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Rotherhithe extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning for Rotherhithe and the surrounding area: a survey, a fixed price, careful work and proper paperwork. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- A fan that no longer moves enough air
- Fat spreading onto the roof or wall by the fan
- An extract fan that vibrates or rattles
Extract fan cleaning in Rotherhithe
Is the extract fan louder than it used to be, or the airflow weaker? A few details or a photo help when you give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email, and you will get a fixed price, usually within one working day. We are often asked to deal with thick grease on the impeller and casing and an extract fan that vibrates or rattles, on discharge points, fan housings and roof-mounted fans.
Kitchens in Rotherhithe, like many across London, can share a building with flats or offices, with the duct running up through shared risers. A duct fire there can reach parts of the building far from the range, so a regular TR19® clean protects everyone in it.
Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009, and we’re 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
- Rotherhithe (SE16, SE8, E1W)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Leave it or put it right?
Without a working extract fan, a kitchen cannot cook safely. Grease is often where fan trouble begins, so keeping it clean is part of keeping it running. If it does fail, our 24/7 emergency line is there. A booked night’s work in Rotherhithe costs you no trading time; an unplanned closure does.
Working hours, access and the scale of the site all affect the cost. We take each of them into account and give you a fixed price before work begins.
Why Rotherhithe businesses choose us
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
See our cost guide and our accreditations.
Keeping the system healthy
Here’s the after-treatment advice, in brief:
- Check the report shows the fan was cleaned
- Keep the grease filters clean and in place
- Don’t turn the fan off mid-service
- Listen for new noises or vibration from the fan
File the photo report with your other extract records. It gives a dated record of the fan’s condition, which helps if anything changes later.
Keep the route to the fan clear. Clear access means it’s never left out of a clean, whether it’s on a roof, in a ceiling or on a wall.
Do you need extract fan cleaning in Rotherhithe?
A fan in Rotherhithe builds up grease at a rate set by the kitchen, not the location: daily hours and the amount of frying and grilling. BESA guidance sets minimum intervals of 3, 6 or 12 months for the whole system by daily use.
Keep an eye out for these warning signs:
- A fan motor running hot under a coat of grease
- An extract fan that vibrates or rattles
- A heavily greased fan housing
- Rough running from the extract fan
A hospital like St Olave's Hospital, about 0.5 miles west, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day.
Before booking anyone
- What insurance they carry
- Whether VAT is included
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
The process
When we arrive, we check the system against the survey or the pictures you sent. Anything unexpected is raised with you before we go further. After that, the work takes an hour or two for one fan, longer when it’s hard to reach. For a job in Rotherhithe, tell us about loading bays, permits, lifts and roof access when you book.
- We start by checking where the fan sits and how to isolate it.
- The fan is isolated so it cannot start while we work.
- Grease is scraped from the impeller blades and the inside of the housing.
- The fan and its surrounds are degreased, keeping clear of the motor’s electrics.
- The fan is put back into service, checked and photographed.
Before we arrive
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
How to get a quote
Here’s what helps us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, a few photos and any previous report or certificate. Then ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
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Extract fan cleaning around Rotherhithe
The Food Standards Agency lists about 97 pubs, bars and clubs and about 15 hotels, B&Bs and guest houses as registered food businesses across Rotherhithe 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. In Rotherhithe, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Southwark council. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after. Rotherhithe sits within the area of 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.
School kitchens, at schools like Alfred Salter Primary School for example, are typically cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost. A kitchen near Canada Water station that serves breakfast and dinner can run its extract twelve hours or more, which shortens the cleaning interval.
Rotherhithe is about 2 miles south-east of Whitechapel, in Greater London. We provide extract fan cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Rotherhithe and the rest of Greater London. Across Greater London, we cover 764 places, Rotherhithe among them.
Postcode districts we cover here for extract fan cleaning: SE16, SE8 and E1W. Streets in the area include Bush Road, Gomm Road and Swan Road, and we cover them all for extract fan cleaning. You will find Rotherhithe on the A200, which makes it straightforward for our technicians to reach for extract fan cleaning. Nearby, we also carry out extract fan cleaning in Surrey Quays (1 mile south), Surrey Canal (1 mile south), South Bermondsey (1 mile south-west), Millwall (1 mile south-east) and North Greenwich (1 mile south-east). Larger places within reach include City of Westminster (5 miles west), Marylebone (5 miles west), Kensington (7 miles west), St Pancras (4 miles north-west), Walthamstow (6 miles north) and Hoxton (3 miles north-west).
Near you in Rotherhithe
In Rotherhithe, that means kitchens and buildings near The Ship York pub, Bacon's College and Russia Dock Woodland, among other places. Rotherhithe has its own railway station: Canada Water station. Other landmarks nearby include St Olave's Hospital (0.5 miles west) and Tower of London (1.6 miles north-west). Green spaces nearby include St. James's Park Lake and Tower Hill.
What the work involves, part by part
Wall fans
The wall around a wall fan can be stained with grease. We clean the fan and check the outlet.
Kitchens with long cooking hours
When a busy kitchen’s fan fails, cooking stops. Keeping the fan clean is part of avoiding that, and our 24/7 emergency callout is there if it happens anyway.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Running several sites is easier with one contractor. We work across London and the South East, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept to a regular schedule.
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare across Greater London. Larger estates can be phased building by building to keep disruption down.
When it’s something else
Some problems need a different service or another trade:
- A faulty speed controller or isolator
- A motor that has burnt out
- A cracked or broken impeller (it needs replacing)
If you are not sure, just ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll give you a straight answer.
What the work covers
- Discharge points
- Fan housings
- In-line fans
- Roof-mounted fans
- Centrifugal fans
- Axial fans
FAQs for Rotherhithe
Do you work at weekends in Rotherhithe?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. The site is handed back ready to open. Let us know the hours you are closed and we’ll book within them.
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Rotherhithe?
In Rotherhithe, it’s Southwark council that carries out food hygiene inspections. It helps to keep the extract cleaning records with your food safety paperwork, so they’re ready if asked for.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. You deal with one contact for every site in our area, with visits on a regular schedule.
Is it safe to clean the fan while the kitchen is open?
We isolate the fan, so the kitchen can’t cook while we work. That’s why fan cleans are done out of hours, and the kitchen is ready when we leave.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes. We always survey first, from your photos and details, or with a visit where needed. Then you get a fixed quote.
Do you repair extract fans as well as clean them?
Fan repair and replacement is part of what we do. If we find wear or damage, we will explain it and send you a fixed quote.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
No, not in itself. TR19® is the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs check against, and many insurers ask for proof of cleaning to it. The law behind it is the Fire Safety Order 2005 in England and Wales.
Do we lose a day’s trading?
Not usually. We need the work area to ourselves while we’re on site, so we book a time when it would be closed anyway.