East Sussex · Ductwork cleaning
Duct cleaning in Blackboys
Ductwork cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Blackboys. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- Hardened, baked-on grease in long horizontal runs
- Thick deposits at the bottom of a vertical duct
- Ductwork that has never been cleaned
How we handle ductwork cleaning in Blackboys
Not every duct has enough access panels. Where a section can’t be reached, TR19 expects it to be recorded on the report, and new panels can be fitted to reach it in future. It’s better to know than to assume. Common call-outs are for gaps where access panels were never fitted and ductwork that has never been cleaned, on multi-storey ducts, vertical risers and access panels.
In a village or hamlet like Blackboys, the kitchens that need extract cleaning are typically a pub, a school, a care home or a hall kitchen, wherever there is one. Every one of them still needs its extract kept clear of grease, whatever the size of the place.
Every visit ends with a written report and pictures, so there’s a dated record of the work. Kitchen extract cleaning to TR19® Grease is certificated through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Where
- Blackboys (TN22)
- Wider area
- East Sussex
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Price
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Working hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
What staff can safely do
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
When your team notices a problem 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.
Part by part
Bends and transitions
Transitions from the canopy spigot into the duct catch a lot of grease. We clean it from the canopy side or through a nearby panel.
Horizontal duct runs
Horizontal runs carry the extract along ceilings and through voids. Grease drops out of the slowing air along them, and we clean them section by section through access panels.
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Blackboys kitchens: local notes
About 39 miles out from central London, Blackboys is part of the South East area we work across. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends, so the visit fits around the site. East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service covers Blackboys. Fire and rescue authorities enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic premises, and in a kitchen that fire risk includes the grease in the extract.
School kitchens, at schools like Blackboys Church of England Primary School for example, are normally cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
Blackboys is about 3 miles east of Uckfield, in East Sussex. We provide ductwork cleaning for commercial premises of every kind in Blackboys and the rest of East Sussex. Blackboys is one of 289 places in East Sussex we cover for commercial clients. There’s also a page for Brighton, roughly 16 miles from Blackboys.
All of TN22 is within our area for ductwork cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. That includes premises on High Street, Mount Pleasant and Gun Road and nearby roads. Blackboys sits on or near the B2102, which makes travel easy for ductwork cleaning. We also cover Etchingwood (1 mile north-west), Framfield (1 mile west), Potter's Green (2 miles north-west), Buxted (2 miles north-west) and Hadlow Down (2 miles north). Larger places within reach include Eastbourne (13 miles south-east), Bexhill-on-Sea (15 miles south-east), Seaford (13 miles south), Lewes (9 miles south-west), Hailsham (8 miles south-east) and Crowborough (6 miles north).
Local landmarks in Blackboys
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Blackboys Inn and Passingworth Park, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Buxted station, roughly 2.3 miles north-west of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find Uckfield Community Hospital (2.6 miles west) and Sussex Farm Museum (3.9 miles south-east). Green spaces nearby include Selwyns Wood.
What affects the quote in Blackboys
A fixed price needs a few facts first. We look at:
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced the same way: how much there is, how we reach it, what state it’s in and when we can work. Ask for a fixed quote and we will explain each part.
What we need to know
To help us quote quickly, please include:
- Problems your staff have spotted
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- The site address and the type of premises
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
Getting a quote does not take long. Send a few details and photos, and we typically reply with a fixed quote within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
Looking after it afterwards
A little care between visits keeps the system in better shape. Our advice:
- Flag drips from the duct straight away
- Leave a way through to the access panels
- Keep the fan on while anything is cooking
- Ask for a grease thickness test if the kitchen gets busier
Keep the certificate and report with the fire risk assessment. It’s the evidence an insurer or inspector may ask for, and the photos make the duct’s condition easy to see.
Extra access panels mean more of the duct gets cleaned each time. It does not stop grease forming, but it stops it building unseen.
What we do, step by step
On the day, we arrive at the time agreed with you, which is often after service, overnight or at a weekend. Anything that needs to be off for the work is switched off and left to cool first, and the area around the work is covered and protected. The work itself takes a few hours for a short run, longer for long runs and tall risers. The timing of a visit to Blackboys is set by you, and the travel is our side of the planning.
- The duct route is surveyed and every access point found.
- We take grease readings along the route.
- Out of hours, the area is protected and the access panels opened.
- Thick grease is scraped out, then the runs and risers are degreased.
- We close up, re-test, photograph and record anything out of reach.
How to prepare
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Move anything stored near the system
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
Get a fixed quote
Need a price for ductwork cleaning? Please ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form with a few details about the site. We will explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before anything is booked.
Advice
Questions from Blackboys
Can you get to a site in Blackboys?
Yes. Blackboys is within the area we cover across London and the South East. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the site when you book.
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Blackboys?
East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service for Blackboys. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. Send details of the systems and how they’re used and we will propose a schedule with a fixed quote.
What does TR19 mean?
BESA’s ventilation hygiene specification in two main parts: TR19® Grease for kitchen extracts and TR19® Air for supply and extract systems. It is not law, but it’s the benchmark.
How much does ductwork cleaning cost?
There’s no set price, as it depends on the job: how big it is, what state it’s in, how we reach it and the working hours. We fix the price before work begins.
What information do you need?
A short description and a few pictures plus the address and your hours. If we need more, we’ll ask.
Do we have to stop cooking while the ducts are cleaned?
When the kitchen is closed. Long ducts can be split across visits, with the kitchen ready to cook each morning.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
Any commercial site with kitchens or ventilation, from a single café to a large school. We work with hotels, schools, care homes, offices, retail and leisure sites.
What ductwork cleaning can’t fix
To be straight with you, there are a few things this work will not fix:
- Undersized or badly laid-out ducts
- Duct sealed behind fixed ceilings or walls
- Duct sections that need replacing
If in doubt, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll say what we think before booking.
Where we work
- Attenuators
- Access panels
- Multi-storey ducts
- Horizontal duct runs
- Vertical risers
- Bends and junctions
Common problems we fix in Blackboys
Air cools as it moves away from the canopy. As it cools, the grease it carries condenses onto the duct walls, so duct runs keep collecting grease long after the canopy.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- Heavy grease at the base of a riser
- Hardened, baked-on grease in long horizontal runs
- Proof of duct cleaning for the insurer
- Smells of old cooking grease from the ductwork
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Uckfield Community Hospital is the nearest hospital to Blackboys, about 2.6 miles west.
Comparing quotes
- How VAT is shown on the quote
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- Proof of insurance
- How areas they cannot reach will be recorded