West Sussex · Extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in Sayers Common, West Sussex
Extract fan cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Sayers Common. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- Grease escaping from the fan outlet
- A fan that hums, whines or rumbles
- Thick grease on the impeller and casing
Extract fan cleaning in Sayers Common, done properly
Duct Doctor has been cleaning kitchen extract fans since 2009. As a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, we clean to BESA TR19® Grease, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 and full insurance. The work covers roof-mounted fans, in-line fans and discharge points, and the jobs we see most are rough running from the extract fan and a fan left out of previous cleans.
Work in a small place like Sayers Common starts with a call to agree access and timings, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy to discharge, then a TR19® certificate and a photo report.
The sign-off is always in writing: 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
- Sayers Common (BN6)
- Wider area
- West Sussex
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Working hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
The process
At the end of the visit, someone from your team can look over the work with us. We point out anything that couldn’t be reached or needs a follow-up, and it goes on the report too. All told, the work takes a few hours where there are several fans or heavy deposits. Visits to a village like Sayers Common are booked in advance, at a time that suits whoever runs the site.
- The fan is found and its type, access and isolation checked.
- We isolate the power before opening the housing.
- Grease is scraped off the impeller blades and casing.
- Blades, housing and surrounds are degreased with care around the electrics.
- It’s closed up, run, checked and photographed for the report.
How to prepare
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
Get a fixed quote
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, you get a fixed price before any work starts.
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Fixed quotes for extract fan cleaning in Sayers Common
Before we fix a price, we need to know a few things. We look at:
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- The condition we find in the survey
- Parking and loading at the site
- The number of sites or systems
Every site is different, so each one gets its own fixed quote. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all make a difference.
What to send for a quote
Photos and a few facts are often enough to price the work. Send what you can of the following:
- Any previous report or certificate
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, either from pictures and details you send or from a site visit. After that, you get a fixed price for the work so you know the cost before we start.
Looking after it afterwards
To keep the system working properly between visits:
- Keep the fan on whenever the range is lit
- Report rattles or humming early
- Look for grease stains near the discharge
- Note any drop in extraction at the canopy
When the fan is cleaned as part of a full TR19® Grease clean, a TR19 certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. If only the fan is cleaned, the photo report says so.
Make sure the fan is reachable. Clear access means it’s never left out of a clean, whether it’s on a roof, in a ceiling or on a wall.
Your questions about extract fan cleaning in Sayers Common
Do you work overnight in Sayers Common?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. The site is handed back ready to open. Let us know the hours you are closed and we will book within them.
Which fire authority looks after Sayers Common?
West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service for Sayers Common. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
How often does the fan need cleaning?
At least as often as the rest of the extract, which BESA guidance sets by daily cooking hours: every 3, 6 or 12 months. Some fans need attention sooner.
What about areas you cannot get to?
We never leave them off the paperwork. The report says which parts couldn’t be reached and why, and we can quote to improve the access.
Who is responsible for fire safety on the premises?
The law calls them the responsible person. That’s generally the employer or the person in control of the premises, and in shared buildings more than one person can have duties. Your lease and fire risk assessment should make it clear.
Are you insured?
Yes. We carry full insurance, and we have been trading since 2009.
Can you fix a fan that’s worn out?
Anything beyond cleaning is flagged, with what we found. We can repair or replace it, and if it fails outright, our 24/7 emergency line is there.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes. For many sites, pictures and a few details are enough, and larger or hidden systems get a visit.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
When your team notices a problem 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 can diagnose it and quote.
Staff cleaning and specialist work are not the same thing. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but they do not reach the grease that builds up further in. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
Grease, kitchens and Sayers Common
Food Standards Agency data counts about 5 restaurants, cafés and canteens within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Sayers Common. Each kitchen extract among them ends at a fan, and grease on the impeller strains the motor. West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service covers Sayers Common. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk. It’s Mid Sussex council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Sayers Common. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
Ockenden Manor, about 4.6 miles north-east, is one of the historic houses near Sayers Common; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions. If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Christ Church or elsewhere in Sayers Common, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event.
Sayers Common is about 3 miles west of Burgess Hill, in West Sussex. Across the BN6 area, we can carry out extract fan cleaning at your premises. Across West Sussex, we cover 371 places, and Sayers Common is one of them. Brighton is in our area too, around 9 miles away.
We cover every part of the BN6 postcode area for extract fan cleaning and the streets around it. We cover sites on Goldcrest Drive, Dunlop Close and Reed's Lane and the roads around them. We also cover the places around Sayers Common: Hickstead (1 mile north), Hurstpierpoint (1 mile south-east), Goddards Green (2 miles north-east), Hurst Wickham (2 miles south-east) and Jacob's Post (3 miles east). Within a short drive, we also cover Crawley (11 miles north), Horsham (10 miles north-west), Worthing (12 miles south-west), Haywards Heath (6 miles north-east), Burgess Hill (3 miles east) and East Grinstead (15 miles north-east).
Around Sayers Common
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around St Paul's Catholic College, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Hassocks station, roughly 2.9 miles south-east of the centre. Nearby you will also find Clayton Castle (3.6 miles south-east) and The Dene Hospital (1.8 miles north-east). Open spaces near Sayers Common include Wolstonbury Hill and Bedelands Farm Nature Reserve.
When to call us in Sayers Common
The fan sits at the end of the grease’s journey. The grease that is left lands on the blades and the casing where the spinning blades spread it around.
What we’re most often called out for:
- A fan motor running hot under a coat of grease
- A smell of hot grease from the extract
- An extract fan that vibrates or rattles
- Grease stains around the discharge
Healthcare kitchens can’t easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Sayers Common is The Dene Hospital, about 1.8 miles north-east.
Questions to ask before you book
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- Proof of insurance
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
How the job changes from site to site
Impellers and blades
Grease on the leading edges of the blades cuts the fan’s efficiency. We clean each blade back to its surface, so the fan can run as intended.
Kitchens with long cooking hours
Long cooking hours mean more grease reaches the fan. Under BESA guidance, heavy use means cleaning at least every 3 months, fan included.
When something else is needed
We’d rather tell you now than book work that will not help, so these are the things it won’t cover:
- An undersized fan that can’t cope
- A failed motor or worn bearings (that needs a fan repair or replacement)
- A dirty duct upstream of the fan
If in doubt, call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll say what we think.
What we work on in Sayers Common
- Discharge points
- Roof-mounted fans
- Axial fans
- In-line fans
- Fan housings
- Centrifugal fans