Kent · Extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in Danaway, Kent
We cover Danaway for extract fan cleaning. Out-of-hours visits, a fixed quote and a written report with photos on every job.
- A smell of hot grease from the extract
- A fan coated in grease inside its housing
- Fat spreading onto the roof or wall by the fan
Extract fan cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Danaway
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 we clean it off. If you’re dealing with a motor area thick with grease and burning smells from the fan area, we can put it right, from fan housings, in-line fans and centrifugal fans onwards.
For a kitchen in or near Danaway, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy, filters, duct, fan and discharge, with a certificate and photo report at the end.
The paperwork matters as much as the work. You get a written report with photos after each visit, covering the work done, any areas we couldn’t access and a recommended next date. File it in your maintenance log so it’s ready for an insurer, fire officer or EHO.
- Where
- Danaway (ME9)
- Region
- Kent
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
What staff can safely do
Keep a record of what your team does. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, next to our reports.
A few tasks are always specialist work: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease call for the right kit, training and safe access. Leave those to us.
Danaway kitchens: local notes
Look up Danaway on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you will find about 6 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 3 takeaways and sandwich shops within about 1.5 miles of central Danaway. The fan at the end of each of those extracts collects grease that slows it and wears the motor. Food hygiene inspections in Danaway are the job of Swale council’s environmental health team. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector. Danaway sits within the area of Kent Fire and Rescue Service. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk.
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of St Peter and St Paul or elsewhere in Danaway, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Danaway is about 3 miles west of Sittingbourne, in Kent. Sites in Danaway get the same service as everywhere we cover: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with pictures. Across Kent, we cover 922 places, Danaway among them. You can also see our page for Maidstone, roughly 8 miles from Danaway.
We cover every part of ME9 for extract fan cleaning and the roads nearby. If you need extract fan cleaning at premises on Westfield Gardens, Oak Close and Wormdale Hill or a nearby road, our technicians can take on the work. If your site is just outside Danaway, we cover Oad Street (1 mile south-east), Chestnut Street (1 mile north-east), Newington (1 mile north), Keycol (1 mile north-east) and Bobbing (1 mile north-east). We also work in nearby towns such as Maidstone (8 miles south-west), Sittingbourne (3 miles east), Gravesend (14 miles north-west), Whitstable (15 miles east), Faversham (9 miles east) and Minster (8 miles north-east).
What’s near Danaway
Around Danaway, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Westlands School and Plough & Harrow pub, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Newington station, about 1.2 miles north. A little further out are Bayford Court (3 miles east) and Court Hall Museum (2.7 miles east). Open spaces near Danaway include Detling Hill.
Part by part
Kitchens with long cooking hours
A long-hours kitchen cannot afford a fan failure. A clean fan is less likely to strain, and our 24/7 emergency callout is there if it happens anyway.
Fan housings and motors
We clean around the motor without soaking its electrics, and the fan is isolated throughout. Grease on and around the motor can trap heat, so the surrounding area is cleaned carefully.
When it’s something else
Not every problem is solved by extract fan cleaning, and we’ll tell you before we start. It doesn’t solve:
- A dirty duct upstream of the fan
- Electrical faults in the fan’s supply or controls (an electrician’s job)
- A cracked or broken impeller (it needs replacing)
If in doubt, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we will say what we think.
What the work covers
- Fan housings
- In-line fans
- Axial fans
- Discharge points
- Roof-mounted fans
- Centrifugal fans
Multi-site and managed buildings
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too across Kent. Work can be phased by floor, building or site around the people who use them.
From a single site to a large estate, the standard is the same: diagnosis, a fixed price, work booked around your hours and a written report with photos.
FAQs for Danaway
Do you clean school canteen extracts around Danaway out of term?
Yes. Half-terms and the summer break are the natural time for school work. Food Standards Agency records list about 3 schools, colleges and universities with registered kitchens within about a mile and a half of Danaway. Send us your term dates when you ring 0345 646 2711 or email us, and we will fit the work in.
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Danaway?
Danaway is in the area of Kent Fire and Rescue Service. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
Do you work out of hours?
Yes, and that is how we prefer to work. We book the visit for when the area is out of use, such as late evening, overnight or a weekend.
Do you cover Danaway?
Yes. Our technicians work in Danaway, as part of our area across London and the South East.
Does the law say we must follow TR19?
No. The law sets the duty, and TR19® is the recognised benchmark for meeting it. Under the Fire Safety Order 2005, the responsible person must reduce fire risk, and without records, many insurers may refuse or reduce a claim.
What paperwork do I get after a fan clean?
Before and after pictures go into a report, along with notes on the fan’s condition. For a full TR19 clean, you also get a certificate through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
Do you need to turn the fan off to clean it?
It has to be off and isolated before anyone touches it. Cleans are done when the kitchen is closed, so cooking is not affected.
What types of premises do you cover?
Any site with a kitchen or a ventilation system to look after, from a small pub to a hospital. We work with hotels, schools, care homes, offices, retail and leisure sites.
What we do, step by step
There are three stages on the day: getting the area ready, doing the work and signing it off. Getting ready means protecting surfaces and switching off what needs to be off, while signing off means the written report and photos. The middle part takes longest, which takes a couple of hours per fan, depending on its size and the build-up. If the van will struggle with a lane or gateway near Danaway, let us know and we will plan around it.
- We locate the fan and plan how to reach and isolate it.
- 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.
Before we arrive
- Clear the space around the work
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Let us know about parking and loading
Ask for a quote
Getting a quote doesn’t take long. Call or email with a few details and you’ll typically have a fixed price within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
Advice
Fixed quotes for extract fan cleaning in Danaway
Every site gets its own quote. This is what makes a difference:
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- What state the system is in
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- Whether several sites go on one quote
Putting the work off seldom saves money. Build-up, wear and faults tend to get worse, not better, and a neglected system can mean more work. If you’re not sure what’s needed, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll give you an honest view and a fixed quote.
Asking for a quote
When you contact us, it’s useful to have:
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
We don’t publish a price list, because every site is different. We look at your system first, from pictures or on a visit, then send a fixed quote. To start, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
When to call us in Danaway
Fans that are hard to reach are often the ones that get missed. A fan that has never been cleaned can be heavily coated, and the report will show it.
If you notice any of these, it’s worth a diagnosis:
- An extract fan that vibrates or rattles
- A smell of hot grease from the extract
- Rough running from the extract fan
- Weak extraction at the canopy
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Borden Church of England Primary School or anywhere near Danaway, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
What to look for in a quote
- How areas they cannot reach will be recorded
- Whether a written report and pictures are included
- Whether they’re fully insured
- Whether the quote shows VAT