Medway · Extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in Wouldham, Medway
Professional extract fan cleaning in and around Wouldham, booked around your opening hours and signed off in writing with photos.
- A fan shaking on its mounts
- A smell of hot grease from the extract
- A noisy fan that has got louder over time
Extract fan cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Wouldham
In Wouldham, as everywhere we work, the fan follows a set routine: isolated first, then opened, scraped and degreased. The result is photographed for your records. If you have grease stains around the discharge and a fan shaking on its mounts, we can put it right, from discharge points, axial fans and roof-mounted fans onwards.
In a village or hamlet like Wouldham, the kitchens that need extract cleaning are usually a pub, a school, a care home or a hall kitchen, wherever there is one. Every one of them still needs its extract kept clear of grease, whatever the size of the place.
Accreditations are easy to claim and worth checking. We are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
- Place
- Wouldham (ME1)
- Wider area
- Medway
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Different parts, different methods
Wall fans
With little duct before them, wall fans collect grease fast. They can need regular attention, which grease readings will show.
Inline duct fans
An inline fan can be easy to forget because it’s out of sight. We find it during the survey and include it in the clean.
Looking after it afterwards
A little care between visits keeps the system in better shape. We recommend:
- Book the fan into every full TR19 clean
- Tell us if the extract feels weaker
- Keep records of every fan clean
- Look for grease stains near the discharge
Once it’s clean, the fan is closed up and run to check it’s working smoothly. Anything we notice, like noise, vibration or a worn part, goes on the report, so you can plan any repair.
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.
Do you need extract fan cleaning in Wouldham?
A fan in Wouldham builds up grease at a rate set by the kitchen, not the location: how many hours a day the kitchen runs and what it cooks. Under BESA guidance, the whole system, fan included, needs cleaning at least every 3, 6 or 12 months depending on daily hours.
What we’re most often called out for:
- A fan coated in grease inside its housing
- Grease escaping from the fan outlet
- A noisy fan that has got louder over time
- An extract fan with no cleaning record
Healthcare kitchens can’t easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Wouldham is St. Catherine's Hospital, about 3.1 miles north-east.
What your quote should include
- Whether they recommend a next date
- How VAT is shown on the quote
- Whether a written report and pictures are included
- If they look at the system before pricing
Wouldham: your questions answered
Can school kitchens in Wouldham be cleaned in the holidays?
Yes, and it’s the easiest time to do it. With about 5 schools and colleges on the FSA’s register within roughly a mile and a half of Wouldham, it pays to plan holiday dates ahead. Just phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us with your term dates and we’ll plan around them.
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Wouldham?
That is Kent Fire and Rescue Service. A recent cleaning certificate and a note of the next clean date show that grease in the extract is being managed.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. Send the list of sites and the work at each and you will get one fixed quote.
Can you fix a fan that is worn out?
Cleaning removes grease, but it can’t fix worn parts. Where the fan needs repair or replacement, we can do that too, with a fixed quote first.
Is the fan included in a TR19 clean?
Yes, a full TR19 clean includes the fan. If a fan cannot be reached, the report says so, so you always know what was cleaned.
Who is responsible for fire safety on the premises?
The law calls them the responsible person. That’s generally the employer or the person in control of the premises, and in shared buildings more than one person can have duties. If you’re not sure, check your lease and fire risk assessment.
What is TR19?
A BESA specification in two main parts: TR19® Grease for kitchen extracts and TR19® Air for supply and extract systems. It isn’t legislation, but it’s the standard people check against.
Which accreditations do you hold?
CHAS, SafeContractor, ISO 9001 and BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We are fully insured and have been trading since 2009.
Why it’s worth doing now in Wouldham
Grease on the fan is grease in the system. A TR19 clean that left out the fan wouldn’t cover the whole system and many insurers require the full system to be cleaned to TR19. Equipment tucked in a roof space or outbuilding near Wouldham rarely gets looked at unless someone books it.
You will not find a price list here, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. For a fixed quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us, and we will explain what it covers.
Why us?
- Every job surveyed first
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
See what affects the cost and our accreditations and certificates.
What we do, step by step
Before we leave, we walk the area with whoever is on site. We point out anything that couldn’t be reached or needs a follow-up, and it goes on the report too. All told, the work takes an hour or two for most single fans. For a village or hamlet like Wouldham, tell us about narrow lanes, gates and parking when you book.
- First we locate the fan and agree how it’s safely isolated.
- The fan is isolated so it can’t start while we work.
- Grease is scraped from the impeller blades and the inside of the housing.
- Blades, housing and the area around the motor are degreased with care.
- It’s closed up, run and checked, and pictures go into your report.
How to prepare
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
Ask for a quote
To help us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, pictures of the system and any previous report or certificate. Then call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
Related advice
For landlords and multi-site operators
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Shared systems, like a riser serving several units, need a clear agreement on who books the work, and we are happy to quote for all of it.
When the building owner and the occupier are different, the lease normally sets out who maintains what. We’re happy to deal with either side and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
Extract fan cleaning in Wouldham: the local picture
Food Standards Agency records list about 10 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 7 takeaways and sandwich shops within about 1.5 miles of central Wouldham. Any of those kitchens with a canopy relies on a fan that gathers grease as it runs. Wouldham is covered by Kent Fire and Rescue Service. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises. In Wouldham, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Tonbridge and Malling council. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
A kitchen near Halling station that serves breakfast and dinner can run its extract twelve hours or more, which shortens the cleaning interval. A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of All Saints or elsewhere in Wouldham, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Wouldham is about 3 miles west of Chatham, in Medway. Sites in Wouldham get the same service as everywhere we cover: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where needed and a written report with photos. Wouldham is one of 68 towns, villages and districts in Medway where we work for commercial clients. You can also see our page for Maidstone, about 6 miles away.
Postcode districts we cover here for extract fan cleaning: ME1. You’ll find streets such as High Street, Oldfield Drive and Meadow Way, all of which we cover for extract fan cleaning. We also cover the places around Wouldham: Peters Village (1 mile south), Halling (1 mile west), Scarborough (1 mile south-east), Holborough (1 mile south-west) and North Halling (1 mile north-west). Further out, we also cover Gillingham (5 miles east), Chatham (3 miles east), Rochester (3 miles north-east), Rainham (6 miles east), Strood (3 miles north) and Luton (4 miles east).
Around Wouldham
Around Wouldham, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Holborough Marshes, The Five Bells pub and The Thomas Aveling School. Wouldham’s nearest station is Halling station, about 0.6 miles west. Other landmarks nearby include Rochester Castle (3.3 miles north-east) and Pentagon Shopping Centre (3.6 miles north-east). Not far away are Blue Bell Hill and Burham Down.
What staff can safely do
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
A few tasks are always specialist work: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings need training, the right equipment and safe access. Leave those to us.