Kent · Extract fan cleaning
Extract Fan Cleaning in Boughton Corner
For cleaning of kitchen extract fans, impellers, fan housings and discharge points in Boughton Corner, one call is all it takes, from survey to sign-off. CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, ISO 9001 and fully insured.
- A heavily greased fan housing
- A noisy fan that has got louder over time
- A fan shaking on its mounts
Part by part
Wall fans
With little duct before them, wall fans collect grease fast. They can need regular attention, which grease readings will show.
Inline duct fans
Inline fans sit within the duct run, often above a ceiling. We get to them through the duct or casing after isolating them.
About our extract fan cleaning in Boughton Corner
Any fan serving a kitchen in Boughton Corner is cleaned the same careful way as anywhere else: we isolate it, open the housing, scrape the impeller and degrease the lot. Your report shows the impeller as we found it and as we left it. Typical jobs include a fan that hums, whines or rumbles and grease escaping from the fan outlet, across centrifugal fans, fan housings and axial fans.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, where grease settles in the flat sections. We agree access and timings in advance.
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers all look at records. 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
- Boughton Corner (TN25)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Also near Boughton Corner
Also in Boughton Corner
Questions from Boughton Corner
Can you get to a site in Boughton Corner?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.
Do you work overnight in Boughton Corner?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. The work in Boughton Corner can fit around your hours. Just call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email with your opening times and we will plan around them.
How long will it take to clean the fan?
One easily reached fan is quick, but hard-to-reach fans take more time. It’s done while the kitchen is closed.
What does extract fan cleaning cost?
We don’t publish prices, because the cost depends on the job: the size of the system, its condition, access and when we can work. You get a fixed price before work begins.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. Scheduled maintenance plans are part of what we do, with visits at the interval your system needs. The report from each visit recommends the next date.
Who is the responsible person?
In the words of the Fire Safety Order 2005, it’s the responsible person. That’s generally the employer or the person in control of the premises, and in shared buildings more than one person can have duties. If you’re not sure, check your lease and fire risk assessment.
What happens if you cannot reach some of it?
They’re listed in the report, never skipped quietly. You will know exactly which parts weren’t reached and why, and we can quote to improve the access.
Can you fix a fan that is worn out?
A fan that needs repair is noted on the report, with what we found. We offer extract fan repair and replacement, and if it fails outright, our 24/7 emergency line is there.
What your team can do, and what needs us
Keep a record of what your team does. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, next to our reports.
Some jobs should never be done in-house: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings call for the right kit, training and safe access. Leave those to us.
Looking after it afterwards
Aftercare is simple, and it helps at the next visit:
- File the fan’s report with your other records
- Note any drop in extraction at the canopy
- Report rattles or humming early
- Watch for grease marks around the outlet
When the fan is cleaned as part of a full TR19® Grease clean, a TR19 certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. If only the fan is cleaned, the photo report says so.
Keep the route to the fan clear. Clear access means it’s never left out of a clean, whether it’s on a roof, in a ceiling or on a wall.
When to call us in Boughton Corner
How fast a fan gets greasy in Boughton Corner depends on the cooking: daily hours and the amount of frying and grilling. Under BESA guidance, the whole system, fan included, needs cleaning at least every 3, 6 or 12 months depending on daily hours.
If you notice any of these, it’s worth a diagnosis:
- Hot, greasy smells near the fan
- A heavily greased fan housing
- A fan that has never been cleaned
- A fan that no longer moves enough air
For kitchens close to Wye station, where the day often starts early and ends late, the extract can be cleaned overnight.
Comparing quotes
- What hours they’ll be on site
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
Boughton Corner kitchens: local notes
The Food Standards Agency lists about 3 pubs and bars as registered food businesses across Boughton Corner and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Wherever they cook, the canopy, duct and fan collect grease just as a restaurant’s do. Kitchens in Boughton Corner get their food hygiene inspections from Ashford council. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after. Boughton Corner sits within the area of Kent Fire and Rescue Service. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk.
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like William Harvey Hospital about 3.7 miles south, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen. For schools such as Lady Joanna Thornhill Endowed Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is typically booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
Boughton Corner is about 4 miles north-east of Ashford, in Kent. Boughton Corner gets the same approach as every site we work on: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with pictures. We cover 922 places across Kent, from busy centres to quieter spots. For sites nearby, see our Maidstone page, about 18 miles away.
Every address in TN25 is within our area for extract fan cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. We also cover the places around Boughton Corner: Boughton Aluph (1 mile west), Kempe's Corner (1 mile south), Wye (1 mile south-east), Brook (3 miles south-east) and Hassell Street (3 miles east). Further out, we also cover Ashford (4 miles south-west), Canterbury (9 miles north-east), Sittingbourne (13 miles north-west), Folkestone (13 miles south-east), Whitstable (12 miles north-east) and Faversham (8 miles north).
What’s near Boughton Corner
Around Boughton Corner, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The Tickled Trout pub, Wye School and Wye School, among other places. Boughton Corner’s nearest station is Wye station, about 0.8 miles south-east of the centre. Well-known places in the area include William Harvey Hospital (3.7 miles south) and County Square (3.8 miles south-west). The countryside around Boughton Corner includes Hatch Park.
Leave it or put it right?
A greasy fan has to work harder to move the same air. Airflow at the canopy drops and the kitchen gets hotter and smokier and the motor works harder. In a small place like Boughton Corner, a system that fails can take a site out of use.
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is all affect the cost. We take each of them into account, and the price is fixed before any work starts.
Why book with us
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- Fully insured
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
What happens on the day
Before we leave, we walk the area with whoever is on site. We point out anything that couldn’t be reached or needs a follow-up, and the same goes into the written report. All told, the work takes a couple of hours per fan, depending on its size and the build-up. For a village or hamlet like Boughton Corner, tell us about narrow lanes, gates and parking when you book.
- We start by checking where the fan sits and how to isolate it.
- The fan is isolated so it can’t start while we work.
- We remove the grease from the blades, impeller and casing.
- We degrease the fan and housing, taking care around the motor.
- We reassemble, run the fan and photograph the result.
Getting ready for the visit
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
Getting a quote
The quickest way to a quote is to send photos: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
Advice
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too across Kent. Larger estates can be phased building by building around the people who use them.
If you look after several sites, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Every building has its own written report, so records stay tidy.