Kent · Extract fan cleaning
Yopps Green extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning across Yopps Green and nearby, booked around your opening hours and signed off in writing with pictures.
- Rough running from the extract fan
- An extract fan that vibrates or rattles
- Grease escaping from the fan outlet
Extract fan cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Yopps Green
Every kitchen extract depends on its fan: it pulls air from the canopy, through the duct and out of the building. Whatever grease slips past the filters and duct reaches the fan and we clean it off. Typical jobs include a smell of hot grease from the extract and fat spreading onto the roof or wall by the fan, on discharge points, in-line fans and axial fans.
Work in a small place like Yopps Green starts with a call to agree access and timings, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy, filters, duct, fan and discharge, with a certificate and photo report at the end.
Nothing is signed off by word of mouth: a written report, dated and illustrated with photos, and for TR19® Grease cleans, a certificate issued through the BESCA VHE portal. It shows what was done and what, if anything, couldn’t be reached.
- Place
- Yopps Green (TN15)
- Region
- Kent
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Do you need extract fan cleaning in Yopps Green?
How fast a fan gets greasy in Yopps Green depends on the cooking: how many hours a day the kitchen runs and what it cooks. BESA guidance sets minimum intervals of 3, 6 or 12 months for the whole system by daily use.
It’s time to book a visit if you see:
- A heavily greased fan housing
- Grease stains around the discharge
- A fan that no longer moves enough air
- A fan that hums, whines or rumbles
Bursars and site managers at schools such as Plaxtol Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
Before booking anyone
- Whether they recommend a next date
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- What records you will receive afterwards
- What hours they’ll be on site
Nearby places to Yopps Green
Also in Yopps Green
When it’s something else
Some problems need a different service or another trade:
- Grease in the canopy and ductwork
- A fan that’s too small for the system (a design question)
- A faulty speed controller or isolator
If in doubt, call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll say what we think before booking.
What we work on in Yopps Green
- Fan housings
- Roof-mounted fans
- In-line fans
- Axial fans
- Discharge points
- Centrifugal fans
Multi-site and managed buildings
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Every visit ends with a dated report and pictures, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
We regularly work with managing agents. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works, and we will send a fixed quote.
Looking after it afterwards
How long the results last depends on use and care. We suggest:
- Check filters are seated before cooking
- Report rattles or humming early
- Check the report shows the fan was cleaned
- Keep access to the fan clear
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.
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.
Your questions about extract fan cleaning in Yopps Green
Can you come to Yopps Green after we close?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. The site is handed back ready to open. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
Do you clean school canteen extracts around Yopps Green out of term?
Yes. The holidays are the usual time for school work. There are about 3 schools, colleges and universities on the FSA’s food hygiene register within about 1.5 miles of Yopps Green. Send us your term dates when you phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos, and we will fit the work in.
Is TR19 cleaning required by law?
Not in itself. Insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to TR19® as the benchmark, and many insurers ask for proof of cleaning to it. The law behind it is the Fire Safety Order 2005, which applies in England and Wales.
What makes a kitchen extract fan vibrate?
Build-up on the impeller is a frequent reason, since uneven grease makes it run out of balance. Worn bearings and motor problems are others, which our report will flag.
What is TR19?
It’s BESA’s specification and the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to. It covers how systems are inspected, cleaned and checked and expects a risk-based approach.
Does a TR19 kitchen extract clean cover the fan?
Yes, the fan is cleaned as part of TR19. If a fan cannot be reached, the report says so, so the record is accurate.
What do you do to protect the area?
Protection goes down first: floor sheeting and covers over nearby surfaces and equipment. We tidy up and take our waste away before we leave.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes, of course. Tell us what you have and how it’s used and we will propose a schedule with a fixed quote.
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 will not come clean, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We will take a look and send you a fixed quote.
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
What affects the quote in Yopps Green
We do not publish a price list, because sites vary so much. The quote depends on:
- The number of sites or systems
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- Travel, parking and unloading
- Site rules, permits and inductions
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is all affect the cost. Each of those is built into the quote, and the price is fixed before work begins.
What to send for a quote
You don’t need the technical terms. It helps if you can send:
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
For a fixed quote, call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. We usually come back within one working day.
How the visit works
We turn up at the time agreed with you, which is often after service, overnight or at a weekend. Anything that needs to be off for the work is switched off and left to cool before work begins, and floors and nearby surfaces are sheeted. The work itself takes an hour or two for one fan, longer when it’s hard to reach. Rural roads and tight entrances are worth telling us about before a visit to Yopps Green.
- Diagnosis first: we look for grease, noise and vibration.
- With the fan isolated, the housing is opened.
- The impeller is cleaned blade by blade so it runs balanced.
- We clean the casing, the outlet and around the motor.
- The fan goes back into service with a report on its condition.
How to prepare
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
Ask for a quote
Want a quote for extract fan cleaning? Please ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with a few details about the site. We’ll talk you through the work and give you a fixed quote before anything is booked.
Advice
Extract fan cleaning in Yopps Green: the local picture
Look up Yopps Green on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you will find about 3 restaurants, cafés and works canteens in Yopps Green and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Grease builds up on fan blades and housings in kitchens like these, unbalancing the impeller. Environmental health officers from Tonbridge and Malling council inspect food businesses in Yopps Green. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after. The fire and rescue service for Yopps Green is Kent 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.
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Sevenoaks Hospital (about 4.6 miles west), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands. A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Plaxtol Church or elsewhere in Yopps Green, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Yopps Green is about 5 miles north of Tonbridge, in Kent. Across the TN15 area, we cover extract fan cleaning for commercial sites. We cover 922 places across Kent, from busy centres to quieter spots. You can also see our page for Maidstone, roughly 10 miles from Yopps Green.
Extract fan cleaning in TN15 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. Whether your site is on Sheet Hill and Yopps Green or anywhere close by, we can help. We also cover the places around Yopps Green: Sheet Hill (1 mile north-west), Ivy Hatch (1 mile west), Ightham (1 mile north-west), Shipbourne (1 mile south) and Oldbury (2 miles north-west). Further out, we also cover Maidstone (10 miles east), Dartford (13 miles north), Sevenoaks (5 miles west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (9 miles south), Gravesend (12 miles north) and Tonbridge (5 miles south).
What’s near Yopps Green
In Yopps Green, that means kitchens and buildings near Ivy Hatch Nature Reserve, Wrotham School and The Plough Public House, among other places. The closest station to Yopps Green is Borough Green & Wrotham station, roughly 2 miles north. A little further out are Ightham Court (2.1 miles north) and Sevenoaks Hospital (4.6 miles west).