Hertfordshire · Extract fan cleaning
Extract Fan Cleaning in Piccotts End
Our technicians work in Piccotts End on cleaning of kitchen extract fans, impellers, fan housings and discharge points. Out-of-hours visits, a fixed quote and a written report with photos on every job.
- Fat spreading onto the roof or wall by the fan
- A fan coated in grease inside its housing
- Vibration from an unbalanced impeller
Managing agents and facilities teams in Piccotts End
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Every visit ends with a dated report and pictures, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
For anyone managing more than one site, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Every building has its own written report, so each one has its own record.
Extract fan cleaning in Piccotts End, done properly
Every TR19® Grease clean includes the extract fan, but a fan can also need attention on its own, especially when it has started to vibrate or sound rough. A fan-only clean is recorded as exactly that. We are often asked to deal with an extract fan with no cleaning record and thick grease on the impeller and casing, on roof-mounted fans, fan housings and in-line fans.
In a small place like Piccotts End, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, where grease settles in the flat sections. We agree access and timings in advance.
We are CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, we hold ISO 9001 and we’re fully insured. On top of that, we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we’ve been trading since 2009.
- Location
- Piccotts End (HP1, HP2)
- Region
- Hertfordshire
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Working hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Piccotts End kitchens: local notes
Food Standards Agency records include about 23 pubs and bars within about 1.5 miles of central Piccotts End. A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. Piccotts End is covered by Hertfordshire 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 Piccotts End, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Dacorum council. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
Where a hall near St Mary's Church, or anywhere in Piccotts End, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does. Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Hemel Hempstead Hospital is the nearest hospital to Piccotts End, about 1.4 miles south.
Piccotts End is about 1 mile north-west of Hemel Hempstead, in Hertfordshire. We provide extract fan cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Piccotts End and the rest of Hertfordshire. Across Hertfordshire, we cover 381 places, and Piccotts End is one of them. Our Milton Keynes page covers sites nearby (22 miles or so).
Extract fan cleaning in HP1 and HP2 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Whether your site is on Piccotts End Road, Leighton Buzzard Road and Riverbank or anywhere close by, we can help. Close by, we work in Gadebridge (1 mile south-west), Highfield (1 mile south-east), Warner's End (1 mile south-west), Grovehill (1 mile south) and Woodhall Farm (1 mile south). Within a short drive, we also cover Watford (8 miles south-east), St Albans (6 miles east), Welwyn Garden City (12 miles east), Harpenden (6 miles north-east), Hitchin (15 miles north-east) and Hatfield (11 miles east).
Near you in Piccotts End
Around Piccotts End, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The Old Bell pub, Laureate Academy and Gadebridge Park, among other places. Piccotts End’s nearest station is Hemel Hempstead station, roughly 2 miles south. Nearby you will also find Redbourn Museum (3.8 miles north-east) and Hemel Hempstead Hospital (1.4 miles south). Green spaces nearby include Long Deans.
Nearby places to Piccotts End
What else we do in Piccotts End
Common problems we fix in Piccotts End
Grease builds up unevenly on the blades. The difference throws the impeller off balance and puts strain on the bearings. Left too long, grease turns into wear.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- A smell of hot grease from the extract
- An extract fan with no cleaning record
- Fat spreading onto the roof or wall by the fan
- A motor area thick with grease
Term dates shape school work: for a school like Galley Hill Primary School and Nursery, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
What your quote should include
- Whether VAT is included
- What records you’ll receive afterwards
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or pictures
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
What your team can do, and what needs us
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
Staff cleaning and specialist work aren’t the same thing. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
The process
Everything the job needs comes with us, from protective sheeting to tools and access equipment. All we need from you is clear access and the right equipment switched off. On site, the work takes an hour or two for one fan, longer when it’s hard to reach. For a village or hamlet like Piccotts End, tell us about narrow lanes, gates and parking when you book.
- We locate the fan and plan how to reach and isolate it.
- It’s isolated so it cannot run while we work.
- We scrape the heavy grease from the blades and housing.
- Blades, housing and surrounds are degreased with care around the electrics.
- We reassemble, run and photograph the fan.
Preparing for the visit
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
How to get a quote
For a fixed quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line 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. You will normally have a quote within one working day.
Related advice
How the job changes from site to site
Fan housings and motors
Inside the casing, grease is thrown onto the walls. We clean it along with the blades.
Inline duct fans
Space around an inline fan can be tight, so the method is planned in advance. If it can’t be reached fully, the report says so.
Questions from Piccotts End
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Piccotts End?
The local authority for Piccotts End is Dacorum council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
Can school kitchens in Piccotts End be cleaned in the holidays?
Yes, out-of-term visits are normal for schools. With about 22 schools and colleges on the FSA’s register within roughly a mile and a half of Piccotts End, it pays to plan holiday dates ahead. Tell us your holiday dates and we will book the visit for when the site is empty.
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 does not, the bearings or motor may need attention.
Do we need to close while you work?
Normally not. Booking the work out of hours means the site can carry on as normal. Bigger sites can be done in stages to keep things running.
What happens if you can’t reach some of it?
They’re listed in the report, never skipped quietly. The report says which parts couldn’t be reached and why, and we can quote to improve the access.
Is the fan included in a TR19 clean?
Yes. TR19® Grease covers the whole system, fan included. It’s isolated, opened and cleaned along with the canopy, plenum, filters, ducts and discharge.
Who has the legal duty for fire safety?
The law calls them the responsible person. That is generally the employer or the person in control of the premises, and in shared buildings more than one person can have duties. Your lease and fire risk assessment should make it clear.
Does the law say we must follow TR19?
No. The law sets the duty, and TR19® is the recognised benchmark for meeting it. Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person has to manage fire risk, and without records, many insurers may refuse or reduce a claim.
Looking after it afterwards
Once we’ve finished, these simple steps help:
- Watch for grease marks around the outlet
- Check filters are seated before cooking
- Keep each photo report with the maintenance log
- Listen for new noises or vibration from the fan
The area around the fan is left clean, with waste grease removed. Wherever the fan is, the area around it is cleaned down.
Run the fan throughout cooking. Air that keeps moving carries vapour out rather than letting it settle, so keeping it running helps keep it clean.
When something else is needed
Extract fan cleaning can’t fix everything, and we will tell you before any work starts. It will not put right:
- An undersized fan that can’t cope
- Grease in the duct and canopy before the fan (those need a full TR19 clean)
- A faulty speed controller or isolator
If in doubt, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we’ll say what we think.
What the work covers
- Centrifugal fans
- Axial fans
- Discharge points
- In-line fans
- Roof-mounted fans
- Fan housings