Essex · Extract fan cleaning
Shenfield extract fan cleaning
Specialist extract fan cleaning for Shenfield: diagnosis first, then a fixed quote, the work and a report with pictures. Call for a fixed quote.
- A fan shaking on its mounts
- A fan motor running hot under a coat of grease
- A fan that no longer moves enough air
Part by part
Fan housings and motors
Some fans use a belt drive. Belts and pulleys are checked and cleaned where safe for your records.
Roof-mounted fans
Grease can escape from a roof fan onto the surrounding surface and we check the area around the outlet. Heavy staining is noted on the report.
Extract fan cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Shenfield
Every TR19® Grease clean includes the extract fan, but some fans need cleaning between full cleans, especially when it has started to vibrate or sound rough. Where only the fan is cleaned, the report says so. The work covers in-line fans, fan housings and discharge points, and common reasons people get in touch are an extract fan that vibrates or rattles and a motor area thick with grease.
Size doesn’t change the work: a kitchen in a place like Shenfield gets the whole system cleaned, canopy to discharge. We plan the visit around your hours, with the journey sorted in advance.
Accreditations are easy to claim and worth checking. We are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
- Place
- Shenfield (CM15, CM13)
- Wider area
- Essex
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
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What affects the quote in Shenfield
Some jobs are bigger than they look, and some smaller. The main factors:
- The scale of the work
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
Putting the work off seldom saves money. Build-up, wear and faults tend to get worse, not better, which can make the next visit longer. If you’re unsure, ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos for straight advice and a fixed quote.
Asking for a quote
A few details help us quote accurately. With your enquiry, please include:
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Problems your staff have spotted
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
- The site address and the type of premises
We do not publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. We look at your system first, from photos or on a visit, then send a fixed quote. To get going, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
Why it’s worth doing now in Shenfield
A fan that fails mid-service can stop a kitchen cooking. Many fan problems start with grease, so cleaning the fan helps keep it working. We also offer a 24/7 emergency callout if the worst happens. Around Shenfield, a kitchen or building out of action is missed right away.
Combining work into one visit or one programme often makes better use of the time. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at and we’ll price it together.
Why book with us
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- Fixed quotes from a survey or photos
Take a look at how cleaning jobs are priced and our accreditations and certificates.
Extract fan cleaning in Shenfield: the local picture
Food Standards Agency data counts about 73 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 29 takeaways and sandwich shops in and around Shenfield, up to about a mile and a half out. The fan at the end of each of those extracts collects grease that slows it and wears the motor. The fire and rescue service for Shenfield is Essex County Fire and Rescue Service. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk. Kitchens in Shenfield get their food hygiene inspections from Brentwood council. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
If you cook for passing trade around Shenfield station, the extract can be cleaned between your last and first customer. A hospital like Brentwood Community Hospital, about 0.5 miles south, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day. If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Shenfield St. Mary's Church of England Primary School or anywhere near Shenfield, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
Shenfield is about 1 mile north-east of Brentwood, in Essex. Across the CM15 area, we cover extract fan cleaning for commercial sites. Shenfield is one of 644 towns, villages and districts in Essex where we work for extract fan cleaning. For sites nearby, see our Chelmsford page (10 miles or so).
Postcode districts we cover here for extract fan cleaning: CM15 and CM13. Local streets include York Road, Hall Lane and Worrin Road, all of which we cover for extract fan cleaning. We also cover Brentwood (1 mile south-west), Hutton Mount (1 mile south-east), Hutton (2 miles east), Ingrave (2 miles south-east) and Mountnessing (2 miles north-east). Further out, we also cover Chelmsford (10 miles north-east), Basildon (7 miles south-east), Harlow (13 miles north-west), Canvey Island (14 miles south-east), Billericay (4 miles east) and Rayleigh (13 miles east).
Local landmarks in Shenfield
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Sawyers Hall College, Hutton Country Park and Shenfield High School and the streets around them. Shenfield’s nearest station is Shenfield station, about 0.5 miles east. Other landmarks nearby include Brentwood Community Hospital (0.5 miles south). Open spaces near Shenfield include Thorndon Park.
What we do, step by step
We turn up at the time agreed with you, which is often after service, overnight or at a weekend. Anything that needs to be off for the work is switched off and left to cool first, and the area around the work is covered and protected. On site, it takes a few hours where there are several fans or heavy deposits. Your opening hours decide when we come to Shenfield, not ours.
- We locate the fan and plan how to reach and isolate it.
- It’s isolated so it can’t run while we work.
- Grease is scraped off the impeller blades and casing.
- The fan is degreased, taking care around the motor.
- It’s closed up, run, checked and photographed for the report.
Getting ready for the visit
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
How to get a quote
Want a quote for extract fan cleaning? Please ring 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.
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What staff can safely do
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 can diagnose it and quote.
A few tasks are always specialist work: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings need training, the right equipment and safe access. Leave those to us.
Shenfield: your questions answered
Will you come out to Shenfield?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. A survey first, from photos or a visit, means we arrive with the right kit.
Do you clean school canteen extracts around Shenfield out of term?
Yes, out-of-term visits are normal for schools. With about 14 schools and colleges on the FSA’s register within roughly a mile and a half of Shenfield, it pays to plan holiday dates ahead. You can phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form with the dates the site is empty.
How far ahead should we book?
The more notice, the better, especially for out-of-hours work. Quotes usually come back within one working day, and there’s a 24/7 line for emergencies.
What’s the cleaning interval for an extract fan?
The fan follows the full system’s interval at BESA’s minimum intervals for your cooking hours. Grease readings and the fan’s condition can show it needs more.
Can you work evenings and weekends?
Yes. Give us your opening hours with your enquiry and we’ll plan the visit around them.
Do you offer extract fan cleaning separately?
Yes, a fan can be cleaned on its own. It’s useful when a fan is noisy or greasy between full cleans, but it does not replace a full TR19 clean.
Are you fully insured?
Yes, we’re fully insured. CHAS and SafeContractor accreditation sit alongside it for clients who vet their contractors.
Why has my extract fan got louder?
Grease on the blades and housing is one of the usual causes, because it unbalances the fan. Worn bearings and motor problems are others, which our report will flag.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
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.
Looking after it afterwards
Looking after the system between visits is straightforward, and it makes the next visit easier:
- File the fan’s report with your other records
- Make sure the fan is included each time
- Watch for grease marks around the outlet
- Don’t store items in front of the fan’s access point
When we have finished, the fan is reassembled and run. If anything seems wrong, from vibration to wear, we note it, so you can plan any repair.
Don’t run the kitchen with the extract off. Grease settles faster when the air stops moving, so keeping it running helps keep it clean.