Kent · Extract fan cleaning
Extract Fan Cleaning in Staplehurst
We cover Staplehurst for extract fan cleaning. Out-of-hours visits, a fixed quote and a written report with pictures on every job.
- A motor area thick with grease
- A fan shaking on its mounts
- Weak extraction at the canopy
Fixed quotes for extract fan cleaning in Staplehurst
You’ll get a fixed price before work begins. It’s based on:
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- What state the system is in
- Parking and loading at the site
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
Putting the work off seldom saves money. Problems in a system tend to grow, which can make the next visit longer. If you are unsure, call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we’ll give you an honest view and a fixed quote.
Helping us quote
Photos and a few facts are often enough to price the work. Send what you can of the following:
- A few general shots of the system
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
To get a fixed quote, call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. You’ll typically have a quote within one working day.
Extract fan cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Staplehurst
Think of the fan as the system’s heart and the grease as a clot. A greasy fan works harder and moves less air. We clean it, run it and note anything that needs a closer look so you get a clean bill of health. The work covers in-line fans, fan housings and roof-mounted fans, and people most often call us about vibration from an unbalanced impeller and rough running from the extract fan.
Kitchens around a place like Staplehurst are often in older buildings or single-storey extensions, where the duct may cross a roof void or climb an outside wall. Flat runs collect grease and need proper access to clean.
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers all look at records. So every job comes with a written report and pictures, and grease extract cleans come with a TR19® certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Place
- Staplehurst (TN12)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
What we do, step by step
At the end of the visit, someone from your team can look over the work with us. Anything we couldn’t reach or that needs attention is pointed out there and then, and the same goes into the written report. The visit takes an hour or two for most single fans. In a place like Staplehurst, we fit the visit around your hours.
- First we check the fan’s condition and how it sounds.
- With the fan isolated, the housing is opened.
- The impeller is cleaned blade by blade so it runs balanced.
- We clean the casing, the outlet and around the motor.
- We run the fan and note its condition in the photo report.
Before we arrive
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
Ask for a quote
If you need extract fan cleaning in Staplehurst, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos. Tell us what kind of premises it is and when it’s open, plus photos or the previous report if they’re to hand. A fixed quote normally follows within one working day.
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Staplehurst questions
Can you get to a site in Staplehurst?
Yes, Staplehurst is part of our area, however small the site. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
Which fire authority looks after Staplehurst?
It’s Kent Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Staplehurst. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
Why has my extract fan got louder?
A common cause is grease. Grease collects unevenly and unbalances the impeller, causing vibration and noise. Cleaning may sort it, but worn bearings or a failing motor need a repair.
Does the law say we must follow TR19?
No. TR19® itself is not law; it’s a BESA specification. The law is the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, which makes the responsible person assess and reduce fire risk, and cleaning to TR19® is the recognised way to show grease is under control.
What do you need from me for a quote?
Only a few details: the address, the site type, your opening hours and how we reach the system. Photos and any previous paperwork make it quicker. After that, simply call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. Regular plans can run on 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycles, depending on what the system needs.
What do you do with what you remove?
Waste is contained during the work and removed when we leave, from grease and debris to used cleaning water. We don’t leave it behind.
Do you provide a report after cleaning the fan?
A photo report shows the fan before and after. If it’s part of a full TR19 clean, a TR19 certificate is issued too.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we can quote for the whole system.
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Each visit ends with a dated report and photos, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
Do you need extract fan cleaning in Staplehurst?
The cooler the air, the more grease drops out, and on a roof or outside wall the fan can be in some of the coolest air in the system. That makes it a natural place for grease to settle.
The symptoms we are asked about most are:
- A fan shaking on its mounts
- Weak extraction at the canopy
- Grease escaping from the fan outlet
- A fan that hums, whines or rumbles
Where a hall near All Saints Church, or anywhere in Staplehurst, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
Questions to ask before you book
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- If they look at the system before pricing
- When they can work, and whether that’s outside your opening hours
Nearby places to Staplehurst
Also in Staplehurst
What staff can safely do
If your staff spot something between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that won’t come clean, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We can diagnose it and quote.
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
Looking after it afterwards
Looking after the system between visits is straightforward, and it helps at the next visit:
- Tell us if the extract feels weaker
- Report grease escaping from the fan
- File the fan’s report with your other records
- Run the extract throughout cooking
We take away the grease and dirty water from the fan clean. Wherever the fan is, the area around it is cleaned down.
Listen to the fan. New noise or vibration often means grease is building on the impeller, and catching it early keeps it a cleaning job.
Why act early in Staplehurst
An unbalanced fan gets worse, not better. It wears bearings and mounts and can lead to a breakdown and a kitchen cannot cook safely without extraction. A planned clean beats an emergency. You choose the date of a planned visit, and a breakdown never asks.
A single site or a whole portfolio, we price it on the same basis: the work involved, the access and the timing. You will have a fixed price before work begins.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Staplehurst
- Trading since 2009
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- Full insurance on every job
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
Take a look at how cleaning jobs are priced and our accreditations and certificates.
Staplehurst kitchens: local notes
Look up Staplehurst on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you will find about 12 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 4 takeaways in Staplehurst and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Any of those kitchens with a canopy relies on a fan that gathers grease as it runs. Fire safety in Staplehurst falls to Kent Fire and Rescue Service. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk. Food hygiene inspections in Staplehurst are the job of Maidstone council’s environmental health team. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
For kitchens close to Staplehurst station, where the day often starts early and ends late, the extract can be cleaned overnight. School kitchens, at schools like Staplehurst School for example, are normally cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
Staplehurst is about 7 miles south of Maidstone, in Kent. Whatever kind of site you run in Staplehurst, extract fan cleaning is something we can help with. We can work out of hours so trading is not interrupted. Our area takes in 922 places across Kent, large and small. We also work in Maidstone, around 7 miles away.
All of TN12 is within our area for extract fan cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. Extract fan cleaning is available to premises on Station Road, High Street and North Down and nearby roads. Neighbouring places we cover for extract fan cleaning include Hawkenbury (1 mile north-east), Marden Thorn (2 miles west), Cross-at-Hand (2 miles north), Wanshurst Green (2 miles north-west) and Sinkhurst Green (2 miles south-east). Larger places within reach include Maidstone (7 miles north), Ashford (14 miles east), Sittingbourne (15 miles north-east), Royal Tunbridge Wells (12 miles west), Tonbridge (12 miles west) and Kings Hill (10 miles north-west).
Landmarks near Staplehurst
Typical jobs here are in premises near The Railway Tavern, among other places. Staplehurst has its own railway station: Staplehurst station. Well-known places in the area include Brattle Farm Museum (1 mile south-west) and Sissinghurst Castle (3.7 miles south).