West Sussex · Extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in Cote, West Sussex
Extract fan cleaning for commercial sites in Cote and across West Sussex. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- A fan that has never been cleaned
- A fan that hums, whines or rumbles
- A fan motor running hot under a coat of grease
Extract fan cleaning in Cote: the local picture
Sea air reaches Cote, which sits within about 3 miles of the coast. Metal on the roof weathers faster close to the coast, and the extract fan and cowl are no exception. Food Standards Agency records list about 9 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 9 takeaways in Cote 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. Cote is covered by West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk.
Ecclesden Manor, about 2.5 miles south-west, is one of the historic houses near Cote; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions. Term dates shape school work: for a school like Durrington Junior School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break. Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as The Acre (about 2.8 miles south-east), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands.
Cote is about 2 miles north-west of Worthing, in West Sussex. Whatever kind of site you run in Cote, we can take on extract fan cleaning. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so trading isn’t interrupted. Our area takes in 371 places across West Sussex, from busy centres to quieter spots. Our Brighton page covers sites nearby, about 13 miles away.
Here we cover the BN13 postcode area for extract fan cleaning. Neighbouring places we cover for extract fan cleaning include Durrington (1 mile south-east), High Salvington (1 mile north-east), Clapham (1 mile west), Patching (2 miles west) and Findon (2 miles north). Further out, we also cover Bognor Regis (12 miles west), Burgess Hill (15 miles north-east), Littlehampton (5 miles south-west), Shoreham-by-Sea (7 miles east), Lancing (4 miles east) and Rustington (4 miles south-west).
Near you in Cote
In Cote, that means kitchens and buildings near Durrington High School, Clapham Wood and Palatine Primary School and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Durrington-On-Sea station, about 1.8 miles south of the centre. Well-known places in the area include The Acre (2.8 miles south-east) and Old Castle (1.7 miles south-east). The countryside around Cote includes Highdown Hill.
About our extract fan cleaning in Cote
Think of the fan as the system’s heart and the grease as a clot. A greasy fan works harder and moves less air. Our job is to clear it, check it runs smoothly and record what we found so you get a clean bill of health. Typical jobs include a smell of hot grease from the extract and thick grease on the impeller and casing, across axial fans, in-line fans and fan housings.
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. We agree access and timings in advance.
Every visit ends with a written report and photos, so there’s a dated record of the work. Kitchen extract cleaning to TR19® Grease is certificated through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Place
- Cote (BN13)
- Region
- West Sussex
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quotes
- A fixed price before we start
- Hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
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Cote questions
Does the sea air around Cote make a difference to extract fan cleaning?
It can. Salt air reaches Cote, which is within about 3 miles of the coast, and it speeds up rust. Corroded fixings and housings are noted on the report so they can be dealt with.
Do you clean school canteen extracts around Cote out of term?
Yes. The holidays are the usual time for school work. There are about 6 schools, colleges and universities on the FSA’s food hygiene register within about 1.5 miles of Cote. Booking early in the term gives the best choice of holiday dates.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
Restaurants and pubs, hotels, schools and colleges, hospitals and care homes, offices and retail, plus food production and leisure sites.
What happens to the waste?
It’s contained and taken away. Grease, debris and waste water are collected as the work goes on, so it doesn’t spread.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes, any time. For anything urgent, such as a fan failure or damage after a fire, ring the 24/7 line and we will talk you through the next steps.
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’re fully insured.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes. We always survey first, either from photos and details you send or on a site visit. Then you get a fixed quote.
Can the fan be cleaned between full cleans?
Yes, where it makes sense. We’ll often suggest checking the duct too, as a greasy fan normally means a greasy duct, but the choice is yours.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, and that is where we come in.
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
Honest limits
It’s worth knowing the limits before booking:
- An impeller that’s bent or split
- A failed motor or worn bearings (that needs a fan repair or replacement)
- Grease in the duct and canopy before the fan (those need a full TR19 clean)
If in doubt, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we’ll say what we think.
Parts of the system we cover
- Roof-mounted fans
- Centrifugal fans
- Discharge points
- Fan housings
- In-line fans
- Axial fans
Looking after it afterwards
So the system stays in good health:
- Watch for grease marks around the outlet
- Book the fan into every full TR19 clean
- Tell us if the extract feels weaker
- File the fan’s report with your other records
When we’ve finished, the fan is reassembled and run. If anything seems wrong, from vibration to wear, we note it, so you can plan any repair.
The fan stays cleaner when less grease gets past the canopy. Keep the grease filters clean, fitted and in place, and replace any that are damaged.
How the visit works
At the end of the visit, someone from your team can look over the work with us. Anything we couldn’t reach or that needs attention is pointed out there and then, and it goes on the report too. The visit takes a couple of hours per fan, depending on its size and the build-up. Photos of the system and how to reach it help us plan a visit to Cote.
- The fan is found and its type, access and isolation checked.
- It’s isolated so it cannot run while we work.
- Grease is scraped off the impeller blades and casing.
- The fan is degreased, taking care around the motor.
- It’s closed up, run, checked and photographed for the report.
Before we arrive
- Move anything stored near the system
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
Get a fixed quote
Some systems can be priced from photos; others need a survey. 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 we start.
Related advice
Different parts, different methods
Inline duct fans
Inline fans can be in tight spaces, so we plan how to reach and clean them. Anything out of reach is recorded.
Roof-mounted fans
Many kitchen extracts end at a fan on the roof. We clean them where they can be safely reached, and anything we cannot reach is recorded.
For landlords and multi-site operators
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
What happens if it’s left?
A fan clean in Cote does not take long: the work takes a few hours where there are several fans or heavy deposits. Waiting adds vibration, wear and a harder clean. Planning a trip to Cote ahead is easier for everyone than a rushed one.
Working hours, access and the scale of the site all affect the cost. Each of those is built into the quote and give you a fixed price before work begins.
Why us?
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Fixed quotes, usually within one working day
- We’re fully insured
- Every job surveyed first
See our cost guide and our accreditations.