Kent · Extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in Palmer's Green, Kent
For extract fan cleaning in Palmer's Green, one call is all it takes, from survey to sign-off. Fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001.
- Thick grease on the impeller and casing
- Fat spreading onto the roof or wall by the fan
- An extract fan with no cleaning record
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
If you look after several sites, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Each site gets its own report and pictures, so each one has its own record.
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Shared systems, like a riser serving several units, need a clear agreement on who books the work, and we’re happy to quote for all of it.
About our extract fan cleaning in Palmer's Green
A fan never collects grease in a neat, even layer. Uneven build-up unbalances the impeller, leading to vibration, noise and strain on the motor and bearings. A thorough clean removes the cause. The work covers axial fans, in-line fans and discharge points, and common reasons people get in touch are a fan left out of previous cleans and a fan shaking on its mounts.
In a small place like Palmer's Green, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
The paperwork matters as much as the work. Each visit is written up with photos, 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.
- Place
- Palmer's Green (TN12)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed price before work begins
- Working hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Fixed quotes for extract fan cleaning in Palmer's Green
You will get a fixed price before any work starts. It’s based on:
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- The times the site is available
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- How big the system is
What you pay reflects the actual work. That’s why every job is surveyed first, and why the quote is fixed before any work starts.
What to send for a quote
When you call or email, these details help:
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- The site address and the type of premises
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
To get a fixed quote, ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos 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 typically come back within one working day.
Kitchen extracts in Palmer's Green
According to Food Standards Agency records, there are about 4 bars, pubs and nightclubs in Palmer's Green and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. The fire and rescue service for Palmer's Green 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. In Palmer's Green, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Tunbridge Wells council. 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.
Where a hall near Parish Church of All Saints, or anywhere in Palmer's Green, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does. Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Tunbridge Wells Hospital (about 4.4 miles west), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands. If your kitchen is in a listed or historic building, like the houses around Palmer's Green (Scotney Castle is about 4 miles south), fitting access panels needs care.
Palmer's Green is about 6 miles east of Royal Tunbridge Wells, in Kent. Whatever kind of site you run in Palmer's Green, extract fan cleaning is something we can help with. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so trading is not interrupted. We cover 922 places across Kent, from busy centres to quieter spots. We also work in Maidstone, around 9 miles away.
Postcode districts we cover here for extract fan cleaning: TN12. If your site is just outside Palmer's Green, we cover Castle Hill (1 mile north-east), Pearson's Green (1 mile north-east), Horsmonden (1 mile south-east), Mile Oak (1 mile north) and Hazel Street (2 miles south). Larger places within reach include Maidstone (9 miles north-east), Sevenoaks (13 miles north-west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (6 miles west), Tonbridge (7 miles north-west), Kings Hill (8 miles north) and Foley Park (10 miles north-east).
Around Palmer's Green
Typical jobs here are in premises near Halfway House Public House and Mascalls School and the streets around them. Palmer's Green’s nearest station is Paddock Wood station, roughly 2.3 miles north of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Old Scotney Castle (4.1 miles south) and The Hop Farm Museum (3.2 miles north). Open spaces near Palmer's Green include Tudeley Woods RSPB reserve.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. What they cannot safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, and that’s where we come in.
Part by part
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.
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.
Questions from Palmer's Green
Do you do school kitchen extract cleaning in Palmer's Green in the summer holidays?
Yes, holiday work suits schools best. There are about 2 schools, colleges and universities on the FSA’s food hygiene register within about 1.5 miles of Palmer's Green. Just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with your term dates and we will plan around them.
Can the work in Palmer's Green be done at night or at weekends?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. Your customers, staff or residents in Palmer's Green needn’t be disturbed. When you call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos, mention when the site is quiet.
Does the law say we must follow TR19?
No, not in itself. TR19® is the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs check against, and many insurers ask for proof of cleaning to it. The law behind it is the Fire Safety Order 2005 in England and Wales.
Are you accredited?
Duct Doctor is a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we carry full insurance.
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.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
With sheeting and covers, before anything else happens. We keep the work contained and clean down when we finish.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. Scheduled maintenance plans are part of what we do, with visits at the interval your system needs. Each report recommends when the next visit should be.
Should the extract fan be cleaned as part of TR19?
Yes, it should be. The whole system is cleaned, from the canopy to the discharge, and the fan is a key part of it, so it’s cleaned too.
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When it’s something else
Extract fan cleaning can’t fix everything, and we’ll tell you before any work starts. It will not put right:
- A cracked or broken impeller (it needs replacing)
- A motor that has burnt out
- Electrical faults in the fan’s supply or controls (an electrician’s job)
If you are not sure, just call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll give you a straight answer.
What the work covers
- Fan housings
- Discharge points
- Axial fans
- Roof-mounted fans
- In-line fans
- Centrifugal fans
How it works
We are used to working while the site is closed. Evenings, nights and weekends are when much of our work happens, so a kitchen or building can carry on as usual the next day. On site, the work takes a few hours where there are several fans or heavy deposits. Pictures of the system and its access let us plan the work in Palmer's Green before we set off.
- First we locate the fan and agree how it’s safely isolated.
- With the fan isolated, the housing is opened.
- We remove the grease from the blades, impeller and casing.
- The fan and its surrounds are degreased, keeping clear of the motor’s electrics.
- The fan is put back into service, checked and photographed.
Before we arrive
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
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 start, ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
Related advice
What happens if it’s left?
A fan that sounds rough in Palmer's Green is often telling you the extract needs a clean. Grease on the fan means grease in the duct before it, so it’s worth checking the whole system. It’s simpler to plan the work at Palmer's Green now than to arrange it in a hurry later.
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is all affect the cost. Each of those is built into the quote and give you a fixed price before work begins.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Palmer's Green
- Every visit written up, with photos
- Every job surveyed first
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- A fixed price before any work starts
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