West Sussex · Extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in Portfield, West Sussex
Extract fan cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Portfield. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- A fan motor running hot under a coat of grease
- Weak extraction at the canopy
- Grease escaping from the fan outlet
How the visit works
We’re used to working while the site is closed. Evenings, nights and weekends are when much of our work happens, so the site can open as normal afterwards. The visit itself takes an hour or two for one fan, longer when it’s hard to reach. A site near Portfield typically 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.
- It’s isolated so it cannot run while we work.
- 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
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Clear the space around the work
How to get a quote
To get a fixed quote, call 0345 646 2711, or email photos and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. A few pictures and your last certificate or report help a lot. We typically come back within one working day.
Advice
Extract fan cleaning in Portfield
Not all extract fans are the same: fans on the roof, fans built into the duct run, and fans on an outside wall. The way in depends on the type, and we plan that during the survey. If you’re dealing with grease escaping from the fan outlet and an extract fan with no cleaning record, we can put it right.
In a smaller place like Portfield, many kitchens sit in older buildings or later extensions, with the duct running through a roof space or up an outside wall. Flat runs collect grease and need proper access to clean.
For insurers and inspectors, the record counts. So every job comes with a written report and pictures, plus a TR19® certificate through the BESCA VHE portal where the work is a TR19® Grease clean.
- Where
- Portfield (PO19, PO20, PO18)
- Wider area
- West Sussex
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Between visits
Think of this as the after-treatment advice, in brief:
- Notice when the fan starts to sound different
- Keep records of every fan clean
- Don’t turn the fan off mid-service
- Check filters are seated before cooking
We take away the grease and dirty water from the fan clean. Wherever the fan is, the area around it is cleaned down.
Listen to the fan. New noise or vibration often means grease is building on the impeller, and catching it early keeps it a cleaning job.
How we price extract fan cleaning
Some jobs are bigger than they look, and some smaller. The main factors:
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- The condition we find in the survey
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- The number of sites or systems
Every site is different, so each one gets its own fixed quote. Size, access, the condition of the system and when we can work all make a difference.
Helping us quote
To speed up the quote, please include:
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
Need a price for extract fan cleaning? Please call 0345 646 2711, or email photos and tell us about the site. We’ll talk you through the work and give you a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, alongside our reports.
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
FAQs for Portfield
Do you cover smaller places like Portfield?
Yes. Villages and rural sites across the South East are part of our work, Portfield included. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.
Who inspects food businesses in Portfield?
Food hygiene inspections in Portfield are carried out by Chichester council. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes, of course. Send details of the systems and how they’re used, and we will suggest a schedule and quote for it.
Can you fix a fan that is worn out?
A clean won’t mend wear. Where the fan needs repair or replacement, we can do that too, with a fixed quote first.
How far ahead should we book?
It depends on the time you need and how big the job is. Mention your preferred dates with your enquiry, and if it’s an emergency, call us any time.
Do you need to turn the fan off to clean it?
The fan must be isolated, for safety. We clean out of hours, in the evening, overnight or at weekends, so cooking is not affected.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
No. TR19® is BESA’s specification, not legislation. The law is the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, which makes the responsible person assess and reduce fire risk, and cleaning to TR19® is the recognised way to show grease is under control.
How do you protect the area?
With sheeting and covers, before anything else happens. We keep the work contained and leave the area clean.
Multi-site and managed buildings
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too in Portfield and across West Sussex. Work can be phased by floor, building or site to keep disruption down.
Whether it’s one building or many, you get the same standard: diagnosis, a fixed price, work booked around your hours and a written report with pictures.
Why it’s worth doing now in Portfield
Grease on a roof fan can also escape outside. It marks the area around the outlet and leaves more fuel outside, which is one more reason to keep it clean. Even a site near Portfield that is only busy part of the week needs its system checked on a schedule.
A single site or a whole portfolio, the quote is built the same way: the work involved, the access and the timing. The price is fixed before we start.
Why Portfield businesses choose us
- We are fully insured
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- Every visit written up, with pictures
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
Read how cleaning jobs are priced and our accreditations and certificates.
What extract fan cleaning looks like in Portfield
According to Food Standards Agency records, there are about 30 bars, pubs and nightclubs and about 9 hotels and B&Bs within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Portfield. A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. Portfield sits within the area of West 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. In Portfield, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Chichester council. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
For kitchens close to Chichester station, where the day often starts early and ends late, the extract can be cleaned overnight. Volunteers running a hall kitchen near St George's, or anywhere in Portfield, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it. Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; St Richard's Hospital is the nearest hospital to Portfield, about 0.5 miles north-west.
Portfield is about 1 mile east of Chichester, in West Sussex. We provide extract fan cleaning for commercial premises of every kind in Portfield and the rest of West Sussex. Portfield is one of 371 places in West Sussex where we work for extract fan cleaning. You can also see our page for Portsmouth, about 14 miles away.
Postcode districts we cover here for extract fan cleaning: PO19, PO20 and PO18. That includes premises on Kent Road, York Road and Spur Road and nearby roads. Being close to the A259 and A285, Portfield is simple for us to get to for extract fan cleaning. Other places close to Portfield include Chichester (1 mile west), Westhampnett (1 mile north-east), Shopwyke (1 mile east), Maudlin (1 mile north-east) and North Mundham (2 miles south). We also work in nearby towns such as Bognor Regis (5 miles south-east), Selsey (7 miles south), Littlehampton (10 miles east), Emsworth (8 miles west), Rustington (11 miles east) and Storrington (15 miles north-east).
What’s near Portfield
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The Prebendal School, The East Gate Public House and Chichester High School For Girls, among other places. The closest station to Portfield is Chichester station, roughly 0.9 miles west. Other landmarks nearby include The Chichester City Museum (0.6 miles west) and Chichester Castle (0.6 miles west). For a walk, there’s Kingley Vale National Nature Reserve and Stoke Down.
What the work involves, part by part
Wall fans
A wall fan pushes the air straight outside. It’s isolated, opened and cleaned inside and out.
Impellers and blades
The impeller is the spinning part that moves the air, and grease builds up on them unevenly. That’s what unbalances the fan, so it’s cleaned carefully blade by blade.