Kent · Extract fan cleaning
Extract Fan Cleaning in Pootings
Extract fan cleaning in Pootings from ventilation hygiene specialists trading since 2009. Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus a 24/7 emergency line.
- An extract fan that vibrates or rattles
- Hot, greasy smells near the fan
- A fan that hums, whines or rumbles
Your questions about extract fan cleaning in Pootings
Do you do school kitchen extract cleaning in Pootings in the summer holidays?
Yes, out-of-term visits are normal for schools. Food Standards Agency records list about 3 schools, colleges and universities with registered kitchens within about a mile and a half of Pootings. Send us your term dates when you call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us, and we will fit the work in.
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Pootings?
Kent Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service for Pootings. A recent cleaning certificate and a note of the next clean date show that grease in the extract is being managed.
What is TR19?
TR19® is the BESA specification for keeping ventilation systems clean. TR19® Grease, a standalone specification since 2019, covers grease in kitchen extract systems, while TR19® Air covers other supply and extract ductwork.
How long will it take to clean the fan?
A single accessible fan doesn’t take long, while fans on high roofs or in tight voids take longer. We plan it out of hours.
What happens to the waste?
Anything we remove is contained as we work and taken away with us, from grease and debris to used cleaning water. None of it is left on site.
What about areas you cannot get to?
The report shows them clearly. Often the fix is extra access, such as new panels in ductwork, which we can install.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. One number covers all your sites across London and the South East, with visits on a regular schedule.
Do you cover Pootings?
Yes. Our technicians work in Pootings, as part of our area across London and the South East.
Extract fan cleaning in Pootings, done properly
Duct Doctor has been cleaning kitchen extract fans since 2009. As a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, we clean to BESA TR19® Grease, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 and full insurance. If you are dealing with fat spreading onto the roof or wall by the fan and burning smells from the fan area, we can put it right, from axial fans, discharge points and in-line fans onwards.
Work in a small place like Pootings starts with a call to agree access and timings, 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.
The paperwork matters as much as the work. You get a written report with photos after each visit, listing what was done, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next visit is due. Keep it with your fire safety records so it’s ready for an insurer, fire officer or EHO.
- Location
- Pootings (TN8)
- Region
- Kent
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Working hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
What your team can do, and what needs us
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but the parts you cannot see still need a specialist at the right interval.
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. What they can’t safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, and that’s where we come in.
What happens if it’s left?
An unbalanced fan gets worse, not better. It can wear the bearings and lead to failure, which may leave the kitchen without extraction. Cleaning it early is far less disruptive. In a place like Pootings, ductwork and fans are easy to forget until something goes wrong.
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is all affect the cost. Each of those is built into the quote, and the price is fixed before we start.
Why us?
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- A written report with photos after each visit
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- We are fully insured
Read our cost guide and our accreditations.
Honest limits
In fairness, some problems need a different fix:
- Electrical faults in the fan’s supply or controls (an electrician’s job)
- A fan that will not start
- A cracked or broken impeller (it needs replacing)
If in doubt, call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll say what we think before you book.
Parts of the system we cover
- Axial fans
- Discharge points
- Fan housings
- Centrifugal fans
- In-line fans
- Roof-mounted fans
Extract fan cleaning around Pootings
The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 4 bars, pubs and nightclubs within about 1.5 miles of central Pootings. A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. In Pootings, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Sevenoaks council. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector. Pootings sits within the area of 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.
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Four Elms Primary School or anywhere near Pootings, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean. Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Tandridge Priory is the nearest hospital to Pootings, about 3.1 miles north-west.
Pootings is about 6 miles south-west of Sevenoaks, in Kent. For extract fan cleaning in and around Pootings, it’s easy to get a fixed quote: please ring 0345 646 2711 or email us. We work across South East England and London, Pootings included. Our Kent coverage runs to 922 places, and Pootings is one of them. London is in our area too, around 20 miles away.
Extract fan cleaning in TN8 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. We also cover Four Elms (1 mile south-east), Crockham Hill (1 mile north-west), Puddledock (1 mile north-east), Mowshurst (1 mile south) and Marlpit Hill (1 mile south-west). We also work in nearby towns such as Sevenoaks (6 miles north-east), Royal Tunbridge Wells (10 miles south-east), Tonbridge (9 miles east), Swanley (13 miles north), Kings Hill (14 miles east) and Paddock Wood (14 miles east).
What’s near Pootings
For rail, the closest station is Edenbridge station, about 1.4 miles south-west of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Tandridge Priory (3.1 miles north-west) and Haxted Watermill Museum (3.2 miles south-west). The countryside around Pootings includes Dryhill Nature Reserve and Betsom's Hill.
When to call us in Pootings
Grease on a fan is a fire risk, in Pootings as anywhere. A fire in the duct can reach the fan and the grease around it, and a hot, struggling motor does not help.
If you notice any of these, it’s worth a diagnosis:
- Fat spreading onto the roof or wall by the fan
- Hot, greasy smells near the fan
- A fan shaking on its mounts
- A fan that no longer moves enough air
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Congregational Church or elsewhere in Pootings, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Comparing quotes
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- How areas they can’t reach will be recorded
- Whether VAT is included
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
Also in Pootings
What affects the cost of extract fan cleaning
Your quote is based on your site. We consider:
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- How many systems or sites are involved
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- The condition we find in the survey
Every site is different, so each one gets its own fixed quote. Size, access, the condition of the system and when we can work all make a difference.
What we need to know
Photos and a few facts are often enough to price the work. Useful things to send:
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- Any previous report or certificate
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- The postcode and the type of business
For extract fan cleaning in Pootings, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email. Tell us what kind of premises it is and when it’s open, and send photos or your last report if you can. We usually send a fixed quote within one working day.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too across Kent. Work can be phased by floor, building or site around the people who use them.
When the building owner and the occupier are different, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We are happy to deal with either side, and the report can go to both.
What we do, step by step
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. The visit takes an hour or two for one fan, longer when it’s hard to reach. In a small place like Pootings, the journey is planned ahead and the visit arranged around the site’s hours.
- We find the fan and check how it’s reached and how it’s isolated.
- The fan is isolated so it cannot start while we work.
- We remove the grease from the blades, impeller and casing.
- The fan and its surrounds are degreased, keeping clear of the motor’s electrics.
- It’s closed up, run and checked, and pictures go into your report.
Before we arrive
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
Getting a quote
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Add the site type and your opening hours, and we can price many jobs without a visit.