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Northfields extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning for Northfields and the surrounding area: diagnosis first, then a fixed quote, the work and a report with photos. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- An extract fan with no cleaning record
- A fan coated in grease inside its housing
- Hot, greasy smells near the fan
What affects the cost of extract fan cleaning
The diagnosis comes before the price. We look at:
- The scale of the work
- What state the system is in
- The number of sites or systems
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
The cost depends on how big the system is, what state it’s in and access to every part of it. We give you a fixed price before any work starts, so you know where you stand.
What we need to know
There’s no need for technical detail. Just send:
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, either from photos and details you send or from a site visit. Then we send a fixed price, before we start.
Extract fan cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Northfields
The extract fan is the heart of the system: it draws the air through the canopy and ductwork and pushes it outside. Whatever grease slips past the filters and duct reaches the fan, and that is what we clean. If you have a fan coated in grease inside its housing and burning smells from the fan area, we can put it right, from in-line fans, axial fans and roof-mounted fans onwards.
Kitchens in Northfields, 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.
Nothing is signed off by word of mouth: a dated report with pictures of the work, and for TR19® Grease cleans, a certificate issued through the BESCA VHE portal. Any parts we couldn’t reach are recorded on it too.
- Place
- Northfields (W5, W13, TW8)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed price before any work starts
- When we work
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
What happens on the day
A visit follows the same order every time: sheeting and protection first, isolate whatever needs isolating, carry out the extract fan cleaning, clear away and leave you the report. The visit itself takes an hour or two for one fan, longer when it’s hard to reach. We fit London jobs around the building rather than the other way round, so a visit in Northfields is typically out of hours.
- First we locate the fan and agree how it’s safely isolated.
- Power to the fan is isolated before anyone touches it.
- The impeller and the housing around it are scraped clean.
- The fan and its surrounds are degreased, keeping clear of the motor’s electrics.
- We reassemble, run the fan and photograph the result.
Getting ready for the visit
- Move anything stored near the system
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
Get a fixed quote
For a fixed quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email 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 normally come back within one working day.
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Why it’s worth doing now in Northfields
Cleaning the fan in Northfields now is a short job: the work takes a few hours where there are several fans or heavy deposits. Leaving it means more wear, more noise and a bigger clean later. It’s better booked as a planned job in Northfields than handled as an emergency.
One small site or a whole estate, we price it on the same basis: the work involved, the access and the timing. You will have a fixed price before work begins.
Why Northfields businesses choose us
- Every visit written up, with pictures
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- Fixed quotes from a survey or photos
Read how cleaning jobs are priced and how to check a contractor.
What a clean will not put right
It’s worth knowing the limits before booking:
- Grease in the duct and canopy before the fan (those need a full TR19 clean)
- Damaged fan blades
- A failed motor or worn bearings (that needs a fan repair or replacement)
If in doubt, call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we will say what we think before booking.
What we work on in Northfields
- Roof-mounted fans
- In-line fans
- Axial fans
- Discharge points
- Centrifugal fans
- Fan housings
How the job changes from site to site
Kitchens with long cooking hours
A long-hours kitchen cannot afford a fan failure. A clean fan is less likely to strain, and our 24/7 emergency callout is there if it happens anyway.
Wall fans
Smaller kitchens may extract through a fan on an outside wall. We isolate it, then clean the blades and housing.
Extract fan cleaning in Northfields: the local picture
Food Standards Agency records list about 444 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 96 takeaways in and around Northfields, up to about a mile and a half out. The fan at the end of each of those extracts collects grease that slows it and wears the motor. In London, kitchens are usually cleaned overnight, when the kitchen is closed and loading is easier. Northfields sits within the area of London Fire Brigade. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order.
Healthcare kitchens can’t easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Northfields is Ealing Hospital, about 1.4 miles west. For schools such as Mount Carmel Catholic Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is usually booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
Northfields is about 1 mile south of Ealing, in Greater London. If you need extract fan cleaning in Northfields, it’s easy to get a fixed quote: please call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form. Our area covers London and the South East, including Northfields. 764 places in Greater London are on our list, large and small. For sites nearby, see our London page, about 9 miles away.
Extract fan cleaning in W5, W13 and TW8 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Local streets include Burns Road, South Road and Elers Road, and we cover them all for extract fan cleaning. You will find Northfields on the A3002, which makes it straightforward for our technicians to reach for out-of-hours visits. Close by, we work in Brentford (1 mile south-east), Gillette Corner (1 mile south-west), Brentford End (1 mile south), Osterley (2 miles south-west) and Spring Grove (2 miles south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover London (9 miles east), City of Westminster (7 miles east), Marylebone (7 miles east), Kensington (5 miles east), St Pancras (9 miles east) and Shoreditch (10 miles east).
Local landmarks in Northfields
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Ealing Fields High School, Great Ealing School and Ealing Park Tavern, among other places. Also close by are Library for Iranian Studies (1.8 miles east) and Lammas Park (less than half a mile north). Northfields’s nearest station is Brentford station, roughly 0.8 miles south of the centre. A little further out are Gunnersbury Park House - Large Mansion (1.2 miles east) and Treaty Centre (3 miles south-west). For a walk, there’s Middle Lake and Long Wood.
Your questions about extract fan cleaning in Northfields
Can parking be tricky for a job in Northfields?
Parking and loading in London need planning, so tell us about bays, permits and building rules when you book. If the building has a loading slot system, we’ll book into it.
Which environmental health team covers Northfields?
Food hygiene inspections in Northfields are carried out by Ealing council. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
What information do you need?
Just the basics: the address, the site type, your opening hours and how we reach the system. Photos and the last report help too. Then ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
Do you work out of hours?
Yes, and that’s how we prefer to work. The visit is timed for when the area isn’t in use, such as late evening, overnight or a weekend.
How much notice should we give?
The more notice, the better, especially for out-of-hours work. We normally quote within one working day, and there’s a 24/7 line for emergencies.
Why is my extract fan noisy?
A common cause is grease. Uneven build-up on the blades throws the fan off balance, causing vibration and noise. If cleaning doesn’t, the bearings or motor may need attention.
What happens to the waste?
Waste is contained during the work and removed when we leave, from grease and debris to used cleaning water. None of it is left on site.
How long will it take to clean the fan?
It takes an hour or two for one fan, longer when it’s hard to reach. We’ll confirm the time when we quote.
For landlords and multi-site operators
Where a tenant occupies the premises but the landlord owns the building, the lease normally sets out who maintains what. We are happy to deal with either side and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we are happy to quote for all of it.
When to call us in Northfields
A fan in Northfields 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.
What we are most often called out for:
- Grease escaping from the fan outlet
- An extract fan with no cleaning record
- Hot, greasy smells near the fan
- Less air being pulled from the kitchen
If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Boston Manor is about 0.5 miles south), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning.
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