Kent · Extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in Farthingloe, Kent
Extract fan cleaning for Farthingloe and the surrounding area: a survey, a fixed price, careful work and proper paperwork. Call for a fixed quote.
- Rough running from the extract fan
- Weak extraction at the canopy
- A heavily greased fan housing
When to call us in Farthingloe
A fan on a roof or hidden in a ceiling void is easy to forget. If it wasn’t included in past cleans, it may hold years of grease, and the report will show it.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- Rough running from the extract fan
- A heavily greased fan housing
- A fan that has never been cleaned
- A fan shaking on its mounts
School kitchens, at schools like Aycliffe Community Primary School for example, are typically cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
Questions to ask before you book
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- Whether a written report and photos are included
- How VAT is shown on the quote
- When they can work, and whether that is outside your opening hours
How we handle extract fan cleaning in Farthingloe
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 will know whether the fan just needed cleaning or something more. We’re often asked to deal with grease escaping from the fan outlet and a heavily greased fan housing, on in-line fans, fan housings and centrifugal fans.
Somewhere as small as Farthingloe, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Every one of them still needs its extract kept clear of grease.
We have been trading since 2009, as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we are fully insured.
- Where
- Farthingloe (CT15)
- Region
- Kent
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Aftercare tips
To keep the system working properly between visits:
- Listen for new noises or vibration from the fan
- Watch for grease marks around the outlet
- Keep records of every fan clean
- Check filters are seated before cooking
The area around the fan is left clean, with waste grease removed. Wherever the fan is, the area around it is cleaned down.
Stick to the interval for the full extract. A fan cleaned with the rest of the system on time rarely gets badly coated, in line with BESA guidance.
Grease, kitchens and Farthingloe
Sea air reaches Farthingloe, which sits within about 1 mile of the coast. Near the sea, the fan and discharge at the top of a kitchen extract corrode faster than they would inland. The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 17 pubs and bars and about 3 hotels, B&Bs and guest houses in Farthingloe and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Where they serve hot food, their kitchen extracts need cleaning to TR19® like any restaurant’s. Farthingloe 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.
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Buckland Hospital about 1.2 miles north-east, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen. If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Aycliffe Church Centre or elsewhere in Farthingloe, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event.
Farthingloe is about 2 miles south-west of Dover, in Kent. Whatever kind of site you run in Farthingloe, we can take on extract fan cleaning. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so trading isn’t interrupted. 922 places in Kent are on our list, large and small. Our Maidstone page covers sites nearby, about 34 miles away.
All of CT15 is within our area for extract fan cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. If your site is just outside Farthingloe, we cover Maxton (1 mile north-east), Aycliffe (1 mile south-east), Church Hougham (1 mile west), Dover (2 miles north-east) and West Hougham (2 miles west). Within a short drive, we also cover Canterbury (14 miles north-west), Folkestone (5 miles south-west), Deal (9 miles north-east), Hythe (9 miles west), Walmer (8 miles north-east) and Hawkinge (5 miles west).
Around Farthingloe
Around Farthingloe, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Astor College for the Arts, Whinless Down and Crown & Sceptre pub and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Dover Priory station, about 1.3 miles north-east. Nearby you’ll also find Buckland Hospital (1.2 miles north-east) and Old Town Gaol (1.6 miles north-east). Open spaces near Farthingloe include Dover Western Heights and Sugar Loaf Hill.
Multi-site and managed buildings
If you look after several sites, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Every building has its own written report, so records stay tidy.
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare in Farthingloe and across Kent. Larger estates can be phased building by building to keep disruption down.
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What else we do in Farthingloe
The process
We start by comparing what we find with the survey or your pictures. If anything is different, we talk it through with the person on site before carrying on. After that, the work takes a few hours where there are several fans or heavy deposits. Somewhere as small as Farthingloe, the date and timings are agreed with you well before the day.
- 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.
- Housing, outlet and the area around the motor are cleaned.
- The fan goes back into service with a report on its condition.
How to prepare
- Move anything stored near the system
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
Get a fixed quote
If you need extract fan cleaning in Farthingloe, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, and send pictures or your last report if you can. We normally send a fixed quote within one working day.
Related advice
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. What they cannot safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, and that is where we come in.
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.
FAQs for Farthingloe
Which environmental health team covers Farthingloe?
Food hygiene inspections in Farthingloe are carried out by Dover council. Have your latest TR19® certificate and photo report to hand, as an officer may ask how the extract is maintained.
Do you clean school canteen extracts around Farthingloe out of term?
Yes, and it’s the easiest time to do it. The FSA’s register shows about 7 schools and colleges with food registrations within roughly a mile and a half of Farthingloe. Tell us your holiday dates and we’ll book the visit for when the site is empty.
Do you cover Farthingloe?
Yes. We work in Farthingloe and across Kent, within our South East and London area. To book, call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
Which accreditations do you hold?
CHAS, SafeContractor, ISO 9001 and BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We are fully insured and have been trading since 2009.
Do we lose a day’s trading?
Not usually. Visits are timed for when the area is closed, such as overnight or at a weekend, so you keep your normal hours.
How much does extract fan cleaning cost?
Size, condition, access and working hours all affect the cost. Call for a fixed quote and we will typically reply within one working day.
What happens to the waste?
We contain it and take it with us. We collect grease, debris and waste water as we go rather than letting it spread.
How much notice should we give?
It depends on the time you need and how big the job is. Tell us your preferred dates when you ask for a quote, and if it’s an emergency, call us any time.
Different parts, different methods
Kitchens with long cooking hours
Kitchens that cook 12 to 16 hours a day put the most grease through their fans. Under BESA guidance, heavy use means cleaning at least every 3 months, fan included.
Impellers and blades
The blades of the impeller do the work, and it collects grease unevenly. An uneven coating throws it off balance, so it’s cleaned carefully blade by blade.
What extract fan cleaning can’t fix
To be straight with you, some problems need a different fix:
- A fan that was never right for the kitchen
- A faulty speed controller or isolator
- An impeller that is bent or split
Not sure which it is? You can call 0345 646 2711 or email us and we’ll tell you honestly.
Parts of the system we cover
- Fan housings
- Roof-mounted fans
- Axial fans
- Centrifugal fans
- Discharge points
- In-line fans