Essex · Extract fan cleaning
Extract Fan Cleaning in Henham
For extract fan cleaning in Henham, one call is all it takes: survey, fixed quote, work and sign-off. CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, ISO 9001 and fully insured.
- A smell of hot grease from the extract
- A noisy fan that has got louder over time
- Grease escaping from the fan outlet
What the work involves, part by part
Inline duct fans
Space around an inline fan can be tight, so the method is planned in advance. If it can’t be reached fully, the report says so.
Kitchens with long cooking hours
When a busy kitchen’s fan fails, cooking stops. Keeping the fan clean is part of avoiding that, and our 24/7 emergency callout is there if it happens anyway.
Extract fan cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Henham
If the extract fan in Henham has become noisy, weak or greasy? A few details or a photo help when you call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form, and you’ll get a fixed price, usually within one working day. The work covers in-line fans, discharge points and axial fans, and the jobs we see most are a motor area thick with grease and grease stains around the discharge.
In a village or hamlet like Henham, the kitchens that need extract cleaning are usually a pub, a school, a care home or a hall kitchen, wherever there is one. Every one of them still needs its extract kept clear of grease, whatever the size of the place.
It’s worth checking any contractor’s accreditations. We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
- Location
- Henham (CM22)
- Region
- Essex
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed price before we start
- When we work
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Leave it or put it right?
Grease on the fan is grease in the system. A TR19 clean that left out the fan wouldn’t cover the whole system and many insurers require the full system to be cleaned to TR19. Planning a trip to Henham ahead is easier for everyone than a rushed one.
Several systems or sites on one quote often makes better use of the time. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at, and you’ll get one fixed quote.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Henham
- A written report with pictures after each visit
- Every job surveyed first
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- One number for every site across the South East and London
Take a look at what affects the cost and how to check a contractor.
Common problems we fix in Henham
Poor filters mean a greasier fan. When filters do not seal, grease goes straight through to the fan, so the fan takes far more than it should.
Most sites get in touch when they notice one of these:
- Thick grease on the impeller and casing
- A noisy fan that has got louder over time
- A smell of hot grease from the extract
- Grease around the motor and its mounts
A hospital like Herts and Essex Hospital, about 5.6 miles south-west, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day.
What to look for in a quote
- Whether they recommend a next date
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
Questions from Henham
Which fire authority looks after Henham?
Essex County Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service for Henham. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Henham?
In Henham, it’s Uttlesford council that carries out food hygiene inspections. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
Do you have insurance?
Yes. Duct Doctor is fully insured, and we can share the details when you need them.
Is it safe to clean the fan while the kitchen is open?
With the fan isolated, the extract is not running. We work evenings, overnight or weekends, and the kitchen is ready when we leave.
Why is my extract fan noisy?
Grease on the blades and housing is one of the usual causes, because it unbalances the fan. Worn bearings and motor problems are others, which our report will flag.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes, of course. Tell us what you have and how it’s used and we will propose a schedule with a fixed quote.
What if the fan needs more than a clean?
Cleaning removes grease, but it can’t fix worn parts. Where the fan needs repair or replacement, we can do that too, with a fixed quote first.
What accreditations do you have?
Duct Doctor is a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we’re fully insured.
What affects the quote in Henham
Before we fix a price, we need to know a few things. We check:
- The number of sites or systems
- Travel, parking and unloading
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- The condition of the system
Every site is different, so we price each one individually. Size, access, the condition of the system and when we can work all play a part.
What we need to know
A few details help us quote accurately. With your enquiry, please include:
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
Nearby places to Henham
What else we do in Henham
Kitchen extracts in Henham
In Henham, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Uttlesford council. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked. Fire safety in Henham falls to Essex County 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.
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of St Mary the Virgin or elsewhere in Henham, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event. For schools such as Henham and Ugley Primary and Nursery School, kitchen extract cleaning is usually booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
Henham is about 6 miles north-east of Bishop's Stortford, in Essex. If you need extract fan cleaning in Henham, it’s easy to get a fixed quote: please phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us. We work across South East England and London, including Henham. Henham is one of 644 places in Essex where we work for commercial clients. There’s also a page for Chelmsford, about 17 miles away.
All of CM22 is within our area for extract fan cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Whether your site is on High Street, The Row and Crow Street or a nearby road, we can help. Neighbouring places we cover for extract fan cleaning include Elsenham (2 miles south-west), Ugley Green (2 miles south-west), Fuller's End (2 miles south-west), Ugley (2 miles west) and Broxted (2 miles east). Within a short drive, we also cover Braintree (14 miles east), Harlow (13 miles south-west), Saffron Walden (6 miles north), Great Dunmow (6 miles south-east), Stansted Mountfitchet (3 miles south-west) and Great Notley (13 miles east).
What’s near Henham
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The Cock Inn and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Elsenham station, roughly 1.2 miles south-west of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Little Easton Moat (4.7 miles south-east) and Herts and Essex Hospital (5.6 miles south-west). Green spaces nearby include Aubrey Buxton Nature Reserve.
What happens on the day
We work around your opening hours, not the other way round. Most visits are booked for when the area is out of use, such as evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends. Once we’re in, the area is sheeted and anything that has to be off is turned off and cooled, and the job takes an hour or two for most single fans. Pictures of the system and its access let us plan the work in Henham before we set off.
- First we locate the fan and agree how it’s safely isolated.
- The fan is isolated so it cannot start while we work.
- Grease is scraped from the impeller blades and the inside of the housing.
- We degrease the fan and housing, taking care around the motor.
- The fan is put back into service, checked and photographed.
How to prepare
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Tell us where we can park and unload
Get a fixed quote
There’s no standard price list, because no two systems are the same. We look at your system first, from pictures or on a visit, then send a fixed quote. To start, call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
Advice
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
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 can quote for the whole system.
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare across Essex. Larger estates can be phased building by building around the people who use them.
What extract fan cleaning cannot fix
Extract fan cleaning can’t fix everything, and we’d rather say so up front. It won’t put right:
- Wiring faults to the fan
- Grease in the duct and canopy before the fan (those need a full TR19 clean)
- A cracked or broken impeller (it needs replacing)
Not sure which it is? You can call 0345 646 2711 or email us and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
Where we work
- Roof-mounted fans
- Axial fans
- Centrifugal fans
- Fan housings
- Discharge points
- In-line fans