East Sussex · Extract fan cleaning
South Heighton extract fan cleaning
Looking for extract fan cleaning in South Heighton? We diagnose first, fix the price and book the work around your hours, finishing with a written report and pictures.
- A fan that hums, whines or rumbles
- Grease around the motor and its mounts
- Less air being pulled from the kitchen
What affects the cost of extract fan cleaning
You will get a fixed price before any work starts. It’s based on:
- How many systems or sites are involved
- What state the system is in
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
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 are not sure what’s needed, call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will give you an honest view and a fixed quote.
Helping us quote
Photos let us diagnose from a distance. Try to include:
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- The postcode and the type of business
Here’s what helps us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, photos of the system and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Once you have those, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
How we handle extract fan cleaning in South Heighton
If the extract fan in South Heighton has become noisy, weak or greasy? Tell us about it when you give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email, and we will send you a fixed quote for extract fan cleaning in South Heighton, usually within one working day. If you’re dealing with a fan that has never been cleaned and a fan motor running hot under a coat of grease, we can help, from discharge points, centrifugal fans and axial fans onwards.
Somewhere as small as South Heighton, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Each still has a canopy and duct that collect grease, whatever the size of the place.
The paperwork matters as much as the work. Each visit is written up with photos, listing what was done, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next visit is due. File it in your maintenance log so it’s to hand when an insurer or inspector asks.
- Where
- South Heighton (BN9)
- Region
- East Sussex
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- When we work
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Managing agents and facilities teams in South Heighton
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare across East Sussex. Work can be phased by floor, building or site to keep disruption down.
Running several sites is easier with one contractor. We work across London and the South East, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept to a regular schedule.
South Heighton questions
Which fire service covers South Heighton?
It’s East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service, which covers South Heighton. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.
Which environmental health team covers South Heighton?
In South Heighton, it’s Lewes council that carries out food hygiene inspections. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
Where does the waste go?
We take it away when we go. During the work, it’s contained to keep the area clean.
Do you offer extract fan cleaning separately?
Yes, if the fan needs it. We will often suggest checking the duct too, as a greasy fan usually means a greasy duct, but the choice is yours.
What accreditations do you have?
Our accreditations are CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, alongside BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. Vent Hygiene Elite is run by BESCA and independently audited.
What paperwork do I get after a fan clean?
Before and after photos go into a report, with anything we noticed. A full clean adds a TR19 certificate from the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
Why is my extract fan noisy?
Grease on the blades and housing is one of the usual causes, since uneven grease makes it run out of balance. It can also be wear in the bearings or motor, which our report will flag.
What does TR19 mean?
A BESA specification, with two parts that matter most here: TR19® Grease for kitchen extract systems and TR19® Air for general ventilation. It is not law, but it’s the benchmark.
Extract fan cleaning around South Heighton
South Heighton lies within about 2 miles of the sea. Near the sea, the fan and discharge at the top of a kitchen extract corrode faster than they would inland. The FSA’s data shows about 8 pubs and bars registered in South Heighton and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Any of them serving cooked food has an extract to keep clean, from canopy to discharge. South Heighton sits within the area of East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. Fire and rescue authorities enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic premises, and in a kitchen that fire risk includes the grease in the extract.
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of St Leonard, or anywhere in South Heighton, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it. Healthcare kitchens can’t easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to South Heighton is Chailey Heritage Marine Hospital, about 1.8 miles south. If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Denton Community Primary School and Nursery or anywhere near South Heighton, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
South Heighton is about 1 mile north of Newhaven, in East Sussex. Anywhere in BN9, we cover extract fan cleaning for commercial sites. We cover 289 places across East Sussex, large and small. We also work in Brighton, around 8 miles away.
We work across the BN9 postcode area for extract fan cleaning and the streets around it. Close by, we work in Denton (1 mile south), Piddinghoe (1 mile west), Rodmell (3 miles north-west), Telscombe (3 miles west) and Firle (3 miles north). Further out, we also cover Eastbourne (10 miles east), Seaford (3 miles south-east), Lewes (5 miles north-west), Hailsham (10 miles north-east), Uckfield (11 miles north) and Polegate (8 miles east).
Near you in South Heighton
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Castle Hill, Hampden Arms and UTC@Harbourside and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Newhaven Town station, about 0.8 miles south. Well-known places in the area include Planet Earth Museum (less than half a mile south-west) and Arlington Castle (4.8 miles east). Green spaces nearby include Itford Hill and Southerham Farm.
Part by part
Impellers and blades
A clean impeller shows any damage: cracks, bent blades or wear. Anything we see goes on the report.
Wall fans
Wall fans often have a short duct, so grease reaches them quickly. They may need cleaning as often as the canopy, which grease readings will show.
Honest limits
Not every problem is solved by extract fan cleaning, and we’d rather say so up front. It won’t put right:
- A motor that has burnt out
- Electrical faults in the fan’s supply or controls (an electrician’s job)
- An undersized fan that can’t cope
If you are not sure, just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we’ll give you a straight answer before booking.
Where we work
- Roof-mounted fans
- Fan housings
- Centrifugal fans
- Discharge points
- In-line fans
- Axial fans
How the visit works
Before we leave, we walk the area with whoever is on site. We point out anything that couldn’t be reached or needs a follow-up, and the same goes into the written report. The visit takes an hour or two for most single fans. Pictures of the system and its access let us plan the work in South Heighton before we set off.
- We find the fan and check how it’s reached and how it’s isolated.
- The fan is isolated so it cannot start while we work.
- The impeller and the housing around it are scraped clean.
- The fan and its surrounds are degreased, keeping clear of the motor’s electrics.
- It’s closed up, run and checked, and pictures go into your report.
Before we arrive
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Clear the space around the work
Getting a quote
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: 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 many jobs can be priced from that alone.
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Looking after it afterwards
How long the results last depends on use and care. We suggest:
- Keep records of every fan clean
- Report rattles or humming early
- Check filters are seated before cooking
- Note any drop in extraction at the canopy
The photo report shows the fan before and after cleaning. It notes what was done and anything that couldn’t be reached, along with the recommended next clean date.
A change in how the fan sounds is worth noting. New noise or vibration often means grease is building on the impeller and early action can save a repair.
What staff can safely do
When your team notices a problem between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We will take a look and give you a fixed quote.
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, and that is where we come in.