West Sussex · Extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in Loxwood, West Sussex
Cleaning of kitchen extract fans, impellers, fan housings and discharge points for Loxwood, with a survey first and a report with pictures at the end. Call for a fixed quote.
- Thick grease on the impeller and casing
- Grease around the motor and its mounts
- Fat spreading onto the roof or wall by the fan
How the visit works
We work around your opening hours, not the other way round. We book the visit for a time the area is closed, whether that is an evening, overnight or a weekend. Once we’re in, the area is sheeted and anything that has to be off is turned off and cooled, and the work takes a couple of hours per fan, depending on its size and the build-up. Photos of the system and how to reach it help us plan a visit to Loxwood.
- We find the fan and check how it’s reached and how it’s isolated.
- Power to the fan is isolated before anyone touches it.
- Grease is scraped from the impeller blades and the inside of the housing.
- The fan and its surrounds are degreased, keeping clear of the motor’s electrics.
- It’s closed up, run and checked, and pictures go into your report.
Before we arrive
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
Get a fixed quote
Want a quote for extract fan cleaning? Please give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with a few details about the site. We will explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
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About our extract fan cleaning in Loxwood
Duct Doctor has been cleaning kitchen extract fans since 2009. As a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, we clean to BESA TR19® Grease, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 and full insurance. We are often asked to deal with hot, greasy smells near the fan and a fan left out of previous cleans, on discharge points, centrifugal fans and fan housings.
For a kitchen in or near Loxwood, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy, filters, duct, fan and discharge, with a certificate and photo report at the end.
The report is your system’s health record: a dated account with pictures of everything we did. Grease extract cleans are also certificated to TR19® Grease through the BESCA VHE portal, ready for your insurer.
- Where
- Loxwood (RH14)
- Wider area
- West Sussex
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quotes
- A fixed price before we start
- Hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Between visits
Looking after the system between visits is straightforward, and it helps at the next visit:
- Report grease escaping from the fan
- Listen for new noises or vibration from the fan
- Keep the grease filters clean and in place
- Do not turn the fan off mid-service
When we have finished, the fan is reassembled and run. Anything we notice, like noise, vibration or a worn part, goes on the report, so you can plan any repair.
The fan stays cleaner when less grease gets past the canopy. Clean, well-seated filters are the fan’s first protection, and replace any that are damaged.
Loxwood kitchens: local notes
West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service covers Loxwood. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel. Kitchens in Loxwood get their food hygiene inspections from Chichester council. 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.
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near St John the Baptist or elsewhere in Loxwood, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Loxwood is about 9 miles west of Horsham, in West Sussex. Loxwood gets the same approach as every site we work on: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with photos. 371 places in West Sussex are on our list, large and small. There’s also a page for Guildford, roughly 12 miles from Loxwood.
Every address in RH14 is within our area for extract fan cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. If you need extract fan cleaning at premises on High Street, Pond Close and Oak Grove or a nearby road, we can help. Neighbouring places we cover for extract fan cleaning include Ifold (1 mile south-west), Alfold Bars (1 mile north), Alfold (1 mile north), Plaistow (2 miles west) and Durfold Wood (3 miles west). Further out, we also cover Crawley (14 miles east), Horsham (9 miles east), Broadfield (14 miles east), Storrington (11 miles south), Billingshurst (5 miles south-east) and Bewbush (13 miles east).
What’s near Loxwood
Green spaces nearby include Shillinglee Lake.
Loxwood: your questions answered
Do you work at weekends in Loxwood?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. That way a site in Loxwood doesn’t have to lose a day’s trading. When you ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email, mention when the site is quiet.
Do you cover smaller places like Loxwood?
Yes, Loxwood is part of our area, however small the site. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the site when you book.
How long is a fan clean?
Size, access and build-up all affect it. As a guide, it takes an hour or two for most single fans.
What paperwork do I get after a fan clean?
You get a photo report with before and after pictures of the fan. If it’s part of a full TR19 clean, a TR19 certificate is issued too.
Do we lose a day’s trading?
Not normally. We work when the area is out of use, such as evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends, so the site can carry on as normal.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. You deal with one contact for every site in our area, and visits can be set on a regular cycle.
How often should the extract fan be cleaned?
It’s cleaned with the whole extract at BESA’s minimum intervals for your cooking hours. Grease readings and the fan’s condition can show it needs more.
Does a TR19 kitchen extract clean cover the fan?
Yes, the fan is cleaned as part of TR19. Anything that can’t be reached is recorded, so the record is accurate.
Why it’s worth doing now in Loxwood
A fan clean in Loxwood does not take long: it takes a couple of hours per fan, depending on its size and the build-up. Leaving it means more wear, more noise and a bigger clean later. Systems in rural buildings are often out of sight and out of mind.
Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced the same way: how much there is, how we reach it, what state it’s in and when we can work. Ask for a fixed quote and we’ll go through it with you.
Why Loxwood businesses choose us
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- Full insurance on every job
- Trading since 2009
- A fixed price before any work starts
Take a look at what affects the cost and our accreditations and certificates.
What your team can do, and what needs us
Keep a record of what your team does. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, next to our reports.
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
Signs you need extract fan cleaning in Loxwood
Each blade collects a slightly different amount. The difference throws the impeller off balance and puts strain on the bearings. Left too long, grease turns into wear.
Clients normally contact us when they notice one of these:
- A fan left out of previous cleans
- An extract fan that vibrates or rattles
- A fan that hums, whines or rumbles
- Grease around the motor and its mounts
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Loxwood Primary School or anywhere near Loxwood, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
What to look for in a quote
- When they can work, and whether that’s outside your opening hours
- Whether the price is fixed
- Whether a survey comes first
- What records you’ll receive afterwards
Nearby places to Loxwood
What else we do in Loxwood
Honest limits
We won’t sell you work that does not address the problem, so these are the things it won’t cover:
- A faulty speed controller or isolator
- A fan that will not start
- A fan that’s too small for the system (a design question)
If you are not sure, just ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we will give you a straight answer.
What we work on in Loxwood
- Roof-mounted fans
- Discharge points
- In-line fans
- Centrifugal fans
- Axial fans
- Fan housings
How the job changes from site to site
Inline duct fans
Inline fans can be in tight spaces, so we plan how to reach and clean them. If it cannot be reached fully, the report says so.
Roof-mounted fans
Grease can escape from a roof fan onto the surrounding surface, so the outlet area is checked too. Heavy staining is noted on the report.