Greater London · Extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in Kentish Town, Greater London
Our technicians work in Kentish Town on extract fan cleaning. Out-of-hours visits, a fixed quote and a written report with pictures on every job.
- An extract fan with no cleaning record
- Grease around the motor and its mounts
- Rough running from the extract fan
Grease, kitchens and Kentish Town
Look up Kentish Town on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you will find about 756 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 337 takeaways in Kentish Town and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Grease builds up on fan blades and housings in kitchens like these, unbalancing the impeller. Fire safety in Kentish Town falls to 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. Environmental health officers from Camden council inspect food businesses in Kentish Town. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. Before-and-after pictures from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as St Pancras Hospital (about 0.8 miles south-east), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands. For kitchens close to Kentish Town West station, where the day often starts early and ends late, the extract can be cleaned overnight.
Kentish Town is about 2 miles east of Hampstead, in Greater London. Across the NW5 area, we can take on extract fan cleaning. Our Greater London coverage runs to 764 places, and Kentish Town is one of them.
Our technicians cover all of NW5, NW1 and NW3 for extract fan cleaning and the streets around it. We cover sites on Eton Road, Oval Road and Regal Lane and the roads around them. Neighbouring places we cover for extract fan cleaning include Chalk Farm (1 mile west), Camden Town (1 mile south-east), Gospel Oak (1 mile north), Primrose Hill (1 mile south-west) and Agar Town (1 mile south-east). We also work in nearby towns such as London (4 miles south-east), Kensington (4 miles south-west), Shoreditch (3 miles south-east), Walthamstow (6 miles north-east), Hoxton (3 miles east) and Whitechapel (4 miles south-east).
Near you in Kentish Town
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Primrose Hill, Haverstock School and North Bridge House School. Nearby too are The Hawley Arms (less than half a mile south) and Vaughan Williams Memorial Library (0.5 miles south). Kentish Town has its own railway station: Kentish Town West station. Well-known places in the area include O2 Centre (1.6 miles west) and Montfichet's Tower (2.9 miles south-east). Open spaces near Kentish Town include The Long Water and Primrose Hill.
Extract fan cleaning in Kentish Town, done properly
Any fan serving a kitchen in Kentish Town is cleaned the same careful way as anywhere else: we isolate it, open the housing, scrape the impeller and degrease the lot. Your report shows the impeller as we found it and as we left it. We are often asked to deal with a smell of hot grease from the extract and a noisy fan that has got louder over time, on discharge points, fan housings and in-line fans.
In a London area like Kentish Town, a kitchen extract often passes through shared space on its way out: a riser, a service void, the floors above. 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.
Accreditations are easy to claim and worth checking. We are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured.
- Where
- Kentish Town (NW5, NW1, NW3)
- Region
- Greater London
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- When we work
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Fixed quotes for extract fan cleaning in Kentish Town
A fixed price needs a few facts first. We look at:
- The condition we find in the survey
- The size of the system
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- Any permits to work or inductions
Leaving it longer rarely makes the work cheaper. Build-up, wear and faults tend to get worse, not better, which can make the next visit longer. If you are not sure what’s needed, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we will give you an honest view and a fixed quote.
Asking for a quote
Many jobs can be priced from pictures and some basics. Send what you can of the following:
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- Problems your staff have spotted
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
Getting a quote does not take long. Send a few details and pictures, and we typically reply with a fixed quote within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
Questions from Kentish Town
Which fire service covers Kentish Town?
Fire safety enforcement in Kentish Town is handled by London Fire Brigade. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
Is parking a problem for work in Kentish Town?
Tell us where a van can stop near your site in Kentish Town, and about any building rules on loading. Much of our London work is done overnight, which helps.
How long will it take to clean the fan?
Size, access and build-up all affect it. Typically it takes a few hours where there are several fans or heavy deposits.
Do you cover Kentish Town?
Yes. We work across Greater London, Surrey, Kent, Sussex, Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Hertfordshire and Essex, and that includes Kentish Town.
Will I get pictures of the cleaned fan?
Photos, notes on condition and a recommended next date. Keep it with your maintenance log.
Do you repair extract fans as well as clean them?
Cleaning removes grease, but it can’t fix worn parts. We repair and replace extract fans as well, with a fixed quote first.
What should I send you?
Some photos and a quick description of the system plus the address and your hours. We will ask for anything else we need.
Do you need to turn the fan off to clean it?
We always isolate the fan first, so it can’t run during the clean. With the extract off, the kitchen can’t cook, so we work out of hours.
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Leave it or put it right?
A fan that sounds rough in Kentish Town 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. London sites work long hours, and the longer a job is left, the bigger it gets.
A single site or a whole portfolio, the quote is built the same way: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. You will have a fixed price before work begins.
Why book with us
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- Every visit written up, with photos
Read what affects the cost and our accreditations and certificates.
Part by part
Fan housings and motors
Motors and their electrics are kept dry and treated with care, and the fan is isolated throughout. Grease on and around the motor can trap heat, so the surrounding area is cleaned carefully.
Roof-mounted fans
Roof fans also discharge grease onto the roof around them, so the outlet area is checked too. Heavy staining is noted on the report.
Aftercare tips
After the visit, a few habits help the work last:
- Book the fan into every full TR19 clean
- Leave a clear route to the fan
- Look for grease stains near the discharge
- Notice when the fan starts to sound different
The photo report shows the fan before and after cleaning. It lists what was cleaned and anything we couldn’t reach, along with the recommended next clean date.
Stick to the interval for the full extract. A fan cleaned with the rest of the system on time rarely gets badly coated, in line with BESA guidance.
What your team can do, and what needs us
Some jobs should never be done in-house: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease call for the right kit, training and safe access. That’s our job.
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, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We will take a look and give you a fixed quote.
Do you need extract fan cleaning in Kentish Town?
A fan in Kentish Town builds up grease at a rate set by the kitchen, not the location: how many hours a day the kitchen runs and what it cooks. Under BESA guidance, the whole system, fan included, needs cleaning at least every 3, 6 or 12 months depending on daily hours.
It’s time to book a visit if you see:
- A smell of hot grease from the extract
- An extract fan that vibrates or rattles
- Grease escaping from the fan outlet
- A heavily greased fan housing
Bursars and site managers at schools such as Holy Trinity and Saint Silas CofE Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
What to look for in a quote
- What happens if part of the system cannot be accessed
- Whether a written report and pictures are included
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- How VAT is shown on the quote
How the visit works
The first job on site is protection: floors, worktops and anything near the work are covered. After that, the system is made safe and the work begins. It takes a couple of hours per fan, depending on its size and the build-up, and we clear up before we go. Loading bays, visitor permits and roof access are the first things we ask about for a site in Kentish Town.
- We start by checking where the fan sits and how to isolate it.
- Power to the fan is isolated before anyone touches it.
- We remove the grease from the blades, impeller and casing.
- Blades, housing and the area around the motor are degreased with care.
- We reassemble, run the fan and photograph the result.
How to prepare
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
Get a fixed quote
For extract fan cleaning in Kentish Town, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email. Tell us what kind of premises it is and when it’s open, plus photos or the previous report if they’re to hand. A fixed quote usually follows within one working day.