Kent · Extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in Cheriton, Kent
Specialist extract fan cleaning for Cheriton: diagnosis first, then a fixed quote, the work and a report with photos. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- Grease stains around the discharge
- Vibration from an unbalanced impeller
- A fan left out of previous cleans
Extract fan cleaning in Cheriton, done properly
Think of the fan as the system’s heart and the grease as a clot. A heart under strain works harder for less. Our job is to clear it, check it runs smoothly and record what we found, before signing it off. If you have a fan motor running hot under a coat of grease and a fan shaking on its mounts, we can help, from discharge points, roof-mounted fans and in-line fans onwards.
Around a smaller place like Cheriton, kitchen extracts tend to belong to pubs, cafés, takeaways and school or care home kitchens. 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.
The report is your system’s health record: a dated account with photos of everything we did. For TR19® Grease cleans, the certificate comes through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal and sits alongside the report.
- Place
- Cheriton (CT19, CT20, CT50)
- Region
- Kent
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- When we work
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
What extract fan cleaning can’t fix
A few issues sit outside what this work can do:
- A dirty duct upstream of the fan
- A fan that is too small for the system (a design question)
- Damaged fan blades
If in doubt, ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we will say what we think.
What we work on in Cheriton
- In-line fans
- Roof-mounted fans
- Fan housings
- Centrifugal fans
- Discharge points
- Axial fans
Cheriton: your questions answered
Which fire service covers Cheriton?
Kent Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service for Cheriton. TR19® isn’t law, but it’s the benchmark many fire officers and insurers look to when they ask how often the extract is cleaned.
Will you come out to Cheriton?
Yes. Cheriton is within the area we cover across London and the South East. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.
What about areas you cannot get to?
They’re listed in the report, never skipped quietly. You’ll know exactly which parts weren’t reached and why, and we can quote to improve the access.
What if the fan needs more than a clean?
A clean will not mend wear. Where the fan needs repair or replacement, we can do that too, with a fixed quote first.
Is the fan isolated during cleaning?
We isolate the fan, so the kitchen can’t cook while we work. We work evenings, overnight or weekends, and the kitchen is ready when we leave.
What do you do with what you remove?
We contain it and take it with us. We collect grease, debris and waste water as we go rather than letting it spread.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
Protection goes down first: floor sheeting and covers over nearby surfaces and equipment. We tidy up and take our waste away before we leave.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. Send details of the systems and how they’re used, and we’ll suggest a schedule and quote for it.
Signs you need extract fan cleaning in Cheriton
Poor filters mean a greasier fan. Missing, damaged or badly fitted filters let grease travel the whole system, so the fan takes far more than it should.
What we’re most often called out for:
- Vibration from an unbalanced impeller
- A fan that hums, whines or rumbles
- A fan coated in grease inside its housing
- An extract fan with no cleaning record
Commuter trade near Folkestone West station can mean long cooking hours, and long hours put a kitchen into BESA’s more frequent cleaning bands.
Questions to ask before booking
- Whether they’re fully insured
- How VAT is shown on the quote
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
When your team notices a problem between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that won’t come clean, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We can diagnose it and quote.
A few tasks are always specialist work: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings need training, the right equipment and safe access. Leave those to us.
Also in Cheriton
What affects the quote in Cheriton
You’ll get a fixed price before work begins. It’s based on:
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- The size of the system
- A single visit or a regular plan
- The number of sites or systems
Several systems or sites on one quote can make for a more efficient booking. Mention every system or site you need covered and we’ll price it together.
Helping us quote
To speed up the quote, please include:
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- A few general shots of the system
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- Problems your staff have spotted
Quotes are quick. Send a few details and pictures, and we normally reply with a fixed quote within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
Looking after it afterwards
A little care between visits keeps the system in better shape. Our advice:
- Report grease escaping from the fan
- File the fan’s report with your other records
- Check filters are seated before cooking
- Report rattles or humming early
When the fan is cleaned as part of a full TR19® Grease clean, a TR19 certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. A fan-only clean is recorded in the photo report.
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.
The process
We turn up at the time agreed with you, often in the evening, overnight or at the weekend so the site keeps working. Anything that needs to be off for the work is switched off and left to cool before any work starts, and the area around the work is covered and protected. On site, it takes a few hours where there are several fans or heavy deposits. For a place like Cheriton, we load the van from the survey notes so the work can be done in one visit where possible.
- Diagnosis first: we look for grease, noise and vibration.
- With the fan isolated, the housing is opened.
- Each blade is cleaned so the impeller runs evenly.
- Housing, outlet and the area around the motor are cleaned.
- The fan goes back into service with a report on its condition.
Preparing for the visit
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
How to get a quote
For a fixed quote, call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. A few pictures and your last certificate or report help a lot. We usually come back within one working day.
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Multi-site and managed buildings
The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We cover South East England and London, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept on a regular cycle.
Cheriton kitchens: local notes
The coast is only about 1 mile from Cheriton. Near the sea, the fan and discharge at the top of a kitchen extract corrode faster than they would inland. The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 83 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 33 takeaways in and around Cheriton, up to about a mile and a half out. The fan at the end of each of those extracts collects grease that slows it and wears the motor. Environmental health officers from Folkestone and Hythe council inspect food businesses in Cheriton. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
Healthcare kitchens can’t easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Cheriton is Royal Victoria Hospital, about 1.3 miles east. If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of All Souls or elsewhere in Cheriton, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event.
Cheriton is about 1 mile west of Folkestone, in Kent. Anywhere in CT19, we can carry out extract fan cleaning at your premises. Cheriton is one of 922 towns, villages and districts in Kent where we work for extract fan cleaning. You can also see our page for Maidstone, roughly 29 miles from Cheriton.
Here we cover the CT19, CT20 and CT50 postcode area for extract fan cleaning. Local streets include Oaks Road, Firs Lane and Star Lane, all of which we cover for extract fan cleaning. You will find Cheriton on the M20, so it’s easy for us to get to for extract fan cleaning. Close by, we work in Sandgate (1 mile south), Folkestone (1 mile east), Peene (1 mile north-west), Newington (1 mile west) and Arpinge (1 mile north). Further out, we also cover Ashford (12 miles west), Canterbury (13 miles north), Dover (8 miles north-east), Deal (14 miles north-east), Hythe (3 miles south-west) and Tower Hamlets (7 miles east).
Local landmarks in Cheriton
In Cheriton, that means kitchens and buildings near The Folkestone Academy, Lower Leas Coastal Park and White Lion pub and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Folkestone West station, about 0.6 miles south-east. A little further out are Sandgate Castle (1 mile south) and Elham Valley Countryside Centre And Railway Museum (1.3 miles north-west). The countryside around Cheriton includes Sugar Loaf Hill.