Kent · Extract fan cleaning
Heaverham extract fan cleaning
Specialist extract fan cleaning for Heaverham: a survey, a fixed price, careful work and proper paperwork. Call for a fixed quote.
- Weak extraction at the canopy
- Grease around the motor and its mounts
- A noisy fan that has got louder over time
About our extract fan cleaning in Heaverham
Not all extract fans are the same: roof-mounted units, inline fans within the duct, and wall fans. The way in depends on the type, and we plan that during the survey. Common call-outs are for a fan coated in grease inside its housing and weak extraction at the canopy, on in-line fans, fan housings and centrifugal fans.
For a kitchen in or near Heaverham, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy, filters, duct, fan and discharge, with a certificate and photo report at the end.
The paperwork matters as much as the work. You get a written report with pictures after every visit, listing what was done, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next visit is due. Keep it with your fire safety records so it’s ready for an insurer, fire officer or EHO.
- Where
- Heaverham (TN15)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Price
- A fixed price before we start
- Hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
What staff can safely do
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.
Some jobs should never be done in-house: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease need training, the right equipment and safe access. Leave those to us.
What extract fan cleaning looks like in Heaverham
In Heaverham, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Sevenoaks council. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked. The fire and rescue service for Heaverham is Kent Fire and Rescue Service. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel.
For schools such as Kemsing Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is normally booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed. Healthcare kitchens can’t easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Heaverham is Sevenoaks Hospital, about 2.7 miles south-west.
Heaverham is about 3 miles north-east of Sevenoaks, in Kent. We provide extract fan cleaning for commercial premises of every kind in Heaverham and the rest of Kent. Our Kent coverage runs to 922 places, Heaverham among them. We also work in Maidstone, around 12 miles away.
Work in TN15 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. We also cover the places around Heaverham: Cotman's Ash (1 mile north-west), Woodlands (1 mile north), Kemsing (2 miles west), Knatts Valley (2 miles north) and Romney Street (2 miles north-west). Further out, we also cover Maidstone (12 miles east), Dartford (10 miles north), Sevenoaks (3 miles south-west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (12 miles south), Gravesend (10 miles north-east) and Tonbridge (7 miles south).
Landmarks near Heaverham
Typical jobs here are in premises near Wrotham School, The Chequers Public House and Kemsing Down and the streets around them. Heaverham’s nearest station is Kemsing station, roughly 0.6 miles south-west. Other landmarks nearby include Otford Heritage Centre (2.5 miles west) and Kemsing Castle Bank (1 mile west). For a walk, there’s Dryhill Nature Reserve.
Common problems we fix in Heaverham
The cooler the air, the more grease drops out, and on a roof or outside wall the fan can be in some of the coolest air in the system. So grease often settles heavily there.
If you notice any of these, it’s worth a diagnosis:
- An extract fan with no cleaning record
- Less air being pulled from the kitchen
- A fan motor running hot under a coat of grease
- Thick grease on the impeller and casing
A kitchen near Kemsing station that serves breakfast and dinner can run its extract twelve hours or more, which shortens the cleaning interval.
Questions to ask before you book
- What paperwork you get at the end
- When the next visit should be, and why
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
Between visits
After the visit, a few habits help the work last:
- Do not store items in front of the fan’s access point
- Listen for new noises or vibration from the fan
- Tell us if the extract feels weaker
- Book the fan into every full TR19 clean
File the photo report with your other extract records. It shows the fan’s condition at the time of the clean, which helps if anything changes later.
Fewer grease particles reaching the fan means less build-up. Clean, well-seated filters are the fan’s first protection, and replace any that are damaged.
Heaverham questions
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Heaverham?
It’s Kent Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Heaverham. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
Can you get to a site in Heaverham?
Yes, Heaverham is part of our area, however small the site. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.
Can the fan be cleaned between full cleans?
Yes, where it makes sense. A coated fan often means the duct before it is coated too, but the choice is yours.
Which accreditations do you hold?
We are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
How often does the fan need cleaning?
The fan follows the full system’s interval at BESA’s minimum intervals for your cooking hours. Grease readings and the fan’s condition can show it needs more.
What if the fan needs more than a clean?
A fan that needs repair is noted on the report, with what we found. We can repair or replace it, and there’s a 24/7 emergency callout for breakdowns.
Is it safe to clean the fan while the kitchen is open?
We isolate the fan, so the kitchen can’t cook while we work. That is why fan cleans are done out of hours, and the kitchen is ready when we leave.
What should I send you?
Only a few details: the address, the site type, your opening hours and how we reach the system. Photos and the last report help too. After that, simply call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
How it works
Your trading hours come first. Most visits are booked for when the area is out of use, such as evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends. Once we are in, the area is sheeted and anything that has to be off is turned off and cooled, and the job takes a few hours where there are several fans or heavy deposits. Visits to a village like Heaverham are booked in advance, at a time that suits whoever runs the site.
- We start by checking where the fan sits and how to isolate it.
- The fan is isolated so it cannot start while we work.
- Grease is scraped from the impeller blades and the inside of the housing.
- The fan and its surrounds are degreased, keeping clear of the motor’s electrics.
- It’s closed up, run and checked, and photos go into your report.
How to prepare
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
Getting a quote
Want a quote for extract fan cleaning? Please give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and tell us about the site. We’ll explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
Advice
Honest limits
Some problems need a different service or another trade:
- A motor that has burnt out
- A dirty duct upstream of the fan
- An impeller that is bent or split
Not sure which it is? You can call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will tell you honestly before you book.
What the work covers
- Fan housings
- Axial fans
- Discharge points
- In-line fans
- Roof-mounted fans
- Centrifugal fans
What affects the cost of extract fan cleaning
Before we fix a price, we need to know a few things. We check:
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- The number of sites or systems
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- The condition we find in the survey
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Call for a fixed quote and we’ll go through it with you.
Helping us quote
Many jobs can be priced from photos and some basics. Send what you can of the following:
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- The site address and the type of premises
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
We do not publish a price list, because every site is different. Instead, we look at your site first, from pictures or a survey, and then send you a fixed quote. To start, call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
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For landlords and multi-site operators
If you look after several sites, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Every building has its own written report, so records stay tidy.
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.