West Sussex · Extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in Littleworth, West Sussex
Professional extract fan cleaning in and around Littleworth, timed so the site keeps working and finished with a written report and photos.
- A motor area thick with grease
- An extract fan with no cleaning record
- Burning smells from the fan area
Littleworth questions
Do you work overnight in Littleworth?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. It means the site in Littleworth keeps running as normal. Let us know the hours you’re closed and we’ll book within them.
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Littleworth?
The local authority for Littleworth is Horsham council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
No. TR19® itself is not law; it’s a BESA specification. The law is the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, which makes the responsible person assess and reduce fire risk, and cleaning to TR19® is the recognised way to show grease is under control.
What should I send you?
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. After that, simply call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
What happens to the waste?
We take it away at the end of the visit. While we work, it’s kept contained to keep the area clean.
What accreditations do you have?
BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001. We’ve been trading since 2009 and we’re fully insured.
How often does the fan need cleaning?
With the whole system, at intervals set by BESA guidance: from 3-monthly for heavy use to 12-monthly for light use. Some fans need attention sooner.
How much notice do you need?
It depends on the time you need and how big the job is. Mention your preferred dates with your enquiry, and if it’s an emergency, call us any time.
About our extract fan cleaning in Littleworth
If the extract fan in Littleworth has become noisy, weak or greasy? Tell us about it when you call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email, and we will send you a fixed quote for extract fan cleaning in Littleworth, usually within one working day. Common call-outs are for less air being pulled from the kitchen and grease stains around the discharge, on centrifugal fans, axial fans and in-line fans.
In a small place like Littleworth, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, where grease settles in the flat sections. We agree access and timings in advance.
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers all look at records. That is why every job is written up in a report with pictures, plus a TR19® certificate through the BESCA VHE portal where the work is a TR19® Grease clean.
- Place
- Littleworth (RH13)
- Region
- West Sussex
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
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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 the rest is down to us. Before we leave, the area is tidied and the paperwork follows. Pictures of the system and its access let us plan the work in Littleworth before we set off.
- First we check the fan’s condition and how it sounds.
- Once isolated, we open the fan up.
- Each blade is cleaned so the impeller runs evenly.
- Housing, outlet and the area around the motor are cleaned.
- The fan goes back into service with a report on its condition.
Getting ready for the visit
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Clear the space around the work
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
Getting a quote
We don’t publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. We look at your system first, from pictures or on a visit, and then send you a fixed quote. To get going, call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
Advice
What happens if it’s left?
A greasy fan at the discharge can spread grease onto the roof or wall around it. That stains surfaces and can add to the fire risk outside the building, which is one more reason to keep it clean. Systems in rural buildings are often out of sight and out of mind.
What you pay depends on the size of the system, the condition it’s in and how easy it is to reach. You get a fixed price before we start, so there are no surprises.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Littleworth
- Full insurance on every job
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- In business since 2009
- Every job surveyed first
Take a look at what affects the cost or our accreditations.
What staff can safely do
Keep a record of what your team does. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, alongside our reports.
Staff cleaning and specialist work are not the same thing. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
What the work involves, part by part
Roof-mounted fans
Roof fans sit at the top of the riser. We clean them where they can be safely reached, and anything we can’t reach is recorded.
Kitchens with long cooking hours
A fan in a long-hours kitchen runs for most of the day, so grease and wear build up together. Regular cleans help it keep going.
When something else is needed
Before booking, it helps to know what’s not included:
- A fan that was never right for the kitchen
- A dirty duct upstream of the fan
- A faulty speed controller or isolator
If you are not sure, just phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we will give you a straight answer.
Where we work
- Roof-mounted fans
- In-line fans
- Centrifugal fans
- Fan housings
- Axial fans
- Discharge points
Grease, kitchens and Littleworth
At about 38 miles from central London, Littleworth sits well inside the area we cover. Visits are booked around your hours, evenings and weekends included. Kitchens in Littleworth get their food hygiene inspections from Horsham council. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Jolesfield CofE Primary School or anywhere near Littleworth, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean. A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near St Michael and All Angels Church or elsewhere in Littleworth, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Littleworth is about 7 miles south of Horsham, in West Sussex. Anywhere in RH13, we can take on extract fan cleaning. Across West Sussex, we cover 371 places, Littleworth among them. We also work in Brighton, about 12 miles from Littleworth.
Postcode districts we cover here for extract fan cleaning: RH13. We also cover Partridge Green (1 mile south), West Grinstead (1 mile north-west), Dial Post (2 miles west), Ashurst (3 miles south) and Shipley (3 miles west). Larger places within reach include Crawley (11 miles north-east), Horsham (7 miles north), Worthing (11 miles south-west), Haywards Heath (9 miles east), Burgess Hill (8 miles east) and Littlehampton (15 miles south-west).
Around Littleworth
Not far away are Knepp Wildland.
Fixed quotes for extract fan cleaning in Littleworth
Every site gets its own quote. These are the things that affect it:
- How big the system is
- Parking and loading at the site
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- The condition we find in the survey
Several systems or sites on one quote can make for a more efficient booking. Mention every system or site you need covered and we’ll price it together.
What we need to know
There’s no need for technical detail. Just send:
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- The site address and the type of premises
The quickest way to a quote is to send pictures: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Littleworth
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Each visit produces a dated report with photos, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
Whether it’s one building or many, you get the same standard: diagnosis, a fixed price, work booked around your hours and a written report with pictures.