Hertfordshire · Extract fan cleaning
St Ibbs extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning for St Ibbs and the surrounding area: a survey, a fixed price, careful work and proper paperwork. Call for a fixed quote.
- Burning smells from the fan area
- Less air being pulled from the kitchen
- A fan motor running hot under a coat of grease
Extract fan cleaning in St Ibbs, done properly
Duct Doctor has been cleaning kitchen extract fans since 2009. We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we are fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001. The work covers discharge points, axial fans and centrifugal fans, and the jobs we see most are grease stains around the discharge and vibration from an unbalanced impeller.
For a kitchen in or near St Ibbs, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, and the clean itself is the same full TR19® job as in any town: canopy to discharge, then a TR19® certificate and a photo report.
Think of the report as the system’s health record: dated, with photos, and showing what was done. For TR19® Grease cleans, the certificate comes through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal and sits alongside the report.
- Location
- St Ibbs (SG4)
- Wider area
- Hertfordshire
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
How the visit works
There are three stages on the day: getting the area ready, doing the work and signing it off. Set-up means sheeting and making equipment safe, and the sign-off is a written report with pictures. The middle part takes longest, and that takes a few hours where there are several fans or heavy deposits. The timing of a visit to St Ibbs is set by you, and the travel is our side of the planning.
- We locate the fan and plan how to reach and isolate it.
- We isolate the power before opening the housing.
- We scrape the heavy grease from the blades and housing.
- Blades, housing and surrounds are degreased with care around the electrics.
- We reassemble, run and photograph the fan.
Getting ready for the visit
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Find the previous report, if there is one
Get a fixed quote
Getting a quote doesn’t take long. Send a few details and pictures, and we typically reply with a fixed quote within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
Advice
What your team can do, and what needs us
Keep a record of what your team does. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, next to our reports.
Some jobs should never be done in-house: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease call for the right kit, training and safe access. That’s our job.
What extract fan cleaning looks like in St Ibbs
Food Standards Agency data counts about 3 takeaways across St Ibbs and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Each kitchen extract among them ends at a fan, and grease on the impeller strains the motor. St Ibbs is covered by Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises. Food hygiene inspections in St Ibbs are the job of North Hertfordshire council’s environmental health team. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as St Ippolyts Church of England Aided Primary School or anywhere near St Ibbs, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean. If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Lister Hospital about 2.1 miles east, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.
St Ibbs is about 2 miles south of Hitchin, in Hertfordshire. Whether your site is in the middle of St Ibbs or further out, we cover extract fan cleaning for every kind of premises, from small sites to large estates. Our Hertfordshire coverage runs to 381 places, and St Ibbs is one of them. Milton Keynes is in our area too, around 23 miles away.
All of SG4 is within our area for extract fan cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. We also cover the places around St Ibbs: Sperberry Hill (1 mile north-east), Little Almshoe (1 mile south), St Ippolyts (1 mile north-east), Gosmore (1 mile north-west) and Titmore Green (1 mile east). Further out, we also cover Hemel Hempstead (15 miles south-west), Stevenage (4 miles east), St Albans (12 miles south), Welwyn Garden City (9 miles south), Harpenden (8 miles south-west) and Hatfield (11 miles south).
Around St Ibbs
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Hitchin Girls' School, The Bull Public House and Kingshott School and the streets around them. St Ibbs’s nearest station is Hitchin station, roughly 1.9 miles north of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Lister Hospital (2.1 miles east) and North Hertfordshire Museum (1.8 miles north). The countryside around St Ibbs includes Purwell Ninesprings and Markham's Hill.
Different parts, different methods
Inline duct fans
Inline fans can be in tight spaces, so the method is planned in advance. Anything out of reach is recorded.
Kitchens with long cooking hours
A fan in a long-hours kitchen runs for most of the day, which means grease and wear add up quickly. Cleaning on time helps keep it running.
Common problems we fix in St Ibbs
Grease condenses as the air cools, and a fan out on a roof or wall often sits where the air is coolest. That makes it a natural place for grease to settle.
Look out for any of the following:
- A heavily greased fan housing
- An extract fan that vibrates or rattles
- A fan that hums, whines or rumbles
- Grease stains around the discharge
Church and community hall kitchens, near Church of St Ippolyts (church of England) or anywhere around St Ibbs, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Before you book anyone
- Whether they recommend a next date
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- Whether they’re fully insured
- How VAT is shown on the quote
Places near St Ibbs
What else we do in St Ibbs
How we price extract fan cleaning
We quote each job individually. These are the things that affect it:
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- The condition of the system
- Parking and loading at the site
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
Putting the work off seldom saves money. Build-up, wear and faults tend to get worse, not better, and a neglected system can mean more work. If you’re unsure, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll give you an honest view and a fixed quote.
Helping us quote
Before you ask for a quote, gather:
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- The site address and the type of premises
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
Need a price for extract fan cleaning? Please phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with a few details about the site. We’ll talk you through the work and give you a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
Why deal with it now?
For a kitchen in St Ibbs, a noisy, greasy fan is often the first sign the whole system is overdue. If the fan is coated, the duct before it normally is too so a full TR19 clean may be due. Our emergency line runs 24/7, but a planned visit to St Ibbs is calmer for everyone.
We don’t list prices on the website, because each job is priced on what it involves. For a fixed quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line, and we will talk you through it.
Why book with us
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Every job surveyed first
See how cleaning jobs are priced and our accreditations and certificates.
Keeping the system healthy
How long the results last depends on use and care. We suggest:
- Check filters are seated before cooking
- Keep the fan on whenever the range is lit
- Keep each photo report with the maintenance log
- Do not store items in front of the fan’s access point
You get before and after pictures of the impeller and housing. It lists what was cleaned and anything we couldn’t reach, along with the recommended next clean date.
Run the fan throughout cooking. Grease settles faster when the air stops moving, so keeping it running helps keep it clean.
Questions from St Ibbs
Can you come to St Ibbs after we close?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. It means the site in St Ibbs keeps running as normal. Let us know the hours you’re closed and we’ll book within them.
Who is the fire and rescue service for St Ibbs?
Fire safety enforcement in St Ibbs is handled by Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.
What’s TR19?
A BESA specification, with two parts that matter most here: TR19® Grease for kitchen extracts and TR19® Air for supply and extract systems. It is not legislation, but it’s the standard people check against.
What accreditations do you have?
BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001. We are fully insured and have been trading since 2009.
Are you insured?
Yes. We’re fully insured, and the details are available on request.
Can the fan be cleaned between full cleans?
Yes, we can clean just the fan. It’s useful when a fan is noisy or greasy between full cleans, but it doesn’t replace a full TR19 clean.
Is TR19 cleaning required by law?
No. TR19® is BESA’s specification, not legislation. 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.
What happens if you can’t reach some of it?
They’re listed in the report, never skipped quietly. You will know exactly which parts weren’t reached and why, along with a quote to put access in.