West Sussex · Extract fan cleaning
Chichester extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Chichester. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- A fan that no longer moves enough air
- A fan coated in grease inside its housing
- A fan that hums, whines or rumbles
About our extract fan cleaning in Chichester
A fan never collects grease in a neat, even layer. Uneven build-up unbalances the impeller, which brings vibration, noise and extra wear on the bearings and motor. A thorough clean removes the cause. We’re often asked to deal with a heavily greased fan housing and a noisy fan that has got louder over time, across centrifugal fans, roof-mounted fans and fan housings.
In a town like Chichester, most of the kitchen extracts we are asked about belong to restaurants, cafés, pubs, takeaways and school or care home kitchens. Whatever the kitchen, the canopy, filters, duct and fan all collect grease.
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers all look at records. That is why every job is written up in a report with photos, plus a TR19® certificate through the BESCA VHE portal where the work is a TR19® Grease clean.
- Place
- Chichester (PO19, PO20, PO18, PO10)
- Region
- West Sussex
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quote
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- When we work
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Grease, kitchens and Chichester
According to Food Standards Agency records, there are about 31 pubs and bars and about 8 hotels and guest houses across Chichester and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. In Chichester, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Chichester council. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked. The fire and rescue service for Chichester is West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. Fire and rescue authorities enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic premises, and in a kitchen that fire risk includes the grease in the extract.
Where a hall near Church of St Paul, or anywhere in Chichester, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does. Bursars and site managers at schools such as Lancastrian Infant School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty. A kitchen near Chichester station that serves breakfast and dinner can run its extract twelve hours or more, which shortens the cleaning interval.
Chichester is about 27 miles east of Southampton, in West Sussex. Whether your site is in the middle of Chichester or further out, extract fan cleaning is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from small sites to large estates. Our West Sussex coverage runs to 371 places, and Chichester is one of them. For sites nearby, see our Portsmouth page, about 13 miles away.
We work across PO19, PO20, PO18 and PO10 for extract fan cleaning and the roads nearby. Whether your site is on St Martin's Square, Market Road and Old Market Avenue or a nearby road, our technicians can take on the work. Chichester is on the A27 and A259, which makes it straightforward for our technicians to reach for out-of-hours visits. We also cover Portfield (1 mile east), Westhampnett (1 mile north-east), Shopwyke (2 miles east), Maudlin (2 miles north-east) and East Lavant (2 miles north). Within a short drive, we also cover Bognor Regis (5 miles south-east), Selsey (7 miles south), Littlehampton (11 miles east), Emsworth (7 miles west), Rustington (12 miles east) and Storrington (15 miles east). Chichester is among the bigger places we cover in West Sussex for extract fan cleaning.
Near you in Chichester
Typical jobs here are in premises near Chichester High School For Girls, George and Dragon Inn and Central C of E Junior School and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Chichester station, about 0.6 miles south of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Novium Museum (within half a mile south) and Chichester Castle (under half a mile east). Not far away are Stoke Down and Kingley Vale National Nature Reserve.
Keeping the system healthy
Looking after the system between visits is straightforward, and it makes the next visit easier:
- Tell us if the extract feels weaker
- Report grease escaping from the fan
- Keep records of every fan clean
- Keep the grease filters clean and in place
File the photo report with your other extract records. It shows the fan’s condition at the time of the clean, which helps if anything changes later.
Stick to the interval for the full extract. Regular full cleans keep the fan from building up heavy deposits, in line with BESA guidance.
How the visit works
There’s very little for your team to do on the day. Someone lets us in at the agreed time and shows us where everything is, and the rest is down to us. Before we leave, the area is tidied and the paperwork follows. For a site in a town like Chichester, tell us your opening hours, where we can park and how we reach the roof or plant.
- First we locate the fan and agree how it’s safely isolated.
- With the fan isolated, the housing is opened.
- The impeller and the housing around it are scraped clean.
- The fan and its surrounds are degreased, keeping clear of the motor’s electrics.
- We reassemble, run the fan and photograph the result.
Preparing for the visit
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
Get a fixed quote
Here’s what helps us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, pictures of the system and any previous report or certificate. Once you have those, call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
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Chichester questions
Do you work overnight in Chichester?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. Your customers, staff or residents in Chichester needn’t be disturbed. Just ring 0345 646 2711 or email us with your opening times and we will plan around them.
Which environmental health team covers Chichester?
That’s Chichester council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Chichester. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. Scheduled maintenance plans are part of what we do, set at the interval the system needs. Each report recommends when the next visit should be.
Do you need to turn the fan off to clean it?
The fan must be isolated before anyone touches it. Cleans are done when the kitchen is closed, so cooking is not affected.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes. If something urgent happens, like a fan failing or damage after a fire, call our 24/7 line and we’ll talk you through the next steps.
How do you protect the area?
We cover floors and nearby surfaces with sheeting before we start, and waste is contained as we go. At the end, the area is cleaned down.
Are you accredited?
Duct Doctor is a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
What types of premises do you cover?
Restaurants and pubs, hotels, schools and colleges, hospitals and care homes, offices and retail, plus food production and leisure sites.
Leave it or put it right?
The fan is part of the fire path. A TR19 clean that left out the fan wouldn’t cover the whole system, and insurers asking for TR19 cleaning expect the full system. In a town like Chichester, a problem caught early is a planned visit, not an emergency.
A single site or a whole portfolio, the quote is built the same way: the work involved, the access and the timing. You will have a fixed price before we start.
What you get with us
- Photo reports with every job
- Full insurance on every job
- Fixed quotes from a survey or pictures
- Trading since 2009
Take a look at what affects the cost and how to check a contractor.
How we price extract fan cleaning
Before we fix a price, we need to know a few things. We check:
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- How easy every part is to reach
- A single visit or a regular plan
- The scale of the work
The cost depends on the size of the system, the condition it’s in and access to every part of it. We give you a fixed price before we start, so there are no surprises.
What we need to know
To speed up the quote, send us:
- A few general shots of the system
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
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, you get a fixed price before any work starts.
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Different parts, different methods
Roof-mounted fans
Roof fans also discharge grease onto the roof around them, so the outlet area is checked too. Heavy staining is noted on the report.
Impellers and blades
Grease on the leading edges of the blades cuts the fan’s efficiency. We clean each blade back to its surface, so the fan can run as intended.
When it’s something else
Not every problem is solved by extract fan cleaning, and we’d rather say so up front. It won’t put right:
- Electrical faults in the fan’s supply or controls (an electrician’s job)
- A dirty duct upstream of the fan
- A fan that’s too small for the system (a design question)
If you’re not sure, just call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we’ll give you a straight answer before booking.
Parts of the system we cover
- Roof-mounted fans
- Axial fans
- Centrifugal fans
- In-line fans
- Discharge points
- Fan housings
What your team can do, and what needs us
Some jobs should never be done in-house: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings need training, the right equipment and safe access. Leave those to us.
When your team notices a problem between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We’ll take a look and send you a fixed quote.