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Extract fan cleaning in Priestwood, Kent
Extract fan cleaning for commercial sites in Priestwood and across Kent. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- An extract fan that vibrates or rattles
- Grease stains around the discharge
- A fan motor running hot under a coat of grease
Managing agents and facilities teams in Priestwood
Where a tenant occupies the premises but the landlord owns the building, 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.
For anyone managing more than one site, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Every building has its own written report, so each one has its own record.
Extract fan cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Priestwood
Cleaning removes grease, not wear. If we find worn bearings, a struggling motor or damage to the impeller, we will tell you, and we also repair and replace extract fans. You get an honest view of the fan’s condition. Typical jobs include hot, greasy smells near the fan and a fan that hums, whines or rumbles, on roof-mounted fans, in-line fans and centrifugal fans.
Somewhere as small as Priestwood, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Each still has a canopy and duct that collect grease, whatever the size of the place.
Each visit ends with a written report and photos, so you have a record of what was done and when. Where the work is a TR19® Grease clean, the certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Where
- Priestwood (DA13)
- Region
- Kent
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Extract fan cleaning around Priestwood
The Food Standards Agency lists about 7 bars, pubs and nightclubs as registered food businesses within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Priestwood. A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. Priestwood sits within the area of Kent Fire and Rescue Service. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises. In Priestwood, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Gravesham council. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Cobham College is about 2.6 miles north-east), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning. For schools such as Meopham School, kitchen extract cleaning is normally booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
Priestwood is about 5 miles south of Gravesend, in Kent. Across the DA13 area, we can carry out extract fan cleaning at your premises. Priestwood is one of 922 places in Kent where we work for extract fan cleaning. We also work in Maidstone, around 9 miles away.
Extract fan cleaning in DA13 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. We cover sites on Chandler's Hill, Chandler's Road and Priestwood Road and the roads around them. If your site is just outside Priestwood, we cover Priestwood Green (1 mile south-west), Harvel (1 mile south), South Street (1 mile west), Foxendown (1 mile north) and Culverstone Green (1 mile south-west). Further out, we also cover Maidstone (9 miles south-east), Dartford (9 miles north-west), Sevenoaks (10 miles south-west), Gravesend (5 miles north), Tonbridge (12 miles south) and Northfleet (5 miles north).
Local landmarks in Priestwood
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Camer Park Country Park, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Sole Street station, roughly 1.9 miles north. Nearby you’ll also find Leybourne Castle (4.1 miles south-east) and Coldrum Long Barrow (2.4 miles south). Not far away are Ranscombe Farm.
Priestwood questions
Do you work in villages like Priestwood?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.
Can you work in Priestwood outside opening hours?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. The work in Priestwood can fit around your hours. Just call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us with your opening times and we will plan around them.
Does a TR19 kitchen extract clean cover the fan?
Yes, the fan is cleaned as part of TR19. If a fan cannot be reached, the report says so, so you always know what was cleaned.
What should I send you?
A short description and a few pictures plus the address and your hours. We will ask for anything else we need.
Is TR19 cleaning required by law?
No. TR19® itself is not law; it’s a BESA specification. The legal duty comes from the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005: the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and cleaning to TR19® is the recognised way to show grease is under control.
How much notice do you need?
That depends on the slot you want and the size of the job. Mention your preferred dates with your enquiry, and for anything urgent, ring our 24/7 emergency line.
What is TR19?
A BESA specification, with two parts that matter most here: TR19® Grease for kitchen extracts and TR19® Air for supply and extract systems. It isn’t law, but it’s the benchmark.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes, every time. We diagnose before we treat: the survey shows what needs doing and what access we need and the fixed quote is built on it.
When to call us in Priestwood
A greasy fan in Priestwood is fuel at the end of the duct. If grease in the duct catches, the fan and its housing can feed the fire and an overworked motor runs hotter.
Keep an eye out for these warning signs:
- A fan that hums, whines or rumbles
- Vibration from an unbalanced impeller
- Thick grease on the impeller and casing
- Hot, greasy smells near the fan
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of Our Lady of the Meadow, or anywhere in Priestwood, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
Comparing quotes
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- What happens if part of the system cannot be accessed
- Whether they’re fully insured
The process
A visit follows the same order every time: protect the area, isolate whatever needs isolating, carry out the extract fan cleaning, clear away and hand over the paperwork. The visit itself takes an hour or two for one fan, longer when it’s hard to reach. Rural roads and tight entrances are worth telling us about before a visit to Priestwood.
- The fan is found and its type, access and isolation checked.
- It’s isolated so it cannot run while we work.
- Grease is scraped off the impeller blades and casing.
- Blades, housing and surrounds are degreased with care around the electrics.
- It’s closed up, run, checked and photographed for the report.
Getting ready for the visit
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Find the previous report, if there is one
Get a fixed quote
We do not publish a price list, because every site is different. Instead, we look at your site first, from photos or a survey, then send a fixed quote. To start, call 0345 646 2711 or email us.
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Fixed quotes for extract fan cleaning in Priestwood
We don’t publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. The quote depends on:
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- The condition we find in the survey
- How big the system is
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That is why we survey first, from pictures or on site, and why the quote is fixed before work begins.
Asking for a quote
When you contact us, these details help:
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
To help us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, a few pictures and any previous report or certificate. Once you have those, ring 0345 646 2711 or email us.
Keeping the system healthy
Once we have finished, these simple steps help:
- Make sure the fan is included each time
- Leave a clear route to the fan
- Run the extract throughout cooking
- Watch for grease marks around the outlet
The area around the fan is left clean, with waste grease removed. On a roof or outside wall, we leave the surrounding area tidy.
Make sure the fan is reachable. A fan that can be reached safely is a fan that gets cleaned, whether it’s on a roof, in a ceiling or on a wall.
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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 won’t come clean, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We can diagnose it and quote.
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
When it’s something else
Extract fan cleaning cannot fix everything, and we’d rather say so up front. It will not put right:
- A fan that will not start
- A fan that was never right for the kitchen
- Electrical faults in the fan’s supply or controls (an electrician’s job)
If you are not sure, just ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll give you a straight answer before you book.
Where we work
- Discharge points
- In-line fans
- Centrifugal fans
- Axial fans
- Roof-mounted fans
- Fan housings