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The Brents extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning for The Brents and the surrounding area: a survey, a fixed price, careful work and proper paperwork. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- A fan that hums, whines or rumbles
- Thick grease on the impeller and casing
- A fan shaking on its mounts
Why act early in The Brents
For a kitchen in The Brents, a noisy, greasy fan is often the first sign the whole system is overdue. If the fan is coated, the duct before it usually is too so a full TR19 clean may be due. Even a site near The Brents that is only busy part of the week needs its system checked on a schedule.
What you pay reflects the actual work. That is why we survey first, from pictures or on site, and the price is agreed before we start.
What you get with us
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- A fixed price before any work starts
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- Every job surveyed first
About our extract fan cleaning in The Brents
A fan never collects grease in a neat, even layer. Uneven build-up unbalances the impeller, which brings vibration, noise and extra wear on the bearings and motor. A thorough clean removes the cause. The work covers axial fans, fan housings and discharge points, and people most often call us about a noisy fan that has got louder over time and a smell of hot grease from the extract.
Kitchens around a place like The Brents are often in older buildings or single-storey extensions, with the duct running through a roof space or up an outside wall. Flat runs collect grease and need proper access to clean.
Think of the report as the system’s health record: a dated account with pictures of everything we did. Grease extract cleans are also certificated to TR19® Grease through the BESCA VHE portal, ready for your insurer.
- Place
- The Brents (ME13)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
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.
Staff cleaning doesn’t replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
The Brents: your questions answered
Does the sea air around The Brents make a difference to extract fan cleaning?
It can. Being within about 3 miles of the sea means more corrosion on metalwork in The Brents than inland. Outdoor metalwork near the sea is worth inspecting at every visit.
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in The Brents?
Food hygiene inspections in The Brents are carried out by Swale council. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
What happens to the waste?
It leaves the site with us at the end of the visit. While we work, it’s kept contained so the area stays clean.
Do you offer extract fan cleaning separately?
Yes, where it makes sense. A coated fan often means the duct before it is coated too, but the choice is yours.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. Scheduled maintenance plans are part of what we do, with visits at the interval your system needs. The report from each visit recommends the next date.
What do you do to protect the area?
We start with protection: floor sheeting and covers over nearby surfaces and equipment. We tidy up and take our waste away before we leave.
Do you need to turn the fan off to clean it?
The fan is isolated before we open it, so it cannot run during the clean. With the extract off, the kitchen can’t cook, so we work out of hours.
Will we have to shut during the visit?
Normally not. Out-of-hours visits keep the disruption down. Larger jobs can be phased over several visits to keep things running.
What the work involves, part by part
Inline duct fans
Some fans are built into the duct itself. We get to them through the duct or casing after isolating them.
Fan housings and motors
Some fans use a belt drive. Belts and pulleys are checked and cleaned where safe for your records.
What a clean will not put right
A few issues sit outside what this work can do:
- Grease in the duct and canopy before the fan (those need a full TR19 clean)
- A motor that has burnt out
- A cracked or broken impeller (it needs replacing)
If in doubt, ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we will say what we think.
Where we work
- Axial fans
- Fan housings
- In-line fans
- Discharge points
- Roof-mounted fans
- Centrifugal fans
When to call us in The Brents
Grease on a fan is a fire risk, in The Brents as anywhere. If grease in the duct catches, the fan and its housing can feed the fire and an overworked motor runs hotter.
Keep an eye out for these warning signs:
- An extract fan that vibrates or rattles
- Grease stains around the discharge
- Burning smells from the fan area
- A fan coated in grease inside its housing
Older buildings often hide long, awkward duct runs, and if you run a kitchen at a historic venue in the area (Belmont House and Gardens is about 3.9 miles south-west), access may need planning.
Comparing quotes
- What records you’ll receive afterwards
- What hours they’ll be on site
- Whether the price is fixed
- Whether they’re fully insured
Other services in The Brents
What extract fan cleaning looks like in The Brents
The coast is only about 3 miles from The Brents. Salt air speeds up corrosion of roof-level fans, discharge cowls and their fixings. The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 23 pubs, bars and clubs and about 3 hotels and guest houses within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of The Brents. Where they serve hot food, their kitchen extracts need cleaning to TR19® like any restaurant’s. Environmental health officers from Swale council inspect food businesses in The Brents. 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.
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Davington Primary School or anywhere near The Brents, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean. If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Faversham Parish Church or elsewhere in The Brents, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event.
The Brents is about 1 mile north-east of Faversham, in Kent. Wherever you are in the ME13 postcode area, we can carry out extract fan cleaning at your premises. We cover 922 places across Kent, from busy centres to quieter spots. Our Maidstone page covers sites nearby, about 16 miles away.
Every address in ME13 is within our area for extract fan cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. Streets in the area include Ham Road, Back Lane and Quay Lane, and we cover them all for extract fan cleaning. Neighbouring places we cover for extract fan cleaning include Davington (1 mile west), Faversham (1 mile south-west), Preston (1 mile south), Oare (1 mile north-west) and Ospringe (1 mile south-west). Larger places within reach include Ashford (12 miles south), Canterbury (9 miles east), Sittingbourne (7 miles west), Whitstable (6 miles east), Herne Bay (11 miles east) and Minster (8 miles north-west).
What’s near The Brents
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The Brents Tavern, Oare Meadow and Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School. The nearest railway station is Faversham station, roughly 0.6 miles south. Nearby you will also find Newnham Castle (4.6 miles south-west).
The process
The first job on site is protection: sheeting goes over floors and surfaces close to the work. After that, the system is made safe and the work begins. It takes a few hours where there are several fans or heavy deposits, and we clear up before we go. We plan the journey to The Brents and bring what the job is likely to need.
- First we check the fan’s condition and how it sounds.
- Once isolated, we open the fan up.
- 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.
How to prepare
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
Get a fixed quote
Quotes are quick. Send a few details and photos, and we normally reply with a fixed quote within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
Related advice
Aftercare tips
No system stays clean for ever, but care slows the build-up. A few tips:
- Keep the fan on whenever the range is lit
- Tell us if the extract feels weaker
- Never cook with a filter missing
- Listen for new noises or vibration from the fan
When we have finished, the fan is reassembled and run. Anything we notice, like noise, vibration or a worn part, goes on the report, so you can plan any repair.
Keep the route to the fan clear. A fan that can be reached safely is a fan that gets cleaned, whether it’s on a roof, in a ceiling or on a wall.