Hertfordshire · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extraction cleaning in St Ippolyts
Looking for kitchen extract cleaning in St Ippolyts? We diagnose first, fix the price and book the work around your hours, then sign off with a report and pictures.
- Rancid smells from grease in the duct
- Grease dripping from the canopy or filters
- A system with no record of a TR19 clean
About our kitchen extract cleaning in St Ippolyts
Not sure when the extract was last cleaned, or by whom? Just ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with photos of the canopy and filters, and we’ll come back with a fixed price for the work in St Ippolyts, normally within one working day. We’re often asked to deal with grease drips onto cooking equipment and grease smells coming from the extract, on horizontal duct runs, canopies and hoods and vertical risers. Extraction cleaning, hood cleaning and TR19 duct cleaning all end up in the same place: a clean that goes past the canopy into the duct and fan, backed by a certificate.
Grease that collects out of sight, behind the filters and along the duct, is what insurers and fire officers worry about, which is why a TR19® clean in St Ippolyts goes well beyond the canopy.
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.
It’s worth checking any contractor’s accreditations. Ours are BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
- Location
- St Ippolyts (SG4)
- Region
- Hertfordshire
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed price before we start
- Working hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
St Ippolyts questions
Can you come to St Ippolyts after we close?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. Your customers, staff or residents in St Ippolyts needn’t be disturbed. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in St Ippolyts?
Fire safety enforcement in St Ippolyts is handled by Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. A recent cleaning certificate and a note of the next clean date show that grease in the extract is being managed.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes. We run scheduled maintenance contracts, set at the interval the system needs. The report from each visit recommends the next date.
Which parts of the extract do you clean?
Every part the air passes through, as far as access allows. Sections with no access are listed on the report, and extra panels can be fitted.
Can you quote from photos?
Often, yes. Photos of the system and the access, plus your opening hours and last report, are often enough. Where we cannot see enough, we arrange a survey.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes, every time. We diagnose before we treat: the survey tells us what the system needs and how to reach it and the fixed quote is built on it.
How long will the clean take?
That depends on the size of the system, the amount of grease and the number of access points. Most jobs take a few hours for a small kitchen, longer for a large system.
How much notice do you need?
For planned work, earlier is better, particularly if your next visit is nearly due. Emergencies are different, because our line is open 24/7.
Nearby places to St Ippolyts
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How it works
There’s very little for your team to do on the day. Someone lets us in at the agreed time and shows us where everything is, and we take it from there. Before we leave, the area is tidied and the paperwork follows. Photos of the system and how to reach it help us plan a visit to St Ippolyts.
- We survey the system, from your photos or on site, canopy to discharge.
- Grease thickness is measured and the price is fixed before work starts.
- The kitchen is closed, the equipment cooled and everything nearby protected.
- We work through the system from the canopy to the fan and discharge.
- We re-test, photograph and send your certificate and photo report.
Getting ready for the visit
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Move anything stored near the system
Ask for a quote
Here’s what helps us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, a few pictures and any previous report or certificate. Then call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
Related advice
Kitchen extracts in St Ippolyts
The Food Standards Agency lists about 17 bars, pubs and nightclubs and about 3 hotels, B&Bs and guest houses as registered food businesses across St Ippolyts and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Wherever they cook, the canopy, duct and fan collect grease just as a restaurant’s do. Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service covers St Ippolyts. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order. In St Ippolyts, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from North Hertfordshire council. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. Before-and-after photos from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
A hospital like Lister Hospital, about 2 miles east, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day. Term dates shape school work: for a school like St Ippolyts Church of England Aided Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break. Historic houses near St Ippolyts, such as Knebworth House about 4.4 miles south-east, are a reminder that older buildings with event kitchens can have long, awkward duct routes.
St Ippolyts is about 2 miles south of Hitchin, in Hertfordshire. For kitchen extract cleaning in and around St Ippolyts, it’s easy to get a fixed quote: please call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us. Our area covers London and the South East, including St Ippolyts. St Ippolyts is one of 381 towns, villages and districts in Hertfordshire we cover for commercial clients. You can also see our page for Milton Keynes, roughly 23 miles from St Ippolyts.
We cover every part of SG4 for kitchen extract cleaning and the roads nearby. Streets in the area include Ashbrook Lane, Brookend Lane and Stevenage Road, all of which we cover for kitchen extract cleaning. We also cover the places around St Ippolyts: Sperberry Hill (1 mile south), St Ibbs (1 mile south-west), Gosmore (1 mile west), Little Almshoe (1 mile south) and Titmore Green (1 mile east). Within a short drive, we also cover Hemel Hempstead (15 miles south-west), Stevenage (4 miles south-east), St Albans (13 miles south), Welwyn Garden City (9 miles south), Harpenden (9 miles south-west) and Hatfield (12 miles south).
Landmarks near St Ippolyts
Typical jobs here are in premises near Hitchin Girls' School, Butts Close and The Bird in Hand pub and the streets around them. The closest station to St Ippolyts is Hitchin station, roughly 1.6 miles north. Nearby you will also find Wymondley Castle (1.4 miles north-east) and Lister Hospital (2 miles east). Green spaces nearby include Markham's Hill and Purwell Ninesprings.
What the work involves, part by part
Ductwork and risers
Horizontal runs collect grease as the air slows and cools. Each run is cleaned through its access panels, recording any that can’t be reached.
Restaurant and pub kitchens
A pub or restaurant can’t afford to cancel a service for a clean. We work overnight and at weekends where that suits, and hand back a clean kitchen ready to cook.
Looking after it afterwards
How long the results last depends on use and care. Here’s what we suggest:
- Switch the fan on before cooking starts
- Refit filters properly after cleaning
- File each certificate with the fire risk assessment
- Book the next clean before the date on the report
If we couldn’t get into part of the duct, the report says so plainly. A TR19 report should record what wasn’t cleaned as well as what was, and we can fit access panels so it’s reached next time.
Report drips, smells or a noisy fan early. Drips, odours and fan noise often mean grease is building, and a grease thickness test can confirm it.
What your team can do, and what needs us
If your staff spot something between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We will take a look and send you a fixed quote.
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
Fixed quotes for kitchen extract cleaning in St Ippolyts
The survey tells us what the work involves. We look at:
- The condition we find in the survey
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- Travel, parking and unloading
- The scale of the work
One small site or a whole estate, we price it on the same basis: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. The price is fixed before any work starts.
Asking for a quote
There’s no need for technical detail. Just send:
- The site address and the type of premises
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
For a fixed quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. We usually come back within one working day.
Multi-site and managed buildings
We regularly work with managing agents. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements and we will come back with a fixed quote.
For anyone managing more than one site, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Each site gets its own report and photos, so each one has its own record.
Why deal with it now?
There’s no law that names TR19, but the Fire Safety Order 2005 still applies. It puts a duty on the responsible person to assess and reduce fire risk, which in a kitchen includes the grease in the extract. Cleaning to TR19 is the recognised way to show you’ve done it. Systems in rural buildings are often out of sight and out of mind.
What you pay reflects the actual work. That’s why we survey first, from photos or on site, and the price is agreed before we start.
Why choose Duct Doctor in St Ippolyts
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- Trading since 2009
- Every job surveyed first
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
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