Hertfordshire · Extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in Green Street, Hertfordshire
Looking for extract fan cleaning in Green Street? We survey first, send you a fixed quote and work around your opening hours, then sign off with a report and pictures.
- A fan shaking on its mounts
- A fan that hums, whines or rumbles
- Less air being pulled from the kitchen
For landlords and multi-site operators
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Each visit ends with a dated report and photos, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
Extract fan cleaning in Green Street
Not all extract fans are the same: fans on the roof, fans built into the duct run, and fans on an outside wall. The way in depends on the type and the survey shows us how to reach it. The work covers centrifugal fans, fan housings and in-line fans, and people most often call us about thick grease on the impeller and casing and a fan motor running hot under a coat of grease.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, where grease settles in the flat sections. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers all look at records. So every job comes with a written report and photos, and grease extract cleans come with a TR19® certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Where
- Green Street (WD6)
- Wider area
- Hertfordshire
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
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Common problems we fix in Green Street
Poor filters mean a greasier fan. When filters don’t seal, grease goes straight through to the fan, so the fan takes far more than it should.
Look out for any of the following:
- Grease around the motor and its mounts
- A fan that has never been cleaned
- An extract fan that vibrates or rattles
- Grease stains around the discharge
Term dates shape school work: for a school like Parkside Community Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
Comparing quotes
- How areas they cannot reach will be recorded
- How VAT is shown on the quote
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- When the next visit should be, and why
What the work involves, part by part
Impellers and blades
The blades of the impeller do the work, and it collects grease unevenly. That’s what unbalances the fan, so it’s cleaned carefully blade by blade.
Wall fans
With little duct before them, wall fans collect grease fast. They may need cleaning as often as the canopy, which grease readings will show.
What extract fan cleaning cannot fix
A few issues sit outside what this work can do:
- An undersized fan that cannot cope
- A fan that will not start
- A cracked or broken impeller (it needs replacing)
If in doubt, call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we will say what we think before booking.
What we work on in Green Street
- Axial fans
- Fan housings
- Discharge points
- Centrifugal fans
- Roof-mounted fans
- In-line fans
What affects the cost of extract fan cleaning
We don’t publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. What we look at:
- A single visit or a regular plan
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- The condition of the system
- Parking and loading at the site
No two sites are the same, so we price each one individually. Size, access, the condition of the system and when we can work all make a difference.
What to send for a quote
There’s no need for technical detail. Just send:
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- A few general shots of the system
Getting a quote does not take long. Call or email with a few details and you’ll usually have a fixed price within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
Aftercare tips
So the system stays in good health:
- Never cook with a filter missing
- Don’t store items in front of the fan’s access point
- Keep records of every fan clean
- Watch for grease marks around the outlet
We take away the grease and dirty water from the fan clean. On a roof or outside wall, we leave the surrounding area tidy.
A change in how the fan sounds is worth noting. Rattles, hums or shaking can be early signs of build-up or wear, and catching it early keeps it a cleaning job.
What we do, step by step
There’s very little for your team to do on the day. Someone lets us in at the agreed time and shows us where everything is, and we take it from there. Afterwards, the area is left tidy and the written report follows. Pictures of the system and its access let us plan the work in Green Street before we set off.
- We find the fan and check how it’s reached and how it’s isolated.
- With the fan isolated, the housing is opened.
- We remove the grease from the blades, impeller and casing.
- Blades, housing and the area around the motor are degreased with care.
- It’s closed up, run and checked, and photos go into your report.
Before we arrive
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Find the previous report, if there is one
Getting a quote
Here’s what helps us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, pictures of the system and any previous report or certificate. Once you have those, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
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Common questions in Green Street
Can you clean school kitchen extracts in Green Street during the holidays?
Yes. Half-terms and the summer break are the natural time for school work. Around Green Street, the Food Standards Agency lists about 8 schools and colleges with registered kitchens within a mile and a half or so. Just ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form with your term dates and we’ll plan around them.
Is Green Street within the area you cover?
Yes. Villages and rural sites across the South East are part of our work, Green Street included. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
How long will it take to clean the fan?
It takes a few hours where there are several fans or heavy deposits. We will confirm the time when we quote.
What do you do to protect the area?
By covering it before any work starts. The work is kept contained and clean down when we finish.
Is TR19 cleaning required by law?
No. TR19® itself isn’t law; it’s a BESA specification. The legal duty comes from the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005: the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and TR19® is the benchmark for showing that grease in the extract is under control.
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 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 typically means a greasy duct, but the choice is yours.
Which sectors do you work in?
Commercial premises of every kind: kitchens, offices, schools, healthcare, retail, leisure and food production. We fit the work around how the site operates.
Kitchen extracts in Green Street
Food Standards Agency records include about 13 bars, pubs and nightclubs and about 4 hotels, B&Bs and guest houses in and around Green Street, up to about a mile and a half out. Any of them serving cooked food has an extract to keep clean, from canopy to discharge. Environmental health officers from Hertsmere council inspect food businesses in Green Street. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector. Green Street sits within the area of Hertfordshire 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.
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Shenley Hospital (about 1.6 miles north-west), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands. Where a hall near St Michael and All Angels Church, or anywhere in Green Street, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
Green Street is about 1 mile north of Borehamwood, in Hertfordshire. Whatever kind of site you run in Green Street, we can take on extract fan cleaning. We can work out of hours so trading is not interrupted. Green Street is one of 381 places in Hertfordshire where we work for extract fan cleaning. There’s also a page for London, about 14 miles away.
All of WD6 is within our area for extract fan cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. Extract fan cleaning is available to premises on Stapleton Road, Green Street and Cowley Hill and nearby roads. If your site is just outside Green Street, we cover Well End (1 mile south-east), Borehamwood (1 mile south), Shenley (1 mile north-west), Ridge (2 miles north-east) and Rowley Green (2 miles south-east). We also work in nearby towns such as Watford (5 miles west), Hemel Hempstead (10 miles north-west), St Albans (6 miles north-west), Welwyn Garden City (9 miles north), Harpenden (10 miles north) and Hoddesdon (12 miles north-east).
Local landmarks in Green Street
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to The White Horse Public House and Hertswood Academy. Green Street’s nearest station is Elstree & Borehamwood station, about 1.6 miles south. Nearby you will also find Hilfield Castle (3 miles south-west) and Shenley Hospital (1.6 miles north-west). Not far away are Darland's Lake and Arkley Lane and Pastures.