East Sussex · Extract fan cleaning
Extract Fan Cleaning in Old Heathfield
Extract fan cleaning across Old Heathfield and nearby, timed so the site keeps working and finished with a written report and photos.
- A fan left out of previous cleans
- Weak extraction at the canopy
- Burning smells from the fan area
Extract fan cleaning in Old Heathfield
We have been trading since 2009. We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we are fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001. If you have a fan left out of previous cleans and hot, greasy smells near the fan, we can put it right.
Work in a small place like Old Heathfield starts with a call to agree access and timings, 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.
A written report with photos follows every visit, so you have a record of what was done and when. Kitchen extract cleaning to TR19® Grease is certificated through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Location
- Old Heathfield (TN21)
- Wider area
- East Sussex
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
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. The visit takes an hour or two for one fan, longer when it’s hard to reach. A quick note on how to find the site and where to park makes a visit to Old Heathfield run smoothly.
- Diagnosis first: we look for grease, noise and vibration.
- Once isolated, we open the fan up.
- The impeller is cleaned blade by blade so it runs balanced.
- Housing, outlet and the area around the motor are cleaned.
- We run the fan and note its condition in the photo report.
Before we arrive
- Clear the space around the work
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
Getting a quote
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, from your pictures and details or, where that is not enough, a survey on site. Then we send a fixed price, before any work starts.
Related advice
Old Heathfield kitchens: local notes
According to Food Standards Agency records, there are about 4 pubs, bars and clubs across Old Heathfield and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Any of them serving cooked food has an extract to keep clean, from canopy to discharge. In Old Heathfield, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Wealden council. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Before-and-after pictures from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand. Fire safety in Old Heathfield falls to East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel.
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near The Parish Church of All Saints or elsewhere in Old Heathfield, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event. Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Hellingly Hospital is the nearest hospital to Old Heathfield, about 5 miles south.
Old Heathfield is about 7 miles north of Hailsham, in East Sussex. Across the TN21 area, we cover extract fan cleaning for commercial sites. Across East Sussex, we cover 289 places, and Old Heathfield is one of them. You can also see our page for Brighton, roughly 20 miles from Old Heathfield.
Work in TN21 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. Whether your site is on School Hill and Church Street or a nearby road, our technicians can take on the work. Other places close to Old Heathfield include Cade Street (1 mile north), Sandy Cross (1 mile west), Heathfield (1 mile west), Broad Oak (1 mile north) and Warbleton (1 mile south). Further out, we also cover Eastbourne (12 miles south), Hastings (14 miles south-east), Bexhill-on-Sea (11 miles south-east), Seaford (15 miles south-west), Lewes (13 miles south-west) and Hailsham (7 miles south).
Near you in Old Heathfield
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to The Star Inn and Parkside Community Primary School. Nearby you will also find Hellingly Hospital (5 miles south) and Old Castle (3.6 miles east). Open spaces near Old Heathfield include Selwyns Wood.
What staff can safely do
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, and that’s where we come in.
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
Common questions in Old Heathfield
Do you work at weekends in Old Heathfield?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. Your customers, staff or residents in Old Heathfield needn’t be disturbed. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Old Heathfield?
It’s East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Old Heathfield. A recent cleaning certificate and a note of the next clean date show that grease in the extract is being managed.
Do we lose a day’s trading?
Not normally. The area we are working in has to be out of use while we are there, so we book a time when it would be closed anyway.
Do you provide a report after cleaning the fan?
Before and after photos go into a report, with anything we noticed. For a full TR19 clean, you also get a certificate through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
What is TR19?
BESA’s ventilation hygiene specification, with two parts that matter most here: TR19® Grease for kitchen extract systems and TR19® Air for general ventilation. It isn’t legislation, but it’s the standard people check against.
Can you clean the fan on its own?
Yes, if the fan needs it. A coated fan often means the duct before it is coated too, but the choice is yours.
What makes a kitchen extract fan vibrate?
Uneven grease on the impeller often causes it. We clean the fan and tell you if anything else, like worn bearings, is to blame.
Are you insured?
Yes. Full insurance covers our work, and we’ve been trading since 2009.
Multi-site and managed buildings
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare across East Sussex. Larger estates can be phased building by building to keep disruption down.
We regularly work with managing agents. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements, and we’ll send a fixed quote.
Different parts, different methods
Wall fans
A wall fan pushes the air straight outside. We isolate it, then clean the blades and housing.
Inline duct fans
Inline fans can be in tight spaces, so we plan how to reach and clean them. If it can’t be reached fully, the report says so.
What affects the cost of extract fan cleaning
We don’t publish a price list, because sites vary so much. The quote depends on:
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- The times the site is available
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- How big the system is
You won’t find a price list here, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. For a fixed quote, ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email, and we’ll explain what it covers.
Asking for a quote
When you call or email, these details help:
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- The postcode and the type of business
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
The quickest way to a quote is to send pictures: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
When to call us in Old Heathfield
A fan in Old Heathfield builds up grease at a rate set by the kitchen, not the location: daily hours and the amount of frying and grilling. Under BESA guidance, the whole system, fan included, needs cleaning at least every 3, 6 or 12 months depending on daily hours.
Common reasons sites call us are:
- A fan motor running hot under a coat of grease
- Weak extraction at the canopy
- Fat spreading onto the roof or wall by the fan
- An extract fan that vibrates or rattles
Bursars and site managers at schools such as Heathfield Community College tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
What to look for in a quote
- How areas they can’t reach will be recorded
- Whether VAT is included
- What records you will receive afterwards
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
Between visits
How long the results last depends on use and care. We suggest:
- Make sure the fan is included each time
- Watch for grease marks around the outlet
- Don’t store items in front of the fan’s access point
- Keep each photo report with the maintenance log
The photo report shows the fan before and after cleaning. It notes what was done and anything that couldn’t be reached, along with the recommended next clean date.
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.