Essex · Extract fan cleaning
Pleshey extract fan cleaning
Specialist extract fan cleaning for Pleshey: a survey, a fixed price, careful work and proper paperwork. Call for a fixed quote.
- A motor area thick with grease
- A fan that has never been cleaned
- Less air being pulled from the kitchen
What we do, step by step
Your staff don’t need to do much 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. Seeing the system in pictures first means the trip to Pleshey can be planned properly.
- We find the fan and check how it’s reached and how it’s isolated.
- The fan is isolated so it can’t start while we work.
- Grease is scraped from the impeller blades and the inside of the housing.
- Blades, housing and the area around the motor are degreased with care.
- The fan is put back into service, checked and photographed.
How to prepare
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
Ask for a quote
To get a fixed quote, call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. A few photos and your last certificate or report help a lot. We usually come back within one working day.
Advice
How we handle extract fan cleaning in Pleshey
Duct Doctor has been cleaning kitchen extract fans since 2009. We are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 and full insurance. If you’re dealing with a fan that has never been cleaned and a fan that no longer moves enough air, we can help.
Work in a small place like Pleshey 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.
A written report with photos follows each visit, so you have a record of what was done and when. Where the work is a TR19® Grease clean, the certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Location
- Pleshey (CM3)
- Region
- Essex
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quote
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- When we work
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Between visits
No system stays clean for ever, but care slows the build-up. Our tips:
- Report grease escaping from the fan
- Leave a clear route to the fan
- Keep the fan on whenever the range is lit
- Check the report shows the fan was cleaned
File the photo report with your other extract records. It gives a dated record of the fan’s condition, which helps if anything changes later.
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 around Pleshey
Pleshey is covered by Essex County Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order. Pleshey, about 30 miles from central London, is within our usual area. The visit is fixed around your opening hours, not ours.
A hospital like Broomfield Hospital, about 3.1 miles south-east, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day.
Pleshey is about 6 miles north-west of Chelmsford, in Essex. Wherever you are in the CM3 postcode area, we can carry out extract fan cleaning at your premises. Pleshey is one of 644 places in Essex we cover for commercial clients. Our Chelmsford page covers sites nearby, about 6 miles away.
Postcode districts we cover here for extract fan cleaning: CM3. That includes premises on The Street, Back Lane and Woolmers Mead and the roads around them. If your site is just outside Pleshey, we cover Ford End (2 miles north-east), Howe Street (2 miles east), Hartford End (2 miles north-east), North End (3 miles north) and Chatham Green (3 miles east). Within a short drive, we also cover Chelmsford (6 miles south-east), Braintree (8 miles north-east), Harlow (13 miles west), Brentwood (13 miles south), Maldon (13 miles south-east) and Billericay (12 miles south).
Around Pleshey
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The Leather Bottle Public House, among other places. Well-known places in the area include Broomfield Hospital (3.1 miles south-east). For a walk, there’s Little Waltham Meadows.
Signs you need extract fan cleaning in Pleshey
A fan collects more grease when the filters let more through. Missing, damaged or badly fitted filters let grease travel the whole system, so the fan takes far more than it should.
If you notice any of these, it’s worth a diagnosis:
- Vibration from an unbalanced impeller
- Grease around the motor and its mounts
- A fan that hums, whines or rumbles
- Hot, greasy smells near the fan
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of Holy Trinity or elsewhere in Pleshey, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event.
What your quote should include
- Proof of insurance
- Whether they recommend a next date
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
For landlords and multi-site operators
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We work across London and the South East, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept to a regular schedule.
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too across Essex. Larger estates can be phased building by building to keep disruption down.
Different parts, different methods
Roof-mounted fans
Roof fans also discharge grease onto the roof around them and we check the area around the outlet. Heavy staining is noted on the report.
Fan housings and motors
Motors and their electrics are kept dry and treated with care, and the fan is isolated throughout. Grease on and around the motor can trap heat, so we clean what we safely can.
What your team can do, and what needs us
Staff cleaning doesn’t replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
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Why deal with it now?
A greasy fan has to work harder to move the same air. Less air is pulled from the kitchen, so heat and smoke linger and the motor works harder. Somewhere as small as Pleshey, losing a kitchen or building to a fault is felt by everyone who uses it.
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is can all change the price. Each of those is built into the quote, and the price is fixed before we start.
What you get with us
- Fixed quotes from a survey or pictures
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Fully insured
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
Take a look at how cleaning jobs are priced or our accreditations.
Pleshey questions
Will you come out to Pleshey?
Yes, Pleshey is part of our area, however small the site. The journey is planned ahead, so a few details about the route help.
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Pleshey?
Essex County Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service for Pleshey. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
Who has the legal duty for fire safety?
In the words of the Fire Safety Order 2005, it’s the responsible person. That is generally the employer or the person in control of the premises, and where several people have control, each can have duties. If you’re not sure, check your lease and fire risk assessment.
What should I send you?
Just the basics: where it is, what kind of site, when it’s open and the access. Photos and any previous paperwork make it quicker. After that, simply give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
What makes a kitchen extract fan vibrate?
Grease on the blades and housing is one of the usual causes, since uneven grease makes it run out of balance. It can also be wear in the bearings or motor, which our report will flag.
Which sectors do you work in?
We work for restaurants, pubs, hotels, schools, colleges, hospitals, care homes, offices and shops, plus food production and leisure sites.
Where does the waste go?
Waste is contained during the work and removed when we leave, from grease and debris to used cleaning water. We do not leave it behind.
How long does extract fan cleaning take?
One easily reached fan is quick, but hard-to-reach fans take more time. We plan it out of hours.