West Sussex · Extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in Hurstpierpoint, West Sussex
Extract fan cleaning in Hurstpierpoint from ventilation hygiene specialists trading since 2009. Out-of-hours visits and 24/7 emergency callout.
- A smell of hot grease from the extract
- A fan that has never been cleaned
- A fan coated in grease inside its housing
About our extract fan cleaning in Hurstpierpoint
Every kitchen extract depends on its fan: it draws the air through the canopy and ductwork and pushes it outside. Grease that gets past everything else ends up on its blades and housing, and that’s what we clean. The work covers centrifugal fans, roof-mounted fans and discharge points, and common reasons people get in touch are a fan shaking on its mounts and a heavily greased fan housing.
Size does not change the work: a kitchen in a place like Hurstpierpoint gets the whole system cleaned, canopy to discharge. The visit is booked around your opening hours, and the journey is planned ahead.
Every visit ends with a written report and photos, so you have a record of what was done and when. Where the work is a TR19® Grease clean, the certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Where
- Hurstpierpoint (BN6)
- Wider area
- West Sussex
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
What a clean will not put right
We’d rather tell you now than book work that won’t help, so these are the things it will not cover:
- A failed motor or worn bearings (that needs a fan repair or replacement)
- Electrical faults in the fan’s supply or controls (an electrician’s job)
- Damaged fan blades
If in doubt, call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll say what we think before you book.
What we work on in Hurstpierpoint
- Axial fans
- Fan housings
- Centrifugal fans
- Roof-mounted fans
- In-line fans
- Discharge points
Why deal with it now?
Without a working extract fan, a kitchen can’t cook safely. Many fan problems start with grease, so keeping it clean is part of keeping it running. If it does fail, our 24/7 emergency line is there. A quieter site near Hurstpierpoint still needs its system looked after.
Leaving it longer rarely makes the work cheaper. Problems in a system tend to grow, which can make the next visit longer. If you’re unsure, call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email for straight advice and a fixed quote.
What you get with us
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- We diagnose before we treat
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- Fixed quotes from a survey or pictures
Take a look at what affects the cost and our accreditations.
What extract fan cleaning looks like in Hurstpierpoint
The FSA’s data shows about 9 pubs and bars registered within about 1.5 miles of central Hurstpierpoint. Where they serve hot food, their kitchen extracts need cleaning to TR19® like any restaurant’s. Fire safety in Hurstpierpoint 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. Food hygiene inspections in Hurstpierpoint are the job of Mid Sussex council’s environmental health team. 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.
A hospital like The Dene Hospital, about 2.1 miles north, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day. Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Hurstpierpoint Baptist Church, or anywhere in Hurstpierpoint, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it. Bursars and site managers at schools such as St Lawrence CofE Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
Hurstpierpoint is about 3 miles south-west of Burgess Hill, in West Sussex. Every kind of commercial site in Hurstpierpoint, we can take on extract fan cleaning. We can work out of hours so the site keeps running. Hurstpierpoint is one of 371 places in West Sussex where we work for extract fan cleaning. Brighton is in our area too, around 7 miles away.
Every address in BN6 is covered for extract fan cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. Streets in the area include High Street, Marchants Close and Marchants Road, and we cover them all for extract fan cleaning. Being close to the B2116, Hurstpierpoint is simple for us to get to for extract fan cleaning. Nearby, we also carry out extract fan cleaning in Hurst Wickham (1 mile east), Sayers Common (1 mile north-west), Hassocks (1 mile south-east), Keymer (2 miles south-east) and Goddards Green (2 miles north). Further out, we also cover Crawley (12 miles north), Horsham (11 miles north-west), Worthing (12 miles south-west), Haywards Heath (6 miles north-east), Burgess Hill (3 miles north-east) and East Grinstead (15 miles north-east).
Near you in Hurstpierpoint
Around Hurstpierpoint, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The Poacher pub and Downlands Community School, among other places. The closest station to Hurstpierpoint is Hassocks station, roughly 1.5 miles south-east of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find The Dene Hospital (2.1 miles north) and Clayton Castle (2.3 miles south-east). The countryside around Hurstpierpoint includes Bedelands Farm Nature Reserve and Wolstonbury Hill.
Aftercare tips
A little care between visits keeps the system in better shape. Our advice:
- Note any drop in extraction at the canopy
- Watch for grease marks around the outlet
- Notice when the fan starts to sound different
- Check filters are seated before cooking
We take away the grease and dirty water from the fan clean. On a roof or outside wall, we leave the surrounding area tidy.
Run the fan throughout cooking. Grease settles faster when the air stops moving, so keeping it running helps keep it clean.
How we price extract fan cleaning
Before we fix a price, we need to know a few things. We look at:
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- The condition of the system
- The scale of the work
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is can all change the price. We take each of them into account, and the price is fixed before any work starts.
Asking for a quote
When you call or email, these details help:
- The site address and the type of premises
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
Need a price for extract fan cleaning? Please ring 0345 646 2711 or email us with a few details about the site. We will explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
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Hurstpierpoint questions
Can school kitchens in Hurstpierpoint be cleaned in the holidays?
Yes. The holidays are the usual time for school work. Around Hurstpierpoint, the Food Standards Agency lists about 2 schools and colleges with registered kitchens within a mile and a half or so. Just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos with your term dates and we will plan around them.
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Hurstpierpoint?
That’s 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.
Who is the responsible person?
The Fire Safety Order 2005 calls them the responsible person: normally the employer or whoever controls the premises. Landlords, facilities managers and managing agents can also hold responsibility.
How much notice do you need?
Earlier is better, especially for out-of-hours work. We normally quote within one working day, and there’s a 24/7 line for emergencies.
What makes a kitchen extract fan vibrate?
Grease on the blades and housing is one of the usual causes, because it unbalances the fan. It can also be wear in the bearings or motor, which our report will flag.
Do you offer extract fan cleaning separately?
Yes. The report will make clear that only the fan was cleaned, so your TR19 records stay accurate. The whole system still needs cleaning at the intervals in BESA guidance.
Is it safe to clean the fan while the kitchen is open?
We always isolate the fan first, so it cannot run during the clean. That means the extract is off, so we clean while the kitchen is closed.
What information do you need?
Where the site is, what it is and when it’s open, plus pictures of the system and your last certificate or report if you have one.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but the parts you can’t see still need a specialist at the right interval.
Some jobs should never be done in-house: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease need training, the right equipment and safe access. Leave those to us.
How it works
We are used to working while the site is closed. Evenings, nights and weekends are when much of our work happens, so the site can open as normal afterwards. The visit itself takes an hour or two for one fan, longer when it’s hard to reach. In a smaller place like Hurstpierpoint, parking is rarely the issue, but tell us about gates, roof access and opening hours.
- We locate the fan and plan how to reach and isolate it.
- It’s isolated so it can’t run while we work.
- We scrape the heavy grease from the blades and housing.
- Blades, housing and surrounds are degreased with care around the electrics.
- We reassemble, run and photograph the fan.
Getting ready for the visit
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
Get a fixed quote
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, you get a fixed price before we start.
Advice
Multi-site and managed buildings
We regularly work with managing agents. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works, and we will send a fixed quote.
For anyone managing more than one site, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Every building has its own written report, so each one has its own record.