West Sussex · Canopy and hood cleaning
Pease Pottage canopy cleaning
For canopy cleaning in Pease Pottage, one call is all it takes: survey, fixed quote, work and sign-off. Fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001.
- Smoke hanging around the canopy during service
- Overflowing grease troughs and gutters
- Wet, greasy drips from the hood
Canopy cleaning in Pease Pottage
Of the whole extract system, the canopy is the bit on show. Being first in line, it collects grease on the inside surfaces, along the seams and in the troughs. Our canopy clean covers the shell inside and out, plus the plenum and the filter housing. Typical jobs include canopy gutters full of old fat and a hood coated in old grease, across canopy light fittings, grease gutters and baffle filters.
In a smaller place like Pease Pottage, many kitchens sit in older buildings or later extensions, where the duct may cross a roof void or climb an outside wall. Flat runs collect grease and need proper access to clean.
The report is your system’s health record: dated, with photos, and showing what was done. For TR19® Grease cleans, the certificate comes through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal, ready for your insurer.
- Location
- Pease Pottage (RH11)
- Wider area
- West Sussex
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed price before any work starts
- When we work
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Questions from Pease Pottage
Can you come to Pease Pottage after we close?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. It means the site in Pease Pottage keeps running as normal. Just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line with your opening times and we’ll plan around them.
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Pease Pottage?
It’s West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Pease Pottage. TR19® is not law, but it’s the benchmark many fire officers and insurers look to when they ask how often the extract is cleaned.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes. Every job is surveyed first, either from pictures and details you send or on a site visit. A fixed quote follows.
Are the filters cleaned too?
We remove the filters to reach the plenum, then clean and refit them. Any that are damaged are noted on the report.
Do you have insurance?
Yes. Duct Doctor is fully insured, and the details are available on request.
How long does canopy cleaning take?
That depends on the size of the canopy and how much grease is on it. As a guide, it takes a few hours for most canopies.
Is TR19 cleaning required by law?
No. The law sets the duty, and TR19® is the recognised benchmark for meeting it. Under the Fire Safety Order 2005, the responsible person must reduce fire risk, and without records, many insurers may refuse or reduce a claim.
Do you clean inside the canopy as well as outside?
The whole canopy, inside and out. The plenum behind the filters is included because that is often the dirtiest part.
What the work involves, part by part
Island canopies
Island canopies often have filters on two sides. Both sides are taken apart and cleaned.
Pub and hotel kitchens
Staff in pub and hotel kitchens work under the canopy all day, so drips and smells soon become a daily nuisance. A thorough clean puts that right.
When something else is needed
Before you book, it helps to know what’s not included:
- A hood that doesn’t cover the cooking line
- Filters that no longer seal in the housing
- Faulty canopy lights or wiring (a job for an electrician)
If in doubt, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we will say what we think.
What the work covers
- Canopy light fittings
- Island canopies
- Wall canopies
- Baffle filters
- Grease gutters
- Plenum chambers
Do you need canopy cleaning in Pease Pottage?
Any canopy in Pease Pottage that is used for cooking will gather grease in the end. That grease is fuel sitting right above the heat, which is why a flare-up near a dirty canopy is so dangerous.
Most sites get in touch when they notice one of these:
- Wet, greasy drips from the hood
- A plenum thick with grease behind the filters
- A sticky, discoloured canopy
- Grease dripping from the canopy edge
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Discovery New School or anywhere near Pease Pottage, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
What your quote should include
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- How VAT is shown on the quote
For landlords and multi-site operators
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Each visit produces a dated report with photos, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
Looking after it afterwards
How long the results last depends on use and care. We suggest:
- Wash or exchange the filters on a regular cycle
- Keep grease cups and drawers emptied
- Wipe the canopy down at close every day
- Never run the range with a filter out
We recommend when the canopy, or the whole system, should next be cleaned. That date is based on your cooking hours and what we found, in line with BESA guidance.
A change in how the canopy behaves is worth reporting. More drips or quicker clogging often mean the cleaning interval needs looking at, which a grease thickness test can confirm.
How the visit works
Protection comes first: floors, worktops and anything near the work are covered. Then we make the system safe and start. The work on site takes a few hours for most canopies, and the area is cleaned down before we leave. Visits to a place like Pease Pottage are planned ahead, so we arrive with what the survey says the job needs.
- Diagnosis first: we look behind the filters as well as at the hood.
- Equipment is turned off and cooled, and the area under the canopy is protected.
- Thick grease is scraped away before the canopy is degreased.
- Plenum, housing, troughs and canopy are all cleaned and checked.
- You get photos of the result and a recommended date for the next clean.
How to prepare
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
Getting a quote
For a fixed quote, phone us 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. You’ll typically have a quote within one working day.
Advice
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
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, and that’s where we come in.
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
Places near Pease Pottage
What else we do in Pease Pottage
Grease, kitchens and Pease Pottage
According to Food Standards Agency records, there are about 5 pubs, bars and clubs in and around Pease Pottage, up to about a mile and a half out. Any of them serving cooked food has an extract to keep clean, from canopy to discharge. The fire and rescue service for Pease Pottage is West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel. In Pease Pottage, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Mid Sussex council. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Tyes Place is about 3.4 miles south), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning. A hospital like Crawley Hospital, about 2.3 miles north, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day.
Pease Pottage is about 2 miles south of Crawley, in West Sussex. For canopy cleaning in and around Pease Pottage, please give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line for a fixed quote. We work across South East England and London, Pease Pottage included. Pease Pottage is one of 371 towns, villages and districts in West Sussex we cover for commercial clients. Brighton is in our area too, around 18 miles away.
We work across the RH11 postcode area for canopy cleaning and the streets around it. We cover sites on Bellevue Farm Road, Gordons Way and Stanford Brook Way and the roads around them. If your site is just outside Pease Pottage, we cover Furnace Green (2 miles north-east), Balcombe Lane (3 miles east), Balcombe (3 miles south-east), Staplefield (3 miles south) and Worth Abbey (4 miles east). Larger places within reach include Horsham (6 miles west), Haywards Heath (7 miles south-east), Burgess Hill (9 miles south), East Grinstead (9 miles east), Billingshurst (12 miles west) and West Green (3 miles north).
Near you in Pease Pottage
Typical jobs here are in premises near The Black Swan pub, Tilgate Park and Cottesmore School. The nearest railway station is Crawley station, about 2 miles north of the centre. Nearby you will also find County Mall (2.1 miles north) and Crawley Museum (2.3 miles north). For a walk, there’s Tilgate Lake.