Essex · Extract fan cleaning
Purleigh extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning for commercial sites in Purleigh and across Essex. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- Rough running from the extract fan
- Thick grease on the impeller and casing
- A fan shaking on its mounts
About our extract fan cleaning in Purleigh
Think of the fan as the system’s heart and the grease as a clot. A heart under strain works harder for less. We clean it, run it and note anything that needs a closer look, before signing it off. Typical jobs include a noisy fan that has got louder over time and a fan that has never been cleaned, on axial fans, discharge points and centrifugal fans.
Somewhere as small as Purleigh, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Each still has a canopy and duct that collect grease.
Our accreditations include CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured. We are also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we’ve been trading since 2009.
- Location
- Purleigh (CM3)
- Region
- Essex
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed price before we start
- Working hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
How the job changes from site to site
Inline duct fans
Some fans are built into the duct itself. They’re reached through access panels or by opening the casing after isolating them.
Impellers and blades
Coated blades move less air. Scraping and degreasing them restores their shape, so the fan can run as intended.
Other services in Purleigh
Leave it or put it right?
A fan that fails mid-service can stop a kitchen cooking. Grease is often where fan trouble begins, so keeping it clean is part of keeping it running. If it does fail, our 24/7 emergency line is there. In a place like Purleigh, ductwork and fans are easy to forget until something goes wrong.
What you pay depends on the size of the system, what state it’s in and access to every part of it. We give you a fixed price before any work starts, so you know where you stand.
Why book with us
- Trading since 2009
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- Photo reports with every job
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
Take a look at how cleaning jobs are priced or our accreditations.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but the parts you cannot see still need a specialist at the right interval.
If your staff spot something between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that won’t come clean, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We’ll take a look and send you a fixed quote.
Honest limits
We will always give you a straight diagnosis, so here’s what this work cannot put right:
- A fan that’s too small for the system (a design question)
- Damaged fan blades
- A dirty duct upstream of the fan
If in doubt, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we’ll say what we think.
What we work on in Purleigh
- Roof-mounted fans
- Fan housings
- Centrifugal fans
- Discharge points
- In-line fans
- Axial fans
How the visit works
Protection comes first: sheeting goes over floors and surfaces close to the work. Then we make the system safe and start. It takes an hour or two for most single fans, and the area is cleaned down before we leave. If the van will struggle with a lane or gateway near Purleigh, let us know and we’ll plan around it.
- 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.
- The impeller and the housing around it are scraped clean.
- We degrease the fan and housing, taking care around the motor.
- The fan is put back into service, checked and photographed.
Preparing for the visit
- Move anything stored near the system
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
How to get a quote
Quotes are quick. Call or email with a few details and you’ll usually have a fixed price within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
Advice
Common questions in Purleigh
Can you work in Purleigh outside opening hours?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. The work in Purleigh can fit around your hours. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
Do you cover smaller places like Purleigh?
Yes. Villages and rural sites across the South East are part of our work, Purleigh included. A survey first, from pictures or a visit, means we arrive with the right kit.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes. Plans on a 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycle are available, to suit the system and how it’s used.
How often should the extract fan be cleaned?
It depends on how many hours the kitchen cooks in BESA guidance. At the extremes, that is 3-monthly for heavy use and 12-monthly for light use, fan included.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
Restaurants and pubs, hotels, schools and colleges, hospitals and care homes, offices and retail, plus food production and leisure sites.
What does extract fan cleaning cost?
Size, condition, access and working hours all affect the cost. Call for a fixed quote, usually ready within one working day.
Is the fan isolated during cleaning?
With the fan isolated, the extract is not running. That is why fan cleans are done out of hours, and the kitchen is ready when we leave.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes. Our emergency line runs 24/7 for anything that can’t wait until a planned visit. Call us any time and explain what’s happened.
Extract fan cleaning around Purleigh
The coast is only about 3 miles from Purleigh. Salt air speeds up corrosion of roof-level fans, discharge cowls and their fixings. Food Standards Agency records include about 3 pubs and bars within about 1.5 miles of central Purleigh. A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. Environmental health officers from Maldon council inspect food businesses in Purleigh. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Before-and-after pictures from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
Danbury Place, about 4.7 miles north-west, is one of the historic houses near Purleigh; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions. Church and community hall kitchens, near Parish Church of All Saints or anywhere around Purleigh, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Purleigh is about 3 miles south of Maldon, in Essex. We provide extract fan cleaning for commercial premises of every kind in Purleigh and the rest of Essex. Across Essex, we cover 644 places, and Purleigh is one of them. There’s also a page for Chelmsford, roughly 8 miles from Purleigh.
All of CM3 is within our area for extract fan cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. That includes premises on The Street, Pump Lane and Westerings and nearby roads. We also cover Howegreen (1 mile south), Rudley Green (1 mile north), Farther Howegreen (1 mile south), Great Canney (1 mile south) and Cold Norton (1 mile south-east). Larger places within reach include Chelmsford (8 miles north-west), Basildon (12 miles south-west), Braintree (14 miles north), Maldon (3 miles north), Canvey Island (12 miles south) and Billericay (11 miles south-west).
Landmarks near Purleigh
Typical jobs here are in premises near The Bell Public House and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is North Fambridge station, roughly 2.9 miles south of the centre. Green spaces nearby include Stow Maries Halt.
Common problems we fix in Purleigh
By the time air reaches the fan, it has passed the canopy, filters and duct. The grease that is left lands on the blades and the casing, and the spinning blades fling it onto the walls of the housing.
Common reasons sites call us are:
- A fan motor running hot under a coat of grease
- Grease stains around the discharge
- A fan coated in grease inside its housing
- A smell of hot grease from the extract
School kitchens, at schools like Purleigh Community Primary School for example, are normally cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
What your quote should include
- What happens if part of the system cannot be accessed
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or photos
How we price extract fan cleaning
Every site gets its own quote. These are the things that affect it:
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- How big the system is
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- Site rules, permits and inductions
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 play a part.
What we need to know
We can often survey from photos. The most useful are:
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
For extract fan cleaning in Purleigh, call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, and send pictures or your last report if you can. We usually send a fixed quote within one working day.