Brighton and Hove · Extract fan cleaning
Extract Fan Cleaning in Prestonville
Extract fan cleaning for Prestonville and the surrounding area: a survey, a fixed price, careful work and proper paperwork. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- Burning smells from the fan area
- A fan shaking on its mounts
- Grease stains around the discharge
Why deal with it now?
Grease on the fan is grease in the system. A TR19 clean that left out the fan wouldn’t cover the whole system, and insurers asking for TR19 cleaning expect the full system. It’s easy to lose track of when the work was last done on a quieter site.
We do not list prices on the website, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. Call for a fixed quote, and we will talk you through it.
What you get with us
- Fixed quotes, usually within one working day
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- In business since 2009
See our cost guide and how to check a contractor.
Extract fan cleaning in Prestonville
Kitchen extract fans come in different forms: fans on the roof, fans built into the duct run, and fans on an outside wall. The way in depends on the type and the survey shows us how to reach it. If you have weak extraction at the canopy and a smell of hot grease from the extract, we can put it right, from roof-mounted fans, axial fans and discharge points onwards.
For a smaller kitchen near Prestonville, a TR19® clean is the same job as anywhere: canopy, filters, plenum, duct, fan and discharge. The visit is booked around your opening hours, and the journey is planned ahead.
The report is your system’s health record: a dated account with pictures of everything we did. For TR19® Grease cleans, the certificate comes through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal, ready for your insurer.
- Place
- Prestonville (BN1, BN3, BN88)
- Region
- Brighton and Hove
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Price
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Grease, kitchens and Prestonville
At about 1 mile from the coast, Prestonville is close enough for sea air to matter. Salt in the air is hard on rooftop fans, discharge cowls and fixings, so we check them for corrosion as well as grease. There are about 790 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 151 takeaways and sandwich shops within about 1.5 miles of central Prestonville, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Each kitchen extract among them ends at a fan, and grease on the impeller strains the motor. Kitchens in Prestonville get their food hygiene inspections from Brighton and Hove council. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near St Luke's Church Prestonville or elsewhere in Prestonville, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often. If you cook for passing trade around Preston Park station, the extract can be cleaned between your last and first customer.
Prestonville is about 1 mile west of Brighton, in Brighton and Hove. Every kind of commercial site in Prestonville, we can take on extract fan cleaning. We can work out of hours so the site keeps running. Prestonville is one of 30 places in Brighton and Hove where we work for commercial clients.
All of BN1, BN3 and BN88 is covered for extract fan cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. Extract fan cleaning is available to premises on Dyke Road, Home Road and Lloyd Road and nearby roads. Prestonville is on the A23, which makes it straightforward for our technicians to reach for out-of-hours visits. Close by, we work in Seven Dials (1 mile south), Preston (1 mile north), West Hill (1 mile south-east), Brunswick (1 mile south) and Withdean (1 mile north). Larger places within reach include Saltdean (5 miles south-east), East Saltdean (6 miles south-east), Roedean (3 miles south-east), Rottingdean (4 miles east) and Ovingdean (4 miles south-east).
Landmarks near Prestonville
Around Prestonville, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Preston Park, The Drive Prep School and Milligan House, among other places. Prestonville’s nearest station is Preston Park station, roughly 0.6 miles north of the centre. Nearby you will also find Clayton Castle (5 miles north) and Churchill Square (1 mile south). Open spaces near Prestonville include Whitehawk Hill and Newmarket Hill.
How we price extract fan cleaning
We don’t publish a price list, because sites vary so much. What we look at:
- The number of sites or systems
- The condition of the system
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Ask for a fixed quote and we’ll go through it with you.
Asking for a quote
A few details help us quote accurately. With your enquiry, please include:
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: 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 many jobs can be priced from that alone.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Prestonville
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we’re happy to quote for all of it.
We regularly work with managing agents. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works and we will come back with a fixed quote.
Keeping the system healthy
A little care between visits keeps the system in better shape. Our advice:
- Keep the fan on whenever the range is lit
- Never cook with a filter missing
- Book the fan into every full TR19 clean
- Leave a clear route to the fan
You get before and after pictures of the impeller and housing. It lists what was cleaned and anything we couldn’t reach, along with the recommended next clean date.
Run the fan throughout cooking. Air that keeps moving carries vapour out rather than letting it settle, so keeping it running helps keep it clean.
How the visit works
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 the rest is down to us. Before we leave, the area is tidied and the paperwork follows. In a place like Prestonville, we fit the visit around your hours.
- Diagnosis first: we look for grease, noise and vibration.
- With the fan isolated, the housing is opened.
- Each blade is cleaned so the impeller runs evenly.
- Housing, outlet and the area around the motor are cleaned.
- The fan goes back into service with a report on its condition.
Preparing for the visit
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
Getting a quote
Need a price for extract fan cleaning? Please call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and tell us about the site. We will explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
Advice
Common problems we fix in Prestonville
By the time air reaches the fan, it has passed the canopy, filters and duct. The grease that’s left lands on the blades and the casing, and the spinning blades fling it onto the walls of the housing.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- Grease escaping from the fan outlet
- An extract fan with no cleaning record
- Thick grease on the impeller and casing
- Grease around the motor and its mounts
School kitchens, at schools like Stanford Infant School for example, are typically cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
Questions to ask before you book
- Whether a written report and pictures are included
- Whether they recommend a next date
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or photos
Honest limits
We won’t sell you work that does not address the problem, so these are the things it won’t cover:
- A failed motor or worn bearings (that needs a fan repair or replacement)
- A faulty speed controller or isolator
- A dirty duct upstream of the fan
If in doubt, ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll say what we think before you book.
Where we work
- Roof-mounted fans
- Fan housings
- In-line fans
- Discharge points
- Centrifugal fans
- Axial fans
What else we do in Prestonville
Common questions in Prestonville
Do you cover smaller places like Prestonville?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
Can school kitchens in Prestonville be cleaned in the holidays?
Yes. Half-terms and the summer break are the natural time for school work. The FSA’s register shows about 58 schools and colleges with food registrations within roughly a mile and a half of Prestonville. Send us your term dates when you phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email, and we’ll fit the work in.
What accreditations do you have?
We hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. The Vent Hygiene Elite scheme is run by BESCA and audited independently.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. Scheduled maintenance plans are part of what we do, set at the interval the system needs. The report from each visit recommends the next date.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes. Photos often do the job, and larger or hidden systems get a visit.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes, 24/7. Our office is open from 8am to 6pm on weekdays, and the emergency line covers the rest.
What if the fan needs more than a clean?
Cleaning removes grease, but it can’t fix worn parts. Where the fan needs repair or replacement, we can do that too, with a fixed quote first.
Do we need to close while you work?
Not typically. We need the work area to ourselves while we are on site, so the visit goes in a quiet slot.