West Sussex · Extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in Crockerhill, West Sussex
Our technicians work in Crockerhill on extract fan cleaning. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports as standard.
- A motor area thick with grease
- A heavily greased fan housing
- Hot, greasy smells near the fan
How we handle extract fan cleaning in Crockerhill
Not all extract fans are the same: 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. The work covers axial fans, centrifugal fans and roof-mounted fans, and common reasons people get in touch are hot, greasy smells near the fan and a fan coated in grease inside its housing.
Work in a small place like Crockerhill starts with a call to agree access and timings, and the clean itself is the same full TR19® job as in any town: canopy, filters, duct, fan and discharge, with a certificate and photo report at the end.
A written report with pictures follows every visit, so there’s a dated record of the work. Where the work is a TR19® Grease clean, the certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Location
- Crockerhill (PO18)
- Wider area
- West Sussex
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Each visit ends with a dated report and pictures, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too across West Sussex. Larger estates can be phased building by building around the people who use them.
Do you need extract fan cleaning in Crockerhill?
How fast a fan gets greasy in Crockerhill depends on the cooking: how many hours a day the kitchen runs and what it cooks. Under BESA guidance, the whole system, fan included, needs cleaning at least every 3, 6 or 12 months depending on daily hours.
If you notice any of these, it’s worth a diagnosis:
- Burning smells from the fan area
- A noisy fan that has got louder over time
- Thick grease on the impeller and casing
- An extract fan that vibrates or rattles
Where a hall near The Parish Church of St Mary, or anywhere in Crockerhill, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
What to look for in a quote
- When they can work, and whether that’s outside your opening hours
- What insurance they carry
- How areas they cannot reach will be recorded
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
What happens on the day
On the day, we arrive at the time agreed with you, which is often after service, overnight or at a weekend. Anything that needs to be off for the work is switched off and left to cool first, and the area around the work is covered and protected. On site, it takes a couple of hours per fan, depending on its size and the build-up. Seeing the system in pictures first means the trip to Crockerhill can be planned properly.
- Diagnosis first: we look for grease, noise and vibration.
- Once isolated, we open the fan up.
- The impeller is cleaned blade by blade so it runs balanced.
- We clean the casing, the outlet and around the motor.
- The fan goes back into service with a report on its condition.
Before we arrive
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
Get a fixed quote
Want a quote for extract fan cleaning? Please give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and tell us about the site. We will talk you through the work and give you a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
Advice
Crockerhill questions
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Crockerhill?
Kitchens in Crockerhill are inspected by Arun council’s environmental health officers. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
Can the work in Crockerhill be done at night or at weekends?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. It means the site in Crockerhill keeps running as normal. Just phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email with your opening times and we’ll plan around them.
Is the fan isolated during cleaning?
We isolate the fan, so the kitchen can’t cook while we work. We work evenings, overnight or weekends, and the kitchen is ready when we leave.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes. Photos often do the job, while bigger or harder-to-see systems are surveyed on site.
What if parts of the system can’t be reached?
We record them on the report, with a note of where it is, and we tell you what would make it reachable, for example new access panels.
Do you provide a report after cleaning the fan?
A photo report shows the fan before and after. Full system cleans come with a TR19 certificate as well.
Why has my extract fan got louder?
Grease on the blades and housing is one of the usual causes, since uneven grease makes it run out of balance. It can also be wear in the bearings or motor, which our report will flag.
How much does extract fan cleaning cost?
It depends on the site, so we quote each one individually. For a quote, call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos with the site type, opening hours and a few pictures.
Places near Crockerhill
Also in Crockerhill
What extract fan cleaning looks like in Crockerhill
Food Standards Agency data counts about 9 restaurants, cafés and canteens in Crockerhill and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Each kitchen extract among them ends at a fan, and grease on the impeller strains the motor. West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service covers Crockerhill. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises. Food hygiene inspections in Crockerhill are the job of Arun council’s environmental health team. 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.
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Chichester Centre is the nearest hospital to Crockerhill, about 3.7 miles west. School kitchens, at schools like Tangmere Primary Academy for example, are usually cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
Crockerhill is about 4 miles east of Chichester, in West Sussex. Whether your site is in the middle of Crockerhill 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, and Crockerhill is one of them. You can also see our page for Portsmouth, roughly 17 miles from Crockerhill.
All of PO18 is covered for extract fan cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. If your site is just outside Crockerhill, we cover East Hampnett (1 mile south-west), Norton (1 mile south-east), Aldingbourne (1 mile south), Nyton (1 mile south-east) and Westergate (2 miles south-east). Further out, we also cover Worthing (13 miles east), Bognor Regis (4 miles south), Chichester (4 miles west), Selsey (9 miles south-west), Littlehampton (7 miles south-east) and Emsworth (11 miles west).
Around Crockerhill
Around Crockerhill, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Ormiston Six Villages Academy and The Winterton Arms Public House, among other places. The closest station to Crockerhill is Barnham station, about 2.7 miles south-east. Nearby you’ll also find Tote Copse Castle (1.4 miles south) and Chichester Centre (3.7 miles west). Open spaces near Crockerhill include Levin Down.
Part by part
Wall fans
Wall fans often have a short duct, so grease reaches them quickly. They may need cleaning as often as the canopy, which grease readings will show.
Inline duct fans
An inline fan can be easy to forget because it’s out of sight. The survey makes sure it’s part of the clean.
What a clean will not put right
Some problems need a different service or another trade:
- A fan that was never right for the kitchen
- A motor that has burnt out
- A dirty duct upstream of the fan
Not sure which it is? You can phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll tell you honestly before booking.
Parts of the system we cover
- Discharge points
- Centrifugal fans
- In-line fans
- Axial fans
- Roof-mounted fans
- Fan housings
What staff can safely do
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. The inside of ducts and units needs 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. That is our job.
Between visits
Results last longer with the right care. Here’s what we suggest:
- Leave a clear route to the fan
- Keep the fan on whenever the range is lit
- Make sure the fan is included each time
- Note any drop in extraction at the canopy
A full system clean includes a TR19 certificate from the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. A fan-only clean is recorded in the photo report.
Keep the route to the fan clear. A fan that can be reached safely is a fan that gets cleaned, whether it’s on a roof, in a ceiling or on a wall.