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Extract Fan Cleaning in Stodmarsh
We cover Stodmarsh for extract fan cleaning. Out-of-hours visits, a fixed quote and a written report with pictures as standard.
- Vibration from an unbalanced impeller
- A fan motor running hot under a coat of grease
- Weak extraction at the canopy
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Where a tenant occupies the premises but the landlord owns the building, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We’re happy to deal with either side and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
From a single site to a large estate, the standard is the same: the system surveyed, the price fixed, the visit fitted around trading and everything written up afterwards.
About our extract fan cleaning in Stodmarsh
A clean fan is not a repaired fan. If we find worn bearings, a struggling motor or damage to the impeller, we’ll tell you, and we also repair and replace extract fans. You get an honest view of the fan’s condition. Typical jobs include grease escaping from the fan outlet and grease around the motor and its mounts, on discharge points, axial fans and fan housings.
For a kitchen in or near Stodmarsh, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy, filters, duct, fan and discharge, with a certificate and photo report at the end.
The report is your 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, ready for your insurer.
- Where
- Stodmarsh (CT3)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Stodmarsh: your questions answered
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Stodmarsh?
That is Kent Fire and Rescue Service. A recent cleaning certificate and a note of the next clean date show that grease in the extract is being managed.
Can you work in Stodmarsh outside opening hours?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. The work in Stodmarsh can fit around your hours. Just call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line with your opening times and we will plan around them.
Is TR19 cleaning required by law?
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 law behind it is the Fire Safety Order 2005 in England and Wales.
Do you cover Stodmarsh?
Yes. Our area takes in London and the counties of South East England, and that includes Stodmarsh.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes. There’s a 24/7 emergency line for anything that can’t wait until a planned visit. Call us any time and explain what’s happened.
What types of premises do you cover?
Commercial premises of every kind: from restaurants, pubs and hotels to schools, hospitals, care homes, offices, shops and food production sites. Work is timed around how each site runs.
Do you need to turn the fan off to clean it?
We always isolate the fan first, so it can’t start while we work. That means the extract is off, so we clean while the kitchen is closed.
Is the fan included in a TR19 clean?
Yes. The whole system is cleaned, from the canopy to the discharge, and the fan sits right in that path, so it’s cleaned too.
Extract fan cleaning in Stodmarsh: the local picture
The FSA’s data shows about 5 pubs, bars and clubs registered within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Stodmarsh. A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. In Stodmarsh, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Canterbury City council. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector. Fire safety in Stodmarsh falls to Kent Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order.
Healthcare kitchens can’t easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Stodmarsh is St Martins Hospital, about 3.6 miles south-west. Bursars and site managers at schools such as Wickhambreaux Church of England Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
Stodmarsh is about 5 miles east of Canterbury, in Kent. Wherever you are in the CT3 postcode area, we can carry out extract fan cleaning at your premises. We cover 922 places across Kent, from busy centres to quieter spots. We also work in Maidstone, about 28 miles from Stodmarsh.
Extract fan cleaning in CT3 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. If your site is just outside Stodmarsh, we cover Hersden (1 mile north-west), Westbere (2 miles west), Hollow Street (2 miles north), Hoath (2 miles north) and Chislet (3 miles north). Further out, we also cover Canterbury (5 miles west), Margate (10 miles north-east), Dover (12 miles south-east), Folkestone (15 miles south), Ramsgate (10 miles east) and Broadstairs (12 miles east).
Near you in Stodmarsh
In Stodmarsh, that means kitchens and buildings near The Red Lion pub, Spires Academy and Grove Ferry Picnic Area and the streets around them. Stodmarsh’s nearest station is Sturry station, roughly 2.6 miles west of the centre. A little further out are St Martins Hospital (3.6 miles south-west) and Canterbury Castle (4.9 miles west). The countryside around Stodmarsh includes West Blean and Thornden Woods.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Logging matters as much as cleaning. 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.
If your staff spot something between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that will not come clean, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We can diagnose it and quote.
How it works
The visit has three parts: set-up, the treatment itself and the sign-off. Set-up means sheeting and making equipment safe, while signing off means the written report and pictures. The middle part takes longest, and that takes a few hours where there are several fans or heavy deposits. We agree a date with you, plan the drive to Stodmarsh and turn up when the site is quiet.
- 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.
- The fan goes back into service with a report on its condition.
How to prepare
- Clear the space around the work
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Let us know about parking and loading
Get a fixed quote
Quotes are quick. Send a few details and photos, and we usually reply with a fixed quote within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
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What the work involves, part by part
Roof-mounted fans
Grease can escape from a roof fan onto the surrounding surface and we check the area around the outlet. Heavy staining is noted on the report.
Inline duct fans
Space around an inline fan can be tight, so the method is planned in advance. Anything out of reach is recorded.
Common problems we fix in Stodmarsh
A fan collects more grease when the filters let more through. When filters do not seal, grease goes straight through to the fan, so the fan takes far more than it should.
These are the problems we see most often:
- A noisy fan that has got louder over time
- A fan left out of previous cleans
- A fan motor running hot under a coat of grease
- Grease escaping from the fan outlet
Historic houses near Stodmarsh, such as Goodnestone Park about 4.4 miles south-east, are a reminder that older buildings with event kitchens can have long, awkward duct routes.
Comparing quotes
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- How VAT is shown on the quote
- What records you’ll receive afterwards
What extract fan cleaning cannot fix
Extract fan cleaning can’t fix everything, and we’d rather say so up front. It does not solve:
- Electrical faults in the fan’s supply or controls (an electrician’s job)
- A fan that is too small for the system (a design question)
- A cracked or broken impeller (it needs replacing)
If in doubt, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we will say what we think.
Parts of the system we cover
- Fan housings
- Roof-mounted fans
- Axial fans
- Discharge points
- Centrifugal fans
- In-line fans
What affects the cost of extract fan cleaning
You’ll get a fixed price before work begins. It’s based on:
- How many systems or sites are involved
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- Travel, parking and unloading
- How big the system is
No two sites are the same, 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.
Asking for a quote
To help us quote quickly, please include:
- The site address and the type of premises
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, from your pictures and details or, where that is not enough, a survey on site. After that, you get a fixed price for the work, before work begins.