Kent · Extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in Loose, Kent
Extract fan cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Loose. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- A motor area thick with grease
- A fan that no longer moves enough air
- Rough running from the extract fan
What affects the quote in Loose
A fixed price needs a few facts first. We check:
- The size of the system
- The times the site is available
- Travel, parking and unloading
- Any permits to work or inductions
The cost depends on the size of the system, the condition it’s in and how easy it is to reach. You get a fixed price before any work starts, so you know where you stand.
What to send for a quote
A few details help us quote accurately. With your enquiry, please include:
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
The quickest way to a quote is to send pictures: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Add the site type and your opening hours, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
Extract fan cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Loose
Duct Doctor has been cleaning kitchen extract fans since 2009. As a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, we clean to BESA TR19® Grease, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 and full insurance. We are often asked to deal with rough running from the extract fan and grease around the motor and its mounts, on centrifugal fans, in-line fans and roof-mounted fans.
Somewhere as small as Loose, 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.
Our accreditations include CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured. We’re also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, trading since 2009.
- Place
- Loose (ME15, ME17)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quote
- A fixed price before we start
- Hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Staff cleaning doesn’t replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, alongside our reports.
What we do, step by step
At the end of the visit, someone from your team can look over the work with us. Anything we couldn’t reach or that needs attention is pointed out there and then, and it goes on the report too. The visit takes a few hours where there are several fans or heavy deposits. A quick note on how to find the site and where to park makes a visit to Loose run smoothly.
- First we locate the fan and agree how it’s safely isolated.
- With the fan isolated, the housing is opened.
- We remove the grease from the blades, impeller and casing.
- 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.
How to prepare
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
Getting a quote
Some systems can be priced from photos; others need a survey. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in pictures, get a survey first. Either way, you get a fixed price before we start.
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Signs you need extract fan cleaning in Loose
How fast a fan gets greasy in Loose depends on the cooking: how many hours a day the kitchen runs and what it cooks. BESA guidance sets minimum intervals of 3, 6 or 12 months for the whole system by daily use.
Most sites get in touch after spotting one of these:
- A fan that no longer moves enough air
- A smell of hot grease from the extract
- An extract fan that vibrates or rattles
- A motor area thick with grease
Where a hall near Church of All Saints, or anywhere in Loose, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
Before you book anyone
- When they can work, and whether that’s outside your opening hours
- How VAT is shown on the quote
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- What paperwork you get at the end
Kitchen extracts in Loose
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 13 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 12 takeaways within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Loose. Each kitchen extract among them ends at a fan, and grease on the impeller strains the motor. The fire and rescue service for Loose is Kent Fire and Rescue Service. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk. Environmental health officers from Maidstone council inspect food businesses in Loose. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Oakwood Hospital about 2.5 miles north-west, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen. If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Stoneacre is about 2.8 miles east), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning.
Loose is about 2 miles south of Maidstone, in Kent. Sites in Loose get the same service as everywhere we cover: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where necessary and a written report with photos. Our area takes in 922 places across Kent, large and small.
All of ME15 and ME17 is covered for extract fan cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. Streets in the area include Rosemount Close, Malthouse Hill and Old Loose Hill, all of which we cover for extract fan cleaning. We also cover the places around Loose: Boughton Green (1 mile south-east), Boughton Monchelsea (1 mile south-east), Linton (1 mile south), Park Wood (2 miles east) and Shepway (2 miles north-east). We also work in nearby towns such as Sittingbourne (12 miles north-east), Sevenoaks (15 miles west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (13 miles south-west), Gravesend (15 miles north-west), Tonbridge (11 miles west) and Northfleet (15 miles north-west).
Local landmarks in Loose
Around Loose, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Cornwallis Academy and The Chequers Inn and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is East Farleigh station, roughly 1.8 miles north-west of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Kent Fire Brigade Museum (1.4 miles north) and The Mall Maidstone (2.4 miles north).
Keeping the system healthy
To keep the system working properly between visits:
- Run the extract throughout cooking
- File the fan’s report with your other records
- Don’t store items in front of the fan’s access point
- Report grease escaping from the fan
File the photo report with your other extract records. It gives a dated record of the fan’s condition, which helps if anything changes later.
The fan stays cleaner when less grease gets past the canopy. Keep the grease filters clean, fitted and in place, and replace any that are damaged.
Multi-site and managed buildings
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.
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.
Common questions in Loose
Can school kitchens in Loose be cleaned in the holidays?
Yes, out-of-term visits are normal for schools. Around Loose, the Food Standards Agency lists about 11 schools and colleges with registered kitchens within a mile and a half or so. Tell us your holiday dates and we will book the visit for when the site is empty.
Can the work in Loose be done at night or at weekends?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. The work in Loose can fit around your hours. Just ring 0345 646 2711 or email us with your opening times and we will plan around them.
Do you work in Loose?
Yes. Our area takes in London and the counties of South East England, Loose included.
What is TR19?
It’s the industry benchmark for cleaning ventilation and kitchen extract systems, written by BESA. It sets out inspection, cleaning and record keeping, and it takes a risk-based approach.
Do you repair extract fans as well as clean them?
A fan that needs repair is noted on the report, with what we found. We offer extract fan repair and replacement, and there’s a 24/7 emergency callout for breakdowns.
Who has the legal duty for fire safety?
The law calls them the responsible person. It’s normally the employer, or whoever controls the building, and where several people have control, each can have duties. If you are not sure, check your lease and fire risk assessment.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes, 24/7. Our office is open from 8am to 6pm on weekdays, with the emergency line covering every other hour.
How much does extract fan cleaning cost in Loose?
We don’t publish prices, because the cost depends on the job: how big it is, what state it’s in, how we reach it and the working hours. We fix the price before any work starts.
More services for Loose
Leave it or put it right?
For a kitchen in Loose, a noisy, greasy fan is often the first sign the whole system is overdue. If the fan is coated, the duct before it normally is too so a full TR19 clean may be due. It’s simpler to plan the work at Loose now than to arrange it in a hurry later.
A single site or a whole portfolio, the quote is built the same way: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. You’ll have a fixed price before any work starts.
Why Loose businesses choose us
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Full insurance on every job
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
Take a look at what affects the cost or our accreditations.