Kent · Extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in Bough Beech, Kent
Cleaning of kitchen extract fans, impellers, fan housings and discharge points for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Bough Beech. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- Fat spreading onto the roof or wall by the fan
- A heavily greased fan housing
- A fan that has never been cleaned
Common questions in Bough Beech
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Bough Beech?
Food hygiene inspections in Bough Beech are carried out by Sevenoaks council. Have your latest TR19® certificate and photo report to hand, as an officer may ask how the extract is maintained.
Will you come out to Bough Beech?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
Does a TR19 kitchen extract clean cover the fan?
Yes, it should be. A TR19 Grease clean covers everything from canopy to discharge, and the fan sits right in that path, so it’s cleaned too.
What do you do with what you remove?
It’s contained and taken away. Grease, debris and waste water are collected as the work goes on, so it doesn’t spread.
Who is the responsible person?
It depends on the building. The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty on the responsible person, which can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, an FM or a managing agent.
What happens if you cannot reach some of it?
Anything we can’t reach goes on the report, with a note of where it is, and we explain what access is needed, for example new access panels.
How do you protect the area?
Protection goes down first: floor sheeting and covers over nearby surfaces and equipment. The area is left tidy, with our waste taken away.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes. There’s a 24/7 emergency line, for problems that can’t wait. Ring any time and tell us what’s happened.
Extract fan cleaning in Bough Beech, done properly
Duct Doctor has been cleaning kitchen extract fans since 2009. As a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, we clean to BESA TR19® Grease, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 and full insurance. If you have burning smells from the fan area and a fan that no longer moves enough air, we can put it right.
In a village or hamlet like Bough Beech, the kitchens that need extract cleaning are usually a pub, a school, a care home or a hall kitchen, wherever there is one. Every one of them still needs its extract kept clear of grease, whatever the size of the place.
Accreditations are easy to claim and worth checking. We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, with full insurance on top.
- Location
- Bough Beech (TN8)
- Region
- Kent
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- When we work
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Signs you need extract fan cleaning in Bough Beech
Fans that are hard to reach are often the ones that get missed. A fan that has never been cleaned can be heavily coated, and the report will show it.
The symptoms we are asked about most include:
- A smell of hot grease from the extract
- A motor area thick with grease
- A fan left out of previous cleans
- A fan coated in grease inside its housing
If your kitchen is in a listed or historic building, like the houses around Bough Beech (Hever Castle is about 1.1 miles south-west), fitting access panels needs care.
What your quote should include
- Proof of insurance
- How VAT is shown on the quote
- If they look at the system before pricing
- What records you will receive afterwards
The process
When we arrive, we check the system against the survey or the photos you sent. Anything unexpected is raised with you before we go further. After that, the work takes an hour or two for one fan, longer when it’s hard to reach. We agree a date with you, plan the drive to Bough Beech and turn up when the site is quiet.
- 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.
Before we arrive
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
How to get a quote
If you need extract fan cleaning in Bough Beech, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos. Tell us what kind of premises it is and when it’s open, and send pictures or your last report if you can. A fixed quote normally follows within one working day.
Related advice
How the job changes from site to site
Wall fans
The wall around a wall fan can be stained with grease. We clean the fan and check the outlet.
Kitchens with long cooking hours
A long-hours kitchen can’t afford a fan failure. Keeping the fan clean is part of avoiding that, and our 24/7 emergency callout is there if it happens anyway.
What extract fan cleaning looks like in Bough Beech
The FSA’s data shows about 3 pubs, bars and clubs registered within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Bough Beech. Where they serve hot food, their kitchen extracts need cleaning to TR19® like any restaurant’s. Kitchens in Bough Beech get their food hygiene inspections from Sevenoaks council. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after. The fire and rescue service for Bough Beech is Kent Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order.
Healthcare kitchens cannot easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Bough Beech is Tandridge Priory, about 5.6 miles north-west.
Bough Beech is about 6 miles south-west of Sevenoaks, in Kent. Sites in Bough Beech get the same service as everywhere we cover: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where necessary and a written report with pictures. Bough Beech is one of 922 places in Kent we cover for extract fan cleaning. Our Maidstone page covers sites nearby (18 miles or so).
We work across the TN8 postcode area for extract fan cleaning and the roads nearby. If you need extract fan cleaning at premises on Hever Road, Clinton Lane and Millbrook or anywhere close by, we can help. We also cover Charcott (2 miles east), Hall's Green (3 miles north-east), Ide Hill (3 miles north), Toy's Hill (3 miles north) and Goathurst Common (3 miles north). Further out, we also cover Sevenoaks (6 miles north-east), Royal Tunbridge Wells (8 miles south-east), Tonbridge (7 miles east), Swanley (14 miles north), Kings Hill (13 miles east) and Paddock Wood (12 miles east).
Around Bough Beech
Around Bough Beech, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The Wheatsheaf Public House and Chiddingstone Castle Park and Gardens. Bough Beech’s nearest station is Hever station, about 1.9 miles south-west. A little further out are Tandridge Priory (5.6 miles north-west) and Hever Castle (1.1 miles south-west).
When something else is needed
Extract fan cleaning cannot fix everything, and we’d rather say so up front. It does not solve:
- Grease in the canopy and ductwork
- A motor that has burnt out
- A fan that’s too small for the system (a design question)
Not sure which it is? You can give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we’ll tell you honestly.
Parts of the system we cover
- Fan housings
- Discharge points
- Centrifugal fans
- In-line fans
- Roof-mounted fans
- Axial fans
Aftercare tips
Aftercare is simple, and it makes the next visit easier:
- Book the fan into every full TR19 clean
- Listen for new noises or vibration from the fan
- File the fan’s report with your other records
- Look for grease stains near the discharge
Keep the report with the maintenance log and fire risk assessment. It gives a dated record of the fan’s condition, which helps if anything changes later.
Listen to the fan. Rattles, hums or shaking can be early signs of build-up or wear, and catching it early keeps it a cleaning job.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Bough Beech
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Shared systems, like a riser serving several units, need a clear agreement on who books the work, and we can quote for the whole system.
For anyone managing more than one site, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Each site gets its own report and pictures, so records stay tidy.
Towns and villages near Bough Beech
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In-house cleaning or a specialist?
When your team notices a problem between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We will take a look and send you a fixed quote.
A few tasks are always specialist work: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease call for the right kit, training and safe access. That’s our job.