Greater London · Extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in Forest Hill, Greater London
Cleaning of kitchen extract fans, impellers, fan housings and discharge points for Forest Hill, with a survey first and a report with pictures at the end. Call for a fixed quote.
- Grease stains around the discharge
- A noisy fan that has got louder over time
- A fan motor running hot under a coat of grease
Aftercare tips
So the system stays in good health:
- Look for grease stains near the discharge
- Book the fan into every full TR19 clean
- Don’t turn the fan off mid-service
- Listen for new noises or vibration from the fan
The photo report shows the fan before and after cleaning. It lists what was cleaned and anything we couldn’t reach, along with the recommended next clean date.
A change in how the fan sounds is worth noting. New noise or vibration often means grease is building on the impeller, and catching it early keeps it a cleaning job.
About our extract fan cleaning in Forest Hill
We have been trading since 2009. As a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, we clean to BESA TR19® Grease, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 and full insurance. The work covers in-line fans, roof-mounted fans and axial fans, and people most often call us about a fan that no longer moves enough air and burning smells from the fan area.
In a London area like Forest Hill, a kitchen extract often passes through shared space on its way out: a riser, a service void, the floors above. A duct fire there can reach parts of the building far from the range, so a regular TR19® clean protects everyone in it.
Our accreditations include CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured. We’re also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, trading since 2009.
- Location
- Forest Hill (SE23, SE22, SE26)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
How the visit works
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. Before we leave, the area is tidied and the paperwork follows. In Forest Hill, as across London, we typically work overnight or at weekends and hand the site back ready to open.
- Diagnosis first: we look for grease, noise and vibration.
- With the fan isolated, the housing is opened.
- Each blade is cleaned so the impeller runs evenly.
- Housing, outlet and the area around the motor are cleaned.
- The fan goes back into service with a report on its condition.
Preparing for the visit
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
How to get a quote
Need a price for extract fan cleaning? Please give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us with a few details about the site. We will talk you through the work and send you a fixed quote before anything is booked.
Advice
For landlords and multi-site operators
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we can quote for the whole system.
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare across Greater London. Work can be phased by floor, building or site to keep disruption down.
What affects the quote in Forest Hill
Your quote is based on your site. We consider:
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- Parking and loading at the site
- How easy every part is to reach
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
You won’t find a price list here, because each job is priced on what it involves. Call for a fixed quote, and we will talk you through it.
Asking for a quote
What to send for a quote:
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- The site address and the type of premises
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
Some systems can be priced from pictures; others need a survey. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in pictures, get a survey first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
Your questions about extract fan cleaning in Forest Hill
Do you clean school canteen extracts around Forest Hill out of term?
Yes, holiday work suits schools best. There are about 63 schools, colleges and universities on the FSA’s food hygiene register within about 1.5 miles of Forest Hill. Tell us your holiday dates and we’ll book the visit for when the site is empty.
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Forest Hill?
In Forest Hill, it’s Southwark council that carries out food hygiene inspections. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
Which accreditations do you hold?
BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001. We have been trading since 2009 and we’re fully insured.
What happens if you cannot reach some of it?
They’re marked on the report. In ductwork, new access panels are often the answer, which we can install.
Do you cover Forest Hill?
Yes. We cover Forest Hill and the rest of Greater London, as part of our work across South East England and London. To book, call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes, always. We diagnose before we treat: the survey shows what needs doing and what access we need, and the quote is based on that.
What does extract fan cleaning cost?
We do not publish prices, because the cost depends on the job: how big it is, what state it’s in, how we reach it and the working hours. You get a fixed price before we start.
Who is responsible for fire safety on the premises?
In the words of the Fire Safety Order 2005, it’s the responsible person. It’s normally the employer, or whoever controls the building, and where several people have control, each can have duties. If you’re not sure, check your lease and fire risk assessment.
Extract fan cleaning around Forest Hill
According to Food Standards Agency records, there are about 50 bars, pubs and nightclubs within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Forest Hill. A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. Kitchens in Forest Hill get their food hygiene inspections from Southwark council. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after. Night work suits London kitchens, and roads and loading bays tend to be quieter too.
For kitchens close to Honor Oak Park station, where the day often starts early and ends late, the extract can be cleaned overnight. Healthcare kitchens cannot easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Forest Hill is Dulwich Community Hospital, about 1.5 miles north-west.
Forest Hill is about 2 miles south-east of East Dulwich, in Greater London. Wherever you are in the SE23 postcode area, we cover extract fan cleaning for commercial sites. Forest Hill is one of 764 towns, villages and districts in Greater London we cover for commercial clients.
Every address in SE23, SE22 and SE26 is within our area for extract fan cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. You will find streets such as Ewart Road, London Road and Rojack Road, and we cover them all for extract fan cleaning. If your site is just outside Forest Hill, we cover Honor Oak (1 mile north), Perry Vale (1 mile south-east), Brockley (1 mile north-east), Crofton Park (1 mile north-east) and Dulwich (1 mile west). Within a short drive, we also cover London (4 miles north-west), City of Westminster (6 miles north-west), Marylebone (6 miles north-west), Kensington (7 miles north-west), St Pancras (6 miles north-west) and Shoreditch (6 miles north).
What’s near Forest Hill
Around Forest Hill, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Allenby Tutorial Trust, Capitol Cinema pub and Harris Girls' Academy East Dulwich and the streets around them. Forest Hill’s nearest station is Honor Oak Park station, roughly 0.5 miles north-east. Well-known places in the area include Greenwich Castle (3.1 miles north-east) and Horniman Museum and Gardens (0.5 miles south-west). For a walk, there’s One Tree Hill and Knight's Hill.
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Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but the parts you can’t see still need a specialist at the right interval.
Some jobs should never be done in-house: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease call for the right kit, training and safe access. Leave those to us.
What we are called out for in Forest Hill
A fan collects more grease when the filters let more through. Missing, damaged or badly fitted filters let grease travel the whole system, so the fan takes far more than it should.
If you notice any of these, it’s worth a diagnosis:
- Grease around the motor and its mounts
- An extract fan with no cleaning record
- Weak extraction at the canopy
- A fan shaking on its mounts
Where a hall near Honor Oak Christian Fellowship Centre, or anywhere in Forest Hill, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
Before you book anyone
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- What paperwork you get at the end
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
Honest limits
We will not sell you work that doesn’t address the problem, so here are the limits:
- A failed motor or worn bearings (that needs a fan repair or replacement)
- An impeller that’s bent or split
- Electrical faults in the fan’s supply or controls (an electrician’s job)
If in doubt, call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we will say what we think.
Parts of the system we cover
- Roof-mounted fans
- Fan housings
- In-line fans
- Centrifugal fans
- Axial fans
- Discharge points