Essex · Extract fan cleaning
Extract Fan Cleaning in Housham Tye
Extract fan cleaning in Housham Tye from ventilation hygiene specialists trading since 2009. Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus a 24/7 emergency line.
- An extract fan with no cleaning record
- An extract fan that vibrates or rattles
- A heavily greased fan housing
About our extract fan cleaning in Housham Tye
We’ve been trading since 2009. As a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, we clean to BESA TR19® Grease, and we’re fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001. The work covers discharge points, centrifugal fans and axial fans, and the jobs we see most are rough running from the extract fan and burning smells from the fan area.
In a small place like Housham Tye, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, where grease settles in the flat sections. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
The paperwork matters as much as the work. You get a written report with photos after each visit, covering the work done, any areas we couldn’t access and a recommended next date. File it in your maintenance log so it’s to hand when an insurer or inspector asks.
- Location
- Housham Tye (CM17)
- Region
- Essex
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- When we work
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Questions from Housham Tye
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Housham Tye?
Kitchens in Housham Tye are inspected by Epping Forest council’s environmental health officers. Have your latest TR19® certificate and photo report to hand, as an officer may ask how the extract is maintained.
Which fire authority looks after Housham Tye?
Housham Tye is in the area of Essex County Fire and Rescue Service. A recent cleaning certificate and a note of the next clean date show that grease in the extract is being managed.
Where does the waste go?
Anything we remove is contained as we work and taken away with us, including grease, debris and dirty water. We do not leave it behind.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes, any time. If something urgent happens, like a fan failing or damage after a fire, call our 24/7 line, and we’ll advise on what to do next.
Do you need to turn the fan off to clean it?
The fan is isolated before we open it, so it can’t run during the clean. That means the extract is off, so we clean while the kitchen is closed.
Are you fully insured?
Yes. We’re fully insured, and we can share the details when you need them.
Will we have to shut during the visit?
Usually not. Booking the work out of hours means the site can carry on as normal. Larger jobs can be phased over several visits to keep things running.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. One number covers all your sites in our area, with visits on a regular schedule.
When to call us in Housham Tye
Fans that are hard to reach are often the ones that get missed. A fan that has never been cleaned can be heavily coated, and the report will show it.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- A smell of hot grease from the extract
- A fan coated in grease inside its housing
- A fan left out of previous cleans
- A motor area thick with grease
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Princess Alexandra Hospital is the nearest hospital to Housham Tye, about 4.1 miles west.
What to look for in a quote
- When the next visit should be, and why
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- How VAT is shown on the quote
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What affects the cost of extract fan cleaning
The diagnosis comes before the price. We look at:
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- The times the site is available
- Site rules, permits and inductions
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That is why every job is surveyed first, and the price is agreed before work begins.
Helping us quote
Photos and a few facts are often enough to price the work. Send what you can of the following:
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- A few general shots of the system
- The site address and the type of premises
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, from your photos and details or, where that isn’t enough, a survey on site. Then we send a fixed price, before work begins.
How it works
Your staff do not need to do much on the day. Someone lets us in at the agreed time and shows us where everything is, and the rest is down to us. Before we leave, the area is tidied and the paperwork follows. For a village or hamlet like Housham Tye, tell us about narrow lanes, gates and parking when you book.
- First we check the fan’s condition and how it sounds.
- With the fan isolated, the housing is opened.
- Each blade is cleaned so the impeller runs evenly.
- We clean the casing, the outlet and around the motor.
- The fan goes back into service with a report on its condition.
Before we arrive
- Move anything stored near the system
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
How to get a quote
Want a quote for extract fan cleaning? Please give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and tell us about the site. We’ll explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before anything is booked.
Advice
Housham Tye kitchens: local notes
The FSA’s data shows about 4 pubs and bars registered within about 1.5 miles of central Housham Tye. Breakfasts, bar meals and functions all put grease into the extract wherever they’re cooked. Fire safety in Housham Tye 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. Environmental health officers from Epping Forest council inspect food businesses in Housham Tye. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
Older buildings often hide long, awkward duct runs, and if you run a kitchen at a historic venue in the area (Barrington Hall is about 4.8 miles north-east), access may need planning. Bursars and site managers at schools such as Mark Hall School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
Housham Tye is about 3 miles east of Harlow, in Essex. If you need extract fan cleaning in Housham Tye, it’s easy to get a fixed quote: please ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line. Our area covers London and the South East, including Housham Tye. Our Essex coverage runs to 644 places, and Housham Tye is one of them. We also work in Chelmsford, about 13 miles from Housham Tye.
Postcode districts we cover here for extract fan cleaning: CM17. Neighbouring places we cover for extract fan cleaning include Matching Tye (1 mile east), Matching (1 mile north-east), Loyter's Green (1 mile south-east), Newman's End (1 mile north-east) and Foster Street (2 miles south-west). Larger places within reach include Chelmsford (13 miles east), Harlow (3 miles west), Brentwood (12 miles south-east), Billericay (15 miles south-east), Loughton (10 miles south-west) and Waltham Abbey (10 miles south-west).
What’s near Housham Tye
Around Housham Tye, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Gibberd Garden and the streets around them. Housham Tye’s nearest station is Harlow Mill station, about 2.2 miles west of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Harlow Mill (2.4 miles west) and Mark Hall Cycle Museum (2.5 miles west). For a walk, there’s Sawbridgeworth Marsh.
When something else is needed
We’d rather tell you now than book work that will not help, so here are the limits:
- A motor that has burnt out
- A faulty speed controller or isolator
- Grease in the canopy and ductwork
If you are not sure, just ring 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will give you a straight answer.
Parts of the system we cover
- Discharge points
- Centrifugal fans
- Fan housings
- In-line fans
- Axial fans
- Roof-mounted fans
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
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, and that is where we come in.
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
What the work involves, part by part
Impellers and blades
A clean impeller shows any damage: chips, distortion or wear. Anything we see goes on the report.
Roof-mounted fans
On a roof, the air is cooler and grease drops out faster. The impeller and housing are scraped and degreased.
Leave it or put it right?
Grease on a roof fan can also escape outside. It marks the area around the outlet and leaves more fuel outside, which is one more reason to keep it clean. Rural sites cannot always move to another kitchen or room when something fails.
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: how much there is, how we reach it, what state it’s in and when we can work. Call for a fixed quote and we will explain each part.
Why Housham Tye businesses choose us
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- Photo reports with every job
- Fully insured
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East