Kent · Extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in Hastingleigh, Kent
Cleaning of kitchen extract fans, impellers, fan housings and discharge points for commercial sites in Hastingleigh and across Kent. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- Less air being pulled from the kitchen
- A heavily greased fan housing
- A motor area thick with grease
How we handle extract fan cleaning in Hastingleigh
Kitchen extract fans come in different forms: fans on the roof, fans built into the duct run, and fans on an outside wall. Each is isolated and opened in its own way, and we plan that during the survey. If you’re dealing with an extract fan that vibrates or rattles and a heavily greased fan housing, we can help, from axial fans, fan housings and in-line fans onwards.
Somewhere as small as Hastingleigh, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Each still has a canopy and duct that collect grease, whatever the size of the place.
Think of the report as the system’s health record: a dated account with photos of everything we did. For TR19® Grease cleans, the certificate comes through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal and sits alongside the report.
- Place
- Hastingleigh (TN25)
- Region
- Kent
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quote
- A fixed price before we start
- Working hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
What the work involves, part by part
Fan housings and motors
The housing around the impeller catches grease flung off the blades. We clean it along with the blades.
Impellers and blades
While the impeller is clean, we can see its condition: cracks, bent blades or wear. We note any concerns.
What a clean will not put right
We won’t sell you work that does not address the problem, so these are the things it won’t cover:
- Electrical faults in the fan’s supply or controls (an electrician’s job)
- An impeller that is bent or split
- A fan that was never right for the kitchen
Not sure which it is? You can phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
Parts of the system we cover
- Roof-mounted fans
- Axial fans
- Fan housings
- In-line fans
- Centrifugal fans
- Discharge points
Places near Hastingleigh
Other services in Hastingleigh
What affects the cost of extract fan cleaning
A fixed price needs a few facts first. We check:
- Any permits to work or inductions
- Travel, parking and unloading
- How big the system is
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: how much there is, how we reach it, what state it’s in and when we can work. Ask for a fixed quote and we’ll go through it with you.
What to send for a quote
When you call or email, these details help:
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- Problems your staff have spotted
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in photos, get a survey first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
Your questions about extract fan cleaning in Hastingleigh
Do you work in villages like Hastingleigh?
Yes, Hastingleigh is part of our area, however small the site. A survey first, from photos or a visit, means we arrive with the right kit.
Which council inspects kitchens in Hastingleigh?
That’s Ashford council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Hastingleigh. It helps to keep the extract cleaning records with your food safety paperwork, so they’re ready if asked for.
How much notice should we give?
That depends on the slot you want and the size of the job. Tell us your preferred dates when you ask for a quote, and for anything urgent, ring our 24/7 emergency line.
What’s TR19?
It’s BESA’s specification and the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to. It sets out inspection, cleaning and record keeping, and it takes a risk-based approach.
Do we need to close while you work?
Not typically. We need the work area to ourselves while we are on site, so the visit goes in a quiet slot.
How much does extract fan cleaning cost in Hastingleigh?
It depends on the site, so we quote each one individually. For a quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and tell us about the site and its opening hours.
How often does the fan need cleaning?
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.
What accreditations do you have?
BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001. We are fully insured and have been trading since 2009.
When to call us in Hastingleigh
A greasy fan in Hastingleigh is fuel at the end of the duct. If grease in the duct catches, the fan and its housing can feed the fire, and a hot, struggling motor doesn’t help.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- An extract fan that vibrates or rattles
- Burning smells from the fan area
- Fat spreading onto the roof or wall by the fan
- Grease around the motor and its mounts
A hospital like William Harvey Hospital, about 3.9 miles south-west, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day.
What your quote should include
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- Whether the price is fixed
- Whether a written report and pictures are included
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or photos
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
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.
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we’re happy to quote for all of it.
What staff can safely do
If your staff spot something between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We will take a look and send you a fixed quote.
Staff cleaning and specialist work aren’t the same thing. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but they do not reach the grease that builds up further in. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
Extract fan cleaning around Hastingleigh
Kent Fire and Rescue Service covers Hastingleigh. 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 Hastingleigh are the job of Ashford council’s environmental health team. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of St Mary or elsewhere in Hastingleigh, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often. For schools such as Bodsham Church of England Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is typically booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
Hastingleigh is about 6 miles east of Ashford, in Kent. For extract fan cleaning in and around Hastingleigh, it’s easy to get a fixed quote: please call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line. We work across South East England and London, including Hastingleigh. Hastingleigh is one of 922 places in Kent where we work for extract fan cleaning. There’s also a page for Maidstone, roughly 21 miles from Hastingleigh.
Here we cover the TN25 postcode area for extract fan cleaning. Streets in the area include The Street, Becket's Close and Tamley Lane, and we cover them all for extract fan cleaning. Close by, we work in Folly Town (1 mile west), Hassell Street (1 mile north), Brook (2 miles west), Brabourne (2 miles south) and Bircholt Forstal (2 miles south). Further out, we also cover Ashford (6 miles west), Canterbury (9 miles north-east), Dover (13 miles east), Folkestone (9 miles south-east), Whitstable (13 miles north) and Faversham (11 miles north-west).
What’s near Hastingleigh
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Spong Wood and The Bowl Inn, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Wye station, roughly 3.2 miles north-west of the centre. A little further out are William Harvey Hospital (3.9 miles south-west). Green spaces nearby include Hatch Park.
What happens on the day
There are three stages on the day: getting the area ready, doing the work and signing it off. Getting ready means protecting surfaces and switching off what needs to be off, while signing off means the written report and photos. Most of the time goes on the work itself, which takes an hour or two for one fan, longer when it’s hard to reach. Somewhere as small as Hastingleigh, the date and timings are agreed with you well before the day.
- Diagnosis first: we look for grease, noise and vibration.
- Once isolated, we open the fan up.
- The impeller is cleaned blade by blade so it runs balanced.
- We clean the casing, the outlet and around the motor.
- We run the fan and note its condition in the photo report.
Before we arrive
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
Getting a quote
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.