West Sussex · Extract fan cleaning
Cowfold extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning for Cowfold, with a survey first and a report with pictures at the end. Call for a fixed quote.
- A motor area thick with grease
- A fan that no longer moves enough air
- A smell of hot grease from the extract
Extract fan cleaning in Cowfold
Kitchen extract fans come in different forms: roof-mounted units, inline fans within the duct, and wall fans. The way in depends on the type and the survey shows us how to reach it. We’re often asked to deal with a smell of hot grease from the extract and grease escaping from the fan outlet, on fan housings, centrifugal fans and discharge points.
Somewhere as small as Cowfold, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Every one of them still needs its extract kept clear of grease.
Think of the report as the system’s health record: a dated account with pictures of everything we did. Grease extract cleans are also certificated to TR19® Grease through the BESCA VHE portal and sits alongside the report.
- Place
- Cowfold (RH13)
- Wider area
- West Sussex
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
How the visit works
There are three stages on the day: set-up, the treatment itself and the sign-off. Set-up means sheeting and making equipment safe, while signing off means the written report and pictures. Most of the time goes on the work itself, which takes a few hours where there are several fans or heavy deposits. If the van will struggle with a lane or gateway near Cowfold, let us know and we’ll plan around it.
- The fan is found and its type, access and isolation checked.
- It’s isolated so it can’t run while we work.
- Grease is scraped off the impeller blades and casing.
- Blades, housing and surrounds are degreased with care around the electrics.
- We reassemble, run and photograph the fan.
How to prepare
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
How to get a quote
Here’s what helps us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, a few photos and any previous report or certificate. Once you have those, call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
Advice
Multi-site and managed buildings
For anyone managing more than one site, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Each site gets its own report and photos, so records stay tidy.
Running several sites is easier with one contractor. We cover South East England and London, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept on a regular cycle.
Common questions in Cowfold
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Cowfold?
Fire safety enforcement in Cowfold is handled by West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.
Who inspects food businesses in Cowfold?
In Cowfold, it’s Horsham council that carries out food hygiene inspections. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
Where does the waste go?
Waste is contained during the work and removed when we leave, from grease and debris to used cleaning water. None of it is left on site.
How much notice should we give?
It depends on the time you need and how big the job is. Mention your preferred dates with your enquiry, and for anything urgent, ring our 24/7 emergency line.
Do you offer extract fan cleaning separately?
Yes, we do. We record it as a fan-only clean, so your TR19 records stay accurate. The full system still needs its regular TR19 clean.
Do you cover Cowfold?
Yes. Cowfold is part of the area we cover, within the South East and London area we cover.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes. Every job is surveyed first, either from pictures and details you send or on a site visit. Then you get a fixed quote.
Why is my extract fan noisy?
An unbalanced impeller, typically from uneven grease, is a common cause. After cleaning, we’ll tell you if wear or damage is also involved.
Kitchen extracts in Cowfold
Food hygiene inspections in Cowfold are the job of Horsham council’s environmental health team. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after. Cowfold 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.
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like The Dene Hospital about 4.9 miles east, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen. A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of St Peter or elsewhere in Cowfold, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often. For schools such as St Peter's CofE (Aided) Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is normally booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
Cowfold is about 6 miles south of Horsham, in West Sussex. Whether your site is in the middle of Cowfold or further out, 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, Cowfold among them. We also work in Brighton, around 12 miles away.
Extract fan cleaning in RH13 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. If you need extract fan cleaning at premises on Oakfield Road, Acorn Avenue and Holm Oaks or a nearby road, we can help. Neighbouring places we cover for extract fan cleaning include Kent Street (1 mile south-east), Wineham (2 miles south-east), Shermanbury (2 miles south), Crosspost (3 miles east) and Twineham Green (3 miles south-east). We also work in nearby towns such as Crawley (9 miles north-east), Horsham (6 miles north), Worthing (13 miles south-west), Haywards Heath (8 miles east), Burgess Hill (7 miles east) and East Grinstead (15 miles north-east).
Local landmarks in Cowfold
Other landmarks nearby include The Dene Hospital (4.9 miles east). For a walk, there’s Knepp Wildland.
What your team can do, and what needs us
Staff cleaning and specialist work are not the same thing. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
A few tasks are always specialist work: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings call for the right kit, training and safe access. Leave those to us.
What affects the cost of extract fan cleaning
There’s no set price list, because sites vary so much. What we look at:
- The scale of the work
- How easy every part is to reach
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
No two sites are the same, so each one gets its own fixed quote. Size, access, the condition of the system and when we can work all make a difference.
Helping us quote
We can often survey from photos. The most useful are:
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- The site address and the type of premises
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
Some systems can be priced from pictures; others need a survey. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, you get a fixed price before any work starts.
Why it’s worth doing now in Cowfold
The fan is part of the fire path. TR19® Grease covers the whole extract, fan included and many insurers require the full system to be cleaned to TR19. Out of sight is the usual reason a rural system goes too long without attention.
Several systems or sites on one quote often makes better use of the time. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at, and you will get one fixed quote.
Why book with us
- Every job surveyed first
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
Take a look at how cleaning jobs are priced and our accreditations.
Looking after it afterwards
Good habits slow the build-up between visits. Our tips:
- Note any drop in extraction at the canopy
- Book the fan into every full TR19 clean
- Report rattles or humming early
- Watch for grease marks around the outlet
Where the fan needs repair rather than cleaning, the report says so. Fan repair and replacement are services we offer too, so you have one point of contact.
Make sure the fan is reachable. Clear access means it’s never left out of a clean, whether it’s on a roof, in a ceiling or on a wall.
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What the work involves, part by part
Roof-mounted fans
On a roof, the air is cooler and grease drops out faster. The impeller and housing are scraped and degreased.
Fan housings and motors
Motors and their electrics are kept dry and treated with care, and the fan is isolated throughout. Grease around the motor can make it run hotter, so the surrounding area is cleaned carefully.