Kent · Extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in Hale Street, Kent
Extract fan cleaning in Hale Street from ventilation hygiene specialists trading since 2009. Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus a 24/7 emergency line.
- Burning smells from the fan area
- Rough running from the extract fan
- A heavily greased fan housing
How it works
Night work is normal for us. 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 one fan, longer when it’s hard to reach. In a small place like Hale Street, the journey is planned ahead and the visit arranged around the site’s hours.
- 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.
- Blades, housing and surrounds are degreased with care around the electrics.
- It’s closed up, run, checked and photographed for the report.
Before we arrive
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
Getting a quote
For extract fan cleaning in Hale Street, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, and send pictures or your last report if you can. A fixed quote normally follows within one working day.
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About our extract fan cleaning in Hale Street
In Hale Street, as everywhere we work, the fan follows a set routine: isolated first, then opened, scraped and degreased. The result is photographed for your records. The work covers discharge points, in-line fans and fan housings, and the jobs we see most are a fan motor running hot under a coat of grease and weak extraction at the canopy.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. We agree access and timings in advance.
The paperwork matters as much as the work. You get a written report with photos after every visit, covering the work done, any areas we couldn’t access and a recommended next date. Keep it with your fire safety records so it’s to hand when an insurer or inspector asks.
- Where
- Hale Street (TN12)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Kitchen extracts in Hale Street
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 10 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 3 sandwich bars and takeaways across Hale Street and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Where they cook under a canopy, an extract fan is pulling grease-laden air through its blades every service. Kent Fire and Rescue Service covers Hale Street. 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. Food hygiene inspections in Hale Street are the job of Tonbridge and Malling 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.
Bursars and site managers at schools such as East Peckham Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty. If you cook for passing trade around Yalding station, the extract can be cleaned between your last and first customer.
Hale Street is about 5 miles east of Tonbridge, in Kent. Whether your site is in the middle of Hale Street or further out, we cover extract fan cleaning for every kind of premises, from a single unit to a large public building. Hale Street is one of 922 towns, villages and districts in Kent we cover for commercial clients. Maidstone is in our area too, about 7 miles from Hale Street.
Here we cover the TN12 postcode area for extract fan cleaning. Whether your site is on Hale Court, Hale Street and Pattenden Gardens or a nearby road, we can help. Nearby, we also carry out extract fan cleaning in Branbridges (1 mile south), East Peckham (1 mile south-west), Peckham Bush (1 mile north-west), Snoll Hatch (1 mile south-west) and Beltring (1 mile south). We also work in nearby towns such as Maidstone (7 miles north-east), Sevenoaks (10 miles north-west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (8 miles south-west), Gravesend (15 miles north), Tonbridge (5 miles west) and Northfleet (15 miles north).
Landmarks near Hale Street
Around Hale Street, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The Harp pub and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Yalding station, roughly 0.9 miles north-east. Well-known places in the area include Teapot Island (1 mile east) and Oakwood Hospital (5.2 miles north-east).
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
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.
Keep a record of what your team does. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, next to our reports.
Common questions in Hale Street
Which fire service covers Hale Street?
It’s Kent Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Hale Street. 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 work at weekends in Hale Street?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. It means the site in Hale Street keeps running as normal. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
How long does extract fan cleaning take?
One easily reached fan is quick, while fans on high roofs or in tight voids take longer. It’s done while the kitchen is closed.
Are you fully insured?
Yes, we’re fully insured. We also hold CHAS and SafeContractor for clients who vet their contractors.
Do you need to turn the fan off to clean it?
With the fan isolated, the extract isn’t running. We work evenings, overnight or weekends, and the kitchen is ready when we leave.
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.
Do you repair extract fans as well as clean them?
A fan that needs repair is noted on the report, with what we found. We offer extract fan repair and replacement, and if it fails outright, our 24/7 emergency line is there.
What types of premises do you cover?
Any commercial site with kitchens or ventilation, from a single café to a large school. Hotels, schools, care homes, offices, shops and leisure sites are all part of our work.
Signs you need extract fan cleaning in Hale Street
Grease builds up unevenly on the blades. Over time, that imbalance shakes the fan and puts strain on the bearings. What starts as a grease problem can become a mechanical one.
Keep an eye out for these warning signs:
- A fan shaking on its mounts
- A fan that hums, whines or rumbles
- A fan left out of previous cleans
- Thick grease on the impeller and casing
A hospital like Oakwood Hospital, about 5.2 miles north-east, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day.
What to look for in a quote
- If they look at the system before pricing
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- What records you will receive afterwards
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
What extract fan cleaning can’t fix
It’s worth knowing the limits before booking:
- A fan that was never right for the kitchen
- An impeller that is bent or split
- A fan that will not start
Not sure which it is? You can ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll tell you honestly before booking.
What the work covers
- In-line fans
- Roof-mounted fans
- Fan housings
- Centrifugal fans
- Discharge points
- Axial fans
Why deal with it now?
Grease on a roof fan can also escape outside. That stains surfaces and can add to the fire risk outside the building, which is one more reason to keep it clean. In a small place like Hale Street, a system that fails can take a site out of use.
Several systems or sites on one quote often makes better use of the time. Mention every system or site you need covered and we will price it together.
What you get with us
- In business since 2009
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
Take a look at our cost guide and our accreditations.
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What else we do in Hale Street
What affects the cost of extract fan cleaning
There’s no set price list, because sites vary so much. The quote depends on:
- The scale of the work
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- The condition we find in the survey
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
You won’t find a price list here, because each job is priced on what it involves. For a fixed quote, call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form, and we’ll talk you through it.
Asking for a quote
To speed up the quote, send us:
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- Problems your staff have spotted
- The postcode and the type of business
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
Getting a quote does not take long. Call or email with a few details and you will usually have a fixed price within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
How the job changes from site to site
Wall fans
The wall around a wall fan can be stained with grease. The outlet is checked as well as the fan.
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.