Essex · Extract fan cleaning
Great Easton extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning for Great Easton and the surrounding area: diagnosis first, then a fixed quote, the work and a report with pictures. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- A fan shaking on its mounts
- A fan that has never been cleaned
- Grease escaping from the fan outlet
How we handle extract fan cleaning in Great Easton
Every TR19® Grease clean includes the extract fan, but a fan can also need attention on its own, especially when it has started to vibrate or sound rough. Where only the fan is cleaned, the report says so. If you’re dealing with grease around the motor and its mounts and a heavily greased fan housing, we can help.
Somewhere as small as Great Easton, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Every one of them still needs its extract kept clear of grease.
A written report with photos follows every visit, so there’s a dated record of the work. Kitchen extract cleaning to TR19® Grease is certificated through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Place
- Great Easton (CM6)
- Region
- Essex
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
How the job changes from site to site
Inline duct fans
Some fans are built into the duct itself. We get to them through the duct or casing, once they’re isolated.
Wall fans
Wall fans often have a short duct, so grease reaches them quickly. They may need cleaning as often as the canopy, which grease readings will show.
Your questions about extract fan cleaning in Great Easton
Who inspects food businesses in Great Easton?
In Great Easton, it’s Uttlesford 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.
Do you cover smaller places like Great Easton?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. The journey is planned ahead, so a few details about the route help.
What do you need from me for a quote?
Some photos and a quick description of the system plus the address and your hours. If we need more, we will ask.
Who is responsible for fire safety on the premises?
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, it’s the responsible person: normally the employer or whoever controls the premises. Landlords, facilities managers and managing agents can also hold responsibility.
How much does extract fan cleaning cost in Great Easton?
There’s no set price, as it depends on the job: the size of the system, its condition, access and when we can work. You get a fixed price before work begins.
Are you accredited?
Duct Doctor is a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
Restaurants and pubs, hotels, schools and colleges, hospitals and care homes, offices and retail, plus food production and leisure sites.
How often should the extract fan be cleaned?
It depends on how many hours the kitchen cooks, under BESA guidance. Heavy use means at least every 3 months, light use at least every 12, fan included.
How it works
Your staff don’t need to do much on the day. A contact on site lets us in at the agreed time and points us to the system, and we take it from there. Before we leave, the area is tidied and the paperwork follows. A quick note on how to find the site and where to park makes a visit to Great Easton run smoothly.
- We find the fan and check how it’s reached and how it’s isolated.
- Power to the fan is isolated before anyone touches it.
- Grease is scraped from the impeller blades and the inside of the housing.
- Blades, housing and the area around the motor are degreased with care.
- We reassemble, run the fan and photograph the result.
Before we arrive
- Clear the space around the work
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
Get a fixed quote
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, from your photos and details or, where that is not enough, a survey on site. Then we send a fixed price so you know the cost before we start.
Advice
What affects the cost of extract fan cleaning
The price is fixed before any work begins. It’s based on:
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Ask for a fixed quote and we will explain each part.
What to send for a quote
When you contact us, these details help:
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- Any previous report or certificate
For a fixed quote, call 0345 646 2711 or email us and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. We usually come back within one working day.
Leave it or put it right?
Grease on a roof fan can also escape outside. It marks the area around the outlet and leaves more fuel outside, which is one more reason to keep it clean. Equipment tucked in a roof space or outbuilding near Great Easton rarely gets looked at unless someone books it.
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 not sure what’s needed, call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email for straight advice and a fixed quote.
Why book with us
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- Full insurance on every job
- In business since 2009
- Photo reports with every job
Read what affects the cost and our accreditations and certificates.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Great Easton
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Each visit produces a dated report with pictures, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
Keeping the system healthy
Results last longer with the right care. We suggest:
- Check filters are seated before cooking
- File the fan’s report with your other records
- Listen for new noises or vibration from the fan
- Look for grease stains near the discharge
Where the fan needs repair rather than cleaning, the report says so. Fan repair and replacement are services we offer too, so you have one point of contact.
Make sure the fan is reachable. Clear access means it’s never left out of a clean, whether it’s on a roof, in a ceiling or on a wall.
Places near Great Easton
Also in Great Easton
Extract fan cleaning in Great Easton: the local picture
The Food Standards Agency lists about 5 pubs, bars and clubs as registered food businesses in Great Easton and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Any of them serving cooked food has an extract to keep clean, from canopy to discharge. Kitchens in Great Easton get their food hygiene inspections from Uttlesford 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. Essex County Fire and Rescue Service covers Great Easton. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel.
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of St John and St Giles or elsewhere in Great Easton, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often. Bursars and site managers at schools such as Helena Romanes School and Sixth Form Centre tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
Great Easton is about 8 miles east of Bishop's Stortford, in Essex. If you need extract fan cleaning in Great Easton, it’s easy to get a fixed quote: please phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email. We work across South East England and London, including Great Easton. Our Essex coverage runs to 644 places, Great Easton among them. For sites nearby, see our Chelmsford page, about 13 miles away.
We cover every part of CM6 for extract fan cleaning and the streets around it. Whether your site is on The Endway, Rebecca Meade and Brocks Mead or anywhere close by, we can help. With the B184 close by, Great Easton is simple for us to get to at any hour. We also cover the places around Great Easton: Tilty (1 mile north-west), Duton Hill (1 mile north), Chickney (2 miles north-west), Sibley's Green (2 miles north) and Monk Street (2 miles north). We also work in nearby towns such as Chelmsford (13 miles south-east), Braintree (10 miles east), Harlow (13 miles south-west), Witham (15 miles south-east), Saffron Walden (9 miles north-west) and Halstead (13 miles east).
Around Great Easton
Around Great Easton, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The Bell pub. For rail, the closest station is Stansted Airport station, about 3.3 miles west. Other landmarks nearby include Little Easton Moat (1.2 miles south). Green spaces nearby include West Wood.
Common problems we fix in Great Easton
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’re asked about most include:
- A fan motor running hot under a coat of grease
- A fan shaking on its mounts
- Fat spreading onto the roof or wall by the fan
- A fan coated in grease inside its housing
Historic houses near Great Easton, such as Horham Hall about 2.7 miles north-west, are a reminder that older buildings with event kitchens can have long, awkward duct routes.
Questions to ask before you book
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- How areas they can’t reach will be recorded
- When they can work, and whether that is outside your opening hours