Essex · Extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in Takeley Street, Essex
Extract fan cleaning for Takeley Street, with a survey first and a report with photos at the end. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- A fan coated in grease inside its housing
- A motor area thick with grease
- Less air being pulled from the kitchen
What the work involves, part by part
Kitchens with long cooking hours
Long cooking hours mean more grease reaches the fan. BESA guidance sets at least 3-monthly cleaning for that level of use, fan included.
Fan housings and motors
Motors and their electrics are kept dry and treated with care, and the fan is isolated throughout. Grease around the motor can make it run hotter, so we clean what we safely can.
Extract fan cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Takeley Street
If the ducts are the arteries, the fan is the heart. A greasy fan works harder and moves less air. Our job is to clear it, check it runs smoothly and record what we found so you get a clean bill of health. We are often asked to deal with a fan that has never been cleaned and hot, greasy smells near the fan, on fan housings, axial fans and discharge points.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, where grease settles in the flat sections. We agree access and timings in advance.
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.
- Place
- Takeley Street (CM22)
- Wider area
- Essex
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
What your team can do, and what needs us
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.
Staff cleaning and specialist work are not the same thing. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
Extract fan cleaning in Takeley Street: the local picture
There are about 6 restaurants, cafés and canteens in and around Takeley Street, up to about a mile and a half out, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Where they cook under a canopy, an extract fan is pulling grease-laden air through its blades every service. In Takeley Street, 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 photos from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand. Essex County Fire and Rescue Service covers Takeley Street. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk.
A hospital like Herts and Essex Hospital, about 3.1 miles west, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day. Term dates shape school work: for a school like Roseacres Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break. Where a hall near Church of the Holy Trinity, or anywhere in Takeley Street, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
Takeley Street is about 4 miles east of Bishop's Stortford, in Essex. Whatever kind of site you run in Takeley Street, extract fan cleaning is something we can help with. We can work out of hours so trading is not interrupted. Our area takes in 644 places across Essex, from busy centres to quieter spots. We also work in Chelmsford, around 14 miles away.
All of CM22 is covered for extract fan cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. You’ll find streets such as Westwood Mews, Kingfisher Meadow and Dunmow Road, all of which we cover for extract fan cleaning. If your site is just outside Takeley Street, we cover Takeley (1 mile east), Smith's Green (1 mile east), Hope End Green (1 mile east), Puttock's End (2 miles south-east) and Start Hill (2 miles west). Within a short drive, we also cover Chelmsford (14 miles south-east), Braintree (13 miles east), Harlow (9 miles south-west), Saffron Walden (11 miles north), Great Dunmow (5 miles east) and Epping (13 miles south-west).
What’s near Takeley Street
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Green Man Public House, among other places. The nearest railway station is Stansted Airport station, roughly 1.6 miles north. A little further out are Herts and Essex Hospital (3.1 miles west) and House On The Hill Toy Museum (3.2 miles north-west). Not far away are Rushy Mead and Portingbury Hills.
How it works
We’re used to working while the site is closed. Evenings, nights and weekends are when much of our work happens, so the site can open as normal afterwards. On site, the work takes an hour or two for one fan, longer when it’s hard to reach. In a small place like Takeley Street, the journey is planned ahead and the visit arranged around the site’s hours.
- We locate the fan and plan how to reach and isolate it.
- It’s isolated so it cannot run while we work.
- Grease is scraped off the impeller blades and casing.
- Blades, housing and surrounds are degreased with care around the electrics.
- It’s closed up, run, checked and photographed for the report.
Getting ready for the visit
- Clear the space around the work
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
How to get a quote
For a fixed quote, ring 0345 646 2711 or email us and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. A few photos and your last certificate or report help a lot. You’ll typically have a quote within one working day.
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Questions from Takeley Street
Who inspects food businesses in Takeley Street?
Kitchens in Takeley Street are inspected by Uttlesford council’s environmental health officers. Have your latest TR19® certificate and photo report to hand, as an officer may ask how the extract is maintained.
Can you work in Takeley Street outside opening hours?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. The work in Takeley Street can fit around your hours. Just call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email with your opening times and we’ll plan around them.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. One number covers all your sites across London and the South East, with visits on a regular schedule.
Do you repair extract fans as well as clean them?
We also repair and replace extract fans. If we find wear or damage, we’ll explain it and give you a fixed quote.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes, every time. We diagnose before we treat: the survey shows what needs doing and what access we need, and the quote is based on that.
Does the law say we must follow TR19?
No, not in itself. TR19® is the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs check against, and many insurers ask for proof of cleaning to it. The law behind it is the Fire Safety Order 2005, which applies in England and Wales.
What’s TR19?
TR19® is BESA’s specification for ventilation hygiene. TR19® Grease, a standalone specification since 2019, covers grease in kitchen extract systems, and TR19® Air covers general supply and extract systems.
How often should the extract fan be cleaned?
With the whole system, at intervals set by BESA guidance: from 3-monthly for heavy use to 12-monthly for light use. A noisy or heavily coated fan may need it sooner.
Multi-site and managed buildings
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Shared systems, like a riser serving several units, need a clear agreement on who books the work, and we are happy to quote for all of it.
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Every visit ends with a dated report and photos, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
Between visits
Here’s the after-treatment advice, short and simple:
- Keep each photo report with the maintenance log
- Book the fan into every full TR19 clean
- Notice when the fan starts to sound different
- Keep the fan on whenever the range is lit
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.
The fan stays cleaner when less grease gets past the canopy. Clean, well-seated filters are the fan’s first protection, and replace any that are damaged.
What happens if it’s left?
A greasy fan at the discharge can spread grease onto the roof or wall around it. It marks the area around the outlet and leaves more fuel outside, which is one more reason to keep it clean. It’s worth booking a check, because nobody sees inside a duct day to day.
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is can all change the price. Each of those is built into the quote, and the price is fixed before any work starts.
Why book with us
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
Read how cleaning jobs are priced and our accreditations and certificates.
What affects the quote in Takeley Street
The diagnosis comes before the price. The main factors are:
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- The size of the system
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- The number of sites or systems
Putting the work off seldom saves money. Problems in a system tend to grow, and a neglected system can mean more work. If you’re not sure what’s needed, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will give you an honest view and a fixed quote.
What we need to know
There’s no need for technical detail. It helps if you can send:
- The site address and the type of premises
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
Quotes are quick. Send a few details and pictures, and we typically reply with a fixed quote within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.