Kent · Extract fan cleaning
Meopham extract fan cleaning
One call covers cleaning of kitchen extract fans, impellers, fan housings and discharge points in Meopham, from survey to sign-off. CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, ISO 9001 and fully insured.
- A noisy fan that has got louder over time
- Hot, greasy smells near the fan
- A fan shaking on its mounts
Fixed quotes for extract fan cleaning in Meopham
Every site gets its own quote. This is what makes a difference:
- How many systems or sites are involved
- What state the system is in
- The times the site is available
- Travel, parking and unloading
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: how much there is, how we reach it, what state it’s in and when we can work. Call for a fixed quote and we’ll go through it with you.
What we need to know
Before you ask for a quote, gather:
- Problems your staff have spotted
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
Every quote begins with a look at the system, either from photos and details you send or from a site visit. After that, you get a fixed price for the work, before we start.
Extract fan cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Meopham
A fan never collects grease in a neat, even layer. Uneven build-up unbalances the impeller, leading to vibration, noise and strain on the motor and bearings. A thorough clean removes the cause. The work covers discharge points, centrifugal fans and fan housings, and people most often call us about vibration from an unbalanced impeller and a fan left out of previous cleans.
Kitchens around a place like Meopham are often in older buildings or single-storey extensions, with the duct running through a roof space or up an outside wall. Long horizontal runs like that hold grease and need access panels to reach.
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers all look at records. So every job comes with a written report and photos, plus a TR19® certificate through the BESCA VHE portal where the work is a TR19® Grease clean.
- Location
- Meopham (DA13)
- Region
- Kent
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed price before we start
- When we work
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
When to call us in Meopham
Each blade collects a slightly different amount. The difference throws the impeller off balance and puts strain on the bearings. Left too long, grease turns into wear.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- Burning smells from the fan area
- Grease escaping from the fan outlet
- A fan that hums, whines or rumbles
- An extract fan with no cleaning record
For kitchens close to Meopham station, where the day often starts early and ends late, the extract can be cleaned overnight.
What to look for in a quote
- Whether VAT is included
- What hours they’ll be on site
- If they look at the system before pricing
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
What your team can do, and what needs us
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, next to our reports.
Staff cleaning and specialist work are not the same thing. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but they do not reach the grease that builds up further in. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
The process
Protection comes first: sheeting goes over floors and surfaces close to the work. After that, the system is made safe and the work begins. It takes a few hours where there are several fans or heavy deposits, and we clear up before we go. For a place like Meopham, we load the van from the survey notes so the work can be done in one visit where possible.
- We locate the fan and plan how to reach and isolate it.
- We isolate the power before opening the housing.
- We scrape the heavy grease from the blades and housing.
- Blades, housing and surrounds are degreased with care around the electrics.
- It’s closed up, run, checked and photographed for the report.
How to prepare
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
How to get a quote
To get a fixed quote, call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. A few pictures and your last certificate or report help a lot. We typically come back within one working day.
Advice
Meopham kitchens: local notes
Look up Meopham on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you will find about 12 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 4 takeaways within about 1.5 miles of central Meopham. The fan at the end of each of those extracts collects grease that slows it and wears the motor. Kitchens in Meopham get their food hygiene inspections from Gravesham council. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready. Meopham 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.
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Parish Church of St John the Baptist, or anywhere in Meopham, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it. Healthcare kitchens can’t easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Meopham is Gravesham Community Hospital, about 4.4 miles north.
Meopham is about 4 miles south of Gravesend, in Kent. From the centre of Meopham to the outskirts, we cover extract fan cleaning for every kind of premises, from small sites to large estates. We cover 922 places across Kent, large and small. You can also see our page for Maidstone, about 11 miles away.
We work across the DA13 postcode area for extract fan cleaning and the streets around it. Whether your site is on Station Road, The Russets and The Pippins or a nearby road, our technicians can take on the work. Other places close to Meopham include Foxendown (1 mile south-east), Sole Street (1 mile north-east), Round Street (1 mile north-east), Gold Street (1 mile north-east) and Nash Street (1 mile north). Further out, we also cover Maidstone (11 miles south-east), Dartford (7 miles north-west), Sevenoaks (10 miles south-west), Gravesend (4 miles north), Tonbridge (13 miles south) and Northfleet (4 miles north).
Near you in Meopham
Typical jobs here are in premises near Meopham School, Camer Park Country Park and The Railway Inn and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Meopham station, roughly 0.5 miles north. A little further out are Gravesham Community Hospital (4.4 miles north). For a walk, there’s Sawyers Lake and Gad's Hill.
Questions from Meopham
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Meopham?
Fire safety enforcement in Meopham is handled by 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.
Which council inspects kitchens in Meopham?
Food hygiene inspections in Meopham are carried out by Gravesham council. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
What if the fan needs more than a clean?
Cleaning removes grease, but it can’t fix worn parts. We repair and replace extract fans as well, with a fixed quote first.
Can you work evenings and weekends?
Yes. Evenings, nights and weekends are normal working hours for us, so the site does not lose a service.
How far ahead should we book?
It depends on the time you need and how big the job is. Tell us your preferred dates when you ask for a quote, and if it’s an emergency, call us any time.
Do you need to turn the fan off to clean it?
We isolate the fan, so the kitchen can’t cook while we work. That’s why fan cleans are done out of hours, and the kitchen is ready when we leave.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
Restaurants and pubs, hotels, schools and colleges, hospitals and care homes, offices and retail, plus food production and leisure sites.
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.
Different parts, different methods
Inline duct fans
Inline fans sit within the duct run, often above a ceiling. We get to them through the duct or casing after isolating them.
Wall fans
Smaller kitchens may extract through a fan on an outside wall. It’s isolated, opened and cleaned inside and out.
Nearby places to Meopham
Other services in Meopham
Managing agents and facilities teams in Meopham
We regularly work with managing agents. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works and we will come back with a fixed quote.
Whether it’s one building or many, you get the same standard: diagnosis, a fixed price, work booked around your hours and a written report with pictures.
Leave it or put it right?
Vibration from an unbalanced impeller doesn’t stay small. It wears bearings and mounts and can lead to a breakdown, which may leave the kitchen without extraction. A planned clean beats an emergency. Booking now means the visit to Meopham is planned around you, not forced by a breakdown.
What you pay reflects the actual work. That’s why every job is surveyed first, and the price is agreed before any work starts.
Why Meopham businesses choose us
- Trading since 2009
- Photo reports with every job
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001