Essex · Extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in Shalford, Essex
Cleaning of kitchen extract fans, impellers, fan housings and discharge points in Shalford, surveyed first and signed off with a written report and photos. Call for a fixed quote.
- Grease around the motor and its mounts
- A fan that no longer moves enough air
- A noisy fan that has got louder over time
Your questions about extract fan cleaning in Shalford
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Shalford?
Food hygiene inspections in Shalford are carried out by Braintree council. It helps to keep the extract cleaning records with your food safety paperwork, so they’re ready if asked for.
Can you clean school kitchen extracts in Shalford during the holidays?
Yes. Half-terms and the summer break are the natural time for school work. The FSA’s register shows about 4 schools and colleges with food registrations within roughly a mile and a half of Shalford. Booking early in the term gives the best choice of holiday dates.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes, every time. Diagnosis comes before treatment: the survey tells us what the system needs and how to reach it and the fixed quote is built on it.
Do you have insurance?
Yes. We carry full insurance and have been trading since 2009.
Who is the responsible person?
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, it’s the responsible person: often the employer, owner or occupier. Landlords, facilities managers and managing agents can also hold responsibility.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes, of course. Send details of the systems and how they’re used and we will propose a schedule with a fixed quote.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
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.
Does the law say we must follow TR19?
No. TR19® is BESA’s specification, not legislation. The legal duty comes from the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005: the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and cleaning to TR19® is the recognised way to show grease is under control.
How we handle extract fan cleaning in Shalford
If the ducts are the arteries, the fan is the heart. A greasy fan works harder and moves less air. We clean it, run it and note anything that needs a closer look, before signing it off. If you’re dealing with grease stains around the discharge and weak extraction at the canopy, we can put it right.
Work in a small place like Shalford starts with a call to agree access and timings, and the clean itself is the same full TR19® job as in any town: canopy, filters, duct, fan and discharge, with a certificate and photo report at the end.
The paperwork matters as much as the work. You get a written report with pictures after every visit, covering the work done, any areas we couldn’t access and a recommended next date. File it in your maintenance log so it’s to hand when an insurer or inspector asks.
- Place
- Shalford (CM7)
- Region
- Essex
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed price before work begins
- Hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
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Fixed quotes for extract fan cleaning in Shalford
The price is fixed before any work begins. It takes into account:
- Parking and loading at the site
- The condition we find in the survey
- Any permits to work or inductions
- How big the system is
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That’s why we survey first, from photos or on site, and the price is agreed before any work starts.
Asking for a quote
A few details help us quote accurately. When you get in touch, it helps to send:
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- A few general shots of the system
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
Every quote begins with a look at the system, from your pictures and details or, where that isn’t enough, a survey on site. Then we send a fixed price so you know the cost before we start.
Keeping the system healthy
To keep the system working properly between visits:
- Report rattles or humming early
- Note any drop in extraction at the canopy
- Keep the fan on whenever the range is lit
- File the fan’s report with your other records
Where the fan needs repair rather than cleaning, the report says so. We also repair and replace extract fans, so you have one point of contact.
Keep the whole system on its cleaning cycle. A fan cleaned with the rest of the system on time rarely gets badly coated, in line with BESA guidance.
What happens on the day
Your trading hours come first. Most visits are booked for when the area is out of use, such as evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends. Once we’re in, the area is sheeted and anything that has to be off is turned off and cooled, and the job takes a few hours where there are several fans or heavy deposits. Somewhere as small as Shalford, the date and timings are agreed with you well before the day.
- First we check the fan’s condition and how it sounds.
- Once isolated, we open the fan up.
- The impeller is cleaned blade by blade so it runs balanced.
- Housing, outlet and the area around the motor are cleaned.
- We run the fan and note its condition in the photo report.
Preparing for the visit
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Let us know about parking and loading
Get a fixed quote
We don’t publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. We look at your system first, from pictures or on a visit, then send a fixed quote. To start, ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
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What your team can do, and what needs us
When your team notices a problem between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We’ll take a look and send you a fixed quote.
Keep a record of what your team does. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, alongside our reports.
When to call us in Shalford
By the time air reaches the fan, it has passed the canopy, filters and duct. Whatever grease is still in it settles on the impeller and inside the housing, and the spinning blades fling it onto the walls of the housing.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- Grease stains around the discharge
- Grease around the motor and its mounts
- A heavily greased fan housing
- A smell of hot grease from the extract
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Parish Church of St Andrew or elsewhere in Shalford, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event.
What to look for in a quote
- If they look at the system before pricing
- How VAT is shown on the quote
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- Whether they recommend a next date
How the job changes from site to site
Inline duct fans
Space around an inline fan can be tight, so we plan how to reach and clean them. Anything out of reach is recorded.
Kitchens with long cooking hours
When a busy kitchen’s fan fails, cooking stops. A clean fan is less likely to strain, and our 24/7 emergency callout is there if it happens anyway.
Leave it or put it right?
A fan clean in Shalford doesn’t take long: the work takes a few hours where there are several fans or heavy deposits. Waiting adds vibration, wear and a harder clean. Our emergency line runs 24/7, but a planned visit to Shalford is calmer for everyone.
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.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Shalford
- Photo reports with every job
- Fixed quotes from a survey or photos
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
See what affects the cost and our accreditations.
Extract fan cleaning around Shalford
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 6 restaurants, cafés and canteens within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Shalford. Grease builds up on fan blades and housings in kitchens like these, unbalancing the impeller. Essex County Fire and Rescue Service covers Shalford. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel. Kitchens in Shalford get their food hygiene inspections from Braintree council. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready.
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Braintree Community Hospital is the nearest hospital to Shalford, about 4.2 miles south. For schools such as Shalford Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is normally booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
Shalford is about 5 miles north-west of Braintree, in Essex. From the centre of Shalford to the outskirts, we cover extract fan cleaning for every kind of premises, from small sites to large estates. We cover 644 places across Essex, from busy centres to quieter spots. Our Chelmsford page covers sites nearby (14 miles or so).
All of CM7 is within our area for extract fan cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Whether your site is on The Street, Wethersfield Road and Braintree Road or a nearby road, our technicians can take on the work. We also cover the places around Shalford: Sand Hill (1 mile north), Church End (1 mile south), Beazley End (1 mile south-east), Almshouse Green (3 miles north-east) and Bocking Churchstreet (3 miles south-east). Further out, we also cover Chelmsford (14 miles south), Braintree (5 miles south-east), Witham (11 miles south-east), Saffron Walden (12 miles north-west), Halstead (6 miles east) and Great Dunmow (7 miles south-west).
Near you in Shalford
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to The George Public House, among other places. The closest station to Shalford is Braintree station, roughly 4.9 miles south-east. Other landmarks nearby include Braintree Community Hospital (4.2 miles south).