Greater London · Extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in London Fields, Greater London
Extract fan cleaning across London Fields and nearby, booked around your opening hours and signed off in writing with photos.
- An extract fan with no cleaning record
- Burning smells from the fan area
- A heavily greased fan housing
Extract fan cleaning in London Fields
The fan is cleaned as part of every full TR19® Grease clean, but a fan can also need attention on its own, for example when it’s noisy or vibrating. Where only the fan is cleaned, the report says so. The work covers centrifugal fans, in-line fans and axial fans, and common reasons people get in touch are hot, greasy smells near the fan and an extract fan that vibrates or rattles.
In London, few kitchens can spare a day to close, so work in London Fields is normally booked for the night or the early hours. Parking, loading and access to the roof are agreed with the building before the night of the clean.
We have been trading since 2009, and we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we carry full insurance.
- Place
- London Fields (E8, E2, E9)
- Region
- Greater London
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
What affects the cost of extract fan cleaning
Every site gets its own quote. These are the things that affect it:
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- How easy every part is to reach
- Travel, parking and unloading
- Any permits to work or inductions
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 make a difference.
What to send for a quote
Many jobs can be priced from photos and some basics. Send what you can of the following:
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Problems your staff have spotted
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
Getting a quote doesn’t take long. Send a few details and pictures, and we usually reply with a fixed quote within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
What the work involves, part by part
Fan housings and motors
We clean around the motor without soaking its electrics, and the fan is isolated throughout. Grease on and around the motor can trap heat, so the surrounding area is cleaned carefully.
Roof-mounted fans
Roof fans sit at the top of the riser. We clean them where they can be safely reached, and anything we cannot reach is recorded.
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What staff can safely do
Keep a record of what your team does. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, alongside our reports.
Some jobs should never be done in-house: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease need training, the right equipment and safe access. That’s our job.
How it works
Your staff don’t need to do much on the day. Someone lets us in at the agreed time and shows us where everything is, and the rest is down to us. Afterwards, the area is left tidy and the written report follows. Most London sites cannot stop for the day, so work in London Fields is typically done overnight, early in the morning or at weekends.
- We start by checking where the fan sits and how to isolate it.
- With the fan isolated, the housing is opened.
- We remove the grease from the blades, impeller and casing.
- We degrease the fan and housing, taking care around the motor.
- It’s closed up, run and checked, and photos go into your report.
How to prepare
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
Ask for a quote
To help us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, photos of the system and any previous report or certificate. Once you have those, call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
Related advice
Extract fan cleaning around London Fields
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 985 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 256 takeaways and sandwich shops in and around London Fields, up to about a mile and a half out. Each kitchen extract among them ends at a fan, and grease on the impeller strains the motor. The fire and rescue service for London Fields is 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. Environmental health officers from Hackney council inspect food businesses in London Fields. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
Term dates shape school work: for a school like Gayhurst Community School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break. For kitchens close to London Fields station, where the day often starts early and ends late, the extract can be cleaned overnight. A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of St Michael and All Angels or elsewhere in London Fields, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
London Fields is about 1 mile east of Hoxton, in Greater London. London Fields gets the same approach as every site we work on: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where needed and a written report with pictures. London Fields is one of 764 places in Greater London where we work for extract fan cleaning.
Every address in E8, E2 and E9 is within our area for extract fan cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Whether your site is on Tudor Road, Forest Road and Duncan Road or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. London Fields is on the A1207, so it’s easy for us to get to for out-of-hours visits. Nearby, we also carry out extract fan cleaning in Hackney Central (1 mile north), Cambridge Heath (1 mile south-east), Dalston (1 mile north-west), Hackney (1 mile north-east) and Kingsland (1 mile north-west). We also work in nearby towns such as London (3 miles south-west), City of Westminster (4 miles south-west), Marylebone (4 miles south-west), Kensington (7 miles south-west), St Pancras (3 miles west) and Walthamstow (4 miles north-east).
What’s near London Fields
Around London Fields, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The Urswick School, Haggerston Park and Bishopsgate Institute Special Collections and Archives. Other local landmarks include The Dolphin pub (within half a mile east) and The Urswick School - A Church of England Secondary School (within half a mile north-east). There’s a railway station in London Fields itself: London Fields station. A little further out are German Hospital (0.6 miles north-west) and Hackney Walk (0.7 miles north-east). Not far away are Old Ford Island and Tower Hill.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
If you look after several sites, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Each site gets its own report and photos, so records stay tidy.
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
What happens if it’s left?
A fan that sounds rough in London Fields is often telling you the extract needs a clean. If the fan is coated, the duct before it normally is too, so it’s worth checking the whole system. A building in London Fields may have flats or offices above and alongside, and a fault in the system can affect them too.
What you pay depends on the size of the system, the condition it’s in and access to every part of it. You get a fixed price before work begins, so you know where you stand.
Why us?
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- Photo reports with every job
Take a look at our cost guide and our accreditations.
Common questions in London Fields
Do you clean school canteen extracts around London Fields out of term?
Yes, and it’s the easiest time to do it. Around London Fields, the Food Standards Agency lists about 58 schools and colleges with registered kitchens within a mile and a half or so. Send us your term dates when you call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form, and we’ll fit the work in.
Who is the fire and rescue service for London Fields?
London Fields is in the area of London Fire Brigade. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
Which accreditations do you hold?
We hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. Vent Hygiene Elite is run by BESCA and independently audited.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. We work across South East England and London, so we can schedule a run of sites as one programme. Each site gets its own report and pictures.
Do you offer extract fan cleaning separately?
Yes, where it makes sense. We’ll often suggest checking the duct too, as a greasy fan typically means a greasy duct, but the choice is yours.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes, 24/7. Our office is open from 8am to 6pm on weekdays, with the emergency line covering every other hour.
Will I get photos of the cleaned fan?
Photos, notes on condition and a recommended next date. Keep it with your maintenance log.
Who has the legal duty for fire safety?
The Fire Safety Order 2005 calls them the responsible person: normally the employer or whoever controls the premises. In shared or managed buildings, a landlord, facilities manager or managing agent can share the duty.
Between visits
Results last longer with the right care. Here’s what we suggest:
- Never cook with a filter missing
- Look for grease stains near the discharge
- Don’t store items in front of the fan’s access point
- Listen for new noises or vibration from the fan
If the fan needs more than a clean, we will say so plainly. We also repair and replace extract fans, so you have one point of contact.
Make sure the fan is reachable. Clear access means it’s never left out of a clean, whether it’s on a roof, in a ceiling or on a wall.