Kent · Extract fan cleaning
Erriottwood extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in Erriottwood, surveyed first and signed off with a written report and pictures. Call for a fixed quote.
- Grease around the motor and its mounts
- A fan shaking on its mounts
- Hot, greasy smells near the fan
About our extract fan cleaning in Erriottwood
Think of the fan as the system’s heart and the grease as a clot. A greasy fan works harder and moves less air. Our job is to clear it, check it runs smoothly and record what we found, before signing it off. We are often asked to deal with a fan that has never been cleaned and a fan motor running hot under a coat of grease, on axial fans, fan housings and centrifugal fans.
In a small place like Erriottwood, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. We agree access and timings in advance.
Good records are part of the job. You get a written report with pictures after every visit, listing what was done, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next visit is due. File it in your maintenance log so it’s ready for an insurer, fire officer or EHO.
- Location
- Erriottwood (ME9)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quote
- A fixed price before work begins
- Working hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Every visit ends with a dated report and photos, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
When something else is needed
We’d rather tell you now than book work that will not help, so here are the limits:
- An impeller that is bent or split
- A motor that has burnt out
- Wiring faults to the fan
If you’re not sure, just call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we will give you a straight answer.
What the work covers
- Roof-mounted fans
- Centrifugal fans
- Axial fans
- In-line fans
- Fan housings
- Discharge points
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
Staff cleaning does not replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but the parts you cannot see still need a specialist at the right interval.
Kitchen extracts in Erriottwood
Erriottwood sits within the area of Kent Fire and Rescue Service. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel. In Erriottwood, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Swale council. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
If your kitchen is in a listed or historic building, like the houses around Erriottwood (Belmont House and Gardens is about 3.4 miles south-east), fitting access panels needs care. School kitchens, at schools like Lynsted and Norton Primary School for example, are typically cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
Erriottwood is about 4 miles south-east of Sittingbourne, in Kent. Whether your site is in the middle of Erriottwood or further out, we cover extract fan cleaning for every kind of premises, from a single unit to a large public building. Our area takes in 922 places across Kent, from busy centres to quieter spots. Maidstone is in our area too, around 11 miles away.
Extract fan cleaning in ME9 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. Local streets include Christophers Row and Kingsdown Road, and we cover them all for extract fan cleaning. Neighbouring places we cover for extract fan cleaning include Kingsdown (1 mile west), Lynsted (1 mile north), Newbury (1 mile north-west), Bapchild (1 mile north-west) and Bogle (1 mile north). Within a short drive, we also cover Maidstone (11 miles west), Ashford (12 miles south), Canterbury (13 miles east), Sittingbourne (4 miles north-west), Whitstable (11 miles east) and Faversham (5 miles east).
Landmarks near Erriottwood
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Black Lion Public House and Doddington Place Gardens and the streets around them. Erriottwood’s nearest station is Teynham station, roughly 2.5 miles north-east. Nearby you’ll also find Newnham Castle (1.3 miles south-east) and Sittingbourne Heritage Museum (3.2 miles north-west).
Keeping the system healthy
To keep the system working properly between visits:
- Look for grease stains near the discharge
- Book the fan into every full TR19 clean
- Report rattles or humming early
- Tell us if the extract feels weaker
A full system clean includes a TR19 certificate from the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. A fan-only clean is recorded in the photo report.
Listen to the fan. Rattles, hums or shaking can be early signs of build-up or wear, and catching it early keeps it a cleaning job.
Signs you need extract fan cleaning in Erriottwood
A greasy fan in Erriottwood is fuel at the end of the duct. A fire in the duct can reach the fan and the grease around it, and a hot, struggling motor doesn’t help.
Keep an eye out for any of the following:
- Hot, greasy smells near the fan
- Grease around the motor and its mounts
- Weak extraction at the canopy
- A fan coated in grease inside its housing
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of St Peter and St Paul or elsewhere in Erriottwood, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Questions to ask before booking
- What happens if part of the system can’t be accessed
- Whether they recommend a next date
- Whether they’re fully insured
- Whether the quote shows VAT
Questions from Erriottwood
Which fire authority looks after Erriottwood?
It’s Kent Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Erriottwood. TR19® isn’t law, but it’s the benchmark many fire officers and insurers look to when they ask how often the extract is cleaned.
Can school kitchens in Erriottwood be cleaned in the holidays?
Yes. Half-terms and the summer break are the natural time for school work. There are about 2 schools, colleges and universities on the FSA’s food hygiene register within about 1.5 miles of Erriottwood. Tell us your holiday dates and we will book the visit for when the site is empty.
What about areas you cannot get to?
Anything we cannot reach goes on the report, with a note of where it is, and we explain what access is needed, for example new access panels.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. Tell us what you have and how it’s used, and we will suggest a schedule and quote for it.
What do you need from me for a quote?
Where the site is, what it is and when it’s open, plus pictures of the system and your last certificate or report if you have one.
Who is responsible for fire safety on the premises?
It depends on the building. Under the Fire Safety Order 2005, it’s the responsible person, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, facilities manager or managing agent.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes. We always survey first, from your pictures and details, or with a visit where needed. A fixed quote follows.
Are you accredited?
Our accreditations are CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. The Vent Hygiene Elite scheme is run by BESCA and audited independently.
What else we do in Erriottwood
Leave it or put it right?
A fan that fails mid-service can stop a kitchen cooking. Grease is often where fan trouble begins, so keeping it clean is part of keeping it running. If it does fail, our 24/7 emergency line is there. It’s simpler to plan the work at Erriottwood now than to arrange it in a hurry later.
Leaving it longer rarely makes the work cheaper. Problems in a system tend to grow, which can make the next visit longer. If you are unsure, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email for straight advice and a fixed quote.
What you get with us
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Full insurance on every job
- One number for every site across the South East and London
Take a look at our cost guide and our accreditations and certificates.
The process
We work around your opening hours, not the other way round. We book the visit for a time the area is closed, whether that’s an evening, overnight or a weekend. When the team arrives, the work area is protected and the relevant equipment is switched off to cool, and the work takes an hour or two for one fan, longer when it’s hard to reach. Photos of the system and how to reach it help us plan a visit to Erriottwood.
- We find the fan and check how it’s reached and how it’s isolated.
- Power to the fan is isolated before anyone touches it.
- Grease is scraped from the impeller blades and the inside of the housing.
- Blades, housing and the area around the motor are degreased with care.
- We reassemble, run the fan and photograph the result.
Getting ready for the visit
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
How to get a quote
Here’s what helps us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, photos of the system and any previous report or certificate. Then phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us.