Thurrock · Extract fan cleaning
Chafford Hundred extract fan cleaning
Need extract fan cleaning in Chafford Hundred? We diagnose first, fix the price and book the work around your hours, finishing with a written report and pictures.
- Vibration from an unbalanced impeller
- Burning smells from the fan area
- An extract fan with no cleaning record
Extract fan cleaning in Chafford Hundred, done properly
The extract fan is the heart of the system: it pulls air from the canopy, through the duct and out of the building. Grease that gets past everything else ends up on its blades and housing, and that is what we clean. Typical jobs include a fan shaking on its mounts and a fan that has never been cleaned, across discharge points, in-line fans and axial fans.
In a smaller place like Chafford Hundred, the kitchens with extract systems are more likely to be a pub, a café, a takeaway or a school or care home kitchen than a big restaurant. Quieter kitchens still collect grease in the duct, just more slowly, so cleaning is planned around how much it cooks and what the readings show.
Every visit ends with a written report and pictures, so you have a record of what was done and when. Kitchen extract cleaning to TR19® Grease is certificated through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Where
- Chafford Hundred (RM16, RM17, RM20)
- Wider area
- Thurrock
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
What the work involves, part by part
Wall fans
With little duct before them, wall fans collect grease fast. They can need regular attention, which grease readings will show.
Inline duct fans
An inline fan can be easy to forget because it’s out of sight. We find it during the survey and include it in the clean.
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In-house cleaning or a specialist?
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. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
If your staff spot something between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that will not come clean, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We can diagnose it and quote.
How the visit works
At the end of the visit, someone from your team can look over the work with us. We point out anything that couldn’t be reached or needs a follow-up, and it goes on the report too. All told, the work takes a few hours where there are several fans or heavy deposits. In a smaller place like Chafford Hundred, parking is rarely the issue, but tell us about gates, roof access and opening hours.
- We find the fan and check how it’s reached and how it’s isolated.
- The fan is isolated so it cannot start while we work.
- 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.
- The fan is put back into service, checked and photographed.
Preparing for the visit
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
Get a fixed quote
To help us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, pictures of the system and any previous report or certificate. Once you have those, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us.
Advice
Honest limits
Not every problem is solved by extract fan cleaning, and we’ll tell you before work begins. It won’t put right:
- A fan that is too small for the system (a design question)
- Wiring faults to the fan
- Damaged fan blades
If you’re not sure, just call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we will give you a straight answer.
What the work covers
- Fan housings
- Axial fans
- Discharge points
- Roof-mounted fans
- In-line fans
- Centrifugal fans
Chafford Hundred: your questions answered
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Chafford Hundred?
Chafford Hundred is in the area of Essex County Fire and Rescue Service. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
Can you clean school kitchen extracts in Chafford Hundred during the holidays?
Yes. Half-terms and the summer break are the natural time for school work. The FSA’s register shows about 17 schools and colleges with food registrations within roughly a mile and a half of Chafford Hundred. Just phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form with your term dates and we will plan around them.
What types of premises do you cover?
Any site with a kitchen or a ventilation system to look after, from a small pub to a hospital. We work with hotels, schools, care homes, offices, retail and leisure sites.
Is TR19 cleaning required by law?
No. The law sets the duty; TR19® is the benchmark used to show it’s met. Under the Fire Safety Order 2005, the responsible person must reduce fire risk, and without records, many insurers may refuse or reduce a claim.
Are you fully insured?
Yes. We carry full insurance and have been trading since 2009.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes. Every job is surveyed first, from your pictures and details, or with a visit where needed. Then you get a fixed quote.
What is TR19?
TR19® is BESA’s specification for ventilation hygiene. TR19® Grease, a standalone specification since 2019, covers grease in kitchen extract systems, while TR19® Air covers other supply and extract ductwork.
How long will it take to clean the fan?
It takes a couple of hours per fan, depending on its size and the build-up. We’ll confirm the time when we quote.
Extract fan cleaning around Chafford Hundred
Food Standards Agency data counts about 128 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 61 sandwich bars and takeaways in Chafford Hundred and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. The fan at the end of each of those extracts collects grease that slows it and wears the motor. Chafford Hundred is covered by Essex County Fire and Rescue Service. Fire and rescue authorities enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic premises, and in a kitchen that fire risk includes the grease in the extract. Food hygiene inspections in Chafford Hundred are the job of Thurrock council’s environmental health team. 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.
Bursars and site managers at schools such as Tudor Court Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty. A hospital like Thurrock Community Hospital, about 1.2 miles east, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day. Church and community hall kitchens, near All Saints' Church or anywhere around Chafford Hundred, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Chafford Hundred is about 1 mile north-west of Grays, in Thurrock. Wherever you are in the RM16 postcode area, we cover extract fan cleaning for commercial sites. Across Thurrock, we cover 26 places, and Chafford Hundred is one of them. London is in our area too, about 17 miles from Chafford Hundred.
Our technicians cover all of RM16, RM17 and RM20 for extract fan cleaning and the roads nearby. Local streets include Camden Road, Dupre Close and Duffield Close, and we cover them all for extract fan cleaning. Chafford Hundred sits on or near the A1012, which makes travel easy for evening and night visits. We also cover North Stifford (1 mile north-west), Grays (1 mile south-east), Little Thurrock (1 mile east), Orsett Heath (2 miles east) and Chadwell St Mary (3 miles east). Larger places within reach include Stanford-le-Hope (6 miles north-east), Balstonia (6 miles east), Corringham (7 miles east), Aveley (3 miles west), Purfleet-on-Thames (3 miles west) and East Tilbury (5 miles east).
What’s near Chafford Hundred
In Chafford Hundred, that means kitchens and buildings near The Dog and Partridge pub and The Hathaway Academy. For rail, the closest station is Grays station, roughly 1.1 miles south-east. Well-known places in the area include Lakeside Shopping Centre (1.2 miles west) and Stone Castle (3.5 miles south-west). The countryside around Chafford Hundred includes Sawyers Lake and Chafford Gorges Nature Park.
Multi-site and managed buildings
If you look after several sites, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Each site gets its own report and pictures, so each one has its own record.
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Shared systems, like a riser serving several units, need a clear agreement on who books the work, and we can quote for the whole system.
Looking after it afterwards
To keep the system working properly between visits:
- Keep records of every fan clean
- Keep the fan on whenever the range is lit
- Notice when the fan starts to sound different
- Note any drop in extraction at the canopy
Keep the report with the maintenance log and fire risk assessment. It gives a dated record of the fan’s condition, which helps if anything changes later.
A change in how the fan sounds is worth noting. New noise or vibration often means grease is building on the impeller and early action can save a repair.
Why it’s worth doing now in Chafford Hundred
A fan that fails mid-service can stop a kitchen cooking. Grease is often where fan trouble begins, so cleaning the fan helps keep it working. If it does fail, our 24/7 emergency line is there. Even a site near Chafford Hundred that is only busy part of the week needs its system checked on a schedule.
Leaving it longer rarely makes the work cheaper. Build-up, wear and faults tend to get worse, not better, and a neglected system can mean more work. If you are unsure, ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we will give you an honest view and a fixed quote.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Chafford Hundred
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- Full insurance on every job
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- One number for every site across the South East and London
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