Essex · Extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in Mountnessing, Essex
Extract fan cleaning across Mountnessing and nearby, timed so the site keeps working and signed off in writing with pictures.
- A smell of hot grease from the extract
- A fan that has never been cleaned
- Grease around the motor and its mounts
How we handle extract fan cleaning in Mountnessing
In Mountnessing, as everywhere we work, the fan follows a set routine: isolated first, then opened, scraped and degreased. The result is photographed for your records. The work covers discharge points, fan housings and centrifugal fans, and common reasons people get in touch are hot, greasy smells near the fan and grease around the motor and its mounts.
Work in a small place like Mountnessing starts with a call to agree access and timings, and the clean itself is the same full TR19® job as in any town: canopy, filters, duct, fan and discharge, with a certificate and photo report at the end.
Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009, and we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we carry full insurance.
- Place
- Mountnessing (CM15)
- Wider area
- Essex
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quotes
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Working hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works, and we will send a fixed quote.
Running several sites is easier with one contractor. We work across London and the South East, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept on a regular cycle.
Leave it or put it right?
A fan clean in Mountnessing doesn’t take long: the work takes an hour or two for most single fans. Leaving it means more wear, more noise and a bigger clean later. It’s simpler to plan the work at Mountnessing now than to arrange it in a hurry later.
The cost depends on the size of the system, what state it’s in and how easy it is to reach. We give you a fixed price before work begins, so there are no surprises.
Why us?
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- Full insurance on every job
Mountnessing questions
Do you cover smaller places like Mountnessing?
Yes, we work in villages as well as towns, and Mountnessing is covered. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
Do you do school kitchen extract cleaning in Mountnessing in the summer holidays?
Yes, out-of-term visits are normal for schools. Food Standards Agency records list about 7 schools, colleges and universities with registered kitchens within about a mile and a half of Mountnessing. Booking early in the term gives the best choice of holiday dates.
What if parts of the system cannot be reached?
The report shows them clearly. In ductwork, new access panels are often the answer, and we can fit those.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes. Our emergency line runs 24/7, for problems that cannot wait. Ring any time and tell us what’s happened.
Will I get pictures of the cleaned fan?
Every clean has a photo report, along with notes on the fan’s condition. A full clean adds a TR19 certificate from the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. Plans on a 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycle are available, depending on what the system needs.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. You deal with one contact for every site across London and the South East, with visits on a regular schedule.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
Any site with a kitchen or a ventilation system to look after, from a single café to a large school. We work with hotels, schools, care homes, offices, retail and leisure sites.
How we price extract fan cleaning
We don’t publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. The quote depends on:
- A single visit or a regular plan
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- The condition of the system
- The scale of the work
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That’s why we survey first, from photos or on site, and the price is agreed before we start.
What to send for a quote
When you call or email, these details help:
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- A few general shots of the system
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Any previous report or certificate
Want a quote for extract fan cleaning? Please give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos with a few details about the site. We’ll talk you through the work and send you a fixed quote before anything is booked.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Some jobs should never be done in-house: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings call for the right kit, training and safe access. Leave those to us.
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but the parts you can’t see still need a specialist at the right interval.
Mountnessing kitchens: local notes
Food Standards Agency records include about 5 bars, pubs and nightclubs within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Mountnessing. Wherever they cook, the canopy, duct and fan collect grease just as a restaurant’s do. Essex County Fire and Rescue Service covers Mountnessing. 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. Kitchens in Mountnessing get their food hygiene inspections from Brentwood council. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Before-and-after pictures from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
A hospital like Brentwood Community Hospital, about 2.7 miles south-west, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day. If your kitchen is in a listed or historic building, like the houses around Mountnessing (Ingatestone Hall is about 1.6 miles east), fitting access panels needs care. School kitchens, at schools like Mountnessing Church of England Primary School for example, are usually cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
Mountnessing is about 3 miles north-east of Brentwood, in Essex. Anywhere in CM15, we can carry out extract fan cleaning at your premises. 644 places in Essex are on our list, large and small. There’s also a page for Chelmsford, about 8 miles away.
Every address in CM15 is within our area for extract fan cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. We cover sites on Church Road, Roman Close and Roman Road and the roads around them. We also cover the places around Mountnessing: Swallows Cross (1 mile north-west), Green Street (1 mile north), Ingatestone (1 mile north-east), Buttsbury (2 miles east) and Hutton (2 miles south). Further out, we also cover Chelmsford (8 miles north-east), Basildon (7 miles south-east), Harlow (13 miles north-west), Brentwood (3 miles south-west), Maldon (15 miles east) and Canvey Island (13 miles south-east).
What’s near Mountnessing
In Mountnessing, that means kitchens and buildings near Shenfield High School, Hutton Country Park and George and Dragon pub. Mountnessing’s nearest station is Ingatestone station, about 1.6 miles north-east. A little further out are Brentwood Community Hospital (2.7 miles south-west). For a walk, there’s Norsey Wood.
Different parts, different methods
Inline duct fans
Space around an inline fan can be tight, so we plan how to reach and clean them. If it can’t be reached fully, the report says so.
Impellers and blades
Grease on the leading edges of the blades cuts the fan’s efficiency. We clean each blade back to its surface, so the fan can run as intended.
Places near Mountnessing
What else we do in Mountnessing
When something else is needed
We will not sell you work that doesn’t address the problem, so here are the limits:
- A motor that has burnt out
- Grease in the duct and canopy before the fan (those need a full TR19 clean)
- Wiring faults to the fan
If in doubt, call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we’ll say what we think before booking.
What we work on in Mountnessing
- Centrifugal fans
- Axial fans
- In-line fans
- Fan housings
- Discharge points
- Roof-mounted fans
How it works
Your staff don’t need to do much on the day. Someone lets us in at the agreed time and shows us where everything is, and the rest is down to us. Before we leave, the area is tidied and the paperwork follows. Photos of the system and how to reach it help us plan a visit to Mountnessing.
- First we locate the fan and agree how it’s safely isolated.
- The fan is isolated so it cannot start while we work.
- We remove the grease from the blades, impeller and casing.
- The fan and its surrounds are degreased, keeping clear of the motor’s electrics.
- The fan is put back into service, checked and photographed.
Getting ready for the visit
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
Ask for a quote
To help us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, photos of the system and any previous report or certificate. Once you have those, call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos.