East Sussex · Extract fan cleaning
South Chailey extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in South Chailey from ventilation hygiene specialists trading since 2009. Out-of-hours visits and 24/7 emergency callout.
- Grease around the motor and its mounts
- A noisy fan that has got louder over time
- Grease stains around the discharge
Do you need extract fan cleaning in South Chailey?
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 where the spinning blades spread it around.
If you notice any of these, it’s worth a diagnosis:
- Thick grease on the impeller and casing
- A motor area thick with grease
- An extract fan with no cleaning record
- A fan that hums, whines or rumbles
Older buildings often hide long, awkward duct runs, and if you run a kitchen at a historic venue in the area (Anne of Cleves House is about 5 miles south), access may need planning.
Comparing quotes
- Whether they’re fully insured
- What happens if part of the system can’t be accessed
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- When they can work, and whether that is outside your opening hours
About our extract fan cleaning in South Chailey
A fan never collects grease in a neat, even layer. Heavier deposits on some blades throw the impeller off balance, which brings vibration, noise and extra wear on the bearings and motor. A thorough clean removes the cause. The work covers in-line fans, fan housings and centrifugal fans, and people most often call us about vibration from an unbalanced impeller and grease stains around the discharge.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, where grease settles in the flat sections. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
The report is your system’s health record: dated, with pictures, and showing what was done. Grease extract cleans are also certificated to TR19® Grease through the BESCA VHE portal and sits alongside the report.
- Place
- South Chailey (BN8)
- Wider area
- East Sussex
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quote
- A fixed price before we start
- Hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
South Chailey: your questions answered
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in South Chailey?
Food hygiene inspections in South Chailey are carried out by Lewes council. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
Can you work in South Chailey outside opening hours?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. It means the site in South Chailey keeps running as normal. When you call 0345 646 2711 or email us, mention when the site is quiet.
Who has the legal duty for fire safety?
The law calls them the responsible person. It’s normally the employer, or whoever controls the building, and in shared buildings more than one person can have duties. If you are not sure, check your lease and fire risk assessment.
Are you fully insured?
Yes. We’re fully insured, and we can share the details when you need them.
What do you do with what you remove?
Anything we remove is contained as we work and taken away with us, from grease and debris to used cleaning water. None of it is left on site.
What do you do to protect the area?
Floors and surfaces near the work are sheeted before any work starts, and waste is contained as we go. Before we leave, we tidy up and clean down.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes. We always survey first, either from pictures and details you send or on a site visit. A fixed quote follows.
How much does extract fan cleaning cost?
There’s no set price, as it depends on the job: the size of the system, its condition, access and when we can work. We fix the price before work begins.
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Between visits
Looking after the system between visits is straightforward, and it makes the next visit easier:
- Don’t store items in front of the fan’s access point
- Check filters are seated before cooking
- Run the extract throughout cooking
- Report grease escaping from the fan
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. A fan-only clean is recorded in the photo report.
Fewer grease particles reaching the fan means less build-up. Keep the grease filters clean, fitted and in place, and replace any that are damaged.
What affects the quote in South Chailey
Sites vary more than people expect. What affects the quote:
- Parking and loading at the site
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- The condition of the system
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is all affect the cost. We take each of them into account, and the price is fixed before any work starts.
Asking for a quote
Photos and a few facts are often enough to price the work. Send what you can of the following:
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- The postcode and the type of business
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
The quickest way to a quote is to send pictures: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Add the site type and your opening hours, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
What happens if it’s left?
A greasy fan has to work harder to move the same air. Airflow at the canopy drops and the kitchen gets hotter and smokier and the motor works harder. In a place like South Chailey, ductwork and fans are easy to forget until something goes wrong.
No two sites are the same, so each one gets its own fixed quote. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all play a part.
Why us?
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- A written report with photos after every visit
Read our cost guide and our accreditations.
How the job changes from site to site
Fan housings and motors
We clean around the motor without soaking its electrics, and the fan is isolated throughout. Grease on and around the motor can trap heat, so the surrounding area is cleaned carefully.
Wall fans
Wall fans often have a short duct, so grease reaches them quickly. They can need regular attention, which grease readings will show.
Grease, kitchens and South Chailey
About 39 miles out from central London, South Chailey is part of the South East area we work across. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends, so the visit fits around the site. South Chailey sits within the area of East Sussex 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.
Healthcare kitchens can’t easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to South Chailey is Lewes Victoria Hospital, about 4.5 miles south. Term dates shape school work: for a school like Chailey School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
South Chailey is about 4 miles north of Lewes, in East Sussex. For extract fan cleaning in and around South Chailey, it’s easy to get a fixed quote: please call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email. We work across South East England and London, South Chailey included. Our East Sussex coverage runs to 289 places, South Chailey among them. Our Brighton page covers sites nearby, about 9 miles away.
We work across the BN8 postcode area for extract fan cleaning and the roads nearby. Local streets include Mill Brooks, Whitegates Close and Brickyard Lane, and we cover them all for extract fan cleaning. If your site is just outside South Chailey, we cover South Street (1 mile north), Chiltington (1 mile south), Chailey (2 miles north-east), East Chiltington (2 miles south-west) and Plumpton Green (2 miles west). Within a short drive, we also cover Seaford (13 miles south-east), Lewes (4 miles south), Hailsham (13 miles south-east), Crowborough (11 miles north-east), Uckfield (6 miles east) and Newhaven (11 miles south).
Around South Chailey
In South Chailey, that means kitchens and buildings near Swan Public House, among other places. The nearest railway station is Plumpton station, about 1.7 miles south-west of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Lewes Castle (4.8 miles south) and Lewes Victoria Hospital (4.5 miles south). Not far away are Blackcap and Malling Down.
The process
Your trading hours come first. We book the visit for a time the area is closed, whether that is an evening, overnight or a weekend. When the team arrives, the work area is protected and the relevant equipment is switched off to cool, and the work takes a few hours where there are several fans or heavy deposits. The timing of a visit to South Chailey is set by you, and the travel is our side of the planning.
- The fan is found and its type, access and isolation checked.
- 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
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Tell us where we can park and unload
Ask for a quote
To get a fixed quote, ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. A few photos and your last certificate or report help a lot. We normally come back within one working day.
Advice
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
A few tasks are always specialist work: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease call for the right kit, training and safe access. Leave those to us.
Staff cleaning doesn’t replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but the parts you cannot see still need a specialist at the right interval.