Greater London · Extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in Southwark, Greater London
For extract fan cleaning in Southwark, one call is all it takes, from survey to sign-off. CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, ISO 9001 and fully insured.
- Vibration from an unbalanced impeller
- A fan coated in grease inside its housing
- Rough running from the extract fan
How we handle extract fan cleaning in Southwark
Think of the fan as the system’s heart and the grease as a clot. 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. The work covers axial fans, fan housings and roof-mounted fans, and the jobs we see most are fat spreading onto the roof or wall by the fan and a smell of hot grease from the extract.
Kitchens in Southwark, like many across London, can share a building with flats or offices, with the duct running up through shared risers. Grease in a duct like that is a fire risk to the whole building, not just the kitchen, which is why keeping it clean to TR19® matters.
For insurers and inspectors, the record counts. 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
- Southwark (SE1, SE11)
- Region
- Greater London
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Common questions in Southwark
How do you handle parking and loading in Southwark?
Parking and loading in London need planning, so tell us about bays, permits and building rules when you book. If the building has a loading slot system, we’ll book into it.
Can you clean school kitchen extracts in Southwark during the holidays?
Yes, holiday work suits schools best. There are about 93 schools, colleges and universities on the FSA’s food hygiene register within about 1.5 miles of Southwark. Booking early in the term gives the best choice of holiday dates.
Can the work be done while we’re closed?
Yes. Give us your opening hours with your enquiry and we’ll plan the visit around them.
Can you clean the fan on its own?
Yes, where it makes sense. A coated fan often means the duct before it is coated too, but the choice is yours.
Where does the waste go?
It’s contained and taken away. Grease, debris and waste water are collected as the work goes on, so it doesn’t spread.
Do we lose a day’s trading?
Not usually. Visits are timed for when the area is closed, such as overnight or at a weekend, so you keep your normal hours.
Why is my extract fan noisy?
A common cause is grease. Grease collects unevenly and unbalances the impeller, causing vibration and noise. If cleaning doesn’t, the bearings or motor may need attention.
What’s the cleaning interval for an extract fan?
It depends on how many hours the kitchen cooks, under BESA guidance. At the extremes, that’s 3-monthly for heavy use and 12-monthly for light use, fan included.
When something else is needed
Not every problem is solved by extract fan cleaning, and we will tell you before work begins. It does not solve:
- A motor that has burnt out
- Electrical faults in the fan’s supply or controls (an electrician’s job)
- A cracked or broken impeller (it needs replacing)
Not sure which it is? You can call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we will tell you honestly before you book.
Where we work
- In-line fans
- Discharge points
- Fan housings
- Roof-mounted fans
- Axial fans
- Centrifugal fans
Kitchen extracts in Southwark
Look up Southwark on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you will find about 2,326 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 809 sandwich bars and takeaways in Southwark and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. The fan at the end of each of those extracts collects grease that slows it and wears the motor. Food hygiene inspections in Southwark are the job of Southwark 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. London jobs usually start after the last service, with loading and roof access agreed with the building first.
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Borough Welsh Congregational Chapel or elsewhere in Southwark, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often. Commuter trade near Elephant & Castle station can mean long cooking hours, and long hours put a kitchen into BESA’s more frequent cleaning bands.
Southwark is about 0 miles north-west of London, in Greater London. Whatever kind of site you run in Southwark, we can take on extract fan cleaning. We can work out of hours so the site keeps running. Our Greater London coverage runs to 764 places, Southwark among them.
Here we cover the SE1 and SE11 postcode area for extract fan cleaning. If you need extract fan cleaning at premises on Borough Square, Trinity Church Square and Merrick Square or anywhere close by, we can help. Main roads around Southwark include the A300 and B240, so getting to you is simple for evening and night visits. Nearby, we also carry out extract fan cleaning in Tower Hill (1 mile north-east), City of London (1 mile north), Aldgate (1 mile north-east), Bishopsgate (1 mile north-east) and Barbican Estate (1 mile north). Larger places within reach include City of Westminster (3 miles west), Kensington (5 miles west), Walthamstow (7 miles north-east), Hampstead (5 miles north-west), Ruislip (14 miles west) and Brompton (3 miles west).
Near you in Southwark
Around Southwark, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near London School of Musical Theatre, Little Dorrit's Playground and St Mary-at-Hill, among other places. You will also find Ark Globe Academy (less than half a mile south-east), The BFI Reuben Library (0.9 miles north-west) and The Gladstone Arms (less than half a mile north-east). The closest station to Southwark is Elephant & Castle station, roughly 0.5 miles south. Nearby you will also find Gabriel's Wharf (0.7 miles north-west) and Baynard's Castle (0.8 miles north). Green spaces nearby include Ludgate Hill and Bellenden Road Nature Garden.
What affects the quote in Southwark
There’s no set price list, because no two systems are the same. The quote depends on:
- The number of sites or systems
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- The condition we find in the survey
- Parking and loading at the site
A single site or a whole portfolio, we price it on the same basis: the work involved, the access and the timing. The price is fixed before we start.
Helping us quote
Photos let us diagnose from a distance. The most useful are:
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- A few general shots of the system
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
There’s no standard price list, because every site is different. We look at your system first, from pictures or on a visit, then send a fixed quote. To get going, call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
For landlords and multi-site operators
We regularly work with managing agents. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
If you look after several sites, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Each site gets its own report and photos, so records stay tidy.
Common problems we fix in Southwark
A fan in Southwark 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. Under BESA guidance, the whole system, fan included, needs cleaning at least every 3, 6 or 12 months depending on daily hours.
Look out for these warning signs:
- A motor area thick with grease
- A smell of hot grease from the extract
- An extract fan that vibrates or rattles
- A heavily greased fan housing
Term dates shape school work: for a school like Charles Dickens Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
What to look for in a quote
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- What paperwork you get at the end
What we do, step by step
Your trading hours come first. Most visits are booked for when the area is out of use, such as evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends. When the team arrives, the work area is protected and the relevant equipment is switched off to cool, and the job takes an hour or two for one fan, longer when it’s hard to reach. Expect the work in Southwark to happen after your last customer leaves, not during trading.
- 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.
- We reassemble, run and photograph the fan.
Preparing for the visit
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
How to get a 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. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
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How the job changes from site to site
Impellers and blades
Grease on the leading edges of the blades cuts the fan’s efficiency. Scraping and degreasing them restores their shape, so the fan can run as intended.
Roof-mounted fans
Roof fans also discharge grease onto the roof around them, so the outlet area is checked too. Heavy staining is noted on the report.
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What else we do in Southwark
Aftercare tips
Once we’ve finished, these simple steps help:
- Check filters are seated before cooking
- Notice when the fan starts to sound different
- Note any drop in extraction at the canopy
- Keep each photo report with the maintenance log
When we’ve finished, the fan is reassembled and run. If anything seems wrong, from vibration to wear, we note it, so you can plan any repair.
Fewer grease particles reaching the fan means less build-up. Keep the grease filters clean, fitted and in place, and replace any that are damaged.