Kent · Extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in Westwell Leacon, Kent
Cleaning of kitchen extract fans, impellers, fan housings and discharge points in Westwell Leacon, surveyed first and signed off with a written report and pictures. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- A fan motor running hot under a coat of grease
- A fan coated in grease inside its housing
- A fan left out of previous cleans
What affects the cost of extract fan cleaning
The quote reflects the site in front of us. We consider:
- Parking and loading at the site
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- The times the site is available
Putting the work off seldom saves money. Problems in a system tend to grow, which can make the next visit longer. If you are not sure what’s needed, ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll give you an honest view and a fixed quote.
What to send for a quote
To help us quote quickly, please include:
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- The site address and the type of premises
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
About our extract fan cleaning in Westwell Leacon
Not all extract fans are the same: fans on the roof, fans built into the duct run, and fans on an outside wall. The way in depends on the type, and we plan that during the survey. If you are dealing with thick grease on the impeller and casing and a fan motor running hot under a coat of grease, we can put it right, from fan housings, centrifugal fans and discharge points onwards.
In a small place like Westwell Leacon, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
Every visit ends with a written report and photos, so you have a record of what was done and when. Where the work is a TR19® Grease clean, the certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Where
- Westwell Leacon (TN27)
- Region
- Kent
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- When we work
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Questions from Westwell Leacon
Is Westwell Leacon within the area you cover?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the site when you book.
Can you come to Westwell Leacon after we close?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. The site is handed back ready to open. Just ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line with your opening times and we will plan around them.
Is the fan isolated during cleaning?
With the fan isolated, the extract is not running. We work evenings, overnight or weekends, and the kitchen is ready when we leave.
How do you protect the area?
Floors and surfaces near the work are sheeted before work begins, and anything we remove is contained. Before we leave, we tidy up and clean down.
Do you provide a report after cleaning the fan?
A photo report, including the fan’s condition and the next clean date. File it with your other extract records.
Are you insured?
Yes. Full insurance covers our work and have been trading since 2009.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes. For many sites, photos and a few details are enough, while bigger or harder-to-see systems are surveyed on site.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. One number covers all your sites in our area, with visits on a regular schedule.
Grease, kitchens and Westwell Leacon
According to Food Standards Agency records, there are about 3 bars, pubs and nightclubs in Westwell Leacon and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Where they serve hot food, their kitchen extracts need cleaning to TR19® like any restaurant’s. Westwell Leacon sits within the area of Kent Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order. Kitchens in Westwell Leacon get their food hygiene inspections from Ashford council. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Before-and-after photos from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like William Harvey Hospital about 5.9 miles south-east, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen. Historic houses near Westwell Leacon, such as Godinton House about 2.7 miles south-east, are a reminder that older buildings with event kitchens can have long, awkward duct routes. Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Charing Methodist Church, or anywhere in Westwell Leacon, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
Westwell Leacon is about 5 miles north-west of Ashford, in Kent. From the centre of Westwell Leacon to the outskirts, extract fan cleaning is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from a single unit to a large public building. Across Kent, we cover 922 places, Westwell Leacon among them. There’s also a page for Maidstone, roughly 13 miles from Westwell Leacon.
All of TN27 is covered for extract fan cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. We also cover Ram Lane (1 mile south-east), Tutt Hill (1 mile south-east), Westwell (2 miles east), Hothfield (2 miles south) and Potters Corner (3 miles south-east). We also work in nearby towns such as Maidstone (13 miles west), Ashford (5 miles south-east), Canterbury (13 miles north-east), Sittingbourne (11 miles north), Whitstable (15 miles north-east) and Faversham (9 miles north-east).
Near you in Westwell Leacon
The closest station to Westwell Leacon is Charing station, roughly 1.2 miles north-west. Other landmarks nearby include Coldbridge Castle (4.8 miles west) and William Harvey Hospital (5.9 miles south-east).
When it’s something else
A few issues sit outside what this work can do:
- An impeller that is bent or split
- An undersized fan that cannot cope
- Grease in the canopy and ductwork
Not sure which it is? You can ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will tell you honestly before you book.
What the work covers
- Fan housings
- Discharge points
- Centrifugal fans
- Roof-mounted fans
- In-line fans
- Axial fans
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
From a single site to a large estate, the standard is the same: a survey first, a fixed quote, the work timed around the site and a report with pictures.
What staff can safely do
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but the parts you cannot see still need a specialist at the right interval.
Part by part
Wall fans
Wall fans often have a short duct, so grease reaches them quickly. They may need cleaning as often as the canopy, which grease readings will show.
Roof-mounted fans
On a roof, the air is cooler and grease drops out faster. The impeller and housing are scraped and degreased.
Keeping the system healthy
How long the results last depends on use and care. Here’s what we suggest:
- Tell us if the extract feels weaker
- Run the extract throughout cooking
- Keep each photo report with the maintenance log
- Look for grease stains near the discharge
Keep the report with the maintenance log and fire risk assessment. It shows the fan’s condition at the time of the clean, which helps if anything changes later.
The fan stays cleaner when less grease gets past the canopy. Keep the grease filters clean, fitted and in place, and replace any that are damaged.
What happens on the day
Protection comes first: floors, worktops and anything near the work are covered. Then we make the system safe and start. It takes a couple of hours per fan, depending on its size and the build-up, and the area is cleaned down before we leave. We agree a date with you, plan the drive to Westwell Leacon and turn up when the site is quiet.
- We find the fan and check how it’s reached and how it’s 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.
- It’s closed up, run and checked, and photos go into your report.
How to prepare
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
Ask for a quote
For a fixed quote, call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email 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. You’ll typically have a quote within one working day.