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Extract Fan Cleaning in The Wrythe
Looking for extract fan cleaning in The Wrythe? We diagnose first, fix the price and book the work around your hours, finishing with a written report and pictures.
- Thick grease on the impeller and casing
- Grease escaping from the fan outlet
- A noisy fan that has got louder over time
About our extract fan cleaning in The Wrythe
In The Wrythe, as everywhere we work, the fan follows a set routine: we isolate it, open the housing, scrape the impeller and degrease the lot. Your report shows the impeller as we found it and as we left it. If you have a fan that no longer moves enough air and grease stains around the discharge, we can help.
Kitchens in The Wrythe, 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.
Accreditations are easy to claim and worth checking. Ours are BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, with full insurance on top.
- Place
- The Wrythe (SM5, SM6, SM1)
- Region
- Greater London
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
How the job changes from site to site
Fan housings and motors
Motors and their electrics are kept dry and treated with care, and the fan is isolated throughout. Grease around the motor can make it run hotter, so the surrounding area is cleaned carefully.
Kitchens with long cooking hours
Kitchens that cook 12 to 16 hours a day put the most grease through their fans. Under BESA guidance, heavy use means cleaning at least every 3 months, fan included.
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Keeping the system healthy
Good habits slow the build-up between visits. A few tips:
- Keep each photo report with the maintenance log
- Book the fan into every full TR19 clean
- Don’t store items in front of the fan’s access point
- Report rattles or humming early
When the fan is cleaned as part of a full TR19® Grease clean, a TR19 certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. If only the fan is cleaned, the photo report says so.
The fan stays cleaner when less grease gets past the canopy. Keep the grease filters clean, fitted and in place, and replace any that are damaged.
The Wrythe: your questions answered
Do you work overnight in The Wrythe?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. The work in The Wrythe can fit around your hours. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
Can school kitchens in The Wrythe be cleaned in the holidays?
Yes. Half-terms and the summer break are the natural time for school work. Around The Wrythe, the Food Standards Agency lists about 30 schools and colleges with registered kitchens within a mile and a half or so. Just phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us with your term dates and we’ll plan around them.
Is the fan isolated during cleaning?
The fan must be isolated, for safety. We clean out of hours, in the evening, overnight or at weekends, so cooking isn’t affected.
Which accreditations do you hold?
BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001. We have been trading since 2009 and we’re fully insured.
Does the law say we must follow TR19?
No. TR19® itself is not law; it’s a BESA specification. The legal duty comes from the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005: the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and TR19® is the benchmark for showing that grease in the extract is under control.
Is The Wrythe in your area?
Yes. We work in The Wrythe and across Greater London, as part of our work across South East England and London. To book, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us.
How long does extract fan cleaning take?
One easily reached fan is quick, but hard-to-reach fans take more time. It’s done while the kitchen is closed.
What happens if you cannot reach some of it?
They’re listed in the report, never skipped quietly. You’ll know exactly which parts weren’t reached and why, along with a quote to put access in.
What a clean won’t put right
We won’t sell you work that doesn’t address the problem, so these are the things it won’t cover:
- Damaged fan blades
- A faulty speed controller or isolator
- Grease in the duct and canopy before the fan (those need a full TR19 clean)
If you’re not sure, just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we will give you a straight answer before booking.
What we work on in The Wrythe
- Discharge points
- Centrifugal fans
- Axial fans
- In-line fans
- Fan housings
- Roof-mounted fans
What staff can safely do
If your staff spot something between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We’ll take a look and give you a fixed quote.
Some jobs should never be done in-house: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease need training, the right equipment and safe access. That is our job.
What happens if it’s left?
A fan that fails mid-service can stop a kitchen cooking. Grease is often where fan trouble begins, so keeping it clean is part of keeping it running. If it does fail, our 24/7 emergency line is there. Leaving it on a busy London site only adds to the work.
What you pay depends on how big the system is, what state it’s in and access to every part of it. We give you a fixed price before work begins, so you know where you stand.
What you get with us
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- A fixed price before any work starts
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
Kitchen extracts in The Wrythe
Food Standards Agency records list about 138 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 99 takeaways within about 1.5 miles of central The Wrythe. Where they cook under a canopy, an extract fan is pulling grease-laden air through its blades every service. Food hygiene inspections in The Wrythe are the job of Sutton council’s environmental health team. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after. Overnight is the normal time to clean a London kitchen extract, so trading is not affected.
Church and community hall kitchens, near Bishop Andrewes Church or anywhere around The Wrythe, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other. School kitchens, at schools like Victor Seymour Infants' School for example, are usually cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost. A kitchen near Carshalton station that serves breakfast and dinner can run its extract twelve hours or more, which shortens the cleaning interval.
The Wrythe is about 7 miles south of Stockwell, in Greater London. Whether your site is in the middle of The Wrythe or further out, extract fan cleaning is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from a single unit to a large public building. Our area takes in 764 places across Greater London, from busy centres to quieter spots. We also work in London, about 9 miles from The Wrythe.
Work in SM5, SM6 and SM1 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. You’ll find streets such as Elm Road, Byne Road and Mill Lane, and we cover them all for extract fan cleaning. Close by, we work in Carshalton (1 mile south), Wallington (1 mile south-east), Rosehill (1 mile north-west), St Helier (1 mile north-west) and Benhilton (1 mile west). Within a short drive, we also cover London (9 miles north), City of Westminster (10 miles north), Marylebone (10 miles north), Kensington (9 miles north), St Pancras (11 miles north) and Shoreditch (11 miles north).
Around The Wrythe
Around The Wrythe, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Carshalton Park, The Railway Tavern and Carshalton High School for Girls and the streets around them. There’s a railway station in The Wrythe itself: Carshalton station. Nearby you will also find Centrale Croydon (2.7 miles east) and Honeywood Museum (0.6 miles south). Green spaces nearby include The Spinney Local Nature Reserve and Duppas Hill.
How it works
Protection comes first: floors, worktops and anything near the work are covered. Then we make the system safe and start. The work on site takes an hour or two for one fan, longer when it’s hard to reach, and we clear up before we go. Managed blocks in London often need contractors booked in ahead, and we’re happy to deal with the agent directly for a site in The Wrythe.
- The fan is found and its type, access and isolation checked.
- We isolate the power before opening the housing.
- We scrape the heavy grease from the blades and housing.
- Blades, housing and surrounds are degreased with care around the electrics.
- We reassemble, run and photograph the fan.
Preparing for the visit
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
How to get a quote
Want a quote for extract fan cleaning? Please call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and tell us about the site. We’ll explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before anything is booked.
Advice
Managing agents and facilities teams in The Wrythe
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too across Greater London. Larger estates can be phased building by building around the people who use them.
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Shared systems, like a riser serving several units, need a clear agreement on who books the work, and we are happy to quote for all of it.