West Sussex · Extract fan cleaning
Extract Fan Cleaning in Jacob's Post
One call covers cleaning of kitchen extract fans, impellers, fan housings and discharge points in Jacob's Post: survey, fixed quote, work and sign-off. CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, ISO 9001 and fully insured.
- A smell of hot grease from the extract
- Thick grease on the impeller and casing
- An extract fan that vibrates or rattles
About our extract fan cleaning in Jacob's Post
Any fan serving a kitchen in Jacob's Post 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. The work covers discharge points, roof-mounted fans and centrifugal fans, and common reasons people get in touch are hot, greasy smells near the fan and grease around the motor and its mounts.
In a village or hamlet like Jacob's Post, the kitchens that need extract cleaning are typically a pub, a school, a care home or a hall kitchen, wherever there is one. Each still has a canopy and duct that collect grease.
Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009, and we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
- Place
- Jacob's Post (RH15)
- Wider area
- West Sussex
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Working hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Jacob's Post questions
Which environmental health team covers Jacob's Post?
Food hygiene inspections in Jacob's Post are carried out by Mid Sussex council. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
Can school kitchens in Jacob's Post be cleaned in the holidays?
Yes. Half-terms and the summer break are the natural time for school work. Around Jacob's Post, the Food Standards Agency lists about 5 schools and colleges with registered kitchens within a mile and a half or so. Send us your term dates when you call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos, and we will fit the work in.
Which accreditations do you hold?
We are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we carry full insurance.
What is TR19?
A BESA specification in two main parts: TR19® Grease for kitchen extracts and TR19® Air for supply and extract systems. It isn’t legislation, but it’s the standard people check against.
How long will it take to clean the fan?
A single accessible fan doesn’t take long, but hard-to-reach fans take more time. It’s done while the kitchen is closed.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes. For anything urgent, such as a fan failure or damage after a fire, ring the 24/7 line, and we’ll advise on what to do next.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. Send the list of sites and the work at each and you’ll get one fixed quote.
Is TR19 cleaning required by law?
Not in itself. TR19® is the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs check against, and many insurers ask for proof of cleaning to it. The law behind it is the Fire Safety Order 2005, which applies in England and Wales.
Honest limits
An honest diagnosis matters more to us than a booking, so here’s what this work can’t put right:
- Wiring faults to the fan
- A failed motor or worn bearings (that needs a fan repair or replacement)
- A cracked or broken impeller (it needs replacing)
If in doubt, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will say what we think.
Parts of the system we cover
- Discharge points
- Axial fans
- Roof-mounted fans
- Fan housings
- In-line fans
- Centrifugal fans
What we do, step by step
Before we leave, we walk the area with whoever is on site. Anything we couldn’t reach or that needs attention is pointed out there and then, and it goes on the report too. All told, the work takes an hour or two for most single fans. For a village or hamlet like Jacob's Post, tell us about narrow lanes, gates and parking when you book.
- We locate the fan and plan how to reach and isolate it.
- It’s isolated so it cannot run while we work.
- Grease is scraped off the impeller blades and casing.
- Blades, housing and surrounds are degreased with care around the electrics.
- We reassemble, run and photograph the fan.
Preparing for the visit
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Move anything stored near the system
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
How to get a quote
We do not publish a price list, because every site is different. We look at your system first, from photos or on a visit, and then give you a fixed quote. To get going, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
Related advice
Looking after it afterwards
Simple habits between visits make a real difference. Our advice:
- Never cook with a filter missing
- Don’t turn the fan off mid-service
- Flag smoke lingering at the canopy
- Notice when the fan starts to sound different
Where the fan needs repair rather than cleaning, the report says so. Fan repair and replacement are services we offer too, so you have one point of contact.
Run the fan throughout cooking. Grease settles faster when the air stops moving, so keeping it running helps keep it clean.
Jacob's Post kitchens: local notes
The Food Standards Agency lists about 16 bars, pubs and nightclubs as registered food businesses in Jacob's Post and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Wherever they cook, the canopy, duct and fan collect grease just as a restaurant’s do. West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service covers Jacob's Post. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order. In Jacob's Post, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Mid Sussex council. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
Commuter trade near Burgess Hill station can mean long cooking hours, and long hours put a kitchen into BESA’s more frequent cleaning bands. A hospital like The Dene Hospital, about 1.2 miles west, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day.
Jacob's Post is about 1 mile west of Burgess Hill, in West Sussex. We carry out extract fan cleaning for commercial premises of every kind in Jacob's Post and the rest of West Sussex. We cover 371 places across West Sussex, large and small. Brighton is in our area too, around 9 miles away.
Our technicians cover all of the RH15 postcode area for extract fan cleaning and the streets around it. Whether your site is on Downs Road, London Road and Western Road or anywhere close by, we can help. Other places close to Jacob's Post include Burgess Hill (1 mile east), Abbotsford (1 mile north), World's End (1 mile east), Goddards Green (1 mile west) and Hurst Wickham (2 miles south-west). We also work in nearby towns such as Crawley (11 miles north), Horsham (11 miles north-west), Worthing (15 miles south-west), Haywards Heath (3 miles north-east), East Grinstead (13 miles north-east) and Shoreham-by-Sea (10 miles south-west).
Near you in Jacob's Post
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The Cricketers pub, St Paul's Catholic College and Oakmeeds Community College and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Burgess Hill station, about 0.7 miles south-east of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find Burgess Hill Museum (0.5 miles south-east) and The Dene Hospital (1.2 miles west). For a walk, there’s Bedelands Farm Nature Reserve and Wolstonbury Hill.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Keep a record of what your team does. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, next to our reports.
When your team notices a problem between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We’ll take a look and send you a fixed quote.
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How we price extract fan cleaning
The quote reflects the site in front of us. We take into account:
- The number of sites or systems
- The times the site is available
- The scale of the work
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
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 to send for a quote
To speed up the quote, please include:
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- Any previous report or certificate
- The postcode and the type of business
The quickest way to a quote is to send pictures: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Add the site type and your opening hours, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
Part by part
Wall fans
Wall fans often have a short duct, so grease reaches them quickly. They may need cleaning as often as the canopy, which grease readings will show.
Impellers and blades
Grease on the leading edges of the blades cuts the fan’s efficiency. Scraping and degreasing them restores their shape, so the fan can run as intended.
What we’re called out for in Jacob's Post
Grease on a fan is a fire risk, in Jacob's Post as anywhere. If grease in the duct catches, the fan and its housing can feed the fire, and a hot, struggling motor doesn’t help.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- Grease stains around the discharge
- A fan left out of previous cleans
- Less air being pulled from the kitchen
- A fan shaking on its mounts
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as The Gattons Infant School or anywhere near Jacob's Post, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
Comparing quotes
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or pictures