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Extract Fan Cleaning in Clerkenwell
Looking for extract fan cleaning in Clerkenwell? We survey first, give you a fixed quote and work around your opening hours, finishing with a written report and photos.
- Hot, greasy smells near the fan
- A fan that hums, whines or rumbles
- Grease stains around the discharge
Keeping the system healthy
So the system stays in good health:
- Listen for new noises or vibration from the fan
- Keep records of every fan clean
- Note any drop in extraction at the canopy
- Look for grease stains near the discharge
If the fan needs more than a clean, we’ll say so plainly. Fan repair and replacement are services we offer too, so you have one point of contact.
Listen to the fan. Rattles, hums or shaking can be early signs of build-up or wear and early action can save a repair.
Extract fan cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Clerkenwell
Cleaning removes grease, not wear. If we find worn bearings, a struggling motor or damage to the impeller, we will tell you, and we also repair and replace extract fans. You get an honest view of the fan’s condition. The work covers in-line fans, discharge points and roof-mounted fans, and people most often call us about a noisy fan that has got louder over time and a fan coated in grease inside its 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 Clerkenwell, as elsewhere in the capital, a long duct run means more access points to open and more grease to remove.
We have 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 carry full insurance.
- Place
- Clerkenwell (N1, EC1V, WC1X)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
What your team can do, and what needs us
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.
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but the parts you cannot see still need a specialist at the right interval.
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What happens if it’s left?
The fan is part of the fire path. TR19® Grease covers the whole extract, fan included and many insurers require the full system to be cleaned to TR19. Every month a London system goes without attention adds to what has to be done later.
Putting the work off seldom saves money. Problems in a system tend to grow, which can make the next visit longer. If you are not sure what’s needed, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us for straight advice and a fixed quote.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Clerkenwell
- Every job surveyed first
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- Fixed quotes from a survey or photos
- Fully insured
Take a look at our cost guide and our accreditations and certificates.
What happens on the day
Your staff do not need to do much 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. Security desks and permits-to-work are routine in London, so let us know what your building in Clerkenwell needs from us.
- We locate the fan and plan how to reach and isolate it.
- We isolate the power before opening the housing.
- We scrape the heavy grease from the blades and housing.
- The fan is degreased, taking care around the motor.
- We reassemble, run and photograph the fan.
Getting ready for the visit
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Move anything stored near the system
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
Get a fixed quote
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
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Fixed quotes for extract fan cleaning in Clerkenwell
Before we fix a price, we need to know a few things. We check:
- The condition we find in the survey
- How big the system is
- How easy every part is to reach
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
What you pay reflects the actual work. That’s why every job is surveyed first, and the price is agreed before we start.
What to send for a quote
A few details help us quote accurately. With your enquiry, please include:
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- The site address and the type of premises
- Problems your staff have spotted
To help us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, photos of the system and any previous report or certificate. Then ring 0345 646 2711 or email us.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Clerkenwell
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we can quote for the whole system.
Signs you need extract fan cleaning in Clerkenwell
How fast a fan gets greasy in Clerkenwell depends on the cooking: daily hours and the amount of frying and grilling. Under BESA guidance, the whole system, fan included, needs cleaning at least every 3, 6 or 12 months depending on daily hours.
Clients usually contact us when they notice something like this:
- A fan left out of previous cleans
- A fan motor running hot under a coat of grease
- Burning smells from the fan area
- Grease escaping from the fan outlet
Where a hall near St James's Church, or anywhere in Clerkenwell, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
Questions to ask before you book
- What paperwork you get at the end
- If they look at the system before pricing
- Whether the price is fixed
- How areas they cannot reach will be recorded
Extract fan cleaning in Clerkenwell: the local picture
The FSA’s data shows about 519 pubs, bars and clubs and about 165 hotels, B&Bs and guest houses registered in and around Clerkenwell, up to about a mile and a half out. A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. London Fire Brigade covers Clerkenwell. 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. Overnight is the normal time to clean a London kitchen extract, so trading isn’t affected.
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as St Peter and St Paul RC Primary School or anywhere near Clerkenwell, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean. Commuter trade near Farringdon station can mean long cooking hours, and long hours put a kitchen into BESA’s more frequent cleaning bands.
Clerkenwell is about 2 miles north of London, in Greater London. We carry out extract fan cleaning for commercial premises of every kind in Clerkenwell and the rest of Greater London. 764 places in Greater London are on our list, large and small.
Here we cover the N1, EC1V and WC1X postcode area for extract fan cleaning. That includes premises on Long Lane, City Road and Noel Road and the roads around them. With the A1 and A5201 close by, Clerkenwell is easy for our technicians to reach for extract fan cleaning. Other places close to Clerkenwell include Farringdon (1 mile south), Angel (1 mile north), Smithfield (1 mile south), Holborn (1 mile south-west) and St Pancras (1 mile west). Further out, we also cover Kensington (5 miles south-west), Walthamstow (5 miles north-east), Hampstead (4 miles north-west), Ruislip (14 miles west), Brompton (3 miles south-west) and Stockwell (4 miles south).
What’s near Clerkenwell
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Barts Health Archives, The Sekforde pub and Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School and the streets around them. Nearby too are Tech City College (under half a mile north-east) and King Square Gardens (under half a mile north-east). There’s a railway station in Clerkenwell itself: Farringdon station. Nearby you’ll also find Brunswick Centre (0.9 miles west) and Montfichet's Tower (0.9 miles south). Green spaces nearby include St. James's Park Lake and Ludgate Hill.
Clerkenwell: your questions answered
Can you clean school kitchen extracts in Clerkenwell during the holidays?
Yes, out-of-term visits are normal for schools. There are about 69 schools, colleges and universities on the FSA’s food hygiene register within about 1.5 miles of Clerkenwell. Tell us your holiday dates and we will book the visit for when the site is empty.
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Clerkenwell?
London Fire Brigade is the fire and rescue service for Clerkenwell. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
What information do you need?
Just the basics: the address, the site type, your opening hours and how we reach the system. Photos and the last report help too. Then phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
Will I get pictures of the cleaned fan?
A photo report, including the fan’s condition and the next clean date. File it with your other extract records.
Can you work evenings and weekends?
Yes. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote and we will plan the visit around them.
Where does the waste go?
It’s contained and taken away. We collect grease, debris and waste water as we go, so it doesn’t spread.
Who is responsible for fire safety on the premises?
The Fire Safety Order 2005 calls them the responsible person: often the employer, owner or occupier. Landlords, facilities managers and managing agents can also hold responsibility.
Is the fan isolated during cleaning?
We isolate the fan, so the kitchen cannot cook while we work. That is why fan cleans are done out of hours, and the kitchen is ready when we leave.