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Extract Fan Cleaning in Barnes Cray
Professional extract fan cleaning in and around Barnes Cray, timed so the site keeps working and finished with a written report and pictures.
- A heavily greased fan housing
- Less air being pulled from the kitchen
- Grease stains around the discharge
How the visit works
The visit has three parts: getting the area ready, doing the work and signing it off. Set-up means sheeting and making equipment safe, and the sign-off is a written report with photos. Most of the time goes on the work itself, and that takes an hour or two for most single fans. For a site near Barnes Cray, the work is booked around your opening hours, evenings and weekends included.
- First we check the fan’s condition and how it sounds.
- With the fan isolated, the housing is opened.
- Each blade is cleaned so the impeller runs evenly.
- We clean the casing, the outlet and around the motor.
- The fan goes back into service with a report on its condition.
Before we arrive
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Clear the space around the work
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
How to get a quote
Need a price for extract fan cleaning? Please call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form with a few details about the site. We will talk you through the work and give you a fixed quote before anything is booked.
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How we handle extract fan cleaning in Barnes Cray
Is the extract fan louder than it used to be, or the airflow weaker? Tell us about it when you call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email, and you will get a fixed price, usually within one working day. The work covers axial fans, in-line fans and centrifugal fans, and people most often call us about less air being pulled from the kitchen and a motor area thick with grease.
Size doesn’t change the work: a kitchen in a place like Barnes Cray gets the whole system cleaned, canopy to discharge. We plan the visit around your hours, with the journey sorted in advance.
Good records are part of the job. You get a written report with photos after every visit, listing what was done, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next visit is due. File it in your maintenance log so it’s ready for an insurer, fire officer or EHO.
- Place
- Barnes Cray (DA1, DA8)
- Region
- Kent
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Working hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
What extract fan cleaning cannot fix
An honest diagnosis matters more to us than a booking, so here’s what extract fan cleaning won’t do:
- A motor that has burnt out
- Electrical faults in the fan’s supply or controls (an electrician’s job)
- Damaged fan blades
Not sure which it is? You can ring 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will tell you honestly before booking.
What we work on in Barnes Cray
- Fan housings
- In-line fans
- Centrifugal fans
- Axial fans
- Roof-mounted fans
- Discharge points
Looking after it afterwards
Aftercare is simple, and it helps at the next visit:
- Flag smoke lingering at the canopy
- Leave a clear route to the fan
- Check filters are seated before cooking
- Keep each photo report with the maintenance log
We take away the grease and dirty water from the fan clean. On a roof or outside wall, we leave the surrounding area tidy.
Run the fan throughout cooking. Air that keeps moving carries vapour out rather than letting it settle, so keeping it running helps keep it clean.
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Barnes Cray: your questions answered
Do you work overnight in Barnes Cray?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. It means the site in Barnes Cray keeps running as normal. When you ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos, mention when the site is quiet.
Which fire authority looks after Barnes Cray?
That’s Kent Fire and Rescue Service. 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 much notice do you need?
Book as early as you can for planned work, particularly if your next visit is nearly due. Emergencies are different, because our line is open 24/7.
Are you insured?
Yes, fully. CHAS and SafeContractor accreditation sit alongside it, for sites that check contractor safety.
What does extract fan cleaning cost?
There’s no set price, as it 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.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
All kinds of commercial and public premises: kitchens, offices, schools, healthcare, retail, leisure and food production. We fit the work around how the site operates.
What’s the cleaning interval for an extract fan?
The fan follows the full system’s interval, from every 3 months for 12 to 16 hours of cooking a day to every 12 months for 2 to 6 hours. Readings may show it needs cleaning more often.
Is the fan isolated during cleaning?
We isolate the fan, so the kitchen cannot cook while we work. We work evenings, overnight or weekends, and the kitchen is ready when we leave.
How we price extract fan cleaning
The price is fixed before any work begins. It takes into account:
- The scale of the work
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- What state the system is in
Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Call for a fixed quote and we will go through it with you.
Helping us quote
To help us quote quickly, send us:
- Any previous report or certificate
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- A few general shots of the system
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
For extract fan cleaning in Barnes Cray, call 0345 646 2711, or email photos. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, plus pictures or the previous report if they’re to hand. We usually send a fixed quote within one working day.
Signs you need extract fan cleaning in Barnes Cray
By the time air reaches the fan, it has passed the canopy, filters and duct. The grease that’s left lands on the blades and the casing where the spinning blades spread it around.
The symptoms we are asked about most are:
- A noisy fan that has got louder over time
- Grease around the motor and its mounts
- Thick grease on the impeller and casing
- Less air being pulled from the kitchen
School kitchens, at schools like Haberdashers' Aske's Crayford Academy for example, are normally cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
Comparing quotes
- What records you will receive afterwards
- Proof of insurance
- If they look at the system before pricing
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Keep a record of what your team does. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, next to our reports.
When your team notices a problem between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We’ll take a look and send you a fixed quote.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements and we will come back with a fixed quote.
When the building owner and the occupier are different, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We are happy to deal with either side, and the report can go to both.
Extract fan cleaning in Barnes Cray: the local picture
Food Standards Agency records include about 31 pubs, bars and clubs and about 3 hotels and B&Bs in Barnes Cray and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Breakfasts, bar meals and functions all put grease into the extract wherever they’re cooked. Environmental health officers from Bexley council inspect food businesses in Barnes Cray. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector. Kent Fire and Rescue Service covers Barnes Cray. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order.
If you run a café or takeaway near Slade Green station, early starts and late finishes leave little time to clean, so overnight extract cleaning suits. If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Christ Church or elsewhere in Barnes Cray, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event.
Barnes Cray is about 2 miles north-west of Dartford, in Kent. Sites in Barnes Cray get the same service as everywhere we cover: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with pictures. Across Kent, we cover 922 places, and Barnes Cray is one of them. We also work in London, around 13 miles away.
Postcode districts we cover here for extract fan cleaning: DA1 and DA8. Whether your site is on Stour Road, Wilmot Road and Maiden Lane or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. We also cover the places around Barnes Cray: Slade Green (1 mile north), North End (1 mile north), Crayford (1 mile south-west), Barnehurst (1 mile west) and Bexley Riverside (1 mile north-west). We also work in nearby towns such as Sevenoaks (12 miles south), Gravesend (8 miles east), Northfleet (7 miles east), Swanley (4 miles south), Swanscombe (4 miles east) and Windmill Hill (8 miles east).
Near you in Barnes Cray
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Braeburn Park, Bird in Hand pub and Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School and the streets around them. The closest station to Barnes Cray is Slade Green station, about 0.7 miles north. A little further out are West Hill Hospital (1 mile south-east) and Dartford Library (1.4 miles south-east). Open spaces near Barnes Cray include Wansunt Pit.