy smells near the fan
- A fan that hums, whines or rumbles
- Vibration from an unbalanced impeller
Common questions in Ashbank
Can the work in Ashbank be done at night or at weekends?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. Your customers, staff or residents in Ashbank needn’t be disturbed. Just call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line with your opening times and we’ll plan around them.
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Ashbank?
Kent Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service for Ashbank. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
We cover floors and nearby surfaces with sheeting before any work starts, and waste is contained as we go. Before we leave, we tidy up and clean down.
What’s the cleaning interval for an extract fan?
Daily cooking hours set the minimum in BESA guidance. Heavy use means at least every 3 months, light use at least every 12, fan included.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes. For many sites, photos and a few details are enough, and larger or hidden systems get a visit.
Do we lose a day’s trading?
Not normally. We need the work area to ourselves while we’re on site, so we book a time when it would be closed anyway.
Who is the responsible person?
It depends on the building. Under the Fire Safety Order 2005, it’s the responsible person, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, facilities manager or managing agent.
What happens if you cannot reach some of it?
They’re marked on the report. In ductwork, new access panels are often the answer, which we can install.
Extract fan cleaning in Ashbank, done properly
Not all extract fans are the same: roof-mounted units, inline fans within the duct, and wall fans. The way in depends on the type and the survey shows us how to reach it. If you are dealing with a fan that hums, whines or rumbles and a smell of hot grease from the extract, we can help.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers all look at records. So every job comes with a written report and pictures, and grease extract cleans come with a TR19® certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Place
- Ashbank (ME17)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Price
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Working hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
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Common problems we fix in Ashbank
Grease condenses as the air cools, and on a roof or outside wall the fan can be in some of the coolest air in the system. So grease often settles heavily there.
It’s time to book a visit if you see:
- Burning smells from the fan area
- An extract fan that vibrates or rattles
- A fan that has never been cleaned
- Fat spreading onto the roof or wall by the fan
Church and community hall kitchens, near St Nicholas's Church or anywhere around Ashbank, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Questions to ask before you book
- Whether they recommend a next date
- How VAT is shown on the quote
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- What happens if part of the system cannot be accessed
When something else is needed
Not every problem is solved by extract fan cleaning, and we’d rather say so up front. It will not put right:
- Grease in the canopy and ductwork
- Electrical faults in the fan’s supply or controls (an electrician’s job)
- An impeller that’s bent or split
If you’re not sure, just phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will give you a straight answer before you book.
Where we work
- Roof-mounted fans
- Discharge points
- Fan housings
- Centrifugal fans
- Axial fans
- In-line fans
Multi-site and managed buildings
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare in Ashbank and across Kent. Work can be phased by floor, building or site to keep disruption down.
Whether it’s one building or many, you get the same standard: a survey first, a fixed quote, the work timed around the site and a report with photos.
Why it’s worth doing now in Ashbank
A fan that fails mid-service can stop a kitchen cooking. Many fan problems start with grease, so cleaning the fan helps keep it working. We also offer a 24/7 emergency callout if the worst happens. Systems in rural buildings are often out of sight and out of mind.
What you pay depends on how big the system is, what state it’s in and how easy it is to reach. We give you a fixed price before we start, so there are no surprises.
Why us?
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- In business since 2009
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- We diagnose before we treat
Take a look at how cleaning jobs are priced and our accreditations.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Some jobs should never be done in-house: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease need training, the right equipment and safe access. That is our job.
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
Kitchen extracts in Ashbank
Look up Ashbank on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you’ll find about 9 restaurants, cafés and works canteens within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Ashbank. Where they cook under a canopy, an extract fan is pulling grease-laden air through its blades every service. Kitchens in Ashbank get their food hygiene inspections from Maidstone 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. Ashbank sits within the area of Kent Fire and Rescue Service. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises.
School kitchens, at schools like Leeds and Broomfield Church of England Primary School for example, are typically cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost. If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like KIMS hospital about 3.6 miles north-west, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.
Ashbank is about 4 miles east of Maidstone, in Kent. From the centre of Ashbank to the outskirts, we cover extract fan cleaning for every kind of premises, from a single unit to a large public building. 922 places in Kent are on our list, large and small.
Every address in ME17 is covered for extract fan cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. Local streets include George Lane and Wykeham Grove, and we cover them all for extract fan cleaning. Other places close to Ashbank include Leeds (1 mile south-west), Broomfield (1 mile south-east), Eyhorne Street (1 mile north-east), Chegworth (1 mile east) and Hollingbourne (2 miles north-east). Further out, we also cover Maidstone (4 miles west), Ashford (13 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (8 miles north-east), Tonbridge (15 miles west), Faversham (12 miles east) and Minster (14 miles north-east).
What’s near Ashbank
In Ashbank, that means kitchens and buildings near The George Inn, among other places. The closest station to Ashbank is Hollingbourne station, about 1.1 miles north-east of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include KIMS hospital (3.6 miles north-west) and The Dog Collar Museum (0.6 miles east). Not far away are Detling Hill.
How it works
We work around your opening hours, not the other way round. Most visits are booked for when the area is out of use, such as evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends. Once we are in, the area is sheeted and anything that has to be off is turned off and cooled, and the job takes an hour or two for one fan, longer when it’s hard to reach. Pictures of the system and its access let us plan the work in Ashbank before we set off.
- The fan is found and its type, access and isolation checked.
- It’s isolated so it cannot run while we work.
- Grease is scraped off the impeller blades and casing.
- The fan is degreased, taking care around the motor.
- We reassemble, run and photograph the fan.
Preparing for the visit
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
How to get a quote
Want a quote for extract fan cleaning? Please call 0345 646 2711, or email photos with a few details about the site. We will explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before anything is booked.
Advice
Different parts, different methods
Kitchens with long cooking hours
A fan in a long-hours kitchen runs for most of the day, which means grease and wear add up quickly. Cleaning on time helps keep it running.
Fan housings and motors
Inside the casing, grease is thrown onto the walls. We clean it along with the blades.