Kent · Extract fan cleaning
Smeeth extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning across Smeeth and nearby, booked around your opening hours and finished with a written report and photos.
- Grease around the motor and its mounts
- Hot, greasy smells near the fan
- A noisy fan that has got louder over time
Extract fan cleaning in Smeeth, done properly
If the ducts are the arteries, the fan is the heart. A greasy fan works harder and moves less air. We clean it, run it and note anything that needs a closer look so you get a clean bill of health. If you’re dealing with an extract fan that vibrates or rattles and burning smells from the fan area, we can put it right.
In a small place like Smeeth, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. We agree access and timings in advance.
The paperwork matters as much as the work. You get a written report with pictures after each visit, covering the work done, any areas we couldn’t access and a recommended next date. Keep it with your fire safety records so it’s to hand when an insurer or inspector asks.
- Location
- Smeeth (TN25)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quote
- A fixed price before work begins
- When we work
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
What affects the cost of extract fan cleaning
Sites vary more than people expect. What affects the quote:
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- The condition of the system
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
Working hours, access and the scale of the site can all change the price. Each of those is built into the quote and give you a fixed price before we start.
What to send for a quote
You do not need the technical terms. Just send:
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- The site address and the type of premises
- Problems your staff have spotted
For extract fan cleaning in Smeeth, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, plus photos or the previous report if they’re to hand. We typically send a fixed quote within one working day.
How it works
There’s very little for your team to do on the day. A contact on site lets us in at the agreed time and points us to the system, and we take it from there. Before we leave, the area is tidied and the paperwork follows. If you can send photos, we can arrive in Smeeth knowing what to expect.
- We locate the fan and plan how to reach and isolate it.
- It’s isolated so it cannot run while we work.
- Grease is scraped off the impeller blades and casing.
- The fan is degreased, taking care around the motor.
- It’s closed up, run, checked and photographed for the report.
Before we arrive
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Clear the space around the work
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
Get a fixed quote
To help us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, a few photos and any previous report or certificate. Once you have those, call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
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Why it’s worth doing now in Smeeth
An unbalanced fan gets worse, not better. It wears bearings and mounts and can lead to a breakdown and a kitchen can’t cook safely without extraction. A planned clean beats an emergency. Planning a trip to Smeeth ahead is easier for everyone than a rushed one.
Several systems or sites on one quote often makes better use of the time. Mention every system or site you need covered, and you’ll get one fixed quote.
Why Smeeth businesses choose us
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- In business since 2009
- One number for every site across the South East and London
When to call us in Smeeth
Grease condenses as the air cools, and a fan out on a roof or wall often sits where the air is coolest. That makes it a natural place for grease to settle.
It’s time to book a visit if you see:
- A fan shaking on its mounts
- A fan motor running hot under a coat of grease
- A fan coated in grease inside its housing
- Hot, greasy smells near the fan
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of St Mary or elsewhere in Smeeth, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Before booking anyone
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- What paperwork you get at the end
What extract fan cleaning looks like in Smeeth
Food Standards Agency data counts about 3 restaurants, cafés and canteens in Smeeth and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Each kitchen extract among them ends at a fan, and grease on the impeller strains the motor. In Smeeth, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Ashford council. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready. Kent Fire and Rescue Service covers Smeeth. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel.
A hospital like William Harvey Hospital, about 2.6 miles north-west, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day. Westenhanger Castle, about 3.4 miles south-east, is one of the historic houses near Smeeth; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions.
Smeeth is about 5 miles east of Ashford, in Kent. From the centre of Smeeth to the outskirts, extract fan cleaning is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from small sites to large estates. 922 places in Kent are on our list, large and small. For sites nearby, see our Maidstone page (21 miles or so).
Postcode districts we cover here for extract fan cleaning: TN25. If you need extract fan cleaning at premises on Church Road, Caroland Close and Woolpack Hill or a nearby road, our technicians can take on the work. Other places close to Smeeth include Ridgeway (1 mile west), Brabourne Lees (1 mile north-east), Lilyvale (1 mile south-east), Bircholt Forstal (1 mile north-east) and Stone Hill (1 mile south-east). We also work in nearby towns such as Ashford (5 miles west), Canterbury (12 miles north-east), Dover (14 miles east), Folkestone (9 miles east), Faversham (14 miles north) and Hythe (6 miles south-east).
Landmarks near Smeeth
The nearest railway station is Westenhanger station, about 3.6 miles south-east of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Lympne Castle (4.2 miles south-east) and William Harvey Hospital (2.6 miles north-west). Open spaces near Smeeth include Hatch Park.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Whether it’s one building or many, the standard is the same: a survey first, a fixed quote, the work timed around the site and a report with pictures.
The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
Smeeth: your questions answered
Do you cover smaller places like Smeeth?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
Which environmental health team covers Smeeth?
Food hygiene inspections in Smeeth are carried out by Ashford council. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
What does TR19 mean?
A BESA specification in two main parts: TR19® Grease for kitchen extract systems and TR19® Air for general ventilation. It isn’t legislation, but it’s the standard people check against.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. You deal with one contact for every site across London and the South East, with visits on a regular schedule.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes, always. Diagnosis comes before treatment: the survey shows what needs doing and what access we need, and the quote is based on that.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
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 law behind it is the Fire Safety Order 2005 in England and Wales.
Can you clean the fan on its own?
Yes, if the fan needs it. We’ll often suggest checking the duct too, as a greasy fan normally means a greasy duct, but the choice is yours.
What information do you need?
Some pictures and a quick description of the system plus the address and your hours. We’ll ask for anything else we need.
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What else we do in Smeeth
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
When your team notices a problem between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We will take a look and give you a fixed quote.
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. What they can’t safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, which is where we come in.
When it’s something else
We’ll always give you a straight diagnosis, so here’s what this work cannot put right:
- An undersized fan that cannot cope
- Grease in the canopy and ductwork
- A fan that will not start
If in doubt, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll say what we think.
What the work covers
- In-line fans
- Centrifugal fans
- Axial fans
- Roof-mounted fans
- Fan housings
- Discharge points