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Blackfriars extract fan cleaning
Need extract fan cleaning in Blackfriars? We survey first, send you a fixed quote and work around your opening hours, finishing with a written report and photos.
- Burning smells from the fan area
- A fan coated in grease inside its housing
- An extract fan with no cleaning record
How we handle extract fan cleaning in Blackfriars
A clean fan isn’t a repaired fan. If we find worn bearings, a struggling motor or damage to the impeller, we’ll tell you and fan repair or replacement is something we also do. You’ll know whether the fan just needed cleaning or something more. If you are dealing with an extract fan that vibrates or rattles and thick grease on the impeller and casing, we can put it right, from fan housings, discharge points and roof-mounted fans onwards.
In a London area like Blackfriars, a kitchen extract often passes through shared space on its way out: a riser, a service void, the floors above. A duct fire there can reach parts of the building far from the range, so a regular TR19® clean protects everyone in it.
For insurers and inspectors, the record counts. That is why every job is written up in a report with pictures, plus a TR19® certificate through the BESCA VHE portal where the work is a TR19® Grease clean.
- Location
- Blackfriars (SE1, EC1M, EC1N)
- Region
- Greater London
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Working hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
What your team can do, and what needs us
When your team notices a problem between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that won’t come clean, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We can diagnose it and quote.
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
What we do, step by step
Your staff do not need to do much on the day. Someone lets us in at the agreed time and shows us where everything is, and the rest is down to us. Before we leave, the area is tidied and the paperwork follows. Before any visit in Blackfriars, we agree where the van can stop and how equipment reaches the system.
- We locate the fan and plan how to reach and isolate it.
- We isolate the power before opening the housing.
- Grease is scraped off the impeller blades and casing.
- Blades, housing and surrounds are degreased with care around the electrics.
- It’s closed up, run, checked and photographed for the report.
How to prepare
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Move anything stored near the system
How to get a quote
The quickest way to a quote is to send photos: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Add the site type and your opening hours, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
Advice
Extract fan cleaning around Blackfriars
Look up Blackfriars on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you’ll find about 4,454 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 1,028 takeaways and sandwich shops in Blackfriars 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. Food hygiene inspections in Blackfriars are the job of the City of London Corporation’s environmental health team. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked. Most London extract cleaning happens at night, after the last service.
Commuter trade near London Blackfriars station can mean long cooking hours, and long hours put a kitchen into BESA’s more frequent cleaning bands. Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; St Philip's Hospital is the nearest hospital to Blackfriars, about 0.6 miles west. If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Mercers' School or anywhere near Blackfriars, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
Blackfriars is about 1 mile north-west of London, in Greater London. Wherever you are in the SE1 postcode area, we can carry out extract fan cleaning at your premises. Our Greater London coverage runs to 764 places, and Blackfriars is one of them.
Every address in SE1, EC1M and EC1N is covered for extract fan cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. You’ll find streets such as Oat Lane, Bear Lane and Shoe Lane, all of which we cover for extract fan cleaning. Blackfriars sits on or near the A4 and A40, so getting to you is simple for evening and night visits. Other places close to Blackfriars include Temple (1 mile west), Temple Bar (1 mile west), Bankside (1 mile south-east), Smithfield (1 mile north) and Clare Market (1 mile west). Within a short drive, we also cover Kensington (4 miles west), Walthamstow (6 miles north-east), Hampstead (4 miles north-west), Ruislip (14 miles west), Brompton (3 miles south-west) and Stockwell (3 miles south).
What’s near Blackfriars
Around Blackfriars, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Barts Health Archives, St Mary-at-Hill and St Alban's Church of England Primary School. Also close by are Bernie Spain Gardens (under half a mile south-west), London Nautical School (0.5 miles south-west) and The Black Friar pub (within half a mile south-east). There’s a railway station in Blackfriars itself: London Blackfriars station. Other landmarks nearby include Montfichet's Tower (under half a mile north-east) and St Brides Crypt Museum (under half a mile north-west). For a walk, there’s Barnsbury Wood and St. James's Park Lake.
Blackfriars: your questions answered
Can a school canteen extract in Blackfriars be done out of term time?
Yes, holiday work suits schools best. With about 76 schools and colleges on the FSA’s register within roughly a mile and a half of Blackfriars, it pays to plan holiday dates ahead. Booking early in the term gives the best choice of holiday dates.
Can you come to Blackfriars after we close?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. That way a site in Blackfriars doesn’t have to lose a day’s trading. Just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form with your opening times and we will plan around them.
What should I send you?
Just the basics: the address, the site type, your opening hours and how we reach the system. Photos and any previous paperwork make it quicker. After that, simply call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
Who is responsible for fire safety on the premises?
In the words of the Fire Safety Order 2005, it’s the responsible person. That is generally the employer or the person in control of the premises, and where several people have control, each can have duties. If you’re not sure, check your lease and fire risk assessment.
How long does extract fan cleaning take?
That depends on the fan’s size, its position and how much grease there is. As a guide, it takes an hour or two for most single fans.
Do you repair extract fans as well as clean them?
A fan that needs repair is noted on the report, with what we found. We can repair or replace it, and there’s a 24/7 emergency callout for breakdowns.
How often should the extract fan be cleaned?
With the whole system, at intervals set by BESA guidance: every 3, 6 or 12 months. Some fans need attention sooner.
What happens to the waste?
It leaves the site with us at the end of the visit. During the work, it’s contained so the area stays clean.
For landlords and multi-site operators
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
Running several sites is easier with one contractor. We work across London and the South East, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept to a regular schedule.
Honest limits
We will always give you a straight diagnosis, so here’s what extract fan cleaning won’t do:
- An undersized fan that can’t cope
- A faulty speed controller or isolator
- A fan that won’t start
If in doubt, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will say what we think before you book.
Parts of the system we cover
- Roof-mounted fans
- Axial fans
- In-line fans
- Discharge points
- Fan housings
- Centrifugal fans
What affects the cost of extract fan cleaning
Before we fix a price, we need to know a few things. We check:
- What state the system is in
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- The scale of the work
Working hours, access and the scale of the site all affect the cost. We take each of them into account, and the price is fixed before we start.
Helping us quote
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote. With your enquiry, please include:
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- The postcode and the type of business
Need a price for extract fan cleaning? Please give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and tell us about the site. We will explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
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Different parts, different methods
Inline duct fans
Hidden in a ceiling void, an inline fan is easily missed. The survey makes sure it’s part of the clean.
Kitchens with long cooking hours
Long cooking hours mean more grease reaches the fan. BESA guidance sets at least 3-monthly cleaning for that level of use, fan included.
Between visits
Once we’ve finished, these simple steps help:
- Never cook with a filter missing
- Look for grease stains near the discharge
- Don’t store items in front of the fan’s access point
- Keep the fan on whenever the range is lit
Where the fan needs repair rather than cleaning, the report says so. We also repair and replace extract fans, so you have one point of contact.
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.