East Sussex · Extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in St Leonards, East Sussex
One call covers extract fan cleaning in St Leonards: survey, fixed quote, work and sign-off. Fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001.
- A noisy fan that has got louder over time
- An extract fan with no cleaning record
- A heavily greased fan housing
Leave it or put it right?
For a kitchen in St Leonards, 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 it’s worth checking the whole system. Before an inspection or an insurer’s visit in St Leonards, it helps to have up-to-date records.
Several systems or sites on one quote often makes better use of the time. Mention every system or site you need covered and we will price it together.
Why St Leonards businesses choose us
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- Fixed quotes from a survey or photos
Take a look at our cost guide and our accreditations.
Extract fan cleaning for kitchens and businesses in St Leonards
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. If you’re dealing with a fan left out of previous cleans and a fan coated in grease inside its housing, we can put it right.
Around a town like St Leonards, extract cleaning typically means a restaurant, pub, takeaway or the kitchen of a school or care home. Each has a canopy, filters, ductwork and a fan to keep clear of grease, and each is cleaned to the same TR19® standard.
Accreditations are easy to claim and worth checking. Ours are BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, with full insurance on top.
- Where
- St Leonards (TN38, TN37, TN34)
- Region
- East Sussex
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
For landlords and multi-site operators
We regularly work with managing agents. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works, and we’ll send a fixed quote.
The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
What extract fan cleaning looks like in St Leonards
Sea air reaches St Leonards, which sits within about 1 mile of the coast. Salt in the air is hard on rooftop fans, discharge cowls and fixings, so we check them for corrosion as well as grease. There are about 198 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 75 takeaways and sandwich shops across St Leonards and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half), according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Any of those kitchens with a canopy relies on a fan that gathers grease as it runs. Kitchens in St Leonards get their food hygiene inspections from Hastings council. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
Term dates shape school work: for a school like St Leonard's Church of England Primary Academy, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break. Healthcare kitchens can’t easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to St Leonards is Conquest Hospital, about 2.2 miles north.
St Leonards is about 1 mile south-west of Hastings, in East Sussex. Sites in St Leonards get the same service as everywhere we cover: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with photos. Across East Sussex, we cover 289 places, and St Leonards is one of them. Our Maidstone page covers sites nearby (28 miles or so).
All of TN38, TN37 and TN34 is within our area for extract fan cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Streets in the area include Sea Road, Fern Road and Dane Road, and we cover them all for extract fan cleaning. St Leonards is on the A259 and A2102, so it’s easy for us to get to for extract fan cleaning. If your site is just outside St Leonards, we cover Silverhill (1 mile north), Hastings (1 mile north-east), America Ground (1 mile east), Bulverhythe (1 mile west) and Hollington (1 mile north). Within a short drive, we also cover Eastbourne (13 miles south-west), Bexhill-on-Sea (4 miles west), Hailsham (13 miles west), Polegate (13 miles west), Old Town (14 miles south-west) and Heathfield (15 miles north-west). St Leonards is one of the larger places we cover in East Sussex for extract fan cleaning.
Local landmarks in St Leonards
Around St Leonards, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near University School, Horse And Groom Public House and Summerfields Wood and the streets around them. There’s a railway station in St Leonards itself: St Leonards Warrior Square station. A little further out are Priory Meadow Shopping Centre (1.2 miles east) and Conquest Hospital (2.2 miles north). The countryside around St Leonards includes Church Wood and Robsack Wood and Senlac Hill.
What we do, step by step
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. 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 couple of hours per fan, depending on its size and the build-up. A closed day, an evening or an early start: whichever suits your site in St Leonards, we’ll book around it.
- We find the fan and check how it’s reached and how it’s isolated.
- Power to the fan is isolated before anyone touches it.
- We remove the grease from the blades, impeller and casing.
- The fan and its surrounds are degreased, keeping clear of the motor’s electrics.
- It’s closed up, run and checked, and photos go into your report.
Preparing for the visit
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
Getting a quote
The quickest way to a quote is to send pictures: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
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What else we do in St Leonards
What your team can do, and what needs us
A few tasks are always specialist work: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings call for the right kit, training and safe access. That is our job.
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
What extract fan cleaning can’t fix
Extract fan cleaning cannot fix everything, and we’ll tell you before we start. It won’t put right:
- A dirty duct upstream of the fan
- A failed motor or worn bearings (that needs a fan repair or replacement)
- An impeller that is bent or split
If you are not sure, just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll give you a straight answer before you book.
Parts of the system we cover
- Centrifugal fans
- Discharge points
- Axial fans
- Roof-mounted fans
- In-line fans
- Fan housings
When to call us in St Leonards
The cooler the air, the more grease drops out, and a fan out on a roof or wall often sits where the air is coolest. So grease often settles heavily there.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- A fan shaking on its mounts
- Hot, greasy smells near the fan
- Less air being pulled from the kitchen
- A motor area thick with grease
Church and community hall kitchens, near St John the Evangelist's Church or anywhere around St Leonards, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Before you book anyone
- How VAT is shown on the quote
- When they can work, and whether that is outside your opening hours
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- What happens if part of the system cannot be accessed
What the work involves, part by part
Inline duct fans
Space around an inline fan can be tight, so the method is planned in advance. Anything out of reach is recorded.
Fan housings and motors
Motors and their electrics are kept dry and treated with care, and the fan is isolated throughout. Grease on and around the motor can trap heat, so the surrounding area is cleaned carefully.
Your questions about extract fan cleaning in St Leonards
Who inspects food businesses in St Leonards?
In St Leonards, it’s Hastings council that carries out food hygiene inspections. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
Do you do school kitchen extract cleaning in St Leonards in the summer holidays?
Yes, and it’s the easiest time to do it. With about 5 schools and colleges on the FSA’s register within roughly a mile and a half of St Leonards, it pays to plan holiday dates ahead. Tell us your holiday dates and we will book the visit for when the site is empty.
How long is a fan clean?
Size, access and build-up all affect it. As a guide, it takes a few hours where there are several fans or heavy deposits.
What accreditations do you have?
We are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we carry full insurance.
How far ahead should we book?
For planned work, earlier is better, especially if the next clean or test is due soon. For emergencies, we take calls 24/7.
Which sectors do you work in?
We work for restaurants, pubs, hotels, schools, colleges, hospitals, care homes, offices and shops, plus food production and leisure sites.
Does a TR19 kitchen extract clean cover the fan?
Yes. TR19® Grease covers the whole system, fan included. It’s isolated, opened and cleaned along with the canopy, plenum, filters, ducts and discharge.
Is TR19 cleaning required by law?
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 TR19® is the benchmark for showing that grease in the extract is under control.