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Extract Fan Cleaning in New Charlton
Extract fan cleaning across New Charlton and nearby, booked around your opening hours and signed off in writing with photos.
- A fan that hums, whines or rumbles
- An extract fan that vibrates or rattles
- A motor area thick with grease
Extract fan cleaning in New Charlton, done properly
Grease on a fan isn’t spread evenly. Uneven build-up unbalances the impeller, which brings vibration, noise and extra wear on the bearings and motor. A thorough clean removes the cause. We’re often asked to deal with thick grease on the impeller and casing and a fan that has never been cleaned, on in-line fans, discharge points and roof-mounted fans.
Kitchens in New Charlton, like many across London, can share a building with flats or offices, with the duct running up through shared risers. Grease in a duct like that is a fire risk to the whole building, not just the kitchen, which is why keeping it clean to TR19® matters.
Think of the report as the system’s health record: a dated account with pictures of everything we did. For TR19® Grease cleans, the certificate comes through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal and sits alongside the report.
- Place
- New Charlton (SE7, SE18, E16)
- Region
- Greater London
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quote
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Working hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Looking after it afterwards
A little care between visits keeps the system in better shape. Our advice:
- Keep access to the fan clear
- Report grease escaping from the fan
- Keep the grease filters clean and in place
- Note any drop in extraction at the canopy
Keep the report with the maintenance log and fire risk assessment. It gives a dated record of the fan’s condition, which helps if anything changes later.
The fan stays cleaner when less grease gets past the canopy. Clean, well-seated filters are the fan’s first protection, and replace any that are damaged.
Do you need extract fan cleaning in New Charlton?
A fan in New Charlton builds up grease at a rate set by the kitchen, not the location: daily hours and the amount of frying and grilling. BESA guidance sets minimum intervals of 3, 6 or 12 months for the whole system by daily use.
If you notice any of these, it’s worth a diagnosis:
- Thick grease on the impeller and casing
- Burning smells from the fan area
- A fan that hums, whines or rumbles
- Vibration from an unbalanced impeller
Bursars and site managers at schools such as Royal Greenwich Trust School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
Before you book anyone
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- When the next visit should be, and why
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
New Charlton: your questions answered
Can school kitchens in New Charlton be cleaned in the holidays?
Yes, and it’s the easiest time to do it. Food Standards Agency records list about 45 schools, colleges and universities with registered kitchens within about a mile and a half of New Charlton. Booking early in the term gives the best choice of holiday dates.
Do you work at weekends in New Charlton?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. The site is handed back ready to open. Let us know the hours you’re closed and we will book within them.
Will I get photos of the cleaned fan?
You get a photo report with before and after pictures of the fan. Full system cleans come with a TR19 certificate as well.
What if parts of the system cannot be reached?
They’re marked on the report. Often the fix is extra access, such as new panels in ductwork, and we can fit those.
How do you protect the area?
By covering it before any work starts. The work is kept contained and leave the area clean.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. One number covers all your sites in our area, with visits on a regular schedule.
Do you offer extract fan cleaning separately?
Yes, where it makes sense. We will often suggest checking the duct too, as a greasy fan normally means a greasy duct, but the choice is yours.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
No. TR19® itself is not law; it’s a BESA specification. The law is the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, which makes the responsible person assess and reduce fire risk, and cleaning to TR19® is the recognised way to show grease is under control.
What a clean won’t put right
An honest diagnosis matters more to us than a booking, so here’s what extract fan cleaning will not do:
- A cracked or broken impeller (it needs replacing)
- A fan that won’t start
- Wiring faults to the fan
If you are not sure, just phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we’ll give you a straight answer.
What we work on in New Charlton
- Fan housings
- Centrifugal fans
- Discharge points
- In-line fans
- Axial fans
- Roof-mounted fans
How it works
Our technicians bring everything the work needs, from protective sheeting to tools and access equipment. You only need to give us clear access and switch off what needs to be off. The visit takes a couple of hours per fan, depending on its size and the build-up. We fit London jobs around the building rather than the other way round, so a visit in New Charlton is normally out of hours.
- We find the fan and check how it’s reached and how it’s isolated.
- Power to the fan is isolated before anyone touches it.
- The impeller and the housing around it are scraped clean.
- Blades, housing and the area around the motor are degreased with care.
- It’s closed up, run and checked, and photos go into your report.
Before we arrive
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
Get a fixed quote
To get a fixed quote, call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. A few pictures and your last certificate or report help a lot. You will normally have a quote within one working day.
Related advice
What extract fan cleaning looks like in New Charlton
The FSA’s data shows about 31 bars, pubs and nightclubs and about 13 hotels, B&Bs and guest houses registered in New Charlton and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Where they serve hot food, their kitchen extracts need cleaning to TR19® like any restaurant’s. In New Charlton, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Greenwich council. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready. The fire and rescue service for New Charlton is London Fire Brigade. 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 healthcare site, such as a hospital like British Hospital for Mothers and Babies about 0.6 miles east, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen. Commuter trade near Charlton station can mean long cooking hours, and long hours put a kitchen into BESA’s more frequent cleaning bands.
New Charlton is about 2 miles north-east of Greenwich, in Greater London. We carry out extract fan cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in New Charlton and the rest of Greater London. Our area takes in 764 places across Greater London, from busy centres to quieter spots. There’s also a page for London, about 6 miles away.
Postcode districts we cover here for extract fan cleaning: SE7, SE18 and E16. Extract fan cleaning is available to premises on Floyd Road, Priolo Road and Hasted Road and the roads around them. Close by, we work in Charlton (1 mile south-east), Westcombe Park (1 mile south-west), Woolwich (1 mile east), Vanbrugh Park Estate (1 mile south-west) and Maze Hill (2 miles south-west). Larger places within reach include London (6 miles west), City of Westminster (8 miles west), Marylebone (8 miles west), Kensington (10 miles west), St Pancras (7 miles west) and Shoreditch (5 miles north-west).
Landmarks near New Charlton
In New Charlton, that means kitchens and buildings near Thames Barrier Park, Thorntree Primary School and The Victoria pub and the streets around them. New Charlton has its own railway station: Charlton station. Other landmarks nearby include Charlton Athletic Museum (less than half a mile south) and Greenwich Castle (1.9 miles south-west). The countryside around New Charlton includes Gilbert's Pit.
Different parts, different methods
Impellers and blades
The blades of the impeller do the work, and grease builds up on them unevenly. An uneven coating throws it off balance, so it’s cleaned carefully blade by blade.
Roof-mounted fans
Grease can escape from a roof fan onto the surrounding surface and we check the area around the outlet. Heavy staining is noted on the report.
What affects the cost of extract fan cleaning
There’s no set price list, because sites vary so much. What we look at:
- Parking and loading at the site
- What state the system is in
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- The scale of the work
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That is why we survey first, from photos or on site, and why the quote is fixed before we start.
What we need to know
Photos let us diagnose from a distance. Try to include:
- Any previous report or certificate
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- A few general shots of the system
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, either from pictures and details you send or from a site visit. Then we send a fixed price so you know the cost before we start.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare across Greater London. Larger estates can be phased building by building around the people who use them.
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.