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Horsted Keynes extract fan cleaning
Need extract fan cleaning in Horsted Keynes? We diagnose first, fix the price and book the work around your hours, finishing with a written report and photos.
- Vibration from an unbalanced impeller
- Fat spreading onto the roof or wall by the fan
- A motor area thick with grease
Extract fan cleaning in Horsted Keynes: the local picture
Environmental health officers from Mid Sussex council inspect food businesses in Horsted Keynes. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector. At about 32 miles from central London, Horsted Keynes sits well inside the area we cover. A survey and a fixed quote come first, then the visit at a time that suits you.
School kitchens, at schools like St Giles CofE Primary School for example, are usually cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost. Older buildings often hide long, awkward duct runs, and if you run a kitchen at a historic venue in the area (Priest House is about 3 miles north-west), access may need planning. If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Princess Royal Hospital about 4.1 miles south-west, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.
Horsted Keynes is about 4 miles north-east of Haywards Heath, in West Sussex. Whatever kind of site you run in Horsted Keynes, we can take on extract fan cleaning. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so trading isn’t interrupted. Horsted Keynes is one of 371 towns, villages and districts in West Sussex where we work for commercial clients. Brighton is in our area too, about 15 miles from Horsted Keynes.
All of RH17 is within our area for extract fan cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. Whether your site is on Station Road, Rixons Orchard and Leighton Road or anywhere close by, we can help. We also cover the places around Horsted Keynes: Danehill (1 mile east), Birchgrove (2 miles north-east), Highbrook (2 miles north-west), Chelwood Common (2 miles east) and Furner's Green (2 miles south-east). Further out, we also cover Crawley (9 miles north-west), Horsham (13 miles west), Haywards Heath (4 miles south-west), Burgess Hill (7 miles south-west), East Grinstead (6 miles north) and Broadfield (9 miles north-west).
Around Horsted Keynes
In Horsted Keynes, that means kitchens and buildings near The Green Man pub. For rail, the closest station is Haywards Heath station, about 4 miles south-west of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Waterbury Castle (within half a mile north-west) and Princess Royal Hospital (4.1 miles south-west). The countryside around Horsted Keynes includes Blunts Wood and Paiges Meadow.
Extract fan cleaning in Horsted Keynes
Any fan serving a kitchen in Horsted Keynes is cleaned the same careful way as anywhere else: 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. Common call-outs are for grease stains around the discharge and an extract fan that vibrates or rattles, across roof-mounted fans, centrifugal fans and in-line fans.
In a small place like Horsted Keynes, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
The sign-off is always in writing: 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.
- Location
- Horsted Keynes (RH17)
- Region
- West Sussex
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quotes
- A fixed price before work begins
- Working hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Multi-site and managed buildings
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works, and we’ll send a fixed quote.
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
What affects the cost of extract fan cleaning
Your quote is based on your site. We take into account:
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- The condition we find in the survey
- How easy every part is to reach
Every site is different, so each one gets its own fixed quote. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all play a part.
Helping us quote
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote. With your enquiry, please include:
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- Problems your staff have spotted
There’s no standard price list, because no two systems are the same. We look at your system first, from photos or on a visit, then send a fixed quote. To get going, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
FAQs for Horsted Keynes
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Horsted Keynes?
In Horsted Keynes, it’s Mid Sussex 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.
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Horsted Keynes?
Horsted Keynes is in the area of West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. TR19® is not law, but it’s the benchmark many fire officers and insurers look to when they ask how often the extract is cleaned.
Do we lose a day’s trading?
Not normally. Visits are timed for when the area is closed, such as overnight or at a weekend, so you keep your normal hours.
What do you need from me for a quote?
Some photos and a quick description of the system, with the address and opening hours. We’ll ask for anything else we need.
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.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
Any site with a kitchen or a ventilation system to look after, from a small pub to a hospital. We work with hotels, schools, care homes, offices, retail and leisure sites.
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 does not replace a full TR19 clean.
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, such as late evening, overnight or a weekend.
How the visit works
There’s very little for your team to do on the day. A contact on site lets us in at the agreed time and points us to the system, and the rest is down to us. Afterwards, the area is left tidy and the written report follows. A quick note on how to find the site and where to park makes a visit to Horsted Keynes run smoothly.
- We start by checking where the fan sits and how to isolate it.
- Power to the fan is isolated before anyone touches it.
- Grease is scraped from the impeller blades and the inside of the housing.
- Blades, housing and the area around the motor are degreased with care.
- We reassemble, run the fan and photograph the result.
How to prepare
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
How to get a quote
If you need extract fan cleaning in Horsted Keynes, ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, plus pictures or the previous report if they’re to hand. A fixed quote normally follows within one working day.
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Looking after it afterwards
After the visit, a few habits help the work last:
- Check the report shows the fan was cleaned
- Watch for grease marks around the outlet
- File the fan’s report with your other records
- Listen for new noises or vibration 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.
Run the fan throughout cooking. Air that keeps moving carries vapour out rather than letting it settle, so keeping it running helps keep it clean.
Leave it or put it right?
The fan is part of the fire path. 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. In a place like Horsted Keynes, ductwork and fans are easy to forget until something goes wrong.
We do not list prices on the website, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. Call for a fixed quote, and we will explain what it covers.
What you get with us
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- We diagnose before we treat
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
Read how cleaning jobs are priced or our accreditations and certificates.
When it’s something else
Not every problem is solved by extract fan cleaning, and we’ll tell you before we start. It does not solve:
- Electrical faults in the fan’s supply or controls (an electrician’s job)
- A motor that has burnt out
- A dirty duct upstream of the fan
If you are not sure, just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we’ll give you a straight answer before you book.
What we work on in Horsted Keynes
- Centrifugal fans
- Axial fans
- Discharge points
- Fan housings
- Roof-mounted fans
- In-line fans
What your team can do, and what needs us
When your team notices a problem between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that will not come clean, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We can diagnose it and quote.
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, which is where we come in.