Kent · Extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in Paddock, Kent
Professional extract fan cleaning in and around Paddock, booked around your opening hours and signed off in writing with pictures.
- Grease around the motor and its mounts
- Thick grease on the impeller and casing
- An extract fan that vibrates or rattles
Extract fan cleaning around Paddock
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 5 restaurants, cafés and canteens within about 1.5 miles of central Paddock. Where they cook under a canopy, an extract fan is pulling grease-laden air through its blades every service. Environmental health officers from Ashford council inspect food businesses in Paddock. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector. The fire and rescue service for Paddock is Kent Fire and Rescue Service. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises.
School kitchens, at schools like Challock Primary School for example, are normally cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost. Healthcare kitchens can’t easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Paddock is William Harvey Hospital, about 5.8 miles south-east.
Paddock is about 5 miles north of Ashford, in Kent. If you need extract fan cleaning in Paddock, please call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form for a fixed quote. Our area covers London and the South East, including Paddock. 922 places in Kent are on our list, large and small. You can also see our page for Maidstone, roughly 15 miles from Paddock.
All of TN25 is within our area for extract fan cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. If you need extract fan cleaning at premises on Canterbury Road and Green Lane or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. We also cover the places around Paddock: Challock (1 mile east), Pested (1 mile north-east), Stocker's Head (2 miles west), Charing Hill (2 miles west) and Stalisfield (3 miles north-west). We also work in nearby towns such as Maidstone (15 miles west), Ashford (5 miles south), Canterbury (11 miles north-east), Sittingbourne (10 miles north-west), Whitstable (12 miles north-east) and Faversham (7 miles north).
Near you in Paddock
Around Paddock, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The Chequers pub and The Hayesbrook School and the streets around them. The closest station to Paddock is Charing station, about 3 miles west. Other landmarks nearby include Tower keep castle at Chilham (4.8 miles east) and William Harvey Hospital (5.8 miles south-east).
About our extract fan cleaning in Paddock
If the ducts are the arteries, the fan is the heart. A heart under strain works harder for less. Our job is to clear it, check it runs smoothly and record what we found, before signing it off. We’re often asked to deal with a heavily greased fan housing and grease around the motor and its mounts, across centrifugal fans, discharge points and in-line fans.
In a small place like Paddock, 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.
The paperwork matters as much as the work. You get a written report with pictures after each visit, listing what was done, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next visit is due. Keep it with your fire safety records so it’s ready for an insurer, fire officer or EHO.
- Location
- Paddock (TN25)
- Region
- Kent
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quote
- A fixed price before we start
- When we work
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
When it’s something else
We’ll always give you a straight diagnosis, so here’s what this work can’t put right:
- Damaged fan blades
- Grease in the duct and canopy before the fan (those need a full TR19 clean)
- A fan that’s too small for the system (a design question)
Not sure which it is? You can ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we will tell you honestly before you book.
What we work on in Paddock
- Centrifugal fans
- Axial fans
- Fan housings
- Roof-mounted fans
- Discharge points
- In-line fans
Why deal with it now?
Cleaning the fan in Paddock now is a short job: it takes an hour or two for most single fans. Leaving it means more wear, more noise and a bigger clean later. Somewhere as small as Paddock, losing a kitchen or building to a fault is felt by everyone who uses it.
The cost depends on how big the system is, the condition it’s in and access to every part of it. You get a fixed price before we start, so there are no surprises.
What you get with us
- Every job surveyed first
- Fully insured
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Photo reports with every job
Take a look at our cost guide or how to check a contractor.
Places near Paddock
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Common questions in Paddock
Will you come out to Paddock?
Yes, Paddock is part of our area, however small the site. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the site when you book.
Which fire service covers Paddock?
Kent Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service for Paddock. A recent cleaning certificate and a note of the next clean date show that grease in the extract is being managed.
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 give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. Send details of the systems and how they’re used, and we’ll suggest a schedule and quote for it.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes. There’s a 24/7 emergency line, for problems that cannot wait. Call us any time and explain what’s happened.
Will I get pictures of the cleaned fan?
You get a photo report with before and after photos of the fan. Full system cleans come with a TR19 certificate as well.
What does extract fan cleaning cost?
Every site is different, so each gets its own fixed quote. To get one, call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us with the site type, opening hours and a few pictures.
Can you clean the fan on its own?
Yes, a fan can be cleaned on its own. That helps when the fan needs attention before the next full clean, but it doesn’t replace a full TR19 clean.
What your team can do, and what needs us
Staff cleaning does not replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
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.
What happens on the day
We work around your opening hours, not the other way round. We book the visit for a time the area is closed, whether that’s an evening, overnight or a weekend. Once we are in, the area is sheeted and anything that has to be off is turned off and cooled, and the job takes a couple of hours per fan, depending on its size and the build-up. A few pictures of the system help us make the most of a visit to a place like Paddock.
- We start by checking where the fan sits and how to isolate it.
- With the fan isolated, the housing is opened.
- Grease is scraped from the impeller blades and the inside of the housing.
- Blades, housing and the area around the motor are degreased with care.
- The fan is put back into service, checked and photographed.
Getting ready for the visit
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
Get a fixed quote
We don’t publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. We look at your system first, from pictures or on a visit, then send a fixed quote. To get going, call 0345 646 2711 or email us.
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What affects the quote in Paddock
Every site gets its own quote. These are the things that affect it:
- The times the site is available
- Travel, parking and unloading
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- Whether several sites go on one quote
Combining work into one visit or one programme can make for a more efficient booking. Mention every system or site you need covered, and you’ll get one fixed quote.
Asking for a quote
Photos let us diagnose from a distance. The most useful are:
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- The site address and the type of premises
To get a fixed quote, call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. We normally come back within one working day.
How the job changes from site to site
Inline duct fans
Some fans are built into the duct itself. They’re reached through access panels or by opening the casing after isolating them.
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 we clean what we safely can.
When to call us in Paddock
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.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- Hot, greasy smells near the fan
- Grease escaping from the fan outlet
- A fan that hums, whines or rumbles
- A fan left out of previous cleans
If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Belmont House and Gardens is about 3.8 miles north), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning.
What to look for in a quote
- Whether VAT is included
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- When the next visit should be, and why
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or photos