Greater London · Extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in South Croydon, Greater London
Extract fan cleaning for commercial sites in South Croydon and across Greater London. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- A noisy fan that has got louder over time
- A fan left out of previous cleans
- A fan motor running hot under a coat of grease
How the visit works
Night work is normal for us. Evenings, nights and weekends are when much of our work happens, so a kitchen or building can carry on as usual the next day. The visit itself takes a couple of hours per fan, depending on its size and the build-up. For a job in South Croydon, tell us about loading bays, permits, lifts and roof access when you book.
- First we check the fan’s condition and how it sounds.
- With the fan isolated, the housing is opened.
- The impeller is cleaned blade by blade so it runs balanced.
- We clean the casing, the outlet and around the motor.
- The fan goes back into service with a report on its condition.
Getting ready for the visit
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Clear loose items from the work area
How to get a quote
There’s no standard price list, because no two systems are the same. Instead, we look at your site first, from pictures or a survey, then send a fixed quote. To get going, call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
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About our extract fan cleaning in South Croydon
Every kitchen extract depends on its fan: it pulls air from the canopy, through the duct and out of the building. Grease that gets past everything else ends up on its blades and housing, and that is what we clean. Typical jobs include fat spreading onto the roof or wall by the fan and a smell of hot grease from the extract, across centrifugal fans, roof-mounted fans and discharge points.
In a London area like South Croydon, a kitchen extract often passes through shared space on its way out: a riser, a service void, the floors above. Grease in a duct like that is a fire risk to the whole building, not just the kitchen, so a regular TR19® clean protects everyone in it.
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers all look at records. 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.
- Where
- South Croydon (CR2, CR8, CR0)
- Region
- Greater London
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Leave it or put it right?
A fan clean in South Croydon does not take long: the work takes a couple of hours per fan, depending on its size and the build-up. Leaving it means more wear, more noise and a bigger clean later. It’s better booked as a planned job in South Croydon than handled as an emergency.
You won’t find a price list here, because each job is priced on what it involves. For a fixed quote, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line, and we’ll explain what it covers.
Why book with us
- We are fully insured
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- A fixed price before any work starts
Read what affects the cost and our accreditations.
Honest limits
We’d rather tell you now than book work that will not help, so here are the limits:
- A fan that was never right for the kitchen
- A motor that has burnt out
- Wiring faults to the fan
If you are not sure, just call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we’ll give you a straight answer.
Where we work
- Roof-mounted fans
- Centrifugal fans
- In-line fans
- Fan housings
- Discharge points
- Axial fans
Fixed quotes for extract fan cleaning in South Croydon
We do not publish a price list, because sites vary so much. What we look at:
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- The scale of the work
- Whether several sites go on one quote
Every site is different, 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.
What to send for a quote
Many jobs can be priced from pictures and some basics. Useful things to send:
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Problems your staff have spotted
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: 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.
Looking after it afterwards
Once we’ve finished, these simple steps help:
- Leave a clear route to the fan
- Look for grease stains near the discharge
- Flag smoke lingering at the canopy
- Book the fan into every full TR19 clean
The area around the fan is left clean, with waste grease removed. On a roof or outside wall, we leave the surrounding area tidy.
Listen to the fan. New noise or vibration often means grease is building on the impeller, and catching it early keeps it a cleaning job.
Questions from South Croydon
Which fire authority looks after South Croydon?
London Fire Brigade is the fire and rescue service for South Croydon. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in South Croydon?
In South Croydon, it’s Croydon council that carries out food hygiene inspections. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
Which accreditations do you hold?
We hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, alongside BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. The Vent Hygiene Elite scheme is run by BESCA and audited independently.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
No. TR19® itself is not law; it’s a BESA specification. The legal duty comes from the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005: the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and TR19® is the benchmark for showing that grease in the extract is under control.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. Tell us what you have and how it’s used, and we’ll suggest a schedule and quote for it.
How long is a fan clean?
It takes an hour or two for most single fans. We will confirm the time when we quote.
Will we have to shut during the visit?
Not typically. Booking the work out of hours means the site can carry on as normal. Larger jobs can be phased over several visits so parts stay in use.
Is the fan included in a TR19 clean?
Yes, a full TR19 clean includes the fan. If a fan cannot be reached, the report says so, so you always know what was cleaned.
Part by part
Impellers and blades
The impeller is the spinning part that moves the air, and grease builds up on them unevenly. That is what unbalances the fan, so it’s cleaned carefully blade by blade.
Wall fans
Smaller kitchens may extract through a fan on an outside wall. We isolate it, then clean the blades and housing.
Nearby places to South Croydon
Also in South Croydon
For landlords and multi-site operators
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Every visit ends with a dated report and pictures, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
Extract fan cleaning in South Croydon: the local picture
The FSA’s data shows about 21 pubs and bars and about 11 hotels, B&Bs and guest houses registered within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of South Croydon. Breakfasts, bar meals and functions all put grease into the extract wherever they’re cooked. Food hygiene inspections in South Croydon are the job of Croydon council’s environmental health team. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked. Fire safety in South Croydon falls to London Fire Brigade. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order.
If you cook for passing trade around Sanderstead station, the extract can be cleaned between your last and first customer. Church and community hall kitchens, near Church of St Augustine or anywhere around South Croydon, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other. Healthcare kitchens cannot easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to South Croydon is Purley War Memorial Hospital, about 1.2 miles south-west.
South Croydon is about 1 mile south of Croydon, in Greater London. From the centre of South Croydon to the outskirts, extract fan cleaning is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from a single unit to a large public building. Our area takes in 764 places across Greater London, from busy centres to quieter spots. There’s also a page for London, roughly 10 miles from South Croydon.
Every address in CR2, CR8 and CR0 is covered for extract fan cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Streets in the area include Edgar Road, Bynes Road and Grange Road, all of which we cover for extract fan cleaning. If your site is just outside South Croydon, we cover Croydon (1 mile north), Coombe (1 mile north-east), Sanderstead (1 mile south-east), Riddlesdown (2 miles south) and Selsdon (2 miles east). Further out, we also cover London (10 miles north), City of Westminster (11 miles north), Marylebone (12 miles north), Kensington (11 miles north-west), St Pancras (12 miles north) and Shoreditch (12 miles north).
Around South Croydon
In South Croydon, that means kitchens and buildings near The Purley Arms, Harris Academy Purley and Duppas Hill. South Croydon has its own railway station: Sanderstead station. Well-known places in the area include Purley War Memorial Hospital (1.2 miles south-west) and Croydon Airport Visitor Centre (1 mile west). The countryside around South Croydon includes Roundshaw Downs and Duppas Hill.