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Extract fan cleaning in Maltman's Hill, Kent
Extract fan cleaning in Maltman's Hill from ventilation hygiene specialists trading since 2009. Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus a 24/7 emergency line.
- A fan coated in grease inside its housing
- Fat spreading onto the roof or wall by the fan
- Burning smells from the fan area
Different parts, different methods
Kitchens with long cooking hours
Long cooking hours mean more grease reaches the fan. BESA guidance sets at least 3-monthly cleaning for that level of use, fan included.
Fan housings and motors
Belt-driven fans have a drive belt and pulleys that can collect grease. We clean around them and note any wear for your records.
About our extract fan cleaning in Maltman's Hill
We have been trading since 2009. We are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we are fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001. If you have burning smells from the fan area and grease around the motor and its mounts, we can help.
Somewhere as small as Maltman's Hill, 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.
It’s worth checking any contractor’s accreditations. Ours are BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, with full insurance on top.
- Place
- Maltman's Hill (TN27)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quote
- A fixed price before we start
- Working hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Extract fan cleaning in Maltman's Hill: the local picture
Food Standards Agency records include about 3 pubs and bars within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Maltman's Hill. Wherever they cook, the canopy, duct and fan collect grease just as a restaurant’s do. Kent Fire and Rescue Service covers Maltman's Hill. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel. In Maltman's Hill, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Ashford council. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
Godinton House, about 5 miles east, is one of the historic houses near Maltman's Hill; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions.
Maltman's Hill is about 6 miles west of Ashford, in Kent. Wherever you are in the TN27 postcode area, we can carry out extract fan cleaning at your premises. 922 places in Kent are on our list, large and small. We also work in Maidstone, about 11 miles from Maltman's Hill.
Our technicians cover all of TN27 for extract fan cleaning and the roads nearby. Nearby, we also carry out extract fan cleaning in Wissenden (1 mile south), Chambers' Green (1 mile east), Pluckley Thorne (2 miles north-east), Fir Toll (2 miles north-east) and Newland Green (2 miles north). Larger places within reach include Maidstone (11 miles north-west), Ashford (6 miles east), Sittingbourne (13 miles north), Faversham (13 miles north-east), Davington (13 miles north-east) and Foley Park (12 miles north-west).
Near you in Maltman's Hill
The closest station to Maltman's Hill is Pluckley station, roughly 1.2 miles east of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Romden Castle (0.7 miles south-west).
Multi-site and managed buildings
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. 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.
We regularly work with managing agents. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works, and we’ll send a fixed quote.
FAQs for Maltman's Hill
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Maltman's Hill?
It’s Kent Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Maltman's Hill. A recent cleaning certificate and a note of the next clean date show that grease in the extract is being managed.
Do you work in villages like Maltman's Hill?
Yes, we work in villages as well as towns, and Maltman's Hill is covered. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.
How often does the fan need cleaning?
Daily cooking hours set the minimum, under BESA guidance. At the extremes, that is 3-monthly for heavy use and 12-monthly for light use, fan included.
What paperwork do I get after a fan clean?
Before and after photos go into a report, along with notes on the fan’s condition. For a full TR19 clean, you also get a certificate through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
Is TR19 cleaning required by law?
No. TR19® is BESA’s specification, not legislation. The legal duty comes from the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005: the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and cleaning to TR19® is the recognised way to show grease is under control.
How long will it take to clean the fan?
Size, access and build-up all affect it. As a guide, it takes a few hours where there are several fans or heavy deposits.
What makes a kitchen extract fan vibrate?
Uneven grease on the impeller often causes it. After cleaning, we will tell you if wear or damage is also involved.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
Protection goes down first: sheeting over floors, worktops and anything close to the work. The area is left tidy, with our waste taken away.
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What happens on the day
We are used to working while the site is closed. Evenings, nights and weekends are when much of our work happens, so a kitchen or building can carry on as usual the next day. On site, the work takes a couple of hours per fan, depending on its size and the build-up. If you can send pictures, we can arrive in Maltman's Hill knowing what to expect.
- Diagnosis first: we look for grease, noise and vibration.
- With the fan isolated, the housing is opened.
- The impeller is cleaned blade by blade so it runs balanced.
- We clean the casing, the outlet and around the motor.
- The fan goes back into service with a report on its condition.
How to prepare
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
How to get a quote
Here’s what helps us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, pictures of the system and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Once you have those, call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
Related advice
When to call us in Maltman's Hill
Fans that are hard to reach are often the ones that get missed. If it wasn’t included in past cleans, it may hold years of grease, and the report will show it.
If you notice any of these, it’s worth a diagnosis:
- A fan left out of previous cleans
- Vibration from an unbalanced impeller
- A fan coated in grease inside its housing
- A fan that no longer moves enough air
For kitchens in and around Maltman's Hill, the clean covers everything from the canopy to the discharge.
Questions to ask before you book
- What hours they’ll be on site
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- Whether a survey comes first
- When the next visit should be, and why
Why act early in Maltman's Hill
For a kitchen in Maltman's Hill, 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. With notice, the visit to Maltman's Hill can be fitted around your bookings and events.
What you pay depends on how big the system is, the condition it’s in and access to every part of it. You get a fixed price before we start, so you know where you stand.
Why Maltman's Hill businesses choose us
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- Full insurance on every job
- Fixed quotes, normally within one working day
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
See what affects the cost and our accreditations.
What staff can safely do
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
Staff cleaning does not replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but the parts you cannot see still need a specialist at the right interval.
When it’s something else
Not every problem is solved by extract fan cleaning, and we’ll tell you before work begins. It doesn’t solve:
- A failed motor or worn bearings (that needs a fan repair or replacement)
- Electrical faults in the fan’s supply or controls (an electrician’s job)
- A fan that is too small for the system (a design question)
Not sure which it is? You can give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we’ll tell you honestly.
Where we work
- Roof-mounted fans
- Discharge points
- Axial fans
- In-line fans
- Fan housings
- Centrifugal fans