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Extract Fan Cleaning in Telegraph Hill
Extract fan cleaning for Telegraph Hill, with a survey first and a report with photos at the end. Call for a fixed quote.
- An extract fan with no cleaning record
- A fan coated in grease inside its housing
- Grease escaping from the fan outlet
How we price extract fan cleaning
Some jobs are bigger than they look, and some smaller. What affects the quote:
- The condition we find in the survey
- The number of sites or systems
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Ask for a fixed quote and we’ll explain each part.
Helping us quote
Photos and a few facts are often enough to price the work. Useful things to send:
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
Getting a quote does not take long. Call or email with a few details and you’ll typically have a fixed price within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
How we handle extract fan cleaning in Telegraph Hill
Grease on a fan isn’t spread evenly. Uneven build-up unbalances the impeller, leading to vibration, noise and strain on the motor and bearings. A thorough clean removes the cause. If you have less air being pulled from the kitchen and a heavily greased fan housing, we can help, from discharge points, centrifugal fans and axial fans onwards.
Kitchens in Telegraph Hill, like many across London, can share a building with flats or offices, with the duct running up through shared risers. Grease in a duct like that is a fire risk to the whole building, not just the kitchen, so a regular TR19® clean protects everyone in it.
Good records are part of the job. Each visit is written up with pictures, covering the work done, any areas we couldn’t access and a recommended next date. Keep it with your fire safety records so it’s ready for an insurer, fire officer or EHO.
- Where
- Telegraph Hill (SE4, SE15, SE14)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- When we work
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare across Greater London. Work can be phased by floor, building or site around the people who use them.
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we are happy to quote for all of it.
Telegraph Hill questions
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Telegraph Hill?
That’s London Fire Brigade. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
Do you do school kitchen extract cleaning in Telegraph Hill in the summer holidays?
Yes, out-of-term visits are normal for schools. With about 76 schools and colleges on the FSA’s register within roughly a mile and a half of Telegraph Hill, it pays to plan holiday dates ahead. Booking early in the term gives the best choice of holiday dates.
Does a TR19 kitchen extract clean cover the fan?
Yes, the fan is cleaned as part of TR19. Anything that can’t be reached is recorded, so you always know what was cleaned.
Do we lose a day’s trading?
Not typically. Out-of-hours visits keep the disruption down. Bigger sites can be done in stages so parts stay in use.
Do you repair extract fans as well as clean them?
A fan that needs repair is noted on the report, with what we found. We offer extract fan repair and replacement, and there’s a 24/7 emergency callout for breakdowns.
What does TR19 mean?
It’s BESA’s specification and the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to. It covers how systems are inspected, cleaned and checked and expects a risk-based approach.
How long is a fan clean?
A single accessible fan doesn’t take long, while fans on high roofs or in tight voids take longer. It’s done while the kitchen is closed.
Can you work evenings and weekends?
Yes. Give us your opening hours with your enquiry and we’ll plan the visit around them.
What we do, step by step
When we arrive, we check the system against the survey or the photos you sent. Anything unexpected is raised with you before we go further. From there, it takes an hour or two for most single fans. Before any visit in Telegraph Hill, we agree where the van can stop and how equipment reaches the system.
- We find the fan and check how it’s reached and how it’s isolated.
- With the fan isolated, the housing is opened.
- Grease is scraped from the impeller blades and the inside of the housing.
- The fan and its surrounds are degreased, keeping clear of the motor’s electrics.
- It’s closed up, run and checked, and photos go into your report.
Preparing for the visit
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
How to get a quote
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Add the site type and your opening hours, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
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Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Staff cleaning and specialist work are not the same thing. 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. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
What we are called out for in Telegraph Hill
By the time air reaches the fan, it has passed the canopy, filters and duct. The grease that is left lands on the blades and the casing where the spinning blades spread it around.
If you notice any of these, it’s worth a diagnosis:
- Grease stains around the discharge
- A fan coated in grease inside its housing
- Vibration from an unbalanced impeller
- A fan motor running hot under a coat of grease
For schools such as Haberdashers' Hatcham College, kitchen extract cleaning is typically booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
Questions to ask before booking
- What happens if part of the system cannot be accessed
- Whether the price is fixed
- When they can work, and whether that’s outside your opening hours
- Whether they’re fully insured
Extract fan cleaning around Telegraph Hill
Food Standards Agency data counts about 443 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 329 takeaways within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Telegraph Hill. Each kitchen extract among them ends at a fan, and grease on the impeller strains the motor. Telegraph Hill sits within the area of London Fire Brigade. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises. Most London extract cleaning happens at night, after the last service.
A kitchen near Brockley station that serves breakfast and dinner can run its extract twelve hours or more, which shortens the cleaning interval. Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Southwark Adult Education Institute is the nearest hospital to Telegraph Hill, about 0.6 miles north-west.
Telegraph Hill is about 1 mile south-west of New Cross, in Greater London. Whatever kind of site you run in Telegraph Hill, we can take on extract fan cleaning. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so the site keeps running. We cover 764 places across Greater London, large and small.
All of SE4, SE15 and SE14 is within our area for extract fan cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. If you need extract fan cleaning at premises on Mona Road, Pepys Road and Kitto Road or anywhere close by, we can help. We also cover Nunhead (1 mile south-west), New Cross (1 mile north-east), Peckham (1 mile north-west), St Johns (1 mile east) and Brockley (1 mile south-east). We also work in nearby towns such as London (3 miles north-west), City of Westminster (6 miles north-west), Marylebone (6 miles north-west), Kensington (7 miles west), St Pancras (5 miles north-west) and Shoreditch (4 miles north).
Near you in Telegraph Hill
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Fordham Park and The Brockley Barge pub and the streets around them. Telegraph Hill has its own railway station: Brockley station. Nearby you will also find Southwark Adult Education Institute (0.6 miles north-west) and Lewisham Shopping Centre (1.4 miles east). Green spaces nearby include St. James's Park Lake and New Cross Gate Cutting.
Keeping the system healthy
Results last longer with the right care. We suggest:
- Never cook with a filter missing
- Look for grease stains near the discharge
- Book the fan into every full TR19 clean
- Keep access to the fan clear
Once it’s clean, the fan is closed up and run to check it’s working smoothly. Anything we notice, like noise, vibration or a worn part, goes on the report, so you can plan any repair.
A change in how the fan sounds is worth noting. Rattles, hums or shaking can be early signs of build-up or wear and early action can save a repair.
How the job changes from site to site
Kitchens with long cooking hours
Long cooking hours mean more grease reaches the fan. Under BESA guidance, heavy use means cleaning at least every 3 months, fan included.
Roof-mounted fans
Roof fans sit at the top of the riser. We clean them where they can be safely reached, with any limits noted.