Essex · Extract fan cleaning
Lanham Green extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Lanham Green. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- Vibration from an unbalanced impeller
- Burning smells from the fan area
- A heavily greased fan housing
Keeping the system healthy
Simple habits between visits make a real difference. Our advice:
- Flag smoke lingering at the canopy
- Never cook with a filter missing
- Don’t store items in front of the fan’s access point
- Look for grease stains near the discharge
You get before and after photos of the impeller and housing. It notes what was done and anything that couldn’t be reached, along with the recommended next clean date.
Keep the route to the fan clear. 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.
Extract fan cleaning in Lanham Green
Think of the fan as the system’s heart and the grease as a clot. A heart under strain works harder for less. We clean it, run it and note anything that needs a closer look, before signing it off. Typical jobs include a fan left out of previous cleans and a fan shaking on its mounts, across axial fans, fan housings and discharge points.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, where grease settles in the flat sections. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
It’s worth checking any contractor’s accreditations. Ours are BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured.
- Location
- Lanham Green (CM77)
- Wider area
- Essex
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Working hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
What we do, step by step
Protection comes first: sheeting goes over floors and surfaces close to the work. After that, the system is made safe and the work begins. The work on site takes a few hours where there are several fans or heavy deposits, and we clear up before we go. A quick note on how to find the site and where to park makes a visit to Lanham Green run smoothly.
- First we check the fan’s condition and how it sounds.
- With the fan isolated, the housing is opened.
- The impeller is cleaned blade by blade so it runs balanced.
- Housing, outlet and the area around the motor are cleaned.
- We run the fan and note its condition in the photo report.
How to prepare
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
Get a fixed quote
The quickest way to a quote is to send photos: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Add the site type and your opening hours, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
Advice
What affects the quote in Lanham Green
The price is fixed before any work begins. It’s based on:
- How easy every part is to reach
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- How big the system is
- Where the site is and how we reach it
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 give you a fixed price before we start.
Asking for a quote
To speed up the quote, please include:
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
Quotes are quick. Call or email with a few details and you’ll typically have a fixed price within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
What your team can do, and what needs us
Keep a record of what your team does. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, alongside our reports.
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
Places near Lanham Green
What else we do in Lanham Green
Managing agents and facilities teams in Lanham Green
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too in Lanham Green and across Essex. Larger estates can be phased building by building to keep disruption down.
When the building owner and the occupier are different, the lease normally sets out who maintains what. We can quote either party, and the report can go to both.
What extract fan cleaning looks like in Lanham Green
The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 5 pubs and bars within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Lanham Green. Wherever they cook, the canopy, duct and fan collect grease just as a restaurant’s do. Kitchens in Lanham Green get their food hygiene inspections from Braintree council. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after. The fire and rescue service for Lanham Green is Essex County Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order.
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Parish Church of All Saints, or anywhere in Lanham Green, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it. If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Cressing Primary School or anywhere near Lanham Green, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
Lanham Green is about 2 miles south-east of Braintree, in Essex. Sites in Lanham Green get the same service as everywhere we cover: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where needed and a written report with pictures. We cover 644 places across Essex, large and small. For sites nearby, see our Chelmsford page, about 10 miles away.
All of CM77 is covered for extract fan cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Neighbouring places we cover for extract fan cleaning include Cressing (1 mile south-west), Perry Green (1 mile east), Bradwell (1 mile north-east), Silver End (1 mile south-east) and Stisted (2 miles north). Within a short drive, we also cover Colchester (13 miles east), Chelmsford (10 miles south-west), Maldon (10 miles south), Witham (4 miles south), Camulodunum (11 miles east) and Halstead (6 miles north).
Landmarks near Lanham Green
Around Lanham Green, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The Three Ashes pub and Alec Hunter Academy. The closest station to Lanham Green is Cressing station, roughly 1.4 miles south-west of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Cressing Temple (1.8 miles south) and William Julien Courtauld Hospital (2.8 miles west). Not far away are Belcher's and Broadfield Woods.
Common questions in Lanham Green
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Lanham Green?
That’s Essex County Fire and Rescue Service. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
Do you clean school canteen extracts around Lanham Green out of term?
Yes, holiday work suits schools best. Around Lanham Green, the Food Standards Agency lists about 3 schools and colleges with registered kitchens within a mile and a half or so. Booking early in the term gives the best choice of holiday dates.
What happens if you cannot reach some of it?
They’re listed in the report, never skipped quietly. You’ll know exactly which parts weren’t reached and why, and we can quote to improve the access.
What makes a kitchen extract fan vibrate?
Build-up on the impeller is a frequent reason, because it unbalances the fan. Worn bearings and motor problems are others, which our report will flag.
What types of premises do you cover?
Any site with a kitchen or a ventilation system to look after, from a single café to a large school. Hotels, schools, care homes, offices, shops and leisure sites are all part of our work.
How long does extract fan cleaning take?
A single accessible fan does not take long, but hard-to-reach fans take more time. It’s done while the kitchen is closed.
What does extract fan cleaning cost?
Size, condition, access and working hours all affect the cost. Ask us for a fixed quote and we will normally reply within one working day.
What do you need from me for a quote?
Only a few details: the address, the site type, your opening hours and how we reach the system. Photos and the last report help too. Then ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
Common problems we fix in Lanham Green
A greasy fan in Lanham Green is fuel at the end of the duct. A fire in the duct can reach the fan and the grease around it and an overworked motor runs hotter.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- An extract fan that vibrates or rattles
- A fan that no longer moves enough air
- Grease stains around the discharge
- Thick grease on the impeller and casing
Healthcare kitchens cannot easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Lanham Green is William Julien Courtauld Hospital, about 2.8 miles west.
What your quote should include
- Whether a survey comes first
- What paperwork you get at the end
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
When it’s something else
We’d rather tell you now than book work that will not help, so here are the limits:
- Electrical faults in the fan’s supply or controls (an electrician’s job)
- Grease in the canopy and ductwork
- An undersized fan that cannot cope
If you are not sure, just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll give you a straight answer.
Where we work
- Discharge points
- Axial fans
- Fan housings
- Centrifugal fans
- In-line fans
- Roof-mounted fans