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Plashet extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning for Plashet, with a survey first and a report with photos at the end. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- A fan shaking on its mounts
- Grease escaping from the fan outlet
- A motor area thick with grease
Leave it or put it right?
An unbalanced fan gets worse, not better. It can wear the bearings and lead to failure and a kitchen cannot cook safely without extraction. A planned clean beats an emergency. A building in Plashet may have flats or offices above and alongside, and a fault in the system can affect them too.
No two sites are the same, so we price each one individually. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all play a part.
Why us?
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- A fixed price before any work starts
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
Take a look at what affects the cost or our accreditations and certificates.
Extract fan cleaning in Plashet, done properly
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 centrifugal fans, in-line fans and roof-mounted fans, and common reasons people get in touch are a heavily greased fan housing and grease escaping from the fan outlet.
London kitchens tend to trade late and open early, so extract cleaning in Plashet is usually done overnight, after the last service. Before the clean, we agree loading, parking and roof access with whoever manages the building.
Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009, as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we’re fully insured.
- Where
- Plashet (E6, E12, E7)
- Region
- Greater London
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Looking after it afterwards
No system stays clean for ever, but care slows the build-up. Our tips:
- Run the extract throughout cooking
- Keep the grease filters clean and in place
- Listen for new noises or vibration from the fan
- Watch for grease marks around the outlet
If the fan needs more than a clean, we’ll say so plainly. Fan repair and replacement are services we offer too, so you have one point of contact.
A change in how the fan sounds is worth noting. New noise or vibration often means grease is building on the impeller, and catching it early keeps it a cleaning job.
Part by part
Wall fans
Smaller kitchens may extract through a fan on an outside wall. It’s isolated, opened and cleaned inside and out.
Fan housings and motors
Belt-driven fans have a drive belt and pulleys that can collect grease. We clean around them and note any wear for your records.
What extract fan cleaning can’t fix
In fairness, some problems need a different fix:
- A fan that is too small for the system (a design question)
- Electrical faults in the fan’s supply or controls (an electrician’s job)
- Grease in the canopy and ductwork
If you are not sure, just call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll give you a straight answer before booking.
Where we work
- Roof-mounted fans
- In-line fans
- Centrifugal fans
- Fan housings
- Axial fans
- Discharge points
Managing agents and facilities teams in Plashet
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we are happy to quote for all of it.
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.
Plashet: your questions answered
Is parking a problem for work in Plashet?
We plan it in advance, so let us know about loading bays, permits and access rules at the building. Night visits tend to make loading easier on London streets.
Can school kitchens in Plashet be cleaned in the holidays?
Yes. The holidays are the usual time for school work. The FSA’s register shows about 55 schools and colleges with food registrations within roughly a mile and a half of Plashet. Booking early in the term gives the best choice of holiday dates.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. Our area covers London and the South East, so we can schedule a run of sites as one programme. Each site gets its own report and photos.
What makes a kitchen extract fan vibrate?
Uneven grease on the impeller often causes it. After cleaning, we’ll tell you if wear or damage is also involved.
Do you provide a report after cleaning the fan?
Before and after photos go into a report, with anything we noticed. A full clean adds a TR19 certificate from the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
How much does extract fan cleaning cost?
We don’t publish prices, because the cost depends on the job: the size of the system, its condition, access and when we can work. You get a fixed price before any work starts.
What if parts of the system can’t be reached?
We never leave them off the paperwork. The report says which parts couldn’t be reached and why, and we can quote to improve the access.
Do we lose a day’s trading?
Not normally. We work when the area is out of use, such as evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends, so you keep your normal hours.
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How we price extract fan cleaning
We don’t publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. The quote depends on:
- The scale of the work
- A single visit or a regular plan
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- The condition we find in the survey
A single site or a whole portfolio, we price it on the same basis: the work involved, the access and the timing. You’ll have a fixed price before any work starts.
What we need to know
Many jobs can be priced from pictures and some basics. Send what you can of the following:
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
For extract fan cleaning in Plashet, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, plus photos or the previous report if they’re to hand. A fixed quote usually follows within one working day.
How the visit works
On the day, we arrive at the time agreed with you, often in the evening, overnight or at the weekend so the site keeps working. Equipment that has to be off is switched off and allowed to cool before work begins, and the area around the work is covered and protected. On site, it takes a couple of hours per fan, depending on its size and the build-up. Getting kit into a London building takes planning, so let us know where we can load and park in Plashet.
- 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.
Preparing for the visit
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Let us know about parking and loading
Get a fixed quote
Every quote begins with a look at the system, from your pictures and details or, where that isn’t enough, a survey on site. After that, you get a fixed price for the work, before any work starts.
Advice
Extract fan cleaning around Plashet
According to Food Standards Agency records, there are about 22 pubs, bars and clubs and about 15 hotels and guest houses in and around Plashet, up to about a mile and a half out. Any of them serving cooked food has an extract to keep clean, from canopy to discharge. Overnight is the normal time to clean a London kitchen extract, so trading is not affected. Plashet is covered by London Fire Brigade. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises.
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of St Barnabas or elsewhere in Plashet, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often. A hospital like Newham University Hospital, about 1.5 miles south, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day. If you cook for passing trade around Woodgrange Park station, the extract can be cleaned between your last and first customer.
Plashet is about 2 miles north-east of Plaistow, in Greater London. Across the E6 area, we can take on extract fan cleaning. Plashet is one of 764 towns, villages and districts in Greater London we cover for extract fan cleaning. For sites nearby, see our London page (7 miles or so).
We work across E6, E12 and E7 for extract fan cleaning and the streets around it. Streets in the area include Fry Road, Edith Road and Hilda Road, and we cover them all for extract fan cleaning. If your site is just outside Plashet, we cover Manor Park (1 mile north-east), Little Ilford (1 mile north-east), Upton Park (1 mile south-west), Upton (1 mile west) and Wallend (1 mile south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover London (7 miles south-west), City of Westminster (9 miles west), Marylebone (9 miles west), Kensington (11 miles west), St Pancras (7 miles west) and Shoreditch (6 miles west).
Local landmarks in Plashet
Around Plashet, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Monega Primary School, The Overdraft Tavern and West Ham Park and the streets around them. The closest station to Plashet is Woodgrange Park station, roughly 0.5 miles north. Other landmarks nearby include Newham University Hospital (1.5 miles south) and Stratford Centre (2.1 miles west). For a walk, there’s Old Ford Island and Hollow Pond.