Kent · Extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in Upper Hardres, Kent
Extract fan cleaning across Upper Hardres and nearby, timed so the site keeps working and finished with a written report and photos.
- Less air being pulled from the kitchen
- A motor area thick with grease
- An extract fan with no cleaning record
Extract fan cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Upper Hardres
Every TR19® Grease clean includes the extract fan, but a fan can also need attention on its own, for example when it’s noisy or vibrating. A fan-only clean is recorded as exactly that. If you have rough running from the extract fan and weak extraction at the canopy, we can put it right.
In a village or hamlet like Upper Hardres, the kitchens that need extract cleaning are usually a pub, a school, a care home or a hall kitchen, wherever there is one. Each still has a canopy and duct that collect grease.
It’s worth checking any contractor’s accreditations. We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, with full insurance on top.
- Place
- Upper Hardres (CT4)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed price before we start
- Working hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Part by part
Wall fans
Wall fans often have a short duct, so grease reaches them quickly. They can need regular attention, which grease readings will show.
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.
Upper Hardres: your questions answered
Do you cover smaller places like Upper Hardres?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
Can you work in Upper Hardres outside opening hours?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. Your customers, staff or residents in Upper Hardres needn’t be disturbed. Just ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with your opening times and we’ll plan around them.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes, of course. Send details of the systems and how they’re used and we will propose a schedule with a fixed quote.
Are you insured?
Yes. Duct Doctor is fully insured, and the details are available on request.
Which sectors do you work in?
Any site with a kitchen or a ventilation system to look after, from a single café to a large school. Hotels, schools, care homes, offices, shops and leisure sites are all part of our work.
What information do you need?
The site address, the type of premises and your opening hours, plus photos of the system and your last certificate or report if you have one.
Which accreditations do you hold?
Duct Doctor is a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured.
What does extract fan cleaning cost?
It depends on the site, so we quote each one individually. For a quote, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and tell us about the site and its opening hours.
How it works
At the end of the visit, someone from your team can look over the work with us. We point out anything that couldn’t be reached or needs a follow-up, and it goes on the report too. The visit takes a few hours where there are several fans or heavy deposits. Seeing the system in photos first means the trip to Upper Hardres can be planned properly.
- First we locate the fan and agree how it’s safely isolated.
- With the fan isolated, the housing is opened.
- The impeller and the housing around it are scraped clean.
- We degrease the fan and housing, taking care around the motor.
- We reassemble, run the fan and photograph the result.
Before we arrive
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Tell us where we can park and unload
Ask for a quote
Every quote begins with a look at the system, from your pictures and details or, where that isn’t enough, a survey on site. After that, you get a fixed price for the work, before any work starts.
Advice
Fixed quotes for extract fan cleaning in Upper Hardres
A fixed price needs a few facts first. We check:
- Parking and loading at the site
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- What state the system is in
Combining work into one visit or one programme can make for a more efficient booking. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at, and you’ll get one fixed quote.
What we need to know
To speed up the quote, send us:
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
We do not publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. We look at your system first, from photos or on a visit, then send a fixed quote. To get going, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
What happens if it’s left?
A fan that sounds rough in Upper Hardres is often telling you the extract needs a clean. Grease on the fan means grease in the duct before it so a full TR19 clean may be due. With notice, the visit to Upper Hardres can be fitted around your bookings and events.
What you pay reflects the actual work. That’s why every job is surveyed first, and the price is agreed before we start.
What you get with us
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- Every visit written up, with pictures
- Full insurance on every job
Take a look at how cleaning jobs are priced and how to check a contractor.
Nearby places to Upper Hardres
More services for Upper Hardres
Between visits
Think of this as the after-treatment advice, in brief:
- Notice when the fan starts to sound different
- Don’t store items in front of the fan’s access point
- File the fan’s report with your other records
- Check filters are seated before cooking
When we have finished, the fan is reassembled and run. If anything seems wrong, from vibration to wear, we note it, so you can plan any repair.
Make sure the fan is reachable. 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.
Upper Hardres kitchens: local notes
We cover Upper Hardres, about 54 miles from central London, as part of our work across London and the South East. A survey and a fixed quote come first, then the visit at a time that suits you. Fire safety in Upper Hardres falls to Kent Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order.
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of St Peter and St Paul or elsewhere in Upper Hardres, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Upper Hardres is about 4 miles south of Canterbury, in Kent. We provide extract fan cleaning for commercial premises of every kind in Upper Hardres and the rest of Kent. Upper Hardres is one of 922 towns, villages and districts in Kent we cover for commercial clients. There’s also a page for Maidstone, roughly 24 miles from Upper Hardres.
Postcode districts we cover here for extract fan cleaning: CT4. Streets in the area include Broxhall Road and Hardres Court Road, and we cover them all for extract fan cleaning. Nearby, we also carry out extract fan cleaning in Lynsore Bottom (1 mile south-east), Pett Bottom (1 mile north-east), Lower Hardres (1 mile north), Petham (2 miles west) and Street End (2 miles north). Further out, we also cover Ashford (11 miles south-west), Canterbury (4 miles north), Dover (11 miles south-east), Folkestone (10 miles south), Whitstable (10 miles north) and Deal (13 miles east).
Near you in Upper Hardres
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The Duck pub and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Bekesbourne station, roughly 3.9 miles north-east of the centre. A little further out are Canterbury Castle (4.1 miles north) and Kent and Canterbury Hospital (3.5 miles north).
Common problems we fix in Upper Hardres
Each blade collects a slightly different amount. Over time, that imbalance shakes the fan, wearing bearings and mounts. What starts as a grease problem can become a mechanical one.
The symptoms we are asked about most include:
- Less air being pulled from the kitchen
- Grease stains around the discharge
- An extract fan that vibrates or rattles
- Grease around the motor and its mounts
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Kent and Canterbury Hospital (about 3.5 miles north), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands.
Comparing quotes
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- What paperwork you get at the end
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
What a clean will not put right
Not every problem is solved by extract fan cleaning, and we’d rather say so up front. It won’t put right:
- Wiring faults to the fan
- Grease in the duct and canopy before the fan (those need a full TR19 clean)
- An impeller that’s bent or split
If you’re not sure, just ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll give you a straight answer.
Parts of the system we cover
- Discharge points
- In-line fans
- Centrifugal fans
- Axial fans
- Roof-mounted fans
- Fan housings