West Sussex · Extract fan cleaning
Middleton-on-Sea extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in Middleton-on-Sea, surveyed first and signed off with a written report and pictures. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- A fan that hums, whines or rumbles
- An extract fan with no cleaning record
- Thick grease on the impeller and casing
Different parts, different methods
Roof-mounted fans
A roof fan sits in cooler air, so grease can settle heavily. The impeller and housing are scraped and degreased.
Inline duct fans
Inline fans can be in tight spaces, so we plan how to reach and clean them. Anything out of reach is recorded.
How we handle extract fan cleaning in Middleton-on-Sea
The extract fan is the heart of the system: it pulls air from the canopy, through the duct and out of the building. Grease that gets past everything else ends up on its blades and housing, and that’s what we clean. If you have grease around the motor and its mounts and fat spreading onto the roof or wall by the fan, we can put it right, from in-line fans, roof-mounted fans and centrifugal fans onwards.
Size does not change the work: a kitchen in a place like Middleton-on-Sea gets the whole system cleaned, canopy to discharge. The visit is booked around your opening hours, and the journey is planned ahead.
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers all look at records. So every job comes with a written report and photos, and grease extract cleans come with a TR19® certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Where
- Middleton-on-Sea (PO22, BN18)
- Region
- West Sussex
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed price before we start
- When we work
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
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What affects the cost of extract fan cleaning
The diagnosis comes before the price. We look at:
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- The number of sites or systems
- The scale of the work
Combining work into one visit or one programme can make for a more efficient booking. Mention every system or site you need covered, and you’ll get one fixed quote.
Asking for a quote
Before you ask for a quote, gather:
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
- The postcode and the type of business
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
Quotes are quick. Call or email with a few details and you’ll normally have a fixed price within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
Between visits
To keep the system working properly between visits:
- Flag smoke lingering at the canopy
- Do not store items in front of the fan’s access point
- Check the report shows the fan was cleaned
- File the fan’s report with your other records
Once it’s clean, the fan is closed up and run to check it’s working smoothly. If anything seems wrong, from vibration to wear, we note it, so you can plan any repair.
Make sure the fan is reachable. Clear access means it’s never left out of a clean, whether it’s on a roof, in a ceiling or on a wall.
Middleton-on-Sea questions
Which fire service covers Middleton-on-Sea?
Fire safety enforcement in Middleton-on-Sea is handled by West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. A recent cleaning certificate and a note of the next clean date show that grease in the extract is being managed.
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Middleton-on-Sea?
In Middleton-on-Sea, it’s Arun council that carries out food hygiene inspections. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
What happens to the waste?
We contain it and take it with us. We collect grease, debris and waste water as we go rather than letting it spread.
How long is a fan clean?
That depends on the fan’s size, its position and how much grease there is. Typically it takes an hour or two for most single fans.
What’s TR19?
TR19® is the BESA specification for keeping ventilation systems clean. Since 2019, TR19® Grease has been a standalone specification for grease in kitchen extract systems, while TR19® Air covers other supply and extract ductwork.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes, of course. Send details of the systems and how they’re used and we will propose a schedule with a fixed quote.
Why is my extract fan noisy?
Grease on the blades and housing is one of the usual causes, since uneven grease makes it run out of balance. Worn bearings and motor problems are others, which our report will flag.
How do you protect the area?
Protection goes down first: floor sheeting and covers over nearby surfaces and equipment. We tidy up and take our waste away before we leave.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, which is where we come in.
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, next to our reports.
What we are called out for in Middleton-on-Sea
A fan on a roof or hidden in a ceiling void is easy to forget. If it wasn’t included in past cleans, it may hold years of grease, and the report will show it.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- Vibration from an unbalanced impeller
- Hot, greasy smells near the fan
- Grease stains around the discharge
- An extract fan with no cleaning record
School kitchens, at schools like Bishop Tufnell CofE Primary School for example, are usually cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
Comparing quotes
- What hours they’ll be on site
- How areas they cannot reach will be recorded
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
Middleton-on-Sea kitchens: local notes
Sea air reaches Middleton-on-Sea, which sits within about 1 mile of the coast. Near the sea, the fan and discharge at the top of a kitchen extract corrode faster than they would inland. There are about 5 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 3 takeaways and sandwich shops within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Middleton-on-Sea, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. The fan at the end of each of those extracts collects grease that slows it and wears the motor. Middleton-on-Sea sits within the area of West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. Fire and rescue authorities enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic premises, and in a kitchen that fire risk includes the grease in the extract.
A hospital like Bognor Regis War Memorial Hospital, about 2.4 miles west, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day. A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near St Nicholas Church or elsewhere in Middleton-on-Sea, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Middleton-on-Sea is about 3 miles east of Bognor Regis, in West Sussex. Whatever kind of site you run in Middleton-on-Sea, extract fan cleaning is something we can help with. We can work out of hours so the site keeps running. Middleton-on-Sea is one of 371 towns, villages and districts in West Sussex we cover for commercial clients. There’s also a page for Portsmouth, roughly 20 miles from Middleton-on-Sea.
Extract fan cleaning in PO22 and BN18 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Whether your site is on Sea Lane, Elmer Road and Yapton Road or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. Close by, we work in Elmer (1 mile east), Bilsham (1 mile north), Flansham (1 mile north-west), Felpham (2 miles west) and Yapton (2 miles north). We also work in nearby towns such as Worthing (10 miles east), Bognor Regis (3 miles west), Chichester (8 miles north-west), Selsey (8 miles south-west), Littlehampton (4 miles east) and Lancing (13 miles east).
Around Middleton-on-Sea
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Felpham Community College and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Bognor Regis station, about 2.5 miles west. Well-known places in the area include Bognor Regis Museum (2.7 miles west) and Tote Copse Castle (4.2 miles north-west).
Honest limits
Extract fan cleaning cannot fix everything, and we’d rather say so up front. It doesn’t solve:
- A fan that is too small for the system (a design question)
- Electrical faults in the fan’s supply or controls (an electrician’s job)
- A dirty duct upstream of the fan
If you are not sure, just call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we will give you a straight answer.
Parts of the system we cover
- Centrifugal fans
- Axial fans
- Roof-mounted fans
- Discharge points
- Fan housings
- In-line fans
What we do, step by step
Everything the job needs comes with us, including protection sheets, the right tools and access kit. You only need to give us clear access and switch off what needs to be off. On site, the work takes a couple of hours per fan, depending on its size and the build-up. For a place like Middleton-on-Sea, we load the van from the survey notes so the work can be done in one visit where possible.
- The fan is found and its type, access and isolation checked.
- It’s isolated so it cannot run while we work.
- Grease is scraped off the impeller blades and casing.
- Blades, housing and surrounds are degreased with care around the electrics.
- It’s closed up, run, checked and photographed for the report.
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
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
Getting a quote
The quickest way to a quote is to send pictures: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Add the site type and your opening hours, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.