Kent · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in Ripple, Kent
Kitchen extract cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Ripple. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- An inspection that picked up a dirty extract
- A system with no record of a TR19 clean
- Grease dripping from the canopy or filters
How we price kitchen extract cleaning
Sites vary more than people expect. The main factors:
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- What state the system is in
- Parking and loading at the site
- How easy every part is to reach
Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Call for a fixed quote and we will explain each part.
Asking for a quote
To help us quote quickly, please include:
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- Problems your staff have spotted
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- The postcode and the type of business
To help us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, pictures of the system and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Once you have those, call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
About our kitchen extract cleaning in Ripple
A kitchen extract system is far more than the canopy you can see. Behind it sit the plenum and grease filters, then the ductwork, risers, extract fan and discharge, and each part collects grease. A TR19® Grease clean deals with the whole route, not only the parts on show. Common call-outs are for a TR19 certificate needed for the insurer and rancid smells from grease in the duct, on vertical risers, horizontal duct runs and plenums and filters. If you need a kitchen extract clean in Ripple, one call covers the survey, the clean and the paperwork.
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, with grease readings setting the real interval.
For a kitchen in or near Ripple, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, and the clean itself is the same full TR19® job as in any town: canopy to discharge, then a TR19® certificate and a photo report.
It’s worth checking any contractor’s accreditations. We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured.
- Place
- Ripple (CT14)
- Region
- Kent
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Working hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Keeping the system healthy
Aftercare is simple, and it helps at the next visit:
- Diarise the next clean as soon as you get the certificate
- Wipe the canopy down at the end of each day
- Run the extract fan throughout cooking
- Keep grease collection points emptied
After cleaning, we re-test the same points we measured at the start, giving you before and after readings alongside the pictures. Your TR19 certificate is then issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
Regular filter cleaning is the simplest thing a kitchen can do. A filter that’s clean and seated properly stops more grease getting into the plenum, so the ductwork stays cleaner for longer.
Leave it or put it right?
If your kitchen in Ripple is past its cleaning date, it’s worth booking now. It takes as long as the system needs, from a few hours to several planned visits, and we work evenings, overnight and weekends so you do not lose a service. Waiting only adds grease and risk. With notice, the visit to Ripple can be fitted around your bookings and events.
Putting the work off seldom saves money. Problems in a system tend to grow, which can make the next visit longer. If you’re not sure what’s needed, call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email for straight advice and a fixed quote.
Why us?
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- Fixed quotes, typically within one working day
- Fully insured
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
Take a look at what affects the cost and our accreditations.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Whether it’s one building or many, you get the same standard: a survey first, a fixed quote, the work timed around the site and a report with pictures.
Running several sites is easier with one contractor. We work across London and the South East, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept on a regular cycle.
How it works
We are used to working while the site is closed. Evenings, nights and weekends are when much of our work happens, so a kitchen or building can carry on as usual the next day. The visit itself takes anything from a few hours to a full night, depending on the size of the system. Seeing the system in pictures first means the trip to Ripple can be planned properly.
- First comes a survey of the whole system, by photos or a visit.
- Set points are tested for grease thickness and the quote is fixed before any work starts.
- With the kitchen closed and equipment off and cool, the area is sheeted.
- Canopy, plenum, filters, duct runs, risers, fan and discharge are all cleaned to TR19® Grease.
- Readings and photos are taken again, and you receive a TR19 certificate and photo report.
Getting ready for the visit
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
Getting a quote
We do not publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. We look at your system first, from pictures or on a visit, then send a fixed quote. To get going, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
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FAQs for Ripple
Can you work in Ripple outside opening hours?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. The site is handed back ready to open. Let us know the hours you are closed and we will book within them.
Who inspects food businesses in Ripple?
Food hygiene inspections in Ripple are carried out by Dover council. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
Is Ripple in your area?
Yes. We work across Greater London, Surrey, Kent, Sussex, Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Hertfordshire and Essex, Ripple included.
What’s the right cleaning interval for a kitchen extract?
That comes down mainly to daily cooking hours. Heavy use of 12 to 16 hours a day calls for a clean at least every 3 months under BESA guidance, and lighter use less often. We’ll recommend a date after measuring the grease.
How long does a kitchen extract clean take?
A small kitchen with a short duct can be done in a few hours, while long runs and tall risers take longer and may need more than one visit. Your quote says how long to expect.
What information do you need?
Only a few details: where it is, what kind of site, when it’s open and the access. Photos and the last report help too. Then phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
How do you protect the area?
Floors and surfaces near the work are sheeted before we start, and waste is contained as we go. At the end, the area is cleaned down.
Will my insurer ask for a TR19 certificate?
Grease in an extract is a known fire risk, so many insurers want evidence it’s being cleaned to TR19. Each clean gives you a certificate and photo report to show them.
What a clean will not put right
Some problems need a different service or another trade:
- A fan motor or bearings that have failed (that needs a fan repair or replacement)
- Blocked drains from a neglected grease trap (a separate service)
- A duct that is holed or coming apart
Not sure which it is? You can call 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
What the work covers
- Plenums and filters
- Extract fans
- Canopies and hoods
- Vertical risers
- Horizontal duct runs
- Discharge points
Part by part
Extract fan and discharge
The discharge is where air leaves the building, which can collect grease and stain the surface around it. We clean it where it can be safely reached, and any limits are recorded.
Canopy and plenum
The canopy catches the vapour, and the plenum behind the filters is where it first condenses. Both are scraped and degreased inside and out, with the filter housing cleaned too.
Kitchen extracts in Ripple
Ripple is within about 3 miles of the coast. Near the sea, the fan and discharge at the top of a kitchen extract corrode faster than they would inland. Food Standards Agency data counts about 5 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 5 takeaways and sandwich shops across Ripple and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Every kitchen in that count with a canopy has a full extract system, canopy to discharge, to keep clear of grease. Fire safety in Ripple falls to Kent Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order.
Term dates shape school work: for a school like St Mary's Catholic Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break. Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Royal Victoria Hospital is the nearest hospital to Ripple, about 5.5 miles south-west. Where a hall near Church of St Mary the Virgin, or anywhere in Ripple, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
Ripple is about 2 miles south-west of Deal, in Kent. We carry out kitchen extract cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Ripple and the rest of Kent. Ripple is one of 922 places in Kent we cover for kitchen extract cleaning. For sites nearby, see our Maidstone page (36 miles or so).
Our technicians cover all of the CT14 postcode area for kitchen extract cleaning and the streets around it. Whether your site is on Mongeham Road, Sunnyside Close and Sutton Lane or a nearby road, we can help. If your site is just outside Ripple, we cover Great Mongeham (1 mile north), Mill Hill (1 mile north-east), Northbourne (2 miles north-west), Sholden Meadows (2 miles north) and Sholden (2 miles north-east). We also work in nearby towns such as Canterbury (13 miles north-west), Margate (12 miles north), Dover (5 miles south-west), Folkestone (12 miles south-west), Ramsgate (10 miles north) and Broadstairs (12 miles north).
What’s near Ripple
Typical jobs here are in premises near Goodwin Academy and the streets around them. Ripple’s nearest station is Walmer station, roughly 1.1 miles east of the centre. A little further out are Royal Victoria Hospital (5.5 miles south-west) and Kent Museum of the Moving Image (2.4 miles north-east).