Essex · Extract fan cleaning
Malting Green extract fan cleaning
One call covers extract fan cleaning in Malting Green: survey, fixed quote, work and sign-off. Fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001.
- Weak extraction at the canopy
- A noisy fan that has got louder over time
- A fan that has never been cleaned
When to call us in Malting Green
A greasy fan in Malting Green is fuel at the end of the duct. If grease in the duct catches, the fan and its housing can feed the fire, and a hot, struggling motor does not help.
Look out for these warning signs:
- Vibration from an unbalanced impeller
- Grease escaping from the fan outlet
- A noisy fan that has got louder over time
- Burning smells from the fan area
Term dates shape school work: for a school like Alderman Blaxill School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
Questions to ask before booking
- What hours they’ll be on site
- Whether the price is fixed
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- Whether they’re fully insured
How we handle extract fan cleaning in Malting Green
Not all extract fans are the same: roof-mounted units, inline fans within the duct, and wall fans. Each is isolated and opened in its own way, and we plan that during the survey. If you’re dealing with an extract fan with no cleaning record and a fan that no longer moves enough air, we can put it right, from centrifugal fans, fan housings and in-line fans onwards.
For a kitchen in or near Malting Green, 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.
Good records are part of the job. Each visit is written up with photos, covering the work done, any areas we couldn’t access and a recommended next date. File it in your maintenance log so it’s ready for an insurer, fire officer or EHO.
- Location
- Malting Green (CO2)
- Wider area
- Essex
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Price
- A fixed price before work begins
- When we work
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
For anyone managing more than one site, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Every building has its own written report, so records stay tidy.
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we’re happy to quote for all of it.
The process
We turn up at the time agreed with you, which is often after service, overnight or at a weekend. Equipment that has to be off is switched off and allowed to cool first, and the area around the work is covered and protected. On site, it takes an hour or two for one fan, longer when it’s hard to reach. A few photos of the system help us make the most of a visit to a place like Malting Green.
- 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
- Move anything stored near the system
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Tell us where we can park and unload
How to get 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, you get a fixed price before work begins.
Related advice
Extract fan cleaning around Malting Green
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 5 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 3 takeaways and sandwich shops within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Malting Green. Any of those kitchens with a canopy relies on a fan that gathers grease as it runs. Food hygiene inspections in Malting Green are the job of Colchester council’s environmental health team. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector. Malting Green sits within the area of Essex County Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order.
Historic houses near Malting Green, such as Layer Marney Tower about 3.7 miles south-west, are a reminder that older buildings with event kitchens can have long, awkward duct routes. A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of St Andrew or elsewhere in Malting Green, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Malting Green is about 3 miles south of Colchester, in Essex. Malting Green 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. Our Essex coverage runs to 644 places, Malting Green among them. Our Chelmsford page covers sites nearby (18 miles or so).
Our technicians cover all of CO2 for extract fan cleaning and the roads nearby. If you need extract fan cleaning at premises on Abberton Road, Mill Lane and Bounstead Hill or a nearby road, we can help. We also cover the places around Malting Green: Layer-de-la-Haye (1 mile west), Abbey Field (2 miles north), Peldon (2 miles south), Birch (2 miles west) and Heckfordbridge (2 miles west). Within a short drive, we also cover Colchester (3 miles north), Braintree (14 miles west), Clacton-on-Sea (12 miles east), Maldon (12 miles south-west), Witham (11 miles west) and Camulodunum (3 miles north).
Landmarks near Malting Green
Typical jobs here are in premises near Donkey And Buskins Public House, among other places. The closest station to Malting Green is Colchester Town station, roughly 3.1 miles north-east. Other landmarks nearby include Birch Castle (2.3 miles west) and Social History Museum (3.1 miles north). Green spaces nearby include Roman River Valley.
Common questions in Malting Green
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Malting Green?
In Malting Green, it’s Colchester council that carries out food hygiene inspections. It helps to keep the extract cleaning records with your food safety paperwork, so they’re ready if asked for.
Do you cover smaller places like Malting Green?
Yes. Villages and rural sites across the South East are part of our work, Malting Green included. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the site when you book.
Do we lose a day’s trading?
Not usually. We need the work area to ourselves while we’re on site, so the visit goes in a quiet slot.
Do you have insurance?
Yes. Duct Doctor is fully insured, and the details are available on request.
What’s the cleaning interval for an extract fan?
It depends on how many hours the kitchen cooks in BESA guidance. At the extremes, that’s 3-monthly for heavy use and 12-monthly for light use, fan included.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
We start with protection: sheeting over floors, worktops and anything close to the work. We tidy up and take our waste away before we leave.
What is TR19?
A BESA specification in two main parts: TR19® Grease for kitchen extracts and TR19® Air for supply and extract systems. It is not legislation, but it’s the standard people check against.
Will I get photos of the cleaned fan?
You get a photo report with before and after photos of the fan. If it’s part of a full TR19 clean, a TR19 certificate is issued too.
When something else is needed
We’d rather tell you now than book work that will not help, so these are the things it will not cover:
- Electrical faults in the fan’s supply or controls (an electrician’s job)
- Grease in the canopy and ductwork
- A failed motor or worn bearings (that needs a fan repair or replacement)
Not sure which it is? You can call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will tell you honestly before you book.
What we work on in Malting Green
- Fan housings
- Discharge points
- Roof-mounted fans
- Axial fans
- In-line fans
- Centrifugal fans
Towns and villages near Malting Green
What else we do in Malting Green
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
If your staff spot something between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that won’t come clean, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We will take a look and send you a fixed quote.
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, next to our reports.
Why it’s worth doing now in Malting Green
Cleaning the fan in Malting Green now is a short job: the work takes an hour or two for most single fans. Leaving it means more wear, more noise and a bigger clean later. Somewhere as small as Malting Green, losing a kitchen or building to a fault is felt by everyone who uses it.
Every site is different, so we price each one individually. Size, access, the condition of the system and when we can work all play a part.
Why book with us
- A written report with pictures after every visit
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- Fully insured
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
Take a look at our cost guide or our accreditations and certificates.
Part by part
Roof-mounted fans
On a roof, the air is cooler and grease drops out faster. We scrape and degrease the blades and casing.
Impellers and blades
While the impeller is clean, we can see its condition: chips, distortion or wear. Anything we see goes on the report.