West Sussex · Extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in Broadwater, West Sussex
Looking for extract fan cleaning in Broadwater? We diagnose first, fix the price and book the work around your hours, finishing with a written report and pictures.
- A fan that has never been cleaned
- Hot, greasy smells near the fan
- Grease escaping from the fan outlet
Extract fan cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Broadwater
Duct Doctor has been cleaning kitchen extract fans since 2009. We are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 and full insurance. The work covers fan housings, discharge points and axial fans, and the jobs we see most are grease around the motor and its mounts and an extract fan with no cleaning record.
Size doesn’t change the work: a kitchen in a place like Broadwater gets the whole system cleaned, canopy to discharge. We plan the visit around your hours, with the journey sorted in advance.
The report is your system’s health record: a dated account with photos of everything we did. Grease extract cleans are also certificated to TR19® Grease through the BESCA VHE portal, ready for your insurer.
- Place
- Broadwater (BN14, BN11)
- Wider area
- West Sussex
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
What extract fan cleaning cannot fix
Some problems need a different service or another trade:
- A dirty duct upstream of the fan
- A cracked or broken impeller (it needs replacing)
- An undersized fan that cannot cope
If you’re not sure, just ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we will give you a straight answer before you book.
Parts of the system we cover
- Fan housings
- Axial fans
- In-line fans
- Centrifugal fans
- Roof-mounted fans
- Discharge points
Nearby places to Broadwater
Also in Broadwater
Extract fan cleaning around Broadwater
The coast is only about 2 miles from Broadwater. Salt in the air is hard on rooftop fans, discharge cowls and fixings, so we check them for corrosion as well as grease. The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 68 pubs and bars and about 10 hotels and guest houses across Broadwater and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Wherever they cook, the canopy, duct and fan collect grease just as a restaurant’s do. Environmental health officers from Worthing council inspect food businesses in Broadwater. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near St. Mary's Church or elsewhere in Broadwater, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event. A kitchen near Worthing station that serves breakfast and dinner can run its extract twelve hours or more, which shortens the cleaning interval.
Broadwater is about 1 mile east of Worthing, in West Sussex. From the centre of Broadwater to the outskirts, extract fan cleaning is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from small sites to large estates. Broadwater is one of 371 places in West Sussex we cover for commercial clients. Our Brighton page covers sites nearby, about 11 miles away.
We cover every part of the BN14 and BN11 postcode area for extract fan cleaning and the roads nearby. You’ll find streets such as Forest Road, Turner Road and Langton Road, all of which we cover for extract fan cleaning. Neighbouring places we cover for extract fan cleaning include Offington (1 mile north-west), Worthing (1 mile west), Salvington (1 mile north-west), East Worthing (1 mile south-east) and Sompting (2 miles east). Further out, we also cover Bognor Regis (14 miles west), Burgess Hill (14 miles north-east), Littlehampton (7 miles west), Shoreham-by-Sea (5 miles east), Rustington (6 miles west) and Storrington (7 miles north-west).
What’s near Broadwater
Around Broadwater, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Thomas A Becket First School, Bohunt School Worthing and Beach House Park, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Worthing station, roughly 0.7 miles south. Other landmarks nearby include Museum of Sussex Folklore (0.9 miles west) and Old Castle (0.8 miles west). Open spaces near Broadwater include Widewater Lagoon and Steep Down.
Signs you need extract fan cleaning in Broadwater
A fan in Broadwater builds up grease at a rate set by the kitchen, not the location: how many hours a day the kitchen runs and what it cooks. BESA guidance sets minimum intervals of 3, 6 or 12 months for the whole system by daily use.
These are the problems we see most often:
- A noisy fan that has got louder over time
- Vibration from an unbalanced impeller
- Grease stains around the discharge
- Burning smells from the fan area
A hospital like Worthing Hospital, about 0.9 miles south-east, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day.
Comparing quotes
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- Whether VAT is included
- What insurance they carry
- Whether a survey comes first
Different parts, different methods
Kitchens with long cooking hours
A long-hours kitchen can’t 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.
Impellers and blades
A clean impeller shows any damage: chips, distortion or wear. We note any concerns.
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, while the motor runs under more strain. Systems on quieter sites still build up dirt and wear, just more slowly.
Working hours, access and the scale of the site can all change the price. We take each of them into account, and the price is fixed before we start.
What you get with us
- Photo reports with every job
- A fixed price before any work starts
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- In business since 2009
How the visit works
The first job on site is protection: floors, worktops and anything near the work are covered. Then we make the system safe and start. The work on site takes an hour or two for most single fans, and the area is cleaned down before we leave. In a place like Broadwater, we fit the visit around your hours.
- We locate the fan and plan how to reach and isolate it.
- We isolate the power before opening the housing.
- Grease is scraped off the impeller blades and casing.
- The fan is degreased, taking care around the motor.
- We reassemble, run and photograph the fan.
Preparing for the visit
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
Ask for a quote
Every quote begins with a look at the system, from your photos and details or, where that isn’t enough, a survey on site. Then we send a fixed price, before work begins.
Related advice
Questions from Broadwater
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Broadwater?
Food hygiene inspections in Broadwater are carried out by Worthing council. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
Does being near the coast affect extract fan cleaning in Broadwater?
It can, as Broadwater is within about 2 miles of the sea, where salt in the air is hard on metal. Outdoor metalwork near the sea is worth inspecting at each visit.
What accreditations do you have?
We hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. Vent Hygiene Elite is run by BESCA and independently audited.
How much notice do you need?
For planned work, earlier is better, especially if the next clean or test is due soon. Emergencies are different, because our line is open 24/7.
Is TR19 cleaning required by law?
No, not in itself. TR19® is the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs check against, and many insurers ask for proof of cleaning to it. The law behind it is the Fire Safety Order 2005 in England and Wales.
Which sectors do you work in?
Any commercial site with kitchens or ventilation, from a single café to a large school. Hotels, schools, care homes, offices, shops and leisure sites are all part of our work.
What’s the cleaning interval for an extract fan?
The fan follows the full system’s interval at BESA’s minimum intervals for your cooking hours. Grease readings and the fan’s condition can show it needs more.
Can the fan be cleaned between full cleans?
Yes, we can clean just the fan. That helps when the fan needs attention before the next full clean, but it does not replace a full TR19 clean.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Running several sites is easier with one contractor. We cover South East England and London, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept to a regular schedule.
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too in Broadwater and across West Sussex. Larger estates can be phased building by building around the people who use them.
What staff can safely do
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. What they can’t safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, which is where we come in.
A few tasks are always specialist work: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings call for the right kit, training and safe access. Leave those to us.