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Extract Fan Cleaning in Maida Vale
Extract fan cleaning for Maida Vale, with a survey first and a report with pictures at the end. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- A fan motor running hot under a coat of grease
- Weak extraction at the canopy
- A fan coated in grease inside its housing
Extract fan cleaning in Maida Vale
Every TR19® Grease clean includes the extract fan, but some fans need cleaning between full cleans, for example when it’s noisy or vibrating. A fan-only clean is recorded as exactly that. If you’re dealing with a noisy fan that has got louder over time and an extract fan with no cleaning record, we can help, from axial fans, roof-mounted fans and centrifugal fans onwards.
London kitchens tend to trade late and open early, so extract cleaning in Maida Vale is normally done overnight, after the last service. Before the clean, we agree loading, parking and roof access with whoever manages the building.
We’re CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, we hold ISO 9001 and we’re fully insured. We are also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we have been trading since 2009.
- Place
- Maida Vale (W9, NW8, NW6)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Leave it or put it right?
Cleaning the fan in Maida Vale now is a short job: the work takes an hour or two for most single fans. Leaving it means more wear, more noise and a bigger clean later. A busy site in Maida Vale builds up dirt and wear quickly, so putting it off makes the eventual job larger.
Combining work into one visit or one programme often makes better use of the time. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at, and you’ll get one fixed quote.
What you get with us
- Fixed quotes from a survey or pictures
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
Read our cost guide and how to check a contractor.
Honest limits
Some problems need a different service or another trade:
- A fan that will not start
- A fan that was never right for the kitchen
- Wiring faults to the fan
If in doubt, call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we will say what we think before booking.
What the work covers
- Discharge points
- Centrifugal fans
- Axial fans
- Fan housings
- In-line fans
- Roof-mounted fans
Looking after it afterwards
Aftercare is simple, and it makes the next visit easier:
- Run the extract throughout cooking
- Report rattles or humming early
- Keep records of every fan clean
- Report grease escaping from the fan
The photo report shows the fan before and after cleaning. It notes what was done and anything that couldn’t be reached, along with the recommended next clean date.
Fewer grease particles reaching the fan means less build-up. Keep the grease filters clean, fitted and in place, and replace any that are damaged.
Maida Vale: your questions answered
Can the work in Maida Vale be done at night or at weekends?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. It means the site in Maida Vale keeps running as normal. Let us know the hours you’re closed and we’ll book within them.
How do you handle parking and loading in Maida Vale?
Tell us where a van can stop near your site in Maida Vale, and about any building rules on loading. Where restrictions apply in the day, an evening or overnight visit typically gets round them.
Who has the legal duty for fire safety?
That depends on who controls the premises. The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty on the responsible person, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, facilities manager or managing agent.
Can the fan be cleaned between full cleans?
Yes, a fan can be cleaned on its own. That helps when the fan needs attention before the next full clean, but it does not replace a full TR19 clean.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes, every time. Diagnosis comes before treatment: the survey shows what needs doing and what access we need and the fixed quote is built on it.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
Floors and surfaces near the work are sheeted before we start, and anything we remove is contained. At the end, the area is cleaned down.
How much notice should we give?
For planned work, earlier is better, especially if the next clean or test is due soon. Emergencies are different, because our line is open 24/7.
Do we need to close while you work?
Not usually. We need the work area to ourselves while we are on site, so the visit goes in a quiet slot.
How the job changes from site to site
Inline duct fans
Hidden in a ceiling void, an inline fan is easily missed. We find it during the survey and include it in the clean.
Impellers and blades
The impeller is the spinning part that moves the air, and it collects grease unevenly. An uneven coating throws it off balance, so it’s cleaned carefully blade by blade.
Extract fan cleaning around Maida Vale
The Food Standards Agency lists about 64 pubs and bars and about 127 hotels and B&Bs as registered food businesses in and around Maida Vale, up to about a mile and a half out. Breakfasts, bar meals and functions all put grease into the extract wherever they’re cooked. Kitchens in Maida Vale get their food hygiene inspections from Westminster council. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Before-and-after pictures from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand. Fire safety in Maida Vale falls to 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.
Term dates shape school work: for a school like Essendine Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break. If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Maida Vale Hospital for Nervous Diseases about less than half a mile east, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen. Where a hall near St Peter Elgin Avenue, or anywhere in Maida Vale, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
Maida Vale is about 2 miles south of Hampstead, in Greater London. We carry out extract fan cleaning for commercial premises of every kind in Maida Vale and the rest of Greater London. Our area takes in 764 places across Greater London, from busy centres to quieter spots.
Extract fan cleaning in W9, NW8 and NW6 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. Whether your site is on The Lane, Hall Road and Hill Road or a nearby road, we can help. Main roads around Maida Vale include the A404, which makes travel easy for evening and night visits. Close by, we work in Westbourne Green (1 mile south), Little Venice (1 mile south-east), Paddington Green (1 mile south-east), Westbourne (1 mile south) and St John's Wood (1 mile north-east). Larger places within reach include London (5 miles south-east), St Pancras (3 miles east), Shoreditch (5 miles east), Walthamstow (8 miles north-east), Hoxton (5 miles east) and Whitechapel (5 miles east).
Near you in Maida Vale
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Emslie Horniman's Pleasance, Paddington Academy and The Warrington pub and the streets around them. You will also find Cecil Sharp House (1.9 miles north-east) and Maida Vale School (less than half a mile west). The nearest railway station is Kilburn High Road station, roughly 0.7 miles north. Well-known places in the area include Montfichet's Tower (3.9 miles east) and O2 Centre (1.5 miles north). Open spaces near Maida Vale include Greville Place nature reserve and The Long Water.
Towns and villages near Maida Vale
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How we price extract fan cleaning
We quote each job individually. This is what makes a difference:
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- A single visit or a regular plan
- The condition of the system
- Travel, parking and unloading
What you pay reflects the actual work. That’s why we survey first, from photos or on site, and the price is agreed before work begins.
Asking for a quote
We can often survey from photos. The most useful are:
- The site address and the type of premises
- Problems your staff have spotted
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- A few general shots of the system
To get a fixed quote, call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. We normally come back within one working day.
For landlords and multi-site operators
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Every visit ends with a dated report and pictures, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
Whether it’s one building or many, the standard is the same: a survey first, a fixed quote, the work timed around the site and a report with photos.
The process
We turn up at the time agreed with you, often in the evening, overnight or at the weekend so the site keeps working. Anything that needs to be off for the work is switched off and left to cool before work begins, and floors and nearby surfaces are sheeted. The work itself takes a few hours where there are several fans or heavy deposits. A name and number for whoever controls access to the building in Maida Vale saves time on the night.
- We start by checking where the fan sits and how to isolate it.
- The fan is isolated so it can’t 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.
- We reassemble, run the fan and photograph the result.
How to prepare
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
How to get a quote
To help us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, pictures of the system and any previous report or certificate. Then phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos.