Greater London · Extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in Hoxton, Greater London
Extract fan cleaning for Hoxton, with a survey first and a report with pictures at the end. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- A fan that has never been cleaned
- Thick grease on the impeller and casing
- Grease escaping from the fan outlet
Why deal with it now?
A fan that sounds rough in Hoxton 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. For a site in Hoxton, fitting the work in overnight now is far easier than closing at short notice later.
We do not list prices on the website, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. Call for a fixed quote, and we will talk you through it.
Why Hoxton businesses choose us
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Fixed quotes from a survey or photos
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
See how cleaning jobs are priced or how to check a contractor.
How we handle extract fan cleaning in Hoxton
Think of the fan as the system’s heart and the grease as a clot. A greasy fan works harder and moves less air. Our job is to clear it, check it runs smoothly and record what we found, before signing it off. We are often asked to deal with less air being pulled from the kitchen and an extract fan with no cleaning record, across axial fans, centrifugal fans and in-line fans.
London kitchens are often tucked into basements or the back of a building, with extract ducts that can climb several floors to discharge at roof level. In Hoxton, as elsewhere in the capital, a long duct run means more access points to open and more grease to remove.
The report is your system’s health record: dated, with pictures, and showing what was done. Grease extract cleans are also certificated to TR19® Grease through the BESCA VHE portal, ready for your insurer.
- Place
- Hoxton (N1, N1P, EC1V)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Price
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- When we work
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Places near Hoxton
Also in Hoxton
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. Heavy staining is noted on the report.
Inline duct fans
Inline fans can be in tight spaces, so we plan how to reach and clean them. If it cannot be reached fully, the report says so.
What affects the cost of extract fan cleaning
The survey tells us what the work involves. We look at:
- The condition of the system
- The number of sites or systems
- The times the site is available
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
What you pay depends on the size of the system, what state it’s in and how easy it is to reach. We give you a fixed price before any work starts, so there are no surprises.
Asking for a quote
Many jobs can be priced from photos and some basics. Send what you can of the following:
- A few general shots of the system
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
Getting a quote does not take long. Send a few details and photos, and we normally reply with a fixed quote within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, next to our reports.
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, which is where we come in.
Hoxton kitchens: local notes
The FSA’s data shows about 324 pubs, bars and clubs and about 42 hotels, B&Bs and guest houses registered in Hoxton and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. London jobs usually start after the last service, with loading and roof access agreed with the building first. Environmental health officers from Hackney council inspect food businesses in Hoxton. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
Term dates shape school work: for a school like Shoreditch Park Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break. Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as St Leonard's Hospital (about less than half a mile east), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands.
Hoxton is about 2 miles north of London, in Greater London. From the centre of Hoxton to the outskirts, extract fan cleaning is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from a single unit to a large public building. We cover 764 places across Greater London, from busy centres to quieter spots.
All of N1, N1P and EC1V is within our area for extract fan cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. Local streets include City Road, Noel Road and East Road, all of which we cover for extract fan cleaning. Being close to the A1200 and A1208, Hoxton is easy for our technicians to reach at any hour. We also cover the places around Hoxton: Haggerston (1 mile east), Shoreditch (1 mile south-east), Canonbury (1 mile north), De Beauvoir Town (1 mile north) and St Luke's (1 mile south-west). Larger places within reach include City of Westminster (3 miles south-west), Marylebone (3 miles south-west), Kensington (6 miles south-west), Walthamstow (4 miles north-east), Hampstead (4 miles west) and Ruislip (14 miles west). Being one of Greater London’s larger places, Hoxton has a wide mix of commercial premises, and we cover all of them for extract fan cleaning.
Near you in Hoxton
Typical jobs here are in premises near Bishopsgate Institute Special Collections and Archives, Islington Green School and Stag's Head pub and the streets around them. Other local landmarks include Hackney University Technical College (under half a mile south-east) and Shoreditch Park (less than half a mile north-west). There’s a railway station in Hoxton itself: Hoxton station. Nearby you will also find St Leonard's Hospital (under half a mile east) and Montfichet's Tower (1.6 miles south-west). The countryside around Hoxton includes St. James's Park Lake and Barnsbury Wood.
What we do, step by step
A visit follows the same order every time: sheeting and protection first, isolate whatever needs isolating, carry out the extract fan cleaning, clear away and hand over the paperwork. The visit itself takes a few hours where there are several fans or heavy deposits. Expect the work in Hoxton to happen after your last customer leaves, not during trading.
- Diagnosis first: we look for grease, noise and vibration.
- With the fan isolated, the housing is opened.
- Each blade is cleaned so the impeller runs evenly.
- Housing, outlet and the area around the motor are cleaned.
- The fan goes back into service with a report on its condition.
Before we arrive
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Clear the space around the work
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
Getting a quote
To help us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, a few pictures and any previous report or certificate. Then phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
Related advice
When to call us in Hoxton
A fan collects more grease when the filters let more through. When filters do not seal, grease goes straight through to the fan, so the fan takes far more than it should.
These are the problems we see most often:
- A fan that no longer moves enough air
- An extract fan that vibrates or rattles
- A fan coated in grease inside its housing
- Rough running from the extract fan
If you run a café or takeaway near Hoxton station, early starts and late finishes leave little time to clean, so overnight extract cleaning suits.
What to look for in a quote
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or photos
Managing agents and facilities teams in Hoxton
Whether it’s one building or many, the standard is the same: diagnosis, a fixed price, work booked around your hours and a written report with pictures.
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
Hoxton: your questions answered
Do you clean school canteen extracts around Hoxton out of term?
Yes, holiday work suits schools best. Food Standards Agency records list about 58 schools, colleges and universities with registered kitchens within about a mile and a half of Hoxton. Tell us your holiday dates and we’ll book the visit for when the site is empty.
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Hoxton?
It’s London Fire Brigade, which covers Hoxton. TR19® is not law, but it’s the benchmark many fire officers and insurers look to when they ask how often the extract is cleaned.
What accreditations do you have?
Duct Doctor is a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured.
Do we need to close while you work?
Not normally. The area we’re working in has to be out of use while we’re there, so we book a time when it would be closed anyway.
Can you clean the fan on its own?
Yes, a fan can be cleaned on its own. It’s useful when a fan is noisy or greasy between full cleans, but it does not replace a full TR19 clean.
Who is the responsible person?
It depends on the building. Under the Fire Safety Order 2005, it’s the responsible person, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, facilities manager or managing agent.
Why is my extract fan noisy?
An unbalanced impeller, normally from uneven grease, is a common cause. We clean the fan and tell you if anything else, like worn bearings, is to blame.
Where does the waste go?
We take it away at the end of the visit. While we work, it’s kept contained so the area stays clean.