Kent · Extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in Little Chart, Kent
We cover Little Chart for cleaning of kitchen extract fans, impellers, fan housings and discharge points. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports on every job.
- A fan that no longer moves enough air
- Hot, greasy smells near the fan
- A fan left out of previous cleans
How we handle extract fan cleaning in Little Chart
Grease on a fan isn’t spread evenly. Heavier deposits on some blades throw the impeller off balance, which brings vibration, noise and extra wear on the bearings and motor. Cleaning the impeller and housing puts that right. The work covers fan housings, discharge points and axial fans, and people most often call us about a smell of hot grease from the extract and rough running from the extract fan.
Somewhere as small as Little Chart, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Every one of them still needs its extract kept clear of grease, whatever the size of the place.
Accreditations are easy to claim and worth checking. Ours are BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured.
- Place
- Little Chart (TN27)
- Region
- Kent
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed price before we start
- When we work
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
The process
Before we leave, we walk the area with whoever is on site. We point out anything that couldn’t be reached or needs a follow-up, and the same goes into the written report. All told, the work takes an hour or two for most single fans. Visits to a village like Little Chart are booked in advance, at a time that suits whoever runs the site.
- We find the fan and check how it’s reached and how it’s isolated.
- With the fan isolated, the housing is opened.
- We remove the grease from the blades, impeller and casing.
- Blades, housing and the area around the motor are degreased with care.
- It’s closed up, run and checked, and photos go into your report.
Preparing for the visit
- Clear the space around the work
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
Ask for a quote
There’s no standard price list, because no two systems are the same. We look at your system first, from pictures or on a visit, and then send you a fixed quote. To start, ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
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Little Chart: your questions answered
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Little Chart?
Little Chart is in the area of Kent Fire and Rescue Service. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.
Can you come to Little Chart after we close?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. It means the site in Little Chart keeps running as normal. When you call 0345 646 2711, or email photos, mention when the site is quiet.
Does a TR19 kitchen extract clean cover the fan?
Yes, a full TR19 clean includes the fan. Anything that can’t be reached is recorded, so the record is accurate.
Is TR19 cleaning required by law?
No. TR19® itself is not law; it’s a BESA specification. The legal duty comes from the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005: the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and TR19® is the benchmark for showing that grease in the extract is under control.
Do you need to turn the fan off to clean it?
We isolate the fan, so the kitchen can’t cook while we work. We work evenings, overnight or weekends, and the kitchen is ready when we leave.
How much does extract fan cleaning cost in Little Chart?
Every site is different, so each gets its own fixed quote. For a quote, ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and tell us about the site and its opening hours.
Do you repair extract fans as well as clean them?
Fan repair and replacement is part of what we do. If cleaning shows a worn motor, bearings or impeller, we will tell you and quote for the repair.
How much notice do you need?
That depends on the slot you want and the size of the job. Tell us your preferred dates when you ask for a quote, and if it’s an emergency, call us any time.
What the work involves, 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.
Impellers and blades
The blades of the impeller do the work, and it collects grease unevenly. An uneven coating throws it off balance, so it’s cleaned carefully blade by blade.
When to call us in Little Chart
By the time air reaches the fan, it has passed the canopy, filters and duct. The grease that is left lands on the blades and the casing where the spinning blades spread it around.
Clients typically contact us when they notice something like this:
- A motor area thick with grease
- Hot, greasy smells near the fan
- Fat spreading onto the roof or wall by the fan
- Thick grease on the impeller and casing
Church and community hall kitchens, near St Mary or anywhere around Little Chart, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
What your quote should include
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- What paperwork you get at the end
- Whether the price is fixed
- How areas they cannot reach will be recorded
Managing agents and facilities teams in Little Chart
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 are happy to quote for all of it.
The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
Why deal with it now?
A fan that sounds rough in Little Chart 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. It’s simpler to plan the work at Little Chart now than to arrange it in a hurry later.
Working hours, access and the scale of the site can all change the price. Each of those is built into the quote, and the price is fixed before we start.
Why us?
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- Each visit written up, with photos
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
Read our cost guide or our accreditations.
Also near Little Chart
Also in Little Chart
What affects the quote in Little Chart
A fixed price needs a few facts first. We check:
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- Any permits to work or inductions
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- The condition of the system
No two sites are the same, so we price each one individually. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all play a part.
Asking for a quote
When you contact us, it’s useful to have:
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
Here’s what helps us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, a few photos and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Once you have those, ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
Kitchen extracts in Little Chart
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 4 restaurants, cafés and canteens across Little Chart and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Where they cook under a canopy, an extract fan is pulling grease-laden air through its blades every service. The fire and rescue service for Little Chart is Kent Fire and Rescue Service. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel. Kitchens in Little Chart get their food hygiene inspections from Ashford council. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
If your kitchen is in a listed or historic building, like the houses around Little Chart (Godinton House is about 2.6 miles south-east), fitting access panels needs care.
Little Chart is about 5 miles north-west of Ashford, in Kent. For extract fan cleaning in and around Little Chart, please call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us for a fixed quote. We work across South East England and London, Little Chart included. Our area takes in 922 places across Kent, from busy centres to quieter spots. For sites nearby, see our Maidstone page, about 13 miles away.
Postcode districts we cover here for extract fan cleaning: TN27. We also cover the places around Little Chart: Little Chart Forstal (1 mile east), Pluckley (1 mile west), Fir Toll (2 miles south-west), Pluckley Thorne (2 miles west) and Chambers' Green (2 miles south-west). We also work in nearby towns such as Maidstone (13 miles north-west), Ashford (5 miles south-east), Canterbury (15 miles north-east), Sittingbourne (12 miles north), Faversham (10 miles north-east) and Hythe (15 miles south-east).
Local landmarks in Little Chart
Typical jobs here are in premises near The Swan Inn And Former Stables. For rail, the closest station is Charing station, about 2.1 miles north. Well-known places in the area include Romden Castle (3.8 miles south-west).
Keeping the system healthy
How long the results last depends on use and care. Here’s what we suggest:
- Don’t store items in front of the fan’s access point
- Keep each photo report with the maintenance log
- Notice when the fan starts to sound different
- Watch for grease marks around the outlet
If the fan needs more than a clean, we’ll say so plainly. We also repair and replace extract fans, so you have one point of contact.
Fewer grease particles reaching the fan means less build-up. Clean, well-seated filters are the fan’s first protection, and replace any that are damaged.