Medway · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in Rainham, Medway
Our technicians work in Rainham on kitchen extract cleaning. Out-of-hours visits, a fixed quote and a written report with pictures as standard.
- Extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
- Proof of cleaning requested by an insurer
How we handle kitchen extract cleaning in Rainham
Few kitchens can stop cooking for a day so the extract can be cleaned. Cleans are booked for evenings, overnight or weekends, or during holidays where a site closes for them. With the equipment off and cool and the area sheeted, we clean and hand the kitchen back ready for the next service. The work covers discharge points, plenums and filters and horizontal duct runs, and common reasons people get in touch are stale cooking odours from the system and missing paperwork after a change of operator. When a restaurant in Rainham 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.
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.
Most kitchens in a town like Rainham cannot close for a day, so the work is done after service, overnight or on a closed day. By the next service, the kitchen is ready to cook in again.
Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009, and we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we carry full insurance.
- Location
- Rainham (ME8, ME9)
- Wider area
- Medway
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Price
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- When we work
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
What a clean won’t put right
Kitchen extract cleaning cannot fix everything, and we will tell you before we start. It will not put right:
- Extraction that can’t cope with the cooking because of its design
- Fire dampers that won’t close (that needs damper testing and remedials)
- A broken extract fan that will not run
If in doubt, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll say what we think.
Parts of the system we cover
- Plenums and filters
- Discharge points
- Canopies and hoods
- Horizontal duct runs
- Extract fans
- Vertical risers
Different parts, different methods
Restaurant and pub kitchens
Losing a service is not an option for most restaurants and pubs. We work overnight and at weekends where that suits, and hand back a clean kitchen ready to cook.
Extract fan and discharge
Some systems have attenuators to cut noise, and they hold grease. We clean what can be reached and note anything that can’t.
Why deal with it now?
Any food business in Rainham can expect visits from the council’s environmental health officers, and they look at the cleanliness of the premises and equipment, extraction included. A clean extract is one less thing to worry about on the day. In a town like Rainham, a problem caught early is a planned visit, not an emergency.
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That’s why every job is surveyed first, and the price is agreed before work begins.
Why book with us
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- We are fully insured
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
Managing agents and facilities teams in Rainham
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we’re happy to quote for all of it.
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works and we will come back with a fixed quote.
Towns and villages near Rainham
Also in Rainham
Looking after it afterwards
Aftercare is simple, and it makes the next visit easier:
- Tell us when the extract starts to drip or smell
- Switch the fan on before cooking starts
- Clean the grease filters regularly between TR19 cleans
- Give the canopy a daily wipe
Any section without access is marked on the report. A TR19 report should record what wasn’t cleaned as well as what was, and new access panels can be fitted so the next clean covers it.
Keep the fan on throughout service. Cooking with the extract off lets grease and heat settle in the canopy, and the next clean has more to do.
Common questions in Rainham
Which council inspects kitchens in Rainham?
Kitchens in Rainham are inspected by Medway council’s environmental health officers. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
Do you do school kitchen extract cleaning in Rainham in the summer holidays?
Yes, and it’s the easiest time to do it. The FSA’s register shows about 11 schools and colleges with food registrations within roughly a mile and a half of Rainham. Booking early in the term gives the best choice of holiday dates.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes. We always survey first, either from photos and details you send or on a site visit. A fixed quote follows.
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 don’t leave it behind.
How often does a kitchen extract system need cleaning?
Under BESA guidance, the minimum depends on how long you cook each day: 3-monthly for heavy use, 6-monthly for moderate use and 12-monthly for light use. Measured grease levels set the real interval.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. You deal with one contact for every site across London and the South East, with visits on a regular schedule.
Do you cover Rainham?
Yes. Our technicians work in Rainham, within the South East and London area we cover.
What about areas you can’t get to?
We never leave them off the paperwork. You’ll know exactly which parts weren’t reached and why, and we can quote to improve the access.
Signs you need kitchen extract cleaning in Rainham
It’s common for parts of a duct to have been missed for years. Most of the time it’s because there were never enough access panels, so nobody could get to them. Grease in those sections keeps building out of sight.
It’s time to book a visit if you see:
- An extract that no longer clears the smoke
- A new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history
- An extract that has never been cleaned to TR19
- Proof of cleaning requested by an insurer
Where a hall near Church of St Margaret, or anywhere in Rainham, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
What to look for in a quote
- Whether a written report and pictures are included
- If they look at the system before pricing
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- Proof of insurance
How the visit works
When we arrive, we check the system against the survey or the photos you sent. Anything unexpected is raised with you before we go further. After that, the work takes a few hours for a small kitchen, longer for a large system. Photos taken on a phone are typically enough for us to plan a job in Rainham and give a fixed quote.
- First the diagnosis: a survey of the whole system and its access points.
- 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.
Getting ready for the visit
- Clear the space around the work
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
How to get a quote
Every quote begins with a look at the system, from your photos and details or, where that is not enough, a survey on site. Then we send a fixed price so you know the cost before work begins.
Related advice
Rainham kitchens: local notes
The coast is only about 3 miles from Rainham. Salt in the air is hard on rooftop fans, discharge cowls and fixings, so we check them for corrosion as well as grease. Food Standards Agency records list about 25 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 28 sandwich bars and takeaways within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Rainham. Wherever food is cooked under a canopy, the extract above it gathers grease and needs cleaning on a schedule. The fire and rescue service for Rainham is Kent Fire and Rescue Service. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk.
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Medway Maritime Hospital (about 3.2 miles north-west), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands. For kitchens close to Rainham (Kent) station, where the day often starts early and ends late, the extract can be cleaned overnight.
Rainham is about 2 miles south-east of Gillingham, in Medway. Sites in Rainham get the same service as everywhere we cover: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where necessary and a written report with photos. We cover 68 places across Medway, large and small. For sites nearby, see our Maidstone page (7 miles or so).
Every address in ME8 and ME9 is covered for kitchen extract cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. Local streets include Durham Road, London Road and Bloors Lane, all of which we cover for kitchen extract cleaning. We also cover the places around Rainham: Meresborough (1 mile south), Moor Street (1 mile east), Lower Rainham (1 mile north), Hartlip (2 miles south-east) and Lower Hartlip (2 miles south-east). We also work in nearby towns such as Chatham (3 miles west), Rochester (5 miles north-west), Strood (6 miles west), Luton (3 miles west), Lordswood (3 miles south-west) and Hoo St Werburgh (5 miles north-west). Rainham is among the bigger places we cover in Medway for kitchen extract cleaning.
Near you in Rainham
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Howard School, The Railway pub and Howard School. For rail, the closest station is Rainham (Kent) station, roughly 0.5 miles north of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Medway Maritime Hospital (3.2 miles north-west) and Pentagon Shopping Centre (3.9 miles north-west). Green spaces nearby include Detling Hill and Bishop Saltings.