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Extract fan cleaning in Ickenham, Greater London
Extract fan cleaning in Ickenham from ventilation hygiene specialists trading since 2009. Out-of-hours visits and 24/7 emergency callout.
- Grease around the motor and its mounts
- A smell of hot grease from the extract
- A fan shaking on its mounts
Why it’s worth doing now in Ickenham
Without a working extract fan, a kitchen can’t cook safely. 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. Every month a London system goes without attention adds to what has to be done later.
Leaving it longer rarely makes the work cheaper. Build-up, wear and faults tend to get worse, not better, and a neglected system can mean more work. If you’re not sure what’s needed, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll give you an honest view and a fixed quote.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Ickenham
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- Full insurance on every job
- Each visit written up, with photos
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
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Extract fan cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Ickenham
Kitchen extract fans come in different forms: fans on the roof, fans built into the duct run, and fans on an outside wall. Each is isolated and opened in its own way, and we plan that during the survey. The work covers fan housings, roof-mounted fans and discharge points, and common reasons people get in touch are a fan shaking on its mounts and a fan left out of previous cleans.
Kitchens in Ickenham, like many across London, can share a building with flats or offices, with the duct running up through shared risers. Grease in a duct like that is a fire risk to the whole building, not just the kitchen, so a regular TR19® clean protects everyone in it.
A written report with photos follows each visit, so there’s a dated record of the work. Kitchen extract cleaning to TR19® Grease is certificated through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Place
- Ickenham (UB10)
- Region
- Greater London
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed price before we start
- Working hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Do you need extract fan cleaning in Ickenham?
Poor filters mean a greasier fan. Missing, damaged or badly fitted filters let grease travel the whole system, so the fan takes far more than it should.
Common reasons sites call us include:
- Grease around the motor and its mounts
- Burning smells from the fan area
- A fan shaking on its mounts
- Less air being pulled from the kitchen
School kitchens, at schools like The Douay Martyrs Catholic School for example, are normally cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
Before you book anyone
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- What insurance they carry
Extract fan cleaning around Ickenham
Look up Ickenham on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you’ll find about 141 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 45 sandwich bars and takeaways within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Ickenham. The fan at the end of each of those extracts collects grease that slows it and wears the motor. Ickenham sits within the area of London Fire Brigade. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises. Kitchens in Ickenham get their food hygiene inspections from Hillingdon council. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Before-and-after photos from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
A kitchen near West Ruislip station that serves breakfast and dinner can run its extract twelve hours or more, which shortens the cleaning interval. A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near St Giles' Church or elsewhere in Ickenham, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Ickenham is about 1 mile north of Hillingdon, in Greater London. We provide extract fan cleaning for commercial premises of every kind in Ickenham and the rest of Greater London. Ickenham is one of 764 towns, villages and districts in Greater London we cover for commercial clients. For sites nearby, see our London page, about 16 miles away.
Here we cover the UB10 postcode area for extract fan cleaning. If you need extract fan cleaning at premises on Long Lane, Court Road and The Avenue or a nearby road, we can help. Nearby, we also carry out extract fan cleaning in Hillingdon (1 mile south), Ruislip Gardens (2 miles east), New Denham (2 miles west), Newyears Green (2 miles north) and Uxbridge (2 miles south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover City of Westminster (13 miles east), Marylebone (13 miles east), Kensington (11 miles east), St Pancras (14 miles east), Hampstead (12 miles east) and Brompton (13 miles east).
Near you in Ickenham
In Ickenham, that means kitchens and buildings near Glebe Primary School, Church Field Gardens and Vyners School, among other places. The closest station to Ickenham is West Ruislip station, roughly 0.9 miles north-east. Nearby you will also find Hillingdon Hospital (2.3 miles south) and The Chimes (1.4 miles south-west). Not far away are Northala Fields and Horse Shoe Bay.
Between visits
Here’s the after-treatment advice, short and simple:
- Make sure the fan is included each time
- Leave a clear route to the fan
- Watch for grease marks around the outlet
- Keep each photo report with the maintenance log
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.
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 a clean will not put right
A few issues sit outside what this work can do:
- A failed motor or worn bearings (that needs a fan repair or replacement)
- Damaged fan blades
- Wiring faults to the fan
Not sure which it is? You can call 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will tell you honestly.
Parts of the system we cover
- Roof-mounted fans
- Axial fans
- Centrifugal fans
- In-line fans
- Discharge points
- Fan housings
For landlords and multi-site operators
From a single site to a large estate, you get the same standard: a survey first, a fixed quote, the work timed around the site and a report with photos.
If you look after several sites, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Every building has its own written report, so records stay tidy.
What happens on the day
There’s very little for your team to do on the day. Someone lets us in at the agreed time and shows us where everything is, and we take it from there. Afterwards, the area is left tidy and the written report follows. Loading bays, visitor permits and roof access are the first things we ask about for a site in Ickenham.
- We locate the fan and plan how to reach and isolate it.
- We isolate the power before opening the housing.
- We scrape the heavy grease from the blades and housing.
- Blades, housing and surrounds are degreased with care around the electrics.
- It’s closed up, run, checked and photographed for the report.
Before we arrive
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
Ask for a quote
If you need extract fan cleaning in Ickenham, call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, and send pictures or your last report if you can. We typically send a fixed quote within one working day.
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Your questions about extract fan cleaning in Ickenham
Does London parking affect a job in Ickenham?
Tell us where a van can stop near your site in Ickenham, and about any building rules on loading. Night visits tend to make loading easier on London streets.
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Ickenham?
That’s Hillingdon council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Ickenham. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
What paperwork do I get after a fan clean?
Every clean has a photo report, with anything we noticed. A full clean adds a TR19 certificate from the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
What’s TR19?
BESA’s ventilation hygiene specification, with two parts that matter most here: TR19® Grease for kitchen extracts and TR19® Air for supply and extract systems. It isn’t law, but it’s the benchmark.
Why has my extract fan got louder?
Uneven grease on the impeller often causes it. We clean the fan and tell you if anything else, like worn bearings, is to blame.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
Protection goes down first: sheeting over floors, worktops and anything close to the work. The area is left tidy, with our waste taken away.
What if the fan needs more than a clean?
We also repair and replace extract fans. If cleaning shows a worn motor, bearings or impeller, we will tell you and quote for the repair.
How long does extract fan cleaning take?
Size, access and build-up all affect it. Typically it takes an hour or two for most single fans.
What affects the cost of extract fan cleaning
Your quote is based on your site. We consider:
- The condition of the system
- The scale of the work
- Travel, parking and unloading
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Ask for a fixed quote and we’ll go through it with you.
Helping us quote
To speed up the quote, please include:
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- The postcode and the type of business
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
We do not publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. We look at your system first, from pictures or on a visit, then send a fixed quote. To get going, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.