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Extract fan cleaning in Dartmouth Park, Greater London
One call covers cleaning of kitchen extract fans, impellers, fan housings and discharge points in Dartmouth Park, from survey to sign-off. CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, ISO 9001 and fully insured.
- Fat spreading onto the roof or wall by the fan
- Vibration from an unbalanced impeller
- A motor area thick with grease
Extract fan cleaning in Dartmouth Park
Every TR19® Grease clean includes the extract fan, but some fans need cleaning between full cleans, especially when it has started to vibrate or sound rough. Where only the fan is cleaned, the report says so. The work covers discharge points, centrifugal fans and axial fans, and the jobs we see most are rough running from the extract fan and less air being pulled from the kitchen.
Across London, many commercial kitchens are squeezed into basements and narrow back-of-house spaces, and the duct may run up through several floors before it discharges at the roof. In Dartmouth Park, as elsewhere in the capital, a long duct run means more access points to open and more grease to remove.
Each visit ends with a written report and photos, so there’s a dated record of the work. Where the work is a TR19® Grease clean, the certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Location
- Dartmouth Park (NW5, N19, N7)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Why act early in Dartmouth Park
Without a working extract fan, a kitchen can’t cook safely. Many fan problems start with grease, so keeping it clean is part of keeping it running. If it does fail, our 24/7 emergency line is there. A building in Dartmouth Park may have flats or offices above and alongside, and a fault in the system can affect them too.
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That’s why we survey first, from pictures or on site, and the price is agreed before we start.
What you get with us
- A fixed price before any work starts
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- In business since 2009
Take a look at what affects the cost or our accreditations and certificates.
Aftercare tips
To keep the system working properly between visits:
- Report rattles or humming early
- Book the fan into every full TR19 clean
- Report grease escaping from the fan
- Note any drop in extraction at the canopy
If the fan needs more than a clean, we will say so plainly. We also repair and replace extract fans, so you have one point of contact.
The fan stays cleaner when less grease gets past the canopy. Keep the grease filters clean, fitted and in place, and replace any that are damaged.
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Dartmouth Park questions
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Dartmouth Park?
Dartmouth Park is in the area of London Fire Brigade. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
Does London parking affect a job in Dartmouth Park?
Tell us where a van can stop near your site in Dartmouth Park, and about any building rules on loading. Working overnight, as we often do in London, usually makes it simpler.
Will I get photos of the cleaned fan?
Photos, notes on condition and a recommended next date. Keep it with your maintenance log.
What do you do to protect the area?
Floors and surfaces near the work are sheeted before work begins, and waste is contained as we go. At the end, the area is cleaned down.
Which accreditations do you hold?
Our accreditations are CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, alongside BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. The Vent Hygiene Elite scheme is run by BESCA and audited independently.
Does the law say we must follow TR19?
No, 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 law behind it is the Fire Safety Order 2005 in England and Wales.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. Scheduled maintenance plans are part of what we do, with visits at the interval your system needs. The report from each visit recommends the next date.
How much notice do you need?
For planned work, earlier is better, especially if the next clean or test is due soon. For emergencies, we take calls 24/7.
What happens on the day
Our technicians bring everything the work needs, including protection sheets, the right tools and access kit. You only need to give us clear access and switch off what needs to be off. On site, the work takes an hour or two for most single fans. If your building in Dartmouth Park has sign-in rules, permits or key holders, mention them when you book.
- We find the fan and check how it’s reached and how it’s isolated.
- The fan is isolated so it cannot start while we work.
- The impeller and the housing around it are scraped clean.
- Blades, housing and the area around the motor are degreased with care.
- We reassemble, run the fan and photograph the result.
How to prepare
- Move anything stored near the system
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
Getting a quote
For a fixed quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. You’ll typically have a quote within one working day.
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What affects the cost of extract fan cleaning
Every site gets its own quote. This is what makes a difference:
- The condition of the system
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
The cost depends on how big the system is, the condition it’s in and access to every part of it. You get a fixed price before any work starts, so there are no surprises.
What to send for a quote
Photos let us diagnose from a distance. The most useful are:
- Problems your staff have spotted
- The site address and the type of premises
- A few general shots of the system
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in pictures, get a survey first. Either way, you get a fixed price before work begins.
Common problems we fix in Dartmouth Park
A fan in Dartmouth Park builds up grease at a rate set by the kitchen, not the location: daily hours and the amount of frying and grilling. BESA guidance sets minimum intervals of 3, 6 or 12 months for the whole system by daily use.
The symptoms we are asked about most are:
- Vibration from an unbalanced impeller
- Weak extraction at the canopy
- Rough running from the extract fan
- Burning smells from the fan area
A kitchen near Gospel Oak station that serves breakfast and dinner can run its extract twelve hours or more, which shortens the cleaning interval.
What your quote should include
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- Whether they recommend a next date
- What records you will receive afterwards
- What insurance they carry
Grease, kitchens and Dartmouth Park
There are about 636 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 305 takeaways within about 1.5 miles of central Dartmouth Park, 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. In Dartmouth Park, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Camden council. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked. Fire safety in Dartmouth Park falls to 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.
Term dates shape school work: for a school like Acland Burghley School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break. Church and community hall kitchens, near Church of St Mary Brookfield or anywhere around Dartmouth Park, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Dartmouth Park is about 2 miles east of Hampstead, in Greater London. Every kind of commercial site in Dartmouth Park, we can take on extract fan cleaning. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so the site keeps running. Across Greater London, we cover 764 places, and Dartmouth Park is one of them.
Postcode districts we cover here for extract fan cleaning: NW5, N19 and N7. That includes premises on Hugo Road, Ward Road and Anson Road and the roads around them. We also cover Lissenden Gardens (1 mile south-west), Tufnell Park (1 mile east), Gospel Oak (1 mile south-west), Upper Holloway (1 mile north-east) and Highgate (1 mile north). Larger places within reach include London (5 miles south-east), City of Westminster (3 miles south), Marylebone (3 miles south), Kensington (5 miles south-west), St Pancras (3 miles south-east) and Shoreditch (4 miles south-east).
Landmarks near Dartmouth Park
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to The Dartmouth Arms, Whittington Park and Brookfield Primary School. Also close by are Asanté Academy of Chinese Medicine (1.4 miles north) and Vaughan Williams Memorial Library (1.5 miles south). The closest station to Dartmouth Park is Gospel Oak station, about 0.5 miles south-west of the centre. A little further out are O2 Centre (1.8 miles south-west) and Isokon Gallery (1 mile south-west). For a walk, there’s Belsize Wood and Dartmouth Park Hill.
When it’s something else
To be straight with you, there are a few things this work won’t fix:
- Wiring faults to the fan
- A fan that was never right for the kitchen
- Grease in the canopy and ductwork
If in doubt, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we will say what we think.
Parts of the system we cover
- Discharge points
- In-line fans
- Fan housings
- Axial fans
- Centrifugal fans
- Roof-mounted fans
How the job changes from site to site
Impellers and blades
The impeller is the spinning part that moves the air, and grease builds up on them unevenly. An uneven coating throws it off balance, so it’s cleaned carefully blade by blade.
Kitchens with long cooking hours
When a busy kitchen’s fan fails, cooking stops. A clean fan is less likely to strain, and our 24/7 emergency callout is there if it happens anyway.