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TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in Hever
Kitchen extract cleaning for commercial sites in Hever and across Kent. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- An extract that has never been cleaned to TR19
- Grease dripping from the canopy or filters
- Extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit
For landlords and multi-site operators
Whether it’s one building or many, the standard is the same: diagnosis, a fixed price, work booked around your hours and a written report with photos.
When the building owner and the occupier are different, the lease normally sets out who maintains what. We’re happy to deal with either side and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
Kitchen extract cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Hever
A kitchen extract system is far more than the canopy you can see. Beyond the filters run the plenum, the ducts and risers, the fan and the point where air leaves the building, and each part collects grease. Our clean follows the air from canopy to discharge, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. The work covers extract fans, vertical risers and plenums and filters, and people most often call us about a smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction and an inspection that picked up a dirty extract. Some call it canopy cleaning, others extract cleaning or duct cleaning, but in Hever, as everywhere, the insurer wants the full system cleaned, not just the hood.
BESA sets minimum intervals by hours of cooking a day: 3-monthly for heavy use, 6-monthly for moderate use and yearly for light use, adjusted by what the grease readings show.
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.
Think of the report as the system’s health record: a dated account with photos of everything we did. For TR19® Grease cleans, the certificate comes through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal and sits alongside the report.
- Place
- Hever (TN8)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Why it’s worth doing now in Hever
Leaving the clean until the next refit does not make the grease go away. Fat that was soft and easy to remove hardens with heat and time, which is slower to clean. Regular cleans keep each visit shorter. It’s worth booking a check, because nobody sees inside a duct day to day.
Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Ask for a fixed quote and we’ll explain each part.
Why us?
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- We diagnose before we treat
- Fixed quotes from a survey or pictures
- Fully insured
See how cleaning jobs are priced and our accreditations and certificates.
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FAQs for Hever
Do you do school kitchen extract cleaning in Hever in the summer holidays?
Yes. Half-terms and the summer break are the natural time for school work. Around Hever, the Food Standards Agency lists about 2 schools and colleges with registered kitchens within a mile and a half or so. Tell us your holiday dates and we’ll book the visit for when the site is empty.
Which fire service covers Hever?
Kent Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service for Hever. A recent cleaning certificate and a note of the next clean date show that grease in the extract is being managed.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. Our area covers London and the South East, so sites at different addresses can be planned together on one programme. Every site has its own report.
Are you accredited for kitchen extract cleaning?
We clean to BESA TR19® Grease as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, and certificates go through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009.
Do you cover Hever?
Yes. We cover Hever and across Kent, as part of our work across South East England and London. For a fixed quote, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us.
What paperwork comes with a kitchen extract clean?
Every clean comes with a TR19 certificate and a photo report. They belong in the maintenance log, ready for your insurer or an inspection.
What does TR19 mean?
BESA’s ventilation hygiene specification in two main parts: TR19® Grease for kitchen extracts and TR19® Air for supply and extract systems. It isn’t law, but it’s the benchmark.
Can you quote from photos?
Yes, where the pictures show enough. Otherwise, we book a survey at a time that suits the site, and the quote follows that.
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.
Extract fan and discharge
The discharge is where air leaves the building, which can collect grease and stain the surface around it. It’s cleaned as far as safe access allows, and any limits are recorded.
Between visits
Once we’ve finished, these simple steps help:
- Don’t let the canopy gutters overflow
- Wash or exchange the filters often
- Book the next clean before the date on the report
- Make sure every filter is fitted before cooking
The kitchen is left clean and ready for the next service. Waste grease and water are contained and removed, so you can start cooking as normal.
Wipe the canopy down regularly and empty grease troughs or collection points. A daily wipe is not a deep clean, but it helps between visits.
Kitchen extract cleaning around Hever
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 3 restaurants, cafés and canteens in Hever and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Any of them cooking under a canopy is sending grease into its ductwork every service. Food hygiene inspections in Hever are the job of Sevenoaks council’s environmental health team. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked. Hever sits within the area of Kent Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order.
Commuter trade near Hever station can mean long cooking hours, and long hours put a kitchen into BESA’s more frequent cleaning bands. If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of St Peter or elsewhere in Hever, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event.
Hever is about 6 miles north-east of East Grinstead, in Kent. Whether your site is in the middle of Hever or further out, kitchen extract cleaning is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from small sites to large estates. Hever is one of 922 towns, villages and districts in Kent we cover for commercial clients. Maidstone is in our area too, about 19 miles from Hever.
Postcode districts we cover here for kitchen extract cleaning: TN8. Streets in the area include Hever Road and Uckfield Lane, all of which we cover for kitchen extract cleaning. Neighbouring places we cover for kitchen extract cleaning include Newtown (1 mile south), How Green (1 mile north), Markbeech (1 mile south), Chiddingstone Hoath (2 miles south-east) and Chiddingstone Causeway (3 miles east). Within a short drive, we also cover Sevenoaks (8 miles north-east), Royal Tunbridge Wells (8 miles south-east), Tonbridge (7 miles east), Swanley (15 miles north), Kings Hill (14 miles north-east) and Paddock Wood (12 miles east).
Landmarks near Hever
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to King Henry VIII pub and Chiddingstone Castle Park and Gardens, among other places. The nearest railway station is Hever station, about 0.5 miles west. Well-known places in the area include Haxted Watermill Museum (3.4 miles west) and Hever Castle (under half a mile north-east).
When it’s something else
Before you book, it helps to know what’s not included:
- A duct that is holed or coming apart
- A broken extract fan that will not run
- A grease trap that needs emptying
If you’re not sure, just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll give you a straight answer before booking.
What we work on in Hever
- Vertical risers
- Canopies and hoods
- Plenums and filters
- Discharge points
- Extract fans
- Horizontal duct runs
The process
Night work is normal for us. A lot of visits happen overnight or at weekends, so a kitchen or building can carry on as usual the next day. On site, the work takes a single shift for most kitchens, with long duct runs and tall risers needing more time. Photos of the system and how to reach it help us plan a visit to Hever.
- We survey the system first, from your photos and details or on a site visit.
- Grease readings are taken at set points and you get a fixed quote.
- On the day, cooking equipment is switched off and left to cool, and everything nearby is sheeted.
- We clean the canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, risers, fan and discharge.
- Readings and photos are taken again, and you receive a TR19 certificate and photo report.
How to prepare
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
Get a fixed quote
Here’s what helps us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, a few photos and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Then call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
Related advice
When to call us in Hever
We often find duct sections that haven’t been cleaned since they were installed. Most of the time it’s because there were never enough access panels, so those sections were never reached. Grease in those sections keeps building out of sight.
Look out for any of the following:
- A system with no record of a TR19 clean
- Rancid smells from grease in the duct
- Ductwork thick with old, hardened grease
- Extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Hever Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School or anywhere near Hever, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
What to look for in a quote
- Whether VAT is included
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- Proof of insurance