Medway · Extract fan cleaning
Fenn Street extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in Fenn Street from ventilation hygiene specialists trading since 2009. Out-of-hours visits and 24/7 emergency callout.
- A fan coated in grease inside its housing
- Vibration from an unbalanced impeller
- Burning smells from the fan area
What the work involves, part by part
Kitchens with long cooking hours
When a busy kitchen’s fan fails, cooking stops. A clean fan is less likely to strain, and our 24/7 emergency callout is there if it happens anyway.
Roof-mounted fans
Roof fans sit at the top of the riser. They’re cleaned where safe access allows, with any limits noted.
About our extract fan cleaning in Fenn Street
In Fenn Street, as everywhere we work, the fan follows a set routine: we isolate it, open the housing, scrape the impeller and degrease the lot. The result is photographed for your records. If you are dealing with a fan that hums, whines or rumbles and less air being pulled from the kitchen, we can help.
In a village or hamlet like Fenn Street, the kitchens that need extract cleaning are typically 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, whatever the size of the place.
Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009, and we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we carry full insurance.
- Where
- Fenn Street (ME3)
- Region
- Medway
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
What staff can safely do
When your team notices a problem between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We can diagnose it and quote.
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. What they cannot safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, and that is where we come in.
For landlords and multi-site operators
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Each visit ends with a dated report and photos, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We work across London and the South East, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept on a regular cycle.
Aftercare tips
How long the results last depends on use and care. We suggest:
- Keep the fan on whenever the range is lit
- Book the fan into every full TR19 clean
- Watch for grease marks around the outlet
- Keep the grease filters clean and in place
Once it’s clean, the fan is closed up and run to check it’s working smoothly. Anything we notice, like noise, vibration or a worn part, goes on the report, so you can plan any repair.
Don’t run the kitchen with the extract off. Grease settles faster when the air stops moving, so keeping it running helps keep it clean.
What we do, step by step
There’s very little for your team to do on the day. A contact on site lets us in at the agreed time and points us to the system, and the rest is down to us. Afterwards, the area is left tidy and the written report follows. Somewhere as small as Fenn Street, the date and timings are agreed with you well before the day.
- Diagnosis first: we look for grease, noise and vibration.
- 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.
- We run the fan and note its condition in the photo report.
Getting ready for the visit
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Move anything stored near the system
- Tell us where we can park and unload
How to get a quote
Getting a quote does not take long. Call or email with a few details and you will typically have a fixed price within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
Related advice
Fenn Street kitchens: local notes
Fenn Street lies within about 2 miles of the sea. Metal on the roof weathers faster close to the coast, and the extract fan and cowl are no exception. The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 5 restaurants, cafés and works canteens in and around Fenn Street, up to about a mile and a half out. Any of those kitchens with a canopy relies on a fan that gathers grease as it runs. Fenn Street is covered by 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 a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of St Mary or elsewhere in Fenn Street, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event. If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as High Halstow Primary Academy or anywhere near Fenn Street, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
Fenn Street is about 5 miles north of Gillingham, in Medway. Whatever kind of site you run in Fenn Street, extract fan cleaning is something we can help with. We can work out of hours so trading isn’t interrupted. Fenn Street is one of 68 towns, villages and districts in Medway where we work for extract fan cleaning. Our Maidstone page covers sites nearby, about 13 miles away.
Extract fan cleaning in ME3 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. If you need extract fan cleaning at premises on Winterberry Avenue, Sharnal Street and Parbrook Road or a nearby road, our technicians can take on the work. If your site is just outside Fenn Street, we cover Sharnal Street (1 mile south-west), High Halstow (1 mile west), Tunbridge Hill (1 mile south-east), St Mary Hoo (1 mile north-east) and Kingsnorth (1 mile south-east). Further out, we also cover Gillingham (5 miles south), Chatham (7 miles south), Rochester (5 miles south-west), Rainham (6 miles south), Strood (6 miles south-west) and Luton (6 miles south).
Near you in Fenn Street
Typical jobs here are in premises near The Hundred of Hoo Academy and the streets around them. Fenn Street’s nearest station is Gillingham (Kent) station, about 4.4 miles south of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Medway Maritime Hospital (4.9 miles south) and Upnor Castle (3.7 miles south-west). For a walk, there’s Bishop Saltings.
Fenn Street questions
Can you come to Fenn Street after we close?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. The site is handed back ready to open. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
Does coastal air change anything about extract fan cleaning in Fenn Street?
It can, as Fenn Street is within about 2 miles of the sea, where salt in the air is hard on metal. A fan housing that’s rusting near the coast can fail sooner, so it’s worth catching early.
Do you cover Fenn Street?
Yes. We work in Fenn Street and across Medway, within our South East and London area. To book, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
We start with protection: floor sheeting and covers over nearby surfaces and equipment. We tidy up and take our waste away before we leave.
Do you need to turn the fan off to clean it?
With the fan isolated, the extract is not running. That’s why fan cleans are done out of hours, and the kitchen is ready when we leave.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. We run scheduled maintenance contracts, set at the interval the system needs. The report from each visit recommends the next date.
Can the fan be cleaned between full cleans?
Yes, where it makes sense. We will often suggest checking the duct too, as a greasy fan usually means a greasy duct, but the choice is yours.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
All kinds of commercial and public premises: kitchens, offices, schools, healthcare, retail, leisure and food production. Work is timed around how each site runs.
Nearby places to Fenn Street
What else we do in Fenn Street
Honest limits
In fairness, some problems need a different fix:
- A failed motor or worn bearings (that needs a fan repair or replacement)
- A cracked or broken impeller (it needs replacing)
- An undersized fan that cannot cope
Not sure which it is? You can ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we’ll tell you honestly before booking.
Parts of the system we cover
- Discharge points
- In-line fans
- Roof-mounted fans
- Centrifugal fans
- Fan housings
- Axial fans
Common problems we fix in Fenn Street
Grease condenses as the air cools, and on a roof or outside wall the fan can be in some of the coolest air in the system. That makes it a natural place for grease to settle.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- A noisy fan that has got louder over time
- A heavily greased fan housing
- A fan shaking on its mounts
- A fan left out of previous cleans
A hospital like Medway Maritime Hospital, about 4.9 miles south, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day.
Comparing quotes
- Whether they recommend a next date
- What happens if part of the system can’t be accessed
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- Whether the price is fixed