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Extract fan cleaning in Little Braxted, Essex
Extract fan cleaning for Little Braxted, from a team that has been trading since 2009. Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus a 24/7 emergency line.
- Fat spreading onto the roof or wall by the fan
- A smell of hot grease from the extract
- Thick grease on the impeller and casing
How we handle extract fan cleaning in Little Braxted
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. The work covers roof-mounted fans, discharge points and centrifugal fans, and people most often call us about a fan coated in grease inside its housing and a fan shaking on its mounts.
In a village or hamlet like Little Braxted, 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.
We are CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, we hold ISO 9001 and we’re fully insured. We are also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we have been trading since 2009.
- Place
- Little Braxted (CM8)
- Wider area
- Essex
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
FAQs for Little Braxted
Will you come out to Little Braxted?
Yes. Villages and rural sites across the South East are part of our work, Little Braxted included. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the site when you book.
Which fire authority looks after Little Braxted?
Fire safety enforcement in Little Braxted is handled by Essex County Fire and Rescue Service. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes. Our emergency line runs 24/7 for anything that cannot wait until a planned visit. Ring any time and tell us what’s happened.
Is the fan included in a TR19 clean?
Yes. A TR19 Grease clean covers everything from canopy to discharge, and the fan sits right in that path, so it’s cleaned too.
Do you provide a report after cleaning the fan?
A photo report shows the fan before and after. If it’s part of a full TR19 clean, a TR19 certificate is issued too.
What do you do to protect the area?
We cover floors and nearby surfaces with sheeting before any work starts, and anything we remove is contained. At the end, the area is cleaned down.
What accreditations do you have?
Our accreditations are CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. Vent Hygiene Elite is run by BESCA and independently audited.
What makes a kitchen extract fan vibrate?
A common cause is grease. Uneven build-up on the blades throws the fan off balance, causing vibration and noise. If cleaning does not, the bearings or motor may need attention.
How the visit works
Every visit runs to the same pattern: protect the area, isolate whatever needs isolating, carry out the extract fan cleaning, clear away and hand over the paperwork. On site, the work takes a couple of hours per fan, depending on its size and the build-up. In a small place like Little Braxted, the journey is planned ahead and the visit arranged around the site’s hours.
- The fan is found and its type, access and isolation checked.
- It’s isolated so it cannot run while we work.
- We scrape the heavy grease from the blades and housing.
- The fan is degreased, taking care around the motor.
- We reassemble, run and photograph the fan.
How to prepare
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Clear loose items from the work area
Getting a quote
For extract fan cleaning in Little Braxted, call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, plus photos or the previous report if they’re to hand. A fixed quote typically follows within one working day.
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Staff cleaning versus specialist work
When your team notices a problem between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We will take a look and send you a fixed quote.
Some jobs should never be done in-house: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings call for the right kit, training and safe access. That’s our job.
What happens if it’s left?
Without a working extract fan, a kitchen cannot 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. In a place like Little Braxted, ductwork and fans are easy to forget until something goes wrong.
Putting the work off seldom saves money. Problems in a system tend to grow, which can make the next visit longer. If you’re unsure, call 0345 646 2711 or email us for straight advice and a fixed quote.
Why us?
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- Trading since 2009
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
How the job changes from site to site
Wall fans
Smaller kitchens may extract through a fan on an outside wall. It’s isolated, opened and cleaned inside and out.
Impellers and blades
Coated blades move less air. We clean each blade back to its surface, so the fan can run as intended.
How we price extract fan cleaning
You’ll get a fixed price before any work starts. It’s based on:
- What state the system is in
- The scale of the work
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- How many systems or sites are involved
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Ask for a fixed quote and we will go through it with you.
What we need to know
Many jobs can be priced from photos and some basics. Useful things to send:
- Problems your staff have spotted
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- The postcode and the type of business
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Add the site type and your opening hours, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
For landlords and multi-site operators
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 records stay tidy.
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we can quote for the whole system.
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Signs you need extract fan cleaning in Little Braxted
A fan collects more grease when the filters let more through. When filters don’t seal, grease goes straight through to the fan, so the fan takes far more than it should.
These are the problems we see most often:
- A fan motor running hot under a coat of grease
- A smell of hot grease from the extract
- An extract fan with no cleaning record
- Fat spreading onto the roof or wall by the fan
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of St Nicholas or elsewhere in Little Braxted, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event.
What your quote should include
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or pictures
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- What paperwork you get at the end
What extract fan cleaning looks like in Little Braxted
There are about 35 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 18 sandwich bars and takeaways within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Little Braxted, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. The fan at the end of each of those extracts collects grease that slows it and wears the motor. Fire safety in Little Braxted falls to Essex County Fire and Rescue Service. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk. Kitchens in Little Braxted get their food hygiene inspections from Braintree 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.
School kitchens, at schools like Maltings Academy for example, are typically cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
Little Braxted is about 1 mile east of Witham, in Essex. From the centre of Little Braxted to the outskirts, we cover extract fan cleaning for every kind of premises, from a single unit to a large public building. Little Braxted is one of 644 places in Essex where we work for commercial clients. For sites nearby, see our Chelmsford page (9 miles or so).
Here we cover the CM8 postcode area for extract fan cleaning. If your site is just outside Little Braxted, we cover Witham (1 mile west), Rivenhall End (1 mile north), Rivenhall (2 miles north), Faulkbourne (3 miles north-west) and Silver End (4 miles north-west). Further out, we also cover Colchester (12 miles north-east), Chelmsford (9 miles south-west), Braintree (7 miles north-west), Maldon (5 miles south), Rayleigh (15 miles south) and Wickford (15 miles south-west).
Near you in Little Braxted
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Red Lion Inn and Whet Mead and the streets around them. Little Braxted’s nearest station is Witham station, roughly 1 mile west of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find Cressing Temple (3.4 miles north-west). The countryside around Little Braxted includes Shut Heath Wood.