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Bloomsbury extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in Bloomsbury from ventilation hygiene specialists trading since 2009. Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus a 24/7 emergency line.
- Grease stains around the discharge
- Grease around the motor and its mounts
- A fan shaking on its mounts
Extract fan cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Bloomsbury
Duct Doctor has been cleaning kitchen extract fans since 2009. We are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we are fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001. If you have a fan shaking on its mounts and a fan motor running hot under a coat of grease, we can put it right.
London kitchens are often tucked into basements or the back of a building, with extract ducts that can climb several floors to discharge at roof level. For a kitchen in Bloomsbury, that usually means a longer system to clean and more access panels to plan around.
A written report with pictures follows each visit, so you have a record of what was done and when. Kitchen extract cleaning to TR19® Grease is certificated through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Location
- Bloomsbury (NW1W, W1T, NW1)
- Region
- Greater London
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed price before work begins
- When we work
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Managing agents and facilities teams in Bloomsbury
The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
Whether it’s one building or many, the standard is the same: the system surveyed, the price fixed, the visit fitted around trading and everything written up afterwards.
What staff can safely do
Staff cleaning doesn’t replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but the parts you can’t see still need a specialist at the right interval.
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. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
Questions from Bloomsbury
Which fire authority looks after Bloomsbury?
London Fire Brigade is the fire and rescue service for Bloomsbury. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Bloomsbury?
In Bloomsbury, it’s Camden council that carries out food hygiene inspections. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
Protection goes down first: floor sheeting and covers over nearby surfaces and equipment. We tidy up and take our waste away before we leave.
Who is responsible for fire safety on the premises?
The Fire Safety Order 2005 calls them the responsible person: normally the employer or whoever controls the premises. In shared or managed buildings, a landlord, facilities manager or managing agent can share the duty.
How much does extract fan cleaning cost?
The cost depends on the size of the system, its condition, access and timing. Ask us for a fixed quote and we will usually reply within one working day.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. Regular plans can run on 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycles, to suit the system and how it’s used.
Does the law say we must follow TR19?
No, not in itself. TR19® is the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs check against, and many insurers ask for proof of cleaning to it. The legal duty sits in the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, which applies in England and Wales.
Do you work in Bloomsbury?
Yes. Bloomsbury is part of the area we cover, within the South East and London area we cover.
How the job changes from site to site
Impellers and blades
While the impeller is clean, we can see its condition: chips, distortion or wear. Anything we see goes on the report.
Fan housings and motors
Some fans use a belt drive. Belts and pulleys are checked and cleaned where safe for your records.
How the visit works
Night work is normal for us. Evenings, nights and weekends are when much of our work happens, so the site can open as normal afterwards. On site, the work takes an hour or two for most single fans. Most London sites can’t stop for the day, so work in Bloomsbury is typically done overnight, early in the morning or at weekends.
- The fan is found and its type, access and isolation checked.
- We isolate the power before opening the housing.
- 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.
Before we arrive
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Find the previous report, if there is one
How to get a quote
Quotes are quick. Call or email with a few details and you’ll normally have a fixed price within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
Related advice
What affects the quote in Bloomsbury
There’s no set price list, because sites vary so much. The quote depends on:
- The condition we find in the survey
- Travel, parking and unloading
- The times the site is available
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
No two sites are the same, so each one gets its own fixed quote. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all play a part.
What to send for a quote
Photos and a few facts are often enough to price the work. Useful things to send:
- The site address and the type of premises
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
For extract fan cleaning in Bloomsbury, give us a ring on 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 normally send a fixed quote within one working day.
Leave it or put it right?
For a kitchen in Bloomsbury, a noisy, greasy fan is often the first sign the whole system is overdue. If the fan is coated, the duct before it usually is too, so it’s worth checking the whole system. In Bloomsbury, as across London, ductwork often passes through shared risers and other people’s space.
Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced the same way: how much there is, how we reach it, what state it’s in and when we can work. Ask for a fixed quote and we’ll explain each part.
What you get with us
- Each visit written up, with pictures
- Fully insured
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
Read what affects the cost and our accreditations and certificates.
What extract fan cleaning looks like in Bloomsbury
Food Standards Agency data counts about 3,870 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 608 takeaways within about 1.5 miles of central Bloomsbury. Any of those kitchens with a canopy relies on a fan that gathers grease as it runs. Most London extract cleaning happens at night, after the last service. Fire safety in Bloomsbury falls to London Fire Brigade. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises.
For kitchens close to London Euston station, where the day often starts early and ends late, the extract can be cleaned overnight. For schools such as UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies, kitchen extract cleaning is normally booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed. Church and community hall kitchens, near St George the Martyr Holborn or anywhere around Bloomsbury, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Bloomsbury is about 1 mile north-east of City of Westminster, in Greater London. Whether your site is in the middle of Bloomsbury or further out, we cover extract fan cleaning for every kind of premises, from a single unit to a large public building. Our Greater London coverage runs to 764 places, and Bloomsbury is one of them.
Our technicians cover all of NW1W, W1T and NW1 for extract fan cleaning and the streets around it. Whether your site is on Drury Lane, Euston Road and Duke's Road or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. Being close to the A401 and A501, Bloomsbury is simple for us to get to for extract fan cleaning. Other places close to Bloomsbury include St Pancras (1 mile north-east), Euston (1 mile north-west), Kings Cross (1 mile north), Holborn (1 mile east) and Fitzrovia (1 mile west). We also work in nearby towns such as Kensington (4 miles south-west), Walthamstow (6 miles north-east), Hampstead (3 miles north-west), Ruislip (13 miles west), Brompton (3 miles south-west) and Stockwell (4 miles south).
Near you in Bloomsbury
Around Bloomsbury, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Lincoln's Inn Fields, Pilsudski Institute of London and St George the Martyr Church of England Primary School and the streets around them. Nearby too are Queens Larder Public House (less than half a mile south-east) and Maria Fidelis Catholic School FCJ (0.6 miles north-west). The closest station to Bloomsbury is London Euston station, roughly 0.6 miles north-west of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find Montfichet's Tower (1.2 miles south-east) and National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery (under half a mile south-east). Not far away are Barnsbury Wood and Ludgate Hill.
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What extract fan cleaning can’t fix
An honest diagnosis matters more to us than a booking, so here’s what extract fan cleaning won’t do:
- An undersized fan that cannot cope
- Damaged fan blades
- Electrical faults in the fan’s supply or controls (an electrician’s job)
If you’re not sure, just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll give you a straight answer before booking.
Parts of the system we cover
- Roof-mounted fans
- Axial fans
- Discharge points
- Fan housings
- Centrifugal fans
- In-line fans