Kent · Extract fan cleaning
Lodge Lees extract fan cleaning
Cleaning of kitchen extract fans, impellers, fan housings and discharge points for commercial sites in Lodge Lees and across Kent. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- An extract fan with no cleaning record
- Grease escaping from the fan outlet
- Grease around the motor and its mounts
Extract fan cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Lodge Lees
We have been trading since 2009. As a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, we clean to BESA TR19® Grease, and we’re fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001. If you have vibration from an unbalanced impeller and grease around the motor and its mounts, we can put it right, from discharge points, fan housings and centrifugal fans onwards.
For a kitchen in or near Lodge Lees, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy to discharge, then a TR19® certificate and a photo report.
We are CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, we hold ISO 9001 and we’re fully insured. On top of that, we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, trading since 2009.
- Place
- Lodge Lees (CT4)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed price before we start
- Hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
What extract fan cleaning looks like in Lodge Lees
Food Standards Agency data counts about 3 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens across Lodge Lees and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Any of those kitchens with a canopy relies on a fan that gathers grease as it runs. Kent Fire and Rescue Service covers Lodge Lees. Fire and rescue authorities enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic premises, and in a kitchen that fire risk includes the grease in the extract. Kitchens in Lodge Lees get their food hygiene inspections from Canterbury City 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.
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of St Mary Magdalene or elsewhere in Lodge Lees, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event.
Lodge Lees is about 7 miles north-west of Dover, in Kent. Wherever you are in the CT4 postcode area, we can take on extract fan cleaning. Lodge Lees is one of 922 places in Kent where we work for extract fan cleaning. Our Maidstone page covers sites nearby, about 28 miles away.
Extract fan cleaning in CT4 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. Neighbouring places we cover for extract fan cleaning include Denton (1 mile east), Breach (1 mile west), Wootton (1 mile south-east), Shelvin (1 mile east) and Selsted (2 miles south). We also work in nearby towns such as Ashford (13 miles west), Canterbury (7 miles north-west), Dover (7 miles south-east), Folkestone (7 miles south), Ramsgate (15 miles north-east) and Whitstable (13 miles north-west).
What’s near Lodge Lees
Around Lodge Lees, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Jumping Downs and The Jackdaw Inn and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Shepherds Well station, about 3 miles east of the centre. The countryside around Lodge Lees includes Cheriton Hill.
How we price extract fan cleaning
Your quote is based on your site. We take into account:
- The condition we find in the survey
- Travel, parking and unloading
- How big the system is
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That’s why we survey first, from photos or on site, and the price is agreed before we start.
Helping us quote
To help us quote quickly, please include:
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
To help us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, a few pictures and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Once you have those, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
How the visit works
There are three stages on the day: set-up, the treatment itself and the sign-off. Getting ready means protecting surfaces and switching off what needs to be off, and the sign-off is a written report with pictures. Most of the time goes on the work itself, which takes an hour or two for one fan, longer when it’s hard to reach. Somewhere like Lodge Lees, lanes, gates and parking are worth mentioning in advance.
- We start by checking where the fan sits and how to isolate it.
- Power to the fan is isolated before anyone touches it.
- Grease is scraped from the impeller blades and the inside of the housing.
- 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.
Getting ready for the visit
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Move anything stored near the system
How to get a quote
For extract fan cleaning in Lodge Lees, call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us. Tell us what kind of premises it is and when it’s open, plus pictures or the previous report if they’re to hand. A fixed quote typically follows within one working day.
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Why act early in Lodge Lees
A greasy fan has to work harder to move the same air. Airflow at the canopy drops and the kitchen gets hotter and smokier and the motor works harder. It’s simpler to plan the work at Lodge Lees now than to arrange it in a hurry later.
Putting the work off seldom saves money. Problems in a system tend to grow, and a neglected system can mean more work. If you’re not sure what’s needed, call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email for straight advice and a fixed quote.
What you get with us
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- We diagnose before we treat
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
Take a look at what affects the cost or our accreditations and certificates.
Questions from Lodge Lees
Who is the fire and rescue service for Lodge Lees?
That’s Kent Fire and Rescue Service. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
Can you get to a site in Lodge Lees?
Yes. Villages and rural sites across the South East are part of our work, Lodge Lees included. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the site when you book.
Why has my extract fan got louder?
An unbalanced impeller, typically from uneven grease, is a common cause. We clean the fan and tell you if anything else, like worn bearings, is to blame.
What does TR19 mean?
A BESA specification, with two parts that matter most here: TR19® Grease for kitchen extracts and TR19® Air for supply and extract systems. It is not legislation, but it’s the standard people check against.
Will we have to shut during the visit?
Not normally. We need the work area to ourselves while we are on site, so we book a time when it would be closed anyway.
Is TR19 cleaning required by law?
Not in itself. TR19® is the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs check against, and many insurance policies ask for proof of TR19® cleaning. The law behind it is the Fire Safety Order 2005, which applies in England and Wales.
Is the fan included in a TR19 clean?
Yes, a full TR19 clean includes the fan. Anything that cannot be reached is recorded, so you always know what was cleaned.
Can you fix a fan that’s worn out?
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.
Signs you need extract fan cleaning in Lodge Lees
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.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- Weak extraction at the canopy
- A fan left out of previous cleans
- A fan shaking on its mounts
- Thick grease on the impeller and casing
If your kitchen is in a listed or historic building, like the houses around Lodge Lees (Acrise Place is about 3.4 miles south), fitting access panels needs care.
What to look for in a quote
- If they look at the system before pricing
- Whether the price is fixed
- Whether they’re fully insured
- What hours they’ll be on site
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
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 can diagnose it and quote.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Lodge Lees
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 can quote for the whole system.
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
Different parts, different methods
Roof-mounted fans
Roof fans also discharge grease onto the roof around them and we check the area around the outlet. Heavy staining is noted on the report.
Impellers and blades
The blades of the impeller do the work, and grease builds up on them unevenly. An uneven coating throws it off balance, so it’s cleaned carefully blade by blade.