Kent · Extract fan cleaning
Herne Pound extract fan cleaning
For extract fan cleaning in Herne Pound, one call is all it takes, from survey to sign-off. Fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001.
- A fan that no longer moves enough air
- A motor area thick with grease
- A fan coated in grease inside its housing
Looking after it afterwards
Results last longer with the right care. Here’s what we suggest:
- File the fan’s report with your other records
- Don’t turn the fan off mid-service
- Notice when the fan starts to sound different
- Book the fan into every full TR19 clean
You get before and after pictures of the impeller and housing. It lists what was cleaned and anything we couldn’t reach, along with the recommended next clean date.
Run the fan throughout cooking. Grease settles faster when the air stops moving, so keeping it running helps keep it clean.
How we handle extract fan cleaning in Herne Pound
Is the extract fan louder than it used to be, or the airflow weaker? Tell us about it when you give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us, and you’ll get a fixed price, normally within one working day. Typical jobs include a fan that no longer moves enough air and a smell of hot grease from the extract, across axial fans, discharge points and centrifugal fans.
Work in a small place like Herne Pound starts with a call to agree access and timings, and the clean itself is the same full TR19® job as in any town: canopy, filters, duct, fan and discharge, with a certificate and photo report at the end.
For insurers and inspectors, the record counts. So every job comes with a written report and pictures, plus a TR19® certificate through the BESCA VHE portal where the work is a TR19® Grease clean.
- Place
- Herne Pound (ME18)
- Region
- Kent
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed price before work begins
- Hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
What happens if it’s left?
Cleaning the fan in Herne Pound now is a short job: it takes an hour or two for most single fans. Leaving it means more wear, more noise and a bigger clean later. Planning a trip to Herne Pound ahead is easier for everyone than a rushed one.
You will not find a price list here, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. Call for a fixed quote, and we’ll talk you through it.
Why book with us
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- A fixed price before any work starts
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
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What we do, step by step
The first job on site is protection: floors, worktops and anything near the work are covered. Then we make the system safe and start. It takes an hour or two for one fan, longer when it’s hard to reach, and we clear up before we go. A quick note on how to find the site and where to park makes a visit to Herne Pound run smoothly.
- We find the fan and check how it’s reached and how it’s isolated.
- The fan is isolated so it can’t start while we work.
- Grease is scraped from the impeller blades and the inside of the housing.
- Blades, housing and the area around the motor are degreased with care.
- It’s closed up, run and checked, and pictures go into your report.
Before we arrive
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Clear loose items from the work area
Getting a quote
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, from your photos and details or, where that isn’t enough, a survey on site. After that, you get a fixed price for the work, before work begins.
Related advice
Do you need extract fan cleaning in Herne Pound?
How fast a fan gets greasy in Herne Pound depends on the cooking: daily hours and the amount of frying and grilling. Under BESA guidance, the whole system, fan included, needs cleaning at least every 3, 6 or 12 months depending on daily hours.
If you notice any of these, it’s worth a diagnosis:
- A fan that has never been cleaned
- Less air being pulled from the kitchen
- A fan motor running hot under a coat of grease
- Burning smells from the fan area
Old Soar Manor, about 2.5 miles west, is one of the historic houses near Herne Pound; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions.
Before booking anyone
- What hours they’ll be on site
- What records you will receive afterwards
- Whether VAT is included
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or pictures
For landlords and multi-site operators
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. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too across Kent. Work can be phased by floor, building or site around the people who use them.
Questions from Herne Pound
Do you clean school canteen extracts around Herne Pound out of term?
Yes, out-of-term visits are normal for schools. The FSA’s register shows about 3 schools and colleges with food registrations within roughly a mile and a half of Herne Pound. Just call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us with your term dates and we’ll plan around them.
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Herne Pound?
That’s Tonbridge and Malling council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Herne Pound. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
How far ahead should we book?
It depends on the time you need and how big the job is. Mention your preferred dates with your enquiry, and if it’s an emergency, call us any time.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. We work across South East England and London, so we can schedule a run of sites on one programme. Every site has its own report.
Is it safe to clean the fan while the kitchen is open?
We isolate the fan, so the kitchen cannot cook while we work. That’s why fan cleans are done out of hours, and the kitchen is ready when we leave.
Where does the waste go?
Waste is contained during the work and removed when we leave, from grease and debris to used cleaning water. We don’t leave it behind.
Are you fully insured?
Yes, we are fully insured. CHAS and SafeContractor accreditation sit alongside it, for sites that check contractor safety.
What do you need from me for a quote?
A short description and a few pictures plus the address and your hours. We’ll ask for anything else we need.
What affects the cost of extract fan cleaning
There’s no set price list, because no two systems are the same. The quote depends on:
- How easy every part is to reach
- What state the system is in
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- Travel, parking and unloading
The cost depends on how big the system is, what state it’s in and access to every part of it. We give you a fixed price before any work starts, so there are no surprises.
What we need to know
There’s no need for technical detail. Just send:
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- A few general shots of the system
If you need extract fan cleaning in Herne Pound, call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, and send photos or your last report if you can. A fixed quote typically follows within one working day.
Herne Pound kitchens: local notes
Look up Herne Pound on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you will find about 9 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 4 takeaways within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Herne Pound. Any of those kitchens with a canopy relies on a fan that gathers grease as it runs. It’s Tonbridge and Malling council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Herne Pound. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready. Herne Pound sits within the area of Kent Fire and Rescue Service. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk.
A hospital like Maidstone Hospital, about 4.6 miles east, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day. For schools such as Mereworth Community Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is usually booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
Herne Pound is about 6 miles north-east of Tonbridge, in Kent. Herne Pound gets the same approach as every site we work on: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where necessary and a written report with photos. Across Kent, we cover 922 places, and Herne Pound is one of them. You can also see our page for Maidstone, about 6 miles away.
Here we cover the ME18 postcode area for extract fan cleaning. Whether your site is on Butcher's Lane and Beech Road or a nearby road, we can help. We also cover the places around Herne Pound: Kent Street (1 mile north-east), Mereworth (1 mile south), New Pound (1 mile west), Swanton (1 mile south-west) and Pizien Well (1 mile south-east). Larger places within reach include Maidstone (6 miles east), Dartford (14 miles north-west), Sevenoaks (8 miles west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (10 miles south-west), Gravesend (11 miles north) and Tonbridge (6 miles south-west).
Landmarks near Herne Pound
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The Queens Head Public House and Manor Park Country Park, among other places. The closest station to Herne Pound is Wateringbury station, roughly 2.2 miles south-east. Well-known places in the area include Beechin Wood Archery Museum (2.4 miles north-west) and Leybourne Castle (3.3 miles north-east).
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
A few tasks are always specialist work: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings need training, the right equipment and safe access. Leave those to us.
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, alongside our reports.