Kent · Extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in Greenhill, Kent
Extract fan cleaning across Greenhill and nearby, booked around your opening hours and signed off in writing with photos.
- Thick grease on the impeller and casing
- A smell of hot grease from the extract
- A fan left out of previous cleans
About our extract fan cleaning in Greenhill
Every TR19® Grease clean includes the extract fan, but a fan can also need attention on its own, for example when it’s noisy or vibrating. A fan-only clean is recorded as exactly that. We’re often asked to deal with vibration from an unbalanced impeller and weak extraction at the canopy, across fan housings, in-line fans and centrifugal fans.
Size doesn’t change the work: a kitchen in a place like Greenhill gets the whole system cleaned, canopy to discharge. The visit is booked around your opening hours, and the journey is planned ahead.
For insurers and inspectors, the record counts. 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.
- Place
- Greenhill (CT6)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Working hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
When to call us in Greenhill
By the time air reaches the fan, it has passed the canopy, filters and duct. The grease that’s left lands on the blades and the casing, and the spinning blades fling it onto the walls of the housing.
The symptoms we’re asked about most include:
- A fan that no longer moves enough air
- A fan motor running hot under a coat of grease
- Fat spreading onto the roof or wall by the fan
- A heavily greased fan housing
Where a hall near St Peter, or anywhere in Greenhill, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
What your quote should include
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- Whether VAT is included
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
What your team can do, and what needs us
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
Staff cleaning and specialist work are not the same thing. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
Extract fan cleaning in Greenhill: the local picture
Greenhill is within about 1 mile of the coast. Salt in the air is hard on rooftop fans, discharge cowls and fixings, so we check them for corrosion as well as grease. The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 23 bars, pubs and nightclubs within about 1.5 miles of central Greenhill. Where they serve hot food, their kitchen extracts need cleaning to TR19® like any restaurant’s. Food hygiene inspections in Greenhill are the job of Canterbury City council’s environmental health team. 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.
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Whitstable and Tankerton Hospital (about 2.4 miles west), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands. If you cook for passing trade around Herne Bay station, the extract can be cleaned between your last and first customer.
Greenhill is about 1 mile south-west of Herne Bay, in Kent. We provide extract fan cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Greenhill and the rest of Kent. Our area takes in 922 places across Kent, from busy centres to quieter spots. We also work in Maidstone, about 26 miles from Greenhill.
Every address in CT6 is covered for extract fan cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. Local streets include Love Street Close, Herne Drive and Matthews Road, and we cover them all for extract fan cleaning. Other places close to Greenhill include Eddington (1 mile east), Bullockstone (1 mile south-east), Herne Common (1 mile south-east), Herne Bay (1 mile north-east) and Herne (1 mile south-east). Larger places within reach include Canterbury (6 miles south), Margate (12 miles east), Ramsgate (13 miles east), Broadstairs (14 miles east), Whitstable (3 miles west) and Faversham (10 miles west).
Local landmarks in Greenhill
Typical jobs here are in premises near The Share And Coulter Public House, Curtis Wood and Herne Bay High School and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Herne Bay station, roughly 0.6 miles north-east of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Whitstable and Tankerton Hospital (2.4 miles west) and Tankerton Castle (3.1 miles west). Not far away are West Blean and Thornden Woods.
Aftercare tips
Think of this as the after-treatment advice, short and simple:
- File the fan’s report with your other records
- Do not store items in front of the fan’s access point
- Book the fan into every full TR19 clean
- Note any drop in extraction at the canopy
The photo report shows the fan before and after cleaning. It notes what was done and anything that couldn’t be reached, along with the recommended next clean date.
Keep the route to the fan clear. A fan that can be reached safely is a fan that gets cleaned, whether it’s on a roof, in a ceiling or on a wall.
How it works
Everything the job needs comes with us, from protective sheeting to tools and access equipment. All we need from you is clear access and the right equipment switched off. The visit takes an hour or two for one fan, longer when it’s hard to reach. For a site near Greenhill, the work is booked around your opening hours, evenings and weekends included.
- First we locate the fan and agree how it’s safely isolated.
- The fan is isolated so it cannot start while we work.
- The impeller and the housing around it are scraped clean.
- Blades, housing and the area around the motor are degreased with care.
- The fan is put back into service, checked and photographed.
Getting ready for the visit
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
How to get a quote
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, either from pictures and details you send or from a site visit. After that, you get a fixed price for the work, before work begins.
Advice
For landlords and multi-site operators
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Shared systems, like a riser serving several units, need a clear agreement on who books the work, and we are happy to quote for all of it.
If you look after several sites, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Each site gets its own report and pictures, so records stay tidy.
What affects the quote in Greenhill
Your quote is based on your site. We consider:
- The number of sites or systems
- The condition of the system
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- How easy every part is to reach
A single site or a whole portfolio, the quote is built the same way: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. The price is fixed before we start.
Asking for a quote
When you call or email, these details help:
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- Any previous report or certificate
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- The postcode and the type of business
Here’s what helps us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, a few pictures and any previous report or certificate. Once you have those, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
When it’s something else
Not every problem is solved by extract fan cleaning, and we’d rather say so up front. It does not solve:
- A fan that won’t start
- An impeller that is bent or split
- An undersized fan that cannot cope
If you’re not sure, just ring 0345 646 2711 or email us and we’ll give you a straight answer.
Where we work
- Roof-mounted fans
- Axial fans
- In-line fans
- Fan housings
- Discharge points
- Centrifugal fans
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Greenhill questions
Is Greenhill within the area you cover?
Yes, Greenhill is part of our area, however small the site. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.
Which fire authority looks after Greenhill?
That’s Kent Fire and Rescue Service. TR19® isn’t law, but it’s the benchmark many fire officers and insurers look to when they ask how often the extract is cleaned.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. We work across South East England and London, so we can schedule a run of sites as one programme. Each site gets its own report and photos.
Can you work evenings and weekends?
Yes. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote and we will book around them.
Do you have insurance?
Yes. Duct Doctor is fully insured, and we can share the details when you need them.
Is TR19 cleaning required by law?
No, not in itself. Insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to TR19® as the benchmark, and many insurers ask for proof of cleaning to it. The legal duty sits in the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 in England and Wales.
How often should the extract fan be cleaned?
It’s cleaned with the whole extract, from every 3 months for 12 to 16 hours of cooking a day to every 12 months for 2 to 6 hours. Grease readings and the fan’s condition can show it needs more.
Will I get photos of the cleaned fan?
You get a photo report with before and after pictures of the fan. If it’s part of a full TR19 clean, a TR19 certificate is issued too.