Medway · Extract fan cleaning
Extract Fan Cleaning in Borstal
Extract fan cleaning for commercial sites in Borstal and across Medway. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- A fan motor running hot under a coat of grease
- A fan that no longer moves enough air
- Fat spreading onto the roof or wall by the fan
What happens if it’s left?
Grease on a roof fan can also escape outside. It marks the area around the outlet and leaves more fuel outside, which is one more reason to keep it clean. A site near Borstal that has to close at short notice is hard to cover for.
What you pay depends on the size of the system, what state it’s in and access to every part of it. We give you a fixed price before work begins, so there are no surprises.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Borstal
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Every job surveyed first
- A written report with pictures after each visit
- Fully insured
Read our cost guide and our accreditations.
Extract fan cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Borstal
In Borstal, as everywhere we work, the fan follows a set routine: isolated first, then opened, scraped and degreased. Your report shows the impeller as we found it and as we left it. The work covers discharge points, in-line fans and roof-mounted fans, and the jobs we see most are a fan left out of previous cleans and weak extraction at the canopy.
Kitchens around a place like Borstal 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.
Accreditations are easy to claim and worth checking. Ours are BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured.
- Location
- Borstal (ME1, ME2)
- Wider area
- Medway
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Price
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
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What a clean won’t put right
Extract fan cleaning can’t fix everything, and we’d rather say so up front. It won’t put right:
- A failed motor or worn bearings (that needs a fan repair or replacement)
- Wiring faults to the fan
- An undersized fan that cannot cope
If you’re not sure, just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we will give you a straight answer.
Parts of the system we cover
- Fan housings
- In-line fans
- Discharge points
- Roof-mounted fans
- Axial fans
- Centrifugal fans
When to call us in Borstal
A fan on a roof or hidden in a ceiling void is easy to forget. If it wasn’t included in past cleans, it may hold years of grease, and the report will show it.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- A fan that no longer moves enough air
- A fan that hums, whines or rumbles
- A fan coated in grease inside its housing
- Grease escaping from the fan outlet
Healthcare kitchens can’t easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Borstal is St. Catherine's Hospital, about 1.1 miles north-east.
Comparing quotes
- Whether a written report and photos are included
- How VAT is shown on the quote
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- Whether a survey comes first
What extract fan cleaning looks like in Borstal
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 69 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 42 takeaways within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Borstal. Grease builds up on fan blades and housings in kitchens like these, unbalancing the impeller. Fire safety in Borstal falls to Kent Fire and Rescue Service. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel. Kitchens in Borstal get their food hygiene inspections from Medway council. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
Bursars and site managers at schools such as St William of Perth Roman Catholic Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty. A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near St Matthew's or elsewhere in Borstal, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Borstal is about 1 mile south-west of Rochester, in Medway. Every kind of commercial site in Borstal, extract fan cleaning is something we can help with. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so the site keeps running. Our Medway coverage runs to 68 places, Borstal among them. You can also see our page for Maidstone, roughly 8 miles from Borstal.
Postcode districts we cover here for extract fan cleaning: ME1 and ME2. That includes premises on Hill Road, Manor Lane and Mount Road and the roads around them. Borstal is on the M2, so it’s easy for us to get to for extract fan cleaning. Close by, we work in Rochester (1 mile north-east), Strood (1 mile north), Cuxton (1 mile west), North Halling (2 miles west) and Wouldham (2 miles south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Gillingham (4 miles east), Rainham (5 miles east), Park Wood (5 miles east), Lordswood (4 miles south-east), Twydall (4 miles east) and Hoo St Werburgh (5 miles north-east).
Landmarks near Borstal
In Borstal, that means kitchens and buildings near Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School, Former Ordnance Store At Chatham Gun Wharf and St John Fisher RC Comprehensive School, among other places. Borstal’s nearest station is Cuxton station, roughly 1 mile west of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Six Poor Travellers House (1.3 miles north-east) and Rochester Castle (1.3 miles north-east). Not far away are Blue Bell Hill and Ranscombe Farm.
Multi-site and managed buildings
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too in Borstal and across Medway. Larger estates can be phased building by building around the people who use them.
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We work across London and the South East, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept to a regular schedule.
Questions from Borstal
Do you do school kitchen extract cleaning in Borstal in the summer holidays?
Yes, and it’s the easiest time to do it. With about 13 schools and colleges on the FSA’s register within roughly a mile and a half of Borstal, it pays to plan holiday dates ahead. Just phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos with your term dates and we’ll plan around them.
Who is the fire and rescue service for Borstal?
Borstal is in the area of Kent Fire and Rescue Service. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.
Where does the waste go?
We take it away at the end of the visit. During the work, it’s contained so the area stays clean.
How do you protect the area?
Floors and surfaces near the work are sheeted before work begins, and waste is contained as we go. Before we leave, we tidy up and clean down.
How much does extract fan cleaning cost in Borstal?
The cost depends on the size of the system, its condition, access and timing. Ask us for a fixed quote, usually ready within one working day.
What’s the cleaning interval for an extract fan?
At least as often as the rest of the extract, which BESA guidance sets by daily cooking hours: from 3-monthly for heavy use to 12-monthly for light use. A noisy or heavily coated fan may need it sooner.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. Tell us what you have and how it’s used and we will propose a schedule with a fixed quote.
What happens if you cannot reach some of it?
We never leave them off the paperwork. You’ll know exactly which parts weren’t reached and why, along with a quote to put access in.
What affects the quote in Borstal
Your quote is based on your site. We take into account:
- Parking and loading at the site
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- How big the system is
We don’t list prices on the website, because each job is priced on what it involves. For a fixed quote, call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos, and we will explain what it covers.
What we need to know
Before you ask for a quote, gather:
- Any previous report or certificate
- Problems your staff have spotted
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, you get a fixed price before work begins.
How the visit works
Everything the job needs comes with us, including protection sheets, the right tools and access kit. You only need to give us clear access and switch off what needs to be off. The visit takes a couple of hours per fan, depending on its size and the build-up. In a place like Borstal, we fit the visit around your hours.
- We find the fan and check how it’s reached and how it’s isolated.
- With the fan isolated, the housing is opened.
- We remove the grease from the blades, impeller and casing.
- Blades, housing and the area around the motor are degreased with care.
- It’s closed up, run and checked, and pictures go into your report.
Preparing for the visit
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
Getting a quote
For a fixed quote, ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. A few photos and your last certificate or report help a lot. You’ll normally have a quote within one working day.
Advice
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Staff cleaning does not replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, and that’s where we come in.