West Sussex · Extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in Lyminster, West Sussex
Looking for extract fan cleaning in Lyminster? We survey first, send you a fixed quote and work around your opening hours, finishing with a written report and photos.
- A motor area thick with grease
- A fan that has never been cleaned
- A smell of hot grease from the extract
Leave it or put it right?
For a kitchen in Lyminster, a noisy, greasy fan is often the first sign the whole system is overdue. If the fan is coated, the duct before it usually is too so a full TR19 clean may be due. Rural sites cannot always move to another kitchen or room when something fails.
What you pay depends on the size of the system, what state it’s in and access to every part of it. You get a fixed price before we start, so there are no surprises.
Why Lyminster businesses choose us
- A fixed price before any work starts
- We diagnose before we treat
- Full insurance on every job
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
Extract fan cleaning in Lyminster, done properly
The fan is cleaned as part of every full TR19® Grease clean, but a fan can also need attention on its own, for example when it’s noisy or vibrating. Where only the fan is cleaned, the report says so. The work covers in-line fans, fan housings and axial fans, and people most often call us about grease escaping from the fan outlet and burning smells from the fan area.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
A written report with pictures follows each visit, so there’s a dated record of the work. Where the work is a TR19® Grease clean, the certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Where
- Lyminster (BN17)
- Wider area
- West Sussex
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
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What extract fan cleaning cannot fix
Before you book, it helps to know what’s not included:
- A faulty speed controller or isolator
- A fan that’s too small for the system (a design question)
- A cracked or broken impeller (it needs replacing)
If you’re not sure, just ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we will give you a straight answer.
Parts of the system we cover
- Centrifugal fans
- Discharge points
- Roof-mounted fans
- In-line fans
- Axial fans
- Fan housings
FAQs for Lyminster
Who inspects food businesses in Lyminster?
The local authority for Lyminster is Arun council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. It helps to keep the extract cleaning records with your food safety paperwork, so they’re ready if asked for.
Does being near the coast affect extract fan cleaning in Lyminster?
It can, as Lyminster is within about 2 miles of the sea, where salt in the air is hard on metal. Rooftop fans, discharge cowls and fixings are checked for corrosion as well as grease.
Can you fix a fan that is worn out?
We also repair and replace extract fans. If cleaning shows a worn motor, bearings or impeller, we will tell you and quote for the repair.
Who has the legal duty for fire safety?
That depends on who controls the premises. The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty on the responsible person, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, facilities manager or managing agent.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes, day and night, every day of the year. Office hours are Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm, and the emergency line covers the rest.
What’s the cleaning interval for an extract fan?
The fan follows the full system’s interval at BESA’s minimum intervals for your cooking hours. Grease readings and the fan’s condition can show it needs more.
What does TR19 mean?
BESA’s ventilation hygiene specification in two main parts: TR19® Grease for kitchen extracts and TR19® Air for supply and extract systems. It isn’t law, but it’s the benchmark.
Will I get photos of the cleaned 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.
Aftercare tips
Think of this as the after-treatment advice, in brief:
- Flag smoke lingering at the canopy
- Don’t turn the fan off mid-service
- Leave a clear route to the fan
- Look for grease stains near the discharge
The area around the fan is left clean, with waste grease removed. Wherever the fan is, the area around it is cleaned down.
Listen to the fan. Rattles, hums or shaking can be early signs of build-up or wear and early action can save a repair.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Lyminster
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. 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.
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We work across London and the South East, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept on a regular cycle.
What staff can safely do
If your staff spot something between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that will not come clean, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We can diagnose it and quote.
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, alongside our reports.
How the visit works
On the day, we arrive at the time agreed with you, often in the evening, overnight or at the weekend so the site keeps working. Equipment that has to be off is switched off and allowed to cool first, and the area around the work is covered and protected. The work itself takes an hour or two for most single fans. Photos of the system and how to reach it help us plan a visit to Lyminster.
- 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.
- Blades, housing and surrounds are degreased with care around the electrics.
- We reassemble, run and photograph the fan.
Preparing for the visit
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
How to get a quote
Want a quote for extract fan cleaning? Please ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form with a few details about the site. We’ll talk you through the work and give you a fixed quote before anything is booked.
Related advice
What extract fan cleaning looks like in Lyminster
The coast is only about 2 miles from Lyminster. Corrosion on the fan housing and cowl is worth a look at every clean, alongside the grease. The Food Standards Agency lists about 23 pubs, bars and clubs and about 12 hotels and guest houses as registered food businesses in Lyminster and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Wherever they cook, the canopy, duct and fan collect grease just as a restaurant’s do. Food hygiene inspections in Lyminster are the job of Arun council’s environmental health team. 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.
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near The Parish Church of St Mary Magdalen or elsewhere in Lyminster, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event. Term dates shape school work: for a school like Lyminster Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
Lyminster is about 1 mile north-west of Littlehampton, in West Sussex. If you need extract fan cleaning in Lyminster, it’s easy to get a fixed quote: please call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email. We work across South East England and London, including Lyminster. Across West Sussex, we cover 371 places, Lyminster among them. Our Brighton page covers sites nearby, about 18 miles away.
Postcode districts we cover here for extract fan cleaning: BN17. If you need extract fan cleaning at premises on Arundel Drive, Old Mead Road and Lyminster Road or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. If your site is just outside Lyminster, we cover Wick (1 mile south), Toddington (1 mile south-east), Crossbush (1 mile north-east), Tortington (1 mile west) and Littlehampton (1 mile south-east). Further out, we also cover Worthing (6 miles east), Bognor Regis (7 miles south-west), Chichester (10 miles west), Selsey (12 miles south-west), Shoreham-by-Sea (12 miles east) and Lancing (10 miles east).
Landmarks near Lyminster
Around Lyminster, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The 6 Bells Public House, The Littlehampton Academy and Littlehampton College, among other places. The nearest railway station is Arundel station, about 1.3 miles north. A little further out are Arundel and District Hospital (1.9 miles north-west) and Rustington Museum (2.3 miles south-east). Not far away are Highdown Hill and WWT Arundel.
Signs you need extract fan cleaning in Lyminster
Poor filters mean a greasier fan. Missing, damaged or badly fitted filters let grease travel the whole system, so the fan takes far more than it should.
Keep an eye out for any of the following:
- Burning smells from the fan area
- Grease escaping from the fan outlet
- A fan shaking on its mounts
- Weak extraction at the canopy
Historic houses near Lyminster, such as Ecclesden Manor about 3.3 miles east, are a reminder that older buildings with event kitchens can have long, awkward duct routes.
Questions to ask before you book
- What hours they’ll be on site
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- What’s included in the scope, part by part