Greater London · Extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in Hackney Wick, Greater London
Extract fan cleaning in Hackney Wick, surveyed first and signed off with a written report and pictures. Call for a fixed quote.
- A noisy fan that has got louder over time
- Grease around the motor and its mounts
- Burning smells from the fan area
About our extract fan cleaning in Hackney Wick
Duct Doctor has been cleaning kitchen extract fans since 2009. We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 and full insurance. Common call-outs are for burning smells from the fan area and a fan that hums, whines or rumbles, on in-line fans, discharge points and roof-mounted fans.
In a London area like Hackney Wick, a kitchen extract often passes through shared space on its way out: a riser, a service void, the floors above. Grease in a duct like that is a fire risk to the whole building, not just the kitchen, so a regular TR19® clean protects everyone in it.
We’re CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, we hold ISO 9001 and we are fully insured. We are also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we have been trading since 2009.
- Where
- Hackney Wick (E3, E9, E20)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Questions from Hackney Wick
What do you need to know about parking in Hackney Wick?
A loading bay, a visitor permit or off-street space near the site in Hackney Wick makes the visit easier to plan. Night visits tend to make loading easier on London streets.
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Hackney Wick?
Hackney Wick is in the area of London Fire Brigade. 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.
Do you need to turn the fan off to clean it?
We isolate the fan, so the kitchen cannot cook while we work. We work evenings, overnight or weekends, and the kitchen is ready when we leave.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. Tell us the addresses and what each needs and you will get one fixed quote.
Is Hackney Wick in your area?
Yes. Our area takes in London and the counties of South East England, and that includes Hackney Wick.
Why is my extract fan noisy?
A common cause is grease. Uneven build-up on the blades throws the fan off balance, causing vibration and noise. If cleaning doesn’t, the bearings or motor may need attention.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes. For many sites, pictures and a few details are enough, while bigger or harder-to-see systems are surveyed on site.
How often should the extract fan be cleaned?
With the whole system, at intervals set by BESA guidance: every 3, 6 or 12 months. Some fans need attention sooner.
How the job changes from site to site
Kitchens with long cooking hours
When a busy kitchen’s fan fails, cooking stops. Keeping the fan clean is part of avoiding that, and our 24/7 emergency callout is there if it happens anyway.
Impellers and blades
The blades of the impeller do the work, and it collects grease unevenly. That is what unbalances the fan, so it’s cleaned carefully blade by blade.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
We regularly work with managing agents. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
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Why it’s worth doing now in Hackney Wick
Without a working extract fan, a kitchen cannot cook safely. Grease is often where fan trouble begins, so cleaning the fan helps keep it working. We also offer a 24/7 emergency callout if the worst happens. In a London building, a problem in a duct, damper or fan rarely stays in one unit.
Combining work into one visit or one programme often makes better use of the time. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at and we will price it together.
Why Hackney Wick businesses choose us
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- A fixed price before any work starts
Take a look at what affects the cost and our accreditations.
Grease, kitchens and Hackney Wick
Food Standards Agency data counts about 428 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 148 takeaways within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Hackney Wick. Each kitchen extract among them ends at a fan, and grease on the impeller strains the motor. Hackney Wick sits within the area of London Fire Brigade. 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. Kitchens in Hackney Wick get their food hygiene inspections from Tower Hamlets council. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
Where a hall near St Mary of Eton, or anywhere in Hackney Wick, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does. Term dates shape school work: for a school like Mossbourne Riverside Academy, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
Hackney Wick is about 1 mile west of Stratford, in Greater London. Every kind of commercial site in Hackney Wick, we can take on extract fan cleaning. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so trading isn’t interrupted. Our Greater London coverage runs to 764 places, and Hackney Wick is one of them.
Our technicians cover all of E3, E9 and E20 for extract fan cleaning and the roads nearby. If you need extract fan cleaning at premises on Wick Lane, Dace Road and Wyke Road or a nearby road, our technicians can take on the work. If your site is just outside Hackney Wick, we cover Fish Island (1 mile south), Donnybrook Quarter (1 mile south-west), Old Ford (1 mile south), Temple Mills (1 mile north-east) and East Village (1 mile north-east). We also work in nearby towns such as London (4 miles south-west), City of Westminster (6 miles west), Marylebone (6 miles west), Kensington (8 miles west), St Pancras (4 miles west) and Shoreditch (3 miles south-west).
What’s near Hackney Wick
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Mulberry UTC, Mabley Green and Mulberry UTC, among other places. There’s a railway station in Hackney Wick itself: Hackney Wick station. Other landmarks nearby include Tower of London (3.3 miles south-west) and V&A East (less than half a mile east). The countryside around Hackney Wick includes Tower Hill and Old Ford Island.
What your team can do, and what needs us
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.
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but the parts you cannot see still need a specialist at the right interval.
The process
We start by comparing what we find with the survey or your photos. Anything unexpected is raised with you before we go further. After that, the work takes an hour or two for one fan, longer when it’s hard to reach. We fit London jobs around the building rather than the other way round, so a visit in Hackney Wick is usually out of hours.
- First we check the fan’s condition and how it sounds.
- 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.
- We run the fan and note its condition in the photo report.
Before we arrive
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Move anything stored near the system
How to get a quote
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, from your pictures and details or, where that isn’t enough, a survey on site. Then we send a fixed price, before any work starts.
Advice
How we price extract fan cleaning
Sites vary more than people expect. What affects the quote:
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
Leaving it longer rarely makes the work cheaper. Build-up, wear and faults tend to get worse, not better, and a neglected system can mean more work. If you’re unsure, ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form for straight advice and a fixed quote.
Helping us quote
To help us quote quickly, send us:
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
Getting a quote does not take long. Send a few details and pictures, and we usually reply with a fixed quote within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
Signs you need extract fan cleaning in Hackney Wick
How fast a fan gets greasy in Hackney Wick depends on the cooking: daily hours and the amount of frying and grilling. BESA guidance sets minimum intervals of 3, 6 or 12 months for the whole system by daily use.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- Grease escaping from the fan outlet
- An extract fan with no cleaning record
- Burning smells from the fan area
- A fan motor running hot under a coat of grease
If you run a café or takeaway near Hackney Wick station, early starts and late finishes leave little time to clean, so overnight extract cleaning suits.
What your quote should include
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- Whether they’re fully insured
- If they look at the system before pricing