Essex · Extract fan cleaning
Extract Fan Cleaning in Basildon
Cleaning of kitchen extract fans, impellers, fan housings and discharge points for Basildon, with a survey first and a report with photos at the end. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- Thick grease on the impeller and casing
- Vibration from an unbalanced impeller
- Rough running from the extract fan
About our extract fan cleaning in Basildon
Cleaning removes grease, not wear. Anything that looks worn or damaged goes on the report and fan repair or replacement is something we also do. You get an honest view of the fan’s condition. The work covers centrifugal fans, fan housings and roof-mounted fans, and the jobs we see most are a fan coated in grease inside its housing and a motor area thick with grease.
Kitchens in a place the size of Basildon are cleaned around trading, not the other way round: after the last cover, before breakfast or on a day the kitchen is shut. Bigger sites can be done kitchen by kitchen, so cooking carries on elsewhere.
Our accreditations include CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured. On top of that, we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we have been trading since 2009.
How it works
When we arrive, we check the system against the survey or the pictures you sent. Anything unexpected is raised with you before we go further. From there, it takes a few hours where there are several fans or heavy deposits. For a managed building in Basildon, let us know about sign-in, permits and who holds the keys.
- We start by checking where the fan sits and how to isolate it.
- The fan is isolated so it can’t start while we work.
- The impeller and the housing around it are scraped clean.
- We degrease the fan and housing, taking care around the motor.
- The fan is put back into service, checked and photographed.
Preparing for the visit
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
Getting a quote
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, from your pictures and details or, where that is not enough, a survey on site. Then we send a fixed price so you know the cost before any work starts.
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How we price extract fan cleaning
A fixed price needs a few facts first. We look at:
- How easy every part is to reach
- Any permits to work or inductions
- How many systems or sites are involved
- Parking and loading at the site
One small site or a whole estate, the quote is built the same way: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. You’ll have a fixed price before work begins.
Asking for a quote
When you contact us, it’s useful to have:
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
Here’s what helps us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, photos of the system and any previous report or certificate. Once you have those, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
When something else is needed
To be straight with you, some problems need a different fix:
- A motor that has burnt out
- A dirty duct upstream of the fan
- An impeller that is bent or split
If in doubt, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll say what we think before booking.
Parts of the system we cover
- Fan housings
- Discharge points
- Roof-mounted fans
- Axial fans
- In-line fans
- Centrifugal fans
How the job changes from site to site
Kitchens with long cooking hours
A long-hours kitchen cannot 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
Wall fans often have a short duct, so grease reaches them quickly. They may need cleaning as often as the canopy, which grease readings will show.
Basildon: your questions answered
Do you do school kitchen extract cleaning in Basildon in the summer holidays?
Yes. The holidays are the usual time for school work. There are about 16 schools, colleges and universities on the FSA’s food hygiene register within about 1.5 miles of Basildon. You can ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with the dates the site is empty.
Who is the fire and rescue service for Basildon?
Fire safety enforcement in Basildon is handled by Essex County Fire and Rescue Service. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.
Do you work in Basildon?
Yes. Our area takes in London and the counties of South East England, and that includes Basildon.
How long does extract fan cleaning take?
Size, access and build-up all affect it. Typically it takes an hour or two for one fan, longer when it’s hard to reach.
What do you do to protect the area?
We start with protection: floor sheeting and covers over nearby surfaces and equipment. The area is left tidy, with our waste taken away.
What’s the cleaning interval for an extract fan?
The fan follows the full system’s interval, 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.
Can you work evenings and weekends?
Yes, and that is how we prefer to work. We book the visit for when the area is out of use, whether that is late evening, overnight or a weekend.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes, of course. Send details of the systems and how they’re used and we’ll propose a schedule with a fixed quote.
Do you need extract fan cleaning in Basildon?
The fan sits at the end of the grease’s journey. The grease that’s left lands on the blades and the casing where the spinning blades spread it around.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- A fan shaking on its mounts
- Grease escaping from the fan outlet
- A fan left out of previous cleans
- Hot, greasy smells near the fan
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near St Martin of Tours or elsewhere in Basildon, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
What your quote should include
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or photos
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: 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.
If your staff spot something between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that will not come clean, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We’ll take a look and send you a fixed quote.
Grease, kitchens and Basildon
Look up Basildon on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you’ll find about 91 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 45 sandwich bars and takeaways across Basildon and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Where they cook under a canopy, an extract fan is pulling grease-laden air through its blades every service. Food hygiene inspections in Basildon are the job of Basildon council’s environmental health team. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after. Basildon sits within the area of Essex County Fire and Rescue Service. Fire and rescue authorities enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic premises, and in a kitchen that fire risk includes the grease in the extract.
Healthcare kitchens cannot easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Basildon is Basildon University Hospital, about 1 mile south. Commuter trade near Basildon station can mean long cooking hours, and long hours put a kitchen into BESA’s more frequent cleaning bands.
Basildon is about 24 miles east of London, in Essex. Sites in Basildon get the same service as everywhere we cover: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where needed and a written report with photos. Our area takes in 644 places across Essex, large and small. We also work in Chelmsford, about 11 miles from Basildon.
We cover every part of the SS16, SS15, SS14 and SS13 postcode area for extract fan cleaning and the roads nearby. That includes premises on Town Square, St Martins Square and Market Square and the roads around them. With the A13 and A127 close by, Basildon is easy for our technicians to reach for extract fan cleaning. We also cover the places around Basildon: Lee Chapel (1 mile south-west), Noak Bridge (1 mile north-west), Vange (1 mile south-east), Steeple View (2 miles north-west) and Laindon (2 miles west). Larger places within reach include Chelmsford (11 miles north), Brentwood (8 miles north-west), Maldon (14 miles north-east), Canvey Island (6 miles south-east), Billericay (4 miles north) and Rayleigh (6 miles east). Basildon is one of the larger places we cover in Essex for extract fan cleaning.
Local landmarks in Basildon
In Basildon, that means kitchens and buildings near Gloucester Park, Sigered pub and Woodlands School, among other places. There’s a railway station in Basildon itself: Basildon station. Nearby you’ll also find Eastgate Shopping Centre (within half a mile south) and Basildon University Hospital (1 mile south). Open spaces near Basildon include Vange Marsh RSPB nature reserve.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Shared systems, like a riser serving several units, need a clear agreement on who books the work, and we are happy to quote for all of it.
Where a tenant occupies the premises but the landlord owns the building, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We are happy to deal with either side, and the report can go to both.