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Extract Fan Cleaning in Brogdale
Extract fan cleaning in Brogdale, surveyed first and signed off with a written report and pictures. Call for a fixed quote.
- A fan motor running hot under a coat of grease
- A smell of hot grease from the extract
- A noisy fan that has got louder over time
How the visit works
When we arrive, we check the system against the survey or the photos you sent. If anything is different, we talk it through with the person on site before carrying on. From there, it takes an hour or two for most single fans. In a small place like Brogdale, the journey is planned ahead and the visit arranged around the site’s hours.
- 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.
Preparing for the visit
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
Get a fixed quote
Need a price for extract fan cleaning? Please give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us and tell us about the site. We’ll explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
Advice
Extract fan cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Brogdale
Kitchen extract fans come in different forms: fans on the roof, fans built into the duct run, and fans on an outside wall. The way in depends on the type and the survey shows us how to reach it. If you’re dealing with a noisy fan that has got louder over time and grease escaping from the fan outlet, we can help, from centrifugal fans, axial fans and discharge points onwards.
Work in a small place like Brogdale starts with a call to agree access and timings, and the clean itself is the same full TR19® job as in any town: canopy to discharge, then a TR19® certificate and a photo report.
The report is your system’s health record: a dated account with photos of everything we did. For TR19® Grease cleans, the certificate comes through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal and sits alongside the report.
- Location
- Brogdale (ME13)
- Region
- Kent
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
How we price extract fan cleaning
The survey tells us what the work involves. We look at:
- The condition we find in the survey
- The scale of the work
- Travel, parking and unloading
- The times the site is available
What you pay depends on the size of the system, what state it’s in and access to every part of it. We give you a fixed price before work begins, so there are no surprises.
What we need to know
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote. When you get in touch, it helps to send:
- Any previous report or certificate
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
If you need extract fan cleaning in Brogdale, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, plus photos or the previous report if they’re to hand. A fixed quote normally follows within one working day.
For landlords and multi-site operators
The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare in Brogdale and across Kent. Work can be phased by floor, building or site to keep disruption down.
What extract fan cleaning looks like in Brogdale
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 16 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 7 takeaways within about 1.5 miles of central Brogdale. Where they cook under a canopy, an extract fan is pulling grease-laden air through its blades every service. It’s Swale council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Brogdale. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Before-and-after photos from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand. Brogdale is covered by Kent Fire and Rescue Service. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel.
Historic houses near Brogdale, such as Belmont House and Gardens about 2.2 miles south-west, are a reminder that older buildings with event kitchens can have long, awkward duct routes. Where a hall near Church of St Peter and St Paul, or anywhere in Brogdale, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
Brogdale is about 1 mile south-west of Preston, in Kent. Brogdale 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. Our Kent coverage runs to 922 places, and Brogdale is one of them. We also work in Maidstone, about 15 miles from Brogdale.
All of ME13 is within our area for extract fan cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. If your site is just outside Brogdale, we cover Whitehill (1 mile east), Ospringe (1 mile north), Preston (1 mile north-east), Faversham (1 mile north-east) and Davington (2 miles north-east). Larger places within reach include Maidstone (15 miles west), Ashford (11 miles south), Canterbury (9 miles east), Sittingbourne (6 miles north-west), Whitstable (8 miles north-east) and Herne Bay (12 miles east).
What’s near Brogdale
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to The Alma pub and The Abbey School, among other places. Brogdale’s nearest station is Faversham station, about 1.3 miles north-east. A little further out are Newnham Castle (3 miles west).
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but the parts you can’t see still need a specialist at the right interval.
If your staff spot something between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We can diagnose it and quote.
Aftercare tips
Aftercare is simple, and it makes the next visit easier:
- Watch for grease marks around the outlet
- Keep the grease filters clean and in place
- Run the extract throughout cooking
- File the fan’s report with your other records
We take away the grease and dirty water from the fan clean. Wherever the fan is, the area around it is cleaned down.
Fewer grease particles reaching the fan means less build-up. Clean, well-seated filters are the fan’s first protection, and replace any that are damaged.
Signs you need extract fan cleaning in Brogdale
By the time air reaches the fan, it has passed the canopy, filters and duct. 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.
It’s time to book a visit if you see:
- Weak extraction at the canopy
- Grease around the motor and its mounts
- Thick grease on the impeller and casing
- A smell of hot grease from the extract
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Ospringe Church of England Primary School or anywhere near Brogdale, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
Before you book anyone
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- What records you’ll receive afterwards
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- What hours they’ll be on site
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Common questions in Brogdale
Is Brogdale within the area you cover?
Yes. Brogdale is within the area we cover across London and the South East. A survey first, from pictures or a visit, means we arrive with the right kit.
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Brogdale?
It’s Kent Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Brogdale. A recent cleaning certificate and a note of the next clean date show that grease in the extract is being managed.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. We work across South East England and London, so we can schedule a run of sites on one programme. Every site has its own report.
What do you need from me for a quote?
Where the site is, what it is and when it’s open, plus photos of the system and your last certificate or report if you have one.
Which sectors do you work in?
We work for restaurants, pubs, hotels, schools, colleges, hospitals, care homes, offices and shops, as well as food production and leisure sites.
What accreditations do you have?
BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001. We have been trading since 2009 and we are fully insured.
Should the extract fan be cleaned as part of TR19?
Yes. TR19® Grease covers the whole system, fan included. We clean it alongside the canopy, ductwork and discharge.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. We run scheduled maintenance contracts, set at the interval the system needs. The report from each visit recommends the next date.
Why deal with it now?
Cleaning the fan in Brogdale now is a short job: it takes a few hours where there are several fans or heavy deposits. Waiting adds vibration, wear and a harder clean. Somewhere as small as Brogdale, losing a kitchen or building to a fault is felt by everyone who uses it.
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Call for a fixed quote and we’ll explain each part.
Why Brogdale businesses choose us
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover