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Extract Fan Cleaning in Chelsfield
Need extract fan cleaning in Chelsfield? We diagnose first, fix the price and book the work around your hours, finishing with a written report and pictures.
- A fan that hums, whines or rumbles
- Less air being pulled from the kitchen
- A fan left out of previous cleans
Keeping the system healthy
To keep the system working properly between visits:
- Look for grease stains near the discharge
- Tell us if the extract feels weaker
- Listen for new noises or vibration from the fan
- Book the fan into every full TR19 clean
When we’ve finished, the fan is reassembled and run. If anything seems wrong, from vibration to wear, we note it, so you can plan any repair.
Make sure the fan is reachable. Clear access means it’s never left out of a clean, whether it’s on a roof, in a ceiling or on a wall.
Extract fan cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Chelsfield
Every kitchen extract depends on its fan: it draws the air through the canopy and ductwork and pushes it outside. Whatever grease slips past the filters and duct reaches the fan and we clean it off. The work covers axial fans, centrifugal fans and roof-mounted fans, and people most often call us about a fan motor running hot under a coat of grease and a heavily greased fan housing.
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. In Chelsfield, as elsewhere in the capital, a long duct run means more access points to open and more grease to remove.
The report is your 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, ready for your insurer.
- Place
- Chelsfield (BR6)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- When we work
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
What affects the cost of extract fan cleaning
Every site gets its own quote. These are the things that affect it:
- Parking and loading at the site
- The times the site is available
- The size of the system
- Site rules, permits and inductions
You won’t find a price list here, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. For a fixed quote, ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line, and we will talk you through it.
Helping us quote
To speed up the quote, send us:
- A few general shots of the system
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, either from photos and details you send or from a site visit. After that, you get a fixed price for the work so you know the cost before any work starts.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements, and we will send a fixed quote.
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare in Chelsfield and across Greater London. Work can be phased by floor, building or site around the people who use them.
What extract fan cleaning looks like in Chelsfield
There are about 17 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 7 sandwich bars and takeaways within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Chelsfield, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. The fan at the end of each of those extracts collects grease that slows it and wears the motor. Night work suits London kitchens, and roads and loading bays tend to be quieter too. The fire and rescue service for Chelsfield is London Fire Brigade. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel.
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Orpington Hospital about 1.4 miles west, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen. If you run a café or takeaway near Chelsfield station, early starts and late finishes leave little time to clean, so overnight extract cleaning suits. Term dates shape school work: for a school like Chelsfield Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
Chelsfield is about 2 miles south-east of Orpington, in Greater London. Chelsfield gets the same approach as every site we work on: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where necessary and a written report with photos. Chelsfield is one of 764 towns, villages and districts in Greater London we cover for commercial clients. London is in our area too, about 14 miles from Chelsfield.
We work across BR6 for extract fan cleaning and the roads nearby. That includes premises on Orlestone Gardens, Warren Road and Bucks Cross Road and the roads around them. Neighbouring places we cover for extract fan cleaning include Maypole (1 mile south-east), Bopeep (1 mile south-east), Goddington (1 mile north-west), Well Hill (1 mile east) and Pratt's Bottom (1 mile south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover London (14 miles north-west), Shoreditch (15 miles north-west), Hoxton (15 miles north-west), Whitechapel (14 miles north-west), Stockwell (13 miles north-west) and Wimbledon (15 miles west).
Near you in Chelsfield
In Chelsfield, that means kitchens and buildings near St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School, Five Bells Public House and Harris Academy Orpington, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Chelsfield station, about 0.8 miles west of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include London Borough of Bromley Museum (1.7 miles north-west) and Orpington Hospital (1.4 miles west). For a walk, there’s The Warren and Summer Hill.
Why act early in Chelsfield
Grease on the impeller makes the fan less efficient. Less air is pulled from the kitchen, so heat and smoke linger, while the motor runs under more strain. It’s better booked as a planned job in Chelsfield than handled as an emergency.
What you pay depends on how big the system is, 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.
What you get with us
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- Fixed quotes, usually within one working day
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
See what affects the cost and our accreditations and certificates.
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When it’s something else
It’s worth knowing the limits before booking:
- A cracked or broken impeller (it needs replacing)
- A fan that was never right for the kitchen
- Grease in the duct and canopy before the fan (those need a full TR19 clean)
If in doubt, call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we’ll say what we think.
Parts of the system we cover
- Discharge points
- Axial fans
- In-line fans
- Fan housings
- Centrifugal fans
- Roof-mounted fans
How the visit works
There’s very little for your team to do on the day. Someone lets us in at the agreed time and shows us where everything is, and we take it from there. Afterwards, the area is left tidy and the written report follows. In a London area like Chelsfield, parking, loading and building access are planned before the day of the work.
- We find the fan and check how it’s reached and how it’s isolated.
- Power to the fan is isolated before anyone touches it.
- We remove the grease from the blades, impeller and casing.
- Blades, housing and the area around the motor are degreased with care.
- We reassemble, run the fan and photograph the result.
How to prepare
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Move anything stored near the system
Ask for a quote
Quotes are quick. Call or email with a few details and you will normally have a fixed price within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
Advice
Chelsfield: your questions answered
What do you need to know about parking in Chelsfield?
Tell us where a van can stop near your site in Chelsfield, and about any building rules on loading. If the building has a loading slot system, we’ll book into it.
Can you work in Chelsfield outside opening hours?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. Your customers, staff or residents in Chelsfield needn’t be disturbed. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
What do you do with what you remove?
It’s contained and taken away. We collect grease, debris and waste water as we go, so it does not spread.
What about areas you cannot get to?
We record them on the report, with photos where possible, and we explain what access is needed, for example new access panels.
What does extract fan cleaning cost?
Size, condition, access and working hours all affect the cost. Ask us for a fixed quote and we’ll typically reply within one working day.
How much notice should we give?
The more notice, the better, especially for out-of-hours work. We normally quote within one working day, and emergencies are covered by our 24/7 line.
What if the fan needs more than a clean?
We also repair and replace extract fans. If cleaning shows a worn motor, bearings or impeller, we will tell you and quote for the repair.
Is TR19 cleaning required by law?
Not in itself. Insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to TR19® as the benchmark, and many insurance policies ask for proof of TR19® cleaning. The legal duty sits in the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 in England and Wales.
Different parts, different methods
Wall fans
The wall around a wall fan can be stained with grease. The outlet is checked as well as the fan.
Kitchens with long cooking hours
A fan in a long-hours kitchen runs for most of the day, so grease and wear build up together. Cleaning on time helps keep it running.