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Extract Fan Cleaning in Vale of Health
Extract fan cleaning in Vale of Health from ventilation hygiene specialists trading since 2009. Out-of-hours visits and 24/7 emergency callout.
- A fan that no longer moves enough air
- Grease around the motor and its mounts
- Grease stains around the discharge
What a clean will not put right
We’d rather tell you now than book work that won’t help, so these are the things it won’t cover:
- An impeller that is bent or split
- A failed motor or worn bearings (that needs a fan repair or replacement)
- A fan that was never right for the kitchen
If in doubt, call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we’ll say what we think.
Where we work
- In-line fans
- Axial fans
- Roof-mounted fans
- Discharge points
- Centrifugal fans
- Fan housings
Extract fan cleaning in Vale of Health
Think of the fan as the system’s heart and the grease as a clot. A heart under strain works harder for less. Our job is to clear it, check it runs smoothly and record what we found so you get a clean bill of health. The work covers centrifugal fans, fan housings and axial fans, and common reasons people get in touch are thick grease on the impeller and casing and a smell of hot grease from the extract.
Across London, many commercial kitchens are squeezed into basements and narrow back-of-house spaces, and the duct may run up through several floors before it discharges at the roof. For a kitchen in Vale of Health, that usually means a longer system to clean and more access panels to plan around.
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers all look at records. That’s why every job is written up in a report with pictures, plus a TR19® certificate through the BESCA VHE portal where the work is a TR19® Grease clean.
- Where
- Vale of Health (NW3)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
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Vale of Health: your questions answered
Can you clean school kitchen extracts in Vale of Health during the holidays?
Yes. The holidays are the usual time for school work. Around Vale of Health, the Food Standards Agency lists about 62 schools and colleges with registered kitchens within a mile and a half or so. You can call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with the dates the site is empty.
Can the work in Vale of Health be done at night or at weekends?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. The site is handed back ready to open. Let us know the hours you’re closed and we’ll book within them.
Do you repair extract fans as well as clean them?
A fan that needs repair is noted on the report, with what we found. We offer extract fan repair and replacement, and if it fails outright, our 24/7 emergency line is there.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. Regular plans can run on 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycles, depending on what the system needs.
How much does extract fan cleaning cost?
Size, condition, access and working hours all affect the cost. Call for a fixed quote and we’ll usually reply within one working day.
What paperwork do I get after a fan clean?
You get a photo report with before and after pictures of the fan. If it’s part of a full TR19 clean, a TR19 certificate is issued too.
How often should the extract fan be cleaned?
It depends on how many hours the kitchen cooks, under BESA guidance. At the extremes, that is 3-monthly for heavy use and 12-monthly for light use, fan included.
What types of premises do you cover?
We work for restaurants, pubs, hotels, schools, colleges, hospitals, care homes, offices and shops, plus food production and leisure sites.
Kitchen extracts in Vale of Health
Food Standards Agency records list about 372 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 107 takeaways and sandwich shops in and around Vale of Health, up to about a mile and a half out. Grease builds up on fan blades and housings in kitchens like these, unbalancing the impeller. Kitchens in Vale of Health get their food hygiene inspections from Camden council. 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. Fire safety in Vale of Health falls to London Fire Brigade. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises.
For kitchens close to Hampstead Heath station, where the day often starts early and ends late, the extract can be cleaned overnight. A hospital like New End Hospital, about under half a mile south, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day.
Vale of Health is about 1 mile north of Greenhill, in Greater London. From the centre of Vale of Health to the outskirts, we cover extract fan cleaning for every kind of premises, from a single unit to a large public building. Vale of Health is one of 764 towns, villages and districts in Greater London where we work for extract fan cleaning. You can also see our page for London, about 6 miles away.
Extract fan cleaning in NW3 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. You will find streets such as Well Road, Cannon Lane and Holford Road, all of which we cover for extract fan cleaning. Vale of Health is on the A502, which makes it straightforward for our technicians to reach for out-of-hours visits. Other places close to Vale of Health include North End (1 mile north-west), Greenhill (1 mile south), Hampstead (1 mile south), West Hampstead (1 mile south-west) and Childs Hill (1 mile west). Within a short drive, we also cover London (6 miles south-east), City of Westminster (3 miles south), Marylebone (3 miles south), Kensington (4 miles south), St Pancras (4 miles south-east) and Shoreditch (5 miles south-east).
Around Vale of Health
Typical jobs here are in premises near St Vedasts School For Boys, South Hampstead High School and Hampstead Heath. The nearest railway station is Hampstead Heath station, roughly 0.7 miles south-east of the centre. A little further out are New End Hospital (under half a mile south) and Montfichet's Tower (4.7 miles south-east). Green spaces nearby include Parliament Hill and Turner's Wood.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Vale of Health
For anyone managing more than one site, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Each site gets its own report and pictures, so each one has its own record.
Whether it’s one building or many, you get the same standard: a survey first, a fixed quote, the work timed around the site and a report with pictures.
How the visit works
When we arrive, we check the system against the survey or the pictures you sent. If anything is different, we talk it through with the person on site before carrying on. After that, the work takes a couple of hours per fan, depending on its size and the build-up. In Vale of Health, as across London, we usually work overnight or at weekends and hand the site back ready to open.
- The fan is found and its type, access and isolation checked.
- It’s isolated so it cannot run while we work.
- 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.
How to prepare
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
Getting a quote
For a fixed quote, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. We usually come back within one working day.
Related advice
What affects the quote in Vale of Health
We quote each job individually. This is what makes a difference:
- The size of the system
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- Any permits to work or inductions
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That’s why every job is surveyed first, and the price is agreed before work begins.
What we need to know
Photos and a few facts are often enough to price the work. Useful things to send:
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
Need a price for extract fan cleaning? Please phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and tell us about the site. We’ll talk you through the work and give you a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
Part by part
Kitchens with long cooking hours
In a busy kitchen, the fan rarely gets a rest, which means grease and wear add up quickly. Cleaning on time helps keep it running.
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.
Aftercare tips
Aftercare is simple, and it makes the next visit easier:
- Keep the fan on whenever the range is lit
- Report grease escaping from the fan
- Leave a clear route to the fan
- Check the report shows the fan was cleaned
The area around the fan is left clean, with waste grease removed. On a roof or outside wall, we leave the surrounding area tidy.
Listen to the fan. Rattles, hums or shaking can be early signs of build-up or wear, and catching it early keeps it a cleaning job.
When to call us in Vale of Health
Fans that are hard to reach are often the ones that get missed. If it wasn’t included in past cleans, it may hold years of grease, and the report will show it.
Look out for these warning signs:
- An extract fan with no cleaning record
- Thick grease on the impeller and casing
- A fan that hums, whines or rumbles
- A motor area thick with grease
Where a hall near Christ Church, or anywhere in Vale of Health, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
Comparing quotes
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- How VAT is shown on the quote
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- Whether a written report and photos are included