Kent · Extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in Snowdown, Kent
For extract fan cleaning in Snowdown, one call is all it takes: survey, fixed quote, work and sign-off. Fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001.
- A fan that no longer moves enough air
- Grease stains around the discharge
- A motor area thick with grease
What happens on the day
The first job on site is protection: floors, worktops and anything near the work are covered. After that, the system is made safe and the work begins. The work on site takes a few hours where there are several fans or heavy deposits, and the area is cleaned down before we leave. Somewhere as small as Snowdown, the date and timings are agreed with you well before the day.
- 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
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
Getting a quote
The quickest way to a quote is to send pictures: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Add the site type and your opening hours, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
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Extract fan cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Snowdown
Every TR19® Grease clean includes the extract fan, but a fan can also need attention on its own, for example when it’s noisy or vibrating. Where only the fan is cleaned, the report says so. The work covers centrifugal fans, roof-mounted fans and fan housings, and common reasons people get in touch are a noisy fan that has got louder over time and a fan motor running hot under a coat of grease.
Work in a small place like Snowdown starts with a call to agree access and timings, and the clean itself is the same full TR19® job as in any town: canopy, filters, duct, fan and discharge, with a certificate and photo report at the end.
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers all look at records. That is why every job is written up in a report with pictures, and grease extract cleans come with a TR19® certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Where
- Snowdown (CT15)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Places near Snowdown
Other services in Snowdown
Different parts, different methods
Fan housings and motors
Inside the casing, grease is thrown onto the walls. We clean it along with the blades.
Roof-mounted fans
Roof fans also discharge grease onto the roof around them and we check the area around the outlet. We note any grease around the fan.
Multi-site and managed buildings
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare across Kent. Work can be phased by floor, building or site around the people who use them.
When the building owner and the occupier are different, the lease normally sets out who maintains what. We can quote either party, and the report can go to both.
Do you need extract fan cleaning in Snowdown?
A fan in Snowdown 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. BESA guidance sets minimum intervals of 3, 6 or 12 months for the whole system by daily use.
Look out for these warning signs:
- Burning smells from the fan area
- A motor area thick with grease
- Rough running from the extract fan
- A heavily greased fan housing
Bursars and site managers at schools such as St Joseph's Catholic Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
Questions to ask before you book
- Whether a survey comes first
- Whether they recommend a next date
- What happens if part of the system can’t be accessed
- When they can work, and whether that is outside your opening hours
Between visits
Here’s the after-treatment advice, short and simple:
- Check the report shows the fan was cleaned
- Keep access to the fan clear
- Check filters are seated before cooking
- Tell us if the extract feels weaker
Keep the report with the maintenance log and fire risk assessment. It gives a dated record of the fan’s condition, which helps if anything changes later.
Keep the whole system on its cleaning cycle. Regular full cleans keep the fan from building up heavy deposits, in line with BESA guidance.
Kitchen extracts in Snowdown
Look up Snowdown on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you’ll find about 5 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 5 sandwich bars and takeaways across Snowdown and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Where they cook under a canopy, an extract fan is pulling grease-laden air through its blades every service. It’s Dover council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Snowdown. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready. Snowdown 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.
If your kitchen is in a listed or historic building, like the houses around Snowdown (Goodnestone Park is about 2 miles north), fitting access panels needs care. For kitchens close to Snowdown station, where the day often starts early and ends late, the extract can be cleaned overnight.
Snowdown is about 7 miles north-west of Dover, in Kent. Whether your site is in the middle of Snowdown or further out, we cover extract fan cleaning for every kind of premises, from a single unit to a large public building. Our Kent coverage runs to 922 places, Snowdown among them. Our Maidstone page covers sites nearby (30 miles or so).
Our technicians cover all of the CT15 postcode area for extract fan cleaning and the streets around it. Whether your site is on The Crescent, South Avenue and Weston Mews or a nearby road, our technicians can take on the work. Other places close to Snowdown include Nonington (1 mile north-east), Woolage Village (1 mile south-west), Frogham (1 mile south-east), Ratling (1 mile north) and Barfrestone (2 miles south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Canterbury (7 miles north-west), Margate (14 miles north-east), Dover (7 miles south-east), Folkestone (9 miles south), Ramsgate (12 miles north-east) and Broadstairs (14 miles north-east).
Landmarks near Snowdown
Snowdown has its own railway station: Snowdown station.
What staff can safely do
If your staff spot something between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that won’t come clean, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We’ll take a look and send you a fixed quote.
Keep a record of what your team does. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, alongside our reports.
Your questions about extract fan cleaning in Snowdown
Can you clean school kitchen extracts in Snowdown during the holidays?
Yes. Half-terms and the summer break are the natural time for school work. The FSA’s register shows about 3 schools and colleges with food registrations within roughly a mile and a half of Snowdown. Booking early in the term gives the best choice of holiday dates.
Do you work in villages like Snowdown?
Yes. Villages and rural sites across the South East are part of our work, Snowdown included. The journey is planned ahead, so a few details about the route help.
What do you do with what you remove?
Anything we remove is contained as we work and taken away with us, including grease, debris and dirty water. We do not leave it behind.
Is the fan isolated during cleaning?
The fan must be isolated, for safety. We clean out of hours, in the evening, overnight or at weekends, so cooking isn’t affected.
Can the work be done while we’re closed?
Yes. Evenings, nights and weekends are normal working hours for us, so you don’t have to close during trading.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes, of course. Send details of the systems and how they’re used and we will propose a schedule with a fixed quote.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes, any time. For anything urgent, such as a fan failure or damage after a fire, ring the 24/7 line, and we’ll advise on what to do next.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes. Every job is surveyed first, either from pictures and details you send or on a site visit. A fixed quote follows.
How we price extract fan cleaning
You will get a fixed price before we start. It’s based on:
- Travel, parking and unloading
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- The size of the system
Leaving it longer rarely makes the work cheaper. Build-up, wear and faults tend to get worse, not better, and a neglected system can mean more work. If you are unsure, call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email for straight advice and a fixed quote.
What we need to know
There’s no need for technical detail. Just send:
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
Need a price for extract fan cleaning? Please call 0345 646 2711, or email photos and tell us about the site. We’ll explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before anything is booked.