West Sussex · Extract fan cleaning
Thakeham extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Thakeham. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- A smell of hot grease from the extract
- Grease around the motor and its mounts
- A fan shaking on its mounts
About our extract fan cleaning in Thakeham
If the ducts are the arteries, the fan is the heart. A heart under strain works harder for less. Our job is to clear it, check it runs smoothly and record what we found so you get a clean bill of health. Typical jobs include burning smells from the fan area and a fan that hums, whines or rumbles, across roof-mounted fans, discharge points and axial fans.
Somewhere as small as Thakeham, 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.
Accreditations are easy to claim and worth checking. We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
- Location
- Thakeham (RH20)
- Region
- West Sussex
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed price before work begins
- Hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Signs you need extract fan cleaning in Thakeham
Grease builds up unevenly on the blades. Over time, that imbalance shakes the fan, wearing bearings and mounts. Left too long, grease turns into wear.
Look out for any of the following:
- A fan shaking on its mounts
- A fan that has never been cleaned
- Grease around the motor and its mounts
- A fan that hums, whines or rumbles
Where a hall near The Parish Church of St Mary, or anywhere in Thakeham, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
Questions to ask before booking
- What happens if part of the system cannot be accessed
- What hours they’ll be on site
- Whether a written report and photos are included
- Whether the quote shows VAT
Keeping the system healthy
Here’s the after-treatment advice, in brief:
- Keep the fan on whenever the range is lit
- Check the report shows the fan was cleaned
- Keep each photo report with the maintenance log
- Notice when the fan starts to sound different
A full system clean includes a TR19 certificate from the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. If only the fan is cleaned, the photo report says so.
Keep the whole system on its cleaning cycle. A fan cleaned with the rest of the system on time rarely gets badly coated, in line with BESA guidance.
Why deal with it now?
Vibration from an unbalanced impeller doesn’t stay small. It can wear the bearings and lead to failure, which may leave the kitchen without extraction. A planned clean beats an emergency. It’s worth booking a check, because nobody sees inside a duct day to day.
Working hours, access and the scale of the site all affect the cost. We take each of them into account and give you a fixed price before work begins.
Why Thakeham businesses choose us
- Full insurance on every job
- Fixed quotes, normally within one working day
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
Read how cleaning jobs are priced and our accreditations and certificates.
What extract fan cleaning looks like in Thakeham
Environmental health officers from Horsham council inspect food businesses in Thakeham. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector. The fire and rescue service for Thakeham is West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises.
Historic houses near Thakeham, such as Parham House about 3.6 miles south-west, are a reminder that older buildings with event kitchens can have long, awkward duct routes. School kitchens, at schools like Rydon Community College for example, are typically cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
Thakeham is about 8 miles north of Worthing, in West Sussex. We provide extract fan cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Thakeham and the rest of West Sussex. Thakeham is one of 371 towns, villages and districts in West Sussex where we work for commercial clients. We also work in Brighton, around 15 miles away.
Every address in RH20 is covered for extract fan cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. That includes premises on The Street, Bramble Lane and Cray's Lane and the roads around them. We also cover Abingworth (1 mile south-west), Warminghurst (1 mile south-east), Goose Green (1 mile north-east), West Chiltington (1 mile north-west) and Heath Common (1 mile south). We also work in nearby towns such as Crawley (15 miles north-east), Horsham (9 miles north-east), Worthing (8 miles south), Haywards Heath (15 miles east), Burgess Hill (13 miles east) and Littlehampton (10 miles south-west).
Near you in Thakeham
Thakeham’s nearest station is Pulborough station, about 4.1 miles west of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include The Storrington And District Museum (2.2 miles south-west). The countryside around Thakeham includes Knepp Wildland and Chanctonbury Hill.
Honest limits
A few issues sit outside what this work can do:
- A fan that will not start
- A faulty speed controller or isolator
- A fan that was never right for the kitchen
Not sure which it is? You can phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will tell you honestly before you book.
Where we work
- Centrifugal fans
- Axial fans
- Roof-mounted fans
- In-line fans
- Fan housings
- Discharge points
What happens on the day
We work around your opening hours, not the other way round. We book the visit for a time the area is closed, whether that’s an evening, overnight or a weekend. When the team arrives, the work area is protected and the relevant equipment is switched off to cool, and the job takes a couple of hours per fan, depending on its size and the build-up. Pictures of the system and its access let us plan the work in Thakeham before we set off.
- 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.
- We reassemble, run the fan and photograph the result.
Before we arrive
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
How to get a quote
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, from your pictures and details or, where that isn’t enough, a survey on site. After that, you get a fixed price for the work, before work begins.
Related advice
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Some jobs should never be done in-house: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings call for the right kit, training and safe access. Leave those to us.
Staff cleaning doesn’t replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Thakeham
For anyone managing more than one site, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Every building has its own written report, so each one has its own record.
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we are happy to quote for all of it.
Thakeham: your questions answered
Which environmental health team covers Thakeham?
Kitchens in Thakeham are inspected by Horsham council’s environmental health officers. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
Do you work overnight in Thakeham?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. That way a site in Thakeham does not have to lose a day’s trading. When you call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line, mention when the site is quiet.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes. Every job is surveyed first, either from photos and details you send or on a site visit. A fixed quote follows.
What information do you need?
Some photos and a quick description of the system plus the address and your hours. We’ll ask for anything else we need.
Can you clean the fan on its own?
Yes. We record it as a fan-only clean, so your TR19 records stay accurate. The whole system still needs cleaning at the intervals in BESA guidance.
Do you repair extract fans as well as clean them?
A clean won’t mend wear. We repair and replace extract fans as well, with a fixed quote first.
What do you do to protect the area?
Floors and surfaces near the work are sheeted before we start, and waste is contained as we go. At the end, the area is cleaned down.
How much does extract fan cleaning cost in Thakeham?
Size, condition, access and working hours all affect the cost. Ask us for a fixed quote and we will normally reply within one working day.