Greater London · Extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in Canonbury, Greater London
Extract fan cleaning across Canonbury and nearby, booked around your opening hours and signed off in writing with photos.
- Rough running from the extract fan
- A fan motor running hot under a coat of grease
- A smell of hot grease from the extract
Extract fan cleaning in Canonbury
Grease on a fan is not spread evenly. Uneven build-up unbalances the impeller, leading to vibration, noise and strain on the motor and bearings. Cleaning the impeller and housing puts that right. We are often asked to deal with a fan motor running hot under a coat of grease and less air being pulled from the kitchen, on roof-mounted fans, in-line fans and discharge points.
Across London, many commercial kitchens are squeezed into basements and narrow back-of-house spaces, with extract ducts that can climb several floors to discharge at roof level. For a kitchen in Canonbury, that typically means a longer system to clean and more access panels to plan around.
The paperwork matters as much as the work. You get a written report with pictures after every visit, listing what was done, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next visit is due. File it in your maintenance log so it’s ready for an insurer, fire officer or EHO.
- Location
- Canonbury (N1, N1P, E8)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Working hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
How the visit works
Protection comes first: floors, worktops and anything near the work are covered. After that, the system is made safe and the work begins. It takes an hour or two for one fan, longer when it’s hard to reach, and the area is cleaned down before we leave. Getting kit into a London building takes planning, so let us know where we can load and park in Canonbury.
- We start by checking where the fan sits and how to isolate it.
- Power to the fan is isolated before anyone touches it.
- The impeller and the housing around it are scraped clean.
- We degrease the fan and housing, taking care around the motor.
- The fan is put back into service, checked and photographed.
How to prepare
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
Get a fixed quote
Want a quote for extract fan cleaning? Please call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form with a few details about the site. We will talk you through the work and send you a fixed quote before anything is booked.
Advice
Nearby places to Canonbury
What else we do in Canonbury
What affects the cost of extract fan cleaning
Before we fix a price, we need to know a few things. We look at:
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- Parking and loading at the site
- How big the system is
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
We do not list prices on the website, because each job is priced on what it involves. For a fixed quote, call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos, and we’ll explain what it covers.
What to send for a quote
When you call or email, these details help:
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- A few general shots of the system
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
To get a fixed quote, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. A few photos and your last certificate or report help a lot. You will usually have a quote within one working day.
What a clean will not put right
We won’t sell you work that does not address the problem, so here are the limits:
- A fan that will not start
- Wiring faults to the fan
- A fan that was never right for the kitchen
If you are not sure, just ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we will give you a straight answer.
Parts of the system we cover
- Fan housings
- Discharge points
- Roof-mounted fans
- Axial fans
- In-line fans
- Centrifugal fans
Common questions in Canonbury
Can parking be tricky for a job in Canonbury?
A loading bay, a visitor permit or off-street space near the site in Canonbury makes the visit easier to plan. Night visits tend to make loading easier on London streets.
Can school kitchens in Canonbury be cleaned in the holidays?
Yes, out-of-term visits are normal for schools. There are about 44 schools, colleges and universities on the FSA’s food hygiene register within about 1.5 miles of Canonbury. Send us your term dates when you call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos, and we will fit the work in.
Which sectors do you work in?
Commercial premises of every kind: from restaurants, pubs and hotels to schools, hospitals, care homes, offices, shops and food production sites. We fit the work around how the site operates.
What paperwork do I get after a fan clean?
Photos, notes on condition and a recommended next date. Keep it with your maintenance log.
Is the fan isolated during cleaning?
It has to be off and isolated, for safety. Cleans are done when the kitchen is closed, so cooking isn’t affected.
Can the work be done while we are closed?
Yes. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote and we’ll book around them.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes. Photos often do the job, while bigger or harder-to-see systems are surveyed on site.
Should the extract fan be cleaned as part of TR19?
Yes, a full TR19 clean includes the fan. If a fan can’t be reached, the report says so, so the record is accurate.
When to call us in Canonbury
Each blade collects a slightly different amount. The difference throws the impeller off balance and puts strain on the bearings. Left too long, grease turns into wear.
Look out for any of the following:
- A heavily greased fan housing
- Weak extraction at the canopy
- A smell of hot grease from the extract
- Grease stains around the discharge
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near St Paul's Church or elsewhere in Canonbury, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event.
Comparing quotes
- Whether a survey comes first
- Whether a written report and photos are included
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
Canonbury kitchens: local notes
Food Standards Agency records list about 1,209 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 277 takeaways and sandwich shops within about 1.5 miles of central Canonbury. Grease builds up on fan blades and housings in kitchens like these, unbalancing the impeller. Canonbury sits within the area of London Fire Brigade. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises. Most London extract cleaning happens at night, after the last service.
Sutton House, about 1.7 miles east, is one of the historic houses near Canonbury; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions. For kitchens close to Canonbury station, where the day often starts early and ends late, the extract can be cleaned overnight.
Canonbury is about 2 miles north-east of St Pancras, in Greater London. From the centre of Canonbury to the outskirts, extract fan cleaning is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from small sites to large estates. Canonbury is one of 764 towns, villages and districts in Greater London we cover for commercial clients.
Every address in N1, N1P and E8 is within our area for extract fan cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. If you need extract fan cleaning at premises on Dove Road, Essex Road and Clare Lane or anywhere close by, we can help. Being close to the A1199 and A1200, Canonbury is simple for us to get to at any hour. Other places close to Canonbury include De Beauvoir Town (1 mile east), Mildmay (1 mile north-east), Kingsland (1 mile east), Newington Green (1 mile north) and Highbury (1 mile north-west). Further out, we also cover London (3 miles south), City of Westminster (3 miles south-west), Marylebone (3 miles south-west), Kensington (6 miles south-west), Walthamstow (4 miles north-east) and Hampstead (4 miles west).
Local landmarks in Canonbury
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Bishopsgate Institute Special Collections and Archives, City of London Academy Highbury Grove and Islington Green School and the streets around them. Nearby too are New Crown pub (under half a mile north-west) and Shoreditch Park (0.6 miles south). There’s a railway station in Canonbury itself: Canonbury station. Nearby you’ll also find Montfichet's Tower (2.2 miles south) and Clowns Gallery-Museum (0.7 miles east). For a walk, there’s St. James's Park Lake and Ludgate Hill.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Whether it’s one building or many, you get the same standard: diagnosis, a fixed price, work booked around your hours and a written report with pictures.
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Every visit ends with a dated report and photos, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
What your team can do, and what needs us
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
Keep a record of what your team does. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, alongside our reports.
What the work involves, part by part
Roof-mounted fans
Roof fans also discharge grease onto the roof around them and we check the area around the outlet. We note any grease around the fan.
Impellers and blades
While the impeller is clean, we can see its condition: cracks, bent blades or wear. We note any concerns.