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Extract Fan Cleaning in East Malling
Specialist extract fan cleaning for East Malling: a survey, a fixed price, careful work and proper paperwork. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- Rough running from the extract fan
- Grease stains around the discharge
- A fan motor running hot under a coat of grease
Extract fan cleaning in East Malling, done properly
Cleaning removes grease, not wear. If we find worn bearings, a struggling motor or damage to the impeller, we will tell you and fan repair or replacement is something we also do. You get an honest view of the fan’s condition. The work covers roof-mounted fans, centrifugal fans and in-line fans, and the jobs we see most are a noisy fan that has got louder over time and a fan that no longer moves enough air.
In a smaller place like East Malling, many kitchens sit in older buildings or later extensions, with the duct running through a roof space or up an outside wall. Flat runs collect grease and need proper access to clean.
For insurers and inspectors, the record counts. So every job comes with a written report and photos, plus a TR19® certificate through the BESCA VHE portal where the work is a TR19® Grease clean.
- Place
- East Malling (ME19)
- Region
- Kent
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Working hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Do you need extract fan cleaning in East Malling?
Grease builds up unevenly on the blades. Over time, that imbalance shakes the fan, wearing bearings and mounts. Left too long, grease turns into wear.
It’s time to book a visit if you see:
- Rough running from the extract fan
- A fan that has never been cleaned
- An extract fan that vibrates or rattles
- A fan that no longer moves enough air
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as St James the Great Academy or anywhere near East Malling, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
Before booking anyone
- Whether a survey comes first
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- How areas they can’t reach will be recorded
- Whether VAT is included
What your team can do, and what needs us
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, alongside our reports.
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but the parts you cannot see still need a specialist at the right interval.
East Malling: your questions answered
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for East Malling?
Kent Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service for East Malling. A recent cleaning certificate and a note of the next clean date show that grease in the extract is being managed.
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in East Malling?
The local authority for East Malling is Tonbridge and Malling council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
What information do you need?
The site address, the type of premises and your opening hours, plus pictures of the system and your last certificate or report if you have one.
What’s the cleaning interval for an extract fan?
It’s cleaned with the whole extract at BESA’s minimum intervals for your cooking hours. Readings may show it needs cleaning more often.
What does TR19 mean?
A BESA specification in two main parts: TR19® Grease for kitchen extracts and TR19® Air for supply and extract systems. It isn’t legislation, but it’s the standard people check against.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes. Scheduled maintenance plans are part of what we do, set at the interval the system needs. The report from each visit recommends the next date.
Do you provide a report after cleaning the fan?
Every clean has a photo report, along with notes on the fan’s condition. A full clean adds a TR19 certificate from the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
Do you need to turn the fan off to clean it?
The fan is isolated before we open it, so it cannot run during the clean. That means the extract is off, so we clean while the kitchen is closed.
When it’s something else
We will not sell you work that doesn’t address the problem, so these are the things it won’t cover:
- A failed motor or worn bearings (that needs a fan repair or replacement)
- 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 email us and we will say what we think before booking.
What the work covers
- Roof-mounted fans
- Axial fans
- Discharge points
- Fan housings
- Centrifugal fans
- In-line fans
East Malling kitchens: local notes
Look up East Malling on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you will find about 36 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 21 takeaways and sandwich shops within about 1.5 miles of central East Malling. The fan at the end of each of those extracts collects grease that slows it and wears the motor. East Malling sits within the area of Kent Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order. Kitchens in East Malling get their food hygiene inspections from Tonbridge and Malling council. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Before-and-after photos from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Maidstone Hospital is the nearest hospital to East Malling, about 2.5 miles south-east. If you run a café or takeaway near East Malling station, early starts and late finishes leave little time to clean, so overnight extract cleaning suits.
East Malling is about 4 miles north-west of Maidstone, in Kent. Whether your site is in the middle of East Malling or further out, extract fan cleaning is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from small sites to large estates. Our area takes in 922 places across Kent, large and small.
Our technicians cover all of ME19 for extract fan cleaning and the streets around it. You will find streets such as High Street, Chapman Way and Lister Close, all of which we cover for extract fan cleaning. We also cover the places around East Malling: Well Street (1 mile south), Ditton (1 mile east), West Malling (1 mile west), Aylesford (2 miles east) and Kings Hill (2 miles south-west). Further out, we also cover Maidstone (4 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (13 miles east), Dartford (14 miles north-west), Sevenoaks (11 miles west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (13 miles south-west) and Gravesend (10 miles north).
Around East Malling
Around East Malling, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The Rising Sun pub, Ditton Quarry and The Malling School. The closest station to East Malling is East Malling station, about 0.7 miles south-east of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Leybourne Castle (0.9 miles north-west) and Fremlin Walk (3.9 miles east). Green spaces nearby include Burham Down and Blue Bell Hill.
Towns and villages near East Malling
What else we do in East Malling
What happens on the day
At the end of the visit, someone from your team can look over the work with us. We point out anything that couldn’t be reached or needs a follow-up, and the same goes into the written report. The visit takes an hour or two for most single fans. Getting to the system matters more than parking in a place like East Malling, so let us know how to reach it.
- 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.
- We clean the casing, the outlet and around the motor.
- The fan goes back into service with a report on its condition.
Preparing for the visit
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Let us know about parking and loading
Ask for a quote
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, either from photos and details you send or from a site visit. After that, you get a fixed price for the work so you know the cost before any work starts.
Related advice
For landlords and multi-site operators
Whether it’s one building or many, you get the same standard: a survey first, a fixed quote, the work timed around the site and a report with pictures.
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.
How the job changes from site to site
Impellers and blades
The impeller is the spinning part that moves the air, and it collects grease unevenly. An uneven coating throws it off balance, so it’s cleaned carefully blade by blade.
Inline duct fans
Inline fans sit within the duct run, often above a ceiling. They’re reached through access panels or by opening the casing after isolating them.
What affects the cost of extract fan cleaning
The price is fixed before any work begins. It’s based on:
- The size of the system
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- A single visit or a regular plan
- The condition we find in the survey
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That is why every job is surveyed first, and the price is agreed before we start.
What we need to know
We can often survey from photos. Try to include:
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
Here’s what helps us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, a few photos and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Once you have those, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos.