Greater London · Extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in Westbourne, Greater London
Extract fan cleaning across Westbourne and nearby, timed so the site keeps working and finished with a written report and photos.
- Vibration from an unbalanced impeller
- Weak extraction at the canopy
- Grease stains around the discharge
How it works
There’s very little for your team to do on the day. Someone lets us in at the agreed time and shows us where everything is, and the rest is down to us. Before we leave, the area is tidied and the paperwork follows. Expect the work in Westbourne to happen after your last customer leaves, not during trading.
- First we check the fan’s condition and how it sounds.
- Once isolated, we open the fan up.
- Each blade is cleaned so the impeller runs evenly.
- We clean the casing, the outlet and around the motor.
- The fan goes back into service with a report on its condition.
Before we arrive
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
Get a fixed quote
We do not publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. Instead, we look at your site first, from pictures or a survey, and then send you a fixed quote. To start, ring 0345 646 2711 or email us.
Advice
Extract fan cleaning in Westbourne
The extract fan is the heart of the system: it pulls air from the canopy, through the duct and out of the building. Grease that gets past everything else ends up on its blades and housing, and that is what we clean. The work covers in-line fans, fan housings and axial fans, and common reasons people get in touch are weak extraction at the canopy and a fan that hums, whines or rumbles.
In London, few kitchens can spare a day to close, so extract cleaning in Westbourne is usually done overnight, after the last service. Before the clean, we agree loading, parking and roof access with whoever manages the building.
Accreditations are easy to claim and worth checking. Ours are BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
- Where
- Westbourne (W2, W11, W9)
- Region
- Greater London
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Working hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
What staff can safely do
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but the parts you can’t see still need a specialist at the right interval.
If your staff spot something between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We can diagnose it and quote.
What a clean will not put right
In fairness, some problems need a different fix:
- A fan that won’t start
- A fan that was never right for the kitchen
- Wiring faults to the fan
If in doubt, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we will say what we think.
Parts of the system we cover
- Roof-mounted fans
- Axial fans
- Fan housings
- Discharge points
- Centrifugal fans
- In-line fans
Westbourne questions
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Westbourne?
It’s London Fire Brigade, which covers Westbourne. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.
Who inspects food businesses in Westbourne?
Kitchens in Westbourne are inspected by Westminster council’s environmental health officers. It helps to keep the extract cleaning records with your food safety paperwork, so they’re ready if asked for.
Do you work out of hours?
Yes. Give us your opening hours with your enquiry and we will plan the visit around them.
Do you cover Westbourne?
Yes. Our area takes in London and the counties of South East England, and that includes Westbourne.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes, 24/7. Our office is open from 8am to 6pm on weekdays, with the emergency line covering every other hour.
Can the fan be cleaned between full cleans?
Yes, we do. We record it as a fan-only clean, so your TR19 records stay accurate. The full system still needs its regular TR19 clean.
What if the fan needs more than a clean?
We also repair and replace extract fans. If cleaning shows a worn motor, bearings or impeller, we will tell you and quote for the repair.
Are you accredited?
BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001. We’re fully insured and have been trading since 2009.
Why it’s worth doing now in Westbourne
Grease on the impeller makes the fan less efficient. Less air is pulled from the kitchen, so heat and smoke linger, while the motor runs under more strain. Every month a London system goes without attention adds to what has to be done later.
What you pay depends on how big the system is, what state it’s in and how easy it is to reach. We give you a fixed price before work begins, so there are no surprises.
Why Westbourne businesses choose us
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- We diagnose before we treat
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
Westbourne kitchens: local notes
Food Standards Agency records include about 85 pubs and bars and about 144 hotels and B&Bs in and around Westbourne, up to about a mile and a half out. Where they serve hot food, their kitchen extracts need cleaning to TR19® like any restaurant’s. Overnight is the normal time to clean a London kitchen extract, so trading is not affected. The fire and rescue service for Westbourne is 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.
A kitchen near London Paddington station that serves breakfast and dinner can run its extract twelve hours or more, which shortens the cleaning interval. Healthcare kitchens can’t easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Westbourne is Paddington General Hospital, about 0.5 miles north.
Westbourne is about 1 mile north of Kensington, in Greater London. Anywhere in W2, we can take on extract fan cleaning. We cover 764 places across Greater London, large and small.
Every address in W2, W11 and W9 is within our area for extract fan cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. If you need extract fan cleaning at premises on Salem Road, Acklam Road and Morgan Road or anywhere close by, we can help. Main roads around Westbourne include the A404 and A4206, which makes travel easy for extract fan cleaning. If your site is just outside Westbourne, we cover Westbourne Green (1 mile north-east), Bayswater (1 mile south), Little Venice (1 mile north-east), Maida Vale (1 mile north) and Paddington Green (1 mile east). Further out, we also cover London (5 miles east), St Pancras (3 miles east), Shoreditch (5 miles east), Walthamstow (9 miles north-east), Hoxton (5 miles east) and Whitechapel (5 miles east).
Local landmarks in Westbourne
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Maida Vale School, Abdus Salam Library and Westminster Academy, among other places. Nearby too are Emslie Horniman's Pleasance (0.8 miles north-west) and Cock and Bottle pub (less than half a mile south-west). Westbourne’s nearest station is London Paddington station, about 0.8 miles east of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find Paddington General Hospital (0.5 miles north) and Greek Orthodox Cathedral Treasury Museum (within half a mile south-east). Open spaces near Westbourne include Campden Hill and Greville Place nature reserve.
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What we are called out for in Westbourne
A fan collects more grease when the filters let more through. Missing, damaged or badly fitted filters let grease travel the whole system, so the fan takes far more than it should.
Keep an eye out for any of the following:
- An extract fan that vibrates or rattles
- A fan left out of previous cleans
- A fan that no longer moves enough air
- A noisy fan that has got louder over time
For schools such as St. Mary of the Angels Catholic Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is normally booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
Before you book anyone
- What paperwork you get at the end
- Whether VAT is included
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- Whether they recommend a next date
How the job changes from site to site
Inline duct fans
Some fans are built into the duct itself. We get to them through the duct or casing after isolating them.
Impellers and blades
The impeller is the spinning part that moves the air, and grease builds up on them unevenly. That’s what unbalances the fan, so it’s cleaned carefully blade by blade.
How we price extract fan cleaning
Sites vary more than people expect. The main factors:
- Any permits to work or inductions
- Travel, parking and unloading
- What state the system is in
- How easy every part is to reach
Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Ask for a fixed quote and we will go through it with you.
Asking for a quote
To speed up the quote, send us:
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- A few general shots of the system
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
For a fixed quote, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. You’ll typically have a quote within one working day.