Essex · Extract fan cleaning
Shotgate extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning for Shotgate, with a survey first and a report with photos at the end. Call for a fixed quote.
- Grease around the motor and its mounts
- Fat spreading onto the roof or wall by the fan
- A fan coated in grease inside its housing
FAQs for Shotgate
Can school kitchens in Shotgate be cleaned in the holidays?
Yes, out-of-term visits are normal for schools. Food Standards Agency records list about 12 schools, colleges and universities with registered kitchens within about a mile and a half of Shotgate. Send us your term dates when you call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email, and we will fit the work in.
Is Shotgate within the area you cover?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the site when you book.
Do you offer extract fan cleaning separately?
Yes, if the fan needs it. A coated fan often means the duct before it is coated too, but the choice is yours.
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. Vent Hygiene Elite is run by BESCA and independently audited.
Who is responsible for fire safety on the premises?
It depends on the building. The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty on the responsible person, which can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, an FM or a managing agent.
Should the extract fan be cleaned as part of TR19?
Yes, a full TR19 clean includes the fan. Anything that can’t be reached is recorded, so you always know what was cleaned.
How long is a fan clean?
Allow a few hours where there are several fans or heavy deposits. We will confirm the time when we quote.
What about areas you cannot get to?
We record them on the report, with a note of where it is, and we explain what access is needed, such as extra access panels in ductwork.
About our extract fan cleaning in Shotgate
The fan is cleaned as part of every full TR19® Grease clean, but some fans need cleaning between full cleans, for example when it’s noisy or vibrating. A fan-only clean is recorded as exactly that. We’re often asked to deal with a fan shaking on its mounts and grease around the motor and its mounts, on roof-mounted fans, centrifugal fans and discharge points.
In a small place like Shotgate, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, where grease settles in the flat sections. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009, and we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
- Location
- Shotgate (SS11, SS12)
- Region
- Essex
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quote
- A fixed price before we start
- When we work
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
What happens on the day
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. A quick note on how to find the site and where to park makes a visit to Shotgate run smoothly.
- We locate the fan and plan how to reach and isolate it.
- We isolate the power before opening the housing.
- We scrape the heavy grease from the blades and housing.
- The fan is degreased, taking care around the motor.
- We reassemble, run and photograph the fan.
Getting ready for the visit
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
Get a fixed quote
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, either from photos 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 work begins.
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Grease, kitchens and Shotgate
There are about 35 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 23 sandwich bars and takeaways within about 1.5 miles of central Shotgate, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Where they cook under a canopy, an extract fan is pulling grease-laden air through its blades every service. Shotgate is covered by Essex County Fire and Rescue Service. 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 Shotgate get their food hygiene inspections from Basildon council. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
School kitchens, at schools like Beauchamps High School for example, are normally cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost. If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of St Nicholas or elsewhere in Shotgate, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event.
Shotgate is about 1 mile east of Wickford, in Essex. From the centre of Shotgate to the outskirts, we cover extract fan cleaning for every kind of premises, from a single unit to a large public building. Shotgate is one of 644 places in Essex where we work for commercial clients. For sites nearby, see our Chelmsford page, about 9 miles away.
Postcode districts we cover here for extract fan cleaning: SS11 and SS12. We cover sites on Third Avenue, First Avenue and Second Avenue and the roads around them. Neighbouring places we cover for extract fan cleaning include Rawreth (1 mile east), Wickford (1 mile west), Battlesbridge (1 mile north-east), Runwell (2 miles north-west) and Brock Hill (3 miles north-west). We also work in nearby towns such as Chelmsford (9 miles north), Basildon (5 miles south-west), Brentwood (11 miles west), Maldon (10 miles north-east), Canvey Island (6 miles south) and Billericay (6 miles west).
Near you in Shotgate
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Hilltop Infant School and the streets around them. The closest station to Shotgate is Battlesbridge station, roughly 1.3 miles north-east of the centre. A little further out are Basildon University Hospital (5.5 miles south-west) and Battlesbridge Motorcycle Museum (1.3 miles north-east). The countryside around Shotgate includes Shotgate Thickets.
When something else is needed
To be straight with you, there are a few things this work will not fix:
- Grease in the canopy and ductwork
- Damaged fan blades
- A fan that won’t start
If you are not sure, just phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we’ll give you a straight answer.
Parts of the system we cover
- Roof-mounted fans
- In-line fans
- Discharge points
- Axial fans
- Centrifugal fans
- Fan housings
Keeping the system healthy
Aftercare is simple, and it makes the next visit easier:
- Notice when the fan starts to sound different
- Check filters are seated before cooking
- Keep access to the fan clear
- Don’t turn the fan off mid-service
File the photo report with your other extract records. It shows the fan’s condition at the time of the clean, which helps if anything changes later.
Run the fan throughout cooking. Grease settles faster when the air stops moving, so keeping it running helps keep it clean.
Common problems we fix in Shotgate
Grease on a fan is a fire risk, in Shotgate as anywhere. A fire in the duct can reach the fan and the grease around it and an overworked motor runs hotter.
Common reasons sites call us include:
- Burning smells from the fan area
- Fat spreading onto the roof or wall by the fan
- A fan that has never been cleaned
- Thick grease on the impeller and casing
A hospital like Basildon University Hospital, about 5.5 miles south-west, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day.
Questions to ask before booking
- Whether they recommend a next date
- What records you will receive afterwards
- What happens if part of the system cannot be accessed
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
What the work involves, part by part
Inline duct fans
Inline fans can be in tight spaces, so the method is planned in advance. If it can’t be reached fully, the report says so.
Kitchens with long cooking hours
In a busy kitchen, the fan rarely gets a rest, so grease and wear build up together. Cleaning on time helps keep it running.
Multi-site and managed buildings
Where a tenant occupies the premises but the landlord owns the building, the lease normally sets out who maintains what. We’re happy to deal with either side and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
We regularly work with managing agents. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements, and we’ll send a fixed quote.
Why deal with it now?
For a kitchen in Shotgate, a noisy, greasy fan is often the first sign the whole system is overdue. Grease on the fan means grease in the duct before it so a full TR19 clean may be due. In a small place like Shotgate, a system that fails can take a site out of use.
Putting the work off seldom saves money. Problems in a system tend to grow, and a neglected system can mean more work. If you’re not sure what’s needed, call 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will give you an honest view and a fixed quote.
Why book with us
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- We diagnose before we treat
- A fixed price before any work starts
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