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Extract Fan Cleaning in Sissinghurst
Extract fan cleaning for Sissinghurst, with a survey first and a report with pictures at the end. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- Fat spreading onto the roof or wall by the fan
- A fan coated in grease inside its housing
- An extract fan that vibrates or rattles
What affects the cost of extract fan cleaning
The price is fixed before any work begins. It takes into account:
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- The condition we find in the survey
- How easy every part is to reach
- The number of sites or systems
Every site is different, 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
Many jobs can be priced from pictures and some basics. Useful things to send:
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- Problems your staff have spotted
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
Every quote begins with a look at the system, from your pictures and details or, where that isn’t enough, a survey on site. After that, you get a fixed price for the work, before any work starts.
Extract fan cleaning in Sissinghurst
Think of the fan as the system’s heart and the grease as a clot. A heart under strain works harder for less. Our job is to clear it, check it runs smoothly and record what we found, before signing it off. The work covers axial fans, discharge points and fan housings, and common reasons people get in touch are weak extraction at the canopy and a motor area thick with grease.
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.
For insurers and inspectors, the record counts. So every job comes with a written report and pictures, and grease extract cleans come with a TR19® certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Location
- Sissinghurst (TN17)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed price before we start
- Working hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Different parts, different methods
Kitchens with long cooking hours
Long cooking hours mean more grease reaches the fan. BESA guidance sets at least 3-monthly cleaning for that level of use, fan included.
Wall fans
With little duct before them, wall fans collect grease fast. They may need cleaning as often as the canopy, which grease readings will show.
What happens on the day
Protection comes first: sheeting goes over floors and surfaces close to the work. Then we make the system safe and start. The work on site takes a few hours where there are several fans or heavy deposits, and we clear up before we go. The timing of a visit to Sissinghurst is set by you, and the travel is our side of the planning.
- We start by checking where the fan sits and how to isolate it.
- With the fan isolated, the housing is opened.
- We remove the grease from the blades, impeller and casing.
- We degrease the fan and housing, taking care around the motor.
- The fan is put back into service, checked and photographed.
Getting ready for the visit
- Move anything stored near the system
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
Ask for a quote
For a fixed quote, call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. You’ll normally have a quote within one working day.
Related advice
What extract fan cleaning looks like in Sissinghurst
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 11 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 4 takeaways and sandwich shops in and around Sissinghurst, up to about a mile and a half out. Any of those kitchens with a canopy relies on a fan that gathers grease as it runs. Sissinghurst is covered by 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. In Sissinghurst, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Tunbridge Wells council. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
For schools such as Cranbrook School, kitchen extract cleaning is normally booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed. Church and community hall kitchens, near Church of the Holy Trinity or anywhere around Sissinghurst, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Sissinghurst is about 11 miles south of Maidstone, in Kent. Sites in Sissinghurst get the same service as everywhere we cover: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with photos. Sissinghurst is one of 922 places in Kent we cover for extract fan cleaning. For sites nearby, see our Maidstone page, about 11 miles away.
Extract fan cleaning in TN17 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Whether your site is on The Street, Milkhouse Cottages and Cobnut Close or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. If your site is just outside Sissinghurst, we cover Wilsley Pound (1 mile west), Cranbrook Common (1 mile north), Wilsley Green (1 mile south-west), Knox Bridge (2 miles north) and Colliers Green (2 miles west). Larger places within reach include Maidstone (11 miles north), Ashford (14 miles east), Royal Tunbridge Wells (13 miles west), Tonbridge (14 miles north-west), Kings Hill (13 miles north-west) and Foley Park (12 miles north).
Local landmarks in Sissinghurst
In Sissinghurst, that means kitchens and buildings near Crane Valley and The Bull Public House. For rail, the closest station is Staplehurst station, roughly 4.3 miles north. Other landmarks nearby include Sissinghurst Castle (1.1 miles east) and Benenden Hospital (3.1 miles south-east).
Nearby places to Sissinghurst
What else we do in Sissinghurst
Why deal with it now?
For a kitchen in Sissinghurst, a noisy, greasy fan is often the first sign the whole system is overdue. Grease on the fan means grease in the duct before it, so it’s worth checking the whole system. Rural sites cannot always move to another kitchen or room when something fails.
One small site or a whole estate, we price it on the same basis: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. The price is fixed before work begins.
Why Sissinghurst businesses choose us
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Trading since 2009
- A written report with pictures after every visit
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
Keeping the system healthy
Here’s the after-treatment advice, short and simple:
- Tell us if the extract feels weaker
- Keep records of every fan clean
- Keep access to the fan clear
- Make sure the fan is included each time
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.
Fewer grease particles reaching the fan means less build-up. Keep the grease filters clean, fitted and in place, and replace any that are damaged.
Common questions in Sissinghurst
Can you clean school kitchen extracts in Sissinghurst during the holidays?
Yes, out-of-term visits are normal for schools. There are about 4 schools, colleges and universities on the FSA’s food hygiene register within about 1.5 miles of Sissinghurst. Tell us your holiday dates and we’ll book the visit for when the site is empty.
Can you come to Sissinghurst after we close?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. That way a site in Sissinghurst does not have to lose a day’s trading. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
What should I send you?
Some pictures and a quick description of the system plus the address and your hours. If we need more, we will ask.
Who has the legal duty for fire safety?
That depends on who controls the premises. The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty on the responsible person, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, facilities manager or managing agent.
Are you fully insured?
Yes. We carry full insurance and have been trading since 2009.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. Regular plans can run on 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycles, depending on what the system needs.
How often should the extract fan be cleaned?
The fan follows the full system’s interval at BESA’s minimum intervals for your cooking hours. Grease readings and the fan’s condition can show it needs more.
Where does the waste go?
Waste is contained during the work and removed when we leave, including grease, debris and dirty water. None of it is left on site.
Honest limits
Not every problem is solved by extract fan cleaning, and we’d rather say so up front. It does not solve:
- A failed motor or worn bearings (that needs a fan repair or replacement)
- An undersized fan that cannot cope
- An impeller that is bent or split
If in doubt, ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we’ll say what we think.
Parts of the system we cover
- Discharge points
- Roof-mounted fans
- Axial fans
- In-line fans
- Centrifugal fans
- Fan housings
Common problems we fix in Sissinghurst
A fan in Sissinghurst builds up grease at a rate set by the kitchen, not the location: how many hours a day the kitchen runs and what it cooks. Under BESA guidance, the whole system, fan included, needs cleaning at least every 3, 6 or 12 months depending on daily hours.
The symptoms we’re asked about most are:
- A fan shaking on its mounts
- Thick grease on the impeller and casing
- A noisy fan that has got louder over time
- A fan left out of previous cleans
Healthcare kitchens cannot easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Sissinghurst is Benenden Hospital, about 3.1 miles south-east.
What your quote should include
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- Whether a survey comes first
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- Whether a written report and photos are included