West Sussex · Extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in Ashurst, West Sussex
Extract fan cleaning across Ashurst and nearby, booked around your opening hours and signed off in writing with photos.
- Grease escaping from the fan outlet
- Thick grease on the impeller and casing
- Burning smells from the fan area
Extract fan cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Ashurst
The fan is cleaned as part of every full TR19® Grease clean, but some fans need cleaning between full cleans, for example when it’s noisy or vibrating. A fan-only clean is recorded as exactly that. The work covers in-line fans, fan housings and axial fans, and people most often call us about a fan that has never been cleaned and vibration from an unbalanced impeller.
In a small place like Ashurst, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, where grease settles in the flat sections. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
We have been trading since 2009, and we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
- Place
- Ashurst (BN44)
- Wider area
- West Sussex
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- When we work
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
FAQs for Ashurst
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Ashurst?
It’s West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Ashurst. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
Can you work in Ashurst outside opening hours?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. That way a site in Ashurst doesn’t have to lose a day’s trading. Just call 0345 646 2711, or email photos with your opening times and we will plan around them.
What’s the cleaning interval for an extract fan?
It’s cleaned with the whole extract, from every 3 months for 12 to 16 hours of cooking a day to every 12 months for 2 to 6 hours. Grease readings and the fan’s condition can show it needs more.
Do we lose a day’s trading?
Not normally. We need the work area to ourselves while we are on site, so the visit goes in a quiet slot.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
No, not in itself. Insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to TR19® as the benchmark, and many insurance policies ask for proof of TR19® cleaning. The law behind it is the Fire Safety Order 2005 in England and Wales.
Does a TR19 kitchen extract clean cover the fan?
Yes. TR19® Grease covers the whole system, fan included. It’s isolated, opened and cleaned along with the canopy, plenum, filters, ducts and discharge.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. We run scheduled maintenance contracts, set at the interval the system needs. Each report recommends when the next visit should be.
What’s TR19?
BESA’s ventilation hygiene specification, with two parts that matter most here: TR19® Grease for kitchen extracts and TR19® Air for supply and extract systems. It is not legislation, but it’s the standard people check against.
When it’s something else
We’ll always give you a straight diagnosis, so here’s what extract fan cleaning won’t do:
- A fan that will not start
- A fan that’s too small for the system (a design question)
- Grease in the canopy and ductwork
If in doubt, call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will say what we think.
What we work on in Ashurst
- In-line fans
- Axial fans
- Roof-mounted fans
- Fan housings
- Discharge points
- Centrifugal fans
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
Staff cleaning and specialist work aren’t the same thing. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but they do not reach the grease that builds up further in. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
Extract fan cleaning around Ashurst
The fire and rescue service for Ashurst is West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises. Kitchens in Ashurst get their food hygiene inspections from Horsham council. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
Term dates shape school work: for a school like Ashurst CofE Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
Ashurst is about 7 miles north of Shoreham-by-Sea, in West Sussex. Ashurst gets the same approach as every site we work on: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where necessary and a written report with pictures. We cover 371 places across West Sussex, from busy centres to quieter spots. Our Brighton page covers sites nearby (11 miles or so).
We work across BN44 for extract fan cleaning and the streets around it. That includes premises on Church Lane and School Lane and nearby roads. Neighbouring places we cover for extract fan cleaning include Partridge Green (2 miles north-east), Dial Post (2 miles north-west), Wiston (2 miles south-west), Littleworth (3 miles north) and Ashington (3 miles west). Larger places within reach include Crawley (14 miles north-east), Horsham (9 miles north), Worthing (8 miles south-west), Haywards Heath (11 miles north-east), Burgess Hill (9 miles east) and Littlehampton (12 miles south-west).
Local landmarks in Ashurst
Typical jobs here are in premises near Fountain Inn. Other landmarks nearby include Steyning Museum (3.1 miles south). The countryside around Ashurst includes Chanctonbury Hill and Knepp Wildland.
Why it’s worth doing now in Ashurst
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. It’s worth booking a check, because nobody sees inside a duct day to day.
Several systems or sites on one quote can make for a more efficient booking. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at, and you will get one fixed quote.
Why book with us
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- Full insurance on every job
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Photo reports with every job
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What happens on the day
When we arrive, we check the system against the survey or the pictures you sent. If anything is different, we talk it through with the person on site before carrying on. From there, it takes a few hours where there are several fans or heavy deposits. Pictures of the system and its access let us plan the work in Ashurst before we set off.
- The fan is found and its type, access and isolation checked.
- We isolate the power before opening the housing.
- We scrape the heavy grease from the blades and housing.
- The fan is degreased, taking care around the motor.
- We reassemble, run and photograph the fan.
Before we arrive
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
Get a fixed quote
To help us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, a few pictures and any previous report or certificate. Then ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
Advice
Signs you need extract fan cleaning in Ashurst
Grease condenses as the air cools, and a fan out on a roof or wall often sits where the air is coolest. So grease often settles heavily there.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- Grease around the motor and its mounts
- A fan shaking on its mounts
- Fat spreading onto the roof or wall by the fan
- A heavily greased fan housing
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near The Parish Church of St James or elsewhere in Ashurst, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Comparing quotes
- Whether VAT is included
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- What hours they’ll be on site
Multi-site and managed buildings
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Every visit ends with a dated report and photos, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
When the building owner and the occupier are different, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We can quote either party, and the report can go to both.
What the work involves, part by part
Wall fans
A wall fan pushes the air straight outside. We isolate it, then clean the blades and housing.
Kitchens with long cooking hours
Kitchens that cook 12 to 16 hours a day put the most grease through their fans. BESA guidance sets at least 3-monthly cleaning for that level of use, fan included.