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Extract Fan Cleaning in St Mary Cray
Cleaning of kitchen extract fans, impellers, fan housings and discharge points in St Mary Cray, surveyed first and signed off with a written report and pictures. Call for a fixed quote.
- A fan that hums, whines or rumbles
- A fan that no longer moves enough air
- Vibration from an unbalanced impeller
Extract fan cleaning in St Mary Cray
Cleaning removes grease, not wear. If we find worn bearings, a struggling motor or damage to the impeller, we’ll tell you and fan repair or replacement is something we also do. You’ll know whether the fan just needed cleaning or something more. Typical jobs include a fan that has never been cleaned and grease stains around the discharge, across discharge points, in-line fans and fan housings.
Across London, many commercial kitchens are squeezed into basements and narrow back-of-house spaces, and the duct may run up through several floors before it discharges at the roof. For a kitchen in St Mary Cray, that typically means a longer system to clean and more access panels to plan around.
We’ve been trading since 2009, as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we carry full insurance.
- Place
- St Mary Cray (BR5, BR6, BR7)
- Region
- Greater London
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Price
- A fixed price before we start
- When we work
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 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 send a fixed quote.
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We cover South East England and London, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept to a regular schedule.
What we do, step by step
Before we leave, we walk the area with whoever is on site. Anything we couldn’t reach or that needs attention is pointed out there and then, and the same goes into the written report. All told, the work takes a few hours where there are several fans or heavy deposits. In a London area like St Mary Cray, parking, loading and building access are planned before the day of the work.
- First we locate the fan and agree how it’s safely isolated.
- The fan is isolated so it can’t start while we work.
- 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.
- It’s closed up, run and checked, and pictures go into your report.
How to prepare
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
Getting a quote
If you need extract fan cleaning in St Mary Cray, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, and send photos or your last report if you can. We typically send a fixed quote within one working day.
Advice
Extract fan cleaning in St Mary Cray: the local picture
The FSA’s data shows about 9 bars, pubs and nightclubs registered in and around St Mary Cray, up to about a mile and a half out. Breakfasts, bar meals and functions all put grease into the extract wherever they’re cooked. Kitchens in St Mary Cray get their food hygiene inspections from Bromley council. 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. The fire and rescue service for St Mary Cray is London Fire Brigade. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order.
Commuter trade near St Mary Cray station can mean long cooking hours, and long hours put a kitchen into BESA’s more frequent cleaning bands. Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of St Mary, or anywhere in St Mary Cray, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
St Mary Cray is about 11 miles south-east of London, in Greater London. Whether your site is in the middle of St Mary Cray or further out, extract fan cleaning is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from a single unit to a large public building. St Mary Cray is one of 764 towns, villages and districts in Greater London where we work for commercial clients. London is in our area too, around 11 miles away.
Our technicians cover all of BR5, BR6 and BR7 for extract fan cleaning and the streets around it. That includes premises on New Road, Kent Road and Park Road and nearby roads. With the A224 close by, St Mary Cray is easy for our technicians to reach at any hour. If your site is just outside St Mary Cray, we cover Poverest (1 mile south-west), St Paul's Cray (1 mile north), Orpington (1 mile south), Derry Downs (1 mile south-east) and Kevington (1 mile east). Within a short drive, we also cover London (11 miles north-west), City of Westminster (14 miles north-west), Marylebone (14 miles north-west), Kensington (15 miles north-west), St Pancras (13 miles north-west) and Shoreditch (12 miles north-west).
Landmarks near St Mary Cray
Typical jobs here are in premises near Harris Academy Orpington, The Blue Anchor Public House and Walsingham School, among other places. St Mary Cray has its own railway station: St Mary Cray station. A little further out are London Borough of Bromley Museum (0.9 miles south) and Lullingstone Castle (4.5 miles south-east). For a walk, there’s Summer Hill and The Warren.
Honest limits
It’s worth knowing the limits before booking:
- A failed motor or worn bearings (that needs a fan repair or replacement)
- An impeller that is bent or split
- Grease in the duct and canopy before the fan (those need a full TR19 clean)
If you’re not sure, just phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll give you a straight answer before you book.
What the work covers
- Axial fans
- In-line fans
- Roof-mounted fans
- Fan housings
- Centrifugal fans
- Discharge points
Between visits
Aftercare is simple, and it helps at the next visit:
- Leave a clear route to the fan
- Listen for new noises or vibration from the fan
- Check the report shows the fan was cleaned
- Watch for grease marks around the outlet
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.
Don’t run the kitchen with the extract off. Air that keeps moving carries vapour out rather than letting it settle, so keeping it running helps keep it clean.
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How the job changes from site to site
Impellers and blades
While the impeller is clean, we can see its condition: chips, distortion or wear. We note any concerns.
Wall fans
With little duct before them, wall fans collect grease fast. They can need regular attention, which grease readings will show.
Common problems we fix in St Mary Cray
A fan collects more grease when the filters let more through. Missing, damaged or badly fitted filters let grease travel the whole system, so the fan takes far more than it should.
Most sites get in touch when they notice something like this:
- Vibration from an unbalanced impeller
- Hot, greasy smells near the fan
- A fan that hums, whines or rumbles
- A fan motor running hot under a coat of grease
School kitchens, at schools like Poverest Primary School for example, are typically cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
What your quote should include
- When they can work, and whether that is outside your opening hours
- How areas they cannot reach will be recorded
- Whether a written report and photos are included
- Whether VAT is included
Why deal with it now?
Grease on the fan is grease in the system. A TR19 clean that left out the fan wouldn’t cover the whole system, and insurers asking for TR19 cleaning expect the full system. It’s better booked as a planned job in St Mary Cray than handled as an emergency.
No two sites are the same, so we price each one individually. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all play a part.
Why St Mary Cray businesses choose us
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- Full insurance on every job
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- We diagnose before we treat
Take a look at what affects the cost and our accreditations.
Common questions in St Mary Cray
Who is the fire and rescue service for St Mary Cray?
St Mary Cray is in the area of London Fire Brigade. TR19® isn’t law, but it’s the benchmark many fire officers and insurers look to when they ask how often the extract is cleaned.
How do you handle parking and loading in St Mary Cray?
Parking and loading in London need planning, so tell us about bays, permits and building rules when you book. Where restrictions apply in the day, an evening or overnight visit usually gets round them.
How do you protect the area?
With sheeting and covers, before anything else happens. The work is kept contained and clean down when we finish.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes, day and night, every day of the year. Our office is open from 8am to 6pm on weekdays, with the emergency line covering every other hour.
Do you have insurance?
Yes, fully. We also hold CHAS and SafeContractor for clients who vet their contractors.
Will we have to shut during the visit?
Not usually. We work when the area is out of use, such as evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends, so the site can carry on as normal.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
No, not in itself. Insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to TR19® as the benchmark, and many insurance policies ask for proof of TR19® cleaning. The legal duty sits in the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 in England and Wales.
What’s the cleaning interval for an extract fan?
With the whole system, at intervals set by BESA guidance: every 3, 6 or 12 months. Some fans need attention sooner.