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Extract Fan Cleaning in Yelsted
Looking for extract fan cleaning in Yelsted? We survey first, send you a fixed quote and work around your opening hours, finishing with a written report and photos.
- A fan that no longer moves enough air
- A fan that hums, whines or rumbles
- A fan left out of previous cleans
Extract fan cleaning in Yelsted
The extract fan is the heart of the system: it draws the air through the canopy and ductwork and pushes it outside. Whatever grease slips past the filters and duct reaches the fan, and that’s what we clean. If you are dealing with a fan shaking on its mounts and a fan that hums, whines or rumbles, we can put it right, from roof-mounted fans, axial fans and centrifugal fans onwards.
Somewhere as small as Yelsted, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Every one of them still needs its extract kept clear of grease, whatever the size of the place.
Every visit ends with a written report and photos, so there’s a dated record of the work. Where the work is a TR19® Grease clean, the certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Where
- Yelsted (ME9)
- Region
- Kent
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- When we work
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Grease, kitchens and Yelsted
Food Standards Agency data counts about 4 restaurants, cafés and works canteens within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Yelsted. Each kitchen extract among them ends at a fan, and grease on the impeller strains the motor. In Yelsted, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Medway council. 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. Fire safety in Yelsted falls to Kent Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order.
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School or anywhere near Yelsted, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
Yelsted is about 3 miles south-east of Gillingham, in Kent. We provide extract fan cleaning for commercial premises of every kind in Yelsted and the rest of Kent. Our area takes in 922 places across Kent, large and small. We also work in Maidstone, around 6 miles away.
We cover every part of the ME9 postcode area for extract fan cleaning and the streets around it. Streets in the area include Yelsted Road and Yelsted Lane, all of which we cover for extract fan cleaning. If your site is just outside Yelsted, we cover Stockbury (1 mile east), Meresborough (1 mile north), Hartlip (1 mile north-east), Lower Hartlip (2 miles north-east) and Rainham (2 miles north). Within a short drive, we also cover Maidstone (6 miles south-west), Sittingbourne (5 miles east), Gravesend (12 miles north-west), Faversham (12 miles east), Northfleet (14 miles north-west) and Minster (10 miles north-east).
Around Yelsted
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Leigh Academy Rainham and Stockbury Hill Wood and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Rainham (Kent) station, about 2.5 miles north of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include KIMS hospital (4 miles south-west). Green spaces nearby include Detling Hill.
How the visit works
At the end of the visit, someone from your team can look over the work with us. Anything we couldn’t reach or that needs attention is pointed out there and then, and it goes on the report too. All told, the work takes an hour or two for most single fans. The timing of a visit to Yelsted is set by you, and the travel is our side of the planning.
- First we check the fan’s condition and how it sounds.
- With the fan isolated, the housing is opened.
- Each blade is cleaned so the impeller runs evenly.
- Housing, outlet and the area around the motor are cleaned.
- The fan goes back into service with a report on its condition.
How to prepare
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
Getting a quote
To help us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, a few photos and any previous report or certificate. Then call 0345 646 2711 or email us.
Advice
Managing agents and facilities teams in Yelsted
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Each visit ends with a dated report and pictures, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We cover South East England and London, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept to a regular schedule.
What a clean won’t put right
Extract fan cleaning can’t fix everything, and we’d rather say so up front. It won’t put right:
- A dirty duct upstream of the fan
- A faulty speed controller or isolator
- An impeller that’s bent or split
If in doubt, call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll say what we think.
Parts of the system we cover
- Fan housings
- Axial fans
- In-line fans
- Discharge points
- Roof-mounted fans
- Centrifugal fans
How the job changes from site to site
Wall fans
A wall fan pushes the air straight outside. We isolate it, then clean the blades and housing.
Fan housings and motors
The housing around the impeller catches grease flung off the blades. It’s scraped and degreased with the impeller.
Nearby places to Yelsted
Other services in Yelsted
When to call us in Yelsted
Grease builds up unevenly on the blades. Over time, that imbalance shakes the fan, wearing bearings and mounts. What starts as a grease problem can become a mechanical one.
The symptoms we’re asked about most are:
- A fan that has never been cleaned
- A fan shaking on its mounts
- A motor area thick with grease
- Weak extraction at the canopy
A hospital like KIMS hospital, about 4 miles south-west, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day.
Before you book anyone
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or pictures
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- What insurance they carry
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
Keeping the system healthy
Looking after the system between visits is straightforward, and it makes the next visit easier:
- Leave a clear route to the fan
- Check the report shows the fan was cleaned
- Look for grease stains near the discharge
- Run the extract throughout cooking
When the fan is cleaned as part of a full TR19® Grease clean, a TR19 certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. A fan-only clean is recorded in the photo report.
Listen to the fan. New noise or vibration often means grease is building on the impeller and early action can save a repair.
Your questions about extract fan cleaning in Yelsted
Which environmental health team covers Yelsted?
That’s Medway council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Yelsted. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
Do you work overnight in Yelsted?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. The site is handed back ready to open. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
Are you accredited?
BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001. We are fully insured and have been trading since 2009.
Will we have to shut during the visit?
Not typically. Out-of-hours visits keep the disruption down. Larger jobs can be phased over several visits so parts stay in use.
Will I get pictures of the cleaned fan?
Every clean has a photo report, along with notes on the fan’s condition. A full clean adds a TR19 certificate from the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
What happens if you cannot reach some of it?
We record them on the report, with photos where possible, and we explain what access is needed, for example new access panels.
What’s TR19?
TR19® is the BESA specification for keeping ventilation systems clean. Since 2019, TR19® Grease has been a standalone specification for grease in kitchen extract systems, and TR19® Air covers general supply and extract systems.
What information do you need?
Some pictures and a quick description of the system, with the address and opening hours. We will ask for anything else we need.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
Keep a record of what your team does. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, next to our reports.