West Sussex · Canopy and hood cleaning
Pound Hill canopy cleaning
Need canopy cleaning in Pound Hill? We survey first, send you a fixed quote and work around your opening hours, then sign off with a report and pictures.
- Grease filters blocking between washes
- Grease dripping from the canopy edge
- Wet, greasy drips from the hood
Canopy cleaning in Pound Hill, done properly
If the canopy in Pound Hill is dripping, sticky or overdue a clean? A photo of the canopy and filters is a good start when you ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line, and you will get a fixed price, typically within one working day. The work covers plenum chambers, wall canopies and island canopies, and common reasons people get in touch are a plenum thick with grease behind the filters and condensation and grease dripping together.
In a smaller place like Pound Hill, the kitchens with extract systems are more likely to be a pub, a café, a takeaway or a school or care home kitchen than a big restaurant. A kitchen that cooks fewer hours still builds up grease, so cleaning is planned around how much it cooks and what the readings show.
Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009, as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
- Place
- Pound Hill (RH10)
- Wider area
- West Sussex
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Working hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
How it works
Every visit runs to the same pattern: sheeting and protection first, isolate whatever needs isolating, do the work, tidy up and hand over the paperwork. The visit itself takes an hour or two for one small canopy, longer where there are several. Tell us about any gates, ladders or locked plant areas at your site near Pound Hill when you book.
- The canopy is checked from pictures or on a visit.
- Once the kitchen has closed, the cooking line is cooled and sheeted.
- We lift out the filters and scrape the plenum and housing.
- The canopy shell, seams, troughs and gutters are degreased inside and out.
- Filters are refitted, the area cleaned down and the photo report put together.
How to prepare
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
Getting a quote
Some systems can be priced from pictures; others need a survey. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
Related advice
Your questions about canopy cleaning in Pound Hill
Do you work at weekends in Pound Hill?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. That way a site in Pound Hill does not have to lose a day’s trading. Just call 0345 646 2711, or email photos with your opening times and we’ll plan around them.
Do you do school kitchen extract cleaning in Pound Hill in the summer holidays?
Yes, out-of-term visits are normal for schools. Food Standards Agency records list about 18 schools, colleges and universities with registered kitchens within about a mile and a half of Pound Hill. Booking early in the term gives the best choice of holiday dates.
What do you do with what you remove?
We take it away when we go. While we work, it’s kept contained to keep the area clean.
Do you provide pictures of the cleaned canopy?
Every clean comes with a photo report that lists what was cleaned and anything we couldn’t reach. Where the whole system is cleaned, you also get a TR19 certificate through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. Our area covers London and the South East, so sites at different addresses can be planned together on one programme. Each site gets its own report and pictures.
What do you need from me for a quote?
Just the basics: where it is, what kind of site, when it’s open and the access. Photos and any previous paperwork make it quicker. Then call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
Which accreditations do you hold?
Our accreditations are CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. The Vent Hygiene Elite scheme is run by BESCA and audited independently.
How long will it take to clean the canopy?
It takes part of a shift for most kitchens, more where there are several canopies or heavy deposits. Your quote will give a time.
Common problems we fix in Pound Hill
Steam and condensation make canopy grease harder to deal with. Water vapour condenses on the cooler canopy surfaces and drips and runs with the grease. The result is sticky streaks and drips onto the range.
Most sites get in touch when they notice one of these:
- Wet, greasy drips from the hood
- Heavy deposits behind the grease filters
- Poor capture at the hood
- A sticky, discoloured canopy
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Langley Green Hospital (about 2 miles west), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands.
What your quote should include
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- Whether the price is fixed
Nearby places to Pound Hill
Other services in Pound Hill
Multi-site and managed buildings
When the building owner and the occupier are different, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We can quote either party and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
Kitchen extracts in Pound Hill
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 43 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 27 sandwich bars and takeaways within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Pound Hill. Where they cook under a hood, the plenum behind the filters is where grease hides. Kitchens in Pound Hill get their food hygiene inspections from Crawley council. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after. Pound Hill sits within the area of West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk.
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near St Barnabas' or elsewhere in Pound Hill, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often. School kitchens, at schools like Pound Hill Infant Academy for example, are normally cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
Pound Hill is about 2 miles north-east of Crawley, in West Sussex. Wherever you are in the RH10 postcode area, we can carry out canopy cleaning at your premises. 371 places in West Sussex are on our list, from busy centres to quieter spots. Brighton is in our area too, about 20 miles from Pound Hill.
Every address in RH10 is covered for canopy cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Local streets include Worth Road, Burns Road and Milton Road, all of which we cover for canopy cleaning. Other places close to Pound Hill include Worth (1 mile south), Three Bridges (1 mile south-west), Forge Wood (1 mile north), Maidenbower (1 mile south) and Copthorne (1 mile north-east). Further out, we also cover Horsham (8 miles south-west), Haywards Heath (9 miles south), Burgess Hill (11 miles south), East Grinstead (6 miles east), Broadfield (3 miles south-west) and Billingshurst (15 miles south-west).
Near you in Pound Hill
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Hazelwick School, The Gatwick School and Hillside Inn, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Three Bridges station, about 0.6 miles south-west of the centre. A little further out are County Mall (1.7 miles west) and Langley Green Hospital (2 miles west). Open spaces near Pound Hill include Tilgate Lake.
Different parts, different methods
Grease troughs and gutters
Drips from the canopy edge often start in a full gutter. We clean it out so the grease has somewhere to go.
Plenums and filter housings
The rails and channels that hold the filters collect grease. Clean housings let the filters seat properly and leave no gaps.
Between visits
No system stays clean for ever, but care slows the build-up. A few tips:
- Keep filters on a set cleaning routine
- Empty the grease troughs before they fill
- Give the canopy a wipe after service
- Refit filters the right way round and fully seated
The kitchen is handed back clean, with the sheeting gone and the waste removed. Every filter is refitted and checked, and the kitchen is ready to cook.
Keep the fan running throughout service and for a short while after. Turning the fan off early lets vapour settle on the hood.
What a clean won’t put right
We will not sell you work that does not address the problem, so these are the things it will not cover:
- A light fitting that doesn’t work
- Ductwork and fans beyond the canopy (those need a full TR19 clean)
- Filters that no longer seal in the housing
If in doubt, call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we’ll say what we think before booking.
Parts of the system we cover
- Wall canopies
- Plenum chambers
- Grease gutters
- Canopy light fittings
- Baffle filters
- Island canopies
What your team can do, and what needs us
If your staff spot something between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We can diagnose it and quote.
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, next to our reports.