East Sussex · Extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in Broad Oak, East Sussex
Extract fan cleaning in Broad Oak, surveyed first and signed off with a written report and pictures. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- Grease around the motor and its mounts
- Hot, greasy smells near the fan
- Grease escaping from the fan outlet
About our extract fan cleaning in Broad Oak
A clean fan is not a repaired fan. If we find worn bearings, a struggling motor or damage to the impeller, we’ll tell you, and we also repair and replace extract fans. You get an honest view of the fan’s condition. Common call-outs are for a fan that no longer moves enough air and grease escaping from the fan outlet, on axial fans, in-line fans and fan housings.
Work in a small place like Broad Oak starts with a call to agree access and timings, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy to discharge, then a TR19® certificate and a photo report.
Our accreditations include CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured. We are also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we’ve been trading since 2009.
- Location
- Broad Oak (TN21)
- Wider area
- East Sussex
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed price before work begins
- Hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
What your team can do, and what needs us
Staff cleaning and specialist work are not 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. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
Nearby places to Broad Oak
Other services in Broad Oak
Multi-site and managed buildings
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare in Broad Oak and across East Sussex. Work can be phased by floor, building or site to keep disruption down.
From a single site to a large estate, the standard is the same: a survey first, a fixed quote, the work timed around the site and a report with pictures.
Broad Oak questions
Can you get to a site in Broad Oak?
Yes. Broad Oak is within the area we cover across London and the South East. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the site when you book.
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Broad Oak?
Fire safety enforcement in Broad Oak is handled by East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. TR19® is not law, but it’s the benchmark many fire officers and insurers look to when they ask how often the extract is cleaned.
How often does the fan need cleaning?
With the whole system, at intervals set by BESA guidance: every 3, 6 or 12 months. A noisy or heavily coated fan may need it sooner.
What do you do with what you remove?
We contain it and take it with us. We collect grease, debris and waste water as we go, so it does not spread.
Which sectors do you work in?
Commercial premises of every kind: from restaurants, pubs and hotels to schools, hospitals, care homes, offices, shops and food production sites. We fit the work around how the site operates.
Do you provide a report after cleaning the fan?
Every clean has a photo report, along with notes on the fan’s condition. For a full TR19 clean, you also get a certificate through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. Tell us the addresses and what each needs and we’ll quote them together.
What makes a kitchen extract fan vibrate?
Grease on the blades and housing is one of the usual causes, because it unbalances the fan. Worn bearings and motor problems are others, which our report will flag.
Fixed quotes for extract fan cleaning in Broad Oak
Sites vary more than people expect. What affects the quote:
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- The scale of the work
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
Several systems or sites on one quote can make for a more efficient booking. Mention every system or site you need covered, and you will get one fixed quote.
Asking for a quote
We can often survey from photos. The most useful are:
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
Need a price for extract fan cleaning? Please phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and tell us about the site. We’ll explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
When it’s something else
To be straight with you, some problems need a different fix:
- A fan that will not start
- A fan that was never right for the kitchen
- Grease in the canopy and ductwork
If in doubt, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we will say what we think before booking.
What the work covers
- Roof-mounted fans
- Fan housings
- Discharge points
- Axial fans
- Centrifugal fans
- In-line fans
Signs you need extract fan cleaning in Broad Oak
Each blade collects a slightly different amount. Over time, that imbalance shakes the fan, wearing bearings and mounts. What starts as a grease problem can become a mechanical one.
Clients usually contact us when they notice one of these:
- A fan that no longer moves enough air
- An extract fan that vibrates or rattles
- Grease escaping from the fan outlet
- A motor area thick with grease
Bursars and site managers at schools such as Broad Oak Community Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
What your quote should include
- Whether the price is fixed
- How areas they can’t reach will be recorded
- When they can work, and whether that’s outside your opening hours
- Proof of insurance
Grease, kitchens and Broad Oak
The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 3 bars, pubs and nightclubs across Broad Oak and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Any of them serving cooked food has an extract to keep clean, from canopy to discharge. In Broad Oak, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Wealden council. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked. Broad Oak is covered by East 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.
Historic houses near Broad Oak, such as Bateman's about 4.2 miles east, are a reminder that older buildings with event kitchens can have long, awkward duct routes. A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Ebenezer Chapel or elsewhere in Broad Oak, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Broad Oak is about 7 miles south-east of Crowborough, in East Sussex. Across the TN21 area, we cover extract fan cleaning for commercial sites. Across East Sussex, we cover 289 places, Broad Oak among them. Brighton is in our area too, around 21 miles away.
Every address in TN21 is within our area for extract fan cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. You will find streets such as Halley Road, Burwash Road and Highview Road, and we cover them all for extract fan cleaning. We also cover Cade Street (1 mile south-west), Old Heathfield (1 mile south), Heathfield (2 miles south-west), Sandy Cross (2 miles south-west) and Maynard's Green (3 miles south-west). Larger places within reach include Eastbourne (13 miles south), Hastings (14 miles south-east), Bexhill-on-Sea (12 miles south-east), Lewes (14 miles south-west), Hailsham (8 miles south) and Crowborough (7 miles north-west).
What’s near Broad Oak
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Heathfield Community College, among other places. The nearest railway station is Stonegate station, about 4.5 miles north-east of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Old Castle (3.7 miles south-east) and Sussex Farm Museum (3.6 miles south-west). The countryside around Broad Oak includes Selwyns Wood.
How the job changes from site to site
Impellers and blades
A clean impeller shows any damage: cracks, bent blades or wear. We note any concerns.
Roof-mounted fans
Many kitchen extracts end at a fan on the roof. We clean them where they can be safely reached, and anything we cannot reach is recorded.
What happens on the day
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. We agree a date with you, plan the drive to Broad Oak and turn up when the site is quiet.
- 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.
- The fan is degreased, taking care around the motor.
- It’s closed up, run, checked and photographed for the report.
Before we arrive
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
How to get a quote
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in pictures, get a survey first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.