Essex · Extract fan cleaning
Clavering extract fan cleaning
Cleaning of kitchen extract fans, impellers, fan housings and discharge points for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Clavering. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- A heavily greased fan housing
- Less air being pulled from the kitchen
- Grease escaping from the fan outlet
What we do, step by step
On the day, we arrive at the time agreed with you, which is often after service, overnight or at a weekend. Equipment that has to be off is switched off and allowed to cool before we start, and the area around the work is covered and protected. On site, it takes an hour or two for one fan, longer when it’s hard to reach. Visits to a village like Clavering are booked in advance, at a time that suits whoever runs the site.
- We locate the fan and plan how to reach and isolate it.
- We isolate the power before opening the housing.
- We scrape the heavy grease from the blades and housing.
- Blades, housing and surrounds are degreased with care around the electrics.
- It’s closed up, run, checked and photographed for the report.
How to prepare
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
Ask for a quote
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, either from photos and details you send or from a site visit. After that, you get a fixed price for the work so you know the cost before we start.
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How we handle extract fan cleaning in Clavering
Every TR19® Grease clean includes the extract fan, but a fan can also need attention on its own, especially when it has started to vibrate or sound rough. A fan-only clean is recorded as exactly that. The work covers in-line fans, discharge points and fan housings, and common reasons people get in touch are fat spreading onto the roof or wall by the fan and a fan that no longer moves enough air.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
Each visit ends with a written report and pictures, so you have a record of what was done and when. Kitchen extract cleaning to TR19® Grease is certificated through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Place
- Clavering (CB11)
- Wider area
- Essex
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- When we work
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Common problems we fix in Clavering
Grease condenses as the air cools, and on a roof or outside wall the fan can be in some of the coolest air in the system. That makes it a natural place for grease to settle.
If you notice any of these, it’s worth a diagnosis:
- Grease around the motor and its mounts
- Vibration from an unbalanced impeller
- Burning smells from the fan area
- A fan coated in grease inside its housing
Bursars and site managers at schools such as Clavering Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
What to look for in a quote
- How VAT is shown on the quote
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or photos
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
Clavering questions
Do you cover smaller places like Clavering?
Yes, Clavering is part of our area, however small the site. A survey first, from pictures or a visit, means we arrive with the right kit.
Which fire service covers Clavering?
Essex County Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service for Clavering. TR19® isn’t law, but it’s the benchmark many fire officers and insurers look to when they ask how often the extract is cleaned.
How much does extract fan cleaning cost?
Size, condition, access and working hours all affect the cost. Ask us for a fixed quote and we’ll usually reply within one working day.
Who is the responsible person?
That depends on who controls the premises. The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty on the responsible person, which can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, an FM or a managing agent.
Does the law say we must follow TR19?
Not in itself. Insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to TR19® as the benchmark, and many insurance policies ask for proof of TR19® cleaning. The law behind it is the Fire Safety Order 2005, which applies in England and Wales.
Do you provide a report after cleaning the fan?
Every clean has a photo report, with anything we noticed. For a full TR19 clean, you also get a certificate through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
What is TR19?
TR19® is BESA’s specification for ventilation hygiene. Since 2019, TR19® Grease has been a standalone specification for grease in kitchen extract systems, and TR19® Air covers general supply and extract systems.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. Regular plans can run on 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycles, to suit the system and how it’s used.
Looking after it afterwards
Once we’ve finished, these simple steps help:
- Leave a clear route to the fan
- Run the extract throughout cooking
- Keep the grease filters clean and in place
- Check the report shows the fan was cleaned
If the fan needs more than a clean, we’ll say so plainly. We also repair and replace extract fans, so you have one point of contact.
Stick to the interval for the full extract. A fan cleaned with the rest of the system on time rarely gets badly coated, in line with BESA guidance.
What extract fan cleaning cannot fix
A few issues sit outside what this work can do:
- Wiring faults to the fan
- A fan that was never right for the kitchen
- A fan that won’t start
If in doubt, ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll say what we think.
Parts of the system we cover
- Axial fans
- Roof-mounted fans
- In-line fans
- Centrifugal fans
- Fan housings
- Discharge points
What extract fan cleaning looks like in Clavering
Food Standards Agency records list about 3 restaurants, cafés and works canteens in and around Clavering, up to about a mile and a half out. The fan at the end of each of those extracts collects grease that slows it and wears the motor. The fire and rescue service for Clavering is Essex County 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. It’s Uttlesford council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Clavering. 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.
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of St Mary and St Clement or elsewhere in Clavering, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event.
Clavering is about 6 miles south-west of Saffron Walden, in Essex. For extract fan cleaning in and around Clavering, please phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email for a fixed quote. Our area covers London and the South East, including Clavering. We cover 644 places across Essex, large and small. For sites nearby, see our Chelmsford page, about 21 miles away.
Extract fan cleaning in CB11 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. Extract fan cleaning is available to premises on High Street, Skeins Way and Chapel Close and the roads around them. Close by, we work in Hill Green (1 mile north-east), Starling's Green (1 mile west), Berden (1 mile south), Wicken Bonhunt (2 miles north-east) and Arkesden (2 miles north-east). Larger places within reach include Harlow (14 miles south), Saffron Walden (6 miles north-east), Great Dunmow (11 miles south-east), Stansted Mountfitchet (5 miles south-east), Newhall (13 miles south) and Elsenham (5 miles south-east).
What’s near Clavering
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Fox And Hounds Inn. Clavering’s nearest station is Newport (Essex) station, about 3.3 miles east of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Brent Pelham (2.9 miles west). Green spaces nearby include Aubrey Buxton Nature Reserve.
For landlords and multi-site operators
If you look after several sites, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Each site gets its own report and photos, so each one has its own record.
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Each visit produces a dated report with pictures, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
What your team can do, and what needs us
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. What they cannot safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, which is where we come in.
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but the parts you cannot see still need a specialist at the right interval.
What affects the cost of extract fan cleaning
Every site gets its own quote. These are the things that affect it:
- Parking and loading at the site
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- The times the site is available
- The condition we find in the survey
A single site or a whole portfolio, we price it on the same basis: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. The price is fixed before work begins.
Asking for a quote
You do not need the technical terms. Just send:
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- The site address and the type of premises
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
If you need extract fan cleaning in Clavering, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, and send photos or your last report if you can. A fixed quote normally follows within one working day.