Essex · Extract fan cleaning
Chatham Green extract fan cleaning
Specialist extract fan cleaning for Chatham Green: a survey, a fixed price, careful work and proper paperwork. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- Rough running from the extract fan
- Grease around the motor and its mounts
- A fan left out of previous cleans
Managing agents and facilities teams in Chatham Green
Whether it’s one building or many, you get the same standard: the system surveyed, the price fixed, the visit fitted around trading and everything written up afterwards.
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 are happy to quote for all of it.
Extract fan cleaning in Chatham Green
Every kitchen extract depends on its fan: it draws the air through the canopy and ductwork and pushes it outside. Grease that gets past everything else ends up on its blades and housing, and that is what we clean. The work covers fan housings, in-line fans and discharge points, and people most often call us about a motor area thick with grease and a noisy fan that has got louder over time.
Somewhere as small as Chatham Green, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Each still has a canopy and duct that collect grease, whatever the size of the place.
Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009, and we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we are fully insured.
- Place
- Chatham Green (CM3)
- Wider area
- Essex
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quotes
- A fixed price before we start
- Hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
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When something else is needed
We won’t sell you work that doesn’t address the problem, so here are the limits:
- An impeller that is bent or split
- Grease in the duct and canopy before the fan (those need a full TR19 clean)
- Wiring faults to the fan
If you are not sure, just call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will give you a straight answer before you book.
What we work on in Chatham Green
- In-line fans
- Centrifugal fans
- Fan housings
- Axial fans
- Discharge points
- Roof-mounted fans
Aftercare tips
So the system stays in good health:
- Keep records of every fan clean
- Notice when the fan starts to sound different
- Report grease escaping from the fan
- Check the report shows the fan was cleaned
Where the fan needs repair rather than cleaning, the report says so. We also repair and replace extract fans, so you have one point of contact.
The fan stays cleaner when less grease gets past the canopy. Clean, well-seated filters are the fan’s first protection, and replace any that are damaged.
What staff can safely do
Keep a record of what your team does. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, alongside our reports.
Staff cleaning doesn’t replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but the parts you cannot see still need a specialist at the right interval.
Chatham Green: your questions answered
Will you come out to Chatham Green?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the site when you book.
Can the work in Chatham Green be done at night or at weekends?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. The site is handed back ready to open. Let us know the hours you’re closed and we’ll book within them.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes. Every job is surveyed first, either from pictures and details you send or on a site visit. Then you get a fixed quote.
What do you do with what you remove?
It leaves the site with us at the end of the visit. While we work, it’s kept contained to keep the area clean.
How long is a fan clean?
A single accessible fan doesn’t take long, while fans on high roofs or in tight voids take longer. We plan it out of hours.
Can you fix a fan that is worn out?
A clean won’t mend wear. We repair and replace extract fans as well, with a fixed quote first.
Does the law say we must follow TR19?
No. TR19® itself is not law; it’s a BESA specification. The legal duty comes from the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005: the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and cleaning to TR19® is the recognised way to show grease is under control.
What’s the cleaning interval for an extract fan?
With the whole system, at intervals set by BESA guidance: every 3, 6 or 12 months. Some fans need attention sooner.
Different parts, different methods
Fan housings and motors
Some fans use a belt drive. We clean around them and note any wear for your records.
Roof-mounted fans
Roof fans sit at the top of the riser. We clean them where they can be safely reached, and anything we cannot reach is recorded.
Extract fan cleaning around Chatham Green
Food Standards Agency records include about 3 pubs and bars within about 1.5 miles of central Chatham Green. Where they serve hot food, their kitchen extracts need cleaning to TR19® like any restaurant’s. Essex County Fire and Rescue Service covers Chatham Green. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel. Kitchens in Chatham Green get their food hygiene inspections from Chelmsford council. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Broomfield Hospital is the nearest hospital to Chatham Green, about 2.9 miles south.
Chatham Green is about 5 miles north of Chelmsford, in Essex. We provide extract fan cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Chatham Green and the rest of Essex. Our area takes in 644 places across Essex, large and small.
We cover every part of CM3 for extract fan cleaning and the streets around it. If your site is just outside Chatham Green, we cover Little Leighs (1 mile north-east), Howe Street (1 mile south-west), Hartford End (2 miles north-west), Willows Green (2 miles north) and Ford End (3 miles west). Larger places within reach include Chelmsford (5 miles south), Braintree (6 miles north-east), Brentwood (15 miles south-west), Maldon (10 miles south-east), Billericay (13 miles south) and Witham (6 miles east).
Near you in Chatham Green
Chatham Green’s nearest station is Beaulieu Park station, about 4.1 miles south of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Broomfield Hospital (2.9 miles south). For a walk, there’s Sandylay and Moat Woods.
What happens on the day
Your trading hours come first. Most visits are booked for when the area is out of use, such as evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends. Once we are in, the area is sheeted and anything that has to be off is turned off and cooled, and the job takes a couple of hours per fan, depending on its size and the build-up. A few pictures of the system help us make the most of a visit to a place like Chatham Green.
- The fan is found and its type, access and isolation checked.
- We isolate the power before opening the housing.
- Grease is scraped off the impeller blades and casing.
- The fan is degreased, taking care around the motor.
- It’s closed up, run, checked and photographed for the report.
Preparing for the visit
- Clear the space around the work
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
How to get a quote
To help us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, a few photos and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Once you have those, call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
Related advice
When to call us in Chatham Green
How fast a fan gets greasy in Chatham Green depends on the cooking: how many hours a day the kitchen runs and what it cooks. BESA guidance sets minimum intervals of 3, 6 or 12 months for the whole system by daily use.
It’s time to book a visit if you see:
- Grease around the motor and its mounts
- A fan left out of previous cleans
- An extract fan that vibrates or rattles
- Hot, greasy smells near the fan
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of St John the Evangelist, or anywhere in Chatham Green, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
Questions to ask before booking
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- What happens if part of the system cannot be accessed
- Whether a survey comes first
- When they can work, and whether that’s outside your opening hours