Essex · Extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in Far Thorpe Green, Essex
Cleaning of kitchen extract fans, impellers, fan housings and discharge points for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Far Thorpe Green. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- A fan that no longer moves enough air
- Burning smells from the fan area
- An extract fan with no cleaning record
Multi-site and managed buildings
For anyone managing more than one site, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Each site gets its own report and pictures, so each one has its own record.
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’re happy to quote for all of it.
Extract fan cleaning in Far Thorpe Green
Is the extract fan louder than it used to be, or the airflow weaker? A few details or a photo help when you give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email, and we will give you a fixed quote for extract fan cleaning in Far Thorpe Green, usually within one working day. Typical jobs include thick grease on the impeller and casing and hot, greasy smells near the fan, across in-line fans, roof-mounted fans and discharge points.
In a village or hamlet like Far Thorpe Green, the kitchens that need extract cleaning are normally a pub, a school, a care home or a hall kitchen, wherever there is one. Every one of them still needs its extract kept clear of grease.
Think of the report as the system’s health record: a dated account with pictures of everything we did. Grease extract cleans are also certificated to TR19® Grease through the BESCA VHE portal, ready for your insurer.
- Location
- Far Thorpe Green (CO16)
- Wider area
- Essex
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quotes
- A fixed price before any work starts
- When we work
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
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’ll take a look and send you a fixed quote.
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
What a clean won’t put right
Not every problem is solved by extract fan cleaning, and we will tell you before any work starts. It won’t put right:
- An undersized fan that cannot cope
- A motor that has burnt out
- A cracked or broken impeller (it needs replacing)
If in doubt, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll say what we think before you book.
Where we work
- Centrifugal fans
- In-line fans
- Fan housings
- Roof-mounted fans
- Discharge points
- Axial fans
Far Thorpe Green kitchens: local notes
Sea air reaches Far Thorpe Green, which sits within about 3 miles of the coast. Salt in the air is hard on rooftop fans, discharge cowls and fixings, so we check them for corrosion as well as grease. The FSA’s data shows about 5 pubs, bars and clubs registered within about 1.5 miles of central Far Thorpe Green. Where they serve hot food, their kitchen extracts need cleaning to TR19® like any restaurant’s. The fire and rescue service for Far Thorpe Green is Essex County 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.
Bursars and site managers at schools such as Rolph CofE Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty. Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of St Andrew, or anywhere in Far Thorpe Green, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
Far Thorpe Green is about 4 miles north of Clacton-on-Sea, in Essex. From the centre of Far Thorpe Green to the outskirts, we cover extract fan cleaning for every kind of premises, from small sites to large estates. Our Essex coverage runs to 644 places, Far Thorpe Green among them. We also work in Chelmsford, around 29 miles away.
All of CO16 is within our area for extract fan cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. You will find streets such as Whitehall Lane and Colchester Road, and we cover them all for extract fan cleaning. Neighbouring places we cover for extract fan cleaning include Thorpe Green (1 mile east), Weeley (1 mile west), Thorpe-le-Soken (1 mile east), Tendring (1 mile north-west) and Weeley Heath (1 mile south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Colchester (10 miles west), Clacton-on-Sea (4 miles south), Harwich (7 miles north-east), Camulodunum (11 miles west), Greenstead (9 miles west) and Wivenhoe (8 miles west).
Near you in Far Thorpe Green
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to The Rose and Crown pub and the streets around them. The closest station to Far Thorpe Green is Weeley station, about 1.2 miles south-west of the centre. The countryside around Far Thorpe Green includes Weeleyhall Wood.
How the visit works
We are used to working while the site is closed. Evenings, nights and weekends are when much of our work happens, so a kitchen or building can carry on as usual the next day. On site, the work takes a few hours where there are several fans or heavy deposits. If you can send photos, we can arrive in Far Thorpe Green knowing what to expect.
- We locate the fan and plan how to reach and isolate it.
- 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.
- We reassemble, run and photograph the fan.
How to prepare
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
Ask for a quote
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, either from photos and details you send or from a site visit. After that, you get a fixed price for the work, before we start.
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Your questions about extract fan cleaning in Far Thorpe Green
Can you work in Far Thorpe Green outside opening hours?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. The site is handed back ready to open. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Far Thorpe Green?
That’s Tendring council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Far Thorpe Green. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes, always. We diagnose before we treat: the survey tells us what the system needs and how to reach it, and the quote is based on that.
Which accreditations do you hold?
We hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. Vent Hygiene Elite is run by BESCA and independently audited.
Are you insured?
Yes, fully. CHAS and SafeContractor accreditation sit alongside it for clients who vet their contractors.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. Plans on a 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycle are available, to suit the system and how it’s used.
Do we need to close while you work?
Usually not. Booking the work out of hours means the site can carry on as normal. Bigger sites can be done in stages to keep things running.
What types of premises do you cover?
Any site with a kitchen or a ventilation system to look after, from a small pub to a hospital. Hotels, schools, care homes, offices, shops and leisure sites are all part of our work.
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What else we do in Far Thorpe Green
What the work involves, part by part
Wall fans
With little duct before them, wall fans collect grease fast. They can need regular attention, which grease readings will show.
Inline duct fans
Inline fans sit within the duct run, often above a ceiling. They’re reached through access panels or by opening the casing, once they’re isolated.
What affects the quote in Far Thorpe Green
You’ll get a fixed price before any work starts. It’s based on:
- The condition we find in the survey
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- The size of the system
- Where the site is and how we reach it
A single site or a whole portfolio, we price it on the same basis: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. The price is fixed before any work starts.
Helping us quote
There’s no need for technical detail. Just send:
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- The postcode and the type of business
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Add the site type and your opening hours, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
What we are called out for in Far Thorpe Green
By the time air reaches the fan, it has passed the canopy, filters and duct. Whatever grease is still in it settles on the impeller and inside the housing where the spinning blades spread it around.
Common reasons sites call us are:
- An extract fan that vibrates or rattles
- A fan that no longer moves enough air
- A fan left out of previous cleans
- Fat spreading onto the roof or wall by the fan
Older buildings often hide long, awkward duct runs, and if you run a kitchen at a historic venue in the area (Thorpe Hall is about 1.4 miles south-east), access may need planning.
Questions to ask before you book
- How areas they cannot reach will be recorded
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- If they look at the system before pricing
- Whether the quote shows VAT