West Sussex · Extract fan cleaning
Colwood extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Colwood. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- Hot, greasy smells near the fan
- Less air being pulled from the kitchen
- Fat spreading onto the roof or wall by the fan
Between visits
Once we’ve finished, these simple steps help:
- Report rattles or humming early
- Keep records of every fan clean
- Don’t turn the fan off mid-service
- Watch for grease marks around the outlet
Keep the report with the maintenance log and fire risk assessment. It shows the fan’s condition at the time of the clean, which helps if anything changes later.
Listen to the fan. Rattles, hums or shaking can be early signs of build-up or wear, and catching it early keeps it a cleaning job.
Extract fan cleaning in Colwood, done properly
If the extract fan in Colwood has become noisy, weak or greasy? Tell us about it when you phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email, and you will get a fixed price, typically within one working day. The work covers fan housings, axial fans and in-line fans, and common reasons people get in touch are hot, greasy smells near the fan and a fan motor running hot under a coat of grease.
In a small place like Colwood, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
For insurers and inspectors, the record counts. So every job comes with a written report and pictures, and grease extract cleans come with a TR19® certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Location
- Colwood (RH17)
- Wider area
- West Sussex
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quote
- A fixed price before work begins
- When we work
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Leave it or put it right?
A greasy fan has to work harder to move the same air. Airflow at the canopy drops and the kitchen gets hotter and smokier and the motor works harder. Somewhere as small as Colwood, losing a kitchen or building to a fault is felt by everyone who uses it.
What you pay reflects the actual work. That is why every job is surveyed first, and the price is agreed before work begins.
Why Colwood businesses choose us
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
Take a look at how cleaning jobs are priced or how to check a contractor.
FAQs for Colwood
Do you work in villages like Colwood?
Yes. Villages and rural sites across the South East are part of our work, Colwood included. The journey is planned ahead, so a few details about the route help.
Do you work at weekends in Colwood?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. The work in Colwood can fit around your hours. Just call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with your opening times and we’ll plan around them.
Is the fan isolated during cleaning?
The fan is isolated before we open it, so it cannot run during the clean. With the extract off, the kitchen cannot cook, so we work out of hours.
What does TR19 mean?
TR19® is BESA’s specification for ventilation hygiene. TR19® Grease, a standalone specification since 2019, covers grease in kitchen extract systems, and TR19® Air covers general supply and extract systems.
Can you clean the fan on its own?
Yes, if the fan needs it. We’ll often suggest checking the duct too, as a greasy fan normally means a greasy duct, but the choice is yours.
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.
How long is a fan clean?
A single accessible fan does not take long, but hard-to-reach fans take more time. It’s done while the kitchen is closed.
Do we lose a day’s trading?
Not usually. We work when the area is out of use, such as evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends, so you keep your normal hours.
Other services in Colwood
What we do, step by step
A visit follows the same order every time: protect the area, make the system safe, do the work, tidy up and hand over the paperwork. On site, the work takes an hour or two for one fan, longer when it’s hard to reach. Photos of the system and how to reach it help us plan a visit to Colwood.
- We find the fan and check how it’s reached and how it’s isolated.
- The fan is isolated so it cannot start while we work.
- We remove the grease from the blades, impeller and casing.
- Blades, housing and the area around the motor are degreased with care.
- The fan is put back into service, checked and photographed.
How to prepare
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
Getting a quote
Every quote begins with a look at the system, either from photos and details you send or from a site visit. Then we send a fixed price so you know the cost before work begins.
Related advice
What the work involves, part by part
Impellers and blades
The blades of the impeller do the work, and it collects grease unevenly. That’s what unbalances the fan, so it’s cleaned carefully blade by blade.
Roof-mounted fans
Grease can escape from a roof fan onto the surrounding surface and we check the area around the outlet. Heavy staining is noted on the report.
Grease, kitchens and Colwood
The FSA’s data shows about 3 pubs, bars and clubs registered in Colwood and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Breakfasts, bar meals and functions all put grease into the extract wherever they’re cooked. Kitchens in Colwood get their food hygiene inspections from Mid Sussex council. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector. Colwood sits within the area of West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises.
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as The Dene Hospital (about 3.8 miles south-east), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands. Historic houses near Colwood, such as Tyes Place about 3.4 miles north-east, are a reminder that older buildings with event kitchens can have long, awkward duct routes.
Colwood is about 5 miles north-west of Burgess Hill, in West Sussex. From the centre of Colwood to the outskirts, extract fan cleaning is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from a single unit to a large public building. Our West Sussex coverage runs to 371 places, and Colwood is one of them. For sites nearby, see our Brighton page, about 13 miles away.
Work in RH17 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. We cover sites on Earwig Lane and Cross Colwood Lane and nearby roads. Other places close to Colwood include Crabtree (1 mile north-west), Lower Beeding (2 miles north-west), Slaugham (3 miles north), Plummers Plain (3 miles north) and Monk's Gate (3 miles north-west). Larger places within reach include Crawley (8 miles north), Horsham (6 miles north-west), Worthing (15 miles south-west), Haywards Heath (6 miles east), Burgess Hill (5 miles south-east) and East Grinstead (13 miles north-east).
Landmarks near Colwood
Typical jobs here are in premises near Leonardslee. A little further out are The Dene Hospital (3.8 miles south-east) and Cuckfield Museum (3.7 miles east). Open spaces near Colwood include Blunts Wood and Paiges Meadow.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Colwood
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.
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We cover South East England and London, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept on a regular cycle.
What your team can do, and what needs us
Staff cleaning doesn’t replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but the parts you cannot see still need a specialist at the right interval.
When your team notices a problem between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that will not come clean, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We can diagnose it and quote.
When something else is needed
Some problems need a different service or another trade:
- An impeller that’s bent or split
- A failed motor or worn bearings (that needs a fan repair or replacement)
- A dirty duct upstream of the fan
If you are not sure, just call 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will give you a straight answer.
Where we work
- Fan housings
- Discharge points
- Axial fans
- Centrifugal fans
- In-line fans
- Roof-mounted fans