Hertfordshire · Extract fan cleaning
St Albans extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in St Albans from ventilation hygiene specialists trading since 2009. Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus a 24/7 emergency line.
- Grease escaping from the fan outlet
- Burning smells from the fan area
- Vibration from an unbalanced impeller
How we handle extract fan cleaning in St Albans
Grease on a fan is not spread evenly. Heavier deposits on some blades throw the impeller off balance, leading to vibration, noise and strain on the motor and bearings. Cleaning the impeller and housing puts that right. We are often asked to deal with grease escaping from the fan outlet and a fan that no longer moves enough air, across discharge points, axial fans and roof-mounted fans.
A place as big as St Albans has kitchens of every kind, from takeaways and restaurants to school, hotel and staff kitchens. Each cooks for a different number of hours a day, so each needs cleaning at its own interval.
A written report with pictures follows every visit, so you have a record of what was done and when. Kitchen extract cleaning to TR19® Grease is certificated through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Location
- St Albans (AL1, AL3, AL4)
- Region
- Hertfordshire
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Working hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
When to call us in St Albans
A fan collects more grease when the filters let more through. When filters don’t seal, grease goes straight through to the fan, so the fan takes far more than it should.
These are the problems we see most often:
- Thick grease on the impeller and casing
- A fan left out of previous cleans
- Hot, greasy smells near the fan
- A fan motor running hot under a coat of grease
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; St Albans City Hospital is the nearest hospital to St Albans, about 0.9 miles north-west.
What your quote should include
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or pictures
- Whether they’re fully insured
Managing agents and facilities teams in St Albans
Whether it’s one building or many, the standard is the same: the system surveyed, the price fixed, the visit fitted around trading and everything written up afterwards.
Where a tenant occupies the premises but the landlord owns the building, the lease normally sets out who maintains what. We’re happy to deal with either side and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
What extract fan cleaning cannot fix
Extract fan cleaning cannot fix everything, and we will tell you before we start. It does not solve:
- A cracked or broken impeller (it needs replacing)
- A motor that has burnt out
- A fan that is too small for the system (a design question)
If in doubt, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll say what we think before you book.
What we work on in St Albans
- Discharge points
- Roof-mounted fans
- In-line fans
- Axial fans
- Fan housings
- Centrifugal fans
How the visit works
The first job on site is protection: sheeting goes over floors and surfaces close to the work. Then we make the system safe and start. It takes a few hours where there are several fans or heavy deposits, and we clear up before we go. We will ask where we can park in St Albans and how to get equipment to the system, as those shape the visit.
- First we check the fan’s condition and how it sounds.
- Once isolated, we open the fan up.
- The impeller is cleaned blade by blade so it runs balanced.
- Housing, outlet and the area around the motor are cleaned.
- The fan goes back into service with a report on its condition.
Getting ready for the visit
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
Ask for a quote
Want a quote for extract fan cleaning? Please phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos with a few details about the site. We’ll talk you through the work and send you a fixed quote before anything is booked.
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How the job changes from site to site
Wall fans
The wall around a wall fan can be stained with grease. The outlet is checked as well as the fan.
Roof-mounted fans
On a roof, the air is cooler and grease drops out faster. The impeller and housing are scraped and degreased.
Keeping the system healthy
How long the results last depends on use and care. We suggest:
- Notice when the fan starts to sound different
- Keep the grease filters clean and in place
- Keep the fan on whenever the range is lit
- Leave a clear route to the fan
We take away the grease and dirty water from the fan clean. Wherever the fan is, the area around it is cleaned down.
A change in how the fan sounds is worth noting. New noise or vibration often means grease is building on the impeller and early action can save a repair.
Extract fan cleaning around St Albans
Food Standards Agency records list about 167 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 44 takeaways and sandwich shops in St Albans and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Each kitchen extract among them ends at a fan, and grease on the impeller strains the motor. St Albans is covered by Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. Fire and rescue authorities enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic premises, and in a kitchen that fire risk includes the grease in the extract. Kitchens in St Albans get their food hygiene inspections from St Albans City council. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Before-and-after pictures from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Loreto College or anywhere near St Albans, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean. If you run a café or takeaway near St Albans station, early starts and late finishes leave little time to clean, so overnight extract cleaning suits.
St Albans is about 20 miles north-west of London, in Hertfordshire. Anywhere in AL1, we can take on extract fan cleaning. Across Hertfordshire, we cover 381 places, St Albans among them. There’s also a page for London, about 20 miles away.
Postcode districts we cover here for extract fan cleaning: AL1, AL3 and AL4. You will find streets such as Gabriel Square, Jubilee Square and Old London Road, and we cover them all for extract fan cleaning. St Albans is on the A414 and B651, so it’s easy for us to get to for extract fan cleaning. Other places close to St Albans include Bernards Heath (1 mile north), Sopwell (1 mile south), St Stephens (1 mile south-west), Marshalswick (1 mile north-east) and Park Street (2 miles south). We also work in nearby towns such as Watford (7 miles south-west), Hemel Hempstead (6 miles west), Stevenage (13 miles north-east), Welwyn Garden City (7 miles north-east), Harpenden (5 miles north) and Hitchin (14 miles north). Being one of Hertfordshire’s larger places, St Albans has a wide mix of commercial premises, and we cover all of them for extract fan cleaning.
Near you in St Albans
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Alban City School, The Horn pub and Verulam School, among other places. There’s a railway station in St Albans itself: St Albans station. Nearby you will also find St Albans Musical Museum (0.5 miles north-east) and The Maltings (within half a mile west). Green spaces nearby include The Wick Local Nature Reserve and Verulamium Lake.
Your questions about extract fan cleaning in St Albans
Do you clean school canteen extracts around St Albans out of term?
Yes, out-of-term visits are normal for schools. Food Standards Agency records list about 19 schools, colleges and universities with registered kitchens within about a mile and a half of St Albans. You can call 0345 646 2711 or email us with the dates the site is empty.
Which environmental health team covers St Albans?
Kitchens in St Albans are inspected by St Albans City council’s environmental health officers. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
Is the fan included in a TR19 clean?
Yes. TR19® Grease covers the whole system, fan included. We clean it alongside the canopy, ductwork and discharge.
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 is 3-monthly for heavy use and 12-monthly for light use, fan included.
Who is responsible for fire safety on the premises?
It depends on the building. Under the Fire Safety Order 2005, it’s the responsible person, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, facilities manager or managing agent.
What makes a kitchen extract fan vibrate?
Build-up on the impeller is a frequent reason, because it unbalances the fan. It can also be wear in the bearings or motor, which our report will flag.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. Tell us the addresses and what each needs and you will get one fixed quote.
Can you work evenings and weekends?
Yes. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote and we will book around them.
Why act early in St Albans
Grease on the fan is grease in the system. A TR19 clean that left out the fan wouldn’t cover the whole system and many insurers require the full system to be cleaned to TR19. For a site in St Albans with several systems, a planned schedule stops everything falling due at once.
You won’t find a price list here, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. For a fixed quote, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line, and we’ll talk you through it.
Why St Albans businesses choose us
- We’re fully insured
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- Fixed quotes, normally within one working day
- Trading since 2009
Take a look at how cleaning jobs are priced and our accreditations.