Kent · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen Extract Cleaning in East Farleigh
Our technicians work in East Farleigh on kitchen extract cleaning. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports on every job.
- Poor airflow at the canopy
- A kitchen with no current TR19 certificate
- An inspection that picked up a dirty extract
How we handle kitchen extract cleaning in East Farleigh
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 hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 and are fully insured. The work covers extract fans, discharge points and horizontal duct runs, and people most often call us about ductwork thick with old, hardened grease and poor airflow at the canopy. When a restaurant in East Farleigh asks for duct cleaning, it’s nearly always the kitchen extract they mean, and that is our main job: canopy to fan, to TR19® Grease.
Each job starts with a look at where grease has built up: grease readings at set points tell us where the heaviest deposits are, and readings afterwards go into your report.
For a kitchen in or near East Farleigh, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, 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.
Accreditations are easy to claim and worth checking. We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, with full insurance on top.
- Location
- East Farleigh (ME15, ME16)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Do you need kitchen extract cleaning in East Farleigh?
Grease filters are the first line of defence, and they’re often the weak point. Filters that are bent, badly fitted, missing or left uncleaned let more fat into the plenum and duct, and it does not stop until it reaches the fan.
It’s time to book a visit if you see:
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
- Stale cooking odours from the system
- Poor airflow at the canopy
- Cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey
A kitchen near East Farleigh station that serves breakfast and dinner can run its extract twelve hours or more, which shortens the cleaning interval.
Questions to ask before booking
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- When they can work, and whether that’s outside your opening hours
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- How VAT is shown on the quote
What your team can do, and what needs us
A few tasks are always specialist work: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease call for the right kit, training and safe access. Leave those to us.
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
What happens on the day
Your trading hours come first. We book the visit for a time the area is closed, whether that’s an evening, overnight or a weekend. Once we are in, the area is sheeted and anything that has to be off is turned off and cooled, and the job takes a single shift for most kitchens, with long duct runs and tall risers needing more time. Somewhere as small as East Farleigh, the date and timings are agreed with you well before the day.
- First comes a survey of the whole system, by pictures or a visit.
- Grease readings are taken at set points and you get a fixed quote.
- Once the kitchen has closed and the equipment has cooled, we sheet and protect the area.
- Canopy, plenum, filters, duct runs, risers, fan and discharge are all cleaned to TR19® Grease.
- Finally the system is re-tested and photographed, and the certificate and report follow.
Before we arrive
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
Ask for a quote
We don’t publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. Instead, we look at your site first, from photos or a survey, then send a fixed quote. To get going, ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
Advice
Multi-site and managed buildings
The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Each visit produces a dated report with photos, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
Kitchen extract cleaning around East Farleigh
The FSA’s data shows about 12 pubs, bars and clubs registered within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of East Farleigh. Any of them serving cooked food has an extract to keep clean, from canopy to discharge. Food hygiene inspections in East Farleigh are the job of Maidstone council’s environmental health team. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked. Kent Fire and Rescue Service covers East Farleigh. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel.
Church and community hall kitchens, near Church of Saint Mary or anywhere around East Farleigh, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other. Healthcare kitchens cannot easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to East Farleigh is Oakwood Hospital, about 1.2 miles north.
East Farleigh is about 2 miles south-west of Maidstone, in Kent. Sites in East Farleigh get the same service as everywhere we cover: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with pictures. 922 places in Kent are on our list, large and small.
Work in ME15 and ME16 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Whether your site is on Station Road, Lower Road and Kilnbridge Close or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. East Farleigh sits on or near the B2010, which makes travel easy for kitchen extract cleaning. Neighbouring places we cover for kitchen extract cleaning include Dean Street (1 mile east), Kettle Corner (1 mile west), Farleigh Green (1 mile west), Hoppers Corner (1 mile west) and Fant (1 mile north). We also work in nearby towns such as Sittingbourne (12 miles north-east), Sevenoaks (13 miles west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (12 miles south-west), Gravesend (13 miles north), Tonbridge (10 miles south-west) and Northfleet (14 miles north-west).
Around East Farleigh
In East Farleigh, that means kitchens and buildings near Oakwood Park Grammar School, The Bull Inn and St Augustine Academy, among other places. East Farleigh has its own railway station: East Farleigh station. Well-known places in the area include Fremlin Walk (2.2 miles north-east) and Oakwood Hospital (1.2 miles north). Not far away are Boxley Hills.
How we price kitchen extract cleaning
There’s no set price list, because sites vary so much. What we look at:
- The condition we find in the survey
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- Travel, parking and unloading
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
Leaving it longer rarely makes the work cheaper. Problems in a system tend to grow, and a neglected system can mean more work. If you’re unsure, call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we’ll give you an honest view and a fixed quote.
Helping us quote
Photos and a few facts are often enough to price the work. Useful things to send:
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Problems your staff have spotted
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
Here’s what helps us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, pictures of the system and any previous report or certificate. Once you have those, call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
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Why it’s worth doing now in East Farleigh
Any food business in East Farleigh can expect visits from the council’s environmental health officers, and a greasy canopy or dripping filters won’t go unnoticed. A clean extract is one less thing to worry about on the day. Our emergency line runs 24/7, but a planned visit to East Farleigh is calmer for everyone.
Working hours, access and the scale of the site all affect the cost. Each of those is built into the quote and give you a fixed price before we start.
Why choose Duct Doctor in East Farleigh
- In business since 2009
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- Every job surveyed first
- We are fully insured
Read what affects the cost or our accreditations and certificates.
Common questions in East Farleigh
Which fire service covers East Farleigh?
East Farleigh is in the area of Kent Fire and Rescue Service. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
Do you work in villages like East Farleigh?
Yes, we work in villages as well as towns, and East Farleigh is covered. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.
Can you quote from pictures?
Yes, if we can see what we need. Otherwise, we book a survey at a time that suits the site, then a fixed quote.
Which sectors do you work in?
We work for restaurants, pubs, hotels, schools, colleges, hospitals, care homes, offices and shops, plus food production and leisure sites.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes. If something urgent happens, like a fan failing or damage after a fire, call our 24/7 line, and we will advise on what to do next.
Do we have to close the kitchen for the clean?
We work around your hours. Overnight, weekend and between-service cleans are all possible and the kitchen is ready to cook when we leave.
What information do you need?
Where the site is, what it is and when it’s open, plus pictures of the system and your last certificate or report if you have one.
How long does a kitchen extract clean take?
Short systems are done in a few hours, while long runs and tall risers take longer and may need more than one visit. Your quote says how long to expect.
Between visits
Here’s the after-treatment advice, in brief:
- Refit filters properly after cleaning
- Clean grease off the canopy surfaces regularly
- Empty any grease troughs or cups on the canopy
- Switch the fan on before cooking starts
A TR19 certificate notes the date, the location and the technician. File it with the fire risk assessment and the maintenance log so it’s ready when anyone asks to see it.
Book the next clean before the last one runs out. If the kitchen starts cooking longer hours, the interval should be looked at again, and grease readings will show it.