East Sussex · Ductwork cleaning
Muddles Green ductwork cleaning
Ductwork cleaning for commercial sites in Muddles Green and across East Sussex. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- Grease pooling at the foot of the riser
- Stale grease odours from the duct
- Readings above 200 microns from a grease thickness test
What we are called out for in Muddles Green
Ducts in Muddles Green gather grease for the same reasons as ducts anywhere: hours of cooking, the type of food and how well the filters are kept. BESA guidance sets minimum intervals of 3, 6 or 12 months depending on daily use.
Look out for these warning signs:
- Thick deposits at the bottom of a vertical duct
- Fat dripping from the ductwork
- A grease test showing the duct is overdue
- Sections of duct with no access panels
Older buildings often hide long, awkward duct runs, and if you run a kitchen at a historic venue in the area (Horselunges Manor is about 2.2 miles south-east), access may need planning.
What your quote should include
- Whether the price is fixed
- When the next visit should be, and why
- How VAT is shown on the quote
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
Ductwork cleaning in Muddles Green
Duct cleaning is the hardest part of an extract clean, and the part most often skipped. Sections with no way in can go uncleaned for years. Each section we can reach is cleaned, and any we cannot is written down, so you know exactly where you stand. The work covers bends and junctions, multi-storey ducts and attenuators, and people most often call us about grease pooling at the foot of the riser and grease leaking from duct joints.
In a small place like Muddles Green, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. We agree access and timings in advance.
We are CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, we hold ISO 9001 and we are fully insured. We’re also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, trading since 2009.
- Place
- Muddles Green (BN8)
- Wider area
- East Sussex
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed price before work begins
- When we work
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
The process
The visit has three parts: set-up, the treatment itself and the sign-off. Getting ready means protecting surfaces and switching off what needs to be off, while signing off means the written report and photos. The middle part takes longest, which takes a few hours for a short run, longer for long runs and tall risers. For a village or hamlet like Muddles Green, tell us about narrow lanes, gates and parking when you book.
- We map the duct route and check where the access panels are.
- We measure grease thickness at set points before cleaning.
- We open the panels and scrape out the heaviest grease.
- Next the ducts and risers are degreased, using whatever suits the deposit.
- Readings and pictures are repeated and any section we couldn’t reach is recorded.
Preparing for the visit
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Let us know about parking and loading
How to get a quote
The quickest way to a quote is to send pictures: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Add the site type and your opening hours, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
Advice
Looking after it afterwards
To keep the system working properly between visits:
- Keep grease filters clean and fitted whenever you cook
- Report any grease dripping from duct joints
- File each certificate and photo report in the maintenance log
- Get panels fitted where the duct couldn’t be cleaned
After the clean, the same points are tested again, so the report shows the before and after figures. Before and after photos sit next to the numbers.
Extra access panels mean more of the duct gets cleaned each time. Grease you can reach is grease that gets removed.
Ductwork cleaning in Muddles Green: the local picture
Food Standards Agency data counts about 4 restaurants, cafés and canteens across Muddles Green and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Wherever those kitchens cook under a canopy, the horizontal runs and risers need cleaning as well as the hood. East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service covers Muddles Green. 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. In Muddles Green, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Wealden council. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready.
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near The Parish Church or elsewhere in Muddles Green, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often. For schools such as Chiddingly Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is typically booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
Muddles Green is about 3 miles north-west of Hailsham, in East Sussex. Every kind of commercial site in Muddles Green, we can take on ductwork cleaning. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so trading isn’t interrupted. Muddles Green is one of 289 towns, villages and districts in East Sussex we cover for commercial clients. We also work in Brighton, about 15 miles from Muddles Green.
Postcode districts we cover here for ductwork cleaning: BN8. If you need ductwork cleaning at premises on Scraper's Hill and Muddles Green or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. If your site is just outside Muddles Green, we cover Hale Green (1 mile north-east), Gun Hill (1 mile north-east), Burlow (2 miles north-east), Lions Green (3 miles north) and Horam (3 miles north-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Eastbourne (9 miles south-east), Bexhill-on-Sea (12 miles east), Seaford (10 miles south-west), Lewes (9 miles west), Hailsham (3 miles south-east) and Crowborough (10 miles north).
Local landmarks in Muddles Green
Typical jobs here are in premises near The Six Bells Public House, among other places. Muddles Green’s nearest station is Berwick (Sussex) station, roughly 4.5 miles south of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Sussex Farm Museum (2.8 miles north-east) and Hellingly Hospital Railway (2.6 miles east). For a walk, there’s Selwyns Wood.
What a clean will not put right
To be straight with you, some problems need a different fix:
- A duct that is too small or badly routed for the kitchen (a design issue)
- Faulty fire dampers
- Ductwork that’s corroded, split or holed (that needs a ductwork contractor)
If in doubt, ring 0345 646 2711 or email us and we’ll say what we think before booking.
Where we work
- Multi-storey ducts
- Access panels
- Attenuators
- Bends and junctions
- Vertical risers
- Horizontal duct runs
Fixed quotes for ductwork cleaning in Muddles Green
The diagnosis comes before the price. We look at:
- The number of sites or systems
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- What state the system is in
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
One small site or a whole estate, we price it on the same basis: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. You will have a fixed price before any work starts.
Asking for a quote
What to send for a quote:
- Problems your staff have spotted
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- The postcode and the type of business
To get a fixed quote, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. A few pictures and your last certificate or report help a lot. We typically come back within one working day.
Questions from Muddles Green
Do you cover smaller places like Muddles Green?
Yes, Muddles Green is part of our area, however small the site. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
Do you work at weekends in Muddles Green?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. The work in Muddles Green can fit around your hours. Just ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form with your opening times and we’ll plan around them.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes. For anything urgent, such as a fan failure or damage after a fire, ring the 24/7 line, and we’ll advise on what to do next.
How often does extract ductwork need cleaning?
It depends mostly on daily cooking hours. Kitchens cooking 12 to 16 hours a day need it at least every 3 months, while lighter use can go longer.
Do you install duct access panels?
Yes, we do. The survey or clean shows where sections couldn’t be reached, and we can fit them so those sections are cleaned in future.
What shows that the ducts need a clean?
A grease thickness test gives the answer. Readings are taken by Wet Film Thickness Test (WFTT) or Deposit Thickness Test (DTT). BESA guidance says the mean shouldn’t exceed 200 microns, and 500 or more anywhere needs immediate spot cleaning.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes. Photos often do the job, while bigger or harder-to-see systems are surveyed on site.
What paperwork do you give after a duct clean?
A photo report, with readings and before and after pictures, plus a TR19 certificate for a full system clean. The report says when the next clean is due.
Also near Muddles Green
Also in Muddles Green
What staff can safely do
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, next to our reports.
If your staff spot something between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We will take a look and give you a fixed quote.
Multi-site and managed buildings
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare across East Sussex. Larger estates can be phased building by building around the people who use them.
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we can quote for the whole system.