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Extract Fan Cleaning in Badlesmere
Need extract fan cleaning in Badlesmere? We diagnose first, fix the price and book the work around your hours, then sign off with a report and pictures.
- A fan motor running hot under a coat of grease
- Thick grease on the impeller and casing
- A fan left out of previous cleans
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
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.
How we handle extract fan cleaning in Badlesmere
Think of the fan as the system’s heart and the grease as a clot. A heart under strain works harder for less. Our job is to clear it, check it runs smoothly and record what we found, before signing it off. Common call-outs are for hot, greasy smells near the fan and weak extraction at the canopy, on axial fans, discharge points and fan housings.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, where grease settles in the flat sections. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009, and we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we carry full insurance.
- Place
- Badlesmere (ME13)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed price before work begins
- Hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
What happens if it’s left?
A greasy fan has to work harder to move the same air. Airflow at the canopy drops and the kitchen gets hotter and smokier and the motor works harder. A fault that closes a site in a village like Badlesmere affects everyone who depends on it.
Putting the work off seldom saves money. Build-up, wear and faults tend to get worse, not better, and a neglected system can mean more work. If you are unsure, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we will give you an honest view and a fixed quote.
Why us?
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- Fully insured
- A written report with pictures after each visit
Take a look at what affects the cost or our accreditations and certificates.
Towns and villages near Badlesmere
Also in Badlesmere
Extract fan cleaning in Badlesmere: the local picture
It’s Swale council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Badlesmere. 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. Kent Fire and Rescue Service covers Badlesmere. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel.
Older buildings often hide long, awkward duct runs, and if you run a kitchen at a historic venue in the area (Belmont House and Gardens is about 1.9 miles north-west), access may need planning. Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of St Leonard, or anywhere in Badlesmere, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
Badlesmere is about 4 miles south of Preston, in Kent. Whether your site is in the middle of Badlesmere or further out, we cover extract fan cleaning for every kind of premises, from small sites to large estates. Our Kent coverage runs to 922 places, and Badlesmere is one of them. For sites nearby, see our Maidstone page (15 miles or so).
Here we cover the ME13 postcode area for extract fan cleaning. We also cover Sheldwich Lees (1 mile north), Sheldwich (1 mile north), Throwley (1 mile west), Throwley Forstal (1 mile west) and North Street (2 miles north). Within a short drive, we also cover Maidstone (15 miles west), Ashford (8 miles south), Canterbury (9 miles east), Sittingbourne (9 miles north-west), Whitstable (9 miles north-east) and Faversham (4 miles north).
Around Badlesmere
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Red Lion pub. Badlesmere’s nearest station is Selling station, about 2.7 miles north-east. A little further out are Tower keep castle at Chilham (3.4 miles east).
FAQs for Badlesmere
Which council inspects kitchens in Badlesmere?
Kitchens in Badlesmere are inspected by Swale council’s environmental health officers. It helps to keep the extract cleaning records with your food safety paperwork, so they’re ready if asked for.
Can the work in Badlesmere be done at night or at weekends?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. Your customers, staff or residents in Badlesmere needn’t be disturbed. When you call 0345 646 2711, or email photos, mention when the site is quiet.
What accreditations do you have?
Our accreditations are CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. The Vent Hygiene Elite scheme is run by BESCA and audited independently.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes. We always survey first, from your pictures and details, or with a visit where necessary. Then you get a fixed quote.
Can you fix a fan that is worn out?
Cleaning removes grease, but it cannot fix worn parts. We repair and replace extract fans as well, with a fixed quote first.
How long will it take to clean the fan?
A single accessible fan doesn’t take long, but hard-to-reach fans take more time. It’s done while the kitchen is closed.
Is the fan included in a TR19 clean?
Yes, the fan is cleaned as part of TR19. Anything that can’t be reached is recorded, so the record is accurate.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes. There’s a 24/7 emergency line for anything that can’t wait until a planned visit. Ring any time and tell us what’s happened.
Common problems we fix in Badlesmere
A greasy fan in Badlesmere is fuel at the end of the duct. If grease in the duct catches, the fan and its housing can feed the fire and an overworked motor runs hotter.
Keep an eye out for these warning signs:
- A noisy fan that has got louder over time
- Grease escaping from the fan outlet
- Thick grease on the impeller and casing
- A fan that no longer moves enough air
Term dates shape school work: for a school like Sheldwich Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
Before booking anyone
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- Whether they’re fully insured
- How areas they cannot reach will be recorded
- When they can work, and whether that is outside your opening hours
What happens on the day
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 a few hours where there are several fans or heavy deposits. Visits to a village like Badlesmere are booked in advance, at a time that suits whoever runs the site.
- We find the fan and check how it’s reached and how it’s isolated.
- With the fan isolated, the housing is opened.
- The impeller and the housing around it are scraped clean.
- We degrease the fan and housing, taking care around the motor.
- We reassemble, run the fan and photograph the result.
How to prepare
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
Getting a quote
Every quote begins with a look at the system, either from photos and details you send or from a site visit. Then we send a fixed price so you know the cost before any work starts.
Advice
Part by part
Impellers and blades
Coated blades move less air. We clean each blade back to its surface, so the fan can run as intended.
Kitchens with long cooking hours
When a busy kitchen’s fan fails, cooking stops. A clean fan is less likely to strain, and our 24/7 emergency callout is there if it happens anyway.
Looking after it afterwards
Good habits slow the build-up between visits. A few tips:
- Run the extract throughout cooking
- Report grease escaping from the fan
- Never cook with a filter missing
- Notice when the fan starts to sound different
We take away the grease and dirty water from the fan clean. Wherever the fan is, the area around it is cleaned down.
Run the fan throughout cooking. Grease settles faster when the air stops moving, so keeping it running helps keep it clean.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
If your staff spot something between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that won’t come clean, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We will take a look and give you a fixed quote.
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. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.