Kent · Extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in Swanscombe, Kent
Looking for extract fan cleaning in Swanscombe? We diagnose first, fix the price and book the work around your hours, then sign off with a report and pictures.
- An extract fan with no cleaning record
- Vibration from an unbalanced impeller
- Weak extraction at the canopy
Extract fan cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Swanscombe
We’ve been trading since 2009. We are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we are fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001. We are often asked to deal with a heavily greased fan housing and grease escaping from the fan outlet, on centrifugal fans, roof-mounted fans and fan housings.
Around a smaller place like Swanscombe, kitchen extracts tend to belong to pubs, cafés, takeaways and school or care home kitchens. A kitchen that cooks fewer hours still builds up grease, so the interval is set by hours of use and grease readings.
For insurers and inspectors, the record counts. That is why every job is written up in a report with pictures, plus a TR19® certificate through the BESCA VHE portal where the work is a TR19® Grease clean.
- Place
- Swanscombe (DA9, DA10)
- Region
- Kent
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Working hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
FAQs for Swanscombe
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Swanscombe?
Food hygiene inspections in Swanscombe are carried out by Dartford council. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
Do you work at weekends in Swanscombe?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. The work in Swanscombe can fit around your hours. Let us know the hours you are closed and we will book within them.
What do you do with what you remove?
Waste is contained during the work and removed when we leave, including grease, debris and dirty water. None of it is left on site.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. Regular plans can run on 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycles, depending on what the system needs.
What should I send you?
Just the basics: where it is, what kind of site, when it’s open and the access. Photos and any previous paperwork make it quicker. After that, simply call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
Do you provide a report after cleaning the fan?
A photo report shows the fan before and after. Full system cleans come with a TR19 certificate as well.
What does extract fan cleaning cost?
Size, condition, access and working hours all affect the cost. Ask us for a fixed quote, normally ready within one working day.
How long will it take to clean the fan?
It takes an hour or two for one fan, longer when it’s hard to reach. We will confirm the time when we quote.
Between visits
How long the results last depends on use and care. Here’s what we suggest:
- Report rattles or humming early
- Leave a clear route to the fan
- Look for grease stains near the discharge
- Keep the fan on whenever the range is lit
You get before and after pictures of the impeller and housing. It notes what was done and anything that couldn’t be reached, along with the recommended next clean date.
Make sure the fan is reachable. Clear access means it’s never left out of a clean, whether it’s on a roof, in a ceiling or on a wall.
What we are called out for in Swanscombe
Grease on a fan is a fire risk, in Swanscombe as anywhere. A fire in the duct can reach the fan and the grease around it, and a hot, struggling motor doesn’t help.
If you notice any of these, it’s worth a diagnosis:
- An extract fan with no cleaning record
- A fan shaking on its mounts
- Grease around the motor and its mounts
- Weak extraction at the canopy
Church and community hall kitchens, near Church of St Mary or anywhere around Swanscombe, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
What your quote should include
- Whether a written report and pictures are included
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- When they can work, and whether that’s outside your opening hours
- Whether the figure could change on the day
Extract fan cleaning in Swanscombe: the local picture
There are about 62 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 18 sandwich bars and takeaways within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Swanscombe, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Where they cook under a canopy, an extract fan is pulling grease-laden air through its blades every service. In Swanscombe, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Dartford council. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready. Fire safety in Swanscombe 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.
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Darent Valley Hospital about 1.7 miles south-west, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen. Term dates shape school work: for a school like Knockhall Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
Swanscombe is about 3 miles east of Dartford, in Kent. Whatever kind of site you run in Swanscombe, we can take on extract fan cleaning. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so the site keeps running. Swanscombe is one of 922 towns, villages and districts in Kent we cover for extract fan cleaning. You can also see our page for Maidstone, about 16 miles away.
Every address in DA9 and DA10 is covered for extract fan cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Streets in the area include London Road, Craylands Square and High Street, and we cover them all for extract fan cleaning. With the A206 and A226 close by, Swanscombe is easy for our technicians to reach for extract fan cleaning. Close by, we work in Greenhithe (1 mile north-west), Stone (1 mile west), Bean (1 mile south), West Thurrock (2 miles north) and Darenth (2 miles south-west). We also work in nearby towns such as Dartford (3 miles west), Sevenoaks (12 miles south), Gravesend (4 miles east), Northfleet (3 miles south-east), Swanley (6 miles south-west) and Kings Hill (13 miles south).
Local landmarks in Swanscombe
In Swanscombe, that means kitchens and buildings near Castle Hill Park, The Ebbsfleet Academy and The Pier Hotel and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Greenhithe for Bluewater station, about 0.5 miles west of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Stone Castle (0.7 miles south-west) and Bluewater (1 mile south-west). Open spaces near Swanscombe include Sawyers Lake and Chafford Gorges Nature Park.
Why act early in Swanscombe
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 site near Swanscombe that has to close at short notice is hard to cover for.
We don’t list prices on the website, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. Call for a fixed quote, and we’ll talk you through it.
What you get with us
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- Trading since 2009
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- Fixed quotes from a survey or photos
See how cleaning jobs are priced or our accreditations and certificates.
What affects the cost of extract fan cleaning
A fixed price needs a few facts first. We check:
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- Whether several sites go on one quote
What you pay reflects the actual work. That is why every job is surveyed first, and why the quote is fixed before we start.
Asking for a quote
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote. When you get in touch, it helps to send:
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- Problems your staff have spotted
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, either from photos and details you send or from a site visit. After that, you get a fixed price for the work, before work begins.
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Managing agents and facilities teams in Swanscombe
Running several sites is easier with one contractor. We cover South East England and London, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept on a regular cycle.
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works, and we will send a fixed quote.
What happens on the day
There’s very little for your team to do on the day. A contact on site lets us in at the agreed time and points us to the system, and the rest is down to us. Before we leave, the area is tidied and the paperwork follows. Visits to a place like Swanscombe are planned ahead, so we arrive with what the survey says the job needs.
- Diagnosis first: we look for grease, noise and vibration.
- With the fan isolated, the housing is opened.
- Each blade is cleaned so the impeller runs evenly.
- We clean the casing, the outlet and around the motor.
- We run the fan and note its condition in the photo report.
Preparing for the visit
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Move anything stored near the system
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
How to get a quote
Here’s what helps us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, a few photos and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Once you have those, call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
Advice
What a clean will not put right
It’s worth knowing the limits before booking:
- Grease in the canopy and ductwork
- A cracked or broken impeller (it needs replacing)
- Electrical faults in the fan’s supply or controls (an electrician’s job)
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
- In-line fans
- Roof-mounted fans
- Discharge points
- Fan housings
- Centrifugal fans
- Axial fans