East Sussex · Extract fan cleaning
Extract Fan Cleaning in Northease
For extract fan cleaning in Northease, one call is all it takes, from survey to sign-off. Fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001.
- Hot, greasy smells near the fan
- Thick grease on the impeller and casing
- Fat spreading onto the roof or wall by the fan
For landlords and multi-site operators
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 can quote for the whole system.
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Each visit produces a dated report with photos, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
About our extract fan cleaning in Northease
Grease on a fan isn’t spread evenly. Uneven build-up unbalances the impeller, which brings vibration, noise and extra wear on the bearings and motor. Cleaning the impeller and housing puts that right. The work covers axial fans, fan housings and in-line fans, and people most often call us about weak extraction at the canopy and a heavily greased fan housing.
In a village or hamlet like Northease, the kitchens that need extract cleaning are usually a pub, a school, a care home or a hall kitchen, wherever there is one. Each still has a canopy and duct that collect grease.
Our accreditations include CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured. We are also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, trading since 2009.
- Location
- Northease (BN7)
- Wider area
- East Sussex
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Working hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Why act early in Northease
Cleaning the fan in Northease now is a short job: the work takes a couple of hours per fan, depending on its size and the build-up. Leaving it means more wear, more noise and a bigger clean later. With notice, the visit to Northease can be fitted around your bookings and events.
Several systems or sites on one quote often makes better use of the time. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at and we will price it together.
Why Northease businesses choose us
- We’re fully insured
- We diagnose before we treat
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- A fixed price before any work starts
See what affects the cost or our accreditations and certificates.
Honest limits
We’d rather tell you now than book work that will not help, so these are the things it will not cover:
- A dirty duct upstream of the fan
- An impeller that is bent or split
- An undersized fan that can’t cope
If in doubt, call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we will say what we think before you book.
What the work covers
- Axial fans
- Discharge points
- Fan housings
- In-line fans
- Centrifugal fans
- Roof-mounted fans
Keeping the system healthy
A little care between visits keeps the system in better shape. We recommend:
- Run the extract throughout cooking
- Do not store items in front of the fan’s access point
- Report rattles or humming early
- Book the fan into every full TR19 clean
When we’ve finished, the fan is reassembled and run. If anything seems wrong, from vibration to wear, we note it, so you can plan any repair.
Keep the whole system on its cleaning cycle. A fan cleaned with the rest of the system on time rarely gets badly coated, in line with BESA guidance.
What else we do in Northease
What we do, step by step
The visit has three parts: set-up, the treatment itself and the sign-off. Set-up means sheeting and making equipment safe, and the sign-off is a written report with pictures. The middle part takes longest, which takes an hour or two for most single fans. Visits to a village like Northease are booked in advance, at a time that suits whoever runs the site.
- We start by checking where the fan sits and how to isolate it.
- With the fan isolated, the housing is opened.
- The impeller and the housing around it are scraped clean.
- We degrease the fan and housing, taking care around the motor.
- It’s closed up, run and checked, and pictures go into your report.
Getting ready for the visit
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
How to get a quote
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 will explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
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Your questions about extract fan cleaning in Northease
Which fire authority looks after Northease?
It’s East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Northease. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
Can the work in Northease 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 Northease keeps running as normal. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
What information do you need?
Only a few details: where it is, what kind of site, when it’s open and the access. Photos and the last report help too. After that, simply ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
What’s TR19?
It’s the industry benchmark for cleaning ventilation and kitchen extract systems, written by BESA. It covers how systems are inspected, cleaned and checked and expects a risk-based approach.
How long will it take to clean the fan?
Size, access and build-up all affect it. Typically it takes an hour or two for one fan, longer when it’s hard to reach.
What does extract fan cleaning cost?
Size, condition, access and working hours all affect the cost. Ask us for a fixed quote and we will normally reply within one working day.
What about areas you cannot get to?
We record them on the report, with a note of where it is, and we tell you what would make it reachable, for example new access panels.
Can you clean the fan on its own?
Yes, we do. The report will make clear that only the fan was cleaned, so your TR19 records stay accurate. The whole system still needs cleaning at the intervals in BESA guidance.
How the job changes from site to site
Fan housings and motors
The housing around the impeller catches grease flung off the blades. We clean it along with the blades.
Inline duct fans
Hidden in a ceiling void, an inline fan is easily missed. We find it during the survey and include it in the clean.
Fixed quotes for extract fan cleaning in Northease
The survey tells us what the work involves. We look at:
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
Every site is different, so each one gets its own fixed quote. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all make a difference.
What we need to know
Photos and a few facts are often enough to price the work. Useful things to send:
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- Problems your staff have spotted
For extract fan cleaning in Northease, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos. Tell us what kind of premises it is and when it’s open, and send pictures or your last report if you can. A fixed quote usually follows within one working day.
Extract fan cleaning around Northease
About 46 miles out from central London, Northease is part of the South East area we work across. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends, so the visit fits around the site. In Northease, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Lewes council. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
Where a hall near St Peter's Church, or anywhere in Northease, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does. If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Priory School or anywhere near Northease, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean. Healthcare kitchens can’t easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Northease is Lewes Victoria Hospital, about 2.4 miles north.
Northease is about 3 miles south of Lewes, in East Sussex. Across the BN7 area, we cover extract fan cleaning for commercial sites. Northease is one of 289 places in East Sussex we cover for commercial clients. We also work in Brighton, about 6 miles from Northease.
Our technicians cover all of the BN7 postcode area for extract fan cleaning and the streets around it. If your site is just outside Northease, we cover Rodmell (1 mile south-east), Iford (1 mile north-west), Kingston near Lewes (2 miles north-west), Southover (2 miles north) and Cliffe (2 miles north). We also work in nearby towns such as Eastbourne (13 miles east), Seaford (6 miles south-east), Hailsham (11 miles east), Uckfield (10 miles north-east), Newhaven (4 miles south-east) and Peacehaven (3 miles south).
Around Northease
In Northease, that means kitchens and buildings near Lewes and Laughton Levels and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Southease station, roughly 1.4 miles south-east of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Lewes Castle (2.2 miles north) and Lewes Victoria Hospital (2.4 miles north). Open spaces near Northease include Southerham Farm and Itford Hill.