West Sussex · Extract fan cleaning
Cootham extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning for Cootham and the surrounding area: a survey, a fixed price, careful work and proper paperwork. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- Weak extraction at the canopy
- A heavily greased fan housing
- Vibration from an unbalanced impeller
What a clean won’t put right
We won’t sell you work that does not address the problem, so these are the things it will not cover:
- Wiring faults to the fan
- A motor that has burnt out
- An undersized fan that can’t cope
Not sure which it is? You can phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we’ll tell you honestly.
Where we work
- Fan housings
- Centrifugal fans
- In-line fans
- Discharge points
- Roof-mounted fans
- Axial fans
Extract fan cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Cootham
Is the extract fan louder than it used to be, or the airflow weaker? Tell us about it when you call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us, and you’ll get a fixed price, normally within one working day. The work covers roof-mounted fans, centrifugal fans and discharge points, and the jobs we see most are fat spreading onto the roof or wall by the fan and rough running from the extract fan.
For a kitchen in or near Cootham, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy, filters, duct, fan and discharge, with a certificate and photo report at the end.
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers all look at records. That’s 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.
- Location
- Cootham (RH20)
- Region
- West Sussex
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Working hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
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Why it’s worth doing now in Cootham
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 Cootham, losing a kitchen or building to a fault is felt by everyone who uses it.
What you pay reflects the actual work. That’s why every job is surveyed first, and the price is agreed before work begins.
What you get with us
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- Each visit written up, with photos
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
Read how cleaning jobs are priced and our accreditations and certificates.
How we price extract fan cleaning
The quote reflects the site in front of us. We take into account:
- The scale of the work
- How easy every part is to reach
- How many systems or sites are involved
- The condition we find in the survey
What you pay depends on the size of the system, what state it’s in and how easy it is to reach. You get a fixed price before any work starts, so there are no surprises.
What to send for a quote
You don’t need the technical terms. Just send:
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
- Problems your staff have spotted
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Your last certificate, test record or report
Here’s what helps us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, a few photos and any previous report or certificate. Then phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
Your questions about extract fan cleaning in Cootham
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Cootham?
Kitchens in Cootham are inspected by Horsham council’s environmental health officers. It helps to keep the extract cleaning records with your food safety paperwork, so they’re ready if asked for.
Which fire authority looks after Cootham?
Cootham is in the area of West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
What types of premises do you cover?
Any site with a kitchen or a ventilation system to look after, from a single café to a large school. We work with hotels, schools, care homes, offices, retail and leisure sites.
What if parts of the system cannot be reached?
They’re marked on the report. In ductwork, new access panels are often the answer, and we can fit those.
How much notice should we give?
It depends on the time you need and how big the job is. Tell us your preferred dates when you ask for a quote, and for anything urgent, ring our 24/7 emergency line.
Where does the waste go?
Anything we remove is contained as we work and taken away with us, from grease and debris to used cleaning water. None of it is left on site.
Will I get photos of the cleaned fan?
You get a photo report with before and after pictures of the fan. If it’s part of a full TR19 clean, a TR19 certificate is issued too.
Are you accredited?
We hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. The Vent Hygiene Elite scheme is run by BESCA and audited independently.
Do you need extract fan cleaning in Cootham?
A fan in Cootham 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.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- Grease stains around the discharge
- An extract fan that vibrates or rattles
- Grease around the motor and its mounts
- A fan left out of previous cleans
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Storrington Primary School or anywhere near Cootham, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
Before you book anyone
- How areas they can’t reach will be recorded
- What hours they’ll be on site
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
The process
The visit has three parts: set-up, the treatment itself and the sign-off. Getting ready means protecting surfaces and switching off what needs to be off, and the sign-off is a written report with photos. The middle part takes longest, which takes an hour or two for most single fans. A few pictures of the system help us make the most of a visit to a place like Cootham.
- We start by checking where the fan sits and how to isolate it.
- With the fan isolated, the housing is opened.
- The impeller and the housing around it are scraped clean.
- We degrease the fan and housing, taking care around the motor.
- We reassemble, run the fan and photograph the result.
How to prepare
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
How to get a quote
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, from your pictures and details or, where that is not enough, a survey on site. Then we send a fixed price, before any work starts.
Related advice
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Each visit produces a dated report with photos, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Shared systems, like a riser serving several units, need a clear agreement on who books the work, and we can quote for the whole system.
Grease, kitchens and Cootham
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 12 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 4 takeaways and sandwich shops in Cootham and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Any of those kitchens with a canopy relies on a fan that gathers grease as it runs. Cootham is covered by West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel. Kitchens in Cootham get their food hygiene inspections from Horsham 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.
If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Parham House is about 1.1 miles west), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning.
Cootham is about 7 miles north-west of Worthing, in West Sussex. For extract fan cleaning in and around Cootham, please give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email for a fixed quote. Our area covers London and the South East, Cootham included. Our area takes in 371 places across West Sussex, from busy centres to quieter spots. Our Brighton page covers sites nearby, about 16 miles away.
Postcode districts we cover here for extract fan cleaning: RH20. We cover sites on Warren Croft, Pulborough Road and The Crescent and the roads around them. Nearby, we also carry out extract fan cleaning in Storrington (1 mile east), Wiggonholt (2 miles north-west), Sullington (2 miles south-east), West Chiltington Common (2 miles north) and Abingworth (2 miles north-east). Larger places within reach include Horsham (12 miles north-east), Worthing (7 miles south-east), Bognor Regis (13 miles south-west), Chichester (15 miles west), Burgess Hill (15 miles east) and Littlehampton (8 miles south).
Local landmarks in Cootham
Typical jobs here are in premises near Rydon Community College, Parham Park and The Crown Inn and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Pulborough station, about 3.3 miles north-west. Well-known places in the area include The Storrington And District Museum (1 mile east) and Amberley Castle (3.2 miles west). The countryside around Cootham includes Chanctonbury Hill and Amberley Wildbrooks RSPB Reserve.
What the work involves, part by part
Impellers and blades
A clean impeller shows any damage: chips, distortion or wear. We note any concerns.
Roof-mounted fans
On a roof, the air is cooler and grease drops out faster. We scrape and degrease the blades and casing.