Essex · Extract fan cleaning
Great Parndon extract fan cleaning
Specialist extract fan cleaning for Great Parndon: a survey, a fixed price, careful work and proper paperwork. Call for a fixed quote.
- A fan coated in grease inside its housing
- Fat spreading onto the roof or wall by the fan
- Weak extraction at the canopy
Great Parndon kitchens: local notes
Food Standards Agency records list about 67 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 25 takeaways within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Great Parndon. The fan at the end of each of those extracts collects grease that slows it and wears the motor. Kitchens in Great Parndon get their food hygiene inspections from Harlow 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 Parndon. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order.
Church and community hall kitchens, near Church of St Mary the Virgin or anywhere around Great Parndon, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other. Healthcare kitchens cannot easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Great Parndon is Princess Alexandra Hospital, about 1 mile north.
Great Parndon is about 2 miles south-west of Harlow, in Essex. Whether your site is in the middle of Great Parndon or further out, we cover extract fan cleaning for every kind of premises, from small sites to large estates. Great Parndon is one of 644 places in Essex where we work for extract fan cleaning. Our Chelmsford page covers sites nearby (17 miles or so).
Postcode districts we cover here for extract fan cleaning: CM19 and CM18. If you need extract fan cleaning at premises on Rectory Lane, Pyenest Road and Paycock Road or a nearby road, we can help. We also cover Staple Tye (1 mile south-east), Tylerscross (1 mile south-west), Jack's Hatch (1 mile south), Little Parndon (1 mile north) and Broadley Common (1 mile south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Brentwood (13 miles south-east), Loughton (8 miles south), Waltham Abbey (6 miles south-west), Great Dunmow (14 miles north-east), Epping (4 miles south) and Stansted Mountfitchet (11 miles north-east).
Around Great Parndon
In Great Parndon, that means kitchens and buildings near Hawkenbury Meadow, Stewards Academy - Science Specialist and The Cock Inn and the streets around them. The closest station to Great Parndon is Harlow Town station, roughly 1.8 miles north. Other landmarks nearby include Mark Hall Cycle Museum (2.4 miles north-east) and Princess Alexandra Hospital (1 mile north). Green spaces nearby include Hunsdon Mead.
Extract fan cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Great Parndon
Think of the fan as the system’s heart and the grease as a clot. A heart under strain works harder for less. Our job is to clear it, check it runs smoothly and record what we found, before signing it off. We’re often asked to deal with a fan that hums, whines or rumbles and an extract fan with no cleaning record, on in-line fans, axial fans and discharge points.
In a smaller place like Great Parndon, the kitchens with extract systems are more likely to be a pub, a café, a takeaway or a school or care home kitchen than a big restaurant. A kitchen that cooks fewer hours still builds up grease, so cleaning is planned around how much it cooks and what the readings show.
Good records are part of the job. You get a written report with photos after each visit, listing what was done, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next visit is due. Keep it with your fire safety records so it’s ready for an insurer, fire officer or EHO.
- Where
- Great Parndon (CM19, CM18)
- Region
- Essex
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
What your team can do, and what needs us
When your team notices a problem between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that will not come clean, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We can diagnose it and quote.
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
Multi-site and managed buildings
The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare in Great Parndon and across Essex. Work can be phased by floor, building or site around the people who use them.
When it’s something else
Not every problem is solved by extract fan cleaning, and we’d rather say so up front. It won’t put right:
- A fan that was never right for the kitchen
- Wiring faults to the fan
- Grease in the duct and canopy before the fan (those need a full TR19 clean)
If you’re not sure, just call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll give you a straight answer before booking.
What the work covers
- In-line fans
- Discharge points
- Axial fans
- Fan housings
- Centrifugal fans
- Roof-mounted fans
Questions from Great Parndon
Will you come out to Great Parndon?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. The journey is planned ahead, so a few details about the route help.
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Great Parndon?
In Great Parndon, it’s Harlow 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 in two main parts: TR19® Grease for kitchen extracts and TR19® Air for supply and extract systems. It isn’t law, but it’s the benchmark.
Can you clean the fan on its own?
Yes, we do. The report will make clear that only the fan was cleaned, so your TR19 records stay accurate. The full system still needs its regular TR19 clean.
How much does extract fan cleaning cost?
We don’t publish prices, because the cost depends on the job: the size of the system, its condition, access and when we can work. You get a fixed price before we start.
What’s the cleaning interval for an extract fan?
With the whole system, at intervals set by BESA guidance: from 3-monthly for heavy use to 12-monthly for light use. A noisy or heavily coated fan may need it sooner.
Who is the responsible person?
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, it’s the responsible person: often the employer, owner or occupier. Landlords, facilities managers and managing agents can also hold responsibility.
What do you need from me for a quote?
Only a few details: the address, the site type, your opening hours and how we reach the system. Photos and the last report help too. After that, simply give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
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What affects the quote in Great Parndon
Your quote is based on your site. We consider:
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- Any permits to work or inductions
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- The condition we find in the survey
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 any work starts.
Helping us quote
A few details help us quote accurately. When you get in touch, it helps to send:
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
To help us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, photos of the system and any previous report or certificate. Then call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
Part by part
Kitchens with long cooking hours
A fan in a long-hours kitchen runs for most of the day, so grease and wear build up together. Cleaning on time helps keep it running.
Inline duct fans
Space around an inline fan can be tight, so we plan how to reach and clean them. Anything out of reach is recorded.
When to call us in Great Parndon
Each blade collects a slightly different amount. The difference throws the impeller off balance and puts strain on the bearings. Left too long, grease turns into wear.
The symptoms we are asked about most are:
- An extract fan with no cleaning record
- Grease around the motor and its mounts
- A fan coated in grease inside its housing
- A smell of hot grease from the extract
School kitchens, at schools like Jerounds Primary Academy for example, are usually cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
Before booking anyone
- What paperwork you get at the end
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- If they look at the system before pricing
- Proof of insurance
How it works
On the day, we arrive 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 first, and the area around the work is covered and protected. The work itself takes a few hours where there are several fans or heavy deposits. Tell us about any gates, ladders or locked plant areas at your site near Great Parndon when you book.
- 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.
- We reassemble, run and photograph the fan.
Preparing for the visit
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Tell us where we can park and unload
Getting a quote
We do not publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. Instead, we look at your site first, from pictures or a survey, and then send you a fixed quote. To get going, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.