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Extract Fan Cleaning in Broadwater Farm
For cleaning of kitchen extract fans, impellers, fan housings and discharge points in Broadwater Farm, one call is all it takes: survey, fixed quote, work and sign-off. Fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001.
- Less air being pulled from the kitchen
- Burning smells from the fan area
- A motor area thick with grease
How we handle extract fan cleaning in Broadwater Farm
Kitchen extract fans come in different forms: fans on the roof, fans built into the duct run, and fans on an outside wall. Each is isolated and opened in its own way, and we plan that during the survey. The work covers in-line fans, centrifugal fans and fan housings, and common reasons people get in touch are an extract fan that vibrates or rattles and a motor area thick with grease.
London kitchens tend to trade late and open early, so extract cleaning in Broadwater Farm is normally done overnight, after the last service. Parking, loading and access to the roof are agreed with the building before the night of the clean.
Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009, and we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured.
- Location
- Broadwater Farm (N17, N15, N22)
- Region
- Greater London
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quote
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Working hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare across Greater London. Larger estates can be phased building by building to keep disruption down.
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Each visit produces a dated report with pictures, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
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What the work involves, part by part
Roof-mounted fans
Grease can escape from a roof fan onto the surrounding surface, so the outlet area is checked too. We note any grease around the fan.
Wall fans
Wall fans often have a short duct, so grease reaches them quickly. They may need cleaning as often as the canopy, which grease readings will show.
Keeping the system healthy
Good habits slow the build-up between visits. Our tips:
- Look for grease stains near the discharge
- Keep the fan on whenever the range is lit
- Keep records of every fan clean
- Tell us if the extract feels weaker
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.
Make sure the fan is reachable. A fan that can be reached safely is a fan that gets cleaned, whether it’s on a roof, in a ceiling or on a wall.
Grease, kitchens and Broadwater Farm
According to Food Standards Agency records, there are about 49 pubs, bars and clubs within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Broadwater Farm. A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. Fire safety in Broadwater Farm falls to London Fire Brigade. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel. London jobs typically start after the last service, with loading and roof access agreed with the building first.
If you cook for passing trade around Bruce Grove station, the extract can be cleaned between your last and first customer. Where a hall near St Philip the Apostle, or anywhere in Broadwater Farm, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
Broadwater Farm is about 2 miles south-west of Edmonton, in Greater London. If you need extract fan cleaning in Broadwater Farm, it’s easy to get a fixed quote: please call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line. We work across South East England and London, including Broadwater Farm. Broadwater Farm is one of 764 places in Greater London we cover for extract fan cleaning. There’s also a page for London, roughly 7 miles from Broadwater Farm.
Postcode districts we cover here for extract fan cleaning: N17, N15 and N22. Whether your site is on High Road, Ripon Road and Clyde Road or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. You’ll find Broadwater Farm on the A10, so it’s easy for us to get to for extract fan cleaning. Other places close to Broadwater Farm include Tottenham (1 mile east), West Green (1 mile south-west), Tottenham Green (1 mile south-east), Duckett's Green (1 mile south-west) and South Tottenham (1 mile south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover London (7 miles south), City of Westminster (6 miles south-west), Marylebone (6 miles south-west), Kensington (8 miles south-west), St Pancras (5 miles south) and Shoreditch (5 miles south).
What’s near Broadwater Farm
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Park View School, Bruce Castle Park and Bruce Castle School and the streets around them. Broadwater Farm’s nearest station is Bruce Grove station, roughly 0.5 miles east. A little further out are Markfield Beam Engine and Museum (1.2 miles south-east) and North Middlesex University Hospital (1.3 miles north). Open spaces near Broadwater Farm include Railway Fields and Hollow Pond.
Honest limits
A few issues sit outside what this work can do:
- A dirty duct upstream of the fan
- A fan that was never right for the kitchen
- A failed motor or worn bearings (that needs a fan repair or replacement)
If in doubt, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we’ll say what we think before you book.
What we work on in Broadwater Farm
- Fan housings
- Roof-mounted fans
- Centrifugal fans
- Axial fans
- In-line fans
- Discharge points
The process
We work around your opening hours, not the other way round. Most visits are booked for when the area is out of use, such as evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends. Once we are in, the area is sheeted and anything that has to be off is turned off and cooled, and the job takes an hour or two for most single fans. Loading bays, visitor permits and roof access are the first things we ask about for a site in Broadwater Farm.
- We start by checking where the fan sits and how to isolate it.
- With the fan isolated, the housing is opened.
- Grease is scraped from the impeller blades and the inside of the housing.
- The fan and its surrounds are degreased, keeping clear of the motor’s electrics.
- It’s closed up, run and checked, and pictures go into your report.
How to prepare
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
Getting a quote
There’s no standard price list, because every site is different. We look at your system first, from pictures or on a visit, then send a fixed quote. To get going, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
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When to call us in Broadwater Farm
The fan sits at the end of the grease’s journey. Whatever grease is still in it settles on the impeller and inside the housing, and the spinning blades fling it onto the walls of the housing.
Clients normally contact us after spotting one of these:
- A heavily greased fan housing
- Burning smells from the fan area
- A fan left out of previous cleans
- Weak extraction at the canopy
Healthcare kitchens cannot easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Broadwater Farm is North Middlesex University Hospital, about 1.3 miles north.
Questions to ask before booking
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or photos
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- How VAT is shown on the quote
Common questions in Broadwater Farm
Is parking a problem for work in Broadwater Farm?
Tell us where a van can stop near your site in Broadwater Farm, and about any building rules on loading. Night visits tend to make loading easier on London streets.
Do you do school kitchen extract cleaning in Broadwater Farm in the summer holidays?
Yes. Half-terms and the summer break are the natural time for school work. There are about 45 schools, colleges and universities on the FSA’s food hygiene register within about 1.5 miles of Broadwater Farm. Tell us your holiday dates and we will book the visit for when the site is empty.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes, day and night, every day of the year. Our office is open from 8am to 6pm on weekdays, and the emergency line covers the rest.
What information do you need?
Only a few details: where it is, what kind of site, when it’s open and the access. Photos and the last report help too. After that, simply phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
What happens to the waste?
It leaves the site with us when we go. During the work, it’s contained so the area stays clean.
What paperwork do I get after a fan clean?
A photo report, including the fan’s condition and the next clean date. File it with your other extract records.
What does TR19 mean?
A BESA specification, with two parts that matter most here: TR19® Grease for kitchen extract systems and TR19® Air for general ventilation. It is not legislation, but it’s the standard people check against.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes, always. Diagnosis comes before treatment: the survey shows what needs doing and what access we need and the fixed quote is built on it.
What your team can do, and what needs us
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 is where we come in.
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.