Kent · Extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in Bearsted, Kent
Our technicians work in Bearsted on cleaning of kitchen extract fans, impellers, fan housings and discharge points. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports as standard.
- A smell of hot grease from the extract
- A fan motor running hot under a coat of grease
- A noisy fan that has got louder over time
Extract fan cleaning in Bearsted, done properly
Cleaning removes grease, not wear. If we find worn bearings, a struggling motor or damage to the impeller, we will tell you, and we also repair and replace extract fans. You’ll know whether the fan just needed cleaning or something more. If you’re dealing with an extract fan that vibrates or rattles and weak extraction at the canopy, we can help, from discharge points, axial fans and in-line fans onwards.
Kitchens around a place like Bearsted are often in older buildings or single-storey extensions, where the duct may cross a roof void or climb an outside wall. Flat runs collect grease and need proper access to clean.
The report is your system’s health record: dated, with pictures, and showing what was done. Grease extract cleans are also certificated to TR19® Grease through the BESCA VHE portal, ready for your insurer.
- Place
- Bearsted (ME14, ME15)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- When we work
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Kitchen extracts in Bearsted
There are about 22 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 6 sandwich bars and takeaways within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Bearsted, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Where they cook under a canopy, an extract fan is pulling grease-laden air through its blades every service. Fire safety in Bearsted falls to 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. Environmental health officers from Maidstone council inspect food businesses in Bearsted. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; KIMS hospital is the nearest hospital to Bearsted, about 1.2 miles north-west. School kitchens, at schools like Thurnham Church of England Infant School for example, are normally cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
Bearsted is about 2 miles east of Maidstone, in Kent. Every kind of commercial site in Bearsted, we can take on extract fan cleaning. We can work out of hours so the site keeps running. Our Kent coverage runs to 922 places, and Bearsted is one of them.
All of ME14 and ME15 is within our area for extract fan cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. If you need extract fan cleaning at premises on The Street, Tower Lane and Roseacre Lane or a nearby road, we can help. Neighbouring places we cover for extract fan cleaning include Weavering (1 mile west), Grove Green (1 mile north-west), Caring (1 mile south-east), Thurnham (1 mile north-east) and Willington (2 miles south-west). Larger places within reach include Sittingbourne (9 miles north-east), Gravesend (14 miles north-west), Tonbridge (14 miles west), Faversham (14 miles east), Northfleet (15 miles north-west) and Minster (14 miles north-east).
Around Bearsted
Around Bearsted, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Mote Park, Valley Park School and The Kentish Yeoman pub. There’s a railway station in Bearsted itself: Bearsted station. Well-known places in the area include KIMS hospital (1.2 miles north-west) and The Mall Maidstone (2 miles west). The countryside around Bearsted includes Detling Hill.
What happens if it’s left?
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. If it does fail, our 24/7 emergency line is there. Light use slows the build-up but doesn’t stop it.
A single site or a whole portfolio, the quote is built the same way: the work involved, the access and the timing. The price is fixed before work begins.
Why Bearsted businesses choose us
- Fixed quotes from a survey or pictures
- In business since 2009
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- We diagnose before we treat
For landlords and multi-site operators
Where a tenant occupies the premises but the landlord owns the building, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We can quote either party and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements, and we’ll send a fixed quote.
Bearsted: your questions answered
Who is the fire and rescue service for Bearsted?
It’s Kent Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Bearsted. TR19® is not law, but it’s the benchmark many fire officers and insurers look to when they ask how often the extract is cleaned.
Can you work in Bearsted outside opening hours?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. Your customers, staff or residents in Bearsted needn’t be disturbed. When you call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos, mention when the site is quiet.
Will I get pictures of the cleaned fan?
Every clean has a photo report, with anything we noticed. A full clean adds a TR19 certificate from the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
Who is responsible for fire safety on the premises?
That depends on who controls the premises. The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty on the responsible person, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, facilities manager or managing agent.
How long does extract fan cleaning take?
Allow a few hours where there are several fans or heavy deposits. Your quote will give an idea.
Do we lose a day’s trading?
Not typically. The area we’re working in has to be out of use while we are there, so the visit goes in a quiet slot.
What information do you need?
Just the basics: where it is, what kind of site, when it’s open and the access. Photos and any previous paperwork make it quicker. Then phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes, day and night, every day of the year. Office hours are Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm, with the emergency line covering every other hour.
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The process
At the end of the visit, someone from your team can look over the work with us. Anything we couldn’t reach or that needs attention is pointed out there and then, and the same goes into the written report. All told, the work takes a few hours where there are several fans or heavy deposits. Getting to the system matters more than parking in a place like Bearsted, so let us know how to reach it.
- First we locate the fan and agree how it’s safely isolated.
- Power to the fan is isolated before anyone touches it.
- We remove the grease from the blades, impeller and casing.
- Blades, housing and the area around the motor are degreased with care.
- We reassemble, run the fan and photograph the result.
How to prepare
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
- Find the previous report, if there is one
Get a fixed quote
Here’s what helps us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, photos of the system and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Once you have those, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
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Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Staff cleaning and specialist work are not the same thing. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but they don’t reach the grease that builds up further in. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
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.
Looking after it afterwards
After the visit, a few habits help the work last:
- Make sure the fan is included each time
- Note any drop in extraction at the canopy
- Don’t turn the fan off mid-service
- Report grease escaping from the fan
We take away the grease and dirty water from the fan clean. Wherever the fan is, the area around it is cleaned down.
Keep the route to the fan clear. A fan that can be reached safely is a fan that gets cleaned, whether it’s on a roof, in a ceiling or on a wall.
When to call us in Bearsted
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.
Keep an eye out for any of the following:
- Less air being pulled from the kitchen
- Thick grease on the impeller and casing
- A fan shaking on its mounts
- A noisy fan that has got louder over time
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Holy Cross Church, or anywhere in Bearsted, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
Questions to ask before you book
- Whether a written report and pictures are included
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- Whether they’re fully insured
- Whether the figure could change on the day
What affects the quote in Bearsted
There’s no set price list, because no two systems are the same. What we look at:
- The size of the system
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- The condition of the system
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
The cost depends on the size of the system, the condition it’s in and how easy it is to reach. You get a fixed price before we start, so you know where you stand.
What we need to know
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote. With your enquiry, please include:
- Any previous report or certificate
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
Some systems can be priced from pictures; others need a survey. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in photos, get a survey first. Either way, you get a fixed price before any work starts.