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Extract Fan Cleaning in St Mary's Bay
Extract fan cleaning for commercial sites in St Mary's Bay and across Kent. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- Weak extraction at the canopy
- A motor area thick with grease
- Grease escaping from the fan outlet
Extract fan cleaning in St Mary's Bay, done properly
The extract fan is the heart of the system: it draws the air through the canopy and ductwork and pushes it outside. Grease that gets past everything else ends up on its blades and housing and we clean it off. If you’re dealing with fat spreading onto the roof or wall by the fan and thick grease on the impeller and casing, we can help.
Size doesn’t change the work: a kitchen in a place like St Mary's Bay gets the whole system cleaned, canopy to discharge. The visit is booked around your opening hours, and the journey is planned ahead.
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.
- Where
- St Mary's Bay (TN29)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
What affects the cost of extract fan cleaning
The survey tells us what the work involves. We look at:
- The number of sites or systems
- Travel, parking and unloading
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
Leaving it longer rarely makes the work cheaper. Problems in a system tend to grow, and a neglected system can mean more work. If you’re unsure, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email for straight advice and a fixed quote.
Helping us quote
You do not need the technical terms. It helps if you can send:
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
Quotes are quick. Call or email with a few details and you’ll usually have a fixed price within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
Why act early in St Mary's Bay
An unbalanced fan gets worse, not better. It wears bearings and mounts and can lead to a breakdown, which may leave the kitchen without extraction. Cleaning it early is far less disruptive. A site near St Mary's Bay that has to close at short notice is hard to cover for.
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Call for a fixed quote and we’ll explain each part.
Why book with us
- A written report with photos after every visit
- A fixed price before any work starts
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
Read our cost guide and how to check a contractor.
What your team can do, and what needs us
If your staff spot something between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that won’t come clean, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We’ll take a look and give you a fixed quote.
A few tasks are always specialist work: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings call for the right kit, training and safe access. That is our job.
Aftercare tips
Once we have finished, these simple steps help:
- Keep records of every fan clean
- Report rattles or humming early
- Flag smoke lingering at the canopy
- Book the fan into every full TR19 clean
If the fan needs more than a clean, we will say so plainly. Fan repair and replacement are services we offer too, so you have one point of contact.
Keep the whole system on its cleaning cycle. Regular full cleans keep the fan from building up heavy deposits, in line with BESA guidance.
Extract fan cleaning around St Mary's Bay
The coast is only about 1 mile from St Mary's Bay. Near the sea, the fan and discharge at the top of a kitchen extract corrode faster than they would inland. Food Standards Agency records list about 11 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 4 sandwich bars and takeaways within about 1.5 miles of central St Mary's Bay. The fan at the end of each of those extracts collects grease that slows it and wears the motor. Fire safety in St Mary's Bay falls to Kent 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.
Term dates shape school work: for a school like The Marsh Academy, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
St Mary's Bay is about 6 miles south-west of Hythe, in Kent. Sites in St Mary's Bay get the same service as everywhere we cover: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where necessary and a written report with pictures. Our Kent coverage runs to 922 places, and St Mary's Bay is one of them. For sites nearby, see our Maidstone page (26 miles or so).
Work in TN29 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. Extract fan cleaning is available to premises on Maple Drive, Oak Drive and Beechwood Close and nearby roads. If your site is just outside St Mary's Bay, we cover St Mary in the Marsh (1 mile west), Burmarsh (3 miles north), Newchurch (3 miles north-west), Postling Green (5 miles north) and Bonnington (6 miles north). Within a short drive, we also cover Ashford (10 miles north-west), Folkestone (10 miles north-east), Hythe (6 miles north-east), Hawkinge (11 miles north-east), Tenterden (13 miles west) and Cheriton (9 miles north-east).
Near you in St Mary's Bay
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Romney Warren Country Park. Nearby you will also find Romney 'castle' (3.6 miles west).
What the work involves, part by part
Impellers and blades
The blades of the impeller do the work, and grease builds up on them unevenly. That’s what unbalances the fan, so it’s cleaned carefully blade by blade.
Roof-mounted fans
On a roof, the air is cooler and grease drops out faster. The impeller and housing are scraped and degreased.
Towns and villages near St Mary's Bay
Other services in St Mary's Bay
When to call us in St Mary's Bay
A greasy fan in St Mary's Bay is fuel at the end of the duct. If grease in the duct catches, the fan and its housing can feed the fire, and a hot, struggling motor does not help.
What we are most often called out for:
- A heavily greased fan housing
- Less air being pulled from the kitchen
- Rough running from the extract fan
- Grease stains around the discharge
Where a hall near All Saints, or anywhere in St Mary's Bay, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
Questions to ask before you book
- What paperwork you get at the end
- Whether a survey comes first
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
St Mary's Bay questions
Who inspects food businesses in St Mary's Bay?
In St Mary's Bay, it’s Folkestone and Hythe council that carries out food hygiene inspections. Have your latest TR19® certificate and photo report to hand, as an officer may ask how the extract is maintained.
Will you come out to St Mary's Bay?
Yes. Villages and rural sites across the South East are part of our work, St Mary's Bay included. The journey is planned ahead, so a few details about the route help.
How often should the extract fan be cleaned?
With the whole system, at intervals set by BESA guidance: every 3, 6 or 12 months. Some fans need attention sooner.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes, of course. Tell us what you have and how it’s used and we’ll propose a schedule with a fixed quote.
What about areas you can’t get to?
They’re marked on the report. In ductwork, new access panels are often the answer, which we can install.
Is TR19 cleaning required by law?
No. The law sets the duty; TR19® is the benchmark used to show it’s met. Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person has to manage fire risk, and without records, many insurers may refuse or reduce a claim.
Can you work evenings and weekends?
Yes. Much of our work happens in the evening, overnight or at weekends, so the site doesn’t lose a service.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. Send the list of sites and the work at each and you’ll get one fixed quote.
What we do, step by step
Before we leave, we walk the area with whoever is on site. We point out anything that couldn’t be reached or needs a follow-up, and the same goes into the written report. The visit takes a few hours where there are several fans or heavy deposits. In a place like St Mary's Bay, we fit the visit around your hours.
- First we check the fan’s condition and how it sounds.
- Once isolated, we open the fan up.
- Each blade is cleaned so the impeller runs evenly.
- Housing, outlet and the area around the motor are cleaned.
- The fan goes back into service with a report on its condition.
How to prepare
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
Get a fixed quote
Want a quote for extract fan cleaning? Please phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line with a few details about the site. We will talk you through the work and send you a fixed quote before you commit to anything.