Greater London · Extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in Lambeth, Greater London
Extract fan cleaning for Lambeth, with a survey first and a report with pictures at the end. Call for a fixed quote.
- A fan motor running hot under a coat of grease
- A fan coated in grease inside its housing
- An extract fan with no cleaning record
How we handle extract fan cleaning in Lambeth
A clean fan is not a repaired fan. If we find worn bearings, a struggling motor or damage to the impeller, we’ll tell you, and we also repair and replace extract fans. You’ll know whether the fan just needed cleaning or something more. We’re often asked to deal with grease around the motor and its mounts and hot, greasy smells near the fan, on discharge points, axial fans and in-line fans.
In London, few kitchens can spare a day to close, so work in Lambeth is normally booked for the night or the early hours. Before the clean, we agree loading, parking and roof access with whoever manages the building.
Think of the report as the system’s health record: a dated account with photos of everything we did. Grease extract cleans are also certificated to TR19® Grease through the BESCA VHE portal and sits alongside the report.
- Location
- Lambeth (SE11, SW1P, SW8)
- Region
- Greater London
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Leave it or put it right?
A fan that fails mid-service can stop a kitchen cooking. Many fan problems start with grease, so keeping it clean is part of keeping it running. If it does fail, our 24/7 emergency line is there. A booked night’s work in Lambeth costs you no trading time; an unplanned closure does.
Every site is different, so each one gets its own fixed quote. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all play a part.
Why Lambeth businesses choose us
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- We diagnose before we treat
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
See our cost guide or our accreditations.
Common questions in Lambeth
Do you work at weekends in Lambeth?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. It means the site in Lambeth keeps running as normal. Just call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line with your opening times and we will plan around them.
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Lambeth?
Food hygiene inspections in Lambeth are carried out by Lambeth council. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
What does extract fan cleaning cost?
Size, condition, access and working hours all affect the cost. Ask us for a fixed quote and we’ll usually reply within one working day.
Do you work in Lambeth?
Yes. We work in Lambeth and across Greater London, within our South East and London area. To book, ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. We work across South East England and London, so we can schedule a run of sites on one programme. Every site has its own report.
How often should the extract fan be cleaned?
It’s cleaned with the whole extract at BESA’s minimum intervals for your cooking hours. Readings may show it needs cleaning more often.
What makes a kitchen extract fan vibrate?
A common cause is grease. Grease collects unevenly and unbalances the impeller, causing vibration and noise. If cleaning doesn’t, the bearings or motor may need attention.
Do you offer extract fan cleaning separately?
Yes. The report will make clear that only the fan was cleaned, so your TR19 records stay accurate. The whole system still needs cleaning at the intervals in BESA guidance.
How it works
We turn up at the time agreed with you, which is often after service, overnight or at a weekend. Anything that needs to be off for the work is switched off and left to cool first, and floors and nearby surfaces are sheeted. On site, it takes a couple of hours per fan, depending on its size and the build-up. Most London sites cannot stop for the day, so work in Lambeth is normally done overnight, early in the morning or at weekends.
- First we check the fan’s condition and how it sounds.
- Once isolated, we open the fan up.
- The impeller is cleaned blade by blade so it runs balanced.
- We clean the casing, the outlet and around the motor.
- The fan goes back into service with a report on its condition.
Before we arrive
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
Getting a quote
Some systems can be priced from pictures; others need a survey. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, you get a fixed price before work begins.
Advice
What else we do in Lambeth
When something else is needed
Extract fan cleaning can’t fix everything, and we’d rather say so up front. It does not solve:
- Wiring faults to the fan
- A failed motor or worn bearings (that needs a fan repair or replacement)
- An impeller that is bent or split
If you are not sure, just phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will give you a straight answer.
What we work on in Lambeth
- Centrifugal fans
- Discharge points
- Axial fans
- Roof-mounted fans
- In-line fans
- Fan housings
Extract fan cleaning around Lambeth
Food Standards Agency records include about 223 pubs and bars and about 110 hotels and guest houses within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Lambeth. A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. Fire safety in Lambeth falls to London Fire Brigade. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel. In Lambeth, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Lambeth council. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
A hospital like Evelina London Children's Hospital, about 0.5 miles north, 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 Vauxhall Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
Lambeth is about 1 mile south-west of London, in Greater London. Whether your site is in the middle of Lambeth or further out, extract fan cleaning is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from small sites to large estates. We cover 764 places across Greater London, large and small.
All of SE11, SW1P and SW8 is covered for extract fan cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. You’ll find streets such as Gibson Road, Langley Lane and Randall Road, and we cover them all for extract fan cleaning. Lambeth is on the A3203 and A3204, so it’s easy for us to get to for out-of-hours visits. If your site is just outside Lambeth, we cover Vauxhall (1 mile north), Kennington (1 mile south), Oval (1 mile south), Newington Butts (1 mile east) and St George's Fields (1 mile north-east). We also work in nearby towns such as Kensington (4 miles west), Shoreditch (3 miles north-east), Walthamstow (8 miles north-east), Hoxton (3 miles north-east), Whitechapel (3 miles north-east) and Hampstead (5 miles north-west).
Around Lambeth
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to The Jolly Gardeners pub, Old Paradise Gardens and Lambeth Palace Library. Nearby too are Lambeth School of Art (under half a mile south) and Lilian Baylis Technology School (less than half a mile south). There’s a railway station in Lambeth itself: Vauxhall station. A little further out are Newport Street Gallery (within half a mile north-east) and Evelina London Children's Hospital (0.5 miles north). The countryside around Lambeth includes Bellenden Road Nature Garden and Ludgate Hill.
Fixed quotes for extract fan cleaning in Lambeth
The diagnosis comes before the price. We look at:
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- Travel, parking and unloading
- How big the system is
We don’t list prices on the website, because each job is priced on what it involves. Call for a fixed quote, and we’ll explain what it covers.
Asking for a quote
To speed up the quote, please include:
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- The postcode and the type of business
- A few general shots of the system
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
To help us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, a few pictures and any previous report or certificate. Once you have those, call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
Common problems we fix in Lambeth
The cooler the air, the more grease drops out, and a fan out on a roof or wall often sits where the air is coolest. That makes it a natural place for grease to settle.
These are the problems we see most often:
- Less air being pulled from the kitchen
- A heavily greased fan housing
- An extract fan with no cleaning record
- Grease around the motor and its mounts
Church and community hall kitchens, near St Peter's Church or anywhere around Lambeth, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Comparing quotes
- When they can work, and whether that’s outside your opening hours
- How VAT is shown on the quote
- When the next visit should be, and why
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
Managing agents and facilities teams in Lambeth
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We cover South East England and London, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept to a regular schedule.
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare across Greater London. Larger estates can be phased building by building around the people who use them.
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 will not come clean, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We’ll take a look and give you a fixed quote.
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.