Kent · Extract fan cleaning
Farningham extract fan cleaning
One call covers extract fan cleaning in Farningham: survey, fixed quote, work and sign-off. CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, ISO 9001 and fully insured.
- A fan that hums, whines or rumbles
- A fan coated in grease inside its housing
- Grease around the motor and its mounts
About our extract fan cleaning in Farningham
If the ducts are the arteries, the fan is the heart. A heart under strain works harder for less. Our job is to clear it, check it runs smoothly and record what we found so you get a clean bill of health. The work covers fan housings, axial fans and centrifugal fans, and the jobs we see most are hot, greasy smells near the fan and a fan shaking on its mounts.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
It’s worth checking any contractor’s accreditations. We are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured.
- Place
- Farningham (DA4)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- When we work
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Signs you need extract fan cleaning in Farningham
Grease on a fan is a fire risk, in Farningham as anywhere. If grease in the duct catches, the fan and its housing can feed the fire, and a hot, struggling motor doesn’t help.
Look out for any of the following:
- Vibration from an unbalanced impeller
- A heavily greased fan housing
- A fan that hums, whines or rumbles
- Grease escaping from the fan outlet
If your kitchen is in a listed or historic building, like the houses around Farningham (Lullingstone Castle is about 1.8 miles south-west), fitting access panels needs care.
Before you book anyone
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- How areas they cannot reach will be recorded
When something else is needed
We will not sell you work that doesn’t address the problem, so these are the things it will not cover:
- A faulty speed controller or isolator
- Damaged fan blades
- An undersized fan that can’t cope
If you are not sure, just phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we’ll give you a straight answer.
What the work covers
- Centrifugal fans
- Fan housings
- Roof-mounted fans
- In-line fans
- Discharge points
- Axial fans
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
When your team notices a problem between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that won’t come clean, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We’ll take a look and give you a fixed quote.
Aftercare tips
Good habits slow the build-up between visits. Our tips:
- Note any drop in extraction at the canopy
- Don’t store items in front of the fan’s access point
- Report grease escaping from the fan
- Keep the fan on whenever the range is lit
When the fan is cleaned as part of a full TR19® Grease clean, a TR19 certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. If only the fan is cleaned, the photo report says so.
Fewer grease particles reaching the fan means less build-up. Clean, well-seated filters are the fan’s first protection, and replace any that are damaged.
Extract fan cleaning in Farningham: the local picture
According to Food Standards Agency records, there are about 7 bars, pubs and nightclubs within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Farningham. Any of them serving cooked food has an extract to keep clean, from canopy to discharge. Fire safety in Farningham falls to 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. Environmental health officers from Sevenoaks council inspect food businesses in Farningham. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul or elsewhere in Farningham, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event. Term dates shape school work: for a school like The Anthony Roper Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
Farningham is about 5 miles south of Dartford, in Kent. Whatever kind of site you run in Farningham, we can take on extract fan cleaning. We can work out of hours so the site keeps running. 922 places in Kent are on our list, from busy centres to quieter spots. There’s also a page for Maidstone, about 15 miles away.
Our technicians cover all of the DA4 postcode area for extract fan cleaning and the roads nearby. If you need extract fan cleaning at premises on High Street, London Road and South Hall Close or a nearby road, our technicians can take on the work. Other places close to Farningham include Eynsford (1 mile south-west), Horton Kirby (1 mile north-east), Maplescombe (2 miles south-east), Speed Gate (2 miles east) and Fawkham Green (3 miles east). Within a short drive, we also cover Maidstone (15 miles south-east), Dartford (5 miles north), Sevenoaks (7 miles south), Gravesend (8 miles north-east), Tonbridge (13 miles south) and Northfleet (7 miles north-east).
Landmarks near Farningham
Typical jobs here are in premises near Pied Bull pub and the streets around them. The closest station to Farningham is Eynsford station, about 1.4 miles south-west of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find Eynsford Castle (0.7 miles south-west) and Darenth Park Hospital (4.2 miles north). The countryside around Farningham includes The Warren.
What happens on the day
Our technicians bring everything the work needs, 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. On site, the work takes an hour or two for one fan, longer when it’s hard to reach. A few photos of the system help us make the most of a visit to a place like Farningham.
- We start by checking where the fan sits and how to isolate it.
- With the fan isolated, the housing is opened.
- The impeller and the housing around it are scraped clean.
- The fan and its surrounds are degreased, keeping clear of the motor’s electrics.
- It’s closed up, run and checked, and photos go into your report.
Getting ready for the visit
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Clear loose items from the work area
Getting a quote
To help us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, a few pictures and any previous report or certificate. Then call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
Related advice
Different parts, different methods
Fan housings and motors
The housing around the impeller catches grease flung off the blades. We clean it along with the blades.
Roof-mounted fans
On a roof, the air is cooler and grease drops out faster. The impeller and housing are scraped and degreased.
Nearby places to Farningham
Other services in Farningham
For landlords and multi-site operators
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we’re happy to quote for all of it.
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
Your questions about extract fan cleaning in Farningham
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Farningham?
It’s Kent Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Farningham. 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.
Do you work in villages like Farningham?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.
What information do you need?
Some pictures and a quick description of the system, with the address and opening hours. We’ll ask for anything else we need.
How much notice should we give?
Earlier is better, especially for out-of-hours work. We typically quote within one working day, and there’s a 24/7 line for emergencies.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes. For many sites, photos and a few details are enough, and larger or hidden systems get a visit.
What if parts of the system can’t be reached?
They’re marked on the report. Often the fix is extra access, such as new panels in ductwork, which we can install.
Can you clean the fan on its own?
Yes, if the fan needs it. We will often suggest checking the duct too, as a greasy fan usually means a greasy duct, but the choice is yours.
Does a TR19 kitchen extract clean cover the fan?
Yes, it should be. The whole system is cleaned, from the canopy to the discharge, and the fan is a key part of it, so it’s cleaned too.