Greater London · Extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in Lee, Greater London
Extract fan cleaning across Lee and nearby, booked around your opening hours and signed off in writing with pictures.
- A smell of hot grease from the extract
- Weak extraction at the canopy
- A fan coated in grease inside its housing
Different parts, different methods
Kitchens with long cooking hours
When a busy kitchen’s fan fails, cooking stops. Keeping the fan clean is part of avoiding that, and our 24/7 emergency callout is there if it happens anyway.
Wall fans
The wall around a wall fan can be stained with grease. We clean the fan and check the outlet.
About our extract fan cleaning in Lee
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. If you have rough running from the extract fan and an extract fan with no cleaning record, we can put it right, from fan housings, centrifugal fans and in-line fans onwards.
In a London area like Lee, a kitchen extract often passes through shared space on its way out: a riser, a service void, the floors above. A duct fire there can reach parts of the building far from the range, which is why keeping it clean to TR19® matters.
Think of the report as the system’s health record: dated, with pictures, and showing what was done. Grease extract cleans are also certificated to TR19® Grease through the BESCA VHE portal and sits alongside the report.
- Where
- Lee (SE12, SE13, SE3)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed price before work begins
- Hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
What a clean will not put right
We will not sell you work that does not address the problem, so here are the limits:
- An impeller that is bent or split
- Grease in the duct and canopy before the fan (those need a full TR19 clean)
- A fan that is too small for the system (a design question)
Not sure which it is? You can call 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will tell you honestly before booking.
Parts of the system we cover
- Axial fans
- Fan housings
- Centrifugal fans
- In-line fans
- Discharge points
- Roof-mounted fans
Multi-site and managed buildings
Where a tenant occupies the premises but the landlord owns the building, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We can quote either party, and the report can go to both.
Running several sites is easier with one contractor. We cover South East England and London, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept on a regular cycle.
What affects the quote in Lee
There’s no set price list, because sites vary so much. What we look at:
- A single visit or a regular plan
- The scale of the work
- The number of sites or systems
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
Every site is different, so each one gets its own fixed quote. Size, access, the condition of the system and when we can work all make a difference.
Asking for a quote
Many jobs can be priced from photos and some basics. Useful things to send:
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
For a fixed quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. We typically come back within one working day.
Lee questions
Do you work at weekends in Lee?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. The work in Lee can fit around your hours. Let us know the hours you’re closed and we’ll book within them.
Does London parking affect a job in Lee?
London parking can be tight, so details of loading bays and permits help. Night visits tend to make loading easier on London streets.
Do you offer extract fan cleaning separately?
Yes, we can clean just the fan. It’s useful when a fan is noisy or greasy between full cleans, but it does not replace a full TR19 clean.
Will I get pictures of the cleaned fan?
Photos, notes on condition and a recommended next date. File it with your other extract records.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes. For many sites, photos and a few details are enough, while bigger or harder-to-see systems are surveyed on site.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. Send the list of sites and the work at each and we will quote them together.
Is Lee in your area?
Yes. Our area takes in London and the counties of South East England, and that includes Lee.
Do we need to close while you work?
Usually not. Out-of-hours visits keep the disruption down. Larger jobs can be phased over several visits so parts stay in use.
Grease, kitchens and Lee
According to Food Standards Agency records, there are about 28 bars, pubs and nightclubs and about 4 hotels and guest houses in and around Lee, up to about a mile and a half out. Where they serve hot food, their kitchen extracts need cleaning to TR19® like any restaurant’s. Kitchens in Lee get their food hygiene inspections from Lewisham council. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked. Lee sits within the area of 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.
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Brindishe Lee School or anywhere near Lee, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean. A kitchen near Lee station that serves breakfast and dinner can run its extract twelve hours or more, which shortens the cleaning interval.
Lee is about 2 miles south of Greenwich, in Greater London. If you need extract fan cleaning in Lee, please call 0345 646 2711, or email photos for a fixed quote. Our area covers London and the South East, Lee included. Across Greater London, we cover 764 places, Lee among them. We also work in London, around 6 miles away.
All of SE12, SE13 and SE3 is within our area for extract fan cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. We cover sites on Old Road, Manor Lane and Mallet Road and nearby roads. Other places close to Lee include Hither Green (1 mile west), Horn Park (1 mile south-east), Lewisham (1 mile north-west), Ladywell (1 mile west) and Blackheath (1 mile north). We also work in nearby towns such as London (6 miles north-west), City of Westminster (8 miles north-west), Marylebone (8 miles north-west), Kensington (10 miles west), St Pancras (7 miles north-west) and Shoreditch (6 miles north-west).
Local landmarks in Lee
In Lee, that means kitchens and buildings near Manor House Gardens, Trinity Church of England School and International Academy of Greenwich and the streets around them. There’s a railway station in Lee itself: Lee station. Other landmarks nearby include Lewisham Shopping Centre (1.1 miles north-west) and Prefab Museum (1.3 miles south). Not far away are Summer Hill and Birdbrook Road Nature Reserve.
What happens on the day
There’s very little for your team to do on the day. A contact on site lets us in at the agreed time and points us to the system, and the rest is down to us. Before we leave, the area is tidied and the paperwork follows. Expect the work in Lee to happen after your last customer leaves, not during trading.
- 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.
- We run the fan and note its condition in the photo report.
How to prepare
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
Ask for a quote
For extract fan cleaning in Lee, call us 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. We typically send a fixed quote within one working day.
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What else we do in Lee
Between visits
Simple habits between visits make a real difference. Our advice:
- Report rattles or humming early
- Keep the grease filters clean and in place
- Run the extract throughout cooking
- Leave a clear route to the fan
Once it’s clean, the fan is closed up and run to check it’s working smoothly. If anything seems wrong, from vibration to wear, we note it, so you can plan any repair.
Run the fan throughout cooking. Grease settles faster when the air stops moving, so keeping it running helps keep it clean.
What we’re called out for in Lee
A fan on a roof or hidden in a ceiling void is easy to forget. A fan that has never been cleaned can be heavily coated, and the report will show it.
These are the problems we see most often:
- Thick grease on the impeller and casing
- Grease escaping from the fan outlet
- Less air being pulled from the kitchen
- Vibration from an unbalanced impeller
A hospital like University Hospital Lewisham, about 1.1 miles west, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day.
What your quote should include
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- What insurance they carry
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor