Kent · Extract fan cleaning
Extract Fan Cleaning in Boughton Lees
Specialist extract fan cleaning for Boughton Lees: a survey, a fixed price, careful work and proper paperwork. Call for a fixed quote.
- Grease stains around the discharge
- A fan left out of previous cleans
- Less air being pulled from the kitchen
When it’s something else
It’s worth knowing the limits before booking:
- A fan that will not start
- Electrical faults in the fan’s supply or controls (an electrician’s job)
- Grease in the canopy and ductwork
If in doubt, call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we will say what we think before you book.
Where we work
- Discharge points
- Fan housings
- Axial fans
- In-line fans
- Centrifugal fans
- Roof-mounted fans
How we handle extract fan cleaning in Boughton Lees
The extract fan is the heart of the system: it draws the air through the canopy and ductwork and pushes it outside. Grease that gets past everything else ends up on its blades and housing, and that’s what we clean. The work covers axial fans, centrifugal fans and discharge points, and common reasons people get in touch are a fan left out of previous cleans and burning smells from the fan area.
In a village or hamlet like Boughton Lees, the kitchens that need extract cleaning are normally a pub, a school, a care home or a hall kitchen, wherever there is one. Each still has a canopy and duct that collect grease.
Good records are part of the job. You get a written report with pictures after each visit, covering the work done, any areas we couldn’t access and a recommended next date. File it in your maintenance log so it’s ready for an insurer, fire officer or EHO.
- Place
- Boughton Lees (TN25)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- When we work
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we are happy to quote for all of it.
From a single site to a large estate, the standard is the same: a survey first, a fixed quote, the work timed around the site and a report with photos.
What the work involves, part by part
Impellers and blades
Coated blades move less air. We clean each blade back to its surface, so the fan can run as intended.
Inline duct fans
Hidden in a ceiling void, an inline fan is easily missed. The survey makes sure it’s part of the clean.
Between visits
So the system stays in good health:
- Run the extract throughout cooking
- Keep records of every fan clean
- Keep the grease filters clean and in place
- Tell us if the extract feels weaker
The area around the fan is left clean, with waste grease removed. On a roof or outside wall, we leave the surrounding area tidy.
A change in how the fan sounds is worth noting. Rattles, hums or shaking can be early signs of build-up or wear, and catching it early keeps it a cleaning job.
Questions from Boughton Lees
Which council inspects kitchens in Boughton Lees?
Kitchens in Boughton Lees are inspected by Ashford council’s environmental health officers. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
Do you cover smaller places like Boughton Lees?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. A survey first, from photos or a visit, means we arrive with the right kit.
How long does extract fan cleaning take?
A single accessible fan doesn’t take long, but hard-to-reach fans take more time. We plan it out of hours.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
No. TR19® itself isn’t law; it’s a BESA specification. The legal duty comes from the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005: the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and cleaning to TR19® is the recognised way to show grease is under control.
Should the extract fan be cleaned as part of TR19?
Yes, it should be. The whole system is cleaned, from the canopy to the discharge, and the fan sits right in that path, so it’s cleaned too.
What if parts of the system can’t be reached?
The report shows them clearly. Often the fix is extra access, such as new panels in ductwork, which we can install.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes. There’s a 24/7 emergency line, for problems that cannot wait. Call us any time and explain what’s happened.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes. Regular plans can run on 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycles, to suit the system and how it’s used.
When to call us in Boughton Lees
A greasy fan in Boughton Lees is fuel at the end of the duct. A fire in the duct can reach the fan and the grease around it and an overworked motor runs hotter.
Keep an eye out for these warning signs:
- A fan left out of previous cleans
- Grease around the motor and its mounts
- Rough running from the extract fan
- A smell of hot grease from the extract
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Saint Christopher's Church, or anywhere in Boughton Lees, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
Comparing quotes
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- What records you will receive afterwards
- What hours they’ll be on site
- Whether they’re fully insured
Why act early in Boughton Lees
A fan that fails mid-service can stop a kitchen cooking. Many fan problems start with grease, so keeping it clean is part of keeping it running. If it does fail, our 24/7 emergency line is there. Our emergency line runs 24/7, but a planned visit to Boughton Lees is calmer for everyone.
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 you get with us
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Each visit written up, with pictures
- In business since 2009
Read what affects the cost and our accreditations.
Also near Boughton Lees
What else we do in Boughton Lees
Kitchen extracts in Boughton Lees
Food Standards Agency records list about 5 restaurants, cafés and works canteens in and around Boughton Lees, up to about a mile and a half out. Grease builds up on fan blades and housings in kitchens like these, unbalancing the impeller. In Boughton Lees, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Ashford council. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked. Boughton Lees is covered by Kent Fire and Rescue Service. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises.
Godinton House, about 3.4 miles south-west, is one of the historic houses near Boughton Lees; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions. Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; William Harvey Hospital is the nearest hospital to Boughton Lees, about 3.3 miles south.
Boughton Lees is about 4 miles north of Ashford, in Kent. We carry out extract fan cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Boughton Lees and the rest of Kent. Our area takes in 922 places across Kent, large and small. You can also see our page for Maidstone, about 17 miles away.
We work across TN25 for extract fan cleaning and the roads nearby. We cover sites on Wye Road, Pilgrims Way and Faversham Road and nearby roads. If your site is just outside Boughton Lees, we cover Kennington (2 miles south), Bockhanger (2 miles south-west), Potters Corner (2 miles south-west), Westwell (2 miles west) and Godinton (3 miles south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Ashford (4 miles south), Canterbury (10 miles north-east), Sittingbourne (13 miles north-west), Folkestone (14 miles south-east), Whitstable (13 miles north-east) and Faversham (9 miles north).
Around Boughton Lees
Around Boughton Lees, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Flying Horse Inn. The closest station to Boughton Lees is Wye station, about 1.4 miles east of the centre. A little further out are William Harvey Hospital (3.3 miles south) and County Square (2.9 miles south-west). The countryside around Boughton Lees includes Hatch Park.
How the visit works
When we arrive, we check the system against the survey or the pictures 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. A quick note on how to find the site and where to park makes a visit to Boughton Lees run smoothly.
- We locate the fan and plan how to reach and isolate it.
- We isolate the power before opening the housing.
- We scrape the heavy grease from the blades and housing.
- The fan is degreased, taking care around the motor.
- We reassemble, run and photograph the fan.
Preparing for the visit
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
Ask for a quote
To get a fixed quote, call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. We usually come back within one working day.