West Sussex · Extract fan cleaning
Durrington extract fan cleaning
We cover Durrington for extract fan cleaning. Out-of-hours visits, a fixed quote and a written report with pictures on every job.
- Rough running from the extract fan
- Hot, greasy smells near the fan
- An extract fan that vibrates or rattles
Looking after it afterwards
Think of this as the after-treatment advice, in brief:
- Book the fan into every full TR19 clean
- Don’t turn the fan off mid-service
- Notice when the fan starts to sound different
- Check filters are seated before cooking
We take away the grease and dirty water from the fan clean. Wherever the fan is, the area around it is cleaned down.
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.
Extract fan cleaning in Durrington, done properly
Not all extract fans are the same: roof-mounted units, inline fans within the duct, and wall fans. Each is isolated and opened in its own way and the survey shows us how to reach it. The work covers axial fans, in-line fans and discharge points, and people most often call us about grease stains around the discharge and a motor area thick with grease.
Kitchens around a place like Durrington are often in older buildings or single-storey extensions, where the duct may cross a roof void or climb an outside wall. Flat runs collect grease and need proper access to clean.
Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009, and we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we carry full insurance.
- Location
- Durrington (BN13, BN12)
- Region
- West Sussex
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Durrington questions
Do you cover smaller places like Durrington?
Yes, we work in villages as well as towns, and Durrington is covered. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the site when you book.
Is extract fan cleaning any different in a coastal place like Durrington?
It can. Being within about 3 miles of the sea means more corrosion on metalwork in Durrington than inland. Outdoor metalwork near the sea is worth inspecting at every visit.
What is TR19?
A BESA specification, with two parts that matter most here: TR19® Grease for kitchen extract systems and TR19® Air for general ventilation. It isn’t legislation, but it’s the standard people check against.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
Not in itself. Insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to TR19® as the benchmark, and many insurers ask for proof of cleaning to it. The law behind it is the Fire Safety Order 2005 in England and Wales.
What types of premises do you cover?
We work for restaurants, pubs, hotels, schools, colleges, hospitals, care homes, offices and shops, as well as food production and leisure sites.
Why is my extract fan noisy?
An unbalanced impeller, typically from uneven grease, is a common cause. We clean the fan and tell you if anything else, like worn bearings, is to blame.
Is the fan included in a TR19 clean?
Yes, the fan is part of a full TR19® Grease clean. It’s isolated, opened and cleaned along with the canopy, plenum, filters, ducts and discharge.
Who is responsible for fire safety on the premises?
The Fire Safety Order 2005 calls them the responsible person: often the employer, owner or occupier. In shared or managed buildings, a landlord, facilities manager or managing agent can share the duty.
Why deal with it now?
For a kitchen in Durrington, a noisy, greasy fan is often the first sign the whole system is overdue. If the fan is coated, the duct before it typically is too so a full TR19 clean may be due. A visit arranged in advance is far less disruptive than a callout on a busy day.
Combining work into one visit or one programme can make for a more efficient booking. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at, and you will get one fixed quote.
What you get with us
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- Trading since 2009
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
Managing agents and facilities teams in Durrington
If you look after several sites, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Each site gets its own report and pictures, so each one has its own record.
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 to a regular schedule.
Part by part
Kitchens with long cooking hours
Kitchens that cook 12 to 16 hours a day put the most grease through their fans. BESA guidance sets at least 3-monthly cleaning for that level of use, fan included.
Fan housings and motors
We clean around the motor without soaking its electrics, and the fan is isolated throughout. Grease on and around the motor can trap heat, so we clean what we safely can.
The process
There are three stages on the day: set-up, the treatment itself and the sign-off. Getting ready means protecting surfaces and switching off what needs to be off, while signing off means the written report and photos. The middle part takes longest, which takes an hour or two for most single fans. In a smaller place like Durrington, parking is rarely the issue, but tell us about gates, roof access and opening hours.
- We find the fan and check how it’s reached and how it’s isolated.
- Power to the fan is isolated before anyone touches it.
- Grease is scraped from the impeller blades and the inside of the housing.
- Blades, housing and the area around the motor are degreased with care.
- It’s closed up, run and checked, and pictures go into your report.
Before we arrive
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Clear the space around the work
How to get a quote
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, from your pictures and details or, where that isn’t enough, a survey on site. Then we send a fixed price, before any work starts.
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What affects the cost of extract fan cleaning
The survey tells us what the work involves. The main factors are:
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- The condition we find in the survey
- The size of the system
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
No two sites are the same, so we price each one individually. Size, access, the condition of the system and when we can work all play a part.
What we need to know
To speed up the quote, please include:
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
Quotes are quick. Send a few details and pictures, and we normally reply with a fixed quote within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
Grease, kitchens and Durrington
Durrington is within about 3 miles of the coast. Salt air speeds up corrosion of roof-level fans, discharge cowls and their fixings. According to Food Standards Agency records, there are about 19 pubs, bars and clubs within about 1.5 miles of central Durrington. A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. Durrington is covered by West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. Fire and rescue authorities enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic premises, and in a kitchen that fire risk includes the grease in the extract.
If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Ecclesden Manor is about 2.6 miles west), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning. For schools such as Durrington Junior School, kitchen extract cleaning is typically booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed. Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; The Acre is the nearest hospital to Durrington, about 2.2 miles south-east.
Durrington is about 1 mile north-west of Worthing, in West Sussex. For extract fan cleaning in and around Durrington, please call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line for a fixed quote. Our area covers London and the South East, including Durrington. Durrington is one of 371 towns, villages and districts in West Sussex we cover for extract fan cleaning. We also work in Brighton, about 12 miles from Durrington.
Work in BN13 and BN12 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. Local streets include Lyn Road, New Road and Tavy Road, and we cover them all for extract fan cleaning. Durrington is on the A2032, so it’s easy for us to get to for extract fan cleaning. If your site is just outside Durrington, we cover Cote (1 mile north-west), High Salvington (1 mile north), Goring-by-Sea (2 miles south), Clapham (2 miles north-west) and Patching (2 miles north-west). Further out, we also cover Bognor Regis (12 miles west), Burgess Hill (15 miles north-east), Littlehampton (5 miles west), Shoreham-by-Sea (6 miles east), Lancing (4 miles east) and Rustington (4 miles west).
Landmarks near Durrington
Around Durrington, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Durrington Minature Railway, Coach And Horses Public House and Palatine Primary School and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Durrington-On-Sea station, roughly 1.3 miles south. Other landmarks nearby include The Acre (2.2 miles south-east) and Museum of Sussex Folklore (1.1 miles south-east). Not far away are Highdown Hill.
What staff can safely do
Some jobs should never be done in-house: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease call for the right kit, training and safe access. Leave those to us.
Staff cleaning and specialist work aren’t the same thing. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but they do not reach the grease that builds up further in. That part needs specialist access and equipment.