Kent · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen Extract Cleaning in New Hythe
Specialist kitchen extract cleaning for New Hythe: diagnosis first, then a fixed quote, the work and a report with photos. Call for a fixed quote.
- A kitchen taken over without any extract records
- Poor airflow at the canopy
- Grease smells coming from the extract
TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in New Hythe
The ducts are where most of the grease hides. We reach horizontal runs and vertical risers through access panels, removing thick grease by hand, then using degreasers, hot water or steam to suit the deposit. Anything out of reach is noted in the report, and new panels can be fitted. Typical jobs include ductwork thick with old, hardened grease and extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit, on extract fans, plenums and filters and canopies and hoods. Need a TR19 duct cleaning contractor for New Hythe? Duct Doctor has covered London and the South East since 2009, as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member.
We clean every reachable part of the system in New Hythe: canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, risers and fan, then record anything that couldn’t be reached.
In a village or hamlet like New Hythe, the kitchens that need extract cleaning are typically a pub, a school, a care home or a hall kitchen, wherever there is one. Every one of them still needs its extract kept clear of grease.
We are CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, we hold ISO 9001 and we are fully insured. We’re also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we have been trading since 2009.
- Where
- New Hythe (ME20)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
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. The timing of a visit to New Hythe is set by you, and the travel is our side of the planning.
- We start with a survey, so we know every part of the system before we quote.
- 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.
- The whole route is cleaned, from the canopy through the ductwork to the fan and the discharge.
- Readings and pictures are taken again, and you receive a TR19 certificate and photo report.
Getting ready for the visit
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Move anything stored near the system
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
How to get a quote
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, either from photos and details you send or from a site visit. After that, you get a fixed price for the work, before work begins.
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Your questions about kitchen extract cleaning in New Hythe
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in New Hythe?
That is Kent Fire and Rescue Service. TR19® isn’t law, but it’s the benchmark many fire officers and insurers look to when they ask how often the extract is cleaned.
Who inspects food businesses in New Hythe?
In New Hythe, it’s Tonbridge and Malling council that carries out food hygiene inspections. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
How far ahead should we book?
Earlier is better, especially for out-of-hours work. We usually quote within one working day, and there’s a 24/7 line for emergencies.
Do I have to clean my extract to TR19 by law?
The legal duty sits in the Fire Safety Order 2005 rather than in TR19 itself. TR19 is the industry benchmark for meeting that duty in a kitchen extract, and an insurer may refuse or reduce a claim without it.
What does a TR19 kitchen extract clean include?
Everything from canopy to discharge: canopy inside and out, plenum, grease filters, ductwork, risers, extract fan and discharge, plus attenuators where fitted. Anything we can’t reach is recorded on the report.
How do you protect the area?
Protection goes down first: sheeting over floors, worktops and anything close to the work. We tidy up and take our waste away before we leave.
Why do insurers care about extract cleaning?
Many policies require TR19 cleaning, and insurers often ask to see the certificate. An insurer may refuse or reduce a claim if there’s no evidence, so it’s worth checking your policy wording.
What do you do with what you remove?
Waste is contained during the work and removed when we leave, from grease and debris to used cleaning water. We do not leave it behind.
New Hythe kitchens: local notes
Food Standards Agency records list about 27 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 21 sandwich bars and takeaways across New Hythe and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Any of them cooking under a canopy is sending grease into its ductwork every service. Kitchens in New Hythe get their food hygiene inspections from Tonbridge and Malling 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. Kent Fire and Rescue Service covers New Hythe. 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.
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Maidstone Hospital about 2.8 miles south-east, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen. Commuter trade near New Hythe station can mean long cooking hours, and long hours put a kitchen into BESA’s more frequent cleaning bands.
New Hythe is about 4 miles north-west of Maidstone, in Kent. For kitchen extract cleaning in and around New Hythe, it’s easy to get a fixed quote: please ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line. We work across South East England and London, including New Hythe. Across Kent, we cover 922 places, New Hythe among them.
All of ME20 is within our area for kitchen extract cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. That includes premises on Sherwood Avenue, Ingram Close and Abery Drive and nearby roads. If your site is just outside New Hythe, we cover Lunsford (1 mile west), Larkfield (1 mile south-west), Leybourne (1 mile south-west), Eccles (1 mile north-east) and Snodland (1 mile north-west). Larger places within reach include Maidstone (4 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (12 miles east), Dartford (13 miles north-west), Sevenoaks (12 miles west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (14 miles south-west) and Gravesend (9 miles north).
Around New Hythe
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Aylesford School, The Monks Head pub and Leybourne Lakes Country Park. New Hythe has its own railway station: New Hythe station. Nearby you’ll also find Maidstone Hospital (2.8 miles south-east) and Medway megaliths (2.1 miles east). Open spaces near New Hythe include Blue Bell Hill and Burham Down.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
From a single site to a large estate, you get the same standard: diagnosis, a fixed price, work booked around your hours and a written report with photos.
Where a tenant occupies the premises but the landlord owns the building, the lease normally sets out who maintains what. We are happy to deal with either side, and the report can go to both.
What the work involves, part by part
Extract fan and discharge
Some systems have attenuators to cut noise, and they hold grease. Where they can be cleaned, they are, and the report notes anything that cannot.
Schools, hospitals and care homes
Institutional kitchens tend to cook to set hours, so cleans can be booked when the kitchen is closed. The certificate goes straight into the site’s maintenance records.
Honest limits
We will not sell you work that doesn’t address the problem, so these are the things it won’t cover:
- Blocked drains from a neglected grease trap (a separate service)
- A canopy that’s too small or a system that was badly designed
- A duct that’s holed or coming apart
If in doubt, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we’ll say what we think before booking.
What we work on in New Hythe
- Horizontal duct runs
- Discharge points
- Plenums and filters
- Extract fans
- Vertical risers
- Canopies and hoods
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What your team can do, and what needs us
If your staff spot something 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.
Some jobs should never be done in-house: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease need training, the right equipment and safe access. Leave those to us.
Signs you need kitchen extract cleaning in New Hythe
The reason for all this is fire. A flare-up on the range can be drawn up into the canopy and duct, where burning grease can carry a fire along the ducts and into other parts of the building. For a kitchen in New Hythe, keeping that fuel under control is part of the fire risk assessment.
Most sites get in touch when they notice something like this:
- Years of baked-on grease in the ducts
- A kitchen with no current TR19 certificate
- Proof of cleaning requested by an insurer
- Extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Brookfield Junior School or anywhere near New Hythe, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
Before booking anyone
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or photos
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- What hours they’ll be on site
- Whether a written report and photos are included
Why deal with it now?
A clogged extract doesn’t only raise the fire risk. Filters block, airflow drops and the kitchen gets hotter and smokier, while the fan works harder to move less air. Grease drips, smells and condensation are common next. In a small place like New Hythe, a system that fails can take a site out of use.
The cost depends on how big the system is, what state it’s in and how easy it is to reach. You get a fixed price before any work starts, so there are no surprises.
Why us?
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- Each visit written up, with photos
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
See how cleaning jobs are priced and our accreditations and certificates.