Kent · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extraction cleaning in Hartlip
Kitchen extract cleaning for Hartlip and the surrounding area: a survey, a fixed price, careful work and proper paperwork. Call for a fixed quote.
- Cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey
- Grease smells coming from the extract
- Fat running down the canopy edge
Kitchen extract cleaning in Hartlip
Duct Doctor has been cleaning kitchen extract systems since 2009. We are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we are fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001. We’re often asked to deal with a smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction and grease drips onto cooking equipment, on horizontal duct runs, plenums and filters and discharge points. Whether you call it kitchen extract cleaning, TR19 cleaning or kitchen duct cleaning, in Hartlip it means the same thing to us: the whole system, cleaned and certificated.
What can be cleaned depends on what can be reached. Where a duct run has no panels, we say so on the report and can fit new ones.
In a small place like Hartlip, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, where grease settles in the flat sections. We agree access and timings in advance.
We are CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, we hold ISO 9001 and we’re fully insured. We are also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, trading since 2009.
- Location
- Hartlip (ME9)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed price before we start
- When we work
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
When your team notices a problem between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We can diagnose it and quote.
Keep a record of what your team does. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, next to our reports.
Grease, kitchens and Hartlip
Hartlip lies within about 3 miles of the sea. Metal on the roof weathers faster close to the coast, and the extract fan and cowl are no exception. The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 7 pubs and bars across Hartlip and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Where they serve hot food, their kitchen extracts need cleaning to TR19® like any restaurant’s. Environmental health officers from Swale council inspect food businesses in Hartlip. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready.
Church and community hall kitchens, near Church of St Michael or anywhere around Hartlip, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other. Term dates shape school work: for a school like Hartlip Endowed Church of England Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
Hartlip is about 3 miles south-east of Gillingham, in Kent. Whether your site is in the middle of Hartlip or further out, we cover kitchen extract cleaning for every kind of premises, from a single unit to a large public building. Our Kent coverage runs to 922 places, Hartlip among them. Maidstone is in our area too, about 7 miles from Hartlip.
Our technicians cover all of ME9 for kitchen extract cleaning and the roads nearby. Kitchen extract cleaning is available to premises on The Street, Dane Close and Place Lane and the roads around them. We also cover Lower Hartlip (1 mile east), Moor Street (1 mile north-west), Breach (1 mile north-east), Meresborough (1 mile west) and Newington (1 mile east). Further out, we also cover Maidstone (7 miles south-west), Sittingbourne (4 miles east), Gravesend (13 miles north-west), Faversham (11 miles east), Northfleet (14 miles north-west) and Minster (9 miles north-east).
Near you in Hartlip
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Leigh Academy Rainham and Foxburrow Wood. The closest station to Hartlip is Newington station, about 1.3 miles east of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Bayford Court (4.5 miles east) and Medway Maritime Hospital (4.8 miles north-west). Not far away are Detling Hill and Bishop Saltings.
Honest limits
An honest diagnosis matters more to us than a booking, so here’s what kitchen extract cleaning will not do:
- Faulty fire dampers in the duct
- A fan motor that has burnt out
- Fat blocking the kitchen drains
Not sure which it is? You can ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will tell you honestly before you book.
Where we work
- Plenums and filters
- Vertical risers
- Horizontal duct runs
- Discharge points
- Extract fans
- Canopies and hoods
Multi-site and managed buildings
For anyone managing more than one site, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Every building has its own written report, so records stay tidy.
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
How the visit works
We are used to working while the site is closed. Evenings, nights and weekends are when much of our work happens, so the site can open as normal afterwards. On site, the work takes as long as the system needs, from a few hours to several planned visits. We agree a date with you, plan the drive to Hartlip and turn up when the site is quiet.
- You send photos or we visit, and the system is surveyed from canopy to discharge.
- Grease thickness is measured and the price is fixed before work starts.
- On the night, the equipment is off and cool and the kitchen is sheeted.
- We work through the system from the canopy to the fan and discharge.
- We re-test, photograph and send your certificate and photo report.
Preparing for the visit
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Let us know about parking and loading
Ask for a quote
The quickest way to a quote is to send photos: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
Related advice
Other services in Hartlip
Between visits
Think of this as the after-treatment advice, in brief:
- Book the next clean before the date on the report
- Give the canopy a daily wipe
- Run the extract fan throughout cooking
- Clean the grease filters regularly between TR19 cleans
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 to hand when an insurer, fire officer or EHO asks.
Keep the fan on throughout service. Switching it off early leaves vapour to settle on the canopy and plenum, and the next clean has more to do.
What we are called out for in Hartlip
We often find duct sections that haven’t been cleaned since they were installed. The usual reason is a lack of access panels, so nobody could get to them. Grease in those sections keeps building out of sight.
Common reasons sites call us are:
- A system with no record of a TR19 clean
- Poor airflow at the canopy
- Stale cooking odours from the system
- An inspection that picked up a dirty extract
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Medway Maritime Hospital about 4.8 miles north-west, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.
What your quote should include
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- What paperwork you get at the end
- Whether the price is fixed
Common questions in Hartlip
Will you come out to Hartlip?
Yes. Hartlip is within the area we cover across London and the South East. The journey is planned ahead, so a few details about the route help.
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Hartlip?
Hartlip 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.
Is a quote from pictures possible?
In many cases, yes. Photos of the system and the access, plus your opening hours and last report, are often enough. Larger or hidden systems need a survey on site first.
What’s 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.
What information do you need?
The site address, the type of premises and your opening hours, plus pictures of the system and your last certificate or report if you have one.
What do I get 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.
How much notice should we give?
The more notice, the better, especially for out-of-hours work. Quotes usually come back within one working day, and emergencies are covered by our 24/7 line.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes. We always survey first, from your pictures and details, or with a visit where needed. Then you get a fixed quote.
How the job changes from site to site
Ductwork and risers
Risers take the extract up through floors to roof level, and grease often collects at the bottom of them. They’re cleaned through access points along their height.
Extract fan and discharge
The fan pulls the air through the whole system, and grease that gets past everything else ends up on its blades. It’s isolated, opened and cleaned as part of the TR19 clean.