Kent · Extract fan cleaning
Chart Sutton extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning across Chart Sutton and nearby, timed so the site keeps working and finished with a written report and photos.
- A fan left out of previous cleans
- Rough running from the extract fan
- A fan coated in grease inside its housing
Common questions in Chart Sutton
Who is the fire and rescue service for Chart Sutton?
That’s Kent Fire and Rescue Service. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
Which environmental health team covers Chart Sutton?
That is Maidstone council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Chart Sutton. Have your latest TR19® certificate and photo report to hand, as an officer may ask how the extract is maintained.
How often does the fan need cleaning?
Daily cooking hours set the minimum in BESA guidance. At the extremes, that is 3-monthly for heavy use and 12-monthly for light use, fan included.
Are you accredited?
Duct Doctor is a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we carry full insurance.
Will we have to shut during the visit?
Not typically. Visits are timed for when the area is closed, such as overnight or at a weekend, so the site can carry on as normal.
What do you do to protect the area?
By covering it before any work starts. We keep the work contained and leave the area clean.
Is Chart Sutton in your area?
Yes. We work in Chart Sutton and the rest of Kent, as part of our work across South East England and London. For a fixed quote, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
What makes a kitchen extract fan vibrate?
Build-up on the impeller is a frequent reason, since uneven grease makes it run out of balance. Worn bearings and motor problems are others, which our report will flag.
Extract fan cleaning in Chart Sutton
Is the extract fan louder than it used to be, or the airflow weaker? Tell us about it when you ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos, and we will send you a fixed quote for extract fan cleaning in Chart Sutton, typically within one working day. The work covers discharge points, fan housings and centrifugal fans, and people most often call us about a fan that has never been cleaned and a heavily greased fan housing.
In a small place like Chart Sutton, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, where grease settles in the flat sections. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
The paperwork matters as much as the work. Each visit is written up with photos, listing what was done, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next visit is due. Keep it with your fire safety records so it’s ready for an insurer, fire officer or EHO.
- Where
- Chart Sutton (ME17)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quote
- A fixed price before work begins
- Working hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
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The process
Every visit runs to the same pattern: protect the area, isolate whatever needs isolating, carry out the extract fan cleaning, clear away and leave you the report. The visit itself takes a couple of hours per fan, depending on its size and the build-up. Somewhere like Chart Sutton, lanes, gates and parking are worth mentioning in advance.
- We find the fan and check how it’s reached and how it’s isolated.
- 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 photos go into your report.
Getting ready for the visit
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
Get a fixed quote
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in photos, get a survey first. Either way, you get a fixed price before any work starts.
Advice
Kitchen extracts in Chart Sutton
Food Standards Agency records list about 13 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Chart Sutton. Grease builds up on fan blades and housings in kitchens like these, unbalancing the impeller. In Chart Sutton, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Maidstone council. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked. Chart Sutton sits within the area of Kent 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.
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; KIMS hospital is the nearest hospital to Chart Sutton, about 4.4 miles north. Historic houses near Chart Sutton, such as Stoneacre about 2 miles north, are a reminder that older buildings with event kitchens can have long, awkward duct routes. Term dates shape school work: for a school like Langley Park Primary Academy, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
Chart Sutton is about 3 miles south-east of Maidstone, in Kent. Anywhere in ME17, we can carry out extract fan cleaning at your premises. Our Kent coverage runs to 922 places, Chart Sutton among them.
We cover every part of ME17 for extract fan cleaning and the streets around it. Whether your site is on Plough Wents Road, Amber Lane and Marsham Crescent or a nearby road, we can help. Nearby, we also carry out extract fan cleaning in Wierton (1 mile south-west), Five Wents (1 mile east), Warmlake (1 mile east), Langley (1 mile north-east) and Sutton Valence (1 mile south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Maidstone (3 miles north-west), Ashford (14 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (11 miles north-east), Royal Tunbridge Wells (14 miles south-west), Tonbridge (13 miles west) and Faversham (15 miles north-east).
Local landmarks in Chart Sutton
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to The Plough Inn, Cornwallis Academy and Senacre Technology College. For rail, the closest station is Bearsted station, roughly 3.6 miles north of the centre. A little further out are KIMS hospital (4.4 miles north) and The Dog Collar Museum (3.1 miles north-east).
Multi-site and managed buildings
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.
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Each visit produces a dated report with photos, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
Leave it or put it right?
An unbalanced fan gets worse, not better. It wears bearings and mounts and can lead to a breakdown, which may leave the kitchen without extraction. A planned clean beats an emergency. It’s worth booking a check, because nobody sees inside a duct day to day.
Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced 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 Chart Sutton businesses choose us
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- We diagnose before we treat
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
Read what affects the cost and our accreditations and certificates.
Aftercare tips
Once we have finished, these simple steps help:
- Report rattles or humming early
- Note any drop in extraction at the canopy
- Book the fan into every full TR19 clean
- Check filters are seated before cooking
The area around the fan is left clean, with waste grease removed. Wherever the fan is, the area around it is cleaned down.
Keep the whole system on its cleaning cycle. A fan cleaned with the rest of the system on time rarely gets badly coated, in line with BESA guidance.
What staff can safely do
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. What they cannot safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, which is 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 they do not reach the grease that builds up further in. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
What extract fan cleaning can’t fix
It’s worth knowing the limits before booking:
- Grease in the canopy and ductwork
- A fan that won’t start
- Wiring faults to the fan
Not sure which it is? You can call 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll tell you honestly.
Parts of the system we cover
- Fan housings
- Axial fans
- Centrifugal fans
- Roof-mounted fans
- In-line fans
- Discharge points
What affects the quote in Chart Sutton
The quote reflects the site in front of us. We consider:
- How easy every part is to reach
- How big the system is
- Travel, parking and unloading
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
Putting the work off seldom saves money. Build-up, wear and faults tend to get worse, not better, and a neglected system can mean more work. If you are not sure what’s needed, ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos for straight advice and a fixed quote.
Asking for a quote
Photos let us diagnose from a distance. The most useful are:
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
There’s no standard price list, because no two systems are the same. Instead, we look at your site first, from photos or a survey, and then give you a fixed quote. To start, ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.