Kent · Extract fan cleaning
Shorne Ridgeway extract fan cleaning
Our technicians work in Shorne Ridgeway on extract fan cleaning. Out-of-hours visits, a fixed quote and a written report with photos on every job.
- A fan left out of previous cleans
- A fan that no longer moves enough air
- Thick grease on the impeller and casing
What extract fan cleaning cannot fix
Some problems need a different service or another trade:
- A fan that was never right for the kitchen
- Grease in the canopy and ductwork
- Electrical faults in the fan’s supply or controls (an electrician’s job)
Not sure which it is? You can phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we will tell you honestly before you book.
Where we work
- Discharge points
- In-line fans
- Roof-mounted fans
- Fan housings
- Axial fans
- Centrifugal fans
About our extract fan cleaning in Shorne Ridgeway
If the ducts are the arteries, the fan is the heart. A greasy fan works harder and moves less air. Our job is to clear it, check it runs smoothly and record what we found, before signing it off. If you’re dealing with a fan coated in grease inside its housing and grease stains around the discharge, we can put it right.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
The paperwork matters as much as the work. You get a written report with pictures after every visit, listing what was done, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next visit is due. File it in your maintenance log so it’s to hand when an insurer or inspector asks.
- Where
- Shorne Ridgeway (DA12)
- Region
- Kent
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quote
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
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Fixed quotes for extract fan cleaning in Shorne Ridgeway
A fixed price needs a few facts first. We look at:
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- The number of sites or systems
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- The condition of the system
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is can all change the price. Each of those is built into the quote and give you a fixed price before work begins.
What to send for a quote
Many jobs can be priced from pictures and some basics. Useful things to send:
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- The postcode and the type of business
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, you get a fixed price before work begins.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
If your staff spot something between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We can diagnose it and quote.
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but they do not reach the grease that builds up further in. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Shorne Ridgeway
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare in Shorne Ridgeway and across Kent. Larger estates can be phased building by building around the people who use them.
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We work across London and the South East, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept to a regular schedule.
What happens if it’s left?
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 Shorne Ridgeway, a system that fails can take a site out of use.
Putting the work off seldom saves money. Problems in a system tend to grow, and a neglected system can mean more work. If you are unsure, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form for straight advice and a fixed quote.
Why Shorne Ridgeway businesses choose us
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- In business since 2009
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
Read our cost guide or how to check a contractor.
What the work involves, part by part
Inline duct fans
Space around an inline fan can be tight, so we plan how to reach and clean them. If it can’t be reached fully, the report says so.
Kitchens with long cooking hours
A fan in a long-hours kitchen runs for most of the day, so grease and wear build up together. Cleaning on time helps keep it running.
The process
On the day, we arrive at the time agreed with you, which is often after service, overnight or at a weekend. Equipment that has to be off is switched off and allowed to cool first, and floors and nearby surfaces are sheeted. The work itself takes an hour or two for most single fans. Seeing the system in photos first means the trip to Shorne Ridgeway can be planned properly.
- Diagnosis first: we look for grease, noise and vibration.
- Once isolated, we open the fan up.
- The impeller is cleaned blade by blade so it runs balanced.
- Housing, outlet and the area around the motor are cleaned.
- We run the fan and note its condition in the photo report.
Getting ready for the visit
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
How to get a quote
Here’s what helps us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, photos of the system and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Once you have those, call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
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Shorne Ridgeway questions
Who is the fire and rescue service for Shorne Ridgeway?
That is Kent Fire and Rescue Service. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.
Can school kitchens in Shorne Ridgeway be cleaned in the holidays?
Yes, and it’s the easiest time to do it. Food Standards Agency records list about 5 schools, colleges and universities with registered kitchens within about a mile and a half of Shorne Ridgeway. Booking early in the term gives the best choice of holiday dates.
What if the fan needs more than a clean?
A clean will not mend wear. We repair and replace extract fans as well, with a fixed quote first.
What’s the cleaning interval for an extract fan?
At least as often as the rest of the extract, which BESA guidance sets by daily cooking hours: from 3-monthly for heavy use to 12-monthly for light use. Some fans need attention sooner.
Is TR19 cleaning required by law?
No, not in itself. TR19® is the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs check against, and many insurance policies ask for proof of TR19® cleaning. The legal duty sits in the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 in England and Wales.
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.
What happens to the waste?
Waste is contained during the work and removed when we leave, from grease and debris to used cleaning water. None of it is left on site.
What does TR19 mean?
A BESA specification, with two parts that matter most here: TR19® Grease for kitchen extract systems and TR19® Air for general ventilation. It isn’t law, but it’s the benchmark.
Grease, kitchens and Shorne Ridgeway
Look up Shorne Ridgeway on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you will find about 6 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Shorne Ridgeway. Any of those kitchens with a canopy relies on a fan that gathers grease as it runs. Shorne Ridgeway sits within the area of Kent Fire and Rescue Service. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel. Food hygiene inspections in Shorne Ridgeway are the job of Gravesham council’s environmental health team. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Before-and-after pictures from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
For schools such as Shorne Church of England Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is usually booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed. Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as French Hospital (about 3.4 miles south-east), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands. Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of St Peter and St Paul, or anywhere in Shorne Ridgeway, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
Shorne Ridgeway is about 3 miles south-east of Gravesend, in Kent. Whatever kind of site you run in Shorne Ridgeway, extract fan cleaning is something we can help with. We can work out of hours so the site keeps running. We cover 922 places across Kent, large and small. We also work in Maidstone, around 11 miles away.
Every address in DA12 is covered for extract fan cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. Streets in the area include Racefield Close, The Ridgeway and Tanyard Hill, and we cover them all for extract fan cleaning. We also cover Shorne (1 mile north), Upper Ifield (1 mile north-west), Higham (1 mile north-east), Gadshill (1 mile east) and Thong (1 mile west). Further out, we also cover Maidstone (11 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (14 miles east), Dartford (9 miles west), Sevenoaks (14 miles south-west), Gravesend (3 miles north-west) and Northfleet (4 miles north-west).
What’s near Shorne Ridgeway
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Strood Academy, Shorne Woods Country Park and The Rose and Crown pub. The nearest railway station is Higham station, roughly 2 miles north-east. Well-known places in the area include French Hospital (3.4 miles south-east) and Rochester Castle (3.2 miles east). Open spaces near Shorne Ridgeway include Gad's Hill and Sawyers Lake.