Kent · Extract fan cleaning
Ightham extract fan cleaning
Specialist extract fan cleaning for Ightham: a survey, a fixed price, careful work and proper paperwork. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- Weak extraction at the canopy
- Hot, greasy smells near the fan
- A fan that has never been cleaned
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
When your team notices a problem between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that won’t come clean, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We can diagnose it and quote.
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but the parts you can’t see still need a specialist at the right interval.
Extract fan cleaning in Ightham
A fan never collects grease in a neat, even layer. Heavier deposits on some blades throw the impeller off balance, leading to vibration, noise and strain on the motor and bearings. A thorough clean removes the cause. The work covers in-line fans, axial fans and fan housings, and people most often call us about weak extraction at the canopy and a fan coated in grease inside its housing.
Work in a small place like Ightham starts with a call to agree access and timings, 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.
Good records are part of the job. You get a written report with photos after each visit, covering the work done, any areas we couldn’t access and a recommended next date. File it in your maintenance log so it’s to hand when an insurer or inspector asks.
- Location
- Ightham (TN15)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed price before work begins
- Hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
What the work involves, part by part
Fan housings and motors
Belt-driven fans have a drive belt and pulleys that can collect grease. Belts and pulleys are checked and cleaned where safe for your records.
Inline duct fans
Some fans are built into the duct itself. They’re reached through access panels or by opening the casing, once they’re isolated.
Why deal with it now?
A greasy fan at the discharge can spread grease onto the roof or wall around it. That stains surfaces and can add to the fire risk outside the building, which is one more reason to keep it clean. If the system at a site near Ightham fails, there may be nowhere nearby to move to.
Working hours, access and the scale of the site all affect the cost. Each of those is built into the quote and give you a fixed price before we start.
Why book with us
- Each visit written up, with pictures
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
Take a look at how cleaning jobs are priced and our accreditations and certificates.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Ightham
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we can quote for the whole system.
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. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
What affects the quote in Ightham
Before we fix a price, we need to know a few things. We look at:
- The number of sites or systems
- The condition of the system
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- The scale of the work
Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced the same way: how much there is, how we reach it, what state it’s in and when we can work. Ask for a fixed quote and we will explain each part.
Helping us quote
We can often survey from pictures. The most useful are:
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- Your last certificate, test record or report
If you need extract fan cleaning in Ightham, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, and send pictures or your last report if you can. We usually send a fixed quote within one working day.
Kitchen extracts in Ightham
The FSA’s data shows about 6 bars, pubs and nightclubs registered across Ightham and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Breakfasts, bar meals and functions all put grease into the extract wherever they’re cooked. In Ightham, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Tonbridge and Malling council. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready. Ightham is covered by Kent Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order.
A hospital like Sevenoaks Hospital, about 3.7 miles west, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day. Term dates shape school work: for a school like Ightham Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break. Church and community hall kitchens, near Church of St Peter or anywhere around Ightham, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Ightham is about 4 miles east of Sevenoaks, in Kent. If you need extract fan cleaning in Ightham, please call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form for a fixed quote. We work across South East England and London, including Ightham. Our area takes in 922 places across Kent, from busy centres to quieter spots. You can also see our page for Maidstone, roughly 11 miles from Ightham.
Our technicians cover all of TN15 for extract fan cleaning and the roads nearby. You will find streets such as The Street, Redwell Lane and Old Lane, all of which we cover for extract fan cleaning. We also cover the places around Ightham: Oldbury (1 mile north), Ivy Hatch (1 mile south-west), Sheet Hill (1 mile south-east), Styants Bottom (1 mile north-west) and Yopps Green (1 mile south-east). Further out, we also cover Maidstone (11 miles east), Dartford (12 miles north), Sevenoaks (4 miles west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (10 miles south), Gravesend (11 miles north) and Tonbridge (6 miles south).
Around Ightham
Around Ightham, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Ivy Hatch Nature Reserve, Wrotham School and The Old House. The nearest railway station is Borough Green & Wrotham station, roughly 1.5 miles north-east of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Ightham Court (1.1 miles north) and Beechin Wood Archery Museum (2.3 miles east).
Nearby places to Ightham
What else we do in Ightham
Common questions in Ightham
Will you come out to Ightham?
Yes, we work in villages as well as towns, and Ightham is covered. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the site when you book.
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Ightham?
That’s Tonbridge and Malling council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Ightham. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
Do we need to close while you work?
Not usually. Visits are timed for when the area is closed, such as overnight or at a weekend, so the site can carry on as normal.
How often should the extract fan be cleaned?
The fan follows the full system’s interval at BESA’s minimum intervals for your cooking hours. Readings may show it needs cleaning more often.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes. For many sites, pictures and a few details are enough, and larger or hidden systems get a visit.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. We work across South East England and London, so sites at different addresses can be planned together as one programme. Each site gets its own report and photos.
What’s TR19?
TR19® is the BESA specification for keeping ventilation systems clean. 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?
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, it’s the responsible person: normally the employer or whoever controls the premises. In shared or managed buildings, a landlord, facilities manager or managing agent can share the duty.
The process
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 the rest is down to us. Before we leave, the area is tidied and the paperwork follows. The timing of a visit to Ightham is set by you, and the travel is our side of the planning.
- We find the fan and check how it’s reached and how it’s isolated.
- The fan is isolated so it cannot start while we work.
- The impeller and the housing around it are scraped clean.
- The fan and its surrounds are degreased, keeping clear of the motor’s electrics.
- It’s closed up, run and checked, and photos go into your report.
Getting ready for the visit
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
Get a fixed quote
There’s no standard price list, because no two systems are the same. We look at your system first, from photos or on a visit, then send a fixed quote. To get going, call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
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Between visits
Think of this as the after-treatment advice, short and simple:
- Never cook with a filter missing
- File the fan’s report with your other records
- Book the fan into every full TR19 clean
- Tell us if the extract feels weaker
Where the fan needs repair rather than cleaning, the report says so. We also repair and replace extract fans, so you have one point of contact.
Keep the route to the fan clear. A fan that can be reached safely is a fan that gets cleaned, whether it’s on a roof, in a ceiling or on a wall.