Kent · Extract fan cleaning
Dover extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning for commercial sites in Dover and across Kent. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- Fat spreading onto the roof or wall by the fan
- A fan left out of previous cleans
- Weak extraction at the canopy
Extract fan cleaning in Dover, done properly
If the extract fan in Dover has become noisy, weak or greasy? Tell us about it when you call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line, and we will give you a fixed quote for extract fan cleaning in Dover, typically within one working day. If you’re dealing with a smell of hot grease from the extract and a fan motor running hot under a coat of grease, we can help, from in-line fans, centrifugal fans and roof-mounted fans onwards.
In a town like Dover, most of the kitchen extracts we are asked about belong to restaurants, cafés, pubs, takeaways and school or care home kitchens. Whatever the kitchen, the canopy, filters, duct and fan all collect grease, and each is cleaned to the same TR19® standard.
Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009, as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we are fully insured.
What affects the quote in Dover
Some jobs are bigger than they look, and some smaller. The main factors:
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- The condition of the system
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
You will not find a price list here, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. For a fixed quote, call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line, and we will explain what it covers.
Helping us quote
You do not need the technical terms. It helps if you can send:
- The site address and the type of premises
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- Problems your staff have spotted
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
Every quote begins with a look at the system, from your photos and details or, where that is not enough, a survey on site. After that, you get a fixed price for the work so you know the cost before any work starts.
Dover: your questions answered
Who is the fire and rescue service for Dover?
It’s Kent Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Dover. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
Can sea air affect extract fan cleaning in Dover?
Yes, to a degree: at about 2 miles from the coast, Dover gets salt-laden air that corrodes metal faster. Outdoor metalwork near the sea is worth inspecting at every visit.
Are you insured?
Yes. Duct Doctor is fully insured, and the details are available on request.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
Not in itself. TR19® is the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs check against, and many insurers ask for proof of cleaning to it. The legal duty sits in the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, which applies in England and Wales.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
We work for restaurants, pubs, hotels, schools, colleges, hospitals, care homes, offices and shops, plus food production and leisure sites.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes. There’s a 24/7 emergency line, for problems that can’t wait. Ring any time and tell us what’s happened.
What is TR19?
BESA’s ventilation hygiene specification in two main parts: TR19® Grease for kitchen extract systems and TR19® Air for general ventilation. It is not legislation, but it’s the standard people check against.
Will we have to shut during the visit?
Not typically. Visits are timed for when the area is closed, such as overnight or at a weekend, so you keep your normal hours.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Dover
For anyone managing more than one site, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Each site gets its own report and pictures, so records stay tidy.
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Each visit produces a dated report with photos, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
How it works
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. Before we leave, the area is tidied and the paperwork follows. We arrive in Dover once you’ve closed and leave the site ready for the morning.
- First we check the fan’s condition and how it sounds.
- Once isolated, we open the fan up.
- The impeller is cleaned blade by blade so it runs balanced.
- Housing, outlet and the area around the motor are cleaned.
- We run the fan and note its condition in the photo report.
Before we arrive
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
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, you get a fixed price before work begins.
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Dover kitchens: local notes
At about 2 miles from the coast, Dover is close enough for sea air to matter. Metal on the roof weathers faster close to the coast, and the extract fan and cowl are no exception. There are about 59 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 43 takeaways and sandwich shops within about 1.5 miles of central Dover, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Each kitchen extract among them ends at a fan, and grease on the impeller strains the motor. Dover sits within the area of Kent Fire and Rescue Service. 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.
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Parish Church of St Andrew Buckland or elsewhere in Dover, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often. Bursars and site managers at schools such as Shatterlocks Infant School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
Dover is in Kent. Whatever kind of site you run in Dover, extract fan cleaning is something we can help with. We can work out of hours so the site keeps running. Dover is one of 922 towns, villages and districts in Kent where we work for commercial clients. For sites nearby, see our Maidstone page (35 miles or so).
All of CT17, CT16, CT15 and CT14 is within our area for extract fan cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. Whether your site is on London Road, High Street and Church Road or a nearby road, our technicians can take on the work. Dover is on the A2 and A20, which makes it straightforward for our technicians to reach for extract fan cleaning. We also cover River (1 mile north-west), Maxton (1 mile south), Kearsney (1 mile north-west), Whitfield (1 mile north) and Temple Ewell (2 miles north-west). Larger places within reach include Canterbury (14 miles north-west), Folkestone (7 miles south-west), Ramsgate (15 miles north), Deal (7 miles north-east), Hythe (11 miles south-west) and Walmer (6 miles north-east). As one of the bigger places in Kent, Dover has a wide mix of commercial premises, all within our area for extract fan cleaning.
Local landmarks in Dover
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Connaught Park, The Bull pub and St Edmund's Catholic School, among other places. The nearest railway station is Dover Priory station, roughly 0.9 miles south of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Dover Castle (1.3 miles south-east) and Crabble Corn Mill (0.7 miles west). The countryside around Dover includes Dover Western Heights.
Towns and villages near Dover
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How the job changes from site to site
Kitchens with long cooking hours
A fan in a long-hours kitchen runs for most of the day, which means grease and wear add up quickly. Cleaning on time helps keep it running.
Wall fans
Grease can mark the outside wall around the fan. The outlet is checked as well as the fan.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, alongside our reports.
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. What they can’t safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, which is where we come in.
What we are called out for in Dover
A greasy fan in Dover is fuel at the end of the duct. If grease in the duct catches, the fan and its housing can feed the fire, and a hot, struggling motor doesn’t help.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- A fan coated in grease inside its housing
- An extract fan that vibrates or rattles
- A fan motor running hot under a coat of grease
- A fan that hums, whines or rumbles
A kitchen near Dover Priory station that serves breakfast and dinner can run its extract twelve hours or more, which shortens the cleaning interval.
Comparing quotes
- What records you will receive afterwards
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- Whether they recommend a next date
When something else is needed
To be straight with you, some problems need a different fix:
- A faulty speed controller or isolator
- Damaged fan blades
- A fan that’s too small for the system (a design question)
If you’re not sure, just phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll give you a straight answer before booking.
Where we work
- Discharge points
- Axial fans
- Roof-mounted fans
- Fan housings
- In-line fans
- Centrifugal fans