Hertfordshire · Extract fan cleaning
Graveley extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Graveley. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- Grease around the motor and its mounts
- A noisy fan that has got louder over time
- A fan shaking on its mounts
Extract fan cleaning in Graveley
If the extract fan in Graveley has become noisy, weak or greasy? A few details or a photo help when you call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email, and we’ll send you a fixed quote for extract fan cleaning in Graveley, normally within one working day. The work covers roof-mounted fans, in-line fans and axial fans, and people most often call us about a fan shaking on its mounts and a smell of hot grease from the extract.
For a kitchen in or near Graveley, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, and the clean itself is the same full TR19® job as in any town: canopy to discharge, then a TR19® certificate and a photo report.
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers all look at records. So every job comes with a written report and pictures, and grease extract cleans come with a TR19® certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Location
- Graveley (SG4)
- Wider area
- Hertfordshire
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- When we work
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
For landlords and multi-site operators
If you look after several sites, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Each site gets its own report and photos, so each one has its own record.
From a single site to a large estate, the standard is the same: diagnosis, a fixed price, work booked around your hours and a written report with photos.
Kitchen extracts in Graveley
Food Standards Agency data counts about 8 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 3 takeaways in Graveley and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Grease builds up on fan blades and housings in kitchens like these, unbalancing the impeller. Kitchens in Graveley get their food hygiene inspections from North Hertfordshire council. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector. Fire safety in Graveley falls to Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order.
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Graveley Primary School or anywhere near Graveley, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean. Older buildings often hide long, awkward duct runs, and if you run a kitchen at a historic venue in the area (Knebworth House is about 4.4 miles south), access may need planning.
Graveley is about 2 miles north-west of Stevenage, in Hertfordshire. From the centre of Graveley to the outskirts, extract fan cleaning is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from a single unit to a large public building. We cover 381 places across Hertfordshire, large and small. There’s also a page for Milton Keynes, roughly 25 miles from Graveley.
Extract fan cleaning in SG4 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. That includes premises on High Street, Oak Lane and Ashwell Close and the roads around them. Nearby, we also carry out extract fan cleaning in Todd's Green (1 mile south-west), Great Wymondley (1 mile north-west), Little Wymondley (1 mile west), Titmore Green (1 mile south-west) and Lower Titmore Green (1 mile south-west). Larger places within reach include St Albans (14 miles south), Welwyn Garden City (10 miles south), Harpenden (10 miles south-west), Hitchin (3 miles west), Hoddesdon (15 miles south-east) and Hatfield (12 miles south).
Landmarks near Graveley
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Waggon And Horses Public House, Church of Saint Nicholas and The John Henry Newman School, among other places. Graveley’s nearest station is Stevenage station, roughly 2.4 miles south. Well-known places in the area include Wymondley Castle (1.1 miles west) and Stevenage Museum (2.4 miles south). The countryside around Graveley includes Purwell Ninesprings.
Fixed quotes for extract fan cleaning in Graveley
We don’t publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. The quote depends on:
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- Parking and loading at the site
- Whether several sites go on one quote
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That’s why every job is surveyed first, and why the quote is fixed before any work starts.
What to send for a quote
Photos and a few facts are often enough to price the work. Send what you can of the following:
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
To help us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, pictures of the system and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Once you have those, call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
The process
The first job on site is protection: sheeting goes over floors and surfaces close to the work. After that, the system is made safe and the work begins. It takes an hour or two for one fan, longer when it’s hard to reach, and the area is cleaned down before we leave. If you can send pictures, we can arrive in Graveley knowing what to expect.
- We locate the fan and plan how to reach and isolate it.
- It’s isolated so it cannot run while we work.
- Grease is scraped off the impeller blades and casing.
- The fan is degreased, taking care around the motor.
- We reassemble, run and photograph the fan.
How to prepare
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Find the previous report, if there is one
Ask for a quote
For a fixed quote, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. A few photos and your last certificate or report help a lot. We typically come back within one working day.
Advice
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
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’ll take a look and give you a fixed quote.
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, which is where we come in.
Also near Graveley
What else we do in Graveley
Why act early in Graveley
Grease on the impeller makes the fan less efficient. Airflow at the canopy drops and the kitchen gets hotter and smokier, while the motor runs under more strain. Planning a trip to Graveley ahead is easier for everyone than a rushed one.
We do not list prices on the website, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. Call for a fixed quote, and we will explain what it covers.
Why us?
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- A fixed price before any work starts
- A written report with pictures after each visit
Take a look at how cleaning jobs are priced or how to check a contractor.
Graveley questions
Which fire authority looks after Graveley?
That’s Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
Do you do school kitchen extract cleaning in Graveley in the summer holidays?
Yes, out-of-term visits are normal for schools. There are about 8 schools, colleges and universities on the FSA’s food hygiene register within about 1.5 miles of Graveley. Tell us your holiday dates and we’ll book the visit for when the site is empty.
What’s the cleaning interval for an extract fan?
With the whole system, at intervals set by BESA guidance: from 3-monthly for heavy use to 12-monthly for light use. Some fans need attention sooner.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. One number covers all your sites across London and the South East, with visits on a regular schedule.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes. We always survey first, either from pictures and details you send or on a site visit. Then you get a fixed quote.
Why has my extract fan got louder?
An unbalanced impeller, usually from uneven grease, is a common cause. We clean the fan and tell you if anything else, like worn bearings, is to blame.
Which accreditations do you hold?
We hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, alongside BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. The Vent Hygiene Elite scheme is run by BESCA and audited independently.
What if parts of the system cannot be reached?
We never leave them off the paperwork. You’ll know exactly which parts weren’t reached and why, and we can quote to improve the access.
Do you need extract fan cleaning in Graveley?
Each blade collects a slightly different amount. The difference throws the impeller off balance, wearing bearings and mounts. What starts as a grease problem can become a mechanical one.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- A motor area thick with grease
- A fan shaking on its mounts
- Weak extraction at the canopy
- An extract fan with no cleaning record
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Lister Hospital about 0.8 miles south, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.
Comparing quotes
- How areas they can’t reach will be recorded
- Whether they’re fully insured
- What hours they’ll be on site
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or pictures
Between visits
No system stays clean for ever, but care slows the build-up. A few tips:
- Report rattles or humming early
- Leave a clear route to the fan
- Tell us if the extract feels weaker
- Never cook with a filter missing
We take away the grease and dirty water from the fan clean. Wherever the fan is, the area around it is cleaned down.
Run the fan throughout cooking. Grease settles faster when the air stops moving, so keeping it running helps keep it clean.