Hertfordshire · Extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in St Leonards, Hertfordshire
Extract fan cleaning in St Leonards, surveyed first and signed off with a written report and photos. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- Vibration from an unbalanced impeller
- A motor area thick with grease
- A fan that hums, whines or rumbles
Extract fan cleaning in St Leonards
If the ducts are the arteries, the fan is the heart. A greasy fan works harder and moves less air. We clean it, run it and note anything that needs a closer look, before signing it off. Common call-outs are for a fan coated in grease inside its housing and a fan motor running hot under a coat of grease, across axial fans, in-line fans and centrifugal fans.
For a kitchen in or near St Leonards, 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, filters, duct, fan and discharge, with a certificate and photo report at the end.
A written report with pictures follows each visit, so you have a record of what was done and when. Where the work is a TR19® Grease clean, the certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Where
- St Leonards (HP23)
- Region
- Hertfordshire
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Working hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
We regularly work with managing agents. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements and we will come back with a fixed quote.
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Shared systems, like a riser serving several units, need a clear agreement on who books the work, and we’re happy to quote for all of it.
What extract fan cleaning looks like in St Leonards
The fire and rescue service for St Leonards is Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel. About 31 miles out from central London, St Leonards is part of the South East area we work across. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends, so the visit fits around the site.
Healthcare kitchens can’t easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to St Leonards is Chiltern Hospital, about 4.7 miles south. Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of St Leonard, or anywhere in St Leonards, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
St Leonards is about 4 miles north-west of Chesham, in Hertfordshire. Wherever you are in the HP23 postcode area, we cover extract fan cleaning for commercial sites. We cover 381 places across Hertfordshire, from busy centres to quieter spots. We also work in Milton Keynes, about 20 miles from St Leonards.
Every address in HP23 is within our area for extract fan cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. We cover sites on Bottom Road, Gilbert's Hill and Jenkins Lane and the roads around them. Neighbouring places we cover for extract fan cleaning include Buckland Common (1 mile east), Cholesbury (1 mile east), Hastoe (1 mile north), Swan Bottom (1 mile south-west) and Lee Common (2 miles south). Larger places within reach include Watford (14 miles south-east), Hemel Hempstead (9 miles east), St Albans (15 miles east), Harpenden (15 miles east), Berkhamsted (5 miles east) and Rickmansworth (12 miles south-east).
Local landmarks in St Leonards
Around St Leonards, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near White Lion Public House and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Wendover station, roughly 2.9 miles west of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find Trenchard Museum (2.2 miles north-west) and Hawridge Court (2.5 miles south-east). Green spaces nearby include Dancersend Nature Reserve and Pavis Wood.
Signs you need extract fan cleaning in St Leonards
Grease on a fan is a fire risk, in St Leonards as anywhere. If grease in the duct catches, the fan and its housing can feed the fire and an overworked motor runs hotter.
What we’re most often called out for:
- A motor area thick with grease
- Fat spreading onto the roof or wall by the fan
- A heavily greased fan housing
- A fan shaking on its mounts
Older buildings often hide long, awkward duct runs, and if you run a kitchen at a historic venue in the area (Cholesbury Manor House is about 1.1 miles east), access may need planning.
Questions to ask before booking
- Whether VAT is included
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- How they set the interval to the next visit
Why it’s worth doing now in St Leonards
Grease on the fan is grease in the system. TR19® Grease covers the whole extract, fan included and many insurers require the full system to be cleaned to TR19. A planned visit to St Leonards is easier to arrange than an emergency callout.
Every site is different, so each one gets its own fixed quote. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all make a difference.
What you get with us
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- We diagnose before we treat
- A fixed price before any work starts
Take a look at our cost guide and our accreditations and certificates.
Fixed quotes for extract fan cleaning in St Leonards
You’ll get a fixed price before we start. It takes into account:
- Any permits to work or inductions
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- The condition we find in the survey
Working hours, access and the scale of the site all affect the cost. Each of those is built into the quote and give you a fixed price before work begins.
Helping us quote
Photos let us diagnose from a distance. The most useful are:
- The site address and the type of premises
- Any previous report or certificate
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
To get a fixed quote, call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email 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. You’ll usually have a quote within one working day.
What a clean will not put right
We will always give you a straight diagnosis, so here’s what this work can’t put right:
- Grease in the duct and canopy before the fan (those need a full TR19 clean)
- An undersized fan that can’t cope
- Wiring faults to the fan
Not sure which it is? You can give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we will tell you honestly.
What we work on in St Leonards
- Axial fans
- Fan housings
- Discharge points
- Centrifugal fans
- In-line fans
- Roof-mounted fans
The process
When we arrive, we check the system against the survey or the photos you sent. Anything unexpected is raised with you before we go further. After that, the work takes an hour or two for most single fans. Pictures of the system and its access let us plan the work in St Leonards before we set off.
- The fan is found and its type, access and isolation checked.
- We isolate the power before opening the housing.
- 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.
Before we arrive
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
How to get a quote
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, from your pictures and details or, where that is not enough, a survey on site. Then we send a fixed price so you know the cost before work begins.
Related advice
How the job changes from site to site
Impellers and blades
While the impeller is clean, we can see its condition: cracks, bent blades or wear. Anything we see goes on the report.
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.
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What else we do in St Leonards
St Leonards questions
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in St Leonards?
The local authority for St Leonards is Buckinghamshire council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in St Leonards?
St Leonards is in the area of Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
Protection goes down first: floor sheeting and covers over nearby surfaces and equipment. We tidy up and take our waste away before we leave.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes. Our emergency line runs 24/7 for anything that can’t wait until a planned visit. Ring any time and tell us what’s happened.
What does TR19 mean?
BESA’s ventilation hygiene specification in two main parts: TR19® Grease for kitchen extract systems and TR19® Air for general ventilation. It is not law, but it’s the benchmark.
How often should the extract fan be cleaned?
Daily cooking hours set the minimum, under BESA guidance. At the extremes, that’s 3-monthly for heavy use and 12-monthly for light use, fan included.
What does extract fan cleaning cost?
We don’t publish prices, because the cost depends on the job: how big it is, what state it’s in, how we reach it and the working hours. We fix the price before work begins.
What if the fan needs more than a clean?
Cleaning removes grease, but it can’t fix worn parts. Where the fan needs repair or replacement, we can do that too, with a fixed quote first.