Kent · Extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in Reculver, Kent
Looking for extract fan cleaning in Reculver? We survey first, send you a fixed quote and work around your opening hours, then sign off with a report and photos.
- A fan coated in grease inside its housing
- Grease around the motor and its mounts
- Rough running from the extract fan
Common questions in Reculver
Can the work in Reculver be done at night or at weekends?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. That way a site in Reculver does not have to lose a day’s trading. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Reculver?
In Reculver, it’s Canterbury City council that carries out food hygiene inspections. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
Who is responsible for fire safety on the premises?
The Fire Safety Order 2005 calls them the responsible person: often the employer, owner or occupier. In shared or managed buildings, a landlord, facilities manager or managing agent can share the duty.
What if parts of the system cannot be reached?
We record them on the report, with a note of where it is, and we tell you what would make it reachable, for example new access panels.
How long is a fan clean?
It takes a few hours where there are several fans or heavy deposits. We will confirm the time when we quote.
How do you protect the area?
Floors and surfaces near the work are sheeted before we start, and anything we remove is contained. Before we leave, we tidy up and clean down.
How much notice should we give?
The more notice, the better, particularly for night and weekend visits. We usually quote within one working day, and there’s a 24/7 line for emergencies.
Do you have insurance?
Yes, fully. CHAS and SafeContractor accreditation sit alongside it for clients who vet their contractors.
Extract fan cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Reculver
In Reculver, as everywhere we work, the fan follows a set routine: isolated first, then opened, scraped and degreased. The result is photographed for your records. Common call-outs are for a fan motor running hot under a coat of grease and thick grease on the impeller and casing, across fan housings, discharge points and in-line fans.
Work in a small place like Reculver starts with a call to agree access and timings, and the clean itself is the same full TR19® job as in any town: canopy, filters, duct, fan and discharge, with a certificate and photo report at the end.
The sign-off is always in writing: a written report, dated and illustrated with pictures, plus a certificate through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal when the work is a TR19® Grease clean. It shows what was done and what, if anything, couldn’t be reached.
- Where
- Reculver (CT6)
- Region
- Kent
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- When we work
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
How we price extract fan cleaning
Sites vary more than people expect. What affects the quote:
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- Parking and loading at the site
- How many systems or sites are involved
- Site rules, permits and inductions
No two sites are the same, so each one gets its own fixed quote. Size, access, the condition of the system and when we can work all make a difference.
Helping us quote
Before you ask for a quote, gather:
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
- Your last certificate, test record or report
Quotes are quick. Call or email with a few details and you will usually have a fixed price within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
Why act early in Reculver
Grease on the fan is grease in the system. TR19® Grease covers the whole extract, fan included, and insurers asking for TR19 cleaning expect the full system. In a small place like Reculver, a system that fails can take a site out of use.
The cost depends on how big the system is, what state it’s in and access to every part of it. You get a fixed price before any work starts, so there are no surprises.
What you get with us
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- Fully insured
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
Take a look at what affects the cost and our accreditations and certificates.
How it works
The first job on site is protection: sheeting goes over floors and surfaces close to the work. Then we make the system safe and start. The work on site takes an hour or two for one fan, longer when it’s hard to reach, and the area is cleaned down before we leave. The timing of a visit to Reculver is set by you, and the travel is our side of the planning.
- We find the fan and check how it’s reached and how it’s isolated.
- With the fan isolated, the housing is opened.
- The impeller and the housing around it are scraped clean.
- We degrease the fan and housing, taking care around the motor.
- We reassemble, run the fan and photograph the result.
Preparing for the visit
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
Ask for a quote
Need a price for extract fan cleaning? Please give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and tell us about the site. We will talk you through the work and give you a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
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What the work involves, part by part
Inline duct fans
Inline fans can be in tight spaces, so the method is planned in advance. Anything out of reach is recorded.
Impellers and blades
A clean impeller shows any damage: cracks, bent blades or wear. Anything we see goes on the report.
Towns and villages near Reculver
What else we do in Reculver
Grease, kitchens and Reculver
The coast is only about 1 mile from Reculver. Near the sea, the fan and discharge at the top of a kitchen extract corrode faster than they would inland. Reculver is covered by 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. It’s Canterbury City council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Reculver. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Reculver Church of England Primary School or anywhere near Reculver, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean. Volunteers running a hall kitchen near St Mary's Church, or anywhere in Reculver, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
Reculver is about 3 miles east of Herne Bay, in Kent. Anywhere in CT6, we can take on extract fan cleaning. Across Kent, we cover 922 places, and Reculver is one of them. There’s also a page for Maidstone, roughly 30 miles from Reculver.
We cover every part of the CT6 postcode area for extract fan cleaning and the streets around it. That includes premises on Reculver Lane and Cherry Blossom Drive and nearby roads. If your site is just outside Reculver, we cover Bishopstone (1 mile west), Hillborough (1 mile south-west), Hawthorn (2 miles south-west), Beltinge (2 miles west) and Highstead (2 miles south-west). Further out, we also cover Canterbury (8 miles south-west), Margate (8 miles east), Ramsgate (10 miles east), Broadstairs (10 miles east), Whitstable (7 miles west) and Deal (14 miles south-east).
Landmarks near Reculver
In Reculver, that means kitchens and buildings near Bishopstone Cliffs and The King Ethelbert Inn and the streets around them. Reculver’s nearest station is Herne Bay station, roughly 3.5 miles west of the centre.
When it’s something else
We’d rather tell you now than book work that won’t help, so here are the limits:
- A failed motor or worn bearings (that needs a fan repair or replacement)
- A dirty duct upstream of the fan
- Wiring faults to the fan
If you’re not sure, just call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll give you a straight answer before you book.
Parts of the system we cover
- Centrifugal fans
- Discharge points
- Axial fans
- Fan housings
- Roof-mounted fans
- In-line fans
Keeping the system healthy
Think of this as the after-treatment advice, short and simple:
- Keep the fan on whenever the range is lit
- Keep records of every fan clean
- Keep access to the fan clear
- Note any drop in extraction at the canopy
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. A fan cleaned with the rest of the system on time rarely gets badly coated, in line with BESA guidance.
What staff can safely do
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. The inside of ducts and units needs 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, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We will take a look and send you a fixed quote.