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Extract Fan Cleaning in Duckett's Green
One call covers cleaning of kitchen extract fans, impellers, fan housings and discharge points in Duckett's Green: survey, fixed quote, work and sign-off. CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, ISO 9001 and fully insured.
- An extract fan that vibrates or rattles
- A fan that no longer moves enough air
- Hot, greasy smells near the fan
Why deal with it now?
A fan clean in Duckett's Green does not take long: the work takes an hour or two for one fan, longer when it’s hard to reach. Leaving it means more wear, more noise and a bigger clean later. A building in Duckett's Green 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 is why every job is surveyed first, and the price is agreed before we start.
Why Duckett's Green businesses choose us
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Every job surveyed first
See what affects the cost and our accreditations and certificates.
How we handle extract fan cleaning in Duckett's Green
Every kitchen extract depends on its fan: it draws the air through the canopy and ductwork and pushes it outside. Whatever grease slips past the filters and duct reaches the fan and we clean it off. If you have grease around the motor and its mounts and burning smells from the fan area, we can help.
London kitchens are often tucked into basements or the back of a building, with extract ducts that can climb several floors to discharge at roof level. For a kitchen in Duckett's Green, that usually means a longer system to clean and more access panels to plan around.
We’ve been trading since 2009, and we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured.
- Place
- Duckett's Green (N15, N22, N8)
- Region
- Greater London
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quote
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- When we work
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026

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Managing agents and facilities teams in Duckett's Green
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare in Duckett's Green and across Greater London. Larger estates can be phased building by building to keep disruption down.
The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
Questions from Duckett's Green
Which fire authority looks after Duckett's Green?
Duckett's Green is in the area of London Fire Brigade. A recent cleaning certificate and a note of the next clean date show that grease in the extract is being managed.
Can school kitchens in Duckett's Green be cleaned in the holidays?
Yes, out-of-term visits are normal for schools. With about 47 schools and colleges on the FSA’s register within roughly a mile and a half of Duckett's Green, it pays to plan holiday dates ahead. Booking early in the term gives the best choice of holiday dates.
What does TR19 mean?
TR19® is BESA’s specification for ventilation hygiene. TR19® Grease, a standalone specification since 2019, covers grease in kitchen extract systems, while TR19® Air covers other supply and extract ductwork.
How do you protect the area?
With sheeting and covers, before anything else happens. The work is kept contained and clean down when we finish.
How much does extract fan cleaning cost?
There’s no set price, as it depends on the job: how big it is, what state it’s in, how we reach it and the working hours. You get a fixed price before work begins.
How long will it take to clean the fan?
It takes a few hours where there are several fans or heavy deposits. We will confirm the time when we quote.
How often should the extract fan be cleaned?
With the whole system, at intervals set by BESA guidance: from 3-monthly for heavy use to 12-monthly for light use. Some fans need attention sooner.
Why has my extract fan got louder?
An unbalanced impeller, typically from uneven grease, is a common cause. We clean the fan and tell you if anything else, like worn bearings, is to blame.
What extract fan cleaning looks like in Duckett's Green
According to Food Standards Agency records, there are about 52 bars, pubs and nightclubs and about 3 hotels, B&Bs and guest houses in and around Duckett's Green, up to about a mile and a half out. Any of them serving cooked food has an extract to keep clean, from canopy to discharge. It’s Haringey council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Duckett's Green. 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. The fire and rescue service for Duckett's Green is London Fire Brigade. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk.
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Christ Church or elsewhere in Duckett's Green, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event. Healthcare kitchens can’t easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Duckett's Green is Greentrees Hospital, about 1.5 miles north. School kitchens, at schools like St John Vianney RC Primary School for example, are normally cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
Duckett's Green is about 3 miles north of Highbury, in Greater London. We carry out extract fan cleaning for commercial premises of every kind in Duckett's Green and the rest of Greater London. Duckett's Green is one of 764 places in Greater London where we work for extract fan cleaning. You can also see our page for London, roughly 6 miles from Duckett's Green.
We work across the N15, N22 and N8 postcode area for extract fan cleaning and the roads nearby. If you need extract fan cleaning at premises on Bury Road, Mark Road and Frome Road or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. Main roads around Duckett's Green include the A1080, which makes travel easy for evening and night visits. If your site is just outside Duckett's Green, we cover West Green (1 mile south-east), Harringay (1 mile south), St Ann's (1 mile south-east), Broadwater Farm (1 mile north-east) and Tottenham Green (1 mile east). Within a short drive, we also cover London (6 miles south), City of Westminster (6 miles south-west), Marylebone (5 miles south-west), Kensington (8 miles south-west), St Pancras (4 miles south) and Shoreditch (4 miles south).
What’s near Duckett's Green
Typical jobs here are in premises near Moselle Upper School, Ducketts Common and The Queens Head pub. The nearest railway station is Hornsey station, about 0.7 miles west. A little further out are Greentrees Hospital (1.5 miles north) and Markfield Beam Engine and Museum (1.6 miles east). For a walk, there’s Hollow Pond and Railway Fields.
What we do, step by step
Before we leave, we walk the area with whoever is on site. Anything we couldn’t reach or that needs attention is pointed out there and then, and the same goes into the written report. All told, the work takes a couple of hours per fan, depending on its size and the build-up. Most London sites can’t stop for the day, so work in Duckett's Green is usually done overnight, early in the morning or at weekends.
- We start by checking where the fan sits and how to isolate it.
- Power to the fan is isolated before anyone touches it.
- Grease is scraped from the impeller blades and the inside of the housing.
- We degrease the fan and housing, taking care around the motor.
- It’s closed up, run and checked, and photos go into your report.
How to prepare
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Let us know about parking and loading
How to get a quote
Getting a quote doesn’t take long. Send a few details and photos, and we normally reply with a fixed quote within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
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Fixed quotes for extract fan cleaning in Duckett's Green
The quote reflects the site in front of us. We take into account:
- How easy every part is to reach
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- How big the system is
What you pay depends on the size of the system, the condition it’s in and access to every part of it. We give you a fixed price before we start, so there are no surprises.
Asking for a quote
To help us quote quickly, send us:
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- Any previous report or certificate
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- The postcode and the type of business
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, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
What your team can do, and what needs us
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
Aftercare tips
Looking after the system between visits is straightforward, and it makes the next visit easier:
- Check filters are seated before cooking
- Keep the fan on whenever the range is lit
- Leave a clear route to the fan
- File the fan’s report with your other records
We take away the grease and dirty water from the fan clean. Wherever the fan is, the area around it is cleaned down.
Keep the route to the fan clear. A fan that can be reached safely is a fan that gets cleaned, whether it’s on a roof, in a ceiling or on a wall.
How the job changes from site to site
Wall fans
The wall around a wall fan can be stained with grease. We clean the fan and check the outlet.
Kitchens with long cooking hours
When a busy kitchen’s fan fails, cooking stops. Keeping the fan clean is part of avoiding that, and our 24/7 emergency callout is there if it happens anyway.