Greater London · Extract fan cleaning
Dulwich Village extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning for commercial sites in Dulwich Village and across Greater London. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- Grease around the motor and its mounts
- Less air being pulled from the kitchen
- A noisy fan that has got louder over time
What staff can safely do
When your team notices a problem between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We can diagnose it and quote.
Some jobs should never be done in-house: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings call for the right kit, training and safe access. That’s our job.
Extract fan cleaning in Dulwich Village
We’ve been trading since 2009. We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we’re fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001. Common call-outs are for a smell of hot grease from the extract and a fan left out of previous cleans, on fan housings, roof-mounted fans and centrifugal fans.
Across London, many commercial kitchens are squeezed into basements and narrow back-of-house spaces, with extract ducts that can climb several floors to discharge at roof level. For a kitchen in Dulwich Village, that normally means a longer system to clean and more access panels to plan around.
Good records are part of the job. Each visit is written up with pictures, 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
- Dulwich Village (SE22, SE21, SE24)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
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Between visits
Here’s the after-treatment advice, short and simple:
- Never cook with a filter missing
- Look for grease stains near the discharge
- Check the report shows the fan was cleaned
- Keep the fan on whenever the range is lit
We take away the grease and dirty water from the fan clean. On a roof or outside wall, we leave the surrounding area tidy.
Keep the whole system on its cleaning cycle. Regular full cleans keep the fan from building up heavy deposits, in line with BESA guidance.
The process
Before we leave, we walk the area with whoever is on site. We point out anything that couldn’t be reached or needs a follow-up, and the same goes into the written report. All told, the work takes an hour or two for one fan, longer when it’s hard to reach. If your building in Dulwich Village has sign-in rules, permits or key holders, mention them when you book.
- We locate the fan and plan how to reach and isolate it.
- We isolate the power before opening the housing.
- We scrape the heavy grease from the blades and housing.
- The fan is degreased, taking care around the motor.
- We reassemble, run and photograph the fan.
How to prepare
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Tell us where we can park and unload
How to get a quote
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, either from photos and details you send or from a site visit. Then we send a fixed price so you know the cost before work begins.
Advice
Managing agents and facilities teams in Dulwich Village
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements and we will come back with a fixed quote.
Where a tenant occupies the premises but the landlord owns the building, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We are happy to deal with either side, and the report can go to both.
When to call us in Dulwich Village
By the time air reaches the fan, it has passed the canopy, filters and duct. Whatever grease is still in it settles on the impeller and inside the housing where the spinning blades spread it around.
If you notice any of these, it’s worth a diagnosis:
- Grease around the motor and its mounts
- Burning smells from the fan area
- A noisy fan that has got louder over time
- A heavily greased fan housing
If you cook for passing trade around North Dulwich station, the extract can be cleaned between your last and first customer.
Before booking anyone
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- Whether they recommend a next date
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- What insurance they carry
FAQs for Dulwich Village
Do you do school kitchen extract cleaning in Dulwich Village in the summer holidays?
Yes, and it’s the easiest time to do it. The FSA’s register shows about 65 schools and colleges with food registrations within roughly a mile and a half of Dulwich Village. Booking early in the term gives the best choice of holiday dates.
Which fire authority looks after Dulwich Village?
That is London Fire Brigade. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes, any time. For anything urgent, such as a fan failure or damage after a fire, ring the 24/7 line, and we will advise on what to do next.
Do you need to turn the fan off to clean it?
It has to be off and isolated, for safety. We clean out of hours, in the evening, overnight or at weekends, so cooking isn’t affected.
What does extract fan cleaning cost?
The cost depends on the size of the system, its condition, access and timing. Call for a fixed quote and we will usually reply within one working day.
Do we need to close while you work?
Not usually. We work when the area is out of use, such as evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends, so you keep your normal hours.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
No. The law sets the duty; TR19® is the benchmark used to show it’s met. Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person has to manage fire risk, and without records, many insurers may refuse or reduce a claim.
How long is a fan clean?
It takes a few hours where there are several fans or heavy deposits. Your quote will give an idea.
Extract fan cleaning around Dulwich Village
The Food Standards Agency lists about 66 pubs and bars and about 4 hotels and B&Bs as registered food businesses within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Dulwich Village. Where they serve hot food, their kitchen extracts need cleaning to TR19® like any restaurant’s. Most London extract cleaning happens at night, after the last service. Dulwich Village sits within the area of London Fire Brigade. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order.
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Dulwich Community Hospital is the nearest hospital to Dulwich Village, about 0.6 miles north. If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Dulwich Hamlet Junior School or anywhere near Dulwich Village, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
Dulwich Village is about 1 mile south-east of Herne Hill, in Greater London. We carry out extract fan cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Dulwich Village and the rest of Greater London. Our area takes in 764 places across Greater London, from busy centres to quieter spots.
Every address in SE22, SE21 and SE24 is within our area for extract fan cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. That includes premises on Court Lane, Druce Road and Turney Road and the roads around them. Dulwich Village is on the A2216, so it’s easy for us to get to for out-of-hours visits. Other places close to Dulwich Village include Dulwich (1 mile south-east), Herne Hill (1 mile north-west), East Dulwich (1 mile north), West Dulwich (1 mile south) and Denmark Hill (1 mile north). Larger places within reach include London (3 miles north), City of Westminster (5 miles north-west), Marylebone (5 miles north-west), Kensington (6 miles north-west), St Pancras (5 miles north) and Shoreditch (5 miles north).
What’s near Dulwich Village
Typical jobs here are in premises near Alleyn's School, The Crown and Greyhound pub and The Charter School and the streets around them. Dulwich Village has its own railway station: North Dulwich station. Nearby you will also find Lewisham Shopping Centre (3.2 miles east) and Greenwich Castle (4 miles north-east). Not far away are Knight's Hill and Centre for Wildlife Gardening.
Fixed quotes for extract fan cleaning in Dulwich Village
There’s no set price list, because no two systems are the same. The quote depends on:
- Any permits to work or inductions
- What state the system is in
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- How big the system is
Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced the same way: how much there is, how we reach it, what state it’s in and when we can work. Ask for a fixed quote and we’ll explain each part.
What to send for a quote
When you call or email, it’s useful to have:
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- The site address and the type of premises
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
We do not publish a price list, because every site is different. We look at your system first, from pictures or on a visit, and then send you a fixed quote. To start, call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
Different parts, different methods
Impellers and blades
The blades of the impeller do the work, and grease builds up on them unevenly. That is what unbalances the fan, so it’s cleaned carefully blade by blade.
Roof-mounted fans
Roof fans also discharge grease onto the roof around them and we check the area around the outlet. We note any grease around the fan.