West Sussex · Extract fan cleaning
Haywards Heath extract fan cleaning
For extract fan cleaning in Haywards Heath, one call is all it takes, from survey to sign-off. Fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001.
- Hot, greasy smells near the fan
- A heavily greased fan housing
- A fan that has never been cleaned
Extract fan cleaning in Haywards Heath
In Haywards Heath, as everywhere we work, the fan follows a set routine: we isolate it, open the housing, scrape the impeller and degrease the lot. Your report shows the impeller as we found it and as we left it. If you’re dealing with thick grease on the impeller and casing and a fan that has never been cleaned, we can put it right, from axial fans, fan housings and roof-mounted fans onwards.
Kitchens in towns like Haywards Heath are often in older buildings that were never designed for them, so duct runs can be awkward, with bends, long horizontal sections and too few access panels. Where the duct cannot be reached, new panels can be fitted, and anything left uncleaned is recorded on the report.
Nothing is signed off by word of mouth: a written report, dated and illustrated with pictures, and for TR19® Grease cleans, a certificate issued through the BESCA VHE portal. It shows what was done and what, if anything, couldn’t be reached.
- Place
- Haywards Heath (RH16, RH17)
- Region
- West Sussex
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Price
- A fixed price before we start
- When we work
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Extract fan cleaning in Haywards Heath: the local picture
Food Standards Agency records include about 17 pubs and bars and about 4 hotels and guest houses in Haywards Heath 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. It’s Mid Sussex council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Haywards Heath. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after. Fire safety in Haywards Heath falls to West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises.
Bursars and site managers at schools such as Warden Park Primary Academy tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty. Church and community hall kitchens, near Church of the Presentation or anywhere around Haywards Heath, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Haywards Heath is about 9 miles south-east of Crawley, in West Sussex. Every kind of commercial site in Haywards Heath, we can take on extract fan cleaning. We can work out of hours so trading isn’t interrupted. Haywards Heath is one of 371 places in West Sussex we cover for commercial clients. There’s also a page for Brighton, roughly 12 miles from Haywards Heath.
Here we cover the RH16 and RH17 postcode area for extract fan cleaning. That includes premises on Church Road, Market Place and High Street and nearby roads. You will find Haywards Heath on the A272 and B2028, which makes it straightforward for our technicians to reach for out-of-hours visits. Close by, we work in Scaynes Hill (2 miles east), Wivelsfield (2 miles south), Wivelsfield Green (3 miles south-east), Ditchling Common (4 miles south) and North Chailey (4 miles south-east). Larger places within reach include Crawley (9 miles north-west), Horsham (11 miles north-west), Burgess Hill (3 miles south-west), East Grinstead (10 miles north-east), Shoreham-by-Sea (14 miles south-west) and Lancing (15 miles south-west). As one of the bigger places in West Sussex, Haywards Heath has a wide mix of commercial premises, and we cover all of them for extract fan cleaning.
What’s near Haywards Heath
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to The Heath Tavern, Scrase Valley and Tavistock and Summerhill School, among other places. Haywards Heath’s nearest station is Haywards Heath station, about 0.6 miles north-west. Nearby you will also find Waterbury Castle (3.8 miles north-east) and St Francis & Hurstwood Park Hospital Museum (0.8 miles north). For a walk, there’s Ashenground and Bolnore Woods.
Nearby places to Haywards Heath
What else we do in Haywards Heath
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We cover South East England and London, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept on a regular cycle.
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare across West Sussex. Larger estates can be phased building by building around the people who use them.
Different parts, different methods
Wall fans
Smaller kitchens may extract through a fan on an outside wall. It’s isolated, opened and cleaned inside and out.
Impellers and blades
While the impeller is clean, we can see its condition: chips, distortion or wear. We note any concerns.
Do you need extract fan cleaning in Haywards Heath?
A fan in Haywards Heath builds up grease at a rate set by the kitchen, not the location: daily hours and the amount of frying and grilling. BESA guidance sets minimum intervals of 3, 6 or 12 months for the whole system by daily use.
Most sites get in touch after spotting one of these:
- A fan that hums, whines or rumbles
- Hot, greasy smells near the fan
- A fan coated in grease inside its housing
- A fan motor running hot under a coat of grease
A kitchen near Haywards Heath station that serves breakfast and dinner can run its extract twelve hours or more, which shortens the cleaning interval.
What to look for in a quote
- Whether a survey comes first
- Whether a written report and photos are included
- Whether VAT is included
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
Aftercare tips
Good habits slow the build-up between visits. Our tips:
- Check the report shows the fan was cleaned
- Report rattles or humming early
- Run the extract throughout cooking
- Report grease escaping from the fan
When we have finished, the fan is reassembled and run. Anything we notice, like noise, vibration or a worn part, goes on the report, so you can plan any repair.
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.
Haywards Heath: your questions answered
Can you work in Haywards Heath outside opening hours?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. The site is handed back ready to open. Just call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us with your opening times and we will plan around them.
Do you do school kitchen extract cleaning in Haywards Heath in the summer holidays?
Yes, out-of-term visits are normal for schools. The FSA’s register shows about 2 schools and colleges with food registrations within roughly a mile and a half of Haywards Heath. Booking early in the term gives the best choice of holiday dates.
Does the law say we must follow TR19?
No. TR19® itself isn’t law; it’s a BESA specification. The law is the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, which makes the responsible person assess and reduce fire risk, and TR19® is the benchmark for showing that grease in the extract is under control.
How much notice do you need?
Earlier is better, particularly for night and weekend visits. We normally quote within one working day, and emergencies are covered by our 24/7 line.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
By covering it before any work starts. We keep the work contained and leave the area clean.
Do you offer extract fan cleaning separately?
Yes, if the fan needs it. A coated fan often means the duct before it is coated too, but the choice is yours.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes. Every job is surveyed first, either from pictures and details you send or on a site visit. A fixed quote follows.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes, day and night, every day of the year. Our office is open from 8am to 6pm on weekdays, and the emergency line covers the rest.
Why it’s worth doing now in Haywards Heath
A greasy fan at the discharge can spread grease onto the roof or wall around it. It marks the area around the outlet and leaves more fuel outside, which is one more reason to keep it clean. Catching it early in Haywards Heath means you choose the day.
Combining work into one visit or one programme often makes better use of the time. Mention every system or site you need covered, and you will get one fixed quote.
Why us?
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Fixed quotes, typically within one working day
- Every job surveyed first
See our cost guide and our accreditations.
Fixed quotes for extract fan cleaning in Haywards Heath
You will get a fixed price before work begins. It takes into account:
- What state the system is in
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- Parking and loading at the site
- How easy every part is to reach
A single site or a whole portfolio, we price it on the same basis: the work involved, the access and the timing. The price is fixed before we start.
Helping us quote
To speed up the quote, please include:
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
Quotes are quick. Send a few details and photos, and we normally reply with a fixed quote within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
What happens on the day
Your trading hours come first. Most visits are booked for when the area is out of use, such as evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends. When the team arrives, the work area is protected and the relevant equipment is switched off to cool, and the job takes a couple of hours per fan, depending on its size and the build-up. Parking in a town like Haywards Heath is normally straightforward, so the main questions are access and timing.
- We locate the fan and plan how to reach and isolate it.
- It’s isolated so it can’t run while we work.
- Grease is scraped off the impeller blades and casing.
- 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 when the site is closed or quiet
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
- Clear the space around the work
How to get a quote
Some systems can be priced from pictures; 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.