Kent · Extract fan cleaning
Ickham extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in Ickham from ventilation hygiene specialists trading since 2009. Out-of-hours visits and 24/7 emergency callout.
- A fan that has never been cleaned
- Grease escaping from the fan outlet
- Rough running from the extract fan
Extract fan cleaning in Ickham
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. If you have a fan shaking on its mounts and a smell of hot grease from the extract, we can put it right.
For a kitchen in or near Ickham, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy, filters, duct, fan and discharge, with a certificate and photo report at the end.
For insurers and inspectors, the record counts. That is why every job is written up in a report with pictures, and grease extract cleans come with a TR19® certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Place
- Ickham (CT3)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed price before we start
- Hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
What staff can safely do
If your staff spot something between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We’ll take a look and send you a fixed quote.
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, which is where we come in.
For landlords and multi-site operators
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too across Kent. Work can be phased by floor, building or site to keep disruption down.
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
What a clean won’t put right
Not every problem is solved by extract fan cleaning, and we’ll tell you before work begins. It will not put right:
- An undersized fan that can’t cope
- A failed motor or worn bearings (that needs a fan repair or replacement)
- Damaged fan blades
If in doubt, call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we will say what we think.
What the work covers
- In-line fans
- Roof-mounted fans
- Discharge points
- Fan housings
- Centrifugal fans
- Axial fans
Common questions in Ickham
Who is the fire and rescue service for Ickham?
Ickham is in the area of Kent Fire and Rescue Service. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Ickham?
Kitchens in Ickham are inspected by Canterbury City council’s environmental health officers. It helps to keep the extract cleaning records with your food safety paperwork, so they’re ready if asked for.
What do you do to protect the area?
Floors and surfaces near the work are sheeted before we start, and waste is contained as we go. At the end, the area is cleaned down.
Can you work evenings and weekends?
Yes, and it’s often the best time. The visit is timed for when the area is not in use, whether that is late evening, overnight or a weekend.
What do you need from me for a quote?
Some pictures and a quick description of the system plus the address and your hours. We will ask for anything else we need.
Is the fan included in a TR19 clean?
Yes, the fan is cleaned as part of TR19. If a fan can’t be reached, the report says so, so the record is accurate.
Does the law say we must follow TR19?
No. The law sets the duty, and TR19® is the recognised benchmark for meeting it. Under the Fire Safety Order 2005, the responsible person must reduce fire risk, and without records, many insurers may refuse or reduce a claim.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes, always. Diagnosis comes before treatment: the survey tells us what the system needs and how to reach it, and the quote is based on that.
What happens if it’s left?
A fan that fails mid-service can stop a kitchen cooking. 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. Out of sight is the usual reason a rural system goes too long without attention.
We do not list prices on the website, because each job is priced on what it involves. For a fixed quote, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form, and we will talk you through it.
What you get with us
- Fixed quotes from a survey or photos
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
Read our cost guide and our accreditations and certificates.
Extract fan cleaning around Ickham
The FSA’s data shows about 7 bars, pubs and nightclubs registered within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Ickham. Where they serve hot food, their kitchen extracts need cleaning to TR19® like any restaurant’s. Kent Fire and Rescue Service covers Ickham. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel. Food hygiene inspections in Ickham are the job of Canterbury City council’s environmental health team. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of St John or elsewhere in Ickham, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often. School kitchens, at schools like Wickhambreaux Church of England Primary School for example, are typically cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost. If your kitchen is in a listed or historic building, like the houses around Ickham (Goodnestone Park is about 3 miles south-east), fitting access panels needs care.
Ickham is about 4 miles east of Canterbury, in Kent. Wherever you are in the CT3 postcode area, we can take on extract fan cleaning. Ickham is one of 922 towns, villages and districts in Kent we cover for extract fan cleaning. You can also see our page for Maidstone, roughly 28 miles from Ickham.
All of CT3 is within our area for extract fan cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. We cover sites on The Street, School Lane and Baye Lane and nearby roads. Nearby, we also carry out extract fan cleaning in Wickhambreaux (1 mile north), Seaton (1 mile north-east), Littlebourne (1 mile west), Bramling (1 mile south-east) and Bekesbourne (2 miles south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Canterbury (4 miles west), Margate (11 miles north-east), Dover (11 miles south-east), Folkestone (13 miles south), Ramsgate (11 miles north-east) and Broadstairs (12 miles north-east).
Local landmarks in Ickham
Around Ickham, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The Rose Inn and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Bekesbourne station, roughly 2.3 miles south-west. Nearby you will also find Canterbury Castle (4.7 miles west) and St Martins Hospital (3.3 miles west).
Towns and villages near Ickham
What else we do in Ickham
What the work involves, part by part
Kitchens with long cooking hours
In a busy kitchen, the fan rarely gets a rest, which means grease and wear add up quickly. Regular cleans help it keep going.
Wall fans
The wall around a wall fan can be stained with grease. The outlet is checked as well as the fan.
What we do, step by step
The first job on site is protection: sheeting goes over floors and surfaces close to the work. Then we make the system safe and start. It takes a couple of hours per fan, depending on its size and the build-up, and we clear up before we go. A few photos of the system help us make the most of a visit to a place like Ickham.
- We locate the fan and plan how to reach and isolate it.
- We isolate the power before opening the housing.
- Grease is scraped off the impeller blades and casing.
- The fan is degreased, taking care around the motor.
- It’s closed up, run, checked and photographed for the report.
Preparing for the visit
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
Ask for a quote
Here’s what helps us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, a few pictures and any previous report or certificate. Then ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
Related advice
What affects the cost of extract fan cleaning
Sites vary more than people expect. The main factors:
- The times the site is available
- Any permits to work or inductions
- The size of the system
- What state the system is in
Combining work into one visit or one programme can make for a more efficient booking. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at, and you’ll get one fixed quote.
What we need to know
Many jobs can be priced from photos and some basics. Useful things to send:
- A few general shots of the system
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- The postcode and the type of business
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, either from pictures and details you send or from a site visit. Then we send a fixed price, before any work starts.