Kent · Extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in Cold Harbour, Kent
Extract fan cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Cold Harbour. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- Thick grease on the impeller and casing
- A fan that hums, whines or rumbles
- Grease stains around the discharge
How the visit works
On the day, we arrive at the time agreed with you, often in the evening, overnight or at the weekend so the site keeps working. Equipment that has to be off is switched off and allowed to cool first, and floors and nearby surfaces are sheeted. On site, it takes an hour or two for most single fans. In a small place like Cold Harbour, the journey is planned ahead and the visit arranged around the site’s hours.
- First we check the fan’s condition and how it sounds.
- With the fan isolated, the housing is opened.
- The impeller is cleaned blade by blade so it runs balanced.
- We clean the casing, the outlet and around the motor.
- We run the fan and note its condition in the photo report.
How to prepare
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
Getting a quote
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, then send a fixed quote. To get going, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
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How we handle extract fan cleaning in Cold Harbour
The fan is cleaned as part of every full TR19® Grease clean, but a fan can also need attention on its own, especially when it has started to vibrate or sound rough. Where only the fan is cleaned, the report says so. If you are dealing with thick grease on the impeller and casing and grease around the motor and its mounts, we can help.
Somewhere as small as Cold Harbour, 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.
The paperwork matters as much as the work. You get a written report with pictures after each visit, covering the work done, any areas we couldn’t access and a recommended next date. Keep it with your fire safety records so it’s to hand when an insurer or inspector asks.
- Where
- Cold Harbour (ME17)
- Region
- Kent
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
FAQs for Cold Harbour
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Cold Harbour?
Food hygiene inspections in Cold Harbour are carried out by Maidstone council. Have your latest TR19® certificate and photo report to hand, as an officer may ask how the extract is maintained.
Is Cold Harbour within the area you cover?
Yes, Cold Harbour is part of our area, however small the site. A survey first, from photos or a visit, means we arrive with the right kit.
Who is responsible for fire safety on the premises?
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, it’s the responsible person: normally the employer or whoever controls the premises. In shared or managed buildings, a landlord, facilities manager or managing agent can share the duty.
What happens to the waste?
Waste is contained during the work and removed when we leave, from grease and debris to used cleaning water. We do not leave it behind.
Are you insured?
Yes. We carry full insurance, and we have been trading since 2009.
Is it safe to clean the fan while the kitchen is open?
We always isolate the fan first, so it cannot start while we work. With the extract off, the kitchen can’t cook, so we work out of hours.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes, of course. Tell us what you have and how it’s used and we will propose a schedule with a fixed quote.
Which accreditations do you hold?
Our accreditations are CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, alongside BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. Vent Hygiene Elite is run by BESCA and independently audited.
What the work involves, part by part
Wall fans
A wall fan pushes the air straight outside. We isolate it, then clean the blades and housing.
Fan housings and motors
We clean around the motor without soaking its electrics, and the fan is isolated throughout. Grease around the motor can make it run hotter, so we clean what we safely can.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: 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, and that’s where we come in.
Keep a record of what your team does. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, next to our reports.
Towns and villages near Cold Harbour
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Grease, kitchens and Cold Harbour
We cover Cold Harbour, about 42 miles from central London, as part of our work across London and the South East. Visits are booked around your hours, evenings and weekends included. The fire and rescue service for Cold Harbour is Kent Fire and Rescue Service. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises.
If your kitchen is in a listed or historic building, like the houses around Cold Harbour (Belmont House and Gardens is about 3.8 miles north-east), fitting access panels needs care. A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of St Lawrence or elsewhere in Cold Harbour, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Cold Harbour is about 7 miles south-west of Faversham, in Kent. Anywhere in ME17, we cover extract fan cleaning for commercial sites. 922 places in Kent are on our list, large and small. You can also see our page for Maidstone, about 11 miles away.
Postcode districts we cover here for extract fan cleaning: ME17. Neighbouring places we cover for extract fan cleaning include Warren Street (1 mile north-west), Payden Street (1 mile north-west), Lenham Heath (2 miles south-west), Charing Heath (2 miles south) and Lenham Forstal (2 miles south-west). Larger places within reach include Maidstone (11 miles west), Ashford (8 miles south-east), Canterbury (14 miles east), Sittingbourne (7 miles north), Whitstable (14 miles north-east) and Faversham (7 miles north-east).
What’s near Cold Harbour
In Cold Harbour, that means kitchens and buildings near The Harrow pub and Spuckles and Kennelling Woods and the streets around them. Cold Harbour’s nearest station is Charing station, roughly 2.3 miles south of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Newnham Castle (3.4 miles north).
Multi-site and managed buildings
Running several sites is easier with one contractor. We cover South East England and London, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept on a regular cycle.
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Each visit produces a dated report with pictures, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
Fixed quotes for extract fan cleaning in Cold Harbour
We quote each job individually. This is what makes a difference:
- The scale of the work
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- What state the system is in
We do not list prices on the website, because each job is priced on what it involves. Call for a fixed quote, and we will talk you through it.
What we need to know
A few details help us quote accurately. With your enquiry, please include:
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- The site address and the type of premises
Here’s what helps us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, photos of the system and any previous report or certificate. Once you have those, ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
When it’s something else
To be straight with you, there are a few things this work won’t fix:
- A dirty duct upstream of the fan
- A fan that won’t start
- A faulty speed controller or isolator
If in doubt, call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will say what we think.
Where we work
- Axial fans
- Fan housings
- Discharge points
- Centrifugal fans
- Roof-mounted fans
- In-line fans
What happens if it’s left?
A fan that sounds rough in Cold Harbour is often telling you the extract needs a clean. If the fan is coated, the duct before it normally is too so a full TR19 clean may be due. It’s simpler to plan the work at Cold Harbour now than to arrange it in a hurry later.
No two sites are the same, so each one gets its own fixed quote. Size, access, the condition of the system and when we can work all make a difference.
What you get with us
- Trading since 2009
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Full insurance on every job