Kent · Extract fan cleaning
Dungate extract fan cleaning
Cleaning of kitchen extract fans, impellers, fan housings and discharge points for Dungate, with a survey first and a report with photos at the end. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- A motor area thick with grease
- A fan shaking on its mounts
- A fan that has never been cleaned
What your team can do, and what needs us
When your team notices a problem between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We can diagnose it and quote.
Staff cleaning does not replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
Extract fan cleaning in Dungate
A fan never collects grease in a neat, even layer. Uneven build-up unbalances the impeller, which brings vibration, noise and extra wear on the bearings and motor. Cleaning the impeller and housing puts that right. Typical jobs include a fan shaking on its mounts and a motor area thick with grease, on fan housings, centrifugal fans and axial fans.
In a village or hamlet like Dungate, the kitchens that need extract cleaning are usually a pub, a school, a care home or a hall kitchen, wherever there is one. Each still has a canopy and duct that collect grease.
Nothing is signed off by word of mouth: a dated report with pictures of the work, plus a certificate through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal when the work is a TR19® Grease clean. It shows what was done and what, if anything, couldn’t be reached.
- Location
- Dungate (ME9)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Dungate kitchens: local notes
There are about 3 restaurants, cafés and canteens across Dungate and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half), according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Where they cook under a canopy, an extract fan is pulling grease-laden air through its blades every service. Dungate 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. Food hygiene inspections in Dungate are the job of Swale council’s environmental health team. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Before-and-after pictures from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
Bursars and site managers at schools such as Milstead and Frinsted Church of England Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty. If your kitchen is in a listed or historic building, like the houses around Dungate (Belmont House and Gardens is about 4.6 miles south-east), fitting access panels needs care.
Dungate is about 3 miles south of Sittingbourne, in Kent. Wherever you are in the ME9 postcode area, we cover extract fan cleaning for commercial sites. Dungate is one of 922 places in Kent where we work for commercial clients. We also work in Maidstone, around 10 miles away.
Here we cover the ME9 postcode area for extract fan cleaning. Close by, we work in Newbury (1 mile north-east), Kingsdown (1 mile east), Rodmersham Green (1 mile north), Highsted (1 mile north) and Bapchild (1 mile north-east). Further out, we also cover Maidstone (10 miles west), Ashford (12 miles south-east), Canterbury (14 miles east), Sittingbourne (3 miles north), Whitstable (13 miles east) and Faversham (6 miles east).
What’s near Dungate
Around Dungate, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Fulston Manor School and Cromers Wood. The closest station to Dungate is Sittingbourne station, about 2.9 miles north. Nearby you’ll also find Sittingbourne Heritage Museum (2.6 miles north) and Newnham Castle (2.5 miles south-east).
Signs you need extract fan cleaning in Dungate
Grease on a fan is a fire risk, in Dungate as anywhere. If grease in the duct catches, the fan and its housing can feed the fire, and a hot, struggling motor does not help.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- A fan that no longer moves enough air
- A fan that hums, whines or rumbles
- Grease escaping from the fan outlet
- A fan motor running hot under a coat of grease
Where a hall near Church of St Catherine, or anywhere in Dungate, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
Comparing quotes
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- What paperwork you get at the end
- Whether they’re fully insured
Multi-site and managed buildings
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Each visit produces a dated report with pictures, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
For anyone managing more than one site, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Each site gets its own report and photos, so each one has its own record.
How it works
Everything the job needs comes with us, 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. The visit takes an hour or two for most single fans. Visits to a village like Dungate are booked in advance, at a time that suits whoever runs the site.
- First we check the fan’s condition and how it sounds.
- With the fan isolated, the housing is opened.
- The impeller is cleaned blade by blade so it runs balanced.
- We clean the casing, the outlet and around the motor.
- The fan goes back into service with a report on its condition.
Getting ready for the visit
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
How to get a quote
To help us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, a few pictures and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Once you have those, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
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Why deal with it now?
A fan that fails mid-service can stop a kitchen cooking. Many fan problems start with grease, so cleaning the fan helps keep it working. We also offer a 24/7 emergency callout if the worst happens. A planned visit to Dungate is easier to arrange than an emergency callout.
What you pay depends on the size of the system, what state 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 you get with us
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
See our cost guide and how to check a contractor.
Different parts, different methods
Wall fans
The wall around a wall fan can be stained with grease. The outlet is checked as well as the fan.
Impellers and blades
The blades of the impeller do the work, and grease builds up on them unevenly. An uneven coating throws it off balance, so it’s cleaned carefully blade by blade.
Towns and villages near Dungate
Also in Dungate
Looking after it afterwards
How long the results last depends on use and care. Here’s what we suggest:
- Report rattles or humming early
- Make sure the fan is included each time
- Tell us if the extract feels weaker
- Do not turn the fan off mid-service
If the fan needs more than a clean, we’ll 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.
Questions from Dungate
Can school kitchens in Dungate be cleaned in the holidays?
Yes, holiday work suits schools best. With about 2 schools and colleges on the FSA’s register within roughly a mile and a half of Dungate, it pays to plan holiday dates ahead. Tell us your holiday dates and we will book the visit for when the site is empty.
Who is the fire and rescue service for Dungate?
It’s Kent Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Dungate. A recent cleaning certificate and a note of the next clean date show that grease in the extract is being managed.
Do we lose a day’s trading?
Not normally. We work when the area is out of use, such as evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends, so the site can carry on as normal.
Are you fully insured?
Yes. Duct Doctor is fully insured, and we can share the details when you need them.
What is TR19?
It’s BESA’s specification and the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to. It sets out inspection, cleaning and record keeping, and it takes a risk-based approach.
Should the extract fan be cleaned as part of TR19?
Yes. TR19® Grease covers the whole system, fan included. It’s isolated, opened and cleaned along with the canopy, plenum, filters, ducts and discharge.
How often does the fan need cleaning?
Daily cooking hours set the minimum in BESA guidance. At the extremes, that is 3-monthly for heavy use and 12-monthly for light use, fan included.
What if parts of the system cannot be reached?
They’re listed in the report, never skipped quietly. The report says which parts couldn’t be reached and why, along with a quote to put access in.