East Sussex · Extract fan cleaning
Extract Fan Cleaning in North Chailey
Extract fan cleaning across North Chailey and nearby, timed so the site keeps working and signed off in writing with photos.
- Hot, greasy smells near the fan
- Rough running from the extract fan
- A heavily greased fan housing
North Chailey: your questions answered
Which council inspects kitchens in North Chailey?
That is Lewes council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in North Chailey. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
Can the work in North Chailey be done at night or at weekends?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. It means the site in North Chailey keeps running as normal. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
Will I get pictures of the cleaned fan?
Photos, notes on condition and a recommended next date. Keep it with your maintenance log.
What happens to the waste?
We take it away at the end of the visit. During the work, it’s contained so the area stays clean.
Is North Chailey in your area?
Yes. We work across Greater London, Surrey, Kent, Sussex, Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Hertfordshire and Essex, North Chailey included.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
No. The law sets the duty, and TR19® is the recognised benchmark for meeting it. Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person has to manage fire risk, and many insurers can refuse or reduce a claim without proof of cleaning.
Are you insured?
Yes. We carry full insurance, and we have been trading since 2009.
Can you clean the fan on its own?
Yes, we do. We record it as a fan-only clean, so your TR19 records stay accurate. The whole system still needs cleaning at the intervals in BESA guidance.
How we handle extract fan cleaning in North Chailey
We have been trading since 2009. As a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, we clean to BESA TR19® Grease, and we’re fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001. Common call-outs are for a fan that hums, whines or rumbles and an extract fan with no cleaning record, across roof-mounted fans, axial fans and in-line fans.
Work in a small place like North Chailey 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.
Our accreditations include CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured. On top of that, we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, trading since 2009.
- Place
- North Chailey (BN8)
- Wider area
- East Sussex
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed price before we start
- Hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Towns and villages near North Chailey
What else we do in North Chailey
What happens on the day
There’s very little for your team to do on the day. A contact on site lets us in at the agreed time and points us to the system, and we take it from there. Before we leave, the area is tidied and the paperwork follows. Rural roads and tight entrances are worth telling us about before a visit to North Chailey.
- We locate the fan and plan how to reach and isolate it.
- 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.
- We reassemble, run and photograph the fan.
Getting ready for the visit
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Clear the space around the work
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
How to get a quote
There’s no standard price list, because every site is different. Instead, we look at your site first, from photos or a survey, then send a fixed quote. To start, call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
Related advice
What we are called out for in North Chailey
By the time air reaches the fan, it has passed the canopy, filters and duct. Whatever grease is still in it settles on the impeller and inside the housing where the spinning blades spread it around.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- Less air being pulled from the kitchen
- Burning smells from the fan area
- Vibration from an unbalanced impeller
- A noisy fan that has got louder over time
Church and community hall kitchens, near Church of Our Lady or anywhere around North Chailey, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Questions to ask before booking
- What records you will receive afterwards
- How VAT is shown on the quote
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
What extract fan cleaning cannot fix
In fairness, some problems need a different fix:
- A faulty speed controller or isolator
- A fan that’s too small for the system (a design question)
- Grease in the canopy and ductwork
If you’re not sure, just phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will give you a straight answer.
Where we work
- Centrifugal fans
- Axial fans
- Roof-mounted fans
- Fan housings
- In-line fans
- Discharge points
Keeping the system healthy
Here’s the after-treatment advice, in brief:
- Tell us if the extract feels weaker
- Keep each photo report with the maintenance log
- Check the report shows the fan was cleaned
- Watch for grease marks around the outlet
Once it’s clean, the fan is closed up and run to check it’s working smoothly. Anything we notice, like noise, vibration or a worn part, goes on the report, so you can plan any repair.
Run the fan throughout cooking. Grease settles faster when the air stops moving, so keeping it running helps keep it clean.
Extract fan cleaning in North Chailey: the local picture
Look up North Chailey on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you will find about 6 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens across North Chailey and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). The fan at the end of each of those extracts collects grease that slows it and wears the motor. The fire and rescue service for North Chailey is East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order. Environmental health officers from Lewes council inspect food businesses in North Chailey. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready.
Term dates shape school work: for a school like Chailey Heritage School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break. A hospital like Princess Royal Hospital, about 3.4 miles west, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day.
North Chailey is about 4 miles south-east of Haywards Heath, in East Sussex. Sites in North Chailey get the same service as everywhere we cover: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where necessary and a written report with pictures. Across East Sussex, we cover 289 places, and North Chailey is one of them. Brighton is in our area too, about 11 miles from North Chailey.
Work in BN8 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. That includes premises on Station Road, Downs View and Downs View Close and nearby roads. Being close to the A275, North Chailey is easy for our technicians to reach for extract fan cleaning. We also cover the places around North Chailey: Chailey (1 mile south), Newick (1 mile east), South Street (2 miles south), Founthill (2 miles east) and Scaynes Hill (2 miles north-west). Further out, we also cover Seaford (15 miles south), Lewes (7 miles south), Hailsham (14 miles south-east), Crowborough (10 miles north-east), Uckfield (5 miles east) and Newhaven (13 miles south).
Around North Chailey
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Chailey St Peter's Church of England Primary School and Chailey School and the streets around them. The closest station to North Chailey is Plumpton station, about 3.6 miles south-west of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Heaven Farm Museum (3.4 miles north) and Waterbury Castle (4.7 miles north). Green spaces nearby include Ashenground and Bolnore Woods.
Part by part
Kitchens with long cooking hours
A fan in a long-hours kitchen runs for most of the day, so grease and wear build up together. Regular cleans help it keep going.
Fan housings and motors
The housing around the impeller catches grease flung off the blades. It’s scraped and degreased with the impeller.
What affects the quote in North Chailey
You’ll get a fixed price before any work starts. It’s based on:
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- The number of sites or systems
- How easy every part is to reach
Leaving it longer rarely makes the work cheaper. Build-up, wear and faults tend to get worse, not better, and a neglected system can mean more work. If you are not sure what’s needed, call 0345 646 2711, or email photos for straight advice and a fixed quote.
Helping us quote
Photos let us diagnose from a distance. The most useful are:
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- The postcode and the type of business
For extract fan cleaning in North Chailey, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, and send photos or your last report if you can. We usually send a fixed quote within one working day.
What staff can safely do
A few tasks are always specialist work: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings call for the right kit, training and safe access. That is our job.
When your team notices a problem between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We’ll take a look and give you a fixed quote.