Medway · Extract fan cleaning
Hoo St Werburgh extract fan cleaning
Specialist extract fan cleaning for Hoo St Werburgh: diagnosis first, then a fixed quote, the work and a report with photos. Call for a fixed quote.
- Grease around the motor and its mounts
- Less air being pulled from the kitchen
- A fan shaking on its mounts
Extract fan cleaning in Hoo St Werburgh
Every kitchen extract depends on its fan: it draws the air through the canopy and ductwork and pushes it outside. Grease that gets past everything else ends up on its blades and housing and we clean it off. The work covers fan housings, axial fans and centrifugal fans, and common reasons people get in touch are a fan that hums, whines or rumbles and thick grease on the impeller and casing.
For a smaller kitchen near Hoo St Werburgh, a TR19® clean is the same job as anywhere: canopy, filters, plenum, duct, fan and discharge. The visit is booked around your opening hours, and the journey is planned ahead.
It’s worth checking any contractor’s accreditations. We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, with full insurance on top.
- Place
- Hoo St Werburgh (ME3)
- Wider area
- Medway
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
The process
When we arrive, we check the system against the survey or the pictures you sent. Anything unexpected is raised with you before we go further. After that, the work takes an hour or two for most single fans. For a site near Hoo St Werburgh, the work is booked around your opening hours, evenings and weekends included.
- We find the fan and check how it’s reached and how it’s isolated.
- With the fan isolated, the housing is opened.
- We remove the grease from the blades, impeller and casing.
- The fan and its surrounds are degreased, keeping clear of the motor’s electrics.
- The fan is put back into service, checked and photographed.
How to prepare
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Move anything stored near the system
How to get a quote
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. Add the site type and your opening hours, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
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For landlords and multi-site operators
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Shared systems, like a riser serving several units, need a clear agreement on who books the work, and we can quote for the whole system.
Where a tenant occupies the premises but the landlord owns the building, the lease normally sets out who maintains what. We are happy to deal with either side and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
When something else is needed
An honest diagnosis matters more to us than a booking, so here’s what this work cannot put right:
- A fan that will not start
- Grease in the duct and canopy before the fan (those need a full TR19 clean)
- Electrical faults in the fan’s supply or controls (an electrician’s job)
If you’re not sure, just ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we’ll give you a straight answer.
Parts of the system we cover
- Roof-mounted fans
- Axial fans
- Fan housings
- Centrifugal fans
- In-line fans
- Discharge points
What your team can do, and what needs us
When your team notices a problem between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We can diagnose it and quote.
Staff cleaning and specialist work aren’t the same thing. 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.
What affects the quote in Hoo St Werburgh
We quote each job individually. These are the things that affect it:
- The size of the system
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- The condition of the system
You won’t find a price list here, because each job is priced on what it involves. For a fixed quote, call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line, and we will talk you through it.
What we need to know
When you call or email, it’s useful to have:
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
To get a fixed quote, ring 0345 646 2711 or email us and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. We normally come back within one working day.
Keeping the system healthy
A little care between visits keeps the system in better shape. We recommend:
- Run the extract throughout cooking
- Don’t store items in front of the fan’s access point
- Book the fan into every full TR19 clean
- Notice when the fan starts to sound different
Once it’s clean, the fan is closed up and run to check it’s working smoothly. Anything we notice, like noise, vibration or a worn part, goes on the report, so you can plan any repair.
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.
Towns and villages near Hoo St Werburgh
What else we do in Hoo St Werburgh
How the job changes from site to site
Roof-mounted fans
Grease can escape from a roof fan onto the surrounding surface, so the outlet area is checked too. We note any grease around the fan.
Impellers and blades
The impeller is the spinning part that moves the air, and it collects grease unevenly. An uneven coating throws it off balance, so it’s cleaned carefully blade by blade.
Hoo St Werburgh: your questions answered
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Hoo St Werburgh?
In Hoo St Werburgh, it’s Medway council that carries out food hygiene inspections. Have your latest TR19® certificate and photo report to hand, as an officer may ask how the extract is maintained.
Does the sea air around Hoo St Werburgh make a difference to extract fan cleaning?
It can. Salt air reaches Hoo St Werburgh, which is within about 1 mile of the coast, and it speeds up rust. Outdoor metalwork near the sea is worth inspecting at every visit.
How much notice should we give?
Book as early as you can for planned work, particularly if your next visit is nearly due. For emergencies, we take calls 24/7.
Do we need to close while you work?
Not usually. We need the work area to ourselves while we’re on site, so we book a time when it would be closed anyway.
Can the fan be cleaned between full cleans?
Yes, if the fan needs it. A coated fan often means the duct before it is coated too, but the choice is yours.
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.
Are you insured?
Yes. Full insurance covers our work and have been trading since 2009.
What happens if you cannot reach some of it?
They’re marked on the report. In ductwork, new access panels are often the answer, which we can install.
What extract fan cleaning looks like in Hoo St Werburgh
Sea air reaches Hoo St Werburgh, which sits within about 1 mile of the coast. Metal on the roof weathers faster close to the coast, and the extract fan and cowl are no exception. Food Standards Agency data counts about 5 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 6 sandwich bars and takeaways across Hoo St Werburgh and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Grease builds up on fan blades and housings in kitchens like these, unbalancing the impeller. Kitchens in Hoo St Werburgh get their food hygiene inspections from Medway council. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready.
Restoration House, about 3.6 miles south-west, is one of the historic houses near Hoo St Werburgh; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions. Healthcare kitchens cannot easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Hoo St Werburgh is Medway Maritime Hospital, about 3.2 miles south. Where a hall near Church of St Werburgh, or anywhere in Hoo St Werburgh, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
Hoo St Werburgh is about 4 miles north-east of Rochester, in Medway. Anywhere in ME3, we cover extract fan cleaning for commercial sites. Our Medway coverage runs to 68 places, Hoo St Werburgh among them. We also work in Maidstone, about 11 miles from Hoo St Werburgh.
Postcode districts we cover here for extract fan cleaning: ME3. Local streets include Walters Road, St Johns Road and Bell's Lane, all of which we cover for extract fan cleaning. We also cover the places around Hoo St Werburgh: Chattenden (1 mile west), Sharnal Street (1 mile north-east), Lower Upnor (2 miles south-west), Kingsnorth (2 miles east) and Tunbridge Hill (2 miles north-east). We also work in nearby towns such as Gillingham (4 miles south), Chatham (5 miles south), Rochester (4 miles south-west), Rainham (5 miles south-east), Strood (4 miles south-west) and Luton (4 miles south). As one of the bigger places in Medway, Hoo St Werburgh has commercial sites of every size, all within our area for extract fan cleaning.
Landmarks near Hoo St Werburgh
In Hoo St Werburgh, that means kitchens and buildings near The Hundred of Hoo Academy and The Chequer's Public House and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Gillingham (Kent) station, about 2.7 miles south of the centre. A little further out are Upnor Castle (1.9 miles south-west) and Huguenot Museum (3.5 miles south-west). The countryside around Hoo St Werburgh includes Bishop Saltings and Gad's Hill.