Hertfordshire · Extract fan cleaning
Hadham Cross extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning for Hadham Cross and the surrounding area: a survey, a fixed price, careful work and proper paperwork. Call for a fixed quote.
- An extract fan that vibrates or rattles
- A fan coated in grease inside its housing
- Burning smells from the fan area
How we handle extract fan cleaning in Hadham Cross
Duct Doctor has been cleaning kitchen extract fans since 2009. We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we’re fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001. If you have a noisy fan that has got louder over time and fat spreading onto the roof or wall by the fan, we can help.
In a small place like Hadham Cross, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009, and we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we carry full insurance.
- Place
- Hadham Cross (SG10)
- Wider area
- Hertfordshire
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Price
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026

Staff cleaning versus specialist work
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.
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, alongside our reports.
The process
We’re used to working while the site is closed. Evenings, nights and weekends are when much of our work happens, so the site can open as normal afterwards. On site, the work takes an hour or two for most single fans. If the van will struggle with a lane or gateway near Hadham Cross, let us know and we will plan around it.
- Diagnosis first: we look for grease, noise and vibration.
- Once isolated, we open the fan up.
- 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.
Getting ready for the visit
- Move anything stored near the system
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
Ask for a quote
For extract fan cleaning in Hadham Cross, call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email. Tell us what kind of premises it is and when it’s open, plus pictures or the previous report if they’re to hand. A fixed quote usually follows within one working day.
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Multi-site and managed buildings
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We cover South East England and London, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept to a regular schedule.
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. 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.
How the job changes from site to site
Inline duct fans
Space around an inline fan can be tight, so the method is planned in advance. If it cannot be reached fully, the report says so.
Impellers and blades
A clean impeller shows any damage: chips, distortion or wear. Anything we see goes on the report.
What affects the cost of extract fan cleaning
You will get a fixed price before any work starts. It takes into account:
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- The size of the system
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- How easy every part is to reach
A single site or a whole portfolio, we price it on the same basis: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. You will have a fixed price before any work starts.
What we need to know
When you contact us, it’s useful to have:
- The site address and the type of premises
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
To help us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, photos of the system and any previous report or certificate. Then ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
Your questions about extract fan cleaning in Hadham Cross
Do you cover smaller places like Hadham Cross?
Yes. Villages and rural sites across the South East are part of our work, Hadham Cross included. The journey is planned ahead, so a few details about the route help.
Can you clean school kitchen extracts in Hadham Cross during the holidays?
Yes, and it’s the easiest time to do it. Around Hadham Cross, the Food Standards Agency lists about 2 schools and colleges with registered kitchens within a mile and a half or so. Just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos with your term dates and we’ll plan around them.
What paperwork do I get after a fan clean?
You get a photo report with before and after photos of the fan. If it’s part of a full TR19 clean, a TR19 certificate is issued too.
Does the law say we must follow TR19?
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, which applies in England and Wales.
Where does the waste go?
It’s contained and taken away. Grease, debris and waste water are collected as the work goes on, so it doesn’t spread.
Do you offer extract fan cleaning separately?
Yes, we can clean just the fan. It’s useful when a fan is noisy or greasy between full cleans, but it does not replace a full TR19 clean.
How long is a fan clean?
Allow a couple of hours per fan, depending on its size and the build-up. Your quote will give an idea.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes, always. Diagnosis comes before treatment: the survey shows what needs doing and what access we need, and the quote is based on that.
Also near Hadham Cross
What else we do in Hadham Cross
Why deal with it now?
Cleaning the fan in Hadham Cross now is a short job: it takes a few hours where there are several fans or heavy deposits. Leaving it means more wear, more noise and a bigger clean later. It’s worth booking a check, because nobody sees inside a duct day to day.
Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Call for a fixed quote and we will explain each part.
What you get with us
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- A fixed price before any work starts
- In business since 2009
Hadham Cross kitchens: local notes
Look up Hadham Cross on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you will find about 3 restaurants, cafés and canteens within about 1.5 miles of central Hadham Cross. Any of those kitchens with a canopy relies on a fan that gathers grease as it runs. Food hygiene inspections in Hadham Cross are the job of East Hertfordshire council’s environmental health team. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked. The fire and rescue service for Hadham Cross is Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order.
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Herts and Essex Hospital (about 4.7 miles east), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands. Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of St Thomas, or anywhere in Hadham Cross, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it. If your kitchen is in a listed or historic building, like the houses around Hadham Cross (Much Hadham Palace is about 0.8 miles north-east), fitting access panels needs care.
Hadham Cross is about 4 miles west of Bishop's Stortford, in Hertfordshire. Whether your site is in the middle of Hadham Cross or further out, extract fan cleaning is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from small sites to large estates. Across Hertfordshire, we cover 381 places, Hadham Cross among them. There’s also a page for Chelmsford, about 19 miles away.
Every address in SG10 is within our area for extract fan cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. That includes premises on Station Road, Walnut Close and Tower Hill and nearby roads. Hadham Cross sits on or near the B1004, so getting to you is simple for extract fan cleaning. Other places close to Hadham Cross include Much Hadham (1 mile north), Green Tye (1 mile east), Nether Street (2 miles south), Widford (2 miles south) and Bromley (2 miles north). Within a short drive, we also cover Stevenage (12 miles west), Bishop's Stortford (4 miles east), Welwyn Garden City (12 miles west), Hoddesdon (7 miles south-west), Cheshunt (11 miles south-west) and Hatfield (14 miles south-west).
Landmarks near Hadham Cross
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The Old Crown Inn And Bakers Cross (North) and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Bishops Stortford station, roughly 4.3 miles east of the centre. Nearby you will also find Herts and Essex Hospital (4.7 miles east) and Henry Moore Studios and Gardens (1 mile south-east). For a walk, there’s Thorley Wash nature reserve.
When it’s something else
In fairness, some problems need a different fix:
- An impeller that’s bent or split
- A motor that has burnt out
- A fan that’s too small for the system (a design question)
If in doubt, ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we will say what we think.
What the work covers
- Axial fans
- In-line fans
- Roof-mounted fans
- Centrifugal fans
- Fan housings
- Discharge points