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Extract Fan Cleaning in Hicks Forstal
Extract fan cleaning across Hicks Forstal and nearby, booked around your opening hours and finished with a written report and photos.
- A fan left out of previous cleans
- Grease around the motor and its mounts
- A fan shaking on its mounts
About our extract fan cleaning in Hicks Forstal
Kitchen extract fans come in different forms: roof-mounted units, inline fans within the duct, and wall fans. Each is isolated and opened in its own way and the survey shows us how to reach it. The work covers centrifugal fans, axial fans and fan housings, and people most often call us about hot, greasy smells near the fan and a fan shaking on its mounts.
Somewhere as small as Hicks Forstal, 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.
For insurers and inspectors, the record counts. So every job comes with a written report and pictures, and grease extract cleans come with a TR19® certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Place
- Hicks Forstal (CT3)
- Region
- Kent
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- When we work
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Grease, kitchens and Hicks Forstal
At about 3 miles from the coast, Hicks Forstal is close enough for sea air to matter. Salt air speeds up corrosion of roof-level fans, discharge cowls and their fixings. Food Standards Agency records include about 5 pubs, bars and clubs within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Hicks Forstal. Any of them serving cooked food has an extract to keep clean, from canopy to discharge. It’s Canterbury City council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Hicks Forstal. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; St Martins Hospital is the nearest hospital to Hicks Forstal, about 3.9 miles south.
Hicks Forstal is about 2 miles south of Herne Bay, in Kent. From the centre of Hicks Forstal to the outskirts, we cover extract fan cleaning for every kind of premises, from a single unit to a large public building. Our Kent coverage runs to 922 places, Hicks Forstal among them. Maidstone is in our area too, about 26 miles from Hicks Forstal.
We work across CT3 for extract fan cleaning and the streets around it. Other places close to Hicks Forstal include Calcott (1 mile south-west), Herne Common (1 mile north), Knave's Ash (1 mile east), Herne (1 mile north) and Bullockstone (1 mile north-west). Further out, we also cover Canterbury (4 miles south-west), Margate (12 miles east), Dover (15 miles south-east), Ramsgate (12 miles east), Broadstairs (13 miles east) and Whitstable (4 miles west).
Around Hicks Forstal
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Curtis Wood, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Sturry station, roughly 2.2 miles south of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find St Martins Hospital (3.9 miles south) and Canterbury Castle (4.6 miles south-west). Open spaces near Hicks Forstal include West Blean and Thornden Woods.
How we price extract fan cleaning
The diagnosis comes before the price. The main factors are:
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- The size of the system
Working hours, access and the scale of the site can all change the price. We take each of them into account and give you a fixed price before any work starts.
What we need to know
There’s no need for technical detail. It helps if you can send:
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- Problems your staff have spotted
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, from your photos and details or, where that is not enough, a survey on site. After that, you get a fixed price for the work so you know the cost before work begins.
When something else is needed
Not every problem is solved by extract fan cleaning, and we’d rather say so up front. It will not put right:
- An undersized fan that can’t cope
- A faulty speed controller or isolator
- Damaged fan blades
If you are not sure, just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will give you a straight answer.
What we work on in Hicks Forstal
- Discharge points
- Axial fans
- Fan housings
- Centrifugal fans
- Roof-mounted fans
- In-line fans
Do you need extract fan cleaning in Hicks Forstal?
A greasy fan in Hicks Forstal 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.
Clients usually contact us when they notice one of these:
- Vibration from an unbalanced impeller
- Fat spreading onto the roof or wall by the fan
- Grease around the motor and its mounts
- Burning smells from the fan area
Term dates shape school work: for a school like Spires Academy, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
Before you book anyone
- Whether they recommend a next date
- What happens if part of the system cannot be accessed
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or pictures
- What records you’ll receive afterwards
Multi-site and managed buildings
Whether it’s one building or many, the standard is the same: a survey first, a fixed quote, the work timed around the site and a report with photos.
For anyone managing more than one site, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Each site gets its own report and pictures, so each one has its own record.
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How the visit works
Before we leave, we walk the area with whoever is on site. We point out anything that couldn’t be reached or needs a follow-up, and it goes on the report too. The visit takes a few hours where there are several fans or heavy deposits. Somewhere like Hicks Forstal, lanes, gates and parking are worth mentioning in advance.
- We find the fan and check how it’s reached and how it’s isolated.
- With the fan isolated, the housing is opened.
- 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.
- We reassemble, run the fan and photograph the result.
Before we arrive
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
- Tell us where we can park and unload
Ask for a quote
For a fixed quote, call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. A few pictures and your last certificate or report help a lot. You’ll usually have a quote within one working day.
Advice
Questions from Hicks Forstal
Do you work in villages like Hicks Forstal?
Yes. Hicks Forstal is within the area we cover across London and the South East. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the site when you book.
Do you work overnight in Hicks Forstal?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. That way a site in Hicks Forstal doesn’t have to lose a day’s trading. When you ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form, mention when the site is quiet.
Is TR19 cleaning required by law?
No. The law sets the duty; TR19® is the benchmark used to show it’s met. Under the Fire Safety Order 2005, the responsible person must reduce fire risk, and many insurers can refuse or reduce a claim without proof of cleaning.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
Restaurants and pubs, hotels, schools and colleges, hospitals and care homes, offices and retail, plus food production and leisure sites.
Do you have insurance?
Yes. We carry full insurance and have been trading since 2009.
Do you provide a report after cleaning the fan?
Every clean has a photo report, along with notes on the fan’s condition. A full clean adds a TR19 certificate from the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
How much notice do you need?
For planned work, earlier is better, especially if the next clean or test is due soon. For emergencies, we take calls 24/7.
Do you repair extract fans as well as clean them?
A clean won’t mend wear. Where the fan needs repair or replacement, we can do that too, with a fixed quote first.
Between visits
No system stays clean for ever, but care slows the build-up. Our tips:
- Don’t turn the fan off mid-service
- Notice when the fan starts to sound different
- Flag smoke lingering at the canopy
- Watch for grease marks around the outlet
Keep the report with the maintenance log and fire risk assessment. It gives a dated record of the fan’s condition, 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.
What your team can do, and what needs us
Staff cleaning does not replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but the parts you cannot see still need a specialist at the right interval.
Some jobs should never be done in-house: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings call for the right kit, training and safe access. Leave those to us.