Kent · Extract fan cleaning
Lunsford extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning for Lunsford, with a survey first and a report with pictures at the end. Call for a fixed quote.
- A motor area thick with grease
- Rough running from the extract fan
- Fat spreading onto the roof or wall by the fan
About our extract fan cleaning in Lunsford
Any fan serving a kitchen in Lunsford is cleaned the same careful way as anywhere else: we isolate it, open the housing, scrape the impeller and degrease the lot. Your report shows the impeller as we found it and as we left it. If you have a fan shaking on its mounts and rough running from the extract fan, we can put it right, from fan housings, centrifugal fans and in-line fans onwards.
Size doesn’t change the work: a kitchen in a place like Lunsford gets the whole system cleaned, canopy to discharge. We plan the visit around your hours, with the journey sorted in advance.
Nothing is signed off by word of mouth: a written report, dated and illustrated with photos, and for TR19® Grease cleans, a certificate issued through the BESCA VHE portal. It shows what was done and what, if anything, couldn’t be reached.
- Where
- Lunsford (ME20)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Multi-site and managed buildings
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare in Lunsford and across Kent. Work can be phased by floor, building or site to keep disruption down.
The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, 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.
Your questions about extract fan cleaning in Lunsford
Do you do school kitchen extract cleaning in Lunsford in the summer holidays?
Yes. The holidays are the usual time for school work. Around Lunsford, the Food Standards Agency lists about 23 schools and colleges with registered kitchens within a mile and a half or so. Just call 0345 646 2711, or email photos with your term dates and we will plan around them.
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Lunsford?
Lunsford is in the area of Kent Fire and Rescue Service. TR19® is not law, but it’s the benchmark many fire officers and insurers look to when they ask how often the extract is cleaned.
How long does extract fan cleaning take?
It takes an hour or two for most single fans. We’ll confirm the time when we quote.
Is TR19 cleaning required by law?
No. TR19® is BESA’s specification, not legislation. The law is the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, which makes the responsible person assess and reduce fire risk, and TR19® is the benchmark for showing that grease in the extract is under control.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. Our area covers London and the South East, so sites at different addresses can be planned together as one programme. Every site has its own report.
Will we have to shut during the visit?
Not typically. We work when the area is out of use, such as evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends, so the site can carry on as normal.
Is it safe to clean the fan while the kitchen is open?
It has to be off and isolated, for safety. We clean out of hours, in the evening, overnight or at weekends, so cooking isn’t affected.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. Scheduled maintenance plans are part of what we do, set at the interval the system needs. The report from each visit recommends the next date.
Extract fan cleaning around Lunsford
The FSA’s data shows about 12 pubs and bars registered in Lunsford and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Wherever they cook, the canopy, duct and fan collect grease just as a restaurant’s do. Lunsford is covered by 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. Environmental health officers from Tonbridge and Malling council inspect food businesses in Lunsford. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Before-and-after photos from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
For kitchens close to New Hythe station, where the day often starts early and ends late, the extract can be cleaned overnight. If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Lunsford Primary School or anywhere near Lunsford, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
Lunsford is about 5 miles north-west of Maidstone, in Kent. We carry out extract fan cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Lunsford and the rest of Kent. 922 places in Kent are on our list, large and small.
Every address in ME20 is within our area for extract fan cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. You will find streets such as Sassoon Close, Chaucer Way and Masefield Road, and we cover them all for extract fan cleaning. Close by, we work in New Hythe (1 mile east), Larkfield (1 mile south), Leybourne (1 mile south-west), Snodland (1 mile north) and Birling (1 mile west). We also work in nearby towns such as Maidstone (5 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (13 miles east), Dartford (13 miles north-west), Sevenoaks (11 miles west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (14 miles south-west) and Gravesend (9 miles north).
What’s near Lunsford
Typical jobs here are in premises near Leybourne Lakes Country Park, The Malling School and The Holmesdale School. The closest station to Lunsford is New Hythe station, roughly 0.7 miles east of the centre. A little further out are Maidstone Hospital (3.2 miles south-east) and Leybourne Castle (0.9 miles south-west). Open spaces near Lunsford include Blue Bell Hill and Burham Down.
How it works
Your staff do not need to do much on the day. Someone lets us in at the agreed time and shows us where everything is, and we take it from there. Before we leave, the area is tidied and the paperwork follows. In a smaller place like Lunsford, parking is rarely the issue, but tell us about gates, roof access and opening hours.
- We start by checking where the fan sits and how to isolate it.
- The fan is isolated so it cannot start while we work.
- We remove the grease from the blades, impeller and casing.
- The fan and its surrounds are degreased, keeping clear of the motor’s electrics.
- The fan is put back into service, checked and photographed.
How to prepare
- Move anything stored near the system
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Find the previous report, if there is one
Get a fixed quote
We don’t publish a price list, because every site is different. Instead, we look at your site first, from photos or a survey, then send a fixed quote. To get going, ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
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How we price extract fan cleaning
The diagnosis comes before the price. The main factors are:
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- How easy every part is to reach
Several systems or sites on one quote often makes better use of the time. Mention every system or site you need covered, and you’ll get one fixed quote.
Asking for a quote
We can often survey from photos. The most useful are:
- The site address and the type of premises
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
Getting a quote does not take long. Call or email with a few details and you’ll usually have a fixed price within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
How the job changes from site to site
Impellers and blades
A clean impeller shows any damage: cracks, bent blades or wear. We note any concerns.
Inline duct fans
Space around an inline fan can be tight, so we plan how to reach and clean them. Anything out of reach is recorded.
When to call us in Lunsford
How fast a fan gets greasy in Lunsford 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.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- A motor area thick with grease
- A heavily greased fan housing
- A fan that has never been cleaned
- Weak extraction at the canopy
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of the Holy Trinity, or anywhere in Lunsford, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
Before booking anyone
- What insurance they carry
- What hours they’ll be on site
- How areas they can’t reach will be recorded
- Whether a written report and pictures are included
What extract fan cleaning can’t fix
Before you book, it helps to know what’s not included:
- Grease in the duct and canopy before the fan (those need a full TR19 clean)
- An impeller that is bent or split
- Wiring faults to the fan
Not sure which it is? You can ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we’ll tell you honestly.
What we work on in Lunsford
- Discharge points
- Axial fans
- Fan housings
- Roof-mounted fans
- In-line fans
- Centrifugal fans
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What happens if it’s left?
The fan is part of the fire path. A TR19 clean that left out the fan wouldn’t cover the whole system, and insurers asking for TR19 cleaning expect the full system. You choose the date of a planned visit, and a breakdown never asks.
Leaving it longer rarely makes the work cheaper. Build-up, wear and faults tend to get worse, not better, which can make the next visit longer. If you are unsure, call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we’ll give you an honest view and a fixed quote.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Lunsford
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- Fixed quotes from a survey or photos
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