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Extract Fan Cleaning in Harwich
Extract fan cleaning in Harwich from ventilation hygiene specialists trading since 2009. Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus a 24/7 emergency line.
- An extract fan that vibrates or rattles
- Weak extraction at the canopy
- A fan that hums, whines or rumbles
Fixed quotes for extract fan cleaning in Harwich
There’s no set price list, because no two systems are the same. The quote depends on:
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- The scale of the work
- Parking and loading at the site
A single site or a whole portfolio, the quote is built the same way: the work involved, the access and the timing. You will have a fixed price before any work starts.
Helping us quote
When you contact us, these details help:
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
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 so you know the cost before work begins.
Extract fan cleaning in Harwich, done properly
Every kitchen extract depends on its fan: it pulls air from the canopy, through the duct and out of the building. Whatever grease slips past the filters and duct reaches the fan, and that’s what we clean. If you have grease escaping from the fan outlet and a fan left out of previous cleans, we can put it right, from roof-mounted fans, axial fans and centrifugal fans onwards.
Around a town like Harwich, extract cleaning normally means a restaurant, pub, takeaway or the kitchen of a school or care home. Whatever the kitchen, the canopy, filters, duct and fan all collect grease, and each is cleaned to the same TR19® standard.
Think of the report as the system’s health record: dated, with photos, and showing what was done. Grease extract cleans are also certificated to TR19® Grease through the BESCA VHE portal and sits alongside the report.
- Place
- Harwich (CO12)
- Region
- Essex
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Price
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Harwich: your questions answered
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Harwich?
Harwich is in the area of Essex County 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 the work in Harwich be done at night or at weekends?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. The work in Harwich can fit around your hours. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
How much notice do you need?
That depends on the slot you want and the size of the job. Mention your preferred dates with your enquiry, and for anything urgent, ring our 24/7 emergency line.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
No. The law sets the duty, and TR19® is the recognised benchmark for meeting it. Under the Fire Safety Order 2005, the responsible person must reduce fire risk, and many insurers can refuse or reduce a claim without proof of cleaning.
Can the fan be cleaned between full cleans?
Yes, we can clean just the fan. It’s useful when a fan is noisy or greasy between full cleans, but it doesn’t replace a full TR19 clean.
What happens to the waste?
It’s contained and taken away. Grease, debris and waste water are collected as the work goes on rather than letting it spread.
Should the extract fan be cleaned as part of TR19?
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.
What paperwork do I get after a fan clean?
A photo report, including the fan’s condition and the next clean date. File it with your other extract records.
Aftercare tips
No system stays clean for ever, but care slows the build-up. Our tips:
- Run the extract throughout cooking
- Keep access to the fan clear
- File the fan’s report with your other records
- Notice when the fan starts to sound different
File the photo report with your other extract records. It shows the fan’s condition at the time of the clean, which helps if anything changes later.
Stick to the interval for the full extract. Regular full cleans keep the fan from building up heavy deposits, in line with BESA guidance.
Kitchen extracts in Harwich
Sea air reaches Harwich, which sits within about 1 mile of the coast. Metal on the roof weathers faster close to the coast, and the extract fan and cowl are no exception. The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 6 bars, pubs and nightclubs and about 3 hotels, B&Bs and guest houses across Harwich and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. Fire safety in Harwich falls to 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.
For kitchens close to Dovercourt station, where the day often starts early and ends late, the extract can be cleaned overnight. Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Felixstowe Community Hospital (about 4.5 miles north-east), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands.
Harwich is in Essex. We carry out extract fan cleaning for commercial premises of every kind in Harwich and the rest of Essex. Harwich is one of 644 places in Essex we cover for commercial clients. Our Chelmsford page covers sites nearby, about 36 miles away.
Our technicians cover all of CO12 for extract fan cleaning and the streets around it. Extract fan cleaning is available to premises on Station Road, High Street and Market Street and the roads around them. You will find Harwich on the A120 and B1352, so it’s easy for us to get to for extract fan cleaning. If your site is just outside Harwich, we cover Parkeston (1 mile north-west), Little Oakley (2 miles south-west) and Ramsey (2 miles west). Within a short drive, we also cover Clacton-on-Sea (10 miles south-west), Greenstead (14 miles west), Wivenhoe (14 miles west), Brightlingsea (13 miles south-west), Walton-on-the-Naze (6 miles south) and Bocking's Elm (11 miles south-west).
What’s near Harwich
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to St Joseph's Catholic Primary School and The Trafalgar Public House and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Dovercourt station, about 0.9 miles north-east. Well-known places in the area include Landguard Fort (2.5 miles east) and Harwich Museum (1.3 miles north-east). For a walk, there’s Copperas Wood.
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Leave it or put it right?
Without a working extract fan, a kitchen cannot cook safely. Many fan problems start with grease, so keeping it clean is part of keeping it running. If it does fail, our 24/7 emergency line is there. An inspector or insurer will want to see recent records, so it makes sense to have them ready.
We don’t list prices on the website, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. Call for a fixed quote, and we’ll explain what it covers.
Why book with us
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- Fixed quotes from a survey or photos
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- Every job surveyed first
Read what affects the cost and our accreditations.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Harwich
The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We cover South East England and London, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept to a regular schedule.
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. Anything that needs to be off for the work is switched off and left to cool before work begins, and floors and nearby surfaces are sheeted. The work itself takes a few hours where there are several fans or heavy deposits. Parking in a town like Harwich is usually straightforward, so the main questions are access and timing.
- Diagnosis first: we look for grease, noise and vibration.
- Once isolated, we open the fan up.
- Each blade is cleaned so the impeller runs evenly.
- Housing, outlet and the area around the motor are cleaned.
- The fan goes back into service with a report on its condition.
How to prepare
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
Getting a quote
Some systems can be priced from photos; others need a survey. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
Advice
Do you need extract fan cleaning in Harwich?
A fan on a roof or hidden in a ceiling void is easy to forget. If it wasn’t included in past cleans, it may hold years of grease, and the report will show it.
Common reasons sites call us are:
- A motor area thick with grease
- Less air being pulled from the kitchen
- Grease stains around the discharge
- A fan coated in grease inside its housing
For schools such as Harwich and Dovercourt High School, kitchen extract cleaning is typically booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
Comparing quotes
- When the next visit should be, and why
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- What records you’ll receive afterwards
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
A few tasks are always specialist work: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease call for the right kit, training and safe access. Leave those to us.
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.