Essex · Extract fan cleaning
Black Notley extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning across Black Notley and nearby, timed so the site keeps working and finished with a written report and photos.
- Rough running from the extract fan
- A smell of hot grease from the extract
- A fan that has never been cleaned
Extract fan cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Black Notley
If the extract fan in Black Notley has become noisy, weak or greasy? Tell us about it when you call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos, and you will get a fixed price, typically within one working day. The work covers discharge points, centrifugal fans and fan housings, and people most often call us about burning smells from the fan area and a fan that hums, whines or rumbles.
For a kitchen in or near Black Notley, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, and the clean itself is the same full TR19® job as in any town: canopy to discharge, then a TR19® certificate and a photo report.
Good records are part of the job. Each visit is written up with photos, covering the work done, any areas we couldn’t access and a recommended next date. Keep it with your fire safety records so it’s ready for an insurer, fire officer or EHO.
- Where
- Black Notley (CM77)
- Region
- Essex
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quote
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- When we work
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Keeping the system healthy
So the system stays in good health:
- Don’t turn the fan off mid-service
- Report grease escaping from the fan
- Leave a clear route to the fan
- Keep each photo report with the maintenance log
Keep the report with the maintenance log and fire risk assessment. It gives a dated record of the fan’s condition, which helps if anything changes later.
Fewer grease particles reaching the fan means less build-up. Clean, well-seated filters are the fan’s first protection, and replace any that are damaged.
What we do, step by step
Night work is normal for us. A lot of visits happen overnight or at weekends, so a kitchen or building can carry on as usual the next day. The visit itself takes a couple of hours per fan, depending on its size and the build-up. Somewhere like Black Notley, lanes, gates and parking are worth mentioning in advance.
- First we locate the fan and agree how it’s safely isolated.
- The fan is isolated so it cannot start while we work.
- We remove the grease from the blades, impeller and casing.
- We degrease the fan and housing, taking care around the motor.
- The fan is put back into service, checked and photographed.
Getting ready for the visit
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
Get a fixed quote
Here’s what helps us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, a few photos and any previous report or certificate. Once you have those, call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
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Fixed quotes for extract fan cleaning in Black Notley
Your quote is based on your site. We take into account:
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- How big the system is
- Any permits to work or inductions
Several systems or sites on one quote often makes better use of the time. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at and we’ll price it together.
Helping us quote
When you call or email, it’s useful to have:
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- Any previous report or certificate
Every quote begins with a look at the system, from your pictures and details or, where that isn’t enough, a survey on site. Then we send a fixed price so you know the cost before any work starts.
Black Notley kitchens: local notes
The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 3 pubs, bars and clubs within about 1.5 miles of central Black Notley. A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. In Black Notley, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Braintree 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. Fire safety in Black Notley falls to Essex County 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.
Church and community hall kitchens, near Church of St Peter and St Paul or anywhere around Black Notley, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other. A hospital like William Julien Courtauld Hospital, about 1.8 miles north-west, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day.
Black Notley is about 2 miles south of Braintree, in Essex. If you need extract fan cleaning in Black Notley, please phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form for a fixed quote. Our area covers London and the South East, including Black Notley. Black Notley is one of 644 towns, villages and districts in Essex we cover for commercial clients. Chelmsford is in our area too, about 9 miles from Black Notley.
Extract fan cleaning in CM77 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Whether your site is on Church Road, Hospital Field and Mary Ruck Way or anywhere close by, we can help. Close by, we work in The Green (1 mile south-east), Tye Green (1 mile east), Row Green (1 mile west), Long Green (1 mile north-east) and Hawbush Green (1 mile east). We also work in nearby towns such as Colchester (14 miles east), Chelmsford (9 miles south-west), Maldon (10 miles south-east), Witham (5 miles south-east), Camulodunum (13 miles east) and Halstead (7 miles north-east).
Around Black Notley
Typical jobs here are in premises near Hoppit Mead, The Vine Inn and Cressing Primary School, among other places. Black Notley’s nearest station is Cressing station, about 0.6 miles east of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Cressing Temple (2.2 miles south-east) and William Julien Courtauld Hospital (1.8 miles north-west). Not far away are Sandylay and Moat Woods.
Your questions about extract fan cleaning in Black Notley
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Black Notley?
That is Essex County Fire and Rescue Service. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
Will you come out to Black Notley?
Yes. Villages and rural sites across the South East are part of our work, Black Notley included. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
What do you need from me for a quote?
A short description and a few pictures, with the address and opening hours. We will ask for anything else we need.
How much does extract fan cleaning cost?
We do not publish prices, because the cost depends on the job: how big it is, what state it’s in, how we reach it and the working hours. We fix the price before we start.
Are you insured?
Yes. We carry full insurance and have been trading since 2009.
What is TR19?
A BESA specification, with two parts that matter most here: TR19® Grease for kitchen extracts and TR19® Air for supply and extract systems. It is not law, but it’s the benchmark.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. Tell us what you have and how it’s used and we’ll propose a schedule with a fixed quote.
Is TR19 cleaning required by law?
No, not in itself. Insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to TR19® as the benchmark, and many insurers ask for proof of cleaning to it. The law behind it is the Fire Safety Order 2005, which applies in England and Wales.
When something else is needed
Before you book, it helps to know what’s not included:
- A motor that has burnt out
- A fan that was never right for the kitchen
- A dirty duct upstream of the fan
Not sure which it is? You can ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we will tell you honestly before you book.
Parts of the system we cover
- Discharge points
- Fan housings
- Centrifugal fans
- Axial fans
- Roof-mounted fans
- In-line fans
Nearby places to Black Notley
Also in Black Notley
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
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.
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but the parts you can’t see still need a specialist at the right interval.
What the work involves, part by part
Fan housings and motors
Belt-driven fans have a drive belt and pulleys that can collect grease. Belts and pulleys are checked and cleaned where safe for your records.
Inline duct fans
Inline fans can be in tight spaces, so we plan how to reach and clean them. If it cannot be reached fully, the report says so.
Signs you need extract fan cleaning in Black Notley
Grease builds up unevenly on the blades. The difference throws the impeller off balance, wearing bearings and mounts. What starts as a grease problem can become a mechanical one.
If you notice any of these, it’s worth a diagnosis:
- A motor area thick with grease
- Rough running from the extract fan
- A fan coated in grease inside its housing
- An extract fan with no cleaning record
If you cook for passing trade around Cressing station, the extract can be cleaned between your last and first customer.
What your quote should include
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or photos
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- How VAT is shown on the quote