Essex · Extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in East Horndon, Essex
Extract fan cleaning across East Horndon and nearby, timed so the site keeps working and signed off in writing with photos.
- Less air being pulled from the kitchen
- A fan motor running hot under a coat of grease
- Thick grease on the impeller and casing
Your questions about extract fan cleaning in East Horndon
Can you get to a site in East Horndon?
Yes. Villages and rural sites across the South East are part of our work, East Horndon included. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the site when you book.
Who inspects food businesses in East Horndon?
In East Horndon, it’s Brentwood council that carries out food hygiene inspections. Have your latest TR19® certificate and photo report to hand, as an officer may ask how the extract is maintained.
What’s TR19?
BESA’s ventilation hygiene specification, with two parts that matter most here: TR19® Grease for kitchen extract systems and TR19® Air for general ventilation. It is not legislation, but it’s the standard people check against.
Do you work out of hours?
Yes. Evenings, nights and weekends are normal working hours for us, so you don’t have to close during trading.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. We run scheduled maintenance contracts, with visits at the interval your system needs. The report from each visit recommends the next date.
Do you have insurance?
Yes, we’re fully insured. We also hold CHAS and SafeContractor, for sites that check contractor safety.
What should I send you?
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.
How long does extract fan cleaning take?
It takes an hour or two for most single fans. We will confirm the time when we quote.
About our extract fan cleaning in East Horndon
Kitchen extract fans come in different forms: 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. If you’re dealing with grease escaping from the fan outlet and grease around the motor and its mounts, we can put it right.
Work in a small place like East Horndon starts with a call to agree access and timings, and the clean itself is the same full TR19® job as in any town: canopy to discharge, then a TR19® certificate and a photo report.
Think of the report as the system’s health record: dated, with pictures, and showing what was done. For TR19® Grease cleans, the certificate comes through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal and sits alongside the report.
- Where
- East Horndon (CM13)
- Region
- Essex
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- When we work
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
The process
The visit has three parts: set-up, the treatment itself and the sign-off. Set-up means sheeting and making equipment safe, and the sign-off is a written report with photos. Most of the time goes on the work itself, and that takes an hour or two for one fan, longer when it’s hard to reach. Pictures of the system and its access let us plan the work in East Horndon before we set off.
- Diagnosis first: we look for grease, noise and vibration.
- Once isolated, we open the fan up.
- Each blade is cleaned so the impeller runs evenly.
- Housing, outlet and the area around the motor are cleaned.
- The fan goes back into service with a report on its condition.
Before we arrive
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
Ask for a quote
There’s no standard price list, because every site is different. We look at your system first, from photos or on a visit, and then send you a fixed quote. To start, call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
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What your team can do, and what needs us
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but they do not reach the grease that builds up further in. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. What they cannot safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, which is where we come in.
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Aftercare tips
To keep the system working properly between visits:
- Report rattles or humming early
- Watch for grease marks around the outlet
- Keep the grease filters clean and in place
- Do not turn the fan off mid-service
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.
Run the fan throughout cooking. Air that keeps moving carries vapour out rather than letting it settle, so keeping it running helps keep it clean.
Signs you need extract fan cleaning in East Horndon
A fan collects more grease when the filters let more through. Missing, damaged or badly fitted filters let grease travel the whole system, so the fan takes far more than it should.
The symptoms we are asked about most are:
- A fan coated in grease inside its housing
- Grease around the motor and its mounts
- Vibration from an unbalanced impeller
- Less air being pulled from the kitchen
Bursars and site managers at schools such as West Horndon Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
Comparing quotes
- When the next visit should be, and why
- When they can work, and whether that’s outside your opening hours
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
Fixed quotes for extract fan cleaning in East Horndon
The diagnosis comes before the price. The main factors are:
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- The condition of the system
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
Every site is different, so each one gets its own fixed quote. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all make a difference.
Helping us quote
When you call or email, these details help:
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
Need a price for extract fan cleaning? Please ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and tell us about the site. We will talk you through the work and give you a fixed quote before anything is booked.
Extract fan cleaning around East Horndon
Food Standards Agency records list about 4 restaurants, cafés and works canteens in and around East Horndon, up to about a mile and a half out. The fan at the end of each of those extracts collects grease that slows it and wears the motor. Environmental health officers from Brentwood council inspect food businesses in East Horndon. 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. Essex County Fire and Rescue Service covers East Horndon. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order.
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Spire Hartswood Hospital about 3.1 miles north-west, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen. A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near All Saints Church or elsewhere in East Horndon, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
East Horndon is about 4 miles south-east of Brentwood, in Essex. If you need extract fan cleaning in East Horndon, it’s easy to get a fixed quote: please call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us. We work across South East England and London, East Horndon included. We cover 644 places across Essex, large and small. We also work in Chelmsford, around 12 miles away.
We cover every part of CM13 for extract fan cleaning and the streets around it. Local streets include Southend Arterial Road, Elliots Close and Tilbury Road, and we cover them all for extract fan cleaning. If your site is just outside East Horndon, we cover West Horndon (1 mile south-west), Herongate (1 mile north), Childerditch (2 miles west), Little Warley (2 miles west) and Bulphan (2 miles south). Further out, we also cover Chelmsford (12 miles north-east), Basildon (4 miles east), Brentwood (4 miles north-west), Canvey Island (11 miles east), Billericay (4 miles north-east) and Rayleigh (11 miles east).
What’s near East Horndon
The closest station to East Horndon is West Horndon station, roughly 1 mile south-west. Other landmarks nearby include Spire Hartswood Hospital (3.1 miles north-west). For a walk, there’s Langdon Nature Reserve.
Part by part
Roof-mounted fans
On a roof, the air is cooler and grease drops out faster. The impeller and housing are scraped and degreased.
Kitchens with long cooking hours
Long cooking hours mean more grease reaches the fan. BESA guidance sets at least 3-monthly cleaning for that level of use, fan included.
Why it’s worth doing now in East Horndon
The fan is part of the fire path. TR19® Grease covers the whole extract, fan included and many insurers require the full system to be cleaned to TR19. If the system at a site near East Horndon fails, there may be nowhere nearby to move to.
You will not find a price list here, because each job is priced on what it involves. For a fixed quote, call 0345 646 2711, or email photos, and we will explain what it covers.
Why us?
- Fixed quotes, normally within one working day
- Fully insured
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
Take a look at our cost guide or how to check a contractor.