Kent · Extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in Winterbourne, Kent
We cover Winterbourne for extract fan cleaning. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports as standard.
- A noisy fan that has got louder over time
- Grease around the motor and its mounts
- An extract fan that vibrates or rattles
Managing agents and facilities teams in Winterbourne
If you look after several sites, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Each site gets its own report and photos, so records stay tidy.
Whether it’s one building or many, you get the same standard: diagnosis, a fixed price, work booked around your hours and a written report with photos.
How we handle extract fan cleaning in Winterbourne
Grease on a fan is not spread evenly. Uneven build-up unbalances the impeller, leading to vibration, noise and strain on the motor and bearings. Cleaning the impeller and housing puts that right. Common call-outs are for an extract fan with no cleaning record and grease around the motor and its mounts, on discharge points, in-line fans and fan housings.
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.
Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009, and we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we’re fully insured.
- Where
- Winterbourne (ME13)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- When we work
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
How we price extract fan cleaning
Before we fix a price, we need to know a few things. We check:
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- What state the system is in
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
No two sites are the same, so we price each one individually. Size, access, the condition of the system and when we can work all make a difference.
Helping us quote
Many jobs can be priced from pictures and some basics. Send what you can of the following:
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- A few general shots of the system
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
The quickest way to a quote is to send photos: 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.
Part by part
Impellers and blades
The blades of the impeller do the work, and grease builds up on them unevenly. An uneven coating throws it off balance, so it’s cleaned carefully blade by blade.
Fan housings and motors
We clean around the motor without soaking its electrics, and the fan is isolated throughout. Grease around the motor can make it run hotter, so the surrounding area is cleaned carefully.
Why deal with it now?
An unbalanced fan gets worse, not better. It can wear the bearings and lead to failure and a kitchen cannot cook safely without extraction. A planned clean beats an emergency. In a small place like Winterbourne, a system that fails can take a site out of use.
Leaving it longer rarely makes the work cheaper. Problems in a system tend to grow, which can make the next visit longer. If you are not sure what’s needed, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos for straight advice and a fixed quote.
Why us?
- Fully insured
- Trading since 2009
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- Fixed quotes, normally within one working day
See how cleaning jobs are priced or our accreditations and certificates.
When it’s something else
To be straight with you, there are a few things this work won’t fix:
- A fan that will not start
- Grease in the canopy and ductwork
- A fan that was never right for the kitchen
Not sure which it is? You can call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we’ll tell you honestly.
Where we work
- Fan housings
- Centrifugal fans
- Discharge points
- In-line fans
- Roof-mounted fans
- Axial fans
Grease, kitchens and Winterbourne
Food Standards Agency records include about 3 pubs and bars within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Winterbourne. Where they serve hot food, their kitchen extracts need cleaning to TR19® like any restaurant’s. The fire and rescue service for Winterbourne is Kent Fire and Rescue Service. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk. Food hygiene inspections in Winterbourne are the job of Swale council’s environmental health team. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Before-and-after pictures from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Christ Church or elsewhere in Winterbourne, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event. If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Boughton-under-Blean and Dunkirk Primary School or anywhere near Winterbourne, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean. A hospital like Eastbridge Hospital of St Thomas the Martyr, about 5.1 miles east, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day.
Winterbourne is about 4 miles south-east of Faversham, in Kent. Every kind of commercial site in Winterbourne, we can take on extract fan cleaning. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so the site keeps running. Across Kent, we cover 922 places, Winterbourne among them. You can also see our page for Maidstone, about 19 miles away.
All of ME13 is covered for extract fan cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. If your site is just outside Winterbourne, we cover Hickmans Green (1 mile north-west), Oversland (1 mile south-west), South Street (1 mile west), Boughton under Blean (1 mile north) and Crouch (1 mile west). Further out, we also cover Ashford (11 miles south), Canterbury (5 miles east), Sittingbourne (11 miles north-west), Whitstable (6 miles north-east), Faversham (4 miles north-west) and Herne Bay (9 miles north-east).
Near you in Winterbourne
Around Winterbourne, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The Queens Head pub and Mount Ephraim Gardens. The nearest railway station is Selling station, about 1 mile south-west of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Chilham Castle (2.9 miles south) and Eastbridge Hospital of St Thomas the Martyr (5.1 miles east). The countryside around Winterbourne includes Blean Woods RSPB Reserve.
FAQs for Winterbourne
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Winterbourne?
That’s Swale council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Winterbourne. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
Can you work in Winterbourne outside opening hours?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. The site is handed back ready to open. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes. We always survey first, either from pictures and details you send or on a site visit. Then you get a fixed quote.
What’s the cleaning interval for an extract fan?
At least as often as the rest of the extract, which BESA guidance sets by daily cooking hours: every 3, 6 or 12 months. A noisy or heavily coated fan may need it sooner.
Should the extract fan be cleaned as part of TR19?
Yes, the fan is part of a full TR19® Grease clean. We clean it alongside the canopy, ductwork and discharge.
Are you accredited?
CHAS, SafeContractor, ISO 9001 and BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We’ve been trading since 2009 and we’re fully insured.
How long does extract fan cleaning take?
Size, access and build-up all affect it. As a guide, it takes an hour or two for most single fans.
What happens if you cannot reach some of it?
Anything we can’t reach goes on the report, with pictures where possible, and we tell you what would make it reachable, for example new access panels.
Keeping the system healthy
Looking after the system between visits is straightforward, and it helps at the next visit:
- Check the report shows the fan was cleaned
- Leave a clear route to the fan
- File the fan’s report with your other records
- Run the extract throughout cooking
When we’ve finished, the fan is reassembled and run. If anything seems wrong, from vibration to wear, we note it, so you can plan any repair.
A change in how the fan sounds is worth noting. New noise or vibration often means grease is building on the impeller and early action can save a repair.
Also near Winterbourne
What else we do in Winterbourne
The process
Protection comes first: sheeting goes over floors and surfaces close to the work. After that, the system is made safe and the work begins. The work on site takes an hour or two for most single fans, and we clear up before we go. A quick note on how to find the site and where to park makes a visit to Winterbourne run smoothly.
- We start by checking where the fan sits and how to isolate it.
- With the fan isolated, the housing is opened.
- We remove the grease from the blades, impeller and casing.
- The fan and its surrounds are degreased, keeping clear of the motor’s electrics.
- The fan is put back into service, checked and photographed.
How to prepare
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
Ask for a quote
Every quote begins with a look at the system, either from pictures and details you send or from a site visit. Then we send a fixed price so you know the cost before work begins.