Kent · Extract fan cleaning
Extract Fan Cleaning in Howt Green
For extract fan cleaning in Howt Green, one call is all it takes, from survey to sign-off. CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, ISO 9001 and fully insured.
- Vibration from an unbalanced impeller
- Grease around the motor and its mounts
- An extract fan with no cleaning record
Aftercare tips
Looking after the system between visits is straightforward, and it helps at the next visit:
- Notice when the fan starts to sound different
- Check filters are seated before cooking
- Report grease escaping from the fan
- Keep access to the fan clear
When we have finished, the fan is reassembled and run. Anything we notice, like noise, vibration or a worn part, goes on the report, so you can plan any repair.
Keep the route to the fan clear. Clear access means it’s never left out of a clean, whether it’s on a roof, in a ceiling or on a wall.
Extract fan cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Howt Green
The fan is cleaned as part of every full TR19® Grease clean, but some fans need cleaning between full cleans, especially when it has started to vibrate or sound rough. A fan-only clean is recorded as exactly that. The work covers fan housings, axial fans and roof-mounted fans, and people most often call us about a fan motor running hot under a coat of grease and thick grease on the impeller and casing.
For a kitchen in or near Howt Green, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, and the clean itself is the same full TR19® job as in any town: canopy to discharge, then a TR19® certificate and a photo report.
Our accreditations include CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured. We are also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, trading since 2009.
- Place
- Howt Green (ME9)
- Region
- Kent
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
What extract fan cleaning looks like in Howt Green
Howt Green lies within about 2 miles of the sea. Salt in the air is hard on rooftop fans, discharge cowls and fixings, so we check them for corrosion as well as grease. There are about 23 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 19 sandwich bars and takeaways across Howt Green and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half), according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Where they cook under a canopy, an extract fan is pulling grease-laden air through its blades every service. Howt Green 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.
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Regis Manor Primary School or anywhere near Howt Green, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean. A kitchen near Kemsley station that serves breakfast and dinner can run its extract twelve hours or more, which shortens the cleaning interval. Church and community hall kitchens, near Church of St Bartholomew or anywhere around Howt Green, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Howt Green is about 1 mile north-west of Sittingbourne, in Kent. Sites in Howt Green get the same service as everywhere we cover: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with photos. Our Kent coverage runs to 922 places, Howt Green among them. Our Maidstone page covers sites nearby (11 miles or so).
Our technicians cover all of the ME9 postcode area for extract fan cleaning and the roads nearby. If your site is just outside Howt Green, we cover Kemsley (1 mile east), Iwade (1 mile north), Sittingbourne (1 mile south-east), Milton Regis (1 mile south-east) and Murston (2 miles south-east). We also work in nearby towns such as Maidstone (11 miles south-west), Whitstable (13 miles east), Faversham (8 miles south-east), Minster (5 miles north-east), Kings Hill (15 miles south-west) and Davington (8 miles south-east).
Local landmarks in Howt Green
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Milton Creek Country Park, The Three Hats Inn and Westlands School. For rail, the closest station is Kemsley station, about 0.6 miles east of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find Castle Rough (1.4 miles east) and Court Hall Museum (0.9 miles south-east).
Different parts, different methods
Kitchens with long cooking hours
Kitchens that cook 12 to 16 hours a day put the most grease through their fans. Under BESA guidance, heavy use means cleaning at least every 3 months, fan included.
Impellers and blades
A clean impeller shows any damage: cracks, bent blades or wear. We note any concerns.
For landlords and multi-site operators
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 the report can go to both.
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.
Howt Green questions
Do you work in villages like Howt Green?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. The journey is planned ahead, so a few details about the route help.
Does the sea air around Howt Green make a difference to extract fan cleaning?
It can. Howt Green is within about 2 miles of the coast, and salt air speeds up corrosion. Rooftop fans, discharge cowls and fixings are checked for corrosion as well as grease.
Are you insured?
Yes, fully. CHAS and SafeContractor accreditation sit alongside it, for sites that check contractor safety.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. Tell us the addresses and what each needs and we’ll quote them together.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes, of course. Tell us what you have and how it’s used and we’ll propose a schedule with a fixed quote.
Should the extract fan be cleaned as part of TR19?
Yes, it should be. A TR19 Grease clean covers everything from canopy to discharge, and the fan is a key part of it, so it’s cleaned too.
What do you do to protect the area?
With sheeting and covers, before anything else happens. We keep the work contained and clean down when we finish.
Is the fan isolated during cleaning?
The fan must be isolated, for safety. We clean out of hours, in the evening, overnight or at weekends, so cooking is not affected.
Why act early in Howt Green
Without a working extract fan, a kitchen can’t cook safely. Grease is often where fan trouble begins, so cleaning the fan helps keep it working. We also offer a 24/7 emergency callout if the worst happens. Somewhere as small as Howt Green, losing a kitchen or building to a fault is felt by everyone who uses it.
Several systems or sites on one quote often makes better use of the time. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at and we’ll price it together.
What you get with us
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Full insurance on every job
- Every visit written up, with photos
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
Take a look at what affects the cost or our accreditations.
When something else is needed
Some problems need a different service or another trade:
- A cracked or broken impeller (it needs replacing)
- A faulty speed controller or isolator
- An undersized fan that cannot cope
Not sure which it is? You can give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we’ll tell you honestly.
What we work on in Howt Green
- Axial fans
- In-line fans
- Fan housings
- Discharge points
- Roof-mounted fans
- Centrifugal fans
What affects the cost of extract fan cleaning
We don’t publish a price list, because sites vary so much. What we look at:
- A single visit or a regular plan
- How easy every part is to reach
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- How many systems or sites are involved
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Call for a fixed quote and we’ll explain each part.
What to send for a quote
Photos let us diagnose from a distance. Try to include:
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
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 we can price many jobs without a visit.
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The process
When we arrive, we check the system against the survey or the pictures you sent. If anything is different, we talk it through with the person on site before carrying on. After that, the work takes an hour or two for one fan, longer when it’s hard to reach. A few pictures of the system help us make the most of a visit to a place like Howt Green.
- We start by checking where the fan sits and how to isolate it.
- The fan is isolated so it cannot start while we work.
- The impeller and the housing around it are scraped clean.
- Blades, housing and the area around the motor are degreased with care.
- The fan is put back into service, checked and photographed.
How to prepare
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
Get a fixed quote
We don’t publish a price list, because every site is different. Instead, we look at your site first, from photos or a survey, and then give you a fixed quote. To start, call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.