Brighton and Hove · Extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in Patcham, Brighton and Hove
We cover Patcham for extract fan cleaning. Out-of-hours visits, a fixed quote and a written report with pictures as standard.
- A fan motor running hot under a coat of grease
- A smell of hot grease from the extract
- A fan that has never been cleaned
Extract fan cleaning in Patcham
We’ve been trading since 2009. As a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, we clean to BESA TR19® Grease, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 and full insurance. The work covers axial fans, discharge points and centrifugal fans, and people most often call us about a noisy fan that has got louder over time and a fan shaking on its mounts.
Kitchens around a place like Patcham are often in older buildings or single-storey extensions, with the duct running through a roof space or up an outside wall. Flat runs collect grease and need proper access to clean.
It’s worth checking any contractor’s accreditations. We are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, with full insurance on top.
- Place
- Patcham (BN1)
- Wider area
- Brighton and Hove
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Working hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
How the visit works
Protection comes first: sheeting goes over floors and surfaces close to the work. After that, the system is made safe and the work begins. The work on site takes a few hours where there are several fans or heavy deposits, and we clear up before we go. Visits to a place like Patcham are planned ahead, so we arrive with what the survey says the job needs.
- 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.
- We clean the casing, the outlet and around the motor.
- We run the fan and note its condition in the photo report.
Before we arrive
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Move anything stored near the system
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
Getting a quote
The quickest way to a quote is to send photos: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Add the site type and your opening hours, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
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What the work involves, part by part
Kitchens with long cooking hours
Long cooking hours mean more grease reaches the fan. BESA guidance sets at least 3-monthly cleaning for that level of use, fan included.
Impellers and blades
The blades of the impeller do the work, and it collects grease unevenly. That is what unbalances the fan, so it’s cleaned carefully blade by blade.
What staff can safely do
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but they don’t reach the grease that builds up further in. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. What they cannot safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, which is where we come in.
Common problems we fix in Patcham
A fan in Patcham builds up grease at a rate set by the kitchen, not the location: how many hours a day the kitchen runs and what it cooks. BESA guidance sets minimum intervals of 3, 6 or 12 months for the whole system by daily use.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- Burning smells from the fan area
- Thick grease on the impeller and casing
- Grease around the motor and its mounts
- A fan that no longer moves enough air
Older buildings often hide long, awkward duct runs, and if you run a kitchen at a historic venue in the area (Preston Manor & Gardens is about 1.5 miles south), access may need planning.
Comparing quotes
- Proof of insurance
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- Whether a survey comes first
- How areas they can’t reach will be recorded
Looking after it afterwards
Good habits slow the build-up between visits. A few tips:
- Check the report shows the fan was cleaned
- Run the extract throughout cooking
- Keep each photo report with the maintenance log
- Look for grease stains near the discharge
Where the fan needs repair rather than cleaning, the report says so. We also repair and replace extract fans, so you have one point of contact.
Stick to the interval for the full extract. Regular full cleans keep the fan from building up heavy deposits, in line with BESA guidance.
Extract fan cleaning in Patcham: the local picture
The coast is only about 3 miles from Patcham. Salt air speeds up corrosion of roof-level fans, discharge cowls and their fixings. The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 6 bars, pubs and nightclubs and about 3 hotels and B&Bs across Patcham and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Where they serve hot food, their kitchen extracts need cleaning to TR19® like any restaurant’s. It’s Brighton and Hove council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Patcham. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
A hospital like Montefiore Hospital, about 2.2 miles south, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day. Volunteers running a hall kitchen near All Saints Church, or anywhere in Patcham, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
Patcham is about 2 miles north of Brighton, in Brighton and Hove. Every kind of commercial site in Patcham, we can take on extract fan cleaning. We can work out of hours so trading isn’t interrupted. Our Brighton and Hove coverage runs to 30 places, Patcham among them.
Our technicians cover all of BN1 for extract fan cleaning and the streets around it. We cover sites on London Road, Vale Avenue and Eldred Avenue and the roads around them. We also cover the places around Patcham: Waterhall (1 mile north-west), Westdene (1 mile south-west), Hollingbury (1 mile east), Withdean (1 mile south) and Preston (1 mile south). Larger places within reach include Carlton Hill (3 miles south), Hanover (3 miles south), Brunswick (3 miles south), Kemptown (4 miles south-east), Whitehawk (3 miles south-east) and Aldrington (3 miles south-west).
Around Patcham
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Withdean Park, Patcham High School and The Dharma Primary School. The nearest railway station is Preston Park station, about 1.3 miles south of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find Clayton Castle (3.1 miles north) and Brighton Transport Museum (1.8 miles south). Open spaces near Patcham include Ditchling Beacon and Ladies Mile.
When something else is needed
It’s worth knowing the limits before booking:
- An undersized fan that cannot cope
- A motor that has burnt out
- A cracked or broken impeller (it needs replacing)
If you are not sure, just call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll give you a straight answer before booking.
What the work covers
- Fan housings
- Discharge points
- Roof-mounted fans
- Centrifugal fans
- Axial fans
- In-line fans
FAQs for Patcham
Can school kitchens in Patcham be cleaned in the holidays?
Yes, and it’s the easiest time to do it. Around Patcham, the Food Standards Agency lists about 20 schools and colleges with registered kitchens within a mile and a half or so. You can phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line with the dates the site is empty.
Will you come out to Patcham?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. The journey is planned ahead, so a few details about the route help.
What types of premises do you cover?
Any site with a kitchen or a ventilation system to look after, from a single café to a large school. Hotels, schools, care homes, offices, shops and leisure sites are all part of our work.
How long will it take to clean the fan?
Allow an hour or two for most single fans. We will confirm the time when we quote.
What about areas you cannot get to?
Anything we can’t reach goes on the report, with a note of where it is, and we tell you what would make it reachable, for example new access panels.
Will we have to shut during the visit?
Not usually. We need the work area to ourselves while we’re on site, so we book a time when it would be closed anyway.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes, of course. Tell us what you have and how it’s used and we will propose a schedule with a fixed quote.
Is TR19 cleaning required by law?
Not in itself. TR19® is the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs check against, and many insurance policies ask for proof of TR19® cleaning. The law behind it is the Fire Safety Order 2005 in England and Wales.
Fixed quotes for extract fan cleaning in Patcham
We don’t publish a price list, because sites vary so much. The quote depends on:
- The times the site is available
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- Parking and loading at the site
- The size of the system
We do not list prices on the website, because each job is priced on what it involves. Call for a fixed quote, and we will talk you through it.
What to send for a quote
You do not need the technical terms. It helps if you can send:
- Problems your staff have spotted
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
Want a quote for extract fan cleaning? Please ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with a few details about the site. We’ll explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before you commit to anything.