West Sussex · Extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in Duncton, West Sussex
Professional extract fan cleaning in and around Duncton, booked around your opening hours and signed off in writing with photos.
- Thick grease on the impeller and casing
- A fan motor running hot under a coat of grease
- A fan shaking on its mounts
What affects the quote in Duncton
Sites vary more than people expect. The main factors:
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- The scale of the work
- What state the system is in
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Ask for a fixed quote and we will explain each part.
Helping us quote
To speed up the quote, please include:
- Any previous report or certificate
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
Every quote begins with a look at the system, either from pictures and details you send or from a site visit. After that, you get a fixed price for the work, before we start.
About our extract fan cleaning in Duncton
The extract fan is the heart of the system: it pulls air from the canopy, through the duct and out of the building. Grease that gets past everything else ends up on its blades and housing, and that’s what we clean. The work covers centrifugal fans, axial fans and roof-mounted fans, and common reasons people get in touch are a fan shaking on its mounts and a fan that no longer moves enough air.
In a small place like Duncton, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, where grease settles in the flat sections. We agree access and timings in advance.
Nothing is signed off by word of mouth: a written report, dated and illustrated with photos, and for TR19® Grease cleans, a certificate issued through the BESCA VHE portal. It shows what was done and what, if anything, couldn’t be reached.
- Place
- Duncton (GU28)
- Region
- West Sussex
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
What the work involves, part by part
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 we clean what we safely can.
Impellers and blades
While the impeller is clean, we can see its condition: chips, distortion or wear. Anything we see goes on the report.
Grease, kitchens and Duncton
There are about 3 restaurants, cafés and works canteens within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Duncton, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Each kitchen extract among them ends at a fan, and grease on the impeller strains the motor. Duncton sits within the area of West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises. Environmental health officers from Chichester council inspect food businesses in Duncton. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Before-and-after pictures from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
Historic houses near Duncton, such as Bignor Roman Villa about 2.4 miles south-east, are a reminder that older buildings with event kitchens can have long, awkward duct routes. Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of Holy Trinity, or anywhere in Duncton, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
Duncton is about 10 miles north-east of Chichester, in West Sussex. Whatever kind of site you run in Duncton, extract fan cleaning is something we can help with. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so the site keeps running. Our area takes in 371 places across West Sussex, from busy centres to quieter spots. Our Guildford page covers sites nearby (21 miles or so).
We cover every part of the GU28 postcode area for extract fan cleaning and the roads nearby. You will find streets such as Duncton High Street and Willett Close, all of which we cover for extract fan cleaning. Neighbouring places we cover for extract fan cleaning include East Lavington (1 mile south-west), Sutton (2 miles south-east), Rotherbridge (2 miles north), Graffham (2 miles west) and Haslingbourne (2 miles north-east). Further out, we also cover Worthing (13 miles south-east), Bognor Regis (11 miles south), Chichester (10 miles south-west), Littlehampton (10 miles south-east), Emsworth (15 miles south-west) and Rustington (11 miles south-east).
What’s near Duncton
Typical jobs here are in premises near The Parish Church of St Peter and the streets around them. Well-known places in the area include Midhurst Community Hospital (5.4 miles north-west) and Coultershaw Heritage Site (1.6 miles north-east). Open spaces near Duncton include Bignor Hill and Graffham Common.
What a clean will not put right
Not every problem is solved by extract fan cleaning, and we’ll tell you before any work starts. It will not put right:
- A failed motor or worn bearings (that needs a fan repair or replacement)
- A faulty speed controller or isolator
- Grease in the canopy and ductwork
If in doubt, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll say what we think.
Where we work
- Centrifugal fans
- In-line fans
- Roof-mounted fans
- Discharge points
- Fan housings
- Axial fans
Places near Duncton
Also in Duncton
Between visits
Results last longer with the right care. Here’s what we suggest:
- Report rattles or humming early
- Watch for grease marks around the outlet
- Tell us if the extract feels weaker
- Run the extract throughout cooking
When the fan is cleaned as part of a full TR19® Grease clean, a TR19 certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. A fan-only clean is recorded in the photo report.
Fewer grease particles reaching the fan means less build-up. Keep the grease filters clean, fitted and in place, and replace any that are damaged.
How it works
Your trading hours come first. We book the visit for a time the area is closed, whether that’s an evening, overnight or a weekend. Once we’re in, the area is sheeted and anything that has to be off is turned off and cooled, and the job takes an hour or two for one fan, longer when it’s hard to reach. If you can send pictures, we can arrive in Duncton knowing what to expect.
- The fan is found and its type, access and isolation checked.
- We isolate the power before opening the housing.
- We scrape the heavy grease from the blades and housing.
- The fan is degreased, taking care around the motor.
- It’s closed up, run, checked and photographed for the report.
Before we arrive
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
How to get a quote
To help us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, pictures of the system and any previous report or certificate. Once you have those, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us.
Related advice
Managing agents and facilities teams in Duncton
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Each visit produces a dated report with pictures, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
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.
Duncton questions
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Duncton?
Food hygiene inspections in Duncton are carried out by Chichester council. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
Who is the fire and rescue service for Duncton?
That’s West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. One number covers all your sites across London and the South East, with visits on a regular schedule.
What paperwork do I get after a fan clean?
Before and after pictures go into a report, along with notes on the fan’s condition. A full clean adds a TR19 certificate from the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
Do you work in Duncton?
Yes. Duncton is part of the area we cover, within the South East and London area we cover.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes, always. Diagnosis comes before treatment: the survey tells us what the system needs and how to reach it and the fixed quote is built on it.
Can the work be done while we are closed?
Yes. Give us your opening hours with your enquiry and we will plan the visit around them.
What accreditations do you have?
We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we carry full insurance.
Common problems we fix in Duncton
Grease on a fan is a fire risk, in Duncton as anywhere. A fire in the duct can reach the fan and the grease around it and an overworked motor runs hotter.
If you notice any of these, it’s worth a diagnosis:
- A motor area thick with grease
- A noisy fan that has got louder over time
- A fan shaking on its mounts
- A smell of hot grease from the extract
Term dates shape school work: for a school like Duncton CofE Junior School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
Questions to ask before booking
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- Whether the price is fixed
- When the next visit should be, and why
- Whether the quote shows VAT