Essex · Extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex
Our technicians work in Burnham-on-Crouch on extract fan cleaning. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports on every job.
- A fan motor running hot under a coat of grease
- An extract fan that vibrates or rattles
- A heavily greased fan housing
Extract fan cleaning in Burnham-on-Crouch, done properly
Duct Doctor has been cleaning kitchen extract fans since 2009. As a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, we clean to BESA TR19® Grease, and we’re fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001. If you have rough running from the extract fan and vibration from an unbalanced impeller, we can help, from discharge points, centrifugal fans and axial fans onwards.
Around a smaller place like Burnham-on-Crouch, kitchen extracts tend to belong to pubs, cafés, takeaways and school or care home kitchens. Quieter kitchens still collect grease in the duct, just more slowly, so the interval is set by hours of use and grease readings.
A written report with pictures follows each visit, so there’s a dated record of the work. Kitchen extract cleaning to TR19® Grease is certificated through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Location
- Burnham-on-Crouch (CM0)
- Wider area
- Essex
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
What the work involves, part by part
Fan housings and motors
Motors and their electrics are kept dry and treated with care, and the fan is isolated throughout. Grease around the motor can make it run hotter, so the surrounding area is cleaned carefully.
Impellers and blades
The impeller is the spinning part that moves the air, and it collects grease unevenly. That is what unbalances the fan, so it’s cleaned carefully blade by blade.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
If your staff spot something between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that won’t come clean, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We can diagnose it and quote.
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, alongside our reports.
Leave it or put it right?
Grease on the impeller makes the fan less efficient. Less air is pulled from the kitchen, so heat and smoke linger and the motor works harder. A site near Burnham-on-Crouch that has to close at short notice is hard to cover for.
The cost depends on how big the system is, what state it’s in and how easy it is to reach. We give you a fixed price before we start, so you know where you stand.
Why book with us
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Full insurance on every job
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- Every job surveyed first
See what affects the cost or our accreditations and certificates.
Grease, kitchens and Burnham-on-Crouch
Food Standards Agency data counts about 25 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 8 sandwich bars and takeaways within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Burnham-on-Crouch. Where they cook under a canopy, an extract fan is pulling grease-laden air through its blades every service. Essex County Fire and Rescue Service covers Burnham-on-Crouch. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk. In Burnham-on-Crouch, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Maldon council. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Before-and-after photos from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
For kitchens close to Burnham-On-Crouch station, where the day often starts early and ends late, the extract can be cleaned overnight. For schools such as Burnham-on-Crouch Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is typically booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
Burnham-on-Crouch is about 8 miles north-east of Southend-on-Sea, in Essex. Across the CM0 area, we can take on extract fan cleaning. Burnham-on-Crouch is one of 644 places in Essex where we work for commercial clients. For sites nearby, see our Chelmsford page (16 miles or so).
Work in CM0 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. You will find streets such as Church Road, Station Road and High Street, and we cover them all for extract fan cleaning. Being close to the B1010 and B1021, Burnham-on-Crouch is simple for us to get to at any hour. If your site is just outside Burnham-on-Crouch, we cover Stoneyhills (1 mile north), Southminster (2 miles north), Asheldham (3 miles north-east), Dengie (4 miles north-east) and Steeple (4 miles north). Within a short drive, we also cover Maldon (9 miles north-west), Canvey Island (13 miles south-west), Rayleigh (9 miles west), Witham (14 miles north-west), Wickford (12 miles west) and Rochford (6 miles south-west).
Around Burnham-on-Crouch
Around Burnham-on-Crouch, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Ormiston Rivers Academy and The Star Hotel. There’s a railway station in Burnham-on-Crouch itself: Burnham-On-Crouch station. Open spaces near Burnham-on-Crouch include Lion Creek and Lower Raypits.
Common problems we fix in Burnham-on-Crouch
Grease builds up unevenly on the blades. The difference throws the impeller off balance, wearing bearings and mounts. Left too long, grease turns into wear.
What we’re most often called out for:
- A noisy fan that has got louder over time
- Grease around the motor and its mounts
- A fan left out of previous cleans
- Fat spreading onto the roof or wall by the fan
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near St Mary's Church or elsewhere in Burnham-on-Crouch, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Questions to ask before booking
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- Whether they’re fully insured
- What records you will receive afterwards
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The process
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 the same goes into the written report. The visit takes a few hours where there are several fans or heavy deposits. Evenings, weekends or a closed day all work for a site in a place like Burnham-on-Crouch.
- We start by checking where the fan sits and how to isolate it.
- Power to the fan is isolated before anyone touches it.
- 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.
Before we arrive
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Clear the space around the work
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
Getting a quote
Quotes are quick. Call or email with a few details and you’ll typically have a fixed price within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
Advice
FAQs for Burnham-on-Crouch
Do you work in villages like Burnham-on-Crouch?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. A survey first, from pictures or a visit, means we arrive with the right kit.
Which environmental health team covers Burnham-on-Crouch?
In Burnham-on-Crouch, it’s Maldon council that carries out food hygiene inspections. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes. Plans on a 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycle are available, depending on what the system needs.
What should I send you?
A short description and a few pictures plus the address and your hours. If we need more, we’ll ask.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
Any site with a kitchen or a ventilation system to look after, from a small pub to a hospital. We work with hotels, schools, care homes, offices, retail and leisure sites.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes, 24/7. Office hours are Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm, and the emergency line covers the rest.
Are you accredited?
We are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we carry full insurance.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
No. TR19® itself isn’t law; it’s a BESA specification. The law is the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, which makes the responsible person assess and reduce fire risk, and TR19® is the benchmark for showing that grease in the extract is under control.
When something else is needed
We’d rather tell you now than book work that won’t help, so these are the things it will not cover:
- Grease in the canopy and ductwork
- A fan that is too small for the system (a design question)
- A cracked or broken impeller (it needs replacing)
If you’re not sure, just ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll give you a straight answer.
Parts of the system we cover
- Discharge points
- Roof-mounted fans
- Axial fans
- In-line fans
- Fan housings
- Centrifugal fans
Managing agents and facilities teams in Burnham-on-Crouch
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too in Burnham-on-Crouch and across Essex. Larger estates can be phased building by building around the people who use them.
From a single site to a large estate, the standard is the same: diagnosis, a fixed price, work booked around your hours and a written report with pictures.