West Sussex · Canopy and hood cleaning
Horsted Keynes canopy cleaning
Need canopy cleaning in Horsted Keynes? We diagnose first, fix the price and book the work around your hours, then sign off with a report and pictures.
- Grease filters blocking between washes
- Heavy deposits behind the grease filters
- Greasy streaks across the canopy
Canopy cleaning in Horsted Keynes, done properly
Canopy cleans are done out of hours: after service, overnight or at the weekend. Cooking equipment is turned off and cooled, then covered so the kitchen is ready when we go. Typical jobs include a greasy hood noticed by an inspector and grease dripping from the canopy edge, on grease gutters, island canopies and plenum chambers.
For a kitchen in or near Horsted Keynes, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy to discharge, then a TR19® certificate and a photo report.
Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009, and we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we carry full insurance.
- Place
- Horsted Keynes (RH17)
- Region
- West Sussex
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Working hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
For landlords and multi-site operators
We regularly work with managing agents. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works, and we’ll send a fixed quote.
Where a tenant occupies the premises but the landlord owns the building, the lease normally sets out who maintains what. We can quote either party, and the report can go to both.
What staff can safely do
If your staff spot something between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that won’t come clean, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We can diagnose it and quote.
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. What they can’t safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, which is where we come in.
Your questions about canopy cleaning in Horsted Keynes
Is Horsted Keynes within the area you cover?
Yes. Horsted Keynes is within the area we cover across London and the South East. The journey is planned ahead, so a few details about the route help.
Can the work in Horsted Keynes be done at night or at weekends?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. It means the site in Horsted Keynes keeps running as normal. Let us know the hours you are closed and we’ll book within them.
What happens if you can’t reach some of it?
Anything we cannot reach goes on the report, with a note of where it is, and we explain what access is needed, for example new access panels.
Why does grease run off the canopy edge?
Most drips come from overflowing troughs, damaged filters or a plenum thick with grease. We clean all three and point out anything that’s causing it.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
No, not in itself. Insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to TR19® as the benchmark, and many insurance policies ask for proof of TR19® cleaning. The legal duty sits in the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 in England and Wales.
What happens to the waste?
We contain it and take it with us. We collect grease, debris and waste water as we go rather than letting it spread.
Do you clean inside the canopy as well as outside?
We clean the canopy inside and out, along with its seams and grease channels. With the filters out, the plenum and housing are cleaned as well.
Are the filters cleaned too?
The filters come out so the plenum behind them can be cleaned, and they’re cleaned before going back in. We’ll tell you if any need replacing.
Signs you need canopy cleaning in Horsted Keynes
The plenum is hidden behind the filters, so nobody sees it build up. Daily cleaning reaches the canopy face but rarely gets further, leaving the plenum and housing to collect grease between professional cleans.
If you notice any of these, it’s worth a diagnosis:
- Grease filters blocking between washes
- Grease dripping from the canopy edge
- A filter housing caked in grease
- A sticky, discoloured canopy
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near St Giles' Church or elsewhere in Horsted Keynes, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event.
Questions to ask before you book
- What happens if part of the system cannot be accessed
- Whether the price is fixed
- What paperwork you get at the end
- What hours they’ll be on site
Also near Horsted Keynes
More services for Horsted Keynes
Horsted Keynes kitchens: local notes
In Horsted Keynes, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Mid Sussex council. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector. Horsted Keynes is covered by West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order.
Priest House, about 3 miles north-west, is one of the historic houses near Horsted Keynes; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions. A hospital like Princess Royal Hospital, about 4.1 miles south-west, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day.
Horsted Keynes is about 4 miles north-east of Haywards Heath, in West Sussex. Whatever kind of site you run in Horsted Keynes, canopy cleaning is something we can help with. We can work out of hours so trading is not interrupted. We cover 371 places across West Sussex, large and small. For sites nearby, see our Brighton page (15 miles or so).
We work across RH17 for canopy cleaning and the streets around it. Streets in the area include Station Road, Rixons Orchard and Leighton Road, all of which we cover for canopy cleaning. We also cover Danehill (1 mile east), Birchgrove (2 miles north-east), Highbrook (2 miles north-west), Chelwood Common (2 miles east) and Furner's Green (2 miles south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Crawley (9 miles north-west), Horsham (13 miles west), Haywards Heath (4 miles south-west), Burgess Hill (7 miles south-west), East Grinstead (6 miles north) and Broadfield (9 miles north-west).
Landmarks near Horsted Keynes
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to The Green Man pub and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Haywards Heath station, roughly 4 miles south-west. Nearby you will also find Waterbury Castle (less than half a mile north-west) and Princess Royal Hospital (4.1 miles south-west). The countryside around Horsted Keynes includes Blunts Wood and Paiges Meadow.
Keeping the system healthy
Think of this as the after-treatment advice, in brief:
- Never run the range with a filter out
- Check filters are not leaving gaps
- Don’t scrape the canopy with metal tools
- Tell us when the canopy starts to drip
After the clean you get a photo report showing the canopy, plenum and housing before and after. The report lists what was cleaned and any part we couldn’t get to, so the record is honest and complete.
A daily wipe of the hood keeps fresh grease from baking on. It won’t replace a professional clean, but it slows the build-up you can see.
What we do, step by step
Protection comes first: sheeting goes over floors and surfaces close to the work. After that, the system is made safe and the work begins. The work on site takes an hour or two for one small canopy, longer where there are several, and we clear up before we go. If you can send pictures, we can arrive in Horsted Keynes knowing what to expect.
- We start by checking the canopy, filters and plenum.
- The range is turned off and allowed to cool before we cover it.
- With the filters out, the plenum and housing are cleaned back.
- Inside and out, the canopy and its grease channels are degreased.
- Clean filters are refitted and before and after pictures go into your report.
Preparing for the visit
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Move anything stored near the system
Get a fixed quote
Getting a quote doesn’t take long. Send a few details and photos, and we usually reply with a fixed quote within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
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Why deal with it now?
Leaving the canopy until the next full clean can mean months of build-up. Some kitchens need the canopy cleaning more often than the whole system, and readings or a look behind the filters will show it. Systems in rural buildings are often out of sight and out of mind.
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That is why we survey first, from photos or on site, and the price is agreed before work begins.
Why Horsted Keynes businesses choose us
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- We’re fully insured
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
Read how cleaning jobs are priced or our accreditations and certificates.
When it’s something else
Some problems need a different service or another trade:
- A hood that does not cover the cooking line
- Filters that no longer seal in the housing
- Poor airflow from a fan that needs repair
If in doubt, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll say what we think.
Parts of the system we cover
- Plenum chambers
- Grease gutters
- Island canopies
- Canopy light fittings
- Wall canopies
- Baffle filters