Kent · Extract fan cleaning
Extract Fan Cleaning in Hogben's Hill
For extract fan cleaning in Hogben's Hill, one call is all it takes, from survey to sign-off. CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, ISO 9001 and fully insured.
- A smell of hot grease from the extract
- Grease escaping from the fan outlet
- Grease around the motor and its mounts
What your team can do, and what needs us
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. What they can’t safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, which is where we come in.
About our extract fan cleaning in Hogben's Hill
In Hogben's Hill, as everywhere we work, the fan follows a set routine: we isolate it, open the housing, scrape the impeller and degrease the lot. Your report shows the impeller as we found it and as we left it. If you’re dealing with grease stains around the discharge and an extract fan that vibrates or rattles, we can put it right.
In a small place like Hogben's Hill, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, where grease settles in the flat sections. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009, as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
- Place
- Hogben's Hill (ME13)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
How we price extract fan cleaning
The diagnosis comes before the price. The main factors are:
- Any permits to work or inductions
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- The times the site is available
- What state the system is in
Working hours, access and the scale of the site can all change the price. Each of those is built into the quote and give you a fixed price before work begins.
What to send for a quote
When you call or email, it’s useful to have:
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
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.
What happens on the day
Every visit runs to the same pattern: protect the area, make the system safe, carry out the extract fan cleaning, clear away and hand over the paperwork. The visit itself takes an hour or two for one fan, longer when it’s hard to reach. We agree a date with you, plan the drive to Hogben's Hill and turn up when the site is quiet.
- First we locate the fan and agree how it’s safely isolated.
- Power to the fan is isolated before anyone touches it.
- Grease is scraped from the impeller blades and the inside of the housing.
- We degrease the fan and housing, taking care around the motor.
- We reassemble, run the fan and photograph the result.
Preparing for the visit
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
Get a fixed quote
Want a quote for extract fan cleaning? Please call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and tell us about the site. We’ll talk you through the work and send you a fixed quote before anything is booked.
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What happens if it’s left?
A fan that sounds rough in Hogben's Hill is often telling you the extract needs a clean. Grease on the fan means grease in the duct before it so a full TR19 clean may be due. It’s simpler to plan the work at Hogben's Hill now than to arrange it in a hurry later.
Several systems or sites on one quote often makes better use of the time. Mention every system or site you need covered, and you will get one fixed quote.
Why Hogben's Hill businesses choose us
- Every job surveyed first
- In business since 2009
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- A written report with photos after every visit
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FAQs for Hogben's Hill
Which fire service covers Hogben's Hill?
That’s Kent Fire and Rescue Service. A recent cleaning certificate and a note of the next clean date show that grease in the extract is being managed.
Can school kitchens in Hogben's Hill be cleaned in the holidays?
Yes. The holidays are the usual time for school work. There are about 3 schools, colleges and universities on the FSA’s food hygiene register within about 1.5 miles of Hogben's Hill. Booking early in the term gives the best choice of holiday dates.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes. Plans on a 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycle are available, to suit the system and how it’s used.
How much notice should we give?
Book as early as you can for planned work, especially if the next clean or test is due soon. For emergencies, we take calls 24/7.
How often should the extract fan be cleaned?
It’s cleaned with the whole extract at BESA’s minimum intervals for your cooking hours. Grease readings and the fan’s condition can show it needs more.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
No, not in itself. TR19® is the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs check against, and many insurers ask for proof of cleaning to it. The legal duty sits in the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, which applies in England and Wales.
Where does the waste go?
It’s contained and taken away. Grease, debris and waste water are collected as the work goes on, so it doesn’t spread.
Should the extract fan be cleaned as part of TR19?
Yes, the fan is cleaned as part of TR19. If a fan can’t be reached, the report says so, so you always know what was cleaned.
What a clean will not put right
We’d rather tell you now than book work that will not help, so these are the things it will not cover:
- A fan that won’t start
- Electrical faults in the fan’s supply or controls (an electrician’s job)
- A dirty duct upstream of the fan
Not sure which it is? You can call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll tell you honestly.
Parts of the system we cover
- Discharge points
- Centrifugal fans
- Fan housings
- Roof-mounted fans
- Axial fans
- In-line fans
Keeping the system healthy
So the system stays in good health:
- Check the report shows the fan was cleaned
- Listen for new noises or vibration from the fan
- Never cook with a filter missing
- Watch for grease marks around the outlet
The photo report shows the fan before and after cleaning. It lists what was cleaned and anything we couldn’t reach, along with the recommended next clean date.
Don’t run the kitchen with the extract off. Grease settles faster when the air stops moving, so keeping it running helps keep it clean.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Hogben's Hill
When the building owner and the occupier are different, the lease normally sets out who maintains what. We can quote either party and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Each visit ends with a dated report and pictures, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
Kitchen extracts in Hogben's Hill
At about 46 miles from central London, Hogben's Hill sits well inside the area we cover. The visit is fixed around your opening hours, not ours. The fire and rescue service for Hogben's Hill is Kent Fire and Rescue Service. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises.
Bursars and site managers at schools such as Selling Church of England Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty. Historic houses near Hogben's Hill, such as Belmont House and Gardens about 2.9 miles west, are a reminder that older buildings with event kitchens can have long, awkward duct routes. Church and community hall kitchens, near Church of St Mary or anywhere around Hogben's Hill, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Hogben's Hill is about 3 miles south of Faversham, in Kent. From the centre of Hogben's Hill to the outskirts, extract fan cleaning is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from small sites to large estates. Our area takes in 922 places across Kent, large and small. Our Maidstone page covers sites nearby (17 miles or so).
Extract fan cleaning in ME13 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. We also cover Selling (1 mile east), Gushmere (1 mile north-east), Perrywood (1 mile south-east), Neames Forstal (1 mile east) and Crouch (1 mile north-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Ashford (9 miles south), Canterbury (7 miles east), Sittingbourne (9 miles north-west), Whitstable (7 miles north-east), Faversham (3 miles north) and Herne Bay (12 miles north-east).
Landmarks near Hogben's Hill
In Hogben's Hill, that means kitchens and buildings near The White Lion Public House and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Selling station, roughly 1.3 miles east. A little further out are Tower keep castle at Chilham (2.9 miles south-east).