East Sussex · Extract fan cleaning
Eastbourne extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning across Eastbourne and nearby, timed so the site keeps working and finished with a written report and pictures.
- A motor area thick with grease
- A fan that hums, whines or rumbles
- Fat spreading onto the roof or wall by the fan
Extract fan cleaning in Eastbourne, done properly
Kitchen extract fans come in different forms: roof-mounted units, inline fans within the duct, and wall fans. Each is isolated and opened in its own way, and we plan that during the survey. We are often asked to deal with vibration from an unbalanced impeller and a noisy fan that has got louder over time, across roof-mounted fans, axial fans and fan housings.
In Eastbourne, extract cleaning fits around service: after the last cover, before breakfast or on a day the kitchen is shut. Sites with more than one kitchen can be cleaned in phases.
Accreditations are easy to claim and worth checking. Ours are BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured.
- Location
- Eastbourne (BN23, BN22, BN21, BN20)
- Wider area
- East Sussex
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Working hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
How we price extract fan cleaning
Every site gets its own quote. These are the things that affect it:
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- Parking and loading at the site
- The number of sites or systems
- The scale of the work
Leaving it longer rarely makes the work cheaper. Problems in a system tend to grow, and a neglected system can mean more work. If you are unsure, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us for straight advice and a fixed quote.
Asking for a quote
We can often survey from photos. The most useful are:
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- The site address and the type of premises
Getting a quote does not take long. Call or email with a few details and you’ll usually have a fixed price within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
Questions from Eastbourne
Can sea air affect extract fan cleaning in Eastbourne?
It can. Eastbourne is within about 1 mile of the coast, and salt air speeds up corrosion. Rooftop fans, discharge cowls and fixings are checked for corrosion as well as grease.
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Eastbourne?
That’s East 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.
Can you work evenings and weekends?
Yes. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote and we will plan the visit around them.
What information do you need?
Where the site is, what it is and when it’s open, plus pictures of the system and your last certificate or report if you have one.
What does extract fan cleaning cost?
Every site is different, so each gets its own fixed quote. To get one, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and tell us about the site and its opening hours.
How long will it take to clean the fan?
Allow a few hours where there are several fans or heavy deposits. Your quote will give an idea.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes. There’s a 24/7 emergency line, for problems that can’t wait. Call us any time and explain what’s happened.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
No. The law sets the duty; TR19® is the benchmark used to show it’s met. Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person has to manage fire risk, and without records, many insurers may refuse or reduce a claim.
Do you need extract fan cleaning in Eastbourne?
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.
What we’re most often called out for:
- Burning smells from the fan area
- A heavily greased fan housing
- A fan shaking on its mounts
- Grease escaping from the fan outlet
Healthcare kitchens can’t easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Eastbourne is Eastbourne District General Hospital, about 0.9 miles west.
Before you book anyone
- Whether they recommend a next date
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- When they can work, and whether that is outside your opening hours
- What paperwork you get at the end
For landlords and multi-site operators
From a single site to a large estate, the standard is the same: the system surveyed, the price fixed, the visit fitted around trading and everything written up afterwards.
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 the report can go to both.
Nearby places to Eastbourne
Other services in Eastbourne
Why deal with it now?
Cleaning the fan in Eastbourne now is a short job: the work takes a few hours where there are several fans or heavy deposits. Leaving it means more wear, more noise and a bigger clean later. Leave a system long enough in a busy place like Eastbourne and the job grows.
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Call for a fixed quote and we’ll go through it with you.
Why book with us
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- In business since 2009
Read what affects the cost and our accreditations and certificates.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
Staff cleaning and specialist work are not 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.
How the visit works
We turn up at the time agreed with you, often in the evening, overnight or at the weekend so the site keeps working. Equipment that has to be off is switched off and allowed to cool before work begins, and floors and nearby surfaces are sheeted. On site, it takes an hour or two for one fan, longer when it’s hard to reach. For a managed building in Eastbourne, let us know about sign-in, permits and who holds the keys.
- The fan is found and its type, access and isolation checked.
- We isolate the power before opening the housing.
- Grease is scraped off the impeller blades and casing.
- The fan is degreased, taking care around the motor.
- It’s closed up, run, checked and photographed for the report.
Preparing for the visit
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
Ask for a quote
Need a price for extract fan cleaning? Please call 0345 646 2711 or email us with a few details about the site. We’ll explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before anything is booked.
Advice
Kitchen extracts in Eastbourne
At about 1 mile from the coast, Eastbourne is close enough for sea air to matter. Near the sea, the fan and discharge at the top of a kitchen extract corrode faster than they would inland. The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 217 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 69 takeaways and sandwich shops within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Eastbourne. Any of those kitchens with a canopy relies on a fan that gathers grease as it runs. East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service covers Eastbourne. 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.
Commuter trade near Hampden Park station can mean long cooking hours, and long hours put a kitchen into BESA’s more frequent cleaning bands. Term dates shape school work: for a school like Stafford Junior School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
Eastbourne is in East Sussex. Anywhere in BN23, we can carry out extract fan cleaning at your premises. Across East Sussex, we cover 289 places, and Eastbourne is one of them. Brighton is in our area too, about 19 miles from Eastbourne.
Work in BN23, BN22, BN21 and BN20 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. If you need extract fan cleaning at premises on Vine Square, Ashford Square and Howard Square or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. Being close to the A22 and A259, Eastbourne is simple for us to get to for extract fan cleaning. If your site is just outside Eastbourne, we cover Hampden Park (1 mile north-west), Upperton (1 mile south-west), Old Town (1 mile south-west), Ratton Village (2 miles west) and Meads (2 miles south). Larger places within reach include Hastings (13 miles north-east), Bexhill-on-Sea (9 miles north-east), Seaford (8 miles west), Lewes (14 miles north-west), Hailsham (6 miles north) and St Leonards (13 miles east). As one of the bigger places in East Sussex, Eastbourne has a wide mix of commercial premises, and we cover all of them for extract fan cleaning.
Around Eastbourne
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Princes Park, Ratton School and The King's Arms Public House and the streets around them. Eastbourne’s nearest station is Hampden Park station, about 0.7 miles north-west. Nearby you’ll also find Pevensey Castle (3 miles north-east) and Royal Sussex Regimental Museum (1 mile south-east). For a walk, there’s Combe Hill.
Looking after it afterwards
How long the results last depends on use and care. Here’s what we suggest:
- Never cook with a filter missing
- Tell us if the extract feels weaker
- Listen for new noises or vibration from the fan
- Keep the fan on whenever the range is lit
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.