Greater London · Extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in Slade Green, Greater London
Extract fan cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Slade Green. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- A fan left out of previous cleans
- Less air being pulled from the kitchen
- A smell of hot grease from the extract
About our extract fan cleaning in Slade Green
Kitchen extract fans come in different forms: roof-mounted units, inline fans within the duct, and wall fans. The way in depends on the type, and we plan that during the survey. If you’re dealing with fat spreading onto the roof or wall by the fan and rough running from the extract fan, we can help.
Across London, many commercial kitchens are squeezed into basements and narrow back-of-house spaces, with extract ducts that can climb several floors to discharge at roof level. For a kitchen in Slade Green, that usually means a longer system to clean and more access panels to plan around.
Good records are part of the job. You get a written report with pictures after each visit, listing what was done, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next visit is due. Keep it with your fire safety records so it’s ready for an insurer, fire officer or EHO.
- Place
- Slade Green (DA8, DA1, DA7)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quotes
- A fixed price before work begins
- Hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Signs you need extract fan cleaning in Slade Green
Each blade collects a slightly different amount. The difference throws the impeller off balance and puts strain on the bearings. Left too long, grease turns into wear.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- Vibration from an unbalanced impeller
- A fan that hums, whines or rumbles
- Grease around the motor and its mounts
- A fan that has never been cleaned
If you cook for passing trade around Slade Green station, the extract can be cleaned between your last and first customer.
Before you book anyone
- What hours they’ll be on site
- What happens if part of the system cannot be accessed
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- Whether they recommend a next date
Questions from Slade Green
Can you work in Slade Green outside opening hours?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. The work in Slade Green can fit around your hours. When you call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line, mention when the site is quiet.
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Slade Green?
Slade Green is in the area of London Fire Brigade. TR19® isn’t law, but it’s the benchmark many fire officers and insurers look to when they ask how often the extract is cleaned.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes, always. We diagnose before we treat: the survey shows what needs doing and what access we need, and the quote is based on that.
What does TR19 mean?
BESA’s ventilation hygiene specification, with two parts that matter most here: TR19® Grease for kitchen extract systems and TR19® Air for general ventilation. It is not legislation, but it’s the standard people check against.
Will we have to shut during the visit?
Not usually. Booking the work out of hours means the site can carry on as normal. Bigger sites can be done in stages to keep things running.
Is the fan included in a TR19 clean?
Yes. TR19® Grease covers the whole system, fan included. It’s isolated, opened and cleaned along with the canopy, plenum, filters, ducts and discharge.
How much notice do you need?
Book as early as you can for planned work, especially if the next clean or test is due soon. For emergencies, we take calls 24/7.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes, day and night, every day of the year. Office hours are Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm, and the emergency line covers the rest.
Why it’s worth doing now in Slade Green
For a kitchen in Slade Green, 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. Leaving it on a busy London site only adds to the work.
No two sites are the same, so each one gets its own fixed quote. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all play a part.
Why book with us
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- Fixed quotes from a survey or pictures
- We diagnose before we treat
- Photo reports with every job
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, alongside our reports.
Some jobs should never be done in-house: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease call for the right kit, training and safe access. Leave those to us.
How the job changes from site to site
Impellers and blades
Coated blades move less air. We clean each blade back to its surface, so the fan can run as intended.
Roof-mounted fans
Grease can escape from a roof fan onto the surrounding surface and we check the area around the outlet. We note any grease around the fan.
Aftercare tips
To keep the system working properly between visits:
- Watch for grease marks around the outlet
- Listen for new noises or vibration from the fan
- Flag smoke lingering at the canopy
- Never cook with a filter missing
Where the fan needs repair rather than cleaning, the report says so. We also repair and replace extract fans, so you have one point of contact.
Keep the whole system on its cleaning cycle. A fan cleaned with the rest of the system on time rarely gets badly coated, in line with BESA guidance.
Nearby places to Slade Green
Also in Slade Green
What we do, step by step
At the end of the visit, someone from your team can look over the work with us. We point out anything that couldn’t be reached or needs a follow-up, and it goes on the report too. The visit takes a few hours where there are several fans or heavy deposits. If your building in Slade Green has sign-in rules, permits or key holders, mention them when you book.
- The fan is found and its type, access and isolation checked.
- We isolate the power before opening the housing.
- We scrape the heavy grease from the blades and housing.
- The fan is degreased, taking care around the motor.
- It’s closed up, run, checked and photographed for the report.
How to prepare
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Clear loose items from the work area
Ask for a quote
Some systems can be priced from pictures; 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.
Read more
What affects the cost of extract fan cleaning
Your quote is based on your site. We consider:
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- Travel, parking and unloading
- The size of the system
- What state the system is in
What you pay depends on the size of the system, what state it’s in and how easy it is to reach. You get a fixed price before work begins, so you know where you stand.
What we need to know
To help us quote quickly, send us:
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
- The site address and the type of premises
There’s no standard price list, because every site is different. We look at your system first, from photos or on a visit, and then send you a fixed quote. To get going, call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
Extract fan cleaning in Slade Green: the local picture
Look up Slade Green on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you will find about 71 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 67 takeaways and sandwich shops within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Slade Green. Where they cook under a canopy, an extract fan is pulling grease-laden air through its blades every service. In London, kitchens are normally cleaned overnight, when the kitchen is closed and loading is easier. Fire safety in Slade Green falls to London Fire Brigade. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk.
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Joyce Green Hospital (about 1.3 miles east), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands. A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near St. Augustine's Church or elsewhere in Slade Green, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Slade Green is about 1 mile south-east of Erith, in Greater London. From the centre of Slade Green to the outskirts, extract fan cleaning is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from small sites to large estates. Our Greater London coverage runs to 764 places, and Slade Green is one of them. You can also see our page for London, about 13 miles away.
We cover every part of DA8, DA1 and DA7 for extract fan cleaning and the streets around it. We cover sites on Oak Road, Elm Road and Moat Lane and the roads around them. Close by, we work in North End (1 mile west), Barnes Cray (1 mile south), Bexley Riverside (1 mile west), Barnehurst (1 mile west) and Northumberland Heath (1 mile west). Within a short drive, we also cover London (13 miles west), City of Westminster (15 miles west), Marylebone (15 miles west), St Pancras (14 miles west), Shoreditch (12 miles west) and Walthamstow (13 miles north-west).
Around Slade Green
Typical jobs here are in premises near Braeburn Park, Railway Tavern and Haberdashers' Aske's Crayford Academy, among other places. There’s a railway station in Slade Green itself: Slade Green station. Other landmarks nearby include Broadway Shopping Centre (2.3 miles west) and Erith Museum (1.3 miles north-west). Open spaces near Slade Green include Wansunt Pit.