Essex · Extract fan cleaning
Great Totham extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning for commercial sites in Great Totham and across Essex. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- A noisy fan that has got louder over time
- A fan coated in grease inside its housing
- Weak extraction at the canopy
Extract fan cleaning in Great Totham, done properly
The extract fan is the heart of the system: it draws the air through the canopy and ductwork and pushes it outside. Grease that gets past everything else ends up on its blades and housing and we clean it off. The work covers centrifugal fans, roof-mounted fans and axial fans, and people most often call us about a fan that no longer moves enough air and an extract fan with no cleaning record.
In a smaller place like Great Totham, 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 the interval is set by hours of use and grease readings.
Accreditations are easy to claim and worth checking. We are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, with full insurance on top.
- Where
- Great Totham (CM9)
- Wider area
- Essex
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
What affects the quote in Great Totham
Before we fix a price, we need to know a few things. We check:
- The condition of the system
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- How many systems or sites are involved
- The scale of the work
Leaving it longer rarely makes the work cheaper. Build-up, wear and faults tend to get worse, not better, and a neglected system can mean more work. If you are unsure, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will give you an honest view and a fixed quote.
Helping us quote
There’s no need for technical detail. It helps if you can send:
- Problems your staff have spotted
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
Here’s what helps us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, pictures of the system and any previous report or certificate. Once you have those, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
What your team can do, and what needs us
Some jobs should never be done in-house: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease need training, the right equipment and safe access. That is our job.
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, alongside our reports.
Grease, kitchens and Great Totham
Food Standards Agency records list about 3 restaurants, cafés and canteens within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Great Totham. Grease builds up on fan blades and housings in kitchens like these, unbalancing the impeller. Kitchens in Great Totham get their food hygiene inspections from Maldon council. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after. Fire safety in Great Totham falls to Essex County Fire and Rescue Service. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel.
For kitchens in and around Great Totham, the clean covers everything from the canopy to the discharge.
Great Totham is about 3 miles south-east of Witham, in Essex. Wherever you are in the CM9 postcode area, we can take on extract fan cleaning. We cover 644 places across Essex, from busy centres to quieter spots. There’s also a page for Chelmsford, roughly 9 miles from Great Totham.
All of CM9 is within our area for extract fan cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. We cover sites on Heriot Way, Maldon Road and Staplers Close and nearby roads. Neighbouring places we cover for extract fan cleaning include Beacon Hill (1 mile north), Wickham Bishops (1 mile north-west), Broad Street Green (1 mile south), Great Braxted (2 miles north) and Langford (2 miles south-west). Larger places within reach include Colchester (12 miles north-east), Chelmsford (9 miles west), Braintree (9 miles north-west), Maldon (3 miles south), Billericay (15 miles south-west) and Rayleigh (13 miles south).
Near you in Great Totham
Around Great Totham, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The Bull Public House, among other places. The nearest railway station is Witham station, about 3.1 miles north-west of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find Maldon & District Agricultural & Domestic Museum (3.4 miles south-east). Green spaces nearby include Shut Heath Wood.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Great Totham
If you look after several sites, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Each site gets its own report and pictures, so records stay tidy.
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Shared systems, like a riser serving several units, need a clear agreement on who books the work, and we are happy to quote for all of it.
What the work involves, part by part
Kitchens with long cooking hours
Long cooking hours mean more grease reaches the fan. Under BESA guidance, heavy use means cleaning at least every 3 months, fan included.
Impellers and blades
While the impeller is clean, we can see its condition: cracks, bent blades or wear. We note any concerns.
Questions from Great Totham
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Great Totham?
It’s Essex County Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Great Totham. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
Do you work in villages like Great Totham?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the site when you book.
Does the law say we must follow TR19?
Not in itself. TR19® is the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs check against, and many insurers ask for proof of cleaning to it. The legal duty sits in the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, which applies in England and Wales.
Does a TR19 kitchen extract clean cover the fan?
Yes, the fan is cleaned as part of TR19. If a fan cannot be reached, the report says so, so you always know what was cleaned.
Do you work out of hours?
Yes, and it’s often the best time. The visit is timed for when the area isn’t in use, whether that is late evening, overnight or a weekend.
What is TR19?
It’s BESA’s specification and the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to. It covers how systems are inspected, cleaned and checked, and it takes a risk-based approach.
Why has my extract fan got louder?
Uneven grease on the impeller often causes it. After cleaning, we will tell you if wear or damage is also involved.
What if parts of the system can’t be reached?
They’re marked on the report. Often the fix is extra access, such as new panels in ductwork, which we can install.
The process
The visit has three parts: set-up, the treatment itself and the sign-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, which takes an hour or two for most single fans. A site near Great Totham typically has room to park, so the questions are about access to the system and your hours.
- The fan is found and its type, access and isolation checked.
- It’s isolated so it can’t run while we work.
- 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.
Preparing for the visit
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
How to get a quote
Every quote begins with a look at the system, from your pictures and details or, where that isn’t enough, a survey on site. Then we send a fixed price so you know the cost before work begins.
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What happens if it’s left?
A fan that sounds rough in Great Totham is often telling you the extract needs a clean. Grease on the fan means grease in the duct before it so a full TR19 clean may be due. Light use slows the build-up but doesn’t stop it.
Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Ask for a fixed quote and we’ll explain each part.
Why us?
- We diagnose before we treat
- In business since 2009
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- A written report with pictures after every visit
See what affects the cost and our accreditations.
Do you need extract fan cleaning in Great Totham?
Fans that are hard to reach are often the ones that get missed. If it wasn’t included in past cleans, it may hold years of grease, and the report will show it.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- A fan motor running hot under a coat of grease
- A fan that hums, whines or rumbles
- Grease stains around the discharge
- A smell of hot grease from the extract
School kitchens, at schools like Great Totham Primary School for example, are normally cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
Before you book anyone
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- Whether they recommend a next date
- Whether a written report and pictures are included
- Whether they’re fully insured