West Sussex · Extract fan cleaning
Extract Fan Cleaning in Bolney
Looking for extract fan cleaning in Bolney? We diagnose first, fix the price and book the work around your hours, finishing with a written report and pictures.
- A fan that hums, whines or rumbles
- A fan coated in grease inside its housing
- A fan left out of previous cleans
What we do, step by step
Protection comes first: sheeting goes over floors and surfaces close to the work. Then we make the system safe and start. It takes an hour or two for one fan, longer when it’s hard to reach, and the area is cleaned down before we leave. Visits to a village like Bolney are booked in advance, at a time that suits whoever runs the site.
- We find the fan and check how it’s reached and how it’s isolated.
- 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
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Tell us where we can park and unload
Get a fixed quote
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. Add the site type and your opening hours, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
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About our extract fan cleaning in Bolney
A fan never collects grease in a neat, even layer. Heavier deposits on some blades throw the impeller off balance, leading to vibration, noise and strain on the motor and bearings. Cleaning the impeller and housing puts that right. Common call-outs are for a fan that has never been cleaned and a noisy fan that has got louder over time, on discharge points, fan housings and roof-mounted fans.
Somewhere as small as Bolney, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Every one of them still needs its extract kept clear of grease.
Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009, as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured.
- Location
- Bolney (RH17)
- Region
- West Sussex
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- When we work
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Bolney questions
Do you work in villages like Bolney?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. A survey first, from pictures or a visit, means we arrive with the right kit.
Can the work in Bolney be done at night or at weekends?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. Your customers, staff or residents in Bolney needn’t be disturbed. Just phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line with your opening times and we’ll plan around them.
Will we have to shut during the visit?
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.
Can the fan be cleaned between full cleans?
Yes, a fan can be cleaned on its own. It’s useful when a fan is noisy or greasy between full cleans, but it does not replace a full TR19 clean.
Where does the waste go?
It leaves the site with us at the end of the visit. During the work, it’s contained to keep the area clean.
Can you fix a fan that is worn out?
Anything beyond cleaning is flagged, with what we found. We can repair or replace it, and if it fails outright, our 24/7 emergency line is there.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes, always. Diagnosis comes before treatment: the survey shows what needs doing and what access we need, and the quote is based on that.
How long will it take to clean the fan?
One easily reached fan is quick, but hard-to-reach fans take more time. We plan it out of hours.
Leave it or put it right?
Grease on the impeller makes the fan less efficient. Airflow at the canopy drops and the kitchen gets hotter and smokier and the motor works harder. Somewhere as small as Bolney, losing a kitchen or building to a fault is felt by everyone who uses it.
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That’s why every job is surveyed first, and why the quote is fixed before we start.
Why book with us
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- Photo reports with every job
- Fixed quotes, typically within one working day
- Trading since 2009
See what affects the cost or our accreditations and certificates.
Do you need extract fan cleaning in Bolney?
A fan on a roof or hidden in a ceiling void is easy to forget. A fan that has never been cleaned can be heavily coated, and the report will show it.
Keep an eye out for these warning signs:
- Hot, greasy smells near the fan
- An extract fan with no cleaning record
- Vibration from an unbalanced impeller
- A fan motor running hot under a coat of grease
Historic houses near Bolney, such as Ockenden Manor about 2.5 miles east, are a reminder that older buildings with event kitchens can have long, awkward duct routes.
Comparing quotes
- Whether a written report and pictures are included
- What hours they’ll be on site
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- Whether VAT is included
For landlords and multi-site operators
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Each visit produces a dated report with photos, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
When the building owner and the occupier are different, the lease normally sets out who maintains what. We can quote either party and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
Looking after it afterwards
Once we’ve finished, these simple steps help:
- Don’t store items in front of the fan’s access point
- Keep the fan on whenever the range is lit
- Note any drop in extraction at the canopy
- Report grease escaping from the fan
We take away the grease and dirty water from the fan clean. Wherever the fan is, the area around it is cleaned down.
Fewer grease particles reaching the fan means less build-up. Keep the grease filters clean, fitted and in place, and replace any that are damaged.
When something else is needed
An honest diagnosis matters more to us than a booking, so here’s what extract fan cleaning will not do:
- A fan that was never right for the kitchen
- A dirty duct upstream of the fan
- Damaged fan blades
If in doubt, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll say what we think.
What the work covers
- Fan housings
- Discharge points
- Axial fans
- Roof-mounted fans
- Centrifugal fans
- In-line fans
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What the work involves, part by part
Roof-mounted fans
Grease can escape from a roof fan onto the surrounding surface and we check the area around the outlet. Heavy staining is noted on the report.
Wall fans
Grease can mark the outside wall around the fan. We clean the fan and check the outlet.
What extract fan cleaning looks like in Bolney
Look up Bolney on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you’ll find about 4 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens across Bolney and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Grease builds up on fan blades and housings in kitchens like these, unbalancing the impeller. Kitchens in Bolney get their food hygiene inspections from Mid Sussex council. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after. Fire safety in Bolney falls to West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk.
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near St Mary Magdalene's Church or elsewhere in Bolney, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often. A hospital like The Dene Hospital, about 2.6 miles south-east, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day.
Bolney is about 4 miles north-west of Burgess Hill, in West Sussex. Sites in Bolney get the same service as everywhere we cover: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with photos. Bolney is one of 371 places in West Sussex where we work for extract fan cleaning. For sites nearby, see our Brighton page (12 miles or so).
Here we cover the RH17 postcode area for extract fan cleaning. We cover sites on The Street, Cherry Lane and Top Street and the roads around them. Neighbouring places we cover for extract fan cleaning include Crosspost (1 mile south-west), Twineham Green (2 miles south), Twineham (2 miles south), Wineham (3 miles south-west) and Kent Street (3 miles south-west). Further out, we also cover Crawley (8 miles north), Horsham (7 miles north-west), Worthing (15 miles south-west), Haywards Heath (5 miles east), Burgess Hill (4 miles south-east) and East Grinstead (12 miles north-east).
Around Bolney
The closest station to Bolney is Wivelsfield station, roughly 4.1 miles south-east of the centre. Well-known places in the area include The Dene Hospital (2.6 miles south-east) and Cuckfield Museum (2.6 miles east). Open spaces near Bolney include Blunts Wood and Paiges Meadow.