Greater London · Extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in Bow Common, Greater London
We cover Bow Common for extract fan cleaning. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports on every job.
- A heavily greased fan housing
- Vibration from an unbalanced impeller
- Fat spreading onto the roof or wall by the fan
Extract fan cleaning in Bow Common
If the extract fan in Bow Common has become noisy, weak or greasy? A few details or a photo help when you call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email, and you’ll get a fixed price, typically within one working day. The work covers in-line fans, roof-mounted fans and axial fans, and people most often call us about burning smells from the fan area and a fan that has never been cleaned.
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. In Bow Common, as elsewhere in the capital, a long duct run means more access points to open and more grease to remove.
For insurers and inspectors, the record counts. So every job comes with a written report and pictures, and grease extract cleans come with a TR19® certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Location
- Bow Common (E14, E3, E1)
- Region
- Greater London
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quote
- A fixed price before we start
- When we work
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
What happens on the day
There’s very little for your team to do on the day. A contact on site lets us in at the agreed time and points us to the system, and the rest is down to us. Afterwards, the area is left tidy and the written report follows. In Bow Common, as across London, we usually work overnight or at weekends and hand the site back ready to open.
- We locate the fan and plan how to reach and isolate it.
- It’s isolated so it can’t run while we work.
- We scrape the heavy grease from the blades and housing.
- The fan is degreased, taking care around the motor.
- It’s closed up, run, checked and photographed for the report.
Getting ready for the visit
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
Get a fixed quote
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in pictures, get a survey first. Either way, you get a fixed price before work begins.
Related advice
Leave it or put it right?
A greasy fan at the discharge can spread grease onto the roof or wall around it. That stains surfaces and can add to the fire risk outside the building, which is one more reason to keep it clean. Choosing the date yourself beats having a fault choose it for you.
One small site or a whole estate, the quote is built the same way: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. You will have a fixed price before work begins.
Why Bow Common businesses choose us
- Every job surveyed first
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- Fully insured
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
See how cleaning jobs are priced and our accreditations and certificates.
Signs you need extract fan cleaning in Bow Common
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 has never been cleaned
- Fat spreading onto the roof or wall by the fan
- A heavily greased fan housing
- Rough running from the extract fan
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like St Clement's Hospital about 0.6 miles north-west, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.
Questions to ask before you book
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- What happens if part of the system can’t be accessed
- What paperwork you get at the end
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We cover South East England and London, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept on a regular cycle.
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too across Greater London. Work can be phased by floor, building or site around the people who use them.
FAQs for Bow Common
Can you clean school kitchen extracts in Bow Common during the holidays?
Yes, and it’s the easiest time to do it. With about 69 schools and colleges on the FSA’s register within roughly a mile and a half of Bow Common, it pays to plan holiday dates ahead. Tell us your holiday dates and we’ll book the visit for when the site is empty.
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Bow Common?
Kitchens in Bow Common are inspected by Tower Hamlets council’s environmental health officers. It helps to keep the extract cleaning records with your food safety paperwork, so they’re ready if asked for.
How much 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 any work starts.
Who has the legal duty for fire safety?
That depends on who controls the premises. The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty on the responsible person, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, facilities manager or managing agent.
How long will it take to clean the fan?
A single accessible fan doesn’t take long, but hard-to-reach fans take more time. We plan it out of hours.
Which accreditations do you hold?
CHAS, SafeContractor, ISO 9001 and BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We’ve been trading since 2009 and we’re fully insured.
Is the fan included in a TR19 clean?
Yes, the fan is part of a full TR19® Grease clean. It’s isolated, opened and cleaned along with the canopy, plenum, filters, ducts and discharge.
What about areas you can’t get to?
They’re marked on the report. In ductwork, new access panels are often the answer, and we can fit those.
Places near Bow Common
Also in Bow Common
Extract fan cleaning around Bow Common
Food Standards Agency records list about 492 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 151 takeaways within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Bow Common. Grease builds up on fan blades and housings in kitchens like these, unbalancing the impeller. Kitchens in Bow Common get their food hygiene inspections from Tower Hamlets council. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector. Most London extract cleaning happens at night, after the last service.
Sutton House, about 2.4 miles north-west, is one of the historic houses near Bow Common; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions. School kitchens, at schools like St Paul's Way Trust School for example, are typically cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
Bow Common is about 2 miles east of Whitechapel, in Greater London. For extract fan cleaning in and around Bow Common, it’s easy to get a fixed quote: please call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email. We work across South East England and London, including Bow Common. Bow Common is one of 764 places in Greater London we cover for extract fan cleaning.
Postcode districts we cover here for extract fan cleaning: E14, E3 and E1. Whether your site is on Market Way, Knapp Road and Thomas Road or anywhere close by, we can help. We also cover Limehouse (1 mile west), Bromley (1 mile north-east), Mile End (1 mile north-west), Poplar (1 mile south) and Canary Wharf (1 mile south). Within a short drive, we also cover London (3 miles south-west), City of Westminster (6 miles west), Marylebone (5 miles west), Kensington (8 miles west), St Pancras (4 miles west) and Walthamstow (5 miles north).
What’s near Bow Common
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Stebon Primary School, The Widow's Son pub and Bartlett Park and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Limehouse station, about 0.8 miles south-west. A little further out are Tower of London (2.4 miles west) and St Clement's Hospital (0.6 miles north-west). For a walk, there’s Tower Hill and Hollow Pond.
What staff can safely do
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, next to our reports.
Staff cleaning and specialist work are not the same thing. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but they do not reach the grease that builds up further in. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
When it’s something else
In fairness, some problems need a different fix:
- Electrical faults in the fan’s supply or controls (an electrician’s job)
- A motor that has burnt out
- A dirty duct upstream of the fan
Not sure which it is? You can phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we will tell you honestly before booking.
Parts of the system we cover
- Centrifugal fans
- Discharge points
- Fan housings
- Roof-mounted fans
- Axial fans
- In-line fans
What affects the quote in Bow Common
Some jobs are bigger than they look, and some smaller. What affects the quote:
- Any permits to work or inductions
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- Travel, parking and unloading
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 go through it with you.
What we need to know
To help us quote quickly, please include:
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
Here’s what helps us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, a few photos and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Then call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.