Kent · Extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in Ide Hill, Kent
Cleaning of kitchen extract fans, impellers, fan housings and discharge points in Ide Hill, surveyed first and signed off with a written report and pictures. Call for a fixed quote.
- Fat spreading onto the roof or wall by the fan
- A fan that hums, whines or rumbles
- Thick grease on the impeller and casing
Extract fan cleaning in Ide Hill
Duct Doctor has been cleaning kitchen extract fans since 2009. As a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, we clean to BESA TR19® Grease, and we are fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001. If you’re dealing with a fan coated in grease inside its housing and less air being pulled from the kitchen, we can put it right.
Work in a small place like Ide Hill starts with a call to agree access and timings, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy to discharge, then a TR19® certificate and a photo report.
Accreditations are easy to claim and worth checking. Ours are BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured.
- Location
- Ide Hill (TN14)
- Region
- Kent
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed price before we start
- Hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Your questions about extract fan cleaning in Ide Hill
Do you work overnight in Ide Hill?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. The site is handed back ready to open. Let us know the hours you are closed and we will book within them.
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Ide Hill?
Ide Hill is in the area of Kent Fire and Rescue Service. TR19® isn’t law, but it’s the benchmark many fire officers and insurers look to when they ask how often the extract is cleaned.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
Any site with a kitchen or a ventilation system to look after, from a small pub to a hospital. We work with hotels, schools, care homes, offices, retail and leisure sites.
How much notice do you need?
Book as early as you can for planned work, especially if the next clean or test is due soon. For emergencies, we take calls 24/7.
Is the fan included in a TR19 clean?
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 does TR19 mean?
TR19® is BESA’s specification for ventilation hygiene. TR19® Grease, a standalone specification since 2019, covers grease in kitchen extract systems, and TR19® Air covers general supply and extract systems.
Who is the responsible person?
In the words of the Fire Safety Order 2005, it’s the responsible person. That’s generally the employer or the person in control of the premises, and in shared buildings more than one person can have duties. Your lease and fire risk assessment should make it clear.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. One number covers all your sites across London and the South East, with visits on a regular schedule.
What the work involves, part by part
Wall fans
Wall fans often have a short duct, so grease reaches them quickly. They can need regular attention, which grease readings will show.
Roof-mounted fans
Roof fans also discharge grease onto the roof around them, so the outlet area is checked too. We note any grease around the fan.
Why deal with it now?
An unbalanced fan gets worse, not better. It wears bearings and mounts and can lead to a breakdown, which may leave the kitchen without extraction. A planned clean beats an emergency. A fault that closes a site in a village like Ide Hill affects everyone who depends on it.
One small site or a whole estate, we price it on the same basis: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. You will have a fixed price before we start.
Why us?
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Photo reports with every job
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
Take a look at what affects the cost or our accreditations and certificates.
When to call us in Ide Hill
How fast a fan gets greasy in Ide Hill depends on the cooking: how many hours a day the kitchen runs and what it cooks. BESA guidance sets minimum intervals of 3, 6 or 12 months for the whole system by daily use.
Clients typically contact us when they notice one of these:
- An extract fan with no cleaning record
- Weak extraction at the canopy
- Grease escaping from the fan outlet
- An extract fan that vibrates or rattles
If your kitchen is in a listed or historic building, like the houses around Ide Hill (Chartwell is about 2.1 miles west), fitting access panels needs care.
Questions to ask before you book
- How areas they can’t reach will be recorded
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- What records you will receive afterwards
What staff can safely do
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, and that is where we come in.
Staff cleaning doesn’t replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but the parts you cannot see still need a specialist at the right interval.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Ide Hill
Where a tenant occupies the premises but the landlord owns the building, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We are happy to deal with either side and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
We regularly work with managing agents. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements, and we’ll send a fixed quote.
Grease, kitchens and Ide Hill
Ide Hill sits within the area of Kent Fire and Rescue Service. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises. Environmental health officers from Sevenoaks council inspect food businesses in Ide Hill. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Sevenoaks Hospital about 4.1 miles north-east, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen. If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of St Mary at South End of Village Green or elsewhere in Ide Hill, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event.
Ide Hill is about 3 miles south-west of Sevenoaks, in Kent. Anywhere in TN14, we can take on extract fan cleaning. Our area takes in 922 places across Kent, large and small. Our Maidstone page covers sites nearby, about 17 miles away.
Work in TN14 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Extract fan cleaning is available to premises on Hanging Bank and Camberwell Lane and the roads around them. Main roads around Ide Hill include the B2042, so getting to you is simple for evening and night visits. Neighbouring places we cover for extract fan cleaning include Goathurst Common (1 mile north-east), Toy's Hill (1 mile west), Brasted Chart (2 miles north-west), Sundridge (2 miles north) and Brasted (2 miles north-west). We also work in nearby towns such as Dartford (14 miles north), Sevenoaks (3 miles north-east), Royal Tunbridge Wells (10 miles south-east), Tonbridge (7 miles south-east), Swanley (11 miles north) and Kings Hill (12 miles east).
Local landmarks in Ide Hill
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Stubbs Wood Country Park and The Cock Inn and the streets around them. The closest station to Ide Hill is Sevenoaks station, about 3.1 miles north-east of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find Sevenoaks Museum (3.3 miles north-east) and Sevenoaks Hospital (4.1 miles north-east). For a walk, there’s Dryhill Nature Reserve and Betsom's Hill.
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. From there, it takes an hour or two for most single fans. Visits to a village like Ide Hill are booked in advance, at a time that suits whoever runs the site.
- 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.
- The fan is degreased, taking care around the motor.
- It’s closed up, run, checked and photographed for the report.
How to prepare
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
Getting a quote
If you need extract fan cleaning in Ide Hill, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos. Tell us what kind of premises it is and when it’s open, plus pictures or the previous report if they’re to hand. We normally send a fixed quote within one working day.
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What affects the quote in Ide Hill
Sites vary more than people expect. The main factors:
- How easy every part is to reach
- What state the system is in
- The size of the system
- Whether several sites go on one quote
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.
Asking for a quote
We can often survey from pictures. The most useful are:
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
To get a fixed quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. A few pictures and your last certificate or report help a lot. You’ll normally have a quote within one working day.