Kent · Extract fan cleaning
Extract Fan Cleaning in The Stocks
Extract fan cleaning for The Stocks, from a team that has been trading since 2009. Out-of-hours visits and 24/7 emergency callout.
- A heavily greased fan housing
- An extract fan with no cleaning record
- Less air being pulled from the kitchen
About our extract fan cleaning in The Stocks
Not all extract fans are the same: fans on the roof, fans built into the duct run, and fans on an outside wall. The way in depends on the type and the survey shows us how to reach it. The work covers centrifugal fans, axial fans and discharge points, and common reasons people get in touch are a fan coated in grease inside its housing and a fan that no longer moves enough air.
Work in a small place like The Stocks starts with a call to agree access and timings, and the clean itself is the same full TR19® job as in any town: canopy, filters, duct, fan and discharge, with a certificate and photo report at the end.
Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009, as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we’re fully insured.
- Where
- The Stocks (TN30)
- Region
- Kent
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Price
- A fixed price before any work starts
- When we work
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
We regularly work with managing agents. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works and we will come back with a fixed quote.
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.
What extract fan cleaning looks like in The Stocks
The fire and rescue service for The Stocks is Kent Fire and Rescue Service. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel. In The Stocks, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Ashford council. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready.
Where a hall near Parish Church of St John the Baptist, or anywhere in The Stocks, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does. If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Wittersham Church of England Primary School or anywhere near The Stocks, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
The Stocks is about 11 miles south-west of Ashford, in Kent. Every kind of commercial site in The Stocks, we can take on extract fan cleaning. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so trading is not interrupted. 922 places in Kent are on our list, large and small. For sites nearby, see our Maidstone page (19 miles or so).
Here we cover the TN30 postcode area for extract fan cleaning. That includes premises on Stocks Road, Budd's Lane and Wittersham Road and nearby roads. Nearby, we also carry out extract fan cleaning in Acton (1 mile north), Wittersham (1 mile west), Stone Corner (1 mile north), Stone in Oxney (2 miles east) and Reading Street (2 miles north-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Ashford (11 miles north-east), Tenterden (4 miles north), Kennington (13 miles north-east), New Romney (10 miles east), Staplehurst (13 miles north-west) and Stanhope (10 miles north-east).
Around The Stocks
In The Stocks, that means kitchens and buildings near The Ewe And Lamb Inn, among other places. The Stocks’s nearest station is Rye station, about 4.2 miles south. Well-known places in the area include Smallhythe Place (2 miles north-west) and Ypres Tower (4.4 miles south). Open spaces near The Stocks include Flatropers Wood.
Questions from The Stocks
Can you come to The Stocks after we close?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. That way a site in The Stocks does not have to lose a day’s trading. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
Will you come out to The Stocks?
Yes. Villages and rural sites across the South East are part of our work, The Stocks included. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.
How much 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.
Is it safe to clean the fan while the kitchen is open?
We isolate the fan, so the kitchen cannot cook while we work. That is why fan cleans are done out of hours, and the kitchen is ready when we leave.
Do we need to close while you work?
Not normally. Visits are timed for when the area is closed, such as overnight or at a weekend, so you keep your normal hours.
What makes a kitchen extract fan vibrate?
Often it’s grease on the impeller. Uneven build-up on the blades throws the fan off balance, causing vibration and noise. If cleaning doesn’t, the bearings or motor may need attention.
Do you have insurance?
Yes. Full insurance covers our work and have been trading since 2009.
How often does the fan need cleaning?
Daily cooking hours set the minimum in BESA guidance. At the extremes, that’s 3-monthly for heavy use and 12-monthly for light use, fan included.
What happens on the day
Your trading hours come first. We book the visit for a time the area is closed, whether that is an evening, overnight or a weekend. When the team arrives, the work area is protected and the relevant equipment is switched off to cool, and the work takes a few hours where there are several fans or heavy deposits. For a village or hamlet like The Stocks, tell us about narrow lanes, gates and parking when you book.
- We start by checking where the fan sits and how to isolate it.
- The fan is isolated so it cannot start while we work.
- Grease is scraped from the impeller blades and the inside of the housing.
- Blades, housing and the area around the motor are degreased with care.
- We reassemble, run the fan and photograph the result.
How to prepare
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
How to get a quote
The quickest way to a quote is to send photos: 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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Why act early in The Stocks
A fan that fails mid-service can stop a kitchen cooking. Grease is often where fan trouble begins, so cleaning the fan helps keep it working. If it does fail, our 24/7 emergency line is there. Rural sites cannot always move to another kitchen or room when something fails.
What you pay reflects the actual work. That’s why we survey first, from pictures or on site, and why the quote is fixed before work begins.
Why book with us
- We diagnose before we treat
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Trading since 2009
When to call us in The Stocks
Grease condenses as the air cools, and on a roof or outside wall the fan can be in some of the coolest air in the system. So grease often settles heavily there.
Clients normally contact us after spotting something like this:
- Thick grease on the impeller and casing
- Grease around the motor and its mounts
- A fan shaking on its mounts
- Hot, greasy smells near the fan
Smallhythe Place, about 2 miles north-west, is one of the historic houses near The Stocks; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions.
Comparing quotes
- Whether a survey comes first
- What paperwork you get at the end
- Whether they’re fully insured
- How areas they can’t reach will be recorded
Between visits
Here’s the after-treatment advice, in brief:
- Never cook with a filter missing
- Tell us if the extract feels weaker
- Check the report shows the fan was cleaned
- Keep records of every fan clean
The photo report shows the fan before and after cleaning. It notes what was done and anything that couldn’t be reached, along with the recommended next clean date.
Don’t run the kitchen with the extract off. Grease settles faster when the air stops moving, so keeping it running helps keep it clean.
Fixed quotes for extract fan cleaning in The Stocks
The survey tells us what the work involves. We look at:
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- The size of the system
- A single visit or a regular plan
- What state the system is in
Leaving it longer rarely makes the work cheaper. Build-up, wear and faults tend to get worse, not better, and a neglected system can mean more work. If you are not sure what’s needed, call 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will give you an honest view and a fixed quote.
Asking for a quote
Photos and a few facts are often enough to price the work. Send what you can of the following:
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- The postcode and the type of business
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in photos, get a survey first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
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What the work involves, part by part
Roof-mounted fans
Many kitchen extracts end at a fan on the roof. They’re cleaned where safe access allows, with any limits noted.
Inline duct fans
An inline fan can be easy to forget because it’s out of sight. The survey makes sure it’s part of the clean.