Kent · Extract fan cleaning
Tudeley Hale extract fan cleaning
Need extract fan cleaning in Tudeley Hale? We survey first, send you a fixed quote and work around your opening hours, then sign off with a report and pictures.
- A fan that hums, whines or rumbles
- A fan motor running hot under a coat of grease
- Grease stains around the discharge
Tudeley Hale questions
Can the work in Tudeley Hale be done at night or at weekends?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. That way a site in Tudeley Hale doesn’t have to lose a day’s trading. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
Which environmental health team covers Tudeley Hale?
That’s Tunbridge Wells council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Tudeley Hale. Have your latest TR19® certificate and photo report to hand, as an officer may ask how the extract is maintained.
What’s the cleaning interval for an extract fan?
It’s cleaned with the whole extract, from every 3 months for 12 to 16 hours of cooking a day to every 12 months for 2 to 6 hours. Grease readings and the fan’s condition can show it needs more.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. Tell us the addresses and what each needs and we will quote them together.
Do we lose a day’s trading?
Not normally. We need the work area to ourselves while we’re on site, so we book a time when it would be closed anyway.
How far ahead should we book?
For planned work, earlier is better, particularly if your next visit is nearly due. For emergencies, we take calls 24/7.
Does the law say we must follow TR19?
No. The law sets the duty; TR19® is the benchmark used to show it’s met. Under the Fire Safety Order 2005, the responsible person must reduce fire risk, and without records, many insurers may refuse or reduce a claim.
How long is a fan clean?
Allow an hour or two for one fan, longer when it’s hard to reach. Your quote will give an idea.
About our extract fan cleaning in Tudeley Hale
The extract fan is the heart of the system: it draws the air through the canopy and ductwork and pushes it outside. Whatever grease slips past the filters and duct reaches the fan, and that’s what we clean. We’re often asked to deal with weak extraction at the canopy and grease stains around the discharge, on axial fans, roof-mounted fans and centrifugal fans.
Somewhere as small as Tudeley Hale, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Each still has a canopy and duct that collect grease, whatever the size of the place.
Nothing is signed off by word of mouth: a dated report with photos of the work, plus a certificate through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal when the work is a TR19® Grease clean. It shows what was done and what, if anything, couldn’t be reached.
- Where
- Tudeley Hale (TN11)
- Region
- Kent
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quotes
- A fixed price before any work starts
- When we work
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
How we price extract fan cleaning
Some jobs are bigger than they look, and some smaller. The main factors:
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- The condition of the system
Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced the same way: how much there is, how we reach it, what state it’s in and when we can work. Ask for a fixed quote and we will explain each part.
What we need to know
A few details help us quote accurately. When you get in touch, it helps to send:
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- A few general shots of the system
- Any previous report or certificate
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 pictures, get a survey first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
Aftercare tips
To keep the system working properly between visits:
- Flag smoke lingering at the canopy
- Keep the grease filters clean and in place
- Make sure the fan is included each time
- File the fan’s report with your other records
When we’ve finished, the fan is reassembled and run. If anything seems wrong, from vibration to wear, we note it, so you can plan any repair.
Run the fan throughout cooking. Grease settles faster when the air stops moving, so keeping it running helps keep it clean.
What your team can do, and what needs us
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, next to our reports.
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, which is where we come in.
Part by part
Impellers and blades
Grease on the leading edges of the blades cuts the fan’s efficiency. Scraping and degreasing them restores their shape, so the fan can run as intended.
Inline duct fans
Hidden in a ceiling void, an inline fan is easily missed. We find it during the survey and include it in the clean.
Tudeley Hale kitchens: local notes
Food Standards Agency records include about 3 bars, pubs and nightclubs within about 1.5 miles of central Tudeley Hale. Breakfasts, bar meals and functions all put grease into the extract wherever they’re cooked. Food hygiene inspections in Tudeley Hale are the job of Tunbridge Wells council’s environmental health team. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Before-and-after photos from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand. Kent Fire and Rescue Service covers Tudeley Hale. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises.
School kitchens, at schools like The Schools at Somerhill for example, are usually cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost. If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of All Saints or elsewhere in Tudeley Hale, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event.
Tudeley Hale is about 2 miles east of Tonbridge, in Kent. Whether your site is in the middle of Tudeley Hale or further out, we cover extract fan cleaning for every kind of premises, from a single unit to a large public building. Our Kent coverage runs to 922 places, Tudeley Hale among them. Our Maidstone page covers sites nearby, about 10 miles away.
Extract fan cleaning in TN11 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. We also cover Tudeley (1 mile south-west), Crockhurst Street (1 mile south), Capel (2 miles south-east), Five Oak Green (2 miles east) and Colt's Hill (2 miles south-east). Larger places within reach include Maidstone (10 miles north-east), Sevenoaks (8 miles north-west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (4 miles south-west), Kings Hill (7 miles north-east), Foley Park (11 miles north-east) and Paddock Wood (3 miles east).
Around Tudeley Hale
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Hillview School for Girls and The Poacher & Partridge pub, among other places. The closest station to Tudeley Hale is Tonbridge station, roughly 2.2 miles west of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include The Milne Museum (2.1 miles west) and Tonbridge Castle (2 miles west). The countryside around Tudeley Hale includes Barden Lake and Tudeley Woods RSPB reserve.
Towns and villages near Tudeley Hale
Other services in Tudeley Hale
Do you need extract fan cleaning in Tudeley Hale?
Grease on a fan is a fire risk, in Tudeley Hale as anywhere. A fire in the duct can reach the fan and the grease around it and an overworked motor runs hotter.
These are the problems we see most often:
- Grease stains around the discharge
- A fan motor running hot under a coat of grease
- Weak extraction at the canopy
- A fan coated in grease inside its housing
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Tonbridge Cottage Hospital about 2.2 miles south-west, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.
Comparing quotes
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- Whether a survey comes first
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- Whether they recommend a next date
What a clean won’t put right
Extract fan cleaning cannot fix everything, and we’ll tell you before any work starts. It will not put right:
- A fan that’s too small for the system (a design question)
- Grease in the duct and canopy before the fan (those need a full TR19 clean)
- A faulty speed controller or isolator
If in doubt, call 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll say what we think.
Where we work
- Roof-mounted fans
- Centrifugal fans
- Discharge points
- Fan housings
- In-line fans
- Axial fans
How the visit works
Everything the job needs comes with us, including protection sheets, the right tools and access kit. All we need from you is clear access and the right equipment switched off. The visit takes a couple of hours per fan, depending on its size and the build-up. Seeing the system in photos first means the trip to Tudeley Hale can be planned properly.
- We locate the fan and plan how to reach and isolate it.
- We isolate the power before opening the housing.
- Grease is scraped off the impeller blades and casing.
- Blades, housing and surrounds are degreased with care around the electrics.
- We reassemble, run and photograph the fan.
Before we arrive
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
Get a fixed quote
The quickest way to a quote is to send pictures: 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.