East Sussex · Extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in Ashton Green, East Sussex
We cover Ashton Green for extract fan cleaning. Out-of-hours visits, a fixed quote and a written report with photos on every job.
- A fan left out of previous cleans
- A heavily greased fan housing
- Burning smells from the fan area
How the visit works
There’s very little for your team to do on the day. A contact on site lets us in at the agreed time and points us to the system, and the rest is down to us. Before we leave, the area is tidied and the paperwork follows. Photos of the system and how to reach it help us plan a visit to Ashton Green.
- First we locate the fan and agree how it’s safely isolated.
- The fan is isolated so it cannot start while we work.
- The impeller and the housing around it are scraped clean.
- The fan and its surrounds are degreased, keeping clear of the motor’s electrics.
- We reassemble, run the fan and photograph the result.
Getting ready for the visit
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
How to get a quote
For extract fan cleaning in Ashton Green, call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form. Tell us what kind of premises it is and when it’s open, plus pictures or the previous report if they’re to hand. We usually send a fixed quote within one working day.
Advice
How we handle extract fan cleaning in Ashton Green
Is the extract fan louder than it used to be, or the airflow weaker? Tell us about it when you phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos, and we will send you a fixed quote for extract fan cleaning in Ashton Green, usually within one working day. We’re often asked to deal with vibration from an unbalanced impeller and fat spreading onto the roof or wall by the fan, across roof-mounted fans, fan housings and in-line fans.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
It’s worth checking any contractor’s accreditations. We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, with full insurance on top.
- Location
- Ashton Green (BN8)
- Region
- East Sussex
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
What your team can do, and what needs us
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, alongside our reports.
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but they don’t reach the grease that builds up further in. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Ashton Green
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works, and we’ll send a fixed quote.
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
What extract fan cleaning looks like in Ashton Green
There are about 4 restaurants, cafés and works canteens within about 1.5 miles of central Ashton Green, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. The fan at the end of each of those extracts collects grease that slows it and wears the motor. In Ashton Green, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Lewes council. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Before-and-after pictures from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand. East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service covers Ashton Green. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk.
Bursars and site managers at schools such as Ringmer Primary and Nursery School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty. Volunteers running a hall kitchen near The Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin, or anywhere in Ashton Green, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
Ashton Green is about 3 miles east of Lewes, in East Sussex. If you need extract fan cleaning in Ashton Green, it’s easy to get a fixed quote: please call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email. We work across South East England and London, including Ashton Green. Ashton Green is one of 289 towns, villages and districts in East Sussex where we work for commercial clients. Our Brighton page covers sites nearby (10 miles or so).
Extract fan cleaning in BN8 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. If you need extract fan cleaning at premises on Neaves Lane and Potato Lane or anywhere close by, we can help. Other places close to Ashton Green include Ringmer (1 mile west), Glyndebourne (1 mile south-west), Glynde (2 miles south), Cliffe (3 miles south-west) and Firle (3 miles south). We also work in nearby towns such as Eastbourne (12 miles south-east), Seaford (8 miles south), Lewes (3 miles west), Hailsham (8 miles east), Crowborough (12 miles north) and Uckfield (6 miles north).
Landmarks near Ashton Green
In Ashton Green, that means kitchens and buildings near Ringmer Community College and Sixth Form and The Green Man pub, among other places. The nearest railway station is Glynde station, about 2.1 miles south. Well-known places in the area include Museum of Agricultural Bygones (0.7 miles north-east) and Lewes Victoria Hospital (3.8 miles west). Green spaces nearby include Malling Down and Cliffe Hill.
Places near Ashton Green
What else we do in Ashton Green
Why act early in Ashton Green
Grease on the fan is grease in the system. A TR19 clean that left out the fan wouldn’t cover the whole system, and insurers asking for TR19 cleaning expect the full system. Somewhere as small as Ashton Green, losing a kitchen or building to a fault is felt by everyone who uses it.
Working hours, access and the scale of the site all affect the cost. Each of those is built into the quote, and the price is fixed before work begins.
What you get with us
- Full insurance on every job
- Every job surveyed first
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- Trading since 2009
Take a look at what affects the cost or our accreditations.
Fixed quotes for extract fan cleaning in Ashton Green
Every site gets its own quote. This is what makes a difference:
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- The scale of the work
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
Combining work into one visit or one programme can make for a more efficient booking. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at and we will price it together.
What to send for a quote
When you call or email, these details help:
- Problems your staff have spotted
- The site address and the type of premises
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
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. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
Ashton Green questions
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Ashton Green?
East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service for Ashton Green. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.
Do you clean school canteen extracts around Ashton Green out of term?
Yes, out-of-term visits are normal for schools. There are about 3 schools, colleges and universities on the FSA’s food hygiene register within about 1.5 miles of Ashton Green. Send us your term dates when you call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line, and we’ll fit the work in.
Will I get photos of the cleaned fan?
Photos, notes on condition and a recommended next date. File it with your other extract records.
Do we lose a day’s trading?
Not usually. Visits are timed for when the area is closed, such as overnight or at a weekend, so the site can carry on as normal.
How often should the extract fan be cleaned?
At least as often as the rest of the extract, which BESA guidance sets by daily cooking hours: from 3-monthly for heavy use to 12-monthly for light use. A noisy or heavily coated fan may need it sooner.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes. For many sites, photos and a few details are enough, while bigger or harder-to-see systems are surveyed on site.
Can the fan be cleaned between full cleans?
Yes, we can clean just the fan. That helps when the fan needs attention before the next full clean, but it doesn’t replace a full TR19 clean.
Who has the legal duty for fire safety?
That depends on who controls the premises. Under the Fire Safety Order 2005, it’s the responsible person, which can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, an FM or a managing agent.
What we’re called out for in Ashton Green
Fans that are hard to reach are often the ones that get missed. A fan that has never been cleaned can be heavily coated, and the report will show it.
It’s time to book a visit if you see:
- A fan motor running hot under a coat of grease
- A fan that no longer moves enough air
- Grease escaping from the fan outlet
- A heavily greased fan housing
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Lewes Victoria Hospital is the nearest hospital to Ashton Green, about 3.8 miles west.
Questions to ask before you book
- Whether they recommend a next date
- What hours they’ll be on site
- What records you’ll receive afterwards
- Whether a survey comes first
Part by part
Kitchens with long cooking hours
A long-hours kitchen can’t afford a fan failure. Keeping the fan clean is part of avoiding that, and our 24/7 emergency callout is there if it happens anyway.
Wall fans
With little duct before them, wall fans collect grease fast. They may need cleaning as often as the canopy, which grease readings will show.