Sites that fry or chargrill
Takeaways, pubs and restaurants where the canopy loads up faster than a two-week filter wash.
Canopy, Extractor & Duct Cleaning
Canopy and extractor cleaning removes grease from the hood, filters, fan and duct that serve a UK commercial kitchen. Book it when filters clog, the fan labours, or grease drips onto the cookline. Say how the duct is reached, using the quote form or WhatsApp.
Description
Canopy and extractor cleaning removes grease from the hood, baffles, fan and the duct run that serves a commercial kitchen in the UK. Book it when filters clog, the fan labours, or grease is dripping back onto the cookline. It is a fire and hygiene job, not a polish of the hood skin. Use the quote form or WhatsApp and say how the duct is reached.
Typical signs are heavy baffle filters, grease on the hood lip, a fan that no longer clears smoke, staining above the canopy, and drips onto plates or the cookline. Those point at the extract system, not at a surface wipe.
Who it is for
Kitchens that book this visit
Landlords and managing agents
A shared riser or a tenant canopy where access panels and the fan location have to be agreed first.
Insurers’ requirements
Kitchens asked for evidence that the extract has been cleaned, which a hood wipe does not provide.
Setups
Ways this visit is booked
Wall and island canopies
Baffle and mesh filters
Inline and roof fans
Short ducts with a panel at the fan
Longer runs that need access panels cut by others before we clean
Included
Included, and what this visit is not
Included
- Canopy plenum and internal surfaces we can reach
- Removal, degrease and refit of filters
- Fan clean where it is safe to isolate and open
- Duct cleaning from existing access points
- Photos and a written note of what was reached
Not included
- We do not install new duct or cut access panels
- A full TR19 grease-risk certificate is the TR19 visit
- Comfort air-conditioning is not kitchen extract
- Roof work stops if safe access is not there
How it works
How the work is done
Isolate the area, lift the soil, rinse food-contact surfaces, then write down what was reached.
1Isolate and look
Gas and power go off where we ask. We look at carbon, grease thickness and anything that cannot be reached, and we agree that list before chemical goes on.
2Degrease and rinse
Grease and carbon are lifted, worked, and rinsed off the food-contact surfaces on the quote. Water does not run while food is still on the same bench.
3Record and dry
We write what was cleaned and what is left for an engineer. The kitchen plates again only when those surfaces are dry.
After the visit
How long it holds
The next visit
Heavy frying can reload a canopy in a few months. Light cooking can be closer to an annual clean. Grease depth and cooking style decide the return, which is why a single “once a year” line is often wrong for a chip shop.
What your team still does
Staff can wash baffle filters in a pot-wash if they are trained and the filters are cool. They should not climb into a canopy or open a roof fan. That is working at height, with moving parts and concentrated degreaser.
The wrong job
If you need the BESA-style TR19 record, post-clean grease readings and a certificate, use the TR19 page. If the hood is only greasy on the outside, that is part of a deep clean, not a duct clean.
Quote
What the price is based on
The quote
The price follows canopy length, filter count, fan position, duct length and whether access panels already exist. A ground-floor shop with a short duct is a different job from a basement kitchen with a roof fan.
Before we arrive
The cookline under the canopy must be off and cool enough to work over. Tell us where the fan isolator is. Clear a path for filters. Warn us about roof rules, asbestos notes and ceiling voids.
Before you plate again
Filters go back only when they are dry enough not to drip into food. Staff should wash or exchange filters on a short rota. The duct itself is not a weekly job.
Testimonial
What our clients are saying
Notes already published for this service.
Services
What we offer
Other kitchen visits booked the same way.
TR19 Extract Cleaning
Grease extract cleaning recorded to TR19 expectations: canopy, duct, fan and the measurements a certificate needs.
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Grease & Fat Removal
Thick grease on floors, walls, canopies and equipment edges, lifted rather than smeared.
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Overnight Kitchen Cleaning
The same kitchen cleans, done after service so the room can plate food again in the morning.
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Areas we cover
The same visit is quoted across the UK. Open a place for local access notes.
FAQ
Questions on this visit
Straight answers for this service.
What is the difference between a canopy clean and a duct clean?
The canopy is the hood over the cookline, including the plenum and filters. The duct is the ductwork and fan that carry grease-laden air out. A quote should say which of those are included.
Can you clean the duct if there is no access panel?
Only as far as existing openings allow. If the run cannot be reached, we say so. Cutting panels is a metalworker’s job, then we clean.
How often should kitchen extract be cleaned?
It follows how hard the kitchen cooks. Heavy frying is often a few months. Light cooking can be closer to a year. A first clean of a duct that has never been opened takes longer than a maintenance clean on a system that already has access panels and a recent report.
What is the difference between a first extract clean and a maintenance clean?
A first clean is the thick grease, the missing panels, and the longer dwell. A maintenance clean is the repeat visit once panels exist and the last certificate is recent. Photos tell us which quote to write. Staff filter washes sit underneath both. They are not either visit.
Will you issue a certificate?
You get a written record and photos of what was cleaned. A TR19 grease-extract certificate, with the measurements that standard expects, is booked as TR19 extract cleaning.
Do you work overnight?
Yes when the kitchen cannot close in the day. Say the earliest start and when the first food order is, on the form or by WhatsApp.
Quote
Quote this kitchen visit
Name the appliances or the extract run, the town, and when the kitchen can close.
