Essex · Extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in Althorne, Essex
Extract fan cleaning for commercial sites in Althorne and across Essex. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- A fan coated in grease inside its housing
- Grease escaping from the fan outlet
- Grease around the motor and its mounts
Althorne questions
Does coastal air change anything about extract fan cleaning in Althorne?
It can. Althorne is within about 3 miles of the coast, and salt air speeds up corrosion. Corroded fixings and housings are noted on the report so they can be dealt with.
Do you work at weekends in Althorne?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. The work in Althorne can fit around your hours. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
Are you accredited?
BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001. We have been trading since 2009 and we’re fully insured.
What if parts of the system cannot be reached?
They’re marked on the report. Often the fix is extra access, such as new panels in ductwork, which we can install.
What makes a kitchen extract fan vibrate?
Uneven grease on the impeller often causes it. We clean the fan and tell you if anything else, like worn bearings, is to blame.
Can the fan be cleaned between full cleans?
Yes, we do. We record it as a fan-only clean, so your TR19 records stay accurate. The full system still needs its regular TR19 clean.
How much does extract fan cleaning cost in Althorne?
Size, condition, access and working hours all affect the cost. Ask us for a fixed quote and we’ll normally reply within one working day.
Is TR19 cleaning required by law?
No. TR19® itself isn’t law; it’s a BESA specification. The law is the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, which makes the responsible person assess and reduce fire risk, and cleaning to TR19® is the recognised way to show grease is under control.
Extract fan cleaning in Althorne, done properly
The fan is cleaned as part of every full TR19® Grease clean, but some fans need cleaning between full cleans, especially when it has started to vibrate or sound rough. A fan-only clean is recorded as exactly that. Common call-outs are for grease around the motor and its mounts and thick grease on the impeller and casing, across in-line fans, roof-mounted fans and axial fans.
For a kitchen in or near Althorne, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy to discharge, then a TR19® certificate and a photo report.
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 are fully insured.
- Where
- Althorne (CM3)
- Region
- Essex
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
What extract fan cleaning looks like in Althorne
Sea air reaches Althorne, which sits within about 3 miles of the coast. Near the sea, the fan and discharge at the top of a kitchen extract corrode faster than they would inland. There are about 3 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Althorne, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Each kitchen extract among them ends at a fan, and grease on the impeller strains the motor. Althorne is covered by Essex County 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 Parish Church of St Andrew or elsewhere in Althorne, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Althorne is about 5 miles north-east of Rochford, in Essex. From the centre of Althorne to the outskirts, we cover extract fan cleaning for every kind of premises, from small sites to large estates. We cover 644 places across Essex, large and small. For sites nearby, see our Chelmsford page, about 13 miles away.
We cover every part of the CM3 postcode area for extract fan cleaning and the streets around it. That includes premises on Station Road, Fambridge Road and Chestnut Farm Drive and nearby roads. If your site is just outside Althorne, we cover Latchingdon (2 miles north-west), Mayland (2 miles north), Ostend (2 miles east), Maylandsea (2 miles north) and Creeksea (2 miles south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Chelmsford (13 miles north-west), Basildon (14 miles south-west), Maldon (6 miles north-west), Canvey Island (12 miles south-west), Billericay (14 miles west) and Rayleigh (8 miles south-west).
Landmarks near Althorne
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to The Black Lion Public House and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Althorne station, about 0.5 miles south of the centre. Not far away are Lion Creek and Lower Raypits.
What extract fan cleaning cannot fix
Some problems need a different service or another trade:
- Electrical faults in the fan’s supply or controls (an electrician’s job)
- Damaged fan blades
- A motor that has burnt out
If in doubt, call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll say what we think before you book.
What the work covers
- Axial fans
- Fan housings
- Roof-mounted fans
- In-line fans
- Centrifugal fans
- Discharge points
How the visit works
We are used to working while the site is closed. A lot of visits happen overnight or at weekends, so a kitchen or building can carry on as usual the next day. On site, the work takes a couple of hours per fan, depending on its size and the build-up. If the van will struggle with a lane or gateway near Althorne, let us know and we’ll plan around it.
- The fan is found and its type, access and isolation checked.
- It’s isolated so it can’t run while we work.
- Grease is scraped off the impeller blades and casing.
- Blades, housing and surrounds are degreased with care around the electrics.
- It’s closed up, run, checked and photographed for the report.
Preparing for the visit
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
Ask for a quote
For a fixed quote, ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email 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
What affects the quote in Althorne
Your quote is based on your site. We take into account:
- A single visit or a regular plan
- The times the site is available
- The condition of the system
- Where the site is and how we reach it
A single site or a whole portfolio, we price it on the same basis: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. You’ll have a fixed price before work begins.
Helping us quote
Many jobs can be priced from photos and some basics. Send what you can of the following:
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Any previous report or certificate
- A few general shots of the system
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. 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.
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When to call us in Althorne
The fan sits at the end of the grease’s journey. The grease that is left lands on the blades and the casing, and the spinning blades fling it onto the walls of the housing.
If you notice any of these, it’s worth a diagnosis:
- A fan that has never been cleaned
- Rough running from the extract fan
- Grease escaping from the fan outlet
- Weak extraction at the canopy
A kitchen near Althorne station that serves breakfast and dinner can run its extract twelve hours or more, which shortens the cleaning interval.
Comparing quotes
- What hours they’ll be on site
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or photos
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- What records you will receive afterwards
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
A few tasks are always specialist work: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease need training, the right equipment and safe access. That is our job.
Staff cleaning and specialist work are not the same thing. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but they don’t reach the grease that builds up further in. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
How the job changes from site to site
Roof-mounted fans
Roof fans sit at the top of the riser. We clean them where they can be safely reached, with any limits noted.
Impellers and blades
A clean impeller shows any damage: cracks, bent blades or wear. Anything we see goes on the report.
Looking after it afterwards
Think of this as the after-treatment advice, in brief:
- Check the report shows the fan was cleaned
- Keep access to the fan clear
- Never cook with a filter missing
- Tell us if the extract feels weaker
The area around the fan is left clean, with waste grease removed. On a roof or outside wall, we leave the surrounding area tidy.
Keep the route to the fan clear. A fan that can be reached safely is a fan that gets cleaned, whether it’s on a roof, in a ceiling or on a wall.