Essex · Extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in Little Horkesley, Essex
Extract fan cleaning in Little Horkesley, surveyed first and signed off with a written report and pictures. Call for a fixed quote.
- Grease stains around the discharge
- A fan that has never been cleaned
- A heavily greased fan housing
Extract fan cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Little Horkesley
If the extract fan in Little Horkesley has become noisy, weak or greasy? Tell us about it when you give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form, and you’ll get a fixed price, normally within one working day. We are often asked to deal with a motor area thick with grease and a noisy fan that has got louder over time, across centrifugal fans, roof-mounted fans and discharge points.
In a village or hamlet like Little Horkesley, the kitchens that need extract cleaning are usually a pub, a school, a care home or a hall kitchen, wherever there is one. Every one of them still needs its extract kept clear of grease, whatever the size of the place.
Our accreditations include CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured. We are also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, trading since 2009.
- Location
- Little Horkesley (CO6)
- Wider area
- Essex
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Why it’s worth doing now in Little Horkesley
A fan clean in Little Horkesley doesn’t take long: it takes an hour or two for most single fans. Waiting adds vibration, wear and a harder clean. With notice, the visit to Little Horkesley can be fitted around your bookings and events.
What you pay reflects the actual work. That’s why every job is surveyed first, and the price is agreed before any work starts.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Little Horkesley
- Every job surveyed first
- Fixed quotes, normally within one working day
- Fully insured
- Trading since 2009
How we price extract fan cleaning
The survey tells us what the work involves. The main factors are:
- How big the system is
- What state the system is in
- Travel, parking and unloading
- How easy every part is to reach
You will not find a price list here, because each job is priced on what it involves. For a fixed quote, ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email, and we’ll explain what it covers.
What we need to know
What to send for a quote:
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- The postcode and the type of business
- A few general shots of the system
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
Getting a quote doesn’t take long. Send a few details and pictures, and we typically reply with a fixed quote within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
Grease, kitchens and Little Horkesley
Environmental health officers from Colchester council inspect food businesses in Little Horkesley. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector. At about 51 miles from central London, Little Horkesley sits well inside the area we cover. The visit is fixed around your opening hours, not ours.
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Severalls Hospital is the nearest hospital to Little Horkesley, about 2.9 miles south-east.
Little Horkesley is about 5 miles north-west of Colchester, in Essex. Wherever you are in the CO6 postcode area, we cover extract fan cleaning for commercial sites. Little Horkesley is one of 644 places in Essex where we work for extract fan cleaning. There’s also a page for Chelmsford, about 22 miles away.
All of CO6 is covered for extract fan cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Local streets include London Road, Nayland Road and School Road, and we cover them all for extract fan cleaning. If your site is just outside Little Horkesley, we cover Wissington (1 mile north), Nayland (2 miles north-east), Wormingford (2 miles west), Great Horkesley (2 miles south-east) and Cock Street (3 miles north). Larger places within reach include Colchester (5 miles south-east), Braintree (13 miles west), Witham (14 miles south-west), Camulodunum (5 miles south), Halstead (9 miles west) and Greenstead (6 miles south-east).
Around Little Horkesley
Around Little Horkesley, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The Beehive pub, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Bures station, roughly 3.8 miles west of the centre. Nearby you will also find Mount Bures (3.6 miles west) and Severalls Hospital (2.9 miles south-east). The countryside around Little Horkesley includes Arger Fen.
Little Horkesley: your questions answered
Can a school canteen extract in Little Horkesley be done out of term time?
Yes, and it’s the easiest time to do it. There are about 3 schools, colleges and universities on the FSA’s food hygiene register within about 1.5 miles of Little Horkesley. Booking early in the term gives the best choice of holiday dates.
Do you work in villages like Little Horkesley?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes, 24/7. Our office is open from 8am to 6pm on weekdays, and the emergency line covers the rest.
Is the fan isolated during cleaning?
With the fan isolated, the extract isn’t running. We work evenings, overnight or weekends, and the kitchen is ready when we leave.
What do you do to protect the area?
We cover floors and nearby surfaces with sheeting before work begins, and anything we remove is contained. Before we leave, we tidy up and clean down.
What information do you need?
The site address, the type of premises and your opening hours, plus photos of the system and your last certificate or report if you have one.
Are you insured?
Yes. We carry full insurance, and we’ve been trading since 2009.
What’s the cleaning interval for an extract fan?
Daily cooking hours set the minimum in BESA guidance. Heavy use means at least every 3 months, light use at least every 12, fan included.
What we’re called out for in Little Horkesley
Poor filters mean a greasier fan. When filters do not seal, grease goes straight through to the fan, so the fan takes far more than it should.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- A fan that no longer moves enough air
- Hot, greasy smells near the fan
- A fan shaking on its mounts
- A noisy fan that has got louder over time
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of St Peter and St Paul or elsewhere in Little Horkesley, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event.
What your quote should include
- When the next visit should be, and why
- What happens if part of the system can’t be accessed
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- How VAT is shown on the quote
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How it works
Before we leave, we walk the area with whoever is on site. We point out anything that couldn’t be reached or needs a follow-up, and the same goes into the written report. All told, the work takes an hour or two for most single fans. The timing of a visit to Little Horkesley is set by you, and the travel is our side of the planning.
- The fan is found and its type, access and isolation checked.
- We isolate the power before opening the housing.
- Grease is scraped off the impeller blades and casing.
- The fan is degreased, taking care around the motor.
- We reassemble, run and photograph the fan.
How to prepare
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
Getting a 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, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
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What extract fan cleaning can’t fix
We’d rather tell you now than book work that will not help, so these are the things it won’t cover:
- An impeller that’s bent or split
- A fan that was never right for the kitchen
- Electrical faults in the fan’s supply or controls (an electrician’s job)
Not sure which it is? You can give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we’ll tell you honestly.
Parts of the system we cover
- Discharge points
- Axial fans
- Roof-mounted fans
- Centrifugal fans
- In-line fans
- Fan housings
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Each visit produces a dated report with pictures, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
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.
Between visits
Looking after the system between visits is straightforward, and it makes the next visit easier:
- File the fan’s report with your other records
- Leave a clear route to the fan
- Make sure the fan is included each time
- Report rattles or humming early
When the fan is cleaned as part of a full TR19® Grease clean, a TR19 certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. A fan-only clean is recorded in the photo report.
Keep the whole system on its cleaning cycle. Regular full cleans keep the fan from building up heavy deposits, in line with BESA guidance.