Kent · Extract fan cleaning
Pittswood extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning for commercial sites in Pittswood and across Kent. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- Thick grease on the impeller and casing
- A fan left out of previous cleans
- An extract fan that vibrates or rattles
Extract fan cleaning in Pittswood, done properly
Grease on a fan is not spread evenly. Uneven build-up unbalances the impeller, leading to vibration, noise and strain on the motor and bearings. Cleaning the impeller and housing puts that right. Typical jobs include an extract fan with no cleaning record and burning smells from the fan area, across in-line fans, axial fans and centrifugal fans.
For a kitchen in or near Pittswood, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy, filters, duct, fan and discharge, with a certificate and photo report at the end.
Think of the report as the system’s health record: a dated account with pictures of everything we did. For TR19® Grease cleans, the certificate comes through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal and sits alongside the report.
- Place
- Pittswood (TN11)
- Region
- Kent
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Your questions about extract fan cleaning in Pittswood
Do you work overnight in Pittswood?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. That way a site in Pittswood does not have to lose a day’s trading. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
Who inspects food businesses in Pittswood?
Kitchens in Pittswood are inspected by Tonbridge and Malling council’s environmental health officers. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
Should the extract fan be cleaned as part of TR19?
Yes. TR19® Grease covers the whole system, fan included. We clean it alongside the canopy, ductwork and discharge.
Can you clean the fan on its own?
Yes, if the fan needs it. A coated fan often means the duct before it is coated too, but the choice is yours.
What is TR19?
It’s the industry benchmark for cleaning ventilation and kitchen extract systems, written by BESA. It covers how systems are inspected, cleaned and checked, and it takes a risk-based approach.
What happens if you cannot reach some of it?
They’re listed in the report, never skipped quietly. The report says which parts couldn’t be reached and why, along with a quote to put access in.
How long does extract fan cleaning take?
Allow a few hours where there are several fans or heavy deposits. We’ll confirm the time when we quote.
Is the fan isolated during cleaning?
We isolate the fan, so the kitchen cannot cook while we work. That’s why fan cleans are done out of hours, and the kitchen is ready when we leave.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
When your team notices a problem between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that will not come clean, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We can diagnose it and quote.
Staff cleaning and specialist work aren’t the same thing. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but they don’t reach the grease that builds up further in. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
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When something else is needed
We’d rather tell you now than book work that will not help, so here are the limits:
- Electrical faults in the fan’s supply or controls (an electrician’s job)
- A fan that is too small for the system (a design question)
- Grease in the duct and canopy before the fan (those need a full TR19 clean)
If you are not sure, just phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will give you a straight answer before booking.
What the work covers
- Axial fans
- Discharge points
- Roof-mounted fans
- Centrifugal fans
- Fan housings
- In-line fans
Looking after it afterwards
Simple habits between visits make a real difference. We recommend:
- Leave a clear route to the fan
- File the fan’s report with your other records
- Make sure the fan is included each time
- Tell us if the extract feels weaker
A full system clean includes a TR19 certificate from the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. If only the fan is cleaned, the photo report says so.
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.
Part by part
Kitchens with long cooking hours
In a busy kitchen, the fan rarely gets a rest, so grease and wear build up together. Regular cleans help it keep going.
Inline duct fans
Space around an inline fan can be tight, so we plan how to reach and clean them. Anything out of reach is recorded.
What we do, step by step
Night work is normal for us. A lot of visits happen overnight or at weekends, so a kitchen or building can carry on as usual the next day. The visit itself takes a couple of hours per fan, depending on its size and the build-up. Seeing the system in pictures first means the trip to Pittswood can be planned properly.
- We start by checking where the fan sits and how to isolate it.
- Power to the fan is isolated before anyone touches it.
- The impeller and the housing around it are scraped clean.
- The fan and its surrounds are degreased, keeping clear of the motor’s electrics.
- The fan is put back into service, checked and photographed.
Preparing for the visit
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
Ask for a quote
Some systems can be priced from photos; others need a survey. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in photos, get a survey first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
Advice
Do you need extract fan cleaning in Pittswood?
Grease on a fan is a fire risk, in Pittswood as anywhere. If grease in the duct catches, the fan and its housing can feed the fire and an overworked motor runs hotter.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- A fan motor running hot under a coat of grease
- Less air being pulled from the kitchen
- A fan left out of previous cleans
- A fan coated in grease inside its housing
If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Old Soar Manor is about 2.6 miles north), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning.
What to look for in a quote
- What happens if part of the system can’t be accessed
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or photos
- When the next visit should be, and why
- What insurance they carry
For landlords and multi-site operators
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We cover South East England and London, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept on a regular cycle.
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we’re happy to quote for all of it.
Extract fan cleaning around Pittswood
Food Standards Agency records include about 5 pubs and bars across Pittswood and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. Fire safety in Pittswood falls to Kent Fire and Rescue Service. 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. It’s Tonbridge and Malling council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Pittswood. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
Where a hall near St Mary's Church, or anywhere in Pittswood, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does. If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Tonbridge Cottage Hospital about 3.7 miles south-west, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.
Pittswood is about 2 miles north-east of Tonbridge, in Kent. We provide extract fan cleaning for commercial premises of every kind in Pittswood and the rest of Kent. 922 places in Kent are on our list, large and small. Our Maidstone page covers sites nearby (10 miles or so).
Work in TN11 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. Extract fan cleaning is available to premises on High House Lane and Ashes Lane and nearby roads. If your site is just outside Pittswood, we cover Parker's Green (1 mile south), Hadlow (1 mile east), Golden Green (2 miles south-east), Dunk's Green (2 miles north) and Roughway (2 miles north). We also work in nearby towns such as Maidstone (10 miles east), Sevenoaks (7 miles north-west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (7 miles south), Gravesend (14 miles north), Northfleet (14 miles north) and Swanley (13 miles north-west).
Local landmarks in Pittswood
In Pittswood, that means kitchens and buildings near Hadlow Primary School and Three Squirrels pub, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Tonbridge station, about 3 miles south-west of the centre. A little further out are Tonbridge Cottage Hospital (3.7 miles south-west) and Tonbridge Castle (2.6 miles south-west). The countryside around Pittswood includes Barden Lake and Tudeley Woods RSPB reserve.