Essex · Extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in Steventon End, Essex
For cleaning of kitchen extract fans, impellers, fan housings and discharge points in Steventon End, one call is all it takes, from survey to sign-off. CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, ISO 9001 and fully insured.
- A fan that no longer moves enough air
- A noisy fan that has got louder over time
- Thick grease on the impeller and casing
What staff can safely do
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
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.
Extract fan cleaning in Steventon End, done properly
We’ve been trading since 2009. As a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, we clean to BESA TR19® Grease, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 and full insurance. If you have weak extraction at the canopy and an extract fan that vibrates or rattles, we can put it right.
In a village or hamlet like Steventon End, the kitchens that need extract cleaning are usually a pub, a school, a care home or a hall kitchen, wherever there is one. Every one of them still needs its extract kept clear of grease, whatever the size of the place.
The report is your system’s health record: a dated account with photos of everything we did. For TR19® Grease cleans, the certificate comes through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal and sits alongside the report.
- Place
- Steventon End (CB10)
- Wider area
- Essex
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quote
- A fixed price before we start
- When we work
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
How it works
When we arrive, we check the system against the survey or the pictures you sent. If anything is different, we talk it through with the person on site before carrying on. From there, it takes a few hours where there are several fans or heavy deposits. Rural roads and tight entrances are worth telling us about before a visit to Steventon End.
- 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.
- Blades, housing and surrounds are degreased with care around the electrics.
- We reassemble, run and photograph the fan.
Before we arrive
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Tell us where we can park and unload
Get a fixed quote
Need a price for extract fan cleaning? Please phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us with a few details about the site. We will explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before anything is booked.
Advice
Between visits
Once we’ve finished, these simple steps help:
- Book the fan into every full TR19 clean
- Leave a clear route to the fan
- Keep the grease filters clean and in place
- Note any drop in extraction at the canopy
When we’ve finished, the fan is reassembled and run. Anything we notice, like noise, vibration or a worn part, goes on the report, so you can plan any repair.
Stick to the interval for the full extract. A fan cleaned with the rest of the system on time rarely gets badly coated, in line with BESA guidance.
Extract fan cleaning in Steventon End: the local picture
In Steventon End, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Uttlesford council. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Before-and-after pictures from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand. Essex County Fire and Rescue Service covers Steventon End. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk.
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Ashdon Primary School or anywhere near Steventon End, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
Steventon End is about 4 miles north-east of Saffron Walden, in Essex. Anywhere in CB10, we can carry out extract fan cleaning at your premises. Across Essex, we cover 644 places, Steventon End among them. We also work in Chelmsford, about 23 miles from Steventon End.
Every address in CB10 is within our area for extract fan cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. If your site is just outside Steventon End, we cover Ashdon (1 mile west) and Church End (1 mile south-west). We also work in nearby towns such as Saffron Walden (4 miles south-west), Halstead (15 miles south-east), Great Dunmow (13 miles south), Stansted Mountfitchet (12 miles south-west), Bocking (15 miles south-east) and Elsenham (11 miles south-west).
What’s near Steventon End
Around Steventon End, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The Bricklayers Arms Public House, among other places. A little further out are Saffron Walden Community Hospital (3.9 miles south-west) and Castle Camps (1.7 miles east). Green spaces nearby include Hales and Shadwell Woods and Rivey Hill.
What extract fan cleaning cannot fix
We’d rather tell you now than book work that won’t help, so here are the limits:
- A faulty speed controller or isolator
- A failed motor or worn bearings (that needs a fan repair or replacement)
- An impeller that’s bent or split
If in doubt, call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will say what we think.
Parts of the system we cover
- In-line fans
- Fan housings
- Roof-mounted fans
- Centrifugal fans
- Discharge points
- Axial fans
Your questions about extract fan cleaning in Steventon End
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Steventon End?
That is Essex County Fire and Rescue Service. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
Can a school canteen extract in Steventon End be done out of term time?
Yes, and it’s the easiest time to do it. Food Standards Agency records list about 3 schools, colleges and universities with registered kitchens within about a mile and a half of Steventon End. You can ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line with the dates the site is empty.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
No. TR19® itself is not law; it’s a BESA specification. The law is the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, which makes the responsible person assess and reduce fire risk, and TR19® is the benchmark for showing that grease in the extract is under control.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes, always. We diagnose before we treat: the survey shows what needs doing and what access we need and the fixed quote is built on it.
What accreditations do you have?
CHAS, SafeContractor, ISO 9001 and BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We’re fully insured and have been trading since 2009.
Is the fan isolated during cleaning?
The fan must be isolated, for safety. Cleans are done when the kitchen is closed, so cooking isn’t affected.
What is TR19?
TR19® is BESA’s specification for ventilation hygiene. Since 2019, TR19® Grease has been a standalone specification for grease in kitchen extract systems, while TR19® Air covers other supply and extract ductwork.
What happens if you cannot reach some of it?
Anything we cannot reach goes on the report, with photos where possible, and we tell you what would make it reachable, for example new access panels.
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Why act early in Steventon End
A greasy fan has to work harder to move the same air. Airflow at the canopy drops and the kitchen gets hotter and smokier, while the motor runs under more strain. Out of sight is the usual reason a rural system goes too long without attention.
Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Ask for a fixed quote and we’ll go through it with you.
Why us?
- Full insurance on every job
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- We diagnose before we treat
Take a look at our cost guide and our accreditations and certificates.
When to call us in Steventon End
Grease on a fan is a fire risk, in Steventon End as anywhere. If grease in the duct catches, the fan and its housing can feed the fire and an overworked motor runs hotter.
Common reasons sites call us include:
- Grease escaping from the fan outlet
- Weak extraction at the canopy
- An extract fan with no cleaning record
- A heavily greased fan housing
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Saffron Walden Community Hospital (about 3.9 miles south-west), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands.
Comparing quotes
- What insurance they carry
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or pictures
- When the next visit should be, and why
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
Different parts, different methods
Inline duct fans
Some fans are built into the duct itself. We get to them through the duct or casing after isolating them.
Fan housings and motors
The housing around the impeller catches grease flung off the blades. It’s scraped and degreased with the impeller.