Kent · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in Heart's Delight, Kent
Looking for kitchen extract cleaning in Heart's Delight? We survey first, give you a fixed quote and work around your opening hours, then sign off with a report and pictures.
- Grease smells coming from the extract
- A kitchen with no current TR19 certificate
- Cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey
What happens on the day
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 first, and floors and nearby surfaces are sheeted. The work itself takes anything from a few hours to a full night, depending on the size of the system. A few pictures of the system help us make the most of a visit to a place like Heart's Delight.
- Diagnosis comes first, with a survey of the system and how it’s reached.
- Grease readings set the baseline, and a fixed quote follows.
- After the kitchen closes, we sheet the area and set up to contain grease and water.
- The treatment: heavy grease scraped out, then every part 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
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
Ask for a quote
To get a fixed quote, ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. You’ll typically have a quote within one working day.
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Kitchen extract cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Heart's Delight
A closed kitchen isn’t earning, so the timing of a clean matters. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends, or between services where the kitchen has a gap. Equipment is switched off and left to cool, the area is sheeted, and the kitchen is handed back ready to cook. The work covers discharge points, extract fans and vertical risers, and the jobs we see most are an overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer and missing paperwork after a change of operator. Canopy cleaning, extract cleaning and duct cleaning are often used to mean the same thing, but in Heart's Delight, as everywhere, the insurer wants the full system cleaned, not just the hood.
We clean every reachable part of the system in Heart's Delight: canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, risers and fan, then record anything that couldn’t be reached.
Somewhere as small as Heart's Delight, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Every one of them still needs its extract kept clear of grease, whatever the size of the place.
Accreditations are easy to claim and worth checking. Ours are BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured.
- Location
- Heart's Delight (ME10, ME9)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
What kitchen extract cleaning can’t fix
To be straight with you, there are a few things this work will not fix:
- A damper that sticks or has a damaged link
- A canopy that’s too small or a system that was badly designed
- Fat blocking the kitchen drains
If you are not sure, just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we will give you a straight answer.
Parts of the system we cover
- Canopies and hoods
- Extract fans
- Discharge points
- Vertical risers
- Plenums and filters
- Horizontal duct runs
Nearby places to Heart's Delight
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What we are called out for in Heart's Delight
Grease filters are the first line of defence, and they’re often the weak point. Damaged, missing or overloaded filters let grease straight past, and it doesn’t stop until it reaches the fan.
If you notice any of these, it’s worth a diagnosis:
- An extract that no longer clears the smoke
- Rancid smells from grease in the duct
- An extract that has never been cleaned to TR19
- Heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of St Peter and St Paul, or anywhere in Heart's Delight, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
Comparing quotes
- Proof of insurance
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or pictures
- How VAT is shown on the quote
Aftercare tips
Here’s the after-treatment advice, short and simple:
- Empty any grease troughs or cups on the canopy
- Keep the TR19 certificate and photo report in the maintenance log
- Wipe the canopy down at the end of each day
- Make sure every filter is fitted before cooking
After cleaning, we re-test the same points we measured at the start, so you can see the difference in numbers as well as photos. A TR19 certificate follows, issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
Clean the grease filters often, not just on clean day. Clean, well-fitted filters catch more fat before it reaches the duct, which slows build-up further down the system.
Heart's Delight kitchens: local notes
The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 18 pubs, bars and clubs and about 3 hotels and B&Bs in and around Heart's Delight, up to about a mile and a half out. Any of them serving cooked food has an extract to keep clean, from canopy to discharge. Heart's Delight is covered by 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. Environmental health officers from Swale council inspect food businesses in Heart's Delight. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready.
School kitchens, at schools like Minterne Community Junior School for example, are normally cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
Heart's Delight is about 1 mile south-west of Sittingbourne, in Kent. For kitchen extract cleaning in and around Heart's Delight, please ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos for a fixed quote. Our area covers London and the South East, including Heart's Delight. Heart's Delight is one of 922 towns, villages and districts in Kent we cover for kitchen extract cleaning. Maidstone is in our area too, about 9 miles from Heart's Delight.
Kitchen extract cleaning in ME10 and ME9 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Kitchen extract cleaning is available to premises on The Street, Borden Lane and Coppins Lane and the roads around them. If your site is just outside Heart's Delight, we cover Borden (1 mile north-west), Tunstall (1 mile south-east), Sittingbourne (1 mile north-east), Highsted (2 miles south-east) and Rodmersham Green (2 miles south-east). Larger places within reach include Maidstone (9 miles south-west), Ashford (15 miles south-east), Whitstable (14 miles east), Faversham (8 miles east), Minster (7 miles north-east) and Kings Hill (14 miles west).
Local landmarks in Heart's Delight
In Heart's Delight, that means kitchens and buildings near Westlands School and Cromers Wood. The nearest railway station is Sittingbourne station, about 1.4 miles north-east. Nearby you’ll also find Bayford Court (1.7 miles north-east) and Sittingbourne Heritage Museum (1.5 miles north-east).
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Every visit ends with a dated report and photos, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
When the building owner and the occupier are different, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We can quote either party and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
Your questions about kitchen extract cleaning in Heart's Delight
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Heart's Delight?
It’s Kent Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Heart's Delight. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.
Do you work overnight in Heart's Delight?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. The site is handed back ready to open. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
How much notice should we give?
It depends on the time you need and how big the job is. Mention your preferred dates with your enquiry, and if it’s an emergency, call us any time.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes. For anything urgent, such as a fan failure or damage after a fire, ring the 24/7 line, and we’ll advise on what to do next.
Where does the waste go?
We contain it and take it with us. Grease, debris and waste water are collected as the work goes on, so it doesn’t spread.
What do you do to 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.
What do you need from me for a quote?
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 accreditations do you hold?
We’re members of Vent Hygiene Elite, the scheme run by BESCA, and we clean to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
Fixed quotes for kitchen extract cleaning in Heart's Delight
You will get a fixed price before any work starts. It’s based on:
- A single visit or a regular plan
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- The scale of the work
- Parking and loading at the site
What you pay depends on the size of the system, the condition it’s in and how easy it is to reach. We give you a fixed price before work begins, so there are no surprises.
Asking for a quote
There’s no need for technical detail. It helps if you can send:
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
To help us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, a few pictures and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Once you have those, ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
What the work involves, part by part
Ductwork and risers
Grease builds up most where the duct turns. Those are among the points where we take readings before and after, so the report shows the difference.
Schools, hospitals and care homes
Some healthcare kitchens never fully close. Cleans are planned between meals or overnight with as little disruption as possible.