West Sussex · Extract fan cleaning
Strettington extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning for Strettington and the surrounding area: a survey, a fixed price, careful work and proper paperwork. Call for a fixed quote.
- A heavily greased fan housing
- A fan motor running hot under a coat of grease
- A fan left out of previous cleans
Extract fan cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Strettington
Every TR19® Grease clean includes the extract fan, but a fan can also need attention on its own, especially when it has started to vibrate or sound rough. A fan-only clean is recorded as exactly that. The work covers in-line fans, roof-mounted fans and discharge points, and the jobs we see most are a motor area thick with grease and hot, greasy smells near the fan.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. We agree access and timings in advance.
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers all look at records. So every job comes with a written report and pictures, plus a TR19® certificate through the BESCA VHE portal where the work is a TR19® Grease clean.
- Where
- Strettington (PO18)
- Region
- West Sussex
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed price before work begins
- Hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
The process
We’re used to working while the site is closed. Evenings, nights and weekends are when much of our work happens, so a kitchen or building can carry on as usual the next day. On site, the work 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 Strettington.
- The fan is found and its type, access and isolation checked.
- We isolate the power before opening the housing.
- Grease is scraped off the impeller blades and casing.
- The fan is degreased, taking care around the motor.
- It’s closed up, run, checked and photographed for the report.
How to prepare
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
How to get a quote
Quotes are quick. Send a few details and photos, and we usually reply with a fixed quote within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
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Why it’s worth doing now in Strettington
A greasy fan has to work harder to move the same air. Less air is pulled from the kitchen, so heat and smoke linger and the motor works harder. If the system at a site near Strettington fails, there may be nowhere nearby to move to.
Combining work into one visit or one programme often makes better use of the time. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at and we’ll price it together.
Why Strettington businesses choose us
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- A fixed price before any work starts
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- Trading since 2009
Take a look at what affects the cost and how to check a contractor.
Strettington questions
Can the work in Strettington be done at night or at weekends?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. Your customers, staff or residents in Strettington needn’t be disturbed. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
Will you come out to Strettington?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the site when you book.
Why is my extract fan noisy?
A common cause is grease. Uneven build-up on the blades throws the fan off balance, causing vibration and noise. Cleaning may sort it, but worn bearings or a failing motor need a repair.
What if parts of the system cannot be reached?
We never leave them off the paperwork. The report says which parts couldn’t be reached and why, and we can quote to improve the access.
Which accreditations do you hold?
We hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. The Vent Hygiene Elite scheme is run by BESCA and audited independently.
How much notice do you need?
Earlier is better, particularly for night and weekend visits. We typically quote within one working day, and emergencies are covered by our 24/7 line.
What information do you need?
Where the site is, what it is and when it’s open, plus pictures of the system and your last certificate or report if you have one.
Do we lose a day’s trading?
Not normally. Visits are timed for when the area is closed, such as overnight or at a weekend, so you keep your normal hours.
Towns and villages near Strettington
What else we do in Strettington
Strettington kitchens: local notes
There are about 17 restaurants, cafés and canteens across Strettington and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half), according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Grease builds up on fan blades and housings in kitchens like these, unbalancing the impeller. Environmental health officers from Chichester council inspect food businesses in Strettington. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready. The fire and rescue service for Strettington is West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order.
A hospital like Chichester Centre, about 1.9 miles south-west, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day. Bursars and site managers at schools such as Boxgrove CofE Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
Strettington is about 2 miles north-east of Chichester, in West Sussex. From the centre of Strettington to the outskirts, we cover extract fan cleaning for every kind of premises, from a single unit to a large public building. Our area takes in 371 places across West Sussex, from busy centres to quieter spots. Portsmouth is in our area too, around 15 miles away.
Here we cover the PO18 postcode area for extract fan cleaning. If your site is just outside Strettington, we cover Westerton (1 mile west), Waterbeach (1 mile north), Maudlin (1 mile south-west), Boxgrove (1 mile east) and Tangmere (1 mile south-east). Further out, we also cover Worthing (15 miles east), Bognor Regis (5 miles south-east), Selsey (9 miles south), Littlehampton (9 miles east), Emsworth (9 miles west) and Rustington (10 miles east).
Near you in Strettington
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The Coach And Horses Public House and Westbourne House School and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Chichester station, roughly 2.8 miles south-west. Nearby you will also find The Chichester City Museum (2.4 miles south-west) and Chichester Centre (1.9 miles south-west). Not far away are Levin Down and Kingley Vale National Nature Reserve.
Honest limits
We’ll always give you a straight diagnosis, so here’s what this work cannot put right:
- Wiring faults to the fan
- An impeller that’s bent or split
- A failed motor or worn bearings (that needs a fan repair or replacement)
Not sure which it is? You can phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will tell you honestly.
What we work on in Strettington
- Roof-mounted fans
- Centrifugal fans
- Fan housings
- Discharge points
- In-line fans
- Axial fans
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, next to our reports.
For landlords and multi-site operators
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we can quote for the whole system.
What we are called out for in Strettington
Grease on a fan is a fire risk, in Strettington as anywhere. If grease in the duct catches, the fan and its housing can feed the fire and an overworked motor runs hotter.
The symptoms we are asked about most are:
- Hot, greasy smells near the fan
- A fan coated in grease inside its housing
- Grease around the motor and its mounts
- A noisy fan that has got louder over time
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near St Andrew's Church, or anywhere in Strettington, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
What to look for in a quote
- What records you will receive afterwards
- What hours they’ll be on site
- What happens if part of the system cannot be accessed
- Whether they recommend a next date
Keeping the system healthy
To keep the system working properly between visits:
- Keep records of every fan clean
- Make sure the fan is included each time
- Never cook with a filter missing
- Watch for grease marks around the outlet
The photo report shows the fan before and after cleaning. It lists what was cleaned and anything we couldn’t reach, along with the recommended next clean date.
Fewer grease particles reaching the fan means less build-up. Clean, well-seated filters are the fan’s first protection, and replace any that are damaged.