Greater London · Extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in West Green, Greater London
Extract fan cleaning for West Green, from a team that has been trading since 2009. Out-of-hours visits and 24/7 emergency callout.
- Grease escaping from the fan outlet
- Weak extraction at the canopy
- An extract fan that vibrates or rattles
Extract fan cleaning in West Green, done properly
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, before signing it off. If you have a fan that has never been cleaned and thick grease on the impeller and casing, we can help.
Kitchens in West Green, 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, which is why keeping it clean to TR19® matters.
Good records are part of the job. You get a written report with pictures after each visit, listing what was done, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next visit is due. Keep it with your fire safety records so it’s ready for an insurer, fire officer or EHO.
- Place
- West Green (N15, N17, N4)
- Region
- Greater London
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Price
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- When we work
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Aftercare tips
To keep the system working properly between visits:
- Note any drop in extraction at the canopy
- Run the extract throughout cooking
- Notice when the fan starts to sound different
- Don’t store items in front of the fan’s access point
Where the fan needs repair rather than cleaning, the report says so. Fan repair and replacement are services we offer too, so you have one point of contact.
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.
What affects the quote in West Green
The quote reflects the site in front of us. We consider:
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- The scale of the work
- Any permits to work or inductions
- The condition we find in the survey
Every site is different, so we price each one individually. Size, access, the condition of the system and when we can work all play a part.
What to send for a quote
To speed up the quote, please include:
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- The site address and the type of premises
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
Getting a quote doesn’t take long. Call or email with a few details and you will usually have a fixed price within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
FAQs for West Green
Do you clean school canteen extracts around West Green out of term?
Yes. The holidays are the usual time for school work. There are about 48 schools, colleges and universities on the FSA’s food hygiene register within about 1.5 miles of West Green. You can phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us with the dates the site is empty.
Can you come to West Green after we close?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. The site is handed back ready to open. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
Is the fan isolated during cleaning?
With the fan isolated, the extract isn’t running. We work evenings, overnight or weekends, and the kitchen is ready when we leave.
What about areas you cannot get to?
The report shows them clearly. In ductwork, new access panels are often the answer, and we can fit those.
Who has the legal duty for fire safety?
That depends on who controls the premises. Under the Fire Safety Order 2005, it’s the responsible person, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, facilities manager or managing agent.
Can you fix a fan that’s worn out?
A fan that needs repair is noted on the report, with what we found. We can repair or replace it, and there’s a 24/7 emergency callout for breakdowns.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes. Photos often do the job, while bigger or harder-to-see systems are surveyed on site.
What makes a kitchen extract fan vibrate?
Grease on the blades and housing is one of the usual causes, since uneven grease makes it run out of balance. It can also be wear in the bearings or motor, which our report will flag.
When to call us in West Green
Grease builds up unevenly on the blades. The difference throws the impeller off balance, wearing bearings and mounts. Left too long, grease turns into wear.
Keep an eye out for any of the following:
- Weak extraction at the canopy
- Thick grease on the impeller and casing
- An extract fan that vibrates or rattles
- Burning smells from the fan area
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Greentrees Hospital is the nearest hospital to West Green, about 1.7 miles north.
Before booking anyone
- If they look at the system before pricing
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- When they can work, and whether that is outside your opening hours
What a clean won’t put right
Extract fan cleaning cannot fix everything, and we’d rather say so up front. It won’t put right:
- A faulty speed controller or isolator
- A fan that will not start
- A fan that’s too small for the system (a design question)
Not sure which it is? You can phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we will tell you honestly before you book.
Where we work
- Fan housings
- Roof-mounted fans
- Centrifugal fans
- Discharge points
- Axial fans
- In-line fans
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
What we do, step by step
We turn up at the time agreed with you, often in the evening, overnight or at the weekend so the site keeps working. Equipment that has to be off is switched off and allowed to cool before any work starts, and the area around the work is covered and protected. On site, it takes an hour or two for one fan, longer when it’s hard to reach. In a London area like West Green, parking, loading and building access are planned before the day of the work.
- 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.
Preparing for the visit
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Clear the space around the work
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
Get a fixed quote
For a fixed quote, call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. A few pictures and your last certificate or report help a lot. We usually come back within one working day.
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Part by part
Kitchens with long cooking hours
Kitchens that cook 12 to 16 hours a day put the most grease through their fans. BESA guidance sets at least 3-monthly cleaning for that level of use, fan included.
Wall fans
The wall around a wall fan can be stained with grease. The outlet is checked as well as the fan.
What extract fan cleaning looks like in West Green
Food Standards Agency records list about 473 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 157 takeaways and sandwich shops in and around West Green, up to about a mile and a half out. Grease builds up on fan blades and housings in kitchens like these, unbalancing the impeller. Night work suits London kitchens, and roads and loading bays tend to be quieter too. London Fire Brigade covers West Green. Fire and rescue authorities enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic premises, and in a kitchen that fire risk includes the grease in the extract.
A kitchen near Seven Sisters station that serves breakfast and dinner can run its extract twelve hours or more, which shortens the cleaning interval. Term dates shape school work: for a school like West Green Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
West Green is about 2 miles north-west of West Hackney, in Greater London. If you need extract fan cleaning in West Green, please call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line for a fixed quote. Our area covers London and the South East, West Green included. Our area takes in 764 places across Greater London, from busy centres to quieter spots. We also work in London, around 6 miles away.
We cover every part of the N15, N17 and N4 postcode area for extract fan cleaning and the streets around it. If you need extract fan cleaning at premises on Ida Road, Elmar Road and Ripon Road or a nearby road, our technicians can take on the work. Nearby, we also carry out extract fan cleaning in Duckett's Green (1 mile north-west), St Ann's (1 mile south-east), Harringay (1 mile south-west), Broadwater Farm (1 mile north-east) and Tottenham Green (1 mile east). Larger places within reach include London (6 miles south), City of Westminster (6 miles south-west), Marylebone (5 miles south-west), Kensington (8 miles south-west), St Pancras (4 miles south) and Shoreditch (4 miles south).
Around West Green
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to The Queens Head pub, Church of St Andrew and Moselle Upper School and the streets around them. Also close by are Downhills Park (less than half a mile north) and Park View School (less than half a mile north). The closest station to West Green is Seven Sisters station, roughly 0.7 miles east of the centre. Nearby you will also find Markfield Beam Engine and Museum (1.3 miles east) and Greentrees Hospital (1.7 miles north). The countryside around West Green includes Railway Fields and Hollow Pond.