Kent · Extract fan cleaning
Leybourne extract fan cleaning
Professional extract fan cleaning in and around Leybourne, timed so the site keeps working and signed off in writing with pictures.
- Grease escaping from the fan outlet
- A heavily greased fan housing
- Rough running from the extract fan
About our extract fan cleaning in Leybourne
The extract fan is the heart of the system: it draws the air through the canopy and ductwork and pushes it outside. Grease that gets past everything else ends up on its blades and housing, and that’s what we clean. The work covers centrifugal fans, in-line fans and discharge points, and people most often call us about burning smells from the fan area and grease stains around the discharge.
For a kitchen in or near Leybourne, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, 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.
Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009, as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we’re fully insured.
- Location
- Leybourne (ME19, ME20)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Common problems we fix in Leybourne
Poor filters mean a greasier fan. Missing, damaged or badly fitted filters let grease travel the whole system, so the fan takes far more than it should.
Keep an eye out for these warning signs:
- A fan motor running hot under a coat of grease
- Grease escaping from the fan outlet
- Rough running from the extract fan
- A fan coated in grease inside its housing
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of St Peter and St Paul or elsewhere in Leybourne, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
What to look for in a quote
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- Proof of insurance
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
Also in Leybourne
Honest limits
Some problems need a different service or another trade:
- A fan that was never right for the kitchen
- Damaged fan blades
- A motor that has burnt out
If in doubt, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will say what we think.
Parts of the system we cover
- In-line fans
- Roof-mounted fans
- Fan housings
- Discharge points
- Centrifugal fans
- Axial fans
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 we take it from there. Afterwards, the area is left tidy and the written report follows. Somewhere as small as Leybourne, the date and timings are agreed with you well before the day.
- First we locate the fan and agree how it’s safely isolated.
- With the fan isolated, the housing is opened.
- 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 pictures go into your report.
Getting ready for the visit
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Clear the space around the work
Getting a quote
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, from your pictures and details or, where that isn’t enough, a survey on site. Then we send a fixed price so you know the cost before any work starts.
Advice
For landlords and multi-site operators
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too in Leybourne and across Kent. Work can be phased by floor, building or site to keep disruption down.
If you look after several sites, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Each site gets its own report and photos, so each one has its own record.
Leybourne: your questions answered
Do you do school kitchen extract cleaning in Leybourne in the summer holidays?
Yes. The holidays are the usual time for school work. There are about 21 schools, colleges and universities on the FSA’s food hygiene register within about 1.5 miles of Leybourne. You can call 0345 646 2711, or email photos with the dates the site is empty.
Do you work at weekends in Leybourne?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. The site is handed back ready to open. Let us know the hours you’re closed and we’ll book within them.
Does a TR19 kitchen extract clean cover the fan?
Yes, the fan is cleaned as part of TR19. Anything that cannot be reached is recorded, so the record is accurate.
Do you cover Leybourne?
Yes. We work across Greater London, Surrey, Kent, Sussex, Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Hertfordshire and Essex, Leybourne included.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes. For many sites, pictures and a few details are enough, while bigger or harder-to-see systems are surveyed on site.
How often should the extract fan be cleaned?
Daily cooking hours set the minimum, under BESA guidance. At the extremes, that is 3-monthly for heavy use and 12-monthly for light use, fan included.
How much does extract fan cleaning cost?
There’s no set price, as it depends on the job: the size of the system, its condition, access and when we can work. You get a fixed price before any work starts.
What information do you need?
Some pictures and a quick description of the system plus the address and your hours. We will ask for anything else we need.
What happens if it’s left?
Cleaning the fan in Leybourne now is a short job: the work takes a couple of hours per fan, depending on its size and the build-up. Leaving it means more wear, more noise and a bigger clean later. Systems in rural buildings are often out of sight and out of mind.
Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Call for a fixed quote and we’ll go through it with you.
Why Leybourne businesses choose us
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- Photo reports with every job
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
Take a look at how cleaning jobs are priced or how to check a contractor.
Part by part
Inline duct fans
Inline fans sit within the duct run, often above a ceiling. They’re reached through access panels or by opening the casing, once they’re isolated.
Roof-mounted fans
On a roof, the air is cooler and grease drops out faster. We scrape and degrease the blades and casing.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but the parts you cannot see still need a specialist at the right interval.
Keep a record of what your team does. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, next to our reports.
Extract fan cleaning around Leybourne
Food Standards Agency records include about 18 pubs, bars and clubs in and around Leybourne, 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. Environmental health officers from Tonbridge and Malling council inspect food businesses in Leybourne. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Before-and-after pictures from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand. Kent Fire and Rescue Service covers Leybourne. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises.
Healthcare kitchens can’t easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Leybourne is Maidstone Hospital, about 3.1 miles south-east. Bursars and site managers at schools such as Lunsford Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
Leybourne is about 5 miles north-west of Maidstone, in Kent. We provide extract fan cleaning for commercial premises of every kind in Leybourne and the rest of Kent. Leybourne is one of 922 towns, villages and districts in Kent we cover for extract fan cleaning.
Here we cover the ME19 and ME20 postcode area for extract fan cleaning. Streets in the area include London Road, Oxley Shaw Lane and Redbank, all of which we cover for extract fan cleaning. We also cover Larkfield (1 mile east), Lunsford (1 mile north-east), New Hythe (1 mile north-east), Birling (1 mile north-west) and Snodland (2 miles north). Further out, we also cover Maidstone (5 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (14 miles east), Dartford (13 miles north-west), Sevenoaks (10 miles west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (13 miles south-west) and Gravesend (9 miles north).
Local landmarks in Leybourne
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The Malling School, Leybourne Lakes Country Park and The Malling School, among other places. For rail, the closest station is West Malling station, about 0.7 miles south-west. A little further out are Leybourne Castle (within half a mile north-west) and Coldrum Long Barrow (2.7 miles north-west). Green spaces nearby include Burham Down and Blue Bell Hill.