Hertfordshire · Extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in Wormley, Hertfordshire
Extract fan cleaning for Wormley, with a survey first and a report with photos at the end. Call for a fixed quote.
- A motor area thick with grease
- A noisy fan that has got louder over time
- Grease stains around the discharge
Managing agents and facilities teams in Wormley
Where a tenant occupies the premises but the landlord owns the building, the lease normally sets out who maintains what. We’re happy to deal with either side, and the report can go to both.
Whether it’s one building or many, you get the same standard: the system surveyed, the price fixed, the visit fitted around trading and everything written up afterwards.
Extract fan cleaning in Wormley, done properly
Duct Doctor has been cleaning kitchen extract fans since 2009. As a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, we clean to BESA TR19® Grease, and we are fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001. If you are dealing with a fan that no longer moves enough air and hot, greasy smells near the fan, we can put it right.
Size doesn’t change the work: a kitchen in a place like Wormley gets the whole system cleaned, canopy to discharge. The visit is booked around your opening hours, and the journey is planned ahead.
A written report with photos follows each visit, so you have a record of what was done and when. Kitchen extract cleaning to TR19® Grease is certificated through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Location
- Wormley (EN10)
- Wider area
- Hertfordshire
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Price
- A fixed price before work begins
- Working hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
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What staff can safely do
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, which is where we come in.
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.
What we are called out for in Wormley
How fast a fan gets greasy in Wormley 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.
Clients usually contact us after spotting something like this:
- Less air being pulled from the kitchen
- Thick grease on the impeller and casing
- An extract fan that vibrates or rattles
- Rough running from the extract fan
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Parish Church of St Lawrence, or anywhere in Wormley, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
Questions to ask before you book
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or photos
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- What records you will receive afterwards
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
What we do, step by step
Your trading hours come first. We book the visit for a time the area is closed, whether that is an evening, overnight or a weekend. Once we are in, the area is sheeted and anything that has to be off is turned off and cooled, and the work takes an hour or two for one fan, longer when it’s hard to reach. Around Wormley, access is typically simpler than in a town centre, though gates and roof access are worth mentioning.
- Diagnosis first: we look for grease, noise and vibration.
- With the fan isolated, the housing is opened.
- 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.
Getting ready for the visit
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Clear the space around the work
How to get a quote
Need a price for extract fan cleaning? Please call 0345 646 2711, or email photos and tell us about the site. We will explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
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Wormley kitchens: local notes
Food Standards Agency records list about 26 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 9 sandwich bars and takeaways within about 1.5 miles of central Wormley. Grease builds up on fan blades and housings in kitchens like these, unbalancing the impeller. Wormley sits within the area of Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. 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. It’s Broxbourne council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Wormley. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
Bursars and site managers at schools such as Wormley Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty. Historic houses near Wormley, such as Forty Hall about 4.7 miles south-west, are a reminder that older buildings with event kitchens can have long, awkward duct routes.
Wormley is about 1 mile south of Broxbourne, in Hertfordshire. Whatever kind of site you run in Wormley, we can take on extract fan cleaning. We can work out of hours so the site keeps running. Our Hertfordshire coverage runs to 381 places, Wormley among them. We also work in London, around 16 miles away.
Work in EN10 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. Streets in the area include Slipe Lane, Wharf Road and Church Lane, all of which we cover for extract fan cleaning. Neighbouring places we cover for extract fan cleaning include Turnford (1 mile south), Broxbourne (1 mile north), Hoddesdon (2 miles north), Wormley West End (2 miles west) and Cheshunt (2 miles south-west). Larger places within reach include Stevenage (14 miles north-west), St Albans (13 miles west), Bishop's Stortford (12 miles north-east), Welwyn Garden City (9 miles north-west), Harpenden (15 miles north-west) and Hatfield (9 miles west).
What’s near Wormley
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The Queens Head Public House, The Broxbourne School and Cheshunt Park and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Broxbourne station, about 1.2 miles north-east. Well-known places in the area include Nazeing Glass Museum (1.1 miles north-east) and Hertford County Hospital (5.2 miles north-west). Green spaces nearby include Danemead and Cheshunt Lake.
Aftercare tips
So the system stays in good health:
- File the fan’s report with your other records
- Keep the grease filters clean and in place
- Note any drop in extraction at the canopy
- Report rattles or humming early
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.
Keep the route to the fan clear. Clear access means it’s never left out of a clean, whether it’s on a roof, in a ceiling or on a wall.
Questions from Wormley
Can you get to a site in Wormley?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Wormley?
Wormley is in the area of Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. TR19® is not law, but it’s the benchmark many fire officers and insurers look to when they ask how often the extract is cleaned.
Can the fan be cleaned between full cleans?
Yes, where it makes sense. A coated fan often means the duct before it is coated too, but the choice is yours.
Which sectors do you work in?
All kinds of commercial and public premises: from restaurants, pubs and hotels to schools, hospitals, care homes, offices, shops and food production sites. Work is timed around how each site runs.
What if parts of the system cannot be reached?
We record them on the report, with pictures where possible, and we explain what access is needed, such as extra access panels in ductwork.
Which accreditations do you hold?
CHAS, SafeContractor, ISO 9001 and BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We have been trading since 2009 and we are fully insured.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. Our area covers London and the South East, so we can schedule a run of sites as one programme. Each site gets its own report and photos.
What’s TR19?
TR19® is BESA’s specification for ventilation hygiene. TR19® Grease, a standalone specification since 2019, covers grease in kitchen extract systems, while TR19® Air covers other supply and extract ductwork.
When something else is needed
Not every problem is solved by extract fan cleaning, and we’ll tell you before work begins. It won’t put right:
- A fan that’s too small for the system (a design question)
- A failed motor or worn bearings (that needs a fan repair or replacement)
- A cracked or broken impeller (it needs replacing)
If you are not sure, just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will give you a straight answer.
What we work on in Wormley
- Axial fans
- Discharge points
- Fan housings
- Centrifugal fans
- Roof-mounted fans
- In-line fans
How the job changes from site to site
Impellers and blades
A clean impeller shows any damage: cracks, bent blades or wear. Anything we see goes on the report.
Fan housings and motors
Inside the casing, grease is thrown onto the walls. It’s scraped and degreased with the impeller.