Kent · Extract fan cleaning
Extract Fan Cleaning in Seasalter
Our technicians work in Seasalter on cleaning of kitchen extract fans, impellers, fan housings and discharge points. Out-of-hours visits, a fixed quote and a written report with pictures on every job.
- Rough running from the extract fan
- A heavily greased fan housing
- Grease stains around the discharge
Your questions about extract fan cleaning in Seasalter
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Seasalter?
It’s Kent Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Seasalter. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
Which council inspects kitchens in Seasalter?
In Seasalter, 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.
Do you need to turn the fan off to clean it?
We always isolate the fan first, so it can’t start while we work. With the extract off, the kitchen can’t cook, so we work out of hours.
What’s TR19?
It’s the industry benchmark for cleaning ventilation and kitchen extract systems, written by BESA. It covers how systems are inspected, cleaned and checked and expects a risk-based approach.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes. We always survey first, from your photos and details, or with a visit where necessary. Then you get a fixed quote.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
No. TR19® itself isn’t 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 TR19® is the benchmark for showing that grease in the extract is under control.
What do you do to protect the area?
We cover floors and nearby surfaces with sheeting before we start, and anything we remove is contained. Before we leave, we tidy up and clean down.
Can you work evenings and weekends?
Yes. Evenings, nights and weekends are normal working hours for us, so you don’t have to close during trading.
Extract fan cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Seasalter
Cleaning removes grease, not wear. Anything that looks worn or damaged goes on the report and fan repair or replacement is something we also do. You get an honest view of the fan’s condition. We are often asked to deal with a fan that no longer moves enough air and an extract fan with no cleaning record, across fan housings, centrifugal fans and in-line fans.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, where grease settles in the flat sections. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
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. Any parts we couldn’t reach are recorded on it too.
- Location
- Seasalter (CT5)
- Region
- Kent
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Working hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
What happens on the day
Our technicians bring everything the work needs, including protection sheets, the right tools and access kit. You only need to give us clear access and switch off what needs to be off. The visit takes an hour or two for most single fans. Pictures of the system and its access let us plan the work in Seasalter before we set off.
- First we check the fan’s condition and how it sounds.
- With the fan isolated, the housing is opened.
- Each blade is cleaned so the impeller runs evenly.
- Housing, outlet and the area around the motor are cleaned.
- We run the fan and note its condition in the photo report.
How to prepare
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
Get a fixed quote
Some systems can be priced from photos; others need a survey. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
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Landlords, agents and facilities managers
For anyone managing more than one site, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Each site gets its own report and photos, so each one has its own record.
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Every visit ends with a dated report and pictures, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
Looking after it afterwards
After the visit, a few habits help the work last:
- Keep the fan on whenever the range is lit
- Do not store items in front of the fan’s access point
- Listen for new noises or vibration from the fan
- Book the fan into every full TR19 clean
The area around the fan is left clean, with waste grease removed. On a roof or outside wall, we leave the surrounding area tidy.
Keep the whole system on its cleaning cycle. Regular full cleans keep the fan from building up heavy deposits, in line with BESA guidance.
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What your team can do, and what needs us
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, and that is where we come in.
Some jobs should never be done in-house: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings call for the right kit, training and safe access. Leave those to us.
Fixed quotes for extract fan cleaning in Seasalter
Every site gets its own quote. These are the things that affect it:
- The size of the system
- Any permits to work or inductions
- How many systems or sites are involved
- A single visit or a regular plan
Leaving it longer rarely makes the work cheaper. Problems in a system tend to grow, which can make the next visit longer. If you’re unsure, call 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll give you an honest view and a fixed quote.
Helping us quote
There’s no need for technical detail. It helps if you can send:
- The postcode and the type of business
- Problems your staff have spotted
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
Getting a quote does not take long. Send a few details and photos, and we typically reply with a fixed quote within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
Extract fan cleaning around Seasalter
Seasalter is within about 1 mile of the coast. Corrosion on the fan housing and cowl is worth a look at every clean, alongside the grease. The FSA’s data shows about 29 bars, pubs and nightclubs registered within about 1.5 miles of central Seasalter. Where they serve hot food, their kitchen extracts need cleaning to TR19® like any restaurant’s. In Seasalter, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Canterbury City council. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
Bursars and site managers at schools such as Joy Lane Primary Foundation School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty. Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Seasalter Christian Centre, or anywhere in Seasalter, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it. Healthcare kitchens cannot easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Seasalter is Whitstable and Tankerton Hospital, about 2.5 miles north-east.
Seasalter is about 2 miles west of Whitstable, in Kent. For extract fan cleaning in and around Seasalter, please call 0345 646 2711 or email us for a fixed quote. We work across South East England and London, including Seasalter. Our area takes in 922 places across Kent, from busy centres to quieter spots. Our Maidstone page covers sites nearby (21 miles or so).
All of CT5 is covered for extract fan cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. Streets in the area include Eden Road, Allan Road and Church Lane, all of which we cover for extract fan cleaning. Neighbouring places we cover for extract fan cleaning include Highstreet (1 mile south), Waterham (2 miles south-west), Dargate (2 miles south), Graveney (3 miles south-west) and Hernhill (3 miles south-west). Further out, we also cover Ashford (15 miles south), Canterbury (6 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (11 miles west), Faversham (5 miles south-west), Herne Bay (6 miles east) and Minster (10 miles north-west).
Landmarks near Seasalter
Around Seasalter, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The Jolly Sailor pub, The Whitstable School and Seasalter Levels and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Whitstable station, roughly 1.8 miles north-east. Well-known places in the area include Tankerton Castle (2 miles north-east) and Whitstable and Tankerton Hospital (2.5 miles north-east). Not far away are Blean Woods RSPB Reserve.
When it’s something else
We’d rather tell you now than book work that will not help, so here are the limits:
- Grease in the duct and canopy before the fan (those need a full TR19 clean)
- A failed motor or worn bearings (that needs a fan repair or replacement)
- A fan that is too small for the system (a design question)
If in doubt, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll say what we think before booking.
What we work on in Seasalter
- Axial fans
- Roof-mounted fans
- Discharge points
- Fan housings
- Centrifugal fans
- In-line fans
Why deal with it now?
Grease on the fan is grease in the system. TR19® Grease covers the whole extract, fan included and many insurers require the full system to be cleaned to TR19. In a place like Seasalter, ductwork and fans are easy to forget until something goes wrong.
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: how much there is, how we reach it, what state it’s in and when we can work. Call for a fixed quote and we’ll explain each part.
Why us?
- Every job surveyed first
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- Fixed quotes from a survey or photos
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease