Kent · Extract fan cleaning
Southfleet extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in Southfleet from ventilation hygiene specialists trading since 2009. Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus a 24/7 emergency line.
- An extract fan that vibrates or rattles
- A fan that no longer moves enough air
- An extract fan with no cleaning record
How it works
We work around your opening hours, not the other way round. Most visits are booked for when the area is out of use, such as evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends. Once we are in, the area is sheeted and anything that has to be off is turned off and cooled, and the job takes a couple of hours per fan, depending on its size and the build-up. If you can send photos, we can arrive in Southfleet knowing what to expect.
- We start by checking where the fan sits and how to isolate it.
- Power to the fan is isolated before anyone touches it.
- Grease is scraped from the impeller blades and the inside of the housing.
- Blades, housing and the area around the motor are degreased with care.
- We reassemble, run the fan and photograph the result.
Before we arrive
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
Get a fixed quote
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Add the site type and your opening hours, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
Advice
Extract fan cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Southfleet
If the ducts are the arteries, the fan is the heart. A greasy fan works harder and moves less air. Our job is to clear it, check it runs smoothly and record what we found so you get a clean bill of health. If you have a fan that hums, whines or rumbles and grease around the motor and its mounts, we can put it right, from discharge points, centrifugal fans and roof-mounted fans onwards.
In a village or hamlet like Southfleet, the kitchens that need extract cleaning are typically a pub, a school, a care home or a hall kitchen, wherever there is one. Every one of them still needs its extract kept clear of grease.
The sign-off is always in writing: a written report, dated and illustrated with pictures, and for TR19® Grease cleans, a certificate issued through the BESCA VHE portal. Any parts we couldn’t reach are recorded on it too.
- Location
- Southfleet (DA13)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Price
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Working hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Honest limits
Not every problem is solved by extract fan cleaning, and we’d rather say so up front. It won’t put right:
- An undersized fan that can’t cope
- Electrical faults in the fan’s supply or controls (an electrician’s job)
- Grease in the duct and canopy before the fan (those need a full TR19 clean)
If you are not sure, just phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will give you a straight answer.
Parts of the system we cover
- Fan housings
- Axial fans
- Centrifugal fans
- Discharge points
- In-line fans
- Roof-mounted fans
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
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 give you a fixed quote.
Keep a record of what your team does. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, next to our reports.
Fixed quotes for extract fan cleaning in Southfleet
Every site gets its own quote. These are the things that affect it:
- The scale of the work
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- Travel, parking and unloading
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.
What to send for a quote
When you contact us, it’s useful to have:
- The site address and the type of premises
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
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, you get a fixed price before work begins.
FAQs for Southfleet
Who inspects food businesses in Southfleet?
That’s Dartford council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Southfleet. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
Do you work overnight in Southfleet?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. The work in Southfleet can fit around your hours. Let us know the hours you’re closed and we will book within them.
Do you provide a report after cleaning the fan?
Every clean has a photo report, along with notes on the fan’s condition. For a full TR19 clean, you also get a certificate through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
What types of premises do you cover?
We work for restaurants, pubs, hotels, schools, colleges, hospitals, care homes, offices and shops, as well as food production and leisure sites.
What’s TR19?
It’s the industry benchmark for cleaning ventilation and kitchen extract systems, written by BESA. It sets out inspection, cleaning and record keeping, and it takes a risk-based approach.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes. There’s a 24/7 emergency line for anything that can’t wait until a planned visit. Call us any time and explain what’s happened.
Does a TR19 kitchen extract clean cover the fan?
Yes, a full TR19 clean includes the fan. If a fan can’t be reached, the report says so, so you always know what was cleaned.
What information do you need?
Some photos and a quick description of the system plus the address and your hours. We’ll ask for anything else we need.
Looking after it afterwards
To keep the system working properly between visits:
- Book the fan into every full TR19 clean
- Leave a clear route to the fan
- Listen for new noises or vibration from the fan
- Never cook with a filter missing
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.
The fan stays cleaner when less grease gets past the canopy. Clean, well-seated filters are the fan’s first protection, and replace any that are damaged.
What happens if it’s left?
Without a working extract fan, a kitchen can’t cook safely. Grease is often where fan trouble begins, so cleaning the fan helps keep it working. We also offer a 24/7 emergency callout if the worst happens. In a small place like Southfleet, a system that fails can take a site out of use.
Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Call for a fixed quote and we will go through it with you.
What you get with us
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- In business since 2009
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
Grease, kitchens and Southfleet
Food Standards Agency records include about 12 pubs, bars and clubs in and around Southfleet, up to about a mile and a half out. Breakfasts, bar meals and functions all put grease into the extract wherever they’re cooked. Kent Fire and Rescue Service covers Southfleet. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk. Food hygiene inspections in Southfleet are the job of Dartford council’s environmental health team. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
For schools such as Sedley's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is normally booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed. Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Gravesham Community Hospital is the nearest hospital to Southfleet, about 2.7 miles north-east. Cobham College, about 3.6 miles south-east, is one of the historic houses near Southfleet; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions.
Southfleet is about 2 miles south-west of Northfleet, in Kent. If you need extract fan cleaning in Southfleet, it’s easy to get a fixed quote: please ring 0345 646 2711 or email us. We work across South East England and London, Southfleet included. Southfleet is one of 922 places in Kent where we work for commercial clients. You can also see our page for Maidstone, about 13 miles away.
Work in DA13 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. That includes premises on Red Street, Gloxinia Road and Brakefield Road and the roads around them. Nearby, we also carry out extract fan cleaning in Hook Green (1 mile south-west), Northfleet Green (1 mile east), Betsham (1 mile north-west), Painters Ash (1 mile north-east) and Springhead (1 mile north). Larger places within reach include Maidstone (13 miles south-east), Dartford (5 miles north-west), Sevenoaks (11 miles south-west), Gravesend (3 miles north-east), Tonbridge (15 miles south) and Swanley (7 miles west).
Local landmarks in Southfleet
Typical jobs here are in premises near Northfleet School for Girls, Black Lion pub and Longfield Chalk Bank, among other places. The closest station to Southfleet is Longfield station, roughly 1.5 miles south-west of the centre. A little further out are Gravesham Community Hospital (2.7 miles north-east) and Bluewater (2.9 miles north-west). Open spaces near Southfleet include Sawyers Lake.
Places near Southfleet
What else we do in Southfleet
For landlords and multi-site operators
When the building owner and the occupier are different, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We are happy to deal with either side and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too across Kent. Larger estates can be phased building by building around the people who use them.