Kent · Extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in Way, Kent
Extract fan cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Way. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- A fan coated in grease inside its housing
- Fat spreading onto the roof or wall by the fan
- A fan left out of previous cleans
Why deal with it now?
For a kitchen in Way, a noisy, greasy fan is often the first sign the whole system is overdue. Grease on the fan means grease in the duct before it so a full TR19 clean may be due. Systems in rural buildings are often out of sight and out of mind.
We don’t list prices on the website, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. Call for a fixed quote, and we will explain what it covers.
Why book with us
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- We diagnose before we treat
- In business since 2009
Extract fan cleaning in Way
Any fan serving a kitchen in Way is cleaned the same careful way as anywhere else: we isolate it, open the housing, scrape the impeller and degrease the lot. The result is photographed for your records. If you’re dealing with a heavily greased fan housing and a motor area thick with grease, we can help, from discharge points, centrifugal fans and fan housings onwards.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. We agree access and timings in advance.
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers all look at records. That’s why every job is written up in a report with photos, plus a TR19® certificate through the BESCA VHE portal where the work is a TR19® Grease clean.
- Location
- Way (CT12)
- Region
- Kent
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
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How the visit works
At the end of the visit, someone from your team can look over the work with us. Anything we couldn’t reach or that needs attention is pointed out there and then, and it goes on the report too. The visit takes an hour or two for most single fans. In a small place like Way, the journey is planned ahead and the visit arranged around the site’s hours.
- We locate the fan and plan how to reach and isolate it.
- It’s isolated so it can’t run while we work.
- Grease is scraped off the impeller blades and casing.
- The fan is degreased, taking care around the motor.
- It’s closed up, run, checked and photographed for the report.
Getting ready for the visit
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
- Clear loose items from the work area
Getting a quote
For extract fan cleaning in Way, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos. Tell us what kind of premises it is and when it’s open, and send photos or your last report if you can. A fixed quote typically follows within one working day.
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What a clean won’t put right
Not every problem is solved by extract fan cleaning, and we will tell you before any work starts. It doesn’t solve:
- An undersized fan that cannot cope
- A failed motor or worn bearings (that needs a fan repair or replacement)
- A faulty speed controller or isolator
If you are not sure, just call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we’ll give you a straight answer before you book.
Where we work
- Fan housings
- Axial fans
- Roof-mounted fans
- Discharge points
- In-line fans
- Centrifugal fans
How the job changes from site to site
Roof-mounted fans
Grease can escape from a roof fan onto the surrounding surface and we check the area around the outlet. We note any grease around the fan.
Fan housings and motors
Belt-driven fans have a drive belt and pulleys that can collect grease. We clean around them and note any wear for your records.
Common questions in Way
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Way?
In Way, it’s Thanet council that carries out food hygiene inspections. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
Do you cover smaller places like Way?
Yes. Villages and rural sites across the South East are part of our work, Way included. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.
What information do you need?
Some pictures and a quick description of the system plus the address and your hours. If we need more, we’ll ask.
What do you do to protect the area?
We cover floors and nearby surfaces with sheeting before any work starts, and anything we remove is contained. Before we leave, we tidy up and clean down.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes, 24/7. Our office is open from 8am to 6pm on weekdays, and the emergency line covers the rest.
Do you work out of hours?
Yes. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote and we’ll book around them.
Are you fully insured?
Yes. We’re fully insured, and we can share the details when you need them.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. Tell us the addresses and what each needs and we will quote them together.
For landlords and multi-site operators
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Each visit produces a dated report with photos, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
Between visits
Simple habits between visits make a real difference. Our advice:
- File the fan’s report with your other records
- Tell us if the extract feels weaker
- Look for grease stains near the discharge
- Listen for new noises or vibration from the fan
A full system clean includes a TR19 certificate from the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. A fan-only clean is recorded in the photo report.
Listen to the fan. New noise or vibration often means grease is building on the impeller, and catching it early keeps it a cleaning job.
Common problems we fix in Way
How fast a fan gets greasy in Way depends on the cooking: daily hours and the amount of frying and grilling. Under BESA guidance, the whole system, fan included, needs cleaning at least every 3, 6 or 12 months depending on daily hours.
The symptoms we are asked about most include:
- A heavily greased fan housing
- Rough running from the extract fan
- A fan motor running hot under a coat of grease
- Hot, greasy smells near the fan
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Minster Church of England Primary School or anywhere near Way, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
Comparing quotes
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- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- When they can work, and whether that is outside your opening hours
Kitchen extracts in Way
The coast is only about 3 miles from Way. Near the sea, the fan and discharge at the top of a kitchen extract corrode faster than they would inland. The FSA’s data shows about 4 bars, pubs and nightclubs registered within about 1.5 miles of central Way. Where they serve hot food, their kitchen extracts need cleaning to TR19® like any restaurant’s. Kitchens in Way get their food hygiene inspections from Thanet council. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
Healthcare kitchens cannot easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Way is Ramsgate General Hospital, about 3.5 miles east. Church and community hall kitchens, near Church of Saint Mary the Virgin or anywhere around Way, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Way is about 3 miles west of Ramsgate, in Kent. We carry out extract fan cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Way and the rest of Kent. Way is one of 922 places in Kent we cover for extract fan cleaning. Our Maidstone page covers sites nearby, about 35 miles away.
All of CT12 is within our area for extract fan cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. We cover sites on Wayborough Hill and Way Hill and the roads around them. We also cover the places around Way: Mount Pleasant (1 mile north-west), Sevenscore (1 mile south-east), Minster (1 mile west), Acol (1 mile north-west) and Cliffs End (2 miles south-east). We also work in nearby towns such as Canterbury (12 miles west), Margate (4 miles north-east), Dover (14 miles south), Ramsgate (3 miles east), Broadstairs (5 miles east) and Whitstable (13 miles west).
What’s near Way
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Sandwich and Pegwell Bay and The Bell Inn and the streets around them. The closest station to Way is Minster station, roughly 0.9 miles south-west. Nearby you will also find Westwood Cross (3.1 miles north-east) and Ramsgate General Hospital (3.5 miles east). Open spaces near Way include Sandwich and Pegwell Bay.