Greater London · Extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in North Greenwich, Greater London
Extract fan cleaning for commercial sites in North Greenwich and across Greater London. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- Vibration from an unbalanced impeller
- A fan motor running hot under a coat of grease
- Fat spreading onto the roof or wall by the fan
How the job changes from site to site
Impellers and blades
Grease on the leading edges of the blades cuts the fan’s efficiency. Scraping and degreasing them restores their shape, so the fan can run as intended.
Fan housings and motors
Belt-driven fans have a drive belt and pulleys that can collect grease. Belts and pulleys are checked and cleaned where safe for your records.
Extract fan cleaning for kitchens and businesses in North Greenwich
Grease on a fan is not 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. Common call-outs are for vibration from an unbalanced impeller and a fan that has never been cleaned, across fan housings, in-line fans and axial fans.
In a London area like North Greenwich, a kitchen extract often passes through shared space on its way out: a riser, a service void, the floors above. A duct fire there can reach parts of the building far from the range, so a regular TR19® clean protects everyone in it.
The sign-off is always in writing: a dated report with pictures of the work, plus a certificate through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal when the work is a TR19® Grease clean. It shows what was done and what, if anything, couldn’t be reached.
- Where
- North Greenwich (E14, SE8, SE10)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- When we work
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
FAQs for North Greenwich
Can the work in North Greenwich be done at night or at weekends?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. That way a site in North Greenwich doesn’t have to lose a day’s trading. Let us know the hours you are closed and we will book within them.
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in North Greenwich?
Food hygiene inspections in North Greenwich are carried out by Tower Hamlets council. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
Does the law say we must follow TR19?
Not in itself. TR19® is the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs check against, and many insurance policies ask for proof of TR19® cleaning. The legal duty sits in the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 in England and Wales.
Are you fully insured?
Yes. We carry full insurance, and we’ve been trading since 2009.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes. For anything urgent, such as a fan failure or damage after a fire, ring the 24/7 line, and we’ll advise on what to do next.
What should I send you?
Only a few details: the address, the site type, your opening hours and how we reach the system. Photos and the last report help too. After that, simply call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. Our area covers London and the South East, so we can schedule a run of sites on one programme. Each site gets its own report and pictures.
Do we lose a day’s trading?
Not usually. The area we are working in has to be out of use while we’re there, so we book a time when it would be closed anyway.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
If your staff spot something between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We’ll take a look and give you a fixed quote.
A few tasks are always specialist work: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease call for the right kit, training and safe access. Leave those to us.
Managing agents and facilities teams in North Greenwich
If you look after several sites, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Each site gets its own report and pictures, so records stay tidy.
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
Fixed quotes for extract fan cleaning in North Greenwich
Sites vary more than people expect. What affects the quote:
- The number of sites or systems
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- The condition of the system
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
Combining work into one visit or one programme can make for a more efficient booking. Mention every system or site you need covered and we will price it together.
What we need to know
When you call or email, it’s useful to have:
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- The postcode and the type of business
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
We do not publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. We look at your system first, from pictures or on a visit, and then give you a fixed quote. To get going, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
The process
On the day, we arrive at the time agreed with you, often in the evening, overnight or at the weekend so the site keeps working. Anything that needs to be off for the work is switched off and left to cool first, and floors and nearby surfaces are sheeted. The work itself takes a couple of hours per fan, depending on its size and the build-up. Managed blocks in London often need contractors booked in ahead, and we are happy to deal with the agent directly for a site in North Greenwich.
- First we check the fan’s condition and how it sounds.
- With the fan isolated, the housing is opened.
- Each blade is cleaned so the impeller runs evenly.
- We clean the casing, the outlet and around the motor.
- We run the fan and note its condition in the photo report.
Before we arrive
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Tell us where we can park and unload
Getting a quote
To get a fixed quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. We usually come back within one working day.
Advice
Nearby places to North Greenwich
Other services in North Greenwich
Common problems we fix in North Greenwich
Grease condenses as the air cools, and on a roof or outside wall the fan can be in some of the coolest air in the system. So grease often settles heavily there.
If you notice any of these, it’s worth a diagnosis:
- Burning smells from the fan area
- An extract fan with no cleaning record
- A motor area thick with grease
- An extract fan that vibrates or rattles
School kitchens, at schools like Harbinger Primary School for example, are typically cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
What to look for in a quote
- When the next visit should be, and why
- Proof of insurance
- What paperwork you get at the end
- Whether the figure could change on the day
Why deal with it now?
Cleaning the fan in North Greenwich now is a short job: the work takes a couple of hours per fan, depending on its size and the build-up. Leaving it means more wear, more noise and a bigger clean later. In a London building, a problem in a duct, damper or fan rarely stays in one unit.
Every site is different, so we price each one individually. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all play a part.
Why choose Duct Doctor in North Greenwich
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- Full insurance on every job
- Every job surveyed first
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
Take a look at what affects the cost and how to check a contractor.
Kitchen extracts in North Greenwich
The FSA’s data shows about 88 pubs and bars and about 16 hotels and guest houses registered within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of North Greenwich. Breakfasts, bar meals and functions all put grease into the extract wherever they’re cooked. It’s Tower Hamlets council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in North Greenwich. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after. The fire and rescue service for North Greenwich is London Fire Brigade. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises.
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of St Nicholas, or anywhere in North Greenwich, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it. If you run a café or takeaway near Greenwich station, early starts and late finishes leave little time to clean, so overnight extract cleaning suits.
North Greenwich is about 1 mile north-west of Greenwich, in Greater London. Sites in North Greenwich get the same service as everywhere we cover: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where needed and a written report with pictures. North Greenwich is one of 764 towns, villages and districts in Greater London where we work for extract fan cleaning.
Every address in E14, SE8 and SE10 is covered for extract fan cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. You’ll find streets such as Creek Road, Wynan Road and Undine Road, and we cover them all for extract fan cleaning. We also cover the places around North Greenwich: Isle of Dogs (1 mile south-east), Millwall (1 mile west), Cubitt Town (1 mile north-east), Deptford (1 mile south-west) and Greenwich (1 mile south-east). Larger places within reach include London (3 miles west), City of Westminster (6 miles west), Marylebone (6 miles west), Kensington (8 miles west), St Pancras (5 miles north-west) and Shoreditch (4 miles north-west).
Landmarks near North Greenwich
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Laban Centre, Canary Wharf College 3 and St. Paul's and the streets around them. You will also find Mudchute Park and Farm (less than half a mile north-east) and The Ferry House Public House (less than half a mile south-east). North Greenwich’s nearest station is Greenwich station, about 0.8 miles south of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Old Royal Naval College (0.7 miles south-east) and Greenwich Castle (1.1 miles south-east). Not far away are Sue Godfrey Nature Park and Tower Hill.