Essex · Extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in Long Green, Essex
Specialist extract fan cleaning for Long Green: a survey, a fixed price, careful work and proper paperwork. Call for a fixed quote.
- Rough running from the extract fan
- A fan coated in grease inside its housing
- A fan that no longer moves enough air
Between visits
Simple habits between visits make a real difference. We recommend:
- Do not store items in front of the fan’s access point
- Notice when the fan starts to sound different
- Tell us if the extract feels weaker
- Check the report shows the fan was cleaned
The area around the fan is left clean, with waste grease removed. On a roof or outside wall, we leave the surrounding area tidy.
A change in how the fan sounds is worth noting. Rattles, hums or shaking can be early signs of build-up or wear, and catching it early keeps it a cleaning job.
Extract fan cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Long Green
In Long Green, as everywhere we work, the fan follows a set routine: 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. We are often asked to deal with vibration from an unbalanced impeller and thick grease on the impeller and casing, on fan housings, centrifugal fans and axial fans.
Somewhere as small as Long Green, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Every one of them still needs its extract kept clear of grease.
Accreditations are easy to claim and worth checking. Ours are BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, with full insurance on top.
- Place
- Long Green (CM77)
- Wider area
- Essex
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quotes
- A fixed price before work begins
- Working hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Common questions in Long Green
Can you come to Long Green after we close?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. Your customers, staff or residents in Long Green needn’t be disturbed. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
Can a school canteen extract in Long Green be done out of term time?
Yes. Half-terms and the summer break are the natural time for school work. The FSA’s register shows about 9 schools and colleges with food registrations within roughly a mile and a half of Long Green. Just call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email with your term dates and we will plan around them.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. Tell us what you have and how it’s used and we’ll propose a schedule with a fixed quote.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. Tell us the addresses and what each needs and you will get one fixed quote.
What if the fan needs more than a clean?
We also repair and replace extract fans. If cleaning shows a worn motor, bearings or impeller, we’ll tell you and quote for the repair.
How much notice do you need?
That depends on the slot you want and the size of the job. Tell us your preferred dates when you ask for a quote, and for anything urgent, ring our 24/7 emergency line.
What about areas you cannot get to?
They’re marked on the report. Often the fix is extra access, such as new panels in ductwork, and we can fit those.
Can you clean the fan on its own?
Yes. We record it as a fan-only clean, so your TR19 records stay accurate. The full system still needs its regular TR19 clean.
What happens on the day
We turn up at the time agreed with you, which is often after service, overnight or at a weekend. Anything that needs to be off for the work is switched off and left to cool before work begins, and floors and nearby surfaces are sheeted. The work itself takes a couple of hours per fan, depending on its size and the build-up. If the van will struggle with a lane or gateway near Long Green, let us know and we will plan around it.
- 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.
Before we arrive
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Let us know about parking and loading
Get a fixed quote
The quickest way to a quote is to send pictures: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
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Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Some jobs should never be done in-house: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease call for the right kit, training and safe access. Leave those to us.
Staff cleaning doesn’t replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but the parts you can’t see still need a specialist at the right interval.
Fixed quotes for extract fan cleaning in Long Green
The price is fixed before any work begins. It’s based on:
- A single visit or a regular plan
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- The times the site is available
- Parking and loading at the site
What you pay reflects the actual work. That’s why we survey first, from photos or on site, and the price is agreed before any work starts.
Asking for a quote
To speed up the quote, send us:
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
Quotes are quick. Send a few details and pictures, and we normally reply with a fixed quote within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
Kitchen extracts in Long Green
According to Food Standards Agency records, there are about 6 bars, pubs and nightclubs in Long Green and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Any of them serving cooked food has an extract to keep clean, from canopy to discharge. It’s Braintree council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Long Green. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after. Long Green is covered by Essex County Fire and Rescue Service. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel.
Where a hall near St Barnabas, or anywhere in Long Green, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does. If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like William Julien Courtauld Hospital about 2 miles west, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen. A kitchen near Braintree Freeport station that serves breakfast and dinner can run its extract twelve hours or more, which shortens the cleaning interval.
Long Green is about 2 miles south-east of Braintree, in Essex. Wherever you are in the CM77 postcode area, we can take on extract fan cleaning. Our area takes in 644 places across Essex, large and small. For sites nearby, see our Chelmsford page (10 miles or so).
We work across the CM77 postcode area for extract fan cleaning and the streets around it. Streets in the area include Pine Road, Fir Drive and Long Green, all of which we cover for extract fan cleaning. Nearby, we also carry out extract fan cleaning in Tye Green (1 mile south), Hawbush Green (1 mile south-east), Black Notley (1 mile south-west), The Green (1 mile south-west) and Braintree (2 miles north-west). We also work in nearby towns such as Colchester (13 miles east), Chelmsford (10 miles south-west), Maldon (10 miles south-east), Witham (5 miles south-east), Camulodunum (12 miles east) and Halstead (6 miles north).
Around Long Green
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Alec Hunter Academy, Bocking Blackwater and Fowlers Farm pub. For rail, the closest station is Braintree Freeport station, roughly 0.8 miles west. Nearby you will also find William Julien Courtauld Hospital (2 miles west) and Tudor House Museum (Braintree) (2 miles north-west). For a walk, there’s Belcher's and Broadfield Woods.
Honest limits
Some problems need a different service or another trade:
- An impeller that’s bent or split
- A fan that is too small for the system (a design question)
- Grease in the canopy and ductwork
Not sure which it is? You can call 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will tell you honestly.
What we work on in Long Green
- In-line fans
- Axial fans
- Centrifugal fans
- Discharge points
- Roof-mounted fans
- Fan housings
Multi-site and managed buildings
The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Each visit ends with a dated report and pictures, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
Why act early in Long Green
Cleaning the fan in Long Green now is a short job: the work takes an hour or two for most single fans. Waiting adds vibration, wear and a harder clean. If the system at a site near Long Green fails, there may be nowhere nearby to move to.
No two sites are the same, so we price each one individually. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all make a difference.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Long Green
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
Take a look at how cleaning jobs are priced and our accreditations.