London and the South East

Extract Fan Cleaning in Essex

Wherever you are in Essex, we can help with extract fan cleaning. A fixed quote before we start, and a 24/7 emergency line.

Call 0345 646 2711

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Towns we cover in Essex

Cleaning of kitchen extract fans, impellers, fan housings and discharge points. Choose your town from the list to see local details, or call or email us for a quick quote.

Largest places

Extract fan cleaning across Essex: what to expect

Cleaning removes grease, not wear. Anything that looks worn or damaged goes on the report, and we also repair and replace extract fans. You get an honest view of the fan’s condition. We’re often asked to deal with a fan coated in grease inside its housing and grease escaping from the fan outlet, across discharge points, in-line fans and centrifugal fans.

We turn up 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 before any work starts, and the area around the work is covered and protected. On site, it takes an hour or two for one fan, longer when it’s hard to reach.

We locate the fan and plan how to reach and isolate it.
It’s isolated so it cannot run while we work.
Grease is scraped off the impeller blades and casing.
Blades, housing and surrounds are degreased with care around the electrics.
We reassemble, run and photograph the fan.

Pricing in Essex

Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Ask for a fixed quote and we’ll explain each part.

Why businesses in Essex choose us

In business since 2009
Fully insured
Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
Every job surveyed first

Getting a quote

Quoting starts with a diagnosis, from your pictures and details or, where that isn’t enough, a survey on site. After that, you get a fixed price for the work so you know the cost before work begins.

Local landmarks in Colchester

Around Colchester, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Church of St Peter, Bull Meadow and The Bay And Say Public House. You’ll also find Colchester Sixth Form College (within half a mile north-west) and St John's Green Primary School (within half a mile south). There’s a railway station in Colchester itself: Colchester Town station. Nearby you’ll also find Lion Walk (within half a mile south-east) and Essex County Hospital (less than half a mile south-west). The countryside around Colchester includes Westhouse Wood.

Where we work in Essex

In Essex, we work in places such as Colchester, Chelmsford and Basildon and well beyond. Every place on our Essex list (644 in all) is covered, and kitchens are cleaned around their opening hours, overnight and at weekends included.

Essex is within the area we cover, which takes in London and the South East. Each job starts with a survey and a fixed quote. Essex includes coastal places, where salt in the air speeds up corrosion of roof-level equipment. Fans and cowls on sea-facing roofs are worth checking at each visit.

Colchester: Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of St Peter, or anywhere in Colchester, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it. Commuter trade near Colchester Town station can mean long cooking hours, and long hours put a kitchen into BESA’s more frequent cleaning bands.

Signs you need extract fan cleaning

The fan sits at the end of the grease’s journey. Whatever grease is still in it settles on the impeller and inside the housing, and the spinning blades fling it onto the walls of the housing.

Most sites get in touch when they notice something like this:

Hot, greasy smells near the fan
Thick grease on the impeller and casing
Weak extraction at the canopy
Rough running from the extract fan

When it’s something else

It’s worth knowing the limits before booking:

A faulty speed controller or isolator
Damaged fan blades
Grease in the duct and canopy before the fan (those need a full TR19 clean)

Managing agents and facilities teams in Essex

Whether it’s one building or many, you get the same standard: a survey first, a fixed quote, the work timed around the site and a report with photos.

We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare across Essex. Work can be phased by floor, building or site around the people who use them.

What affects the quote in Essex

There’s no set price list, because no two systems are the same. The quote depends on:

Travel, parking and unloading
A single visit or a regular plan
How big the system is
The times the site is available

We don’t list prices on the website, because each job is priced on what it involves. Call for a fixed quote, and we will talk you through it.

Helping us quote

A few details help us quote accurately. When you get in touch, it helps to send:

The postcode and the type of business
Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
When the site is open and when it’s quiet
Problems your staff have spotted

To help us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, a few photos and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Once you have those, ring 0345 646 2711 or email us.

Different parts, different methods

Roof-mounted fans

On a roof, the air is cooler and grease drops out faster. The impeller and housing are scraped and degreased.

Fan housings and motors

We clean around the motor without soaking its electrics, and the fan is isolated throughout. Grease around the motor can make it run hotter, so we clean what we safely can.

Your questions about extract fan cleaning in Essex

Where does the waste go?

Anything we remove is contained as we work and taken away with us, from grease and debris to used cleaning water. None of it is left on site.

How do you protect the area?

With sheeting and covers, before anything else happens. The work is kept contained and leave the area clean.

Can you work evenings and weekends?

Yes, and that’s how we prefer to work. The visit is timed for when the area isn’t in use, whether that’s late evening, overnight or a weekend.

Do you provide a report after cleaning the fan?

A photo report, including the fan’s condition and the next clean date. Keep it with your maintenance log.

How long is a fan clean?

Allow a couple of hours per fan, depending on its size and the build-up. We’ll confirm the time when we quote.

Do you have a 24/7 line?

Yes. There’s a 24/7 emergency line for anything that can’t wait until a planned visit. Ring any time and tell us what’s happened.

What about areas you cannot get to?

Anything we cannot reach goes on the report, with pictures where possible, and we tell you what would make it reachable, such as extra access panels in ductwork.