West Sussex · Ductwork cleaning
Ductwork Cleaning in Rowfant
Cleaning of kitchen extract ductwork, horizontal runs and vertical risers through access panels for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Rowfant. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- Grease seeping out of the duct seams
- Duct runs that can’t be reached
- A rancid smell from the extract duct
How we handle ductwork cleaning in Rowfant
Each extract duct we take on in Rowfant goes through the full routine: readings at set points, heavy grease scraped out by hand, then degreasing to suit the deposit. Post-clean readings and pictures complete the record. The work covers access panels, multi-storey ducts and horizontal duct runs, and people most often call us about a duct clean needed for an insurer and grease pooling at the foot of the riser.
For a kitchen in or near Rowfant, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy, filters, duct, fan and discharge, with a certificate and photo report at the end.
It’s worth checking any contractor’s accreditations. Ours are BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, with full insurance on top.
- Place
- Rowfant (RH10)
- Region
- West Sussex
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Price
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Working hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
The process
The first job on site is protection: sheeting goes over floors and surfaces close to the work. Then we make the system safe and start. It takes a shift or more, depending on the length of the runs and the number of access points, and we clear up before we go. We agree a date with you, plan the drive to Rowfant and turn up when the site is quiet.
- First we diagnose: the route, the access and the grease levels.
- A fixed quote follows, based on what we found.
- We clean section by section, working from panel to panel.
- We take extra care at bends and at the foot of risers.
- Readings, photos and a recommended next clean date complete the job.
Getting ready for the visit
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Move anything stored near the system
How to get a quote
For a fixed quote, call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. A few pictures and your last certificate or report help a lot. You’ll usually have a quote within one working day.
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Leave it or put it right?
Grease left in a duct in Rowfant hardens over time. Heat and age turn it into a thick, stubborn crust, so the later the clean, the bigger the job. In a place like Rowfant, ductwork and fans are easy to forget until something goes wrong.
We do not list prices on the website, because each job is priced on what it involves. For a fixed quote, ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email, and we’ll talk you through it.
Why Rowfant businesses choose us
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Fully insured
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
See how cleaning jobs are priced and how to check a contractor.
Ductwork cleaning in Rowfant: the local picture
The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 3 pubs and bars within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Rowfant. Any of them serving cooked food has an extract to keep clean, from canopy to discharge. Rowfant sits within the area of 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. It’s Mid Sussex council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Rowfant. 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.
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near All Saints Parish Church or elsewhere in Rowfant, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often. Bursars and site managers at schools such as Turners Hill CofE Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
Rowfant is about 4 miles east of Crawley, in West Sussex. We carry out ductwork cleaning for commercial premises of every kind in Rowfant and the rest of West Sussex. Across West Sussex, we cover 371 places, and Rowfant is one of them. For sites nearby, see our Brighton page, about 20 miles away.
We work across the RH10 postcode area for ductwork cleaning and the roads nearby. If your site is just outside Rowfant, we cover Copthorne (2 miles north-west), Worth (2 miles west), Pound Hill (2 miles west), Maidenbower (2 miles south-west) and Keeper's Corner (2 miles north). Within a short drive, we also cover Crawley (4 miles west), Horsham (10 miles west), Haywards Heath (8 miles south), Burgess Hill (11 miles south), East Grinstead (4 miles east) and Broadfield (5 miles west).
Near you in Rowfant
For rail, the closest station is Three Bridges station, roughly 2.6 miles west. Other landmarks nearby include County Mall (3.6 miles west) and Langley Green Hospital (4 miles west). Open spaces near Rowfant include Hedgecourt Lake.
FAQs for Rowfant
Do you work at weekends in Rowfant?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. The site is handed back ready to open. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
Which fire authority looks after Rowfant?
That is West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
How often should kitchen ducts be cleaned?
It follows the same interval as the whole extract, from every 3 months for heavy use to every 12 months for light use. Grease thickness testing shows whether that is often enough.
Will I get a report after the ducts are cleaned?
Every clean comes with a photo report, and a full TR19 clean also comes with a certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. Keep both in the maintenance log.
What’s TR19?
It’s BESA’s specification and the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to. It covers how systems are inspected, cleaned and checked and expects a risk-based approach.
What types of premises do you cover?
We work for restaurants, pubs, hotels, schools, colleges, hospitals, care homes, offices and shops, plus food production and leisure sites.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes, day and night, every day of the year. Office hours are Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm, and the emergency line covers the rest.
How do you know if the ductwork needs cleaning?
Start with the date of the last clean. No record, or a passed date, means it’s due, and grease readings will confirm how urgent it is.
Places near Rowfant
What else we do in Rowfant
What your team can do, and what needs us
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
Keep a record of what your team does. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, next to our reports.
When something else is needed
It’s worth knowing the limits before booking:
- A duct that is too small or badly routed for the kitchen (a design issue)
- A failed fan motor at the end of the duct (a fan repair job)
- Duct sealed behind fixed ceilings or walls
Not sure which it is? You can ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we’ll tell you honestly before booking.
Parts of the system we cover
- Vertical risers
- Attenuators
- Access panels
- Bends and junctions
- Multi-storey ducts
- Horizontal duct runs
Different parts, different methods
Access panels
Every section of duct is cleaned through an access panel. Where there are none, those sections can’t be cleaned, and TR19 expects them to be recorded.
Attenuators and discharge
Near the discharge, the air has cooled the most, so it can collect more grease than expected. It’s tested and cleaned along with the rest.
Common problems we fix in Rowfant
A greasy duct is a fire path, in Rowfant as anywhere. Burning grease can carry fire through the ductwork to other rooms or floors, which is why the responsible person needs it under control.
If you notice any of these, it’s worth a diagnosis:
- Heavy grease at the base of a riser
- Grease leaking from duct joints
- Duct runs with no cleaning record
- Readings above 200 microns from a grease thickness test
Gravetye Manor, about 2.7 miles south-east, is one of the historic houses near Rowfant; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions.
What to look for in a quote
- If they look at the system before pricing
- What insurance they carry
- What paperwork you get at the end
- When the next visit should be, and why
Managing agents and facilities teams in Rowfant
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.
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Every visit ends with a dated report and pictures, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.