Kent · Kitchen extract cleaning
TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in Chilham
Kitchen extract cleaning for commercial sites in Chilham and across Kent. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- A TR19 certificate needed for the insurer
- Ductwork thick with old, hardened grease
- Poor airflow at the canopy
How the job changes from site to site
Schools, hospitals and care homes
Institutional kitchens tend to cook to set hours, so cleans can be planned for holidays or quiet times. The certificate goes straight into the site’s maintenance records.
Canopy and plenum
The plenum is out of sight behind the filters, so it’s easy to forget. With the filters out, the plenum is scraped and degreased.
Kitchen duct cleaning in Chilham
The canopy over the range is only the start of a kitchen extract system. Behind it sit the plenum and grease filters, then the ductwork, risers, extract fan and discharge, and grease settles in every one of them. Our clean follows the air from canopy to discharge, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. Common call-outs are for an extract that has never been cleaned to TR19 and cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey, across vertical risers, horizontal duct runs and discharge points. Extraction cleaning, hood cleaning and TR19 duct cleaning all end up in the same place: a clean that goes past the canopy into the duct and fan, backed by a certificate.
A kitchen running fryers and chargrills all day builds up grease much faster than one that mostly steams and boils, so the interval is set by what you cook as well as how long.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, where grease settles in the flat sections. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
It’s worth checking any contractor’s accreditations. Ours are BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured.
- Location
- Chilham (CT4)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- When we work
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Managing agents and facilities teams in Chilham
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we’re happy to quote for all of it.
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Every visit ends with a dated report and photos, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
What kitchen extract cleaning can’t fix
Kitchen extract cleaning cannot fix everything, and we will tell you before we start. It will not put right:
- Extraction that can’t cope with the cooking because of its design
- Faulty fire dampers in the duct
- A duct that is holed or coming apart
Not sure which it is? You can call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we’ll tell you honestly.
What the work covers
- Discharge points
- Extract fans
- Horizontal duct runs
- Plenums and filters
- Vertical risers
- Canopies and hoods
How we price kitchen extract cleaning
The survey tells us what the work involves. The main factors are:
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- How easy every part is to reach
- The scale of the work
- What state the system is in
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That’s why we survey first, from pictures or on site, and the price is agreed before work begins.
Asking for a quote
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote. When you get in touch, it helps to send:
- Problems your staff have spotted
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
Some systems can be priced from photos; others need a survey. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, you get a fixed price before work begins.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but the parts you can’t see still need a specialist at the right interval.
Staff cleaning and specialist work are not the same thing. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but they do not reach the grease that builds up further in. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
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Aftercare tips
No system stays clean for ever, but care slows the build-up. A few tips:
- Keep the cleaning records where you can find them
- Wipe the canopy down at the end of each day
- Do not let the canopy gutters overflow
- Clean the grease filters regularly between TR19 cleans
Any section without access is marked on the report. A TR19 report should record what wasn’t cleaned as well as what was, and we can fit access panels so it’s reached next time.
Regular filter cleaning is the simplest thing a kitchen can do. A filter that’s clean and seated properly stops more grease getting into the plenum, which slows build-up further down the system.
Kitchen extract cleaning around Chilham
Food Standards Agency records list about 3 restaurants, cafés and canteens in Chilham and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Each one that cooks under a canopy has an extract system that collects grease and needs regular cleaning. Food hygiene inspections in Chilham are the job of Ashford council’s environmental health team. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector. Fire safety in Chilham falls to 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.
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of St Mary or elsewhere in Chilham, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event. If you cook for passing trade around Chilham station, the extract can be cleaned between your last and first customer. Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Kent and Canterbury Hospital (about 5.3 miles east), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands.
Chilham is about 5 miles south-west of Canterbury, in Kent. Whether your site is in the middle of Chilham or further out, kitchen extract cleaning is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from a single unit to a large public building. Chilham is one of 922 towns, villages and districts in Kent where we work for commercial clients. We also work in Maidstone, around 19 miles away.
Our technicians cover all of the CT4 postcode area for kitchen extract cleaning and the roads nearby. Local streets include The Street, The Square and Bagham Road, and we cover them all for kitchen extract cleaning. We also cover Mountain Street (1 mile south-west), Old Wives Lees (1 mile north), Godmersham (2 miles south), Shottenden (2 miles west) and Perrywood (2 miles north-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Ashford (8 miles south-west), Canterbury (5 miles north-east), Sittingbourne (12 miles north-west), Folkestone (14 miles south-east), Whitstable (8 miles north) and Faversham (6 miles north-west).
Around Chilham
Typical jobs here are in premises near Woolpack Inn and Broadham Down and the streets around them. Chilham has its own railway station: Chilham station. A little further out are Kent and Canterbury Hospital (5.3 miles east) and Chilham Castle (less than half a mile west). Green spaces nearby include Blean Woods RSPB Reserve.
Your questions about kitchen extract cleaning in Chilham
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Chilham?
Kent Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service for Chilham. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
Which environmental health team covers Chilham?
Kitchens in Chilham are inspected by Ashford council’s environmental health officers. Have your latest TR19® certificate and photo report to hand, as an officer may ask how the extract is maintained.
What does TR19 mean?
A BESA specification in two main parts: TR19® Grease for kitchen extract systems and TR19® Air for general ventilation. It is not legislation, but it’s the standard people check against.
What information do you need?
The site address, the type of premises and your opening hours, along with a few photos and any previous report.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. Send details of the systems and how they’re used, and we’ll suggest a schedule and quote for it.
Does the law say I must clean to TR19?
Strictly, the legal duty comes from the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, not from TR19. In practice, TR19 is how kitchens show they’re managing grease, and many insurers ask for proof of it.
What’s the right cleaning interval for a kitchen extract?
Under BESA guidance, the minimum depends on how long you cook each day: every 3 months for 12 to 16 hours, 6 months for 6 to 12 hours and 12 months for 2 to 6 hours. Grease readings can show a shorter interval is needed.
How do you protect the area?
We cover floors and nearby surfaces with sheeting before we start, and anything we remove is contained. At the end, the area is cleaned down.
The process
There’s very little for your team to do on the day. A contact on site lets us in at the agreed time and points us to the system, and the rest is down to us. Before we leave, the area is tidied and the paperwork follows. A few pictures of the system help us make the most of a visit to a place like Chilham.
- First the diagnosis: a survey of the whole system and its access points.
- We record grease levels at set points, then fix the price.
- We arrive after close, protect the area and contain the waste.
- The treatment: heavy grease scraped out, then every part degreased to TR19® Grease.
- The sign-off: post-clean readings, a TR19 certificate and a photo report with the next clean date.
How to prepare
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
How to get a quote
The quickest way to a quote is to send photos: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Add the site type and your opening hours, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.