Greater London · Extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in Pimlico, Greater London
Our technicians work in Pimlico on extract fan cleaning. Out-of-hours visits, a fixed quote and a written report with pictures as standard.
- A fan that no longer moves enough air
- Burning smells from the fan area
- Grease around the motor and its mounts
Aftercare tips
Once we have finished, these simple steps help:
- Do not turn the fan off mid-service
- Notice when the fan starts to sound different
- File the fan’s report with your other records
- Make sure the fan is included each time
File the photo report with your other extract records. It shows the fan’s condition at the time of the clean, which helps if anything changes later.
Stick to the interval for the full extract. Regular full cleans keep the fan from building up heavy deposits, in line with BESA guidance.
How we handle extract fan cleaning in Pimlico
The fan is cleaned as part of every full TR19® Grease clean, 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. If you have a fan that hums, whines or rumbles and a fan motor running hot under a coat of grease, we can put it right, from axial fans, discharge points and roof-mounted fans onwards.
London kitchens tend to trade late and open early, so extract cleaning in Pimlico is normally done overnight, after the last service. Parking, loading and access to the roof are agreed with the building before the night of the clean.
Every visit ends with a written report and photos, so there’s a dated record of the work. Where the work is a TR19® Grease clean, the certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Place
- Pimlico (SW1P, SW1V, SW1W)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Other services in Pimlico
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
If your staff spot something between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that won’t come clean, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We can diagnose it and quote.
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, and that’s where we come in.
What affects the quote in Pimlico
You’ll get a fixed price before work begins. It’s based on:
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- How many systems or sites are involved
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- Parking and loading at the site
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Call for a fixed quote and we’ll go through it with you.
What to send for a quote
What to send for a quote:
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- A few general shots of the system
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Add the site type and your opening hours, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
FAQs for Pimlico
How do you handle parking and loading in Pimlico?
London parking can be tight, so details of loading bays and permits help. If the building has a loading slot system, we will book into it.
Which environmental health team covers Pimlico?
Food hygiene inspections in Pimlico are carried out by Westminster council. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
Is the fan isolated during cleaning?
The fan is isolated before we open it, so it cannot start while we work. With the extract off, the kitchen can’t cook, so we work out of hours.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes. For many sites, photos and a few details are enough, while bigger or harder-to-see systems are surveyed on site.
What happens if you cannot reach some of it?
We record them on the report, with photos where possible, and we tell you what would make it reachable, such as extra access panels in ductwork.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. You deal with one contact for every site across London and the South East, and visits can be set on a regular cycle.
What happens to the waste?
It leaves the site with us at the end of the visit. During the work, it’s contained to keep the area clean.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. Plans on a 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycle are available, depending on what the system needs.
Kitchen extracts in Pimlico
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 2,030 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 239 takeaways and sandwich shops within about 1.5 miles of central Pimlico. Grease builds up on fan blades and housings in kitchens like these, unbalancing the impeller. Environmental health officers from Westminster council inspect food businesses in Pimlico. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Before-and-after photos from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand. Pimlico sits within the area of London Fire Brigade. Fire and rescue authorities enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic premises, and in a kitchen that fire risk includes the grease in the extract.
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near St Gabriel's, or anywhere in Pimlico, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it. If you cook for passing trade around London Victoria station, the extract can be cleaned between your last and first customer.
Pimlico is about 1 mile east of Brompton, in Greater London. Pimlico gets the same approach as every site we work on: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with pictures. Our Greater London coverage runs to 764 places, Pimlico among them.
Our technicians cover all of the SW1P, SW1V and SW1W postcode area for extract fan cleaning and the roads nearby. Local streets include Ponton Road, Wilton Road and Ebury Square, and we cover them all for extract fan cleaning. With the A202 and A3212 close by, Pimlico is easy for our technicians to reach at any hour. Nearby, we also carry out extract fan cleaning in Victoria (1 mile north-west), Nine Elms (1 mile south-west), Westminster (1 mile north), Millbank (1 mile north) and Vauxhall (1 mile east). Within a short drive, we also cover Kensington (3 miles west), St Pancras (3 miles north), Shoreditch (4 miles north-east), Walthamstow (8 miles north-east), Hoxton (4 miles north-east) and Whitechapel (4 miles north-east).
Landmarks near Pimlico
Typical jobs here are in premises near Lambeth Palace Library, Grosvenor School of Modern Art and Pimlico Gardens. Also close by are Denbigh Arms (under half a mile north-west) and Pimlico Academy (less than half a mile south-east). For rail, the closest station is London Victoria station, about 0.5 miles north-west. A little further out are Baynard's Castle (2.3 miles north-east) and Harrods (1.3 miles north-west). The countryside around Pimlico includes Bellenden Road Nature Garden and Ludgate Hill.
When it’s something else
Before booking, it helps to know what’s not included:
- Wiring faults to the fan
- A failed motor or worn bearings (that needs a fan repair or replacement)
- A fan that’s too small for the system (a design question)
If in doubt, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we’ll say what we think.
Where we work
- Axial fans
- Discharge points
- Fan housings
- Roof-mounted fans
- Centrifugal fans
- In-line fans
The process
Night work is normal for us. Evenings, nights and weekends are when much of our work happens, so a kitchen or building can carry on as usual the next day. The visit itself takes an hour or two for one fan, longer when it’s hard to reach. Loading bays, visitor permits and roof access are the first things we ask about for a site in Pimlico.
- We locate the fan and plan how to reach and isolate it.
- We isolate the power before opening the housing.
- Grease is scraped off the impeller blades and casing.
- Blades, housing and surrounds are degreased with care around the electrics.
- We reassemble, run and photograph the fan.
Before we arrive
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Move anything stored near the system
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
Getting a quote
Getting a quote doesn’t take long. Send a few details and photos, 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.
Advice
What we’re called out for in Pimlico
How fast a fan gets greasy in Pimlico depends on the cooking: daily hours and the amount of frying and grilling. Under BESA guidance, the whole system, fan included, needs cleaning at least every 3, 6 or 12 months depending on daily hours.
Keep an eye out for these warning signs:
- Weak extraction at the canopy
- Hot, greasy smells near the fan
- A fan motor running hot under a coat of grease
- An extract fan that vibrates or rattles
Healthcare kitchens cannot easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Pimlico is The Gordon Hospital, about within half a mile north-east.
Comparing quotes
- When the next visit should be, and why
- What paperwork you get at the end
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- Proof of insurance
Why it’s worth doing now in Pimlico
A fan clean in Pimlico doesn’t take long: it takes a couple of hours per fan, depending on its size and the build-up. Leaving it means more wear, more noise and a bigger clean later. For a site in Pimlico, fitting the work in overnight now is far easier than closing at short notice later.
Working hours, access and the scale of the site can all change the price. We take each of them into account, and the price is fixed before work begins.
What you get with us
- Fully insured
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
Read what affects the cost and our accreditations.