Kent · Extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in South Stour, Kent
Extract fan cleaning in South Stour from ventilation hygiene specialists trading since 2009. Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus a 24/7 emergency line.
- A fan that has never been cleaned
- Weak extraction at the canopy
- Grease around the motor and its mounts
About our extract fan cleaning in South Stour
Is the extract fan louder than it used to be, or the airflow weaker? A few details or a photo help when you phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos, and we’ll send you a fixed quote for extract fan cleaning in South Stour, normally within one working day. Common call-outs are for a noisy fan that has got louder over time and vibration from an unbalanced impeller, across centrifugal fans, axial fans and in-line fans.
Somewhere as small as South Stour, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Every one of them still needs its extract kept clear of grease.
Accreditations are easy to claim and worth checking. We are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
- Place
- South Stour (TN25)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Extract fan cleaning around South Stour
Food hygiene inspections in South Stour are the job of Ashford council’s environmental health team. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Before-and-after photos from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand. South Stour is covered by Kent Fire and Rescue Service. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk.
Bursars and site managers at schools such as Finberry Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty. Healthcare kitchens cannot easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to South Stour is William Harvey Hospital, about 2.4 miles north.
South Stour is about 3 miles south-east of Ashford, in Kent. Sites in South Stour get the same service as everywhere we cover: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with photos. South Stour is one of 922 places in Kent where we work for commercial clients. Our Maidstone page covers sites nearby (20 miles or so).
Extract fan cleaning in TN25 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. If your site is just outside South Stour, we cover Mersham (1 mile north-east), Sevington (2 miles north), Hinxhill Park (2 miles north), Ridgeway (3 miles north-east) and Hinxhill (3 miles north-east). Larger places within reach include Ashford (3 miles north-west), Canterbury (14 miles north-east), Folkestone (11 miles east), Faversham (14 miles north), Hythe (8 miles east) and Davington (15 miles north).
Around South Stour
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Poulton Wood. The closest station to South Stour is Ashford International station, about 2.8 miles north-west. Nearby you will also find William Harvey Hospital (2.4 miles north) and Ashford Designer Outlet (2.3 miles north-west). Not far away are Hatch Park.
What else we do in South Stour
Managing agents and facilities teams in South Stour
Running several sites is easier with one contractor. We work across London and the South East, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept on a regular cycle.
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Shared systems, like a riser serving several units, need a clear agreement on who books the work, and we can quote for the whole system.
How the job changes from site to site
Impellers and blades
The blades of the impeller do the work, and grease builds up on them unevenly. An uneven coating throws it off balance, so it’s cleaned carefully blade by blade.
Inline duct fans
Inline fans sit within the duct run, often above a ceiling. We get to them through the duct or casing, once they’re isolated.
Looking after it afterwards
Results last longer with the right care. Here’s what we suggest:
- Leave a clear route to the fan
- Tell us if the extract feels weaker
- Keep the grease filters clean and in place
- Watch for grease marks around the outlet
The area around the fan is left clean, with waste grease removed. On a roof or outside wall, we leave the surrounding area tidy.
Make sure the fan is reachable. A fan that can be reached safely is a fan that gets cleaned, whether it’s on a roof, in a ceiling or on a wall.
When to call us in South Stour
The fan sits at the end of the grease’s journey. Whatever grease is still in it settles on the impeller and inside the housing, and the spinning blades fling it onto the walls of the housing.
These are the problems we see most often:
- A motor area thick with grease
- A fan that no longer moves enough air
- Grease stains around the discharge
- A fan left out of previous cleans
Godinton House, about 4.8 miles north-west, is one of the historic houses near South Stour; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions.
Before booking anyone
- Whether VAT is included
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- If they look at the system before pricing
- What insurance they carry
What happens if it’s left?
The fan is part of the fire path. A TR19 clean that left out the fan wouldn’t cover the whole system, and insurers asking for TR19 cleaning expect the full system. It’s simpler to plan the work at South Stour now than to arrange it in a hurry later.
A single site or a whole portfolio, we price it on the same basis: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. You will have a fixed price before any work starts.
Why choose Duct Doctor in South Stour
- Every visit written up, with pictures
- We diagnose before we treat
- Fixed quotes from a survey or pictures
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
What we do, step by step
When we arrive, we check the system against the survey or the pictures you sent. If anything is different, we talk it through with the person on site before carrying on. After that, the work takes an hour or two for most single fans. For a village or hamlet like South Stour, tell us about narrow lanes, gates and parking 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.
- We reassemble, run and photograph the fan.
Preparing for the visit
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Move anything stored near the system
Ask for a quote
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in pictures, get a survey first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
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Your questions about extract fan cleaning in South Stour
Do you work at weekends in South Stour?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. Your customers, staff or residents in South Stour needn’t be disturbed. When you phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos, mention when the site is quiet.
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in South Stour?
In South Stour, it’s Ashford council that carries out food hygiene inspections. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
Who is the responsible person?
It depends on the building. Under the Fire Safety Order 2005, it’s the responsible person, which can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, an FM or a managing agent.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. Tell us what you have and how it’s used and we’ll propose a schedule with a fixed quote.
Do we lose a day’s trading?
Not normally. Booking the work out of hours means the site can carry on as normal. Bigger sites can be done in stages so parts stay in use.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. Send the list of sites and the work at each and you will get one fixed quote.
Do you work in South Stour?
Yes. We work across Greater London, Surrey, Kent, Sussex, Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Hertfordshire and Essex, South Stour included.
What if the fan needs more than a clean?
A clean won’t mend wear. Where the fan needs repair or replacement, we can do that too, with a fixed quote first.
Fixed quotes for extract fan cleaning in South Stour
The price is fixed before any work begins. It takes into account:
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- A single visit or a regular plan
- The scale of the work
- Whether several sites go on one quote
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That is why we survey first, from photos or on site, and the price is agreed before we start.
Helping us quote
Photos let us diagnose from a distance. The most useful are:
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- The postcode and the type of business
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
For a fixed quote, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. A few pictures and your last certificate or report help a lot. We normally come back within one working day.