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Extract Fan Cleaning in Hither Green
For cleaning of kitchen extract fans, impellers, fan housings and discharge points in Hither Green, one call is all it takes, from survey to sign-off. CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, ISO 9001 and fully insured.
- A fan that no longer moves enough air
- Grease stains around the discharge
- Grease around the motor and its mounts
How we handle extract fan cleaning in Hither Green
Kitchen extract fans come in different forms: fans on the roof, fans built into the duct run, and fans on an outside wall. The way in depends on the type, and we plan that during the survey. If you have a fan shaking on its mounts and a noisy fan that has got louder over time, we can help, from fan housings, axial fans and in-line fans onwards.
In a London area like Hither Green, a kitchen extract often passes through shared space on its way out: a riser, a service void, the floors above. Grease in a duct like that is a fire risk to the whole building, not just the kitchen, which is why keeping it clean to TR19® matters.
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers all look at records. That is why every job is written up in a report with photos, plus a TR19® certificate through the BESCA VHE portal where the work is a TR19® Grease clean.
- Where
- Hither Green (SE13, SE12, SE6)
- Region
- Greater London
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed price before work begins
- Working hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
What happens if it’s left?
A fan that fails mid-service can stop a kitchen cooking. Many fan problems start with grease, so keeping it clean is part of keeping it running. We also offer a 24/7 emergency callout if the worst happens. Planning ahead in Hither Green lets you pick a quiet night rather than lose a busy one.
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is can all change the price. Each of those is built into the quote, and the price is fixed before work begins.
Why Hither Green businesses choose us
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- A written report with pictures after every visit
- In business since 2009
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
Your questions about extract fan cleaning in Hither Green
Which fire service covers Hither Green?
Fire safety enforcement in Hither Green is handled by London Fire Brigade. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
Do you do school kitchen extract cleaning in Hither Green in the summer holidays?
Yes, out-of-term visits are normal for schools. Around Hither Green, the Food Standards Agency lists about 38 schools and colleges with registered kitchens within a mile and a half or so. Send us your term dates when you call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us, and we’ll fit the work in.
Can you clean the fan on its own?
Yes. The report will make clear that only the fan was cleaned, so your TR19 records stay accurate. The whole system still needs cleaning at the intervals in BESA guidance.
Why is my extract fan noisy?
Grease on the blades and housing is one of the usual causes, because it unbalances the fan. It can also be wear in the bearings or motor, which our report will flag.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. Send details of the systems and how they’re used and we will propose a schedule with a fixed quote.
What if the fan needs more than a clean?
A fan that needs repair is noted on the report, with what we found. We offer extract fan repair and replacement, and there’s a 24/7 emergency callout for breakdowns.
Who is the responsible person?
In the words of the Fire Safety Order 2005, it’s the responsible person. That’s generally the employer or the person in control of the premises, and in shared buildings more than one person can have duties. Your lease and fire risk assessment should make it clear.
Will we have to shut during the visit?
Not usually. We need the work area to ourselves while we’re on site, so the visit goes in a quiet slot.
When to call us in Hither Green
Each blade collects a slightly different amount. The difference throws the impeller off balance and puts strain on the bearings. What starts as a grease problem can become a mechanical one.
These are the problems we see most often:
- Grease stains around the discharge
- A smell of hot grease from the extract
- A fan left out of previous cleans
- Less air being pulled from the kitchen
A hospital like University Hospital Lewisham, about 0.7 miles west, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day.
What to look for in a quote
- What insurance they carry
- Whether VAT is included
- When they can work, and whether that’s outside your opening hours
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or pictures
Hither Green kitchens: local notes
Food Standards Agency records list about 279 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 145 takeaways within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Hither Green. Where they cook under a canopy, an extract fan is pulling grease-laden air through its blades every service. Fire safety in Hither Green falls to London Fire Brigade. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk. It’s Lewisham council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Hither Green. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
If you run a café or takeaway near Hither Green station, early starts and late finishes leave little time to clean, so overnight extract cleaning suits. School kitchens, at schools like Brindishe Manor School for example, are normally cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
Hither Green is about 2 miles south-east of New Cross, in Greater London. Whether your site is in the middle of Hither Green or further out, we cover extract fan cleaning for every kind of premises, from small sites to large estates. Across Greater London, we cover 764 places, Hither Green among them.
We work across the SE13, SE12 and SE6 postcode area for extract fan cleaning and the streets around it. If you need extract fan cleaning at premises on Old Road, Manor Lane and Pascoe Road or anywhere close by, we can help. Nearby, we also carry out extract fan cleaning in Lee (1 mile east), Ladywell (1 mile west), Lewisham (1 mile north-west), Catford (1 mile south-west) and Horn Park (1 mile east). Larger places within reach include London (5 miles north-west), City of Westminster (8 miles north-west), Marylebone (8 miles north-west), Kensington (9 miles west), St Pancras (7 miles north-west) and Shoreditch (6 miles north-west).
Around Hither Green
Typical jobs here are in premises near International Academy of Greenwich, The Edmund Halley pub and Manor House Gardens. There’s a railway station in Hither Green itself: Hither Green station. A little further out are Lewisham Shopping Centre (0.9 miles north-west) and University Hospital Lewisham (0.7 miles west). Open spaces near Hither Green include Brookmill Road Local Nature Reserve and Summer Hill.
Between visits
No system stays clean for ever, but care slows the build-up. Our tips:
- Tell us if the extract feels weaker
- Keep access to the fan clear
- Report grease escaping from the fan
- Run the extract throughout cooking
You get before and after pictures of the impeller and housing. It notes what was done and anything that couldn’t be reached, along with the recommended next clean date.
Keep the whole system on its cleaning cycle. A fan cleaned with the rest of the system on time rarely gets badly coated, in line with BESA guidance.
What else we do in Hither Green
How the job changes from site to site
Inline duct fans
Inline fans can be in tight spaces, so the method is planned in advance. If it can’t be reached fully, the report says so.
Wall fans
With little duct before them, wall fans collect grease fast. They may need cleaning as often as the canopy, which grease readings will show.
How the visit works
The visit has three parts: set-up, the treatment itself and the sign-off. Set-up means sheeting and making equipment safe, and the sign-off is a written report with pictures. Most of the time goes on the work itself, and that takes an hour or two for one fan, longer when it’s hard to reach. Managed blocks in London often need contractors booked in ahead, and we’re happy to deal with the agent directly for a site in Hither Green.
- Diagnosis first: we look for grease, noise and vibration.
- With the fan isolated, the housing is opened.
- 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
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Move anything stored near the system
Get a fixed quote
For extract fan cleaning in Hither Green, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, and send pictures or your last report if you can. A fixed quote typically follows within one working day.
Advice
Multi-site and managed buildings
When the building owner and the occupier are different, the lease normally sets out who maintains what. We are happy to deal with either side, and the report can go to both.
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We work across London and the South East, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept on a regular cycle.
What your team can do, and what needs us
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
Some jobs should never be done in-house: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease call for the right kit, training and safe access. Leave those to us.