East Sussex · Extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in Cripp's Corner, East Sussex
Professional extract fan cleaning in and around Cripp's Corner, booked around your opening hours and signed off in writing with photos.
- An extract fan with no cleaning record
- Less air being pulled from the kitchen
- Rough running from the extract fan
Extract fan cleaning in Cripp's Corner
The fan is cleaned as part of every full TR19® Grease clean, but a fan can also need attention on its own, for example when it’s noisy or vibrating. Where only the fan is cleaned, the report says so. The work covers discharge points, centrifugal fans and roof-mounted fans, and people most often call us about thick grease on the impeller and casing and a fan motor running hot under a coat of grease.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, where grease settles in the flat sections. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
The report is your system’s health record: a dated account with pictures of everything we did. For TR19® Grease cleans, the certificate comes through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal and sits alongside the report.
- Location
- Cripp's Corner (TN32)
- Region
- East Sussex
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quote
- A fixed price before work begins
- When we work
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Whether it’s one building or many, you get the same standard: a survey first, a fixed quote, the work timed around the site and a report with pictures.
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.
Keeping the system healthy
How long the results last depends on use and care. Here’s what we suggest:
- Keep access to the fan clear
- Make sure the fan is included each time
- Report grease escaping from the fan
- Run the extract throughout cooking
Where the fan needs repair rather than cleaning, the report says so. We also repair and replace extract fans, so you have one point of contact.
A change in how the fan sounds is worth noting. Rattles, hums or shaking can be early signs of build-up or wear and early action can save a repair.
What happens on the day
Everything the job needs comes with us, including protection sheets, the right tools and access kit. All we need from you is clear access and the right equipment switched off. On site, the work takes an hour or two for most single fans. A few photos of the system help us make the most of a visit to a place like Cripp's Corner.
- The fan is found and its type, access and isolation checked.
- It’s isolated so it cannot run while we work.
- 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.
Getting ready for the visit
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
How to get a quote
We do not publish a price list, because every site is different. We look at your system first, from pictures or on a visit, then send a fixed quote. To start, ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
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Different parts, different methods
Impellers and blades
Coated blades move less air. We clean each blade back to its surface, so the fan can run as intended.
Wall fans
A wall fan pushes the air straight outside. We isolate it, then clean the blades and housing.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Some jobs should never be done in-house: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings call for the right kit, training and safe access. Leave those to us.
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
Nearby places to Cripp's Corner
Other services in Cripp's Corner
Kitchen extracts in Cripp's Corner
At about 46 miles from central London, Cripp's Corner sits well inside the area we cover. The visit is fixed around your opening hours, not ours. Fire safety in Cripp's Corner falls to East 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.
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near St Marks Staplecross or elsewhere in Cripp's Corner, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often. Term dates shape school work: for a school like Staplecross Methodist Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
Cripp's Corner is about 7 miles north of Hastings, in East Sussex. Every kind of commercial site in Cripp's Corner, extract fan cleaning is something we can help with. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so the site keeps running. Cripp's Corner is one of 289 places in East Sussex we cover for commercial clients. You can also see our page for Maidstone, roughly 21 miles from Cripp's Corner.
Extract fan cleaning in TN32 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. Neighbouring places we cover for extract fan cleaning include Swaile's Green (1 mile south), Staplecross (1 mile north-east), Whatlington (2 miles south-west), Sedlescombe (2 miles south) and Snagshall (2 miles north). Further out, we also cover Hastings (7 miles south), Bexhill-on-Sea (8 miles south), Hailsham (14 miles south-west), St Leonards (7 miles south), Hastings Old Town (8 miles south) and Belmont (8 miles south).
Local landmarks in Cripp's Corner
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to The White Hart pub and the streets around them. The closest station to Cripp's Corner is Robertsbridge station, about 3 miles north-west of the centre. A little further out are Conquest Hospital (5.6 miles south) and Nortons Farm Museum (3.2 miles south). Open spaces near Cripp's Corner include Senlac Hill.
Common problems we fix in Cripp's Corner
A greasy fan in Cripp's Corner is fuel at the end of the duct. A fire in the duct can reach the fan and the grease around it, and a hot, struggling motor does not help.
These are the problems we see most often:
- A heavily greased fan housing
- An extract fan that vibrates or rattles
- Hot, greasy smells near the fan
- A fan that hums, whines or rumbles
Older buildings often hide long, awkward duct runs, and if you run a kitchen at a historic venue in the area (Durhamford Manor is about 1.5 miles south), access may need planning.
Questions to ask before booking
- When they can work, and whether that’s outside your opening hours
- What paperwork you get at the end
- Whether the price is fixed
- How they set the interval to the next visit
Leave it or put it right?
A fan that fails mid-service can stop a kitchen cooking. Many fan problems start with grease, so cleaning the fan helps keep it working. We also offer a 24/7 emergency callout if the worst happens. Equipment tucked in a roof space or outbuilding near Cripp's Corner rarely gets looked at unless someone books it.
Putting the work off seldom saves money. Build-up, wear and faults tend to get worse, not better, and a neglected system can mean more work. If you’re not sure what’s needed, call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email for straight advice and a fixed quote.
What you get with us
- Fully insured
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
See our cost guide and how to check a contractor.
Questions from Cripp's Corner
Can you work in Cripp's Corner outside opening hours?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. The site is handed back ready to open. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
Do you work in villages like Cripp's Corner?
Yes. Villages and rural sites across the South East are part of our work, Cripp's Corner included. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
What do you do to protect the area?
We start with protection: sheeting over floors, worktops and anything close to the work. We tidy up and take our waste away before we leave.
Which accreditations do you hold?
Our accreditations are CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. Vent Hygiene Elite is run by BESCA and independently audited.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. Regular plans can run on 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycles, to suit the system and how it’s used.
Who is the responsible person?
In the words of the Fire Safety Order 2005, it’s the responsible person. It’s normally the employer, or whoever controls the building, and where several people have control, each can have duties. Your lease and fire risk assessment should make it clear.
Where does the waste go?
It leaves the site with us at the end of the visit. During the work, it’s contained to keep the area clean.
Why has my extract fan got louder?
Grease on the blades and housing is one of the usual causes, because it unbalances the fan. Worn bearings and motor problems are others, which our report will flag.