Kent · Extract fan cleaning
Extract Fan Cleaning in Old Wives Lees
We cover Old Wives Lees for extract fan cleaning. Out-of-hours visits, a fixed quote and a written report with pictures on every job.
- A heavily greased fan housing
- Hot, greasy smells near the fan
- A fan left out of previous cleans
Between visits
How long the results last depends on use and care. We suggest:
- Never cook with a filter missing
- Don’t turn the fan off mid-service
- Keep each photo report with the maintenance log
- Look for grease stains near the discharge
We take away the grease and dirty water from the fan clean. On a roof or outside wall, we leave the surrounding area tidy.
Listen to the fan. Rattles, hums or shaking can be early signs of build-up or wear, and catching it early keeps it a cleaning job.
Extract fan cleaning in Old Wives Lees, done properly
Is the extract fan louder than it used to be, or the airflow weaker? Tell us about it when you call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form, and you’ll get a fixed price, typically within one working day. If you have a smell of hot grease from the extract and a fan shaking on its mounts, we can put it right, from centrifugal fans, roof-mounted fans and in-line fans onwards.
For a kitchen in or near Old Wives Lees, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, and the clean itself is the same full TR19® job as in any town: canopy to discharge, then a TR19® certificate and a photo report.
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers all look at records. That’s why every job is written up in a report with pictures, plus a TR19® certificate through the BESCA VHE portal where the work is a TR19® Grease clean.
- Location
- Old Wives Lees (CT4)
- Region
- Kent
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed price before work begins
- Hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
What the work involves, part by part
Roof-mounted fans
Roof fans also discharge grease onto the roof around them, so the outlet area is checked too. We note any grease around the fan.
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.
Signs you need extract fan cleaning in Old Wives Lees
Grease builds up unevenly on the blades. Over time, that imbalance shakes the fan, wearing bearings and mounts. What starts as a grease problem can become a mechanical one.
Look out for any of the following:
- A fan that no longer moves enough air
- Vibration from an unbalanced impeller
- A fan motor running hot under a coat of grease
- A fan coated in grease inside its housing
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of St Mary or elsewhere in Old Wives Lees, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
What to look for in a quote
- When the next visit should be, and why
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- Whether a survey comes first
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
Multi-site and managed buildings
Whether it’s one building or many, the standard is the same: the system surveyed, the price fixed, the visit fitted around trading and everything written up afterwards.
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.
Nearby places to Old Wives Lees
What else we do in Old Wives Lees
What a clean won’t put right
To be straight with you, some problems need a different fix:
- Electrical faults in the fan’s supply or controls (an electrician’s job)
- A fan that was never right for the kitchen
- A fan that will not start
Not sure which it is? You can call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we’ll tell you honestly before booking.
Where we work
- Roof-mounted fans
- Discharge points
- Centrifugal fans
- Fan housings
- Axial fans
- In-line fans
Kitchen extracts in Old Wives Lees
Look up Old Wives Lees on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you’ll find about 3 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Old Wives Lees. Each kitchen extract among them ends at a fan, and grease on the impeller strains the motor. The fire and rescue service for Old Wives Lees is Kent Fire and Rescue Service. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk. Kitchens in Old Wives Lees get their food hygiene inspections from Ashford council. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
A kitchen near Chilham station that serves breakfast and dinner can run its extract twelve hours or more, which shortens the cleaning interval. A hospital like Eastbridge Hospital of St Thomas the Martyr, about 5.1 miles east, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day.
Old Wives Lees is about 5 miles west of Canterbury, in Kent. Every kind of commercial site in Old Wives Lees, extract fan cleaning is something we can help with. We can work out of hours so the site keeps running. 922 places in Kent are on our list, large and small. For sites nearby, see our Maidstone page, about 19 miles away.
Extract fan cleaning in CT4 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Extract fan cleaning is available to premises on Cherry Orchard, Cobbs Hill and Green Lane and the roads around them. Neighbouring places we cover for extract fan cleaning include Chilham (1 mile south), Mountain Street (1 mile south), Oversland (2 miles north), Neames Forstal (2 miles north-west) and Shottenden (2 miles west). Within a short drive, we also cover Ashford (9 miles south-west), Canterbury (5 miles east), Sittingbourne (12 miles north-west), Folkestone (15 miles south-east), Whitstable (7 miles north) and Faversham (5 miles north-west).
What’s near Old Wives Lees
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Broadham Down and The Star Inn and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Chilham station, roughly 0.8 miles south-east. Other landmarks nearby include Chilham Castle (0.9 miles south-west) and Eastbridge Hospital of St Thomas the Martyr (5.1 miles east). Green spaces nearby include Blean Woods RSPB Reserve.
How the visit works
There are three stages on the day: set-up, the treatment itself and the sign-off. Set-up means sheeting and making equipment safe, while signing off means the written report and photos. Most of the time goes on the work itself, which takes a couple of hours per fan, depending on its size and the build-up. Visits to a village like Old Wives Lees are booked in advance, at a time that suits whoever runs the site.
- First we locate the fan and agree how it’s safely isolated.
- The fan is isolated so it can’t 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.
How to prepare
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
Get a fixed quote
Every quote begins with a look at the system, from your photos and details or, where that isn’t enough, a survey on site. After that, you get a fixed price for the work so you know the cost before any work starts.
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What your team can do, and what needs us
Keep a record of what your team does. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, alongside our reports.
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
Common questions in Old Wives Lees
Do you work in villages like Old Wives Lees?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
Who is the fire and rescue service for Old Wives Lees?
Fire safety enforcement in Old Wives Lees is handled by Kent Fire and Rescue Service. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
What if the fan needs more than a clean?
Cleaning removes grease, but it cannot fix worn parts. We repair and replace extract fans as well, with a fixed quote first.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes, of course. Send details of the systems and how they’re used and we’ll propose a schedule with a fixed quote.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
We work for restaurants, pubs, hotels, schools, colleges, hospitals, care homes, offices and shops, as well as food production and leisure sites.
How long does extract fan cleaning take?
Size, access and build-up all affect it. As a guide, it takes a few hours where there are several fans or heavy deposits.
Can you work evenings and weekends?
Yes, and that is how we prefer to work. The visit is timed for when the area is not in use, whether that is late evening, overnight or a weekend.
What should I send you?
A short description and a few pictures plus the address and your hours. We’ll ask for anything else we need.