West Sussex · Extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in Holbrook, West Sussex
Extract fan cleaning in Holbrook from ventilation hygiene specialists trading since 2009. Out-of-hours visits and 24/7 emergency callout.
- A fan that no longer moves enough air
- Vibration from an unbalanced impeller
- A heavily greased fan housing
Signs you need extract fan cleaning in Holbrook
By the time air reaches the fan, it has passed the canopy, filters and duct. The grease that’s left lands on the blades and the casing where the spinning blades spread it around.
Keep an eye out for any of the following:
- Less air being pulled from the kitchen
- Grease stains around the discharge
- An extract fan with no cleaning record
- A motor area thick with grease
Where a hall near St. Mark's Church, or anywhere in Holbrook, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
Before you book anyone
- How areas they cannot reach will be recorded
- How VAT is shown on the quote
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- What records you will receive afterwards
Extract fan cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Holbrook
A clean fan isn’t a repaired fan. If we find worn bearings, a struggling motor or damage to the impeller, we’ll tell you and fan repair or replacement is something we also do. You’ll know whether the fan just needed cleaning or something more. If you are dealing with grease stains around the discharge and a noisy fan that has got louder over time, we can help, from discharge points, fan housings and roof-mounted fans onwards.
Somewhere as small as Holbrook, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Each still has a canopy and duct that collect grease, whatever the size of the place.
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers all look at records. So every job comes with a written report and pictures, plus a TR19® certificate through the BESCA VHE portal where the work is a TR19® Grease clean.
- Place
- Holbrook (RH12)
- Wider area
- West Sussex
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Nearby places to Holbrook
What else we do in Holbrook
Grease, kitchens and Holbrook
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 5 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens in Holbrook and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Any of those kitchens with a canopy relies on a fan that gathers grease as it runs. Kitchens in Holbrook get their food hygiene inspections from Horsham council. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Before-and-after pictures from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand. Holbrook is covered by West Sussex 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.
A hospital like Horsham Hospital, about 1.7 miles south-west, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day. Bursars and site managers at schools such as Holbrook Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
Holbrook is about 2 miles north of Horsham, in West Sussex. Whatever kind of site you run in Holbrook, we can take on extract fan cleaning. We can work out of hours so the site keeps running. Holbrook is one of 371 towns, villages and districts in West Sussex where we work for commercial clients. You can also see our page for Guildford, about 16 miles away.
All of RH12 is within our area for extract fan cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. If your site is just outside Holbrook, we cover Warnham (2 miles west), Horsham (2 miles south), Broadbridge Heath (3 miles south-west), Tower Hill (3 miles south-west) and Rowhook (4 miles west). Larger places within reach include Crawley (5 miles east), Haywards Heath (11 miles south-east), Burgess Hill (12 miles south-east), East Grinstead (13 miles east), Broadfield (4 miles east) and Storrington (13 miles south-west).
Landmarks near Holbrook
Typical jobs here are in premises near Greenway Academy and Warnham Park and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Warnham station, about 0.8 miles west. Other landmarks nearby include Horsham Hospital (1.7 miles south-west). The countryside around Holbrook includes Warnham LNR and Vann Lake.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works, and we will send a fixed quote.
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we are happy to quote for all of it.
Different parts, different methods
Fan housings and motors
Motors and their electrics are kept dry and treated with care, and the fan is isolated throughout. Grease on and around the motor can trap heat, so we clean what we safely can.
Wall fans
With little duct before them, wall fans collect grease fast. They can need regular attention, which grease readings will show.
What extract fan cleaning cannot fix
A few issues sit outside what this work can do:
- A fan that’s too small for the system (a design question)
- Grease in the canopy and ductwork
- A cracked or broken impeller (it needs replacing)
If in doubt, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will say what we think before booking.
Where we work
- Discharge points
- Fan housings
- Centrifugal fans
- Axial fans
- In-line fans
- Roof-mounted fans
How it works
We turn up at the time agreed with you, which is often after service, overnight or at a weekend. Equipment that has to be off is switched off and allowed to cool first, and floors and nearby surfaces are sheeted. The work itself takes a couple of hours per fan, depending on its size and the build-up. Somewhere like Holbrook, lanes, gates and parking are worth mentioning in advance.
- Diagnosis first: we look for grease, noise and vibration.
- With the fan isolated, the housing is opened.
- The impeller is cleaned blade by blade so it runs balanced.
- Housing, outlet and the area around the motor are cleaned.
- We run the fan and note its condition in the photo report.
Before we arrive
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
Ask for a quote
For extract fan cleaning in Holbrook, call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, plus photos or the previous report if they’re to hand. A fixed quote typically follows within one working day.
Advice
Holbrook: your questions answered
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Holbrook?
The local authority for Holbrook is Horsham council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Holbrook?
Holbrook is in the area of West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes. Photos often do the job, and larger or hidden systems get a visit.
What do you need from me for a quote?
A short description and a few photos plus the address and your hours. We’ll ask for anything else we need.
Do you work in Holbrook?
Yes. Our technicians work in Holbrook, as part of our area across London and the South East.
Why is my extract fan noisy?
Grease on the blades and housing is one of the usual causes, since uneven grease makes it run out of balance. Worn bearings and motor problems are others, which our report will flag.
Do you have insurance?
Yes. Duct Doctor is fully insured, and we can share the details when you need them.
Do we need to close while you work?
Not normally. The area we are working in has to be out of use while we are there, so the visit goes in a quiet slot.
How we price extract fan cleaning
We don’t publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. What we look at:
- The scale of the work
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- A single visit or a regular plan
- Site rules, permits and inductions
Several systems or sites on one quote often makes better use of the time. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at and we will price it together.
Helping us quote
We can often survey from photos. Try to include:
- The site address and the type of premises
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- Any previous report or certificate
- Problems your staff have spotted
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. 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.
Between visits
To keep the system working properly between visits:
- Watch for grease marks around the outlet
- Note any drop in extraction at the canopy
- Do not store items in front of the fan’s access point
- File the fan’s report with your other records
The photo report shows the fan before and after cleaning. It lists what was cleaned and anything we couldn’t reach, along with the recommended next clean date.
Keep the route to the fan clear. A fan that can be reached safely is a fan that gets cleaned, whether it’s on a roof, in a ceiling or on a wall.