West Sussex · Extract fan cleaning
East Marden extract fan cleaning
One call covers extract fan cleaning in East Marden: survey, fixed quote, work and sign-off. Fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001.
- A fan coated in grease inside its housing
- Grease around the motor and its mounts
- Less air being pulled from the kitchen
Extract fan cleaning in East Marden, done properly
Every kitchen extract depends on its fan: it pulls air from the canopy, through the duct and out of the building. Whatever grease slips past the filters and duct reaches the fan, and that’s what we clean. The work covers axial fans, fan housings and centrifugal fans, and common reasons people get in touch are a fan left out of previous cleans and less air being pulled from the kitchen.
In a small place like East Marden, 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.
Good records are part of the job. You get a written report with pictures after every visit, listing what was done, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next visit is due. File it in your maintenance log so it’s to hand when an insurer or inspector asks.
- Where
- East Marden (PO18)
- Wider area
- West Sussex
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
How the visit works
There are three stages on the day: getting the area ready, doing the work and signing it off. Set-up means sheeting and making equipment safe, and the sign-off is a written report with pictures. Most of the time goes on the work itself, and that takes a couple of hours per fan, depending on its size and the build-up. If the van will struggle with a lane or gateway near East Marden, let us know and we will plan around it.
- 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.
- Blades, housing and surrounds are degreased with care around the electrics.
- It’s closed up, run, checked and photographed for the report.
How to prepare
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
Ask for a quote
Every quote begins with a look at the system, from your photos and details or, where that is not enough, a survey on site. Then we send a fixed price, before any work starts.
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Common questions in East Marden
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in East Marden?
That is Chichester council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in East Marden. It helps to keep the extract cleaning records with your food safety paperwork, so they’re ready if asked for.
Which fire authority looks after East Marden?
East Marden is in the area of West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. TR19® is not law, but it’s the benchmark many fire officers and insurers look to when they ask how often the extract is cleaned.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes. Scheduled maintenance plans are part of what we do, set at the interval the system needs. Each report recommends when the next visit should be.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. Our area covers London and the South East, so sites at different addresses can be planned together as one programme. Each site gets its own report and photos.
What makes a kitchen extract fan vibrate?
Build-up on the impeller is a frequent reason, because it unbalances the fan. Worn bearings and motor problems are others, which our report will flag.
What types of premises do you cover?
Any site with a kitchen or a ventilation system to look after, from a single café to a large school. We work with hotels, schools, care homes, offices, retail and leisure sites.
What do you need from me for a quote?
A short description and a few pictures plus the address and your hours. If we need more, we’ll ask.
Where does the waste go?
It leaves the site with us when we go. While we work, it’s kept contained to keep the area clean.
Do you need extract fan cleaning in East Marden?
The fan sits at the end of the grease’s journey. Whatever grease is still in it settles on the impeller and inside the housing where the spinning blades spread it around.
These are the problems we see most often:
- Rough running from the extract fan
- A fan motor running hot under a coat of grease
- An extract fan that vibrates or rattles
- A fan that no longer moves enough air
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of St Peter or elsewhere in East Marden, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event.
Comparing quotes
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- How areas they can’t reach will be recorded
- What insurance they carry
- Whether a written report and photos are included
For landlords and multi-site operators
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.
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements, and we will send a fixed quote.
What affects the quote in East Marden
Some jobs are bigger than they look, and some smaller. What affects the quote:
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- Travel, parking and unloading
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
Working hours, access and the scale of the site can all change the price. Each of those is built into the quote and give you a fixed price before work begins.
Helping us quote
Photos and a few facts are often enough to price the work. Useful things to send:
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- Problems your staff have spotted
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
Getting a quote does not take long. Send a few details and photos, and we typically reply with a fixed quote within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
What extract fan cleaning looks like in East Marden
The fire and rescue service for East Marden is 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. Kitchens in East Marden get their food hygiene inspections from Chichester council. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
Older buildings often hide long, awkward duct runs, and if you run a kitchen at a historic venue in the area (Uppark is about 2.6 miles north-west), access may need planning.
East Marden is about 6 miles north-east of Emsworth, in West Sussex. If you need extract fan cleaning in East Marden, please give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email for a fixed quote. Our area covers London and the South East, East Marden included. Our West Sussex coverage runs to 371 places, and East Marden is one of them. For sites nearby, see our Portsmouth page (13 miles or so).
Here we cover the PO18 postcode area for extract fan cleaning. If your site is just outside East Marden, we cover Compton (2 miles west), Chilgrove (2 miles east), Didling (3 miles north-east), Elsted (3 miles north) and East Harting (3 miles north). We also work in nearby towns such as Bognor Regis (12 miles south-east), Chichester (7 miles south-east), Selsey (14 miles south), Emsworth (6 miles south-west), Portfield (7 miles south-east) and Yapton (13 miles south-east).
Around East Marden
Other landmarks nearby include Museum of Gardening (3.6 miles east). Open spaces near East Marden include Bow Hill and Kingley Vale National Nature Reserve.
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Leave it or put it right?
An unbalanced fan gets worse, not better. It can wear the bearings and lead to failure, which may leave the kitchen without extraction. Cleaning it early is far less disruptive. Our emergency line runs 24/7, but a planned visit to East Marden is calmer for everyone.
One small site or a whole estate, the quote is built the same way: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. The price is fixed before work begins.
Why East Marden businesses choose us
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- Trading since 2009
- Every job surveyed first
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
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Different parts, different methods
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.
Roof-mounted fans
Many kitchen extracts end at a fan on the roof. They’re cleaned where safe access allows, and anything we cannot reach is recorded.
What your team can do, and what needs us
If your staff spot something between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that will not come clean, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We can diagnose it and quote.
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. 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.