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Kitchen extraction cleaning in Crystal Palace
Our technicians work in Crystal Palace on TR19 Grease cleaning of complete kitchen extract systems, from canopy to discharge. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports as standard.
- A new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history
- Stale cooking odours from the system
- Grease dripping from the canopy or filters
Kitchen extract cleaning in Crystal Palace
Duct Doctor has been cleaning kitchen extract systems since 2009. As a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, we clean to BESA TR19® Grease, and we are fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001. The work covers extract fans, horizontal duct runs and plenums and filters, and people most often call us about extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit and an extract that has never been cleaned to TR19. If you need a kitchen extract clean in Crystal Palace, one call covers the survey, the clean and the paperwork.
What can be cleaned depends on what can be reached. Sections without access panels are recorded on the report, and new panels can be fitted so they’re cleaned next time.
In London, few kitchens can spare a day to close, so extract cleaning in Crystal Palace is normally done overnight, after the last service. Before the clean, we agree loading, parking and roof access with whoever manages the building.
For insurers and inspectors, the record counts. So every job comes with a written report and photos, plus a TR19® certificate through the BESCA VHE portal where the work is a TR19® Grease clean.
- Location
- Crystal Palace (SE19, SE20, SE26)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Price
- A fixed price before work begins
- Working hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
What we do, step by step
Our technicians bring everything the work needs, from protective sheeting to tools and access equipment. You only need to give us clear access and switch off what needs to be off. On site, the work takes a few hours for a small kitchen, longer for a large system. In Crystal Palace, as across London, we normally work overnight or at weekends and hand the site back ready to open.
- 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.
- Heavy deposits are scraped by hand and the system degreased to TR19® Grease.
- Then the clean bill of health: readings, a TR19 certificate and a photo report with the next date.
How to prepare
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
Getting a quote
Need a price for kitchen extract cleaning? Please ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos with a few details about the site. We will talk you through the work and send you a fixed quote before anything is booked.
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Looking after it afterwards
Looking after the system between visits is straightforward, and it helps at the next visit:
- Keep the cleaning records where you can find them
- Switch the fan on before cooking starts
- Keep the baffle filters clean
- Clean grease off the canopy surfaces regularly
The report gives a recommended date for the next clean, set from your daily cooking hours and the readings we took. We can put the system on a 3, 6 or 12-monthly plan, so the date is not missed.
Run the extract whenever the kitchen is cooking. Cooking with the extract off lets grease and heat settle in the canopy, and the next clean has more to do.
What affects the quote in Crystal Palace
Some jobs are bigger than they look, and some smaller. The main factors:
- The scale of the work
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- The condition of the system
Working hours, access and the scale of the site can all change the price. Each of those is built into the quote and give you a fixed price before work begins.
What to send for a quote
What to send for a quote:
- Problems your staff have spotted
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
Getting a quote does not take long. Send a few details and photos, and we usually reply with a fixed quote within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
Crystal Palace kitchens: local notes
Look up Crystal Palace on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you’ll find about 237 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 138 takeaways across Crystal Palace and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Every kitchen in that count with a canopy has a full extract system, canopy to discharge, to keep clear of grease. Overnight is the normal time to clean a London kitchen extract, so trading is not affected. Kitchens in Crystal Palace get their food hygiene inspections from Croydon council. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. Before-and-after pictures from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near St Paul's, or anywhere in Crystal Palace, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it. A hospital like St Christopher's Hospice, about 0.6 miles east, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day. If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Crystal Palace School or anywhere near Crystal Palace, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
Crystal Palace is about 2 miles north-east of Thornton Heath, in Greater London. We provide kitchen extract cleaning for commercial premises of every kind in Crystal Palace and the rest of Greater London. Crystal Palace is one of 764 places in Greater London where we work for kitchen extract cleaning. London is in our area too, around 6 miles away.
Here we cover the SE19, SE20 and SE26 postcode area for kitchen extract cleaning. If you need kitchen extract cleaning at premises on Tudor Road, Colby Road and Church Road or a nearby road, we can help. If your site is just outside Crystal Palace, we cover Anerley (1 mile south), Penge (1 mile south-east), Gipsy Hill (1 mile west), Upper Norwood (1 mile west) and Sydenham (1 mile north-east). Further out, we also cover London (6 miles north), City of Westminster (7 miles north-west), Marylebone (7 miles north-west), Kensington (8 miles north-west), St Pancras (8 miles north) and Shoreditch (7 miles north).
Around Crystal Palace
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The Grape & Grain pub, Crystal Palace Park and Sydenham High School and the streets around them. There’s a railway station in Crystal Palace itself: Crystal Palace station. Nearby you’ll also find Greenwich Castle (5 miles north-east) and Whitgift Centre (3.3 miles south-west). Open spaces near Crystal Palace include Dulwich Upper Wood and Knight's Hill.
How the job changes from site to site
Extract fan and discharge
At the end of the system is the discharge, and grease can collect there too. It’s cleaned as far as safe access allows, and any limits are recorded.
Restaurant and pub kitchens
Losing a service isn’t an option for most restaurants and pubs. We work overnight and at weekends where that suits, and hand back a clean kitchen ready to cook.
Also near Crystal Palace
Also in Crystal Palace
What your team can do, and what needs us
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
Staff cleaning and specialist work aren’t the same thing. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but they do not reach the grease that builds up further in. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
What kitchen extract cleaning cannot fix
We will always give you a straight diagnosis, so here’s what kitchen extract cleaning won’t do:
- Extraction that can’t cope with the cooking because of its design
- A grease trap that needs emptying
- A fan motor or bearings that have failed (that needs a fan repair or replacement)
If in doubt, call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we will say what we think.
What the work covers
- Extract fans
- Canopies and hoods
- Vertical risers
- Plenums and filters
- Horizontal duct runs
- Discharge points
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too across Greater London. Larger estates can be phased building by building around the people who use them.
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. 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.
Questions from Crystal Palace
Do you work at weekends in Crystal Palace?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. The site is handed back ready to open. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
Can a school canteen extract in Crystal Palace be done out of term time?
Yes, and it’s the easiest time to do it. There are about 38 schools, colleges and universities on the FSA’s food hygiene register within about 1.5 miles of Crystal Palace. Booking early in the term gives the best choice of holiday dates.
How much notice should we give?
Earlier is better, particularly for night and weekend visits. We normally quote within one working day, and there’s a 24/7 line for emergencies.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes. Our emergency line runs 24/7 for anything that can’t wait until a planned visit. Call us any time and explain what’s happened.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. We run scheduled maintenance contracts, with visits at the interval your system needs. The report from each visit recommends the next date.
Will I get a certificate after the clean?
A TR19 certificate and a photo report. Certificates are issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal, and the report includes before and after photos, grease readings and the recommended next clean date.
What is TR19?
TR19® is the BESA specification for keeping ventilation systems clean. TR19® Grease, a standalone specification since 2019, covers grease in kitchen extract systems, while TR19® Air covers other supply and extract ductwork.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes. For many sites, photos and a few details are enough, and larger or hidden systems get a visit.