Greater London · Extract fan cleaning
Peckham extract fan cleaning
Our technicians work in Peckham on extract fan cleaning. Out-of-hours visits, a fixed quote and a written report with photos on every job.
- A noisy fan that has got louder over time
- Less air being pulled from the kitchen
- A fan that has never been cleaned
How the visit works
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’re in, the area is sheeted and anything that has to be off is turned off and cooled, and the job takes an hour or two for one fan, longer when it’s hard to reach. Many London buildings have a managing agent, a security desk or a permit-to-work system, so tell us who to contact in Peckham.
- We start by checking where the fan sits and how to isolate it.
- The fan is isolated so it can’t start while we work.
- 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.
- It’s closed up, run and checked, and pictures go into your report.
Before we arrive
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
Getting a quote
To help us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, pictures of the system and any previous report or certificate. Once you have those, call 0345 646 2711 or email us.
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How we handle extract fan cleaning in Peckham
The extract fan is the heart of the system: it pulls air from the canopy, through the duct and out of the building. Whatever grease slips past the filters and duct reaches the fan and we clean it off. Typical jobs include grease stains around the discharge and a heavily greased fan housing, across centrifugal fans, discharge points and roof-mounted fans.
Across London, many commercial kitchens are squeezed into basements and narrow back-of-house spaces, with extract ducts that can climb several floors to discharge at roof level. In Peckham, as elsewhere in the capital, a long duct run means more access points to open and more grease to remove.
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. File it in your maintenance log so it’s ready for an insurer, fire officer or EHO.
- Place
- Peckham (SE15, SE14, SE5)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed price before any work starts
- When we work
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Other services in Peckham
Different parts, different methods
Impellers and blades
While the impeller is clean, we can see its condition: cracks, bent blades or wear. Anything we see goes on the report.
Wall fans
A wall fan pushes the air straight outside. We isolate it, then clean the blades and housing.
What a clean won’t put right
We will always give you a straight diagnosis, so here’s what extract fan cleaning will not do:
- Wiring faults to the fan
- A fan that won’t start
- Damaged fan blades
If in doubt, ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we’ll say what we think.
What we work on in Peckham
- Discharge points
- In-line fans
- Axial fans
- Centrifugal fans
- Roof-mounted fans
- Fan housings
Why act early in Peckham
A fan that fails mid-service can stop a kitchen cooking. Grease is often where fan trouble begins, so keeping it clean is part of keeping it running. If it does fail, our 24/7 emergency line is there. Planning ahead in Peckham lets you pick a quiet night rather than lose a busy one.
One small site or a whole estate, the quote is built the same way: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. The price is fixed before any work starts.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Peckham
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Fixed quotes, normally within one working day
See our cost guide and how to check a contractor.
For landlords and multi-site operators
Whether it’s one building or many, the standard is the same: diagnosis, a fixed price, work booked around your hours and a written report with pictures.
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
Grease, kitchens and Peckham
Food Standards Agency data counts about 447 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 344 sandwich bars and takeaways in Peckham and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Grease builds up on fan blades and housings in kitchens like these, unbalancing the impeller. Overnight is the normal time to clean a London kitchen extract, so trading is not affected. Food hygiene inspections in Peckham are the job of Southwark council’s environmental health team. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Southwark Adult Education Institute is the nearest hospital to Peckham, about under half a mile east. For schools such as John Donne Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is typically booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
Peckham is about 2 miles south-east of London, in Greater London. Sites in Peckham get the same service as everywhere we cover: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with photos. Across Greater London, we cover 764 places, and Peckham is one of them.
We work across SE15, SE14 and SE5 for extract fan cleaning and the streets around it. Extract fan cleaning is available to premises on Rye Lane, Relf Road and Mona Road and the roads around them. With the A2215 close by, Peckham is easy for our technicians to reach at any hour. Close by, we work in Nunhead (1 mile south-east), Telegraph Hill (1 mile south-east), South Bermondsey (1 mile north), Surrey Canal (1 mile north-east) and East Dulwich (1 mile south-west). Larger places within reach include City of Westminster (5 miles north-west), Marylebone (5 miles north-west), Kensington (6 miles west), St Pancras (4 miles north-west), Shoreditch (4 miles north) and Walthamstow (8 miles north).
Around Peckham
Around Peckham, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Brimmington Park, The St Thomas the Apostle College and The Kentish Drovers pub and the streets around them. There’s a railway station in Peckham itself: Queens Road Peckham station. A little further out are Peckham Platform (less than half a mile north-west) and Southwark Adult Education Institute (under half a mile east). Green spaces nearby include St. James's Park Lake and Knight's Hill.
How we price extract fan cleaning
We quote each job individually. This is what makes a difference:
- A single visit or a regular plan
- The condition we find in the survey
- How big the system is
- The number of sites or systems
Putting the work off seldom saves money. Problems in a system tend to grow, which can make the next visit longer. If you’re unsure, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will give you an honest view and a fixed quote.
Helping us quote
There’s no need for technical detail. It helps if you can send:
- The postcode and the type of business
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- A few general shots of the system
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
Quotes are quick. Send a few details and pictures, and we typically reply with a fixed quote within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
Do you need extract fan cleaning in Peckham?
Grease on a fan is a fire risk, in Peckham as anywhere. If grease in the duct catches, the fan and its housing can feed the fire, and a hot, struggling motor does not help.
What we are most often called out for:
- Hot, greasy smells near the fan
- Grease around the motor and its mounts
- Grease stains around the discharge
- Vibration from an unbalanced impeller
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near All Saints Church or elsewhere in Peckham, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event.
Questions to ask before you book
- What happens if part of the system cannot be accessed
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- Whether VAT is included
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
Questions from Peckham
Who is the fire and rescue service for Peckham?
Fire safety enforcement in Peckham is handled by London Fire Brigade. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
Can you come to Peckham after we close?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. That way a site in Peckham does not have to lose a day’s trading. When you give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line, mention when the site is quiet.
What types of premises do you cover?
Any site with a kitchen or a ventilation system to look after, from a small pub to a hospital. Hotels, schools, care homes, offices, shops and leisure sites are all part of our work.
What happens if you cannot reach some of it?
We record them on the report, with a note of where it is, and we explain what access is needed, for example new access panels.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes. Our emergency line runs 24/7, for problems that can’t wait. Call us any time and explain what’s happened.
Will we have to shut during the visit?
Not typically. The area we’re working in has to be out of use while we are there, so the visit goes in a quiet slot.
How long will it take to clean the fan?
A single accessible fan doesn’t take long, but hard-to-reach fans take more time. It’s done while the kitchen is closed.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes. Plans on a 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycle are available, to suit the system and how it’s used.