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Bushey Mead extract fan cleaning
Cleaning of kitchen extract fans, impellers, fan housings and discharge points in Bushey Mead, surveyed first and signed off with a written report and pictures. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- A fan shaking on its mounts
- Hot, greasy smells near the fan
- Grease around the motor and its mounts
Part by part
Fan housings and motors
The housing around the impeller catches grease flung off the blades. It’s scraped and degreased with the impeller.
Inline duct fans
Hidden in a ceiling void, an inline fan is easily missed. The survey makes sure it’s part of the clean.
How we handle extract fan cleaning in Bushey Mead
Kitchen extract fans come in different forms: roof-mounted units, inline fans within the duct, and wall fans. Each is isolated and opened in its own way and the survey shows us how to reach it. The work covers fan housings, roof-mounted fans and in-line fans, and the jobs we see most are grease stains around the discharge and a fan left out of previous cleans.
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 Bushey Mead, as elsewhere in the capital, a long duct run means more access points to open and more grease to remove.
Think of the report as the system’s health record: dated, with photos, and showing what was done. Grease extract cleans are also certificated to TR19® Grease through the BESCA VHE portal and sits alongside the report.
- Location
- Bushey Mead (SW20, SW19, SM4)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
When something else is needed
We’d rather tell you now than book work that will not help, so these are the things it will not cover:
- A cracked or broken impeller (it needs replacing)
- Electrical faults in the fan’s supply or controls (an electrician’s job)
- Grease in the canopy and ductwork
If in doubt, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll say what we think.
Parts of the system we cover
- Discharge points
- Roof-mounted fans
- Fan housings
- In-line fans
- Axial fans
- Centrifugal fans
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
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’s where we come in.
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
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What happens if it’s left?
An unbalanced fan gets worse, not better. It can wear the bearings and lead to failure, which may leave the kitchen without extraction. Cleaning it early is far less disruptive. Every month a London system goes without attention adds to what has to be done later.
What you pay depends on the size of the system, what state it’s in and access to every part of it. You get a fixed price before we start, so you know where you stand.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Bushey Mead
- We’re fully insured
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
Take a look at what affects the cost or our accreditations.
Extract fan cleaning around Bushey Mead
The Food Standards Agency lists about 39 pubs, bars and clubs and about 6 hotels and guest houses as registered food businesses in Bushey Mead and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. It’s Merton council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Bushey Mead. 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. London Fire Brigade covers Bushey Mead. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel.
A kitchen near Raynes Park station that serves breakfast and dinner can run its extract twelve hours or more, which shortens the cleaning interval. If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Dundonald Church or elsewhere in Bushey Mead, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event.
Bushey Mead is about 1 mile south-west of Wimbledon, in Greater London. Whatever kind of site you run in Bushey Mead, extract fan cleaning is something we can help with. We can work out of hours so trading is not interrupted. Bushey Mead is one of 764 places in Greater London where we work for commercial clients. You can also see our page for London, about 8 miles away.
Every address in SW20, SW19 and SM4 is within our area for extract fan cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Streets in the area include Gore Road, Edna Road and Wyke Road, all of which we cover for extract fan cleaning. Bushey Mead is on the A298, which makes it straightforward for our technicians to reach for extract fan cleaning. We also cover Wimbledon Chase (1 mile east), Raynes Park (1 mile south-west), Cannon Hill (1 mile south-east), Copse Hill (1 mile north-west) and West Barnes (1 mile south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover London (8 miles north-east), City of Westminster (8 miles north), Marylebone (8 miles north-east), Kensington (6 miles north), St Pancras (9 miles north-east) and Shoreditch (10 miles north-east).
Near you in Bushey Mead
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Harris Academy Wimbledon, The Edward Rayne pub and Ursuline Preparatory School, among other places. Bushey Mead has its own railway station: Raynes Park station. Well-known places in the area include Atkinson Morley Hospital (0.9 miles north-west) and Chessington Castle Hill (4.6 miles south-west). For a walk, there’s Cherry Wood and Henman Hill.
How it works
Everything the job needs comes with us, from protective sheeting to tools and access equipment. You only need to give us clear access and switch off what needs to be off. On site, the work takes a couple of hours per fan, depending on its size and the build-up. Getting kit into a London building takes planning, so let us know where we can load and park in Bushey Mead.
- 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.
Before we arrive
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Let us know about parking and loading
Getting a quote
There’s no standard price list, because no two systems are the same. We look at your system first, from photos or on a visit, then send a fixed quote. To start, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
Related advice
Questions from Bushey Mead
Do you do school kitchen extract cleaning in Bushey Mead in the summer holidays?
Yes, out-of-term visits are normal for schools. Food Standards Agency records list about 46 schools, colleges and universities with registered kitchens within about a mile and a half of Bushey Mead. Tell us your holiday dates and we will book the visit for when the site is empty.
How do you handle parking and loading in Bushey Mead?
A loading bay, a visitor permit or off-street space near the site in Bushey Mead makes the visit easier to plan. Working overnight, as we often do in London, normally makes it simpler.
Can the fan be cleaned between full cleans?
Yes, where it makes sense. A coated fan often means the duct before it is coated too, but the choice is yours.
Are you fully insured?
Yes, we are fully insured. CHAS and SafeContractor accreditation sit alongside it, for sites that check contractor safety.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. You deal with one contact for every site across London and the South East, and visits can be set on a regular cycle.
Do we lose a day’s trading?
Not typically. We need the work area to ourselves while we’re on site, so we book a time when it would be closed anyway.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. Plans on a 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycle are available, to suit the system and how it’s used.
Is it safe to clean the fan while the kitchen is open?
The fan must be isolated before anyone touches it. Cleans are done when the kitchen is closed, so cooking is not affected.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Whether it’s one building or many, the standard is the same: the system surveyed, the price fixed, the visit fitted around trading and everything written up afterwards.
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We cover South East England and London, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept on a regular cycle.
Do you need extract fan cleaning in Bushey Mead?
Poor filters mean a greasier fan. Missing, damaged or badly fitted filters let grease travel the whole system, so the fan takes far more than it should.
If you notice any of these, it’s worth a diagnosis:
- A fan coated in grease inside its housing
- A noisy fan that has got louder over time
- Fat spreading onto the roof or wall by the fan
- A fan left out of previous cleans
For schools such as Joseph Hood Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is typically booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
What your quote should include
- Whether VAT is included
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- What records you will receive afterwards
- Whether the figure could change on the day