East Sussex · Extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in Barcombe Mills, East Sussex
We cover Barcombe Mills for cleaning of kitchen extract fans, impellers, fan housings and discharge points. Out-of-hours visits, a fixed quote and a written report with pictures as standard.
- Grease escaping from the fan outlet
- Vibration from an unbalanced impeller
- A fan that hums, whines or rumbles
Keeping the system healthy
Aftercare is simple, and it makes the next visit easier:
- Keep each photo report with the maintenance log
- Tell us if the extract feels weaker
- Never cook with a filter missing
- Watch for grease marks around the outlet
A full system clean includes a TR19 certificate from the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. If only the fan is cleaned, the photo report says so.
Stick to the interval for the full extract. A fan cleaned with the rest of the system on time rarely gets badly coated, in line with BESA guidance.
How we handle extract fan cleaning in Barcombe Mills
Any fan serving a kitchen in Barcombe Mills is cleaned the same careful way as anywhere else: isolated first, then opened, scraped and degreased. The result is photographed for your records. Typical jobs include burning smells from the fan area and a fan that has never been cleaned, on axial fans, fan housings and in-line fans.
Work in a small place like Barcombe Mills starts with a call to agree access and timings, and the clean itself is the same full TR19® job as in any town: canopy, filters, duct, fan and discharge, with a certificate and photo report at the end.
Our accreditations include CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured. On top of that, we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we have been trading since 2009.
- Place
- Barcombe Mills (BN8)
- Region
- East Sussex
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
What happens if it’s left?
An unbalanced fan gets worse, not better. It can wear the bearings and lead to failure and a kitchen can’t cook safely without extraction. A planned clean beats an emergency. Somewhere as small as Barcombe Mills, losing a kitchen or building to a fault is felt by everyone who uses it.
The cost depends on how big the system is, what state it’s in and how easy it is to reach. You get a fixed price before any work starts, so there are no surprises.
Why Barcombe Mills businesses choose us
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- Trading since 2009
- A written report with pictures after every visit
- A fixed price before any work starts
Read our cost guide and how to check a contractor.
Multi-site and managed buildings
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we can quote for the whole system.
Whether it’s one building or many, the standard is the same: a survey first, a fixed quote, the work timed around the site and a report with photos.
How it works
Before we leave, we walk the area with whoever is on site. Anything we couldn’t reach or that needs attention is pointed out there and then, and it goes on the report too. The visit takes an hour or two for one fan, longer when it’s hard to reach. Seeing the system in photos first means the trip to Barcombe Mills can be planned properly.
- We locate the fan and plan how to reach and isolate it.
- 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.
- We reassemble, run and photograph the fan.
Before we arrive
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
How to get a quote
Here’s what helps 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. Then give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
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What your team can do, and what needs us
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, and that is where we come in.
Staff cleaning and specialist work aren’t the same thing. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
When to call us in Barcombe Mills
Poor filters mean a greasier fan. When filters don’t seal, grease goes straight through to the fan, so the fan takes far more than it should.
Common reasons sites call us are:
- A fan that has never been cleaned
- A fan coated in grease inside its housing
- Vibration from an unbalanced impeller
- A fan that no longer moves enough air
Church and community hall kitchens, near The Parish Church of St Mary or anywhere around Barcombe Mills, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Questions to ask before booking
- Whether VAT is included
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- How areas they can’t reach will be recorded
- What insurance they carry
What extract fan cleaning looks like in Barcombe Mills
The FSA’s data shows about 3 pubs, bars and clubs registered in Barcombe Mills and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Any of them serving cooked food has an extract to keep clean, from canopy to discharge. East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service covers Barcombe Mills. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order. Kitchens in Barcombe Mills get their food hygiene inspections from Lewes council. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Glyndebourne is about 3 miles south-east), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning. If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Lewes Victoria Hospital about 3.3 miles south-west, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.
Barcombe Mills is about 3 miles north-east of Lewes, in East Sussex. Whatever kind of site you run in Barcombe Mills, extract fan cleaning is something we can help with. We can work out of hours so the site keeps running. Barcombe Mills is one of 289 towns, villages and districts in East Sussex where we work for commercial clients. Brighton is in our area too, about 9 miles from Barcombe Mills.
Postcode districts we cover here for extract fan cleaning: BN8. Neighbouring places we cover for extract fan cleaning include Barcombe (1 mile west), Barcombe Cross (1 mile north-west), Upper Wellingham (1 mile south), Mount Pleasant (1 mile north) and Norlington (2 miles south-east). We also work in nearby towns such as Eastbourne (14 miles south-east), Seaford (10 miles south), Lewes (3 miles south-west), Hailsham (10 miles east), Crowborough (11 miles north-east) and Uckfield (5 miles north-east).
Landmarks near Barcombe Mills
Typical jobs here are in premises near Anglers Rest pub and Ringmer Community College and Sixth Form and the streets around them. The closest station to Barcombe Mills is Cooksbridge station, roughly 2 miles south-west of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Lewes Castle (3.2 miles south) and Museum of Agricultural Bygones (2.9 miles south-east). Green spaces nearby include Cliffe Hill and Malling Down.
Barcombe Mills questions
Will you come out to Barcombe Mills?
Yes, Barcombe Mills is part of our area, however small the site. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Barcombe Mills?
That’s East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. TR19® isn’t law, but it’s the benchmark many fire officers and insurers look to when they ask how often the extract is cleaned.
Do we lose a day’s trading?
Not typically. The area we’re working in has to be out of use while we are there, so we book a time when it would be closed anyway.
Which sectors do you work in?
Restaurants and pubs, hotels, schools and colleges, hospitals and care homes, offices and retail, plus food production and leisure sites.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes. Our emergency line runs 24/7 for anything that cannot wait until a planned visit. Call us any time and explain what’s happened.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes. We run scheduled maintenance contracts, set at the interval the system needs. Each report recommends when the next visit should be.
Is the fan included in a TR19 clean?
Yes, it should be. A TR19 Grease clean covers everything from canopy to discharge, and the fan is a key part of it, so it’s cleaned too.
What does TR19 mean?
BESA’s ventilation hygiene specification in two main parts: 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.
What the work involves, part by part
Impellers and blades
Grease on the leading edges of the blades cuts the fan’s efficiency. Scraping and degreasing them restores their shape, so the fan can run as intended.
Wall fans
With little duct before them, wall fans collect grease fast. They can need regular attention, which grease readings will show.