East Sussex · Extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in East Dean, East Sussex
Our technicians work in East Dean on extract fan cleaning. Out-of-hours visits, a fixed quote and a written report with pictures on every job.
- Hot, greasy smells near the fan
- Grease around the motor and its mounts
- A fan that hums, whines or rumbles
Extract fan cleaning in East Dean
Cleaning removes grease, not wear. If we find worn bearings, a struggling motor or damage to the impeller, we will tell you and fan repair or replacement is something we also do. You’ll know whether the fan just needed cleaning or something more. Typical jobs include an extract fan with no cleaning record and a fan that no longer moves enough air, across centrifugal fans, roof-mounted fans and axial fans.
For a kitchen in or near East Dean, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy, filters, duct, fan and discharge, with a certificate and photo report at the end.
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 are fully insured.
- Location
- East Dean (BN20)
- Region
- East Sussex
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
How it works
Each visit runs to the same pattern: sheeting and protection first, isolate whatever needs isolating, do the work, clear away and leave you the report. The visit itself takes an hour or two for one fan, longer when it’s hard to reach. In a small place like East Dean, the journey is planned ahead and the visit arranged around the site’s hours.
- Diagnosis first: we look for grease, noise and vibration.
- With the fan isolated, the housing is opened.
- The impeller is cleaned blade by blade so it runs balanced.
- Housing, outlet and the area around the motor are cleaned.
- The fan goes back into service with a report on its condition.
Preparing for the visit
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
Ask for a quote
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
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When to call us in East Dean
The fan sits at the end of the grease’s journey. The grease that is left lands on the blades and the casing, and the spinning blades fling it onto the walls of the housing.
Most sites get in touch when they notice something like this:
- Burning smells from the fan area
- A fan coated in grease inside its housing
- A fan shaking on its mounts
- Grease stains around the discharge
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near The Parish Church of St Simon and St Jude or elsewhere in East Dean, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event.
What your quote should include
- Proof of insurance
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- What records you’ll receive afterwards
- How they set the interval to the next visit
What extract fan cleaning looks like in East Dean
East Dean lies within about 1 mile of the sea. Salt in the air is hard on rooftop fans, discharge cowls and fixings, so we check them for corrosion as well as grease. The fire and rescue service for East Dean is East 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. It’s Wealden council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in East Dean. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
A hospital like Eastbourne District General Hospital, about 3.3 miles north-east, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day. If your kitchen is in a listed or historic building, like the houses around East Dean (Alfriston Clergy House is about 3.9 miles north-west), fitting access panels needs care.
East Dean is about 4 miles south-west of Eastbourne, in East Sussex. Whether your site is in the middle of East Dean or further out, extract fan cleaning is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from a single unit to a large public building. East Dean is one of 289 towns, villages and districts in East Sussex where we work for commercial clients. Brighton is in our area too, around 16 miles away.
Extract fan cleaning in BN20 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Streets in the area include Lower Street, Went Way and Gilberts Drive, and we cover them all for extract fan cleaning. We also cover the places around East Dean: Friston (1 mile north-east), Birling Gap (1 mile south), Jevington (2 miles north), Meads (3 miles east) and Old Town (3 miles east). Larger places within reach include Eastbourne (4 miles north-east), Bexhill-on-Sea (13 miles north-east), Seaford (4 miles west), Lewes (12 miles north-west), Hailsham (8 miles north) and Uckfield (15 miles north).
What’s near East Dean
In East Dean, that means kitchens and buildings near The Tiger Inn, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Eastbourne station, roughly 3.4 miles east of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Filching Manor And Motor Museum (3.3 miles north) and Eastbourne District General Hospital (3.3 miles north-east). Not far away are Combe Hill.
What the work involves, part by part
Impellers and blades
Grease on the leading edges of the blades cuts the fan’s efficiency. 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.
FAQs for East Dean
Can the work in East Dean be done at night or at weekends?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. Your customers, staff or residents in East Dean needn’t be disturbed. When you phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line, mention when the site is quiet.
Who inspects food businesses in East Dean?
The local authority for East Dean is Wealden council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
Does the law say we must follow TR19?
Not in itself. TR19® is the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs check against, 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 is TR19?
It’s the industry benchmark for cleaning ventilation and kitchen extract systems, written by BESA. It covers how systems are inspected, cleaned and checked and expects a risk-based approach.
How do you protect the area?
Floors and surfaces near the work are sheeted before any work starts, and anything we remove is contained. At the end, the area is cleaned down.
How long will it take to clean the fan?
Allow an hour or two for most single fans. We will confirm the time when we quote.
Does a TR19 kitchen extract clean cover the fan?
Yes, the fan is cleaned as part of TR19. If a fan cannot be reached, the report says so, so the record is accurate.
What information do you need?
The site address, the type of premises and your opening hours, plus photos of the system and your last certificate or report if you have one.
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What affects the quote in East Dean
Before we fix a price, we need to know a few things. We look at:
- The scale of the work
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- Travel, parking and unloading
- What state the system is in
Leaving it longer rarely makes the work cheaper. Build-up, wear and faults tend to get worse, not better, and a neglected system can mean more work. If you are not sure what’s needed, ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we’ll give you an honest view and a fixed quote.
Asking for a quote
Photos let us diagnose from a distance. The most useful are:
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- Your last certificate, test record or report
We don’t 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 get going, call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
Multi-site and managed buildings
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we are happy to quote for all of it.
When the building owner and the occupier are different, the lease normally sets out who maintains what. We are happy to deal with either side and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
What staff can safely do
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, and that is where we come in.
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, next to our reports.
When something else is needed
We will always give you a straight diagnosis, so here’s what this work can’t put right:
- Damaged fan blades
- A faulty speed controller or isolator
- A fan that was never right for the kitchen
Not sure which it is? You can ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we will tell you honestly before booking.
Parts of the system we cover
- Fan housings
- Centrifugal fans
- Discharge points
- Axial fans
- Roof-mounted fans
- In-line fans