Greater London · Extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in Yiewsley, Greater London
Professional extract fan cleaning in and around Yiewsley, booked around your opening hours and signed off in writing with photos.
- A fan shaking on its mounts
- Rough running from the extract fan
- Fat spreading onto the roof or wall by the fan
Different parts, different methods
Fan housings and motors
Some fans use a belt drive. Belts and pulleys are checked and cleaned where safe for your records.
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.
About our extract fan cleaning in Yiewsley
Any fan serving a kitchen in Yiewsley is cleaned the same careful way as anywhere else: isolated first, then opened, scraped and degreased. Your report shows the impeller as we found it and as we left it. If you have vibration from an unbalanced impeller and hot, greasy smells near the fan, we can put it right, from centrifugal fans, roof-mounted fans and fan housings onwards.
London kitchens are often tucked into basements or the back of a building, and the duct may run up through several floors before it discharges at the roof. For a kitchen in Yiewsley, that typically means a longer system to clean and more access panels to plan around.
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers all look at records. That is why every job is written up in a report with photos, and grease extract cleans come with a TR19® certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Location
- Yiewsley (UB7, UB8)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Common problems we fix in Yiewsley
Poor filters mean a greasier fan. When filters do not seal, grease goes straight through to the fan, so the fan takes far more than it should.
It’s time to book a visit if you see:
- A fan shaking on its mounts
- A heavily greased fan housing
- Hot, greasy smells near the fan
- A fan motor running hot under a coat of grease
Healthcare kitchens can’t easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Yiewsley is Hillingdon Hospital, about 0.7 miles north.
Before booking anyone
- When they can work, and whether that is outside your opening hours
- Whether VAT is included
- What insurance they carry
- Whether they recommend a next date
Between visits
To keep the system working properly between visits:
- Flag smoke lingering at the canopy
- Listen for new noises or vibration from the fan
- File the fan’s report with your other records
- Leave a clear route to the fan
Keep the report with the maintenance log and fire risk assessment. It gives a dated record of the fan’s condition, which helps if anything changes later.
Fewer grease particles reaching the fan means less build-up. Keep the grease filters clean, fitted and in place, and replace any that are damaged.
How it works
Before we leave, we walk the area with whoever is on site. Anything we couldn’t reach or that needs attention is pointed out there and then, and the same goes into the written report. All told, the work takes a couple of hours per fan, depending on its size and the build-up. Night and weekend working is normal for us in London, and a site in Yiewsley is no exception.
- The fan is found and its type, access and isolation checked.
- We isolate the power before opening the housing.
- We scrape the heavy grease from the blades and housing.
- Blades, housing and surrounds are degreased with care around the electrics.
- We reassemble, run and photograph the fan.
Getting ready for the visit
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
Ask for a quote
Getting a quote doesn’t take long. Send a few details and photos, and we normally reply with a fixed quote within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
Related advice
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
When your team notices a problem between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that won’t come clean, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We will take a look and send you a fixed quote.
Staff cleaning and specialist work are not the same thing. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
Why deal with it now?
Grease on a roof fan can also escape outside. That stains surfaces and can add to the fire risk outside the building, which is one more reason to keep it clean. Planning ahead in Yiewsley lets you pick a quiet night rather than lose a busy one.
Working hours, access and the scale of the site all affect the cost. Each of those is built into the quote, and the price is fixed before we start.
Why book with us
- Fully insured
- We diagnose before we treat
- Fixed quotes, typically within one working day
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
Take a look at how cleaning jobs are priced and our accreditations and certificates.
Multi-site and managed buildings
For anyone managing more than one site, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Each site gets its own report and photos, so each one has its own record.
We regularly work with managing agents. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
Yiewsley kitchens: local notes
There are about 89 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 54 sandwich bars and takeaways in Yiewsley and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Any of those kitchens with a canopy relies on a fan that gathers grease as it runs. Yiewsley is covered by London Fire Brigade. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises. Most London extract cleaning happens at night, after the last service.
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near St Matthew's or elsewhere in Yiewsley, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event. If you cook for passing trade around West Drayton station, the extract can be cleaned between your last and first customer.
Yiewsley is about 2 miles south-west of Hillingdon, in Greater London. Yiewsley gets the same approach as every site we work on: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where necessary and a written report with photos. Yiewsley is one of 764 places in Greater London we cover for extract fan cleaning. You can also see our page for London, roughly 16 miles from Yiewsley.
We work across the UB7 and UB8 postcode area for extract fan cleaning and the roads nearby. That includes premises on High Street, Castle Avenue and Kingston Avenue and the roads around them. With the A408 close by, Yiewsley is easy for our technicians to reach for extract fan cleaning. If your site is just outside Yiewsley, we cover West Drayton (1 mile south), Cowley (1 mile north-west), Thorney (1 mile south-west), Hillingdon (2 miles north-east) and Uxbridge (2 miles north). Larger places within reach include City of Westminster (13 miles east), Marylebone (14 miles east), Kensington (11 miles east), St Pancras (15 miles east), Hampstead (13 miles east) and Ruislip (5 miles north-east).
Around Yiewsley
Around Yiewsley, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Stockley Academy, Lake Farm Country Park and George and Dragon pub, among other places. For rail, the closest station is West Drayton station, roughly 0.5 miles south-west. A little further out are Hillingdon Hospital (0.7 miles north) and The Chimes (2.1 miles north). The countryside around Yiewsley includes Uxbridge Moor and Staines Reservoirs.
Yiewsley questions
Who is the fire and rescue service for Yiewsley?
Fire safety enforcement in Yiewsley is handled by London Fire Brigade. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Yiewsley?
Food hygiene inspections in Yiewsley are carried out by Hillingdon council. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
Do you work in Yiewsley?
Yes. We work in Yiewsley and the rest of Greater London, as part of our work across South East England and London. To book, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. Our area covers London and the South East, so we can schedule a run of sites as one programme. Every site has its own report.
Can the fan be cleaned between full cleans?
Yes, if the fan needs it. We’ll often suggest checking the duct too, as a greasy fan usually means a greasy duct, but the choice is yours.
Is it safe to clean the fan while the kitchen is open?
The fan is isolated before we open it, so it cannot run during the clean. With the extract off, the kitchen can’t cook, so we work out of hours.
Who is the responsible person?
That depends on who controls the premises. Under the Fire Safety Order 2005, it’s the responsible person, which can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, an FM or a managing agent.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes. Our emergency line runs 24/7, for problems that cannot wait. Ring any time and tell us what’s happened.