East Sussex · Extract fan cleaning
Extract Fan Cleaning in Polegate
Specialist extract fan cleaning for Polegate: a survey, a fixed price, careful work and proper paperwork. Call for a fixed quote.
- Grease stains around the discharge
- Weak extraction at the canopy
- Burning smells from the fan area
When it’s something else
Before you book, it helps to know what’s not included:
- A fan that won’t start
- A fan that’s too small for the system (a design question)
- A dirty duct upstream of the fan
If in doubt, ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will say what we think.
What we work on in Polegate
- Centrifugal fans
- Discharge points
- Axial fans
- Fan housings
- In-line fans
- Roof-mounted fans
Extract fan cleaning in Polegate, done properly
In Polegate, as everywhere we work, the fan follows a set routine: isolated first, then opened, scraped and degreased. Your report shows the impeller as we found it and as we left it. The work covers fan housings, discharge points and centrifugal fans, and people most often call us about grease stains around the discharge and weak extraction at the canopy.
In a smaller place like Polegate, many kitchens sit in older buildings or later extensions, with the duct running through a roof space or up an outside wall. Long horizontal runs like that hold grease and need access panels to reach.
Nothing is signed off by word of mouth: a dated report with photos of the work, plus a certificate through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal when the work is a TR19® Grease clean. It shows what was done and what, if anything, couldn’t be reached.
- Location
- Polegate (BN26)
- Wider area
- East Sussex
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Polegate kitchens: local notes
Food Standards Agency data counts about 13 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 10 takeaways across Polegate 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. Polegate is covered by East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. Fire and rescue authorities enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic premises, and in a kitchen that fire risk includes the grease in the extract. In Polegate, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Wealden council. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready.
Term dates shape school work: for a school like Polegate Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break. Volunteers running a hall kitchen near St John's Church of England Church, or anywhere in Polegate, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it. Commuter trade near Polegate station can mean long cooking hours, and long hours put a kitchen into BESA’s more frequent cleaning bands.
Polegate is about 3 miles south of Hailsham, in East Sussex. From the centre of Polegate to the outskirts, extract fan cleaning is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from a single unit to a large public building. Our East Sussex coverage runs to 289 places, and Polegate is one of them. There’s also a page for Brighton, roughly 17 miles from Polegate.
All of BN26 is within our area for extract fan cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. Local streets include Station Road, High Street and Church Road, all of which we cover for extract fan cleaning. Main roads around Polegate include the A27 and A2270, which makes travel easy for evening and night visits. Nearby, we also carry out extract fan cleaning in Wannock (1 mile south-west), Lower Willingdon (1 mile south), Willingdon (1 mile south), Filching (2 miles south-west) and Folkington (2 miles west). We also work in nearby towns such as Eastbourne (3 miles south-east), Hastings (14 miles east), Bexhill-on-Sea (10 miles east), Seaford (7 miles south-west), Lewes (11 miles west) and Hailsham (3 miles north).
Around Polegate
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Horse & Groom pub and Willingdon Community School, among other places. There’s a railway station in Polegate itself: Polegate station. Other landmarks nearby include Burlough Castle (3.4 miles west) and Eastbourne District General Hospital (2.5 miles south). The countryside around Polegate includes Combe Hill.
What the work involves, part by part
Fan housings and motors
Some fans use a belt drive. We clean around them and note any wear for your records.
Roof-mounted fans
A roof fan sits in cooler air, so grease can settle heavily. The impeller and housing are scraped and degreased.
What happens if it’s left?
A fan that fails mid-service can stop a kitchen cooking. Many fan problems start with grease, so cleaning the fan helps keep it working. We also offer a 24/7 emergency callout if the worst happens. In a smaller place like Polegate, a site that has to close is felt quickly.
Combining work into one visit or one programme often makes better use of the time. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at and we will price it together.
Why Polegate businesses choose us
- Trading since 2009
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- Fixed quotes from a survey or photos
- One number for every site across the South East and London
Read how cleaning jobs are priced and how to check a contractor.
How we price extract fan cleaning
Every site gets its own quote. These are the things that affect it:
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- The scale of the work
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- What state the system is in
What you pay reflects the actual work. That’s why we survey first, from pictures or on site, and the price is agreed before any work starts.
Helping us quote
Many jobs can be priced from photos and some basics. Send what you can of the following:
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
Need a price for extract fan cleaning? Please call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us with a few details about the site. We’ll talk you through the work and give you a fixed quote before anything is booked.
Towns and villages near Polegate
Also in Polegate
Multi-site and managed buildings
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We work across London and the South East, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept to a regular schedule.
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Each visit produces a dated report with photos, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
Common questions in Polegate
Which environmental health team covers Polegate?
In Polegate, it’s Wealden council that carries out food hygiene inspections. Have your latest TR19® certificate and photo report to hand, as an officer may ask how the extract is maintained.
Who is the fire and rescue service for Polegate?
East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service for Polegate. A recent cleaning certificate and a note of the next clean date show that grease in the extract is being managed.
How often does the fan need cleaning?
With the whole system, at intervals set by BESA guidance: every 3, 6 or 12 months. A noisy or heavily coated fan may need it sooner.
What’s TR19?
BESA’s ventilation hygiene specification in two main parts: TR19® Grease for kitchen extracts and TR19® Air for supply and extract systems. It is not legislation, but it’s the standard people check against.
Which accreditations do you hold?
Duct Doctor is a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we carry full insurance.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes. If something urgent happens, like a fan failing or damage after a fire, call our 24/7 line, and we’ll advise on what to do next.
Do you work out of hours?
Yes. Evenings, nights and weekends are normal working hours for us, so the site doesn’t lose a service.
Do we need to close while you work?
Not usually. Out-of-hours visits keep the disruption down. Larger jobs can be phased over several visits to keep things running.
The process
The first job on site is protection: floors, worktops and anything near the work are covered. Then we make the system safe and start. The work on site takes an hour or two for one fan, longer when it’s hard to reach, and we clear up before we go. A site near Polegate normally has room to park, so the questions are about access to the system and your hours.
- We locate the fan and plan how to reach and isolate it.
- We isolate the power before opening the housing.
- We scrape the heavy grease from the blades and housing.
- The fan is degreased, taking care around the motor.
- We reassemble, run and photograph the fan.
Before we arrive
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Move anything stored near the system
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
How to get a quote
Every quote begins with a look at the system, from your pictures and details or, where that is not enough, a survey on site. After that, you get a fixed price for the work so you know the cost before any work starts.
Related advice
What your team can do, and what needs us
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
Staff cleaning and specialist work are not the same thing. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but they do not reach the grease that builds up further in. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.