East Sussex · Extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in Iford, East Sussex
Extract fan cleaning for Iford and the surrounding area: a survey, a fixed price, careful work and proper paperwork. Call for a fixed quote.
- A fan that hums, whines or rumbles
- Burning smells from the fan area
- Thick grease on the impeller and casing
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.
If you look after several sites, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Every building has its own written report, so records stay tidy.
How we handle extract fan cleaning in Iford
In Iford, as everywhere we work, the fan follows a set routine: we isolate it, open the housing, scrape the impeller and degrease the lot. The result is photographed for your records. The work covers fan housings, in-line fans and discharge points, and people most often call us about weak extraction at the canopy and grease escaping from the fan outlet.
For a kitchen in or near Iford, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, and the clean itself is the same full TR19® job as in any town: canopy to discharge, then a TR19® certificate and a photo report.
The sign-off is always in writing: a dated report with photos of the work, 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
- Iford (BN7)
- Region
- East Sussex
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Common questions in Iford
Can you work in Iford outside opening hours?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. The work in Iford can fit around your hours. When you call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email, mention when the site is quiet.
Who inspects food businesses in Iford?
In Iford, it’s Lewes 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.
Are you accredited?
CHAS, SafeContractor, ISO 9001 and BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We’ve been trading since 2009 and we are fully insured.
How do you protect the area?
Protection goes down first: sheeting over floors, worktops and anything close to the work. The area is left tidy, with our waste taken away.
Do you offer extract fan cleaning separately?
Yes, where it makes sense. A coated fan often means the duct before it is coated too, but the choice is yours.
How much notice should we give?
Earlier is better, especially for out-of-hours work. Quotes normally come back within one working day, and there’s a 24/7 line for emergencies.
Will we have to shut during the visit?
Not typically. We work when the area is out of use, such as evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends, so the site can carry on as normal.
Is the fan included in a TR19 clean?
Yes, the fan is cleaned as part of TR19. If a fan can’t be reached, the report says so, so you always know what was cleaned.
Extract fan cleaning in Iford: the local picture
Food Standards Agency records include about 8 pubs, bars and clubs in Iford and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. It’s Lewes council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Iford. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready. Iford sits within the area of East 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.
Older buildings often hide long, awkward duct runs, and if you run a kitchen at a historic venue in the area (Monk's House is about 1.4 miles south-east), access may need planning. School kitchens, at schools like Iford and Kingston Church of England Primary School for example, are normally cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
Iford is about 2 miles south of Lewes, in East Sussex. Whether your site is in the middle of Iford or further out, we cover extract fan cleaning for every kind of premises, from a single unit to a large public building. Iford is one of 289 places in East Sussex we cover for extract fan cleaning.
Our technicians cover all of the BN7 postcode area for extract fan cleaning and the streets around it. We also cover Kingston near Lewes (1 mile north-west), Northease (1 mile south-east), Rodmell (1 mile south-east), Southover (2 miles north-east) and Lewes (2 miles north). Larger places within reach include Eastbourne (14 miles east), Seaford (7 miles south-east), Hailsham (12 miles east), Uckfield (10 miles north-east), Newhaven (5 miles south-east) and Peacehaven (4 miles south).
Around Iford
Around Iford, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Juggs Arms Public House, Priory School and Railway Land and the streets around them. Iford’s nearest station is Lewes station, about 1.7 miles north-east. Nearby you will also find Lewes Castle (1.7 miles north-east) and Brighton And Hove Albion Football Club Museum (3.3 miles west). Green spaces nearby include Offham Hill and Southerham Farm.
Between visits
Simple habits between visits make a real difference. Our advice:
- Never cook with a filter missing
- Flag smoke lingering at the canopy
- Check the report shows the fan was cleaned
- Keep the fan on whenever the range is lit
We take away the grease and dirty water from the fan clean. On a roof or outside wall, we leave the surrounding area tidy.
Make sure the fan is reachable. 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.
Common problems we fix in Iford
A fan on a roof or hidden in a ceiling void is easy to forget. If it wasn’t included in past cleans, it may hold years of grease, and the report will show it.
Keep an eye out for these warning signs:
- Thick grease on the impeller and casing
- Vibration from an unbalanced impeller
- A fan left out of previous cleans
- Hot, greasy smells near the fan
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near St Pancras Church (Kingston near Lewes) or elsewhere in Iford, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Before booking anyone
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- Whether they’re fully insured
- Whether the price is fixed
- Whether the quote shows VAT
Other services in Iford
Why deal with it now?
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. In a small place like Iford, a system that fails can take a site out of use.
A single site or a whole portfolio, the quote is built the same way: the work involved, the access and the timing. You will have a fixed price before we start.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Iford
- In business since 2009
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- A written report with photos after each visit
Read what affects the cost and our accreditations.
Different parts, different methods
Wall fans
The wall around a wall fan can be stained with grease. We clean the fan and check the outlet.
Roof-mounted fans
Roof fans also discharge grease onto the roof around them, so the outlet area is checked too. Heavy staining is noted on the report.
What your team can do, and what needs us
Staff cleaning does not replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, next to our reports.
What happens on the day
There’s very little for your team to do on the day. Someone lets us in at the agreed time and shows us where everything is, and we take it from there. Afterwards, the area is left tidy and the written report follows. Visits to a village like Iford are booked in advance, at a time that suits whoever runs the site.
- We find the fan and check how it’s reached and how it’s 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.
- The fan and its surrounds are degreased, keeping clear of the motor’s electrics.
- It’s closed up, run and checked, and pictures go into your report.
Preparing for the visit
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
Getting a quote
Some systems can be priced from photos; others need a survey. 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.