Kent · Extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in Milton Regis, Kent
Cleaning of kitchen extract fans, impellers, fan housings and discharge points for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Milton Regis. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- A fan shaking on its mounts
- Rough running from the extract fan
- Burning smells from the fan area
Extract fan cleaning in Milton Regis
Is the extract fan louder than it used to be, or the airflow weaker? A few details or a photo help when you phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email, and you’ll get a fixed price, usually within one working day. The work covers fan housings, in-line fans and roof-mounted fans, and common reasons people get in touch are grease stains around the discharge and a noisy fan that has got louder over time.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, where grease settles in the flat sections. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
Good records are part of the job. Each visit is written up with photos, listing what was done, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next visit is due. File it in your maintenance log so it’s to hand when an insurer or inspector asks.
- Location
- Milton Regis (ME10)
- Region
- Kent
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- When we work
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
What staff can safely do
Staff cleaning does not replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but the parts you can’t see still need a specialist at the right interval.
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, alongside our reports.
Why act early in Milton Regis
A greasy fan has to work harder to move the same air. Less air is pulled from the kitchen, so heat and smoke linger, while the motor runs under more strain. Our emergency line runs 24/7, but a planned visit to Milton Regis is calmer for everyone.
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is can all change the price. We take each of them into account and give you a fixed price before any work starts.
Why us?
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- We’re fully insured
- Trading since 2009
- Photo reports with every job
Take a look at what affects the cost and our accreditations and certificates.
Milton Regis: your questions answered
Does being near the coast affect extract fan cleaning in Milton Regis?
It can, as Milton Regis is within about 2 miles of the sea, where salt in the air is hard on metal. Corroded fixings and housings are noted on the report so they can be dealt with.
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Milton Regis?
The local authority for Milton Regis is Swale council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
Do you repair extract fans as well as clean them?
Cleaning removes grease, but it cannot fix worn parts. We repair and replace extract fans as well, with a fixed quote first.
What happens if you can’t reach some of it?
They’re listed in the report, never skipped quietly. The report says which parts couldn’t be reached and why, and we can quote to improve the access.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes, of course. Send details of the systems and how they’re used and we will propose a schedule with a fixed quote.
What’s the cleaning interval for an extract fan?
At least as often as the rest of the extract, which BESA guidance sets by daily cooking hours: from 3-monthly for heavy use to 12-monthly for light use. A noisy or heavily coated fan may need it sooner.
Do you offer extract fan cleaning separately?
Yes. The report will make clear that only the fan was cleaned, so your TR19 records stay accurate. The full system still needs its regular TR19 clean.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes. If something urgent happens, like a fan failing or damage after a fire, call our 24/7 line and we’ll talk you through the next steps.
What we are called out for in Milton Regis
By the time air reaches the fan, it has passed the canopy, filters and duct. The grease that is left lands on the blades and the casing, and the spinning blades fling it onto the walls of the housing.
It’s time to book a visit if you see:
- A fan left out of previous cleans
- Burning smells from the fan area
- A fan coated in grease inside its housing
- Weak extraction at the canopy
A kitchen near Sittingbourne station that serves breakfast and dinner can run its extract twelve hours or more, which shortens the cleaning interval.
Before booking anyone
- Proof of insurance
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- Whether a survey comes first
- Whether the quote shows VAT
When it’s something else
To be straight with you, there are a few things this work will not fix:
- A dirty duct upstream of the fan
- Electrical faults in the fan’s supply or controls (an electrician’s job)
- A fan that was never right for the kitchen
If you’re not sure, just call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will give you a straight answer before booking.
Parts of the system we cover
- Axial fans
- Roof-mounted fans
- Discharge points
- Fan housings
- Centrifugal fans
- In-line fans
The process
We are used to working while the site is closed. Evenings, nights and weekends are when much of our work happens, so the site can open as normal afterwards. The visit itself takes an hour or two for most single fans. Somewhere as small as Milton Regis, the date and timings are agreed with you well before the day.
- We locate the fan and plan how to reach and isolate it.
- It’s isolated so it can’t run while we work.
- 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.
Getting ready for the visit
- Move anything stored near the system
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
Get a fixed quote
Need a price for extract fan cleaning? Please call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and tell us about the site. We’ll explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
Advice
Looking after it afterwards
After the visit, a few habits help the work last:
- Report rattles or humming early
- Keep access to the fan clear
- Note any drop in extraction at the canopy
- Book the fan into every full TR19 clean
We take away the grease and dirty water from the fan clean. On a roof or outside wall, we leave the surrounding area tidy.
Make sure the fan is reachable. Clear access means it’s never left out of a clean, whether it’s on a roof, in a ceiling or on a wall.
Extract fan cleaning in Milton Regis: the local picture
Milton Regis lies within about 2 miles of the sea. Near the sea, the fan and discharge at the top of a kitchen extract corrode faster than they would inland. Food Standards Agency data counts about 68 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 38 takeaways and sandwich shops in Milton Regis and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Any of those kitchens with a canopy relies on a fan that gathers grease as it runs. The fire and rescue service for Milton Regis is 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.
Where a hall near Church of All Saints, or anywhere in Milton Regis, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does. School kitchens, at schools like Sunny Bank Primary School for example, are normally cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
Milton Regis is about 1 mile north-east of Sittingbourne, in Kent. We carry out extract fan cleaning for commercial premises of every kind in Milton Regis and the rest of Kent. Our Kent coverage runs to 922 places, Milton Regis among them. We also work in Maidstone, about 11 miles from Milton Regis.
Postcode districts we cover here for extract fan cleaning: ME10. If you need extract fan cleaning at premises on Castle Road, Church Road and Dolphin Road or a nearby road, we can help. Close by, we work in Murston (1 mile south), Sittingbourne (1 mile south-west), Kemsley (1 mile north-west), Tonge Corner (1 mile east) and Tonge (1 mile east). Larger places within reach include Maidstone (11 miles south-west), Ashford (15 miles south), Canterbury (15 miles east), Whitstable (12 miles east), Faversham (6 miles east) and Minster (5 miles north-east).
Landmarks near Milton Regis
Typical jobs here are in premises near The New Inn, Milton Creek Country Park and Borden Grammar School, among other places. The nearest railway station is Sittingbourne station, roughly 0.8 miles south-west. Well-known places in the area include Dolphin Sailing Barge Museum (less than half a mile south-west) and Bayford Court (0.6 miles south-west).
What the work involves, part by part
Impellers and blades
Grease on the leading edges of the blades cuts the fan’s efficiency. We clean each blade back to its surface, so the fan can run as intended.
Roof-mounted fans
Roof fans also discharge grease onto the roof around them and we check the area around the outlet. Heavy staining is noted on the report.