Kent · Extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in Nash, Kent
Looking for extract fan cleaning in Nash? We diagnose first, fix the price and book the work around your hours, finishing with a written report and photos.
- Grease stains around the discharge
- Weak extraction at the canopy
- Rough running from the extract fan
Extract fan cleaning in Nash
Think of the fan as the system’s heart and the grease as a clot. A greasy fan works harder and moves less air. Our job is to clear it, check it runs smoothly and record what we found, before signing it off. If you’re dealing with a fan shaking on its mounts and hot, greasy smells near the fan, we can help, from centrifugal fans, in-line fans and axial fans onwards.
In a small place like Nash, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. We agree access and timings in advance.
Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009, and we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we carry full insurance.
- Where
- Nash (CT3)
- Region
- Kent
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed price before we start
- Working hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
How the visit works
There’s very little for your team to do on the day. Someone lets us in at the agreed time and shows us where everything is, and we take it from there. Afterwards, the area is left tidy and the written report follows. In a small place like Nash, the journey is planned ahead and the visit arranged around the site’s hours.
- We find the fan and check how it’s reached and how it’s isolated.
- The fan is isolated so it cannot start while we work.
- We remove the grease from the blades, impeller and casing.
- We degrease the fan and housing, taking care around the motor.
- We reassemble, run the fan and photograph the result.
Getting ready for the visit
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
Getting a quote
If you need extract fan cleaning in Nash, ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, plus photos or the previous report if they’re to hand. We typically send a fixed quote within one working day.
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What a clean won’t put right
Not every problem is solved by extract fan cleaning, and we will tell you before we start. It doesn’t solve:
- A dirty duct upstream of the fan
- An undersized fan that cannot cope
- A fan that won’t start
If in doubt, call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we will say what we think.
What we work on in Nash
- Fan housings
- In-line fans
- Discharge points
- Centrifugal fans
- Roof-mounted fans
- Axial fans
Why act early in Nash
A fan that sounds rough in Nash is often telling you the extract needs a clean. If the fan is coated, the duct before it usually is too so a full TR19 clean may be due. A fault that closes a site in a village like Nash affects everyone who depends on it.
What you pay reflects the actual work. That’s why we survey first, from pictures or on site, and the price is agreed before work begins.
What you get with us
- We diagnose before we treat
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
Take a look at our cost guide or how to check a contractor.
Extract fan cleaning in Nash: the local picture
The Food Standards Agency lists about 3 bars, pubs and nightclubs as registered food businesses within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Nash. A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. Environmental health officers from Dover council inspect food businesses in Nash. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked. Kent Fire and Rescue Service covers Nash. Fire and rescue authorities enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic premises, and in a kitchen that fire risk includes the grease in the extract.
If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Goodnestone Park is about 3 miles south), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning. Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as St Martins Hospital (about 6 miles west), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands. Church and community hall kitchens, near Elmstone Church or anywhere around Nash, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Nash is about 7 miles east of Canterbury, in Kent. Whether your site is in the middle of Nash or further out, extract fan cleaning is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from a single unit to a large public building. Nash is one of 922 towns, villages and districts in Kent we cover for commercial clients. You can also see our page for Maidstone, about 31 miles away.
All of CT3 is within our area for extract fan cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. We also cover the places around Nash: Hoaden (1 mile north-east), Perry (1 mile west), Shatterling (1 mile south-west), Elmstone (1 mile north) and Durlock (1 mile south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Canterbury (7 miles west), Margate (9 miles north-east), Dover (10 miles south), Folkestone (14 miles south), Ramsgate (8 miles north-east) and Broadstairs (10 miles north-east).
Landmarks near Nash
Nash’s nearest station is Adisham station, about 3.7 miles south-west of the centre. Well-known places in the area include White Mill (3.6 miles east) and St Martins Hospital (6 miles west). The countryside around Nash includes Monk's Wall nature reserve.
Different parts, different methods
Impellers and blades
Coated blades move less air. Scraping and degreasing them restores their shape, so the fan can run as intended.
Fan housings and motors
We clean around the motor without soaking its electrics, and the fan is isolated throughout. Grease around the motor can make it run hotter, so the surrounding area is cleaned carefully.
What affects the cost of extract fan cleaning
A fixed price needs a few facts first. We look at:
- The number of sites or systems
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- How easy every part is to reach
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
The cost depends on how big the system is, what state it’s in and how easy it is to reach. We give you a fixed price before we start, so there are no surprises.
Helping us quote
To speed up the quote, send us:
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- The postcode and the type of business
Some systems can be priced from pictures; others need a survey. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in pictures, get a survey first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
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Common questions in Nash
Can you work in Nash outside opening hours?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. Your customers, staff or residents in Nash needn’t be disturbed. Just call 0345 646 2711 or email us with your opening times and we’ll plan around them.
Do you clean school canteen extracts around Nash out of term?
Yes. Half-terms and the summer break are the natural time for school work. With about 2 schools and colleges on the FSA’s register within roughly a mile and a half of Nash, it pays to plan holiday dates ahead. Booking early in the term gives the best choice of holiday dates.
Is it safe to clean the fan while the kitchen is open?
With the fan isolated, the extract isn’t running. That is why fan cleans are done out of hours, and the kitchen is ready when we leave.
What accreditations do you have?
BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001. We’re fully insured and have been trading since 2009.
What happens to the waste?
It leaves the site with us at the end of the visit. During the work, it’s contained to keep the area clean.
What about areas you cannot get to?
They’re marked on the report. Often the fix is extra access, such as new panels in ductwork, which we can install.
Do you work in Nash?
Yes. Our area takes in London and the counties of South East England, and that includes Nash.
Does a TR19 kitchen extract clean cover the fan?
Yes. A TR19 Grease clean covers everything from canopy to discharge, and the fan sits right in that path, so it’s cleaned too.
For landlords and multi-site operators
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We work across London and the South East, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept to a regular schedule.
When the building owner and the occupier are different, the lease normally sets out who maintains what. We can quote either party, and the report can go to both.
Keeping the system healthy
Think of this as the after-treatment advice, short and simple:
- Never cook with a filter missing
- Look for grease stains near the discharge
- File the fan’s report with your other records
- Run the extract throughout cooking
Where the fan needs repair rather than cleaning, the report says so. We also repair and replace extract fans, so you have one point of contact.
Keep the whole system on its cleaning cycle. A fan cleaned with the rest of the system on time rarely gets badly coated, in line with BESA guidance.