Essex · Extract fan cleaning
The Green extract fan cleaning
One call covers extract fan cleaning in The Green: survey, fixed quote, work and sign-off. Fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001.
- A noisy fan that has got louder over time
- A fan motor running hot under a coat of grease
- Vibration from an unbalanced impeller
Fixed quotes for extract fan cleaning in The Green
The diagnosis comes before the price. The main factors are:
- The number of sites or systems
- How easy every part is to reach
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- Any permits to work or inductions
The cost depends on the size of the system, the condition it’s in and how easy it is to reach. We give you a fixed price before work begins, so you know where you stand.
Asking for a quote
We can often survey from photos. The most useful are:
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- A few general shots of the system
- Problems your staff have spotted
To help us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, pictures of the system and any previous report or certificate. Once you have those, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
Extract fan cleaning in The Green
Duct Doctor has been cleaning kitchen extract fans since 2009. We are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 and full insurance. Typical jobs include hot, greasy smells near the fan and an extract fan with no cleaning record, across axial fans, discharge points and centrifugal fans.
Work in a small place like The Green starts with a call to agree access and timings, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy to discharge, then a TR19® certificate and a photo report.
We’re CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, we hold ISO 9001 and we’re fully insured. We’re also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, trading since 2009.
- Where
- The Green (CM8)
- Wider area
- Essex
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
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Why it’s worth doing now in The Green
A fan clean in The Green does not take long: the work takes an hour or two for most single fans. Waiting adds vibration, wear and a harder clean. Somewhere as small as The Green, losing a kitchen or building to a fault is felt by everyone who uses it.
No two sites are the same, so we price each one individually. Size, access, the condition of the system and when we can work all play a part.
Why choose Duct Doctor in The Green
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Photo reports with every job
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
What we do, step by step
On the day, we arrive at the time agreed with you, often in the evening, overnight or at the weekend so the site keeps working. Anything that needs to be off for the work is switched off and left to cool first, and floors and nearby surfaces are sheeted. The work itself takes an hour or two for most single fans. In a small place like The Green, the journey is planned ahead and the visit arranged around the site’s hours.
- Diagnosis first: we look for grease, noise and vibration.
- With the fan isolated, the housing is opened.
- The impeller is cleaned blade by blade so it runs balanced.
- We clean the casing, the outlet and around the motor.
- We run the fan and note its condition in the photo report.
Before we arrive
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Move anything stored near the system
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
Get a fixed quote
Getting a quote does not take long. Send a few details and photos, 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.
Advice
FAQs for The Green
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in The Green?
That is Braintree council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in The Green. It helps to keep the extract cleaning records with your food safety paperwork, so they’re ready if asked for.
Which fire authority looks after The Green?
That’s Essex County Fire and Rescue Service. A recent cleaning certificate and a note of the next clean date show that grease in the extract is being managed.
Why has my extract fan got louder?
Often it’s grease on the impeller. Grease collects unevenly and unbalances the impeller, causing vibration and noise. Cleaning may sort it, but worn bearings or a failing motor need a repair.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. Our area covers London and the South East, so sites at different addresses can be planned together on one programme. Each site gets its own report and pictures.
Does the law say we must follow TR19?
Not in itself. TR19® is the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs check against, and many insurance policies ask for proof of TR19® cleaning. The law behind it is the Fire Safety Order 2005 in England and Wales.
What happens if you cannot reach some of it?
They’re marked on the report. In ductwork, new access panels are often the answer, and we can fit those.
How long does extract fan cleaning take?
That depends on the fan’s size, its position and how much grease there is. Typically it takes a few hours where there are several fans or heavy deposits.
What do you do with what you remove?
It leaves the site with us at the end of the visit. While we work, it’s kept contained to keep the area clean.
Kitchen extracts in The Green
It’s Braintree council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in The Green. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector. About 37 miles out from central London, The Green is part of the South East area we work across. The visit is fixed around your opening hours, not ours.
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as William Julien Courtauld Hospital (about 2.4 miles north-west), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands. If you cook for passing trade around Cressing station, the extract can be cleaned between your last and first customer.
The Green is about 3 miles south of Braintree, in Essex. For extract fan cleaning in and around The Green, please ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form for a fixed quote. Our area covers London and the South East, The Green included. Across Essex, we cover 644 places, and The Green is one of them. For sites nearby, see our Chelmsford page (8 miles or so).
Postcode districts we cover here for extract fan cleaning: CM8. Neighbouring places we cover for extract fan cleaning include Black Notley (1 mile north-west), Tye Green (1 mile north-east), Hawbush Green (1 mile north-east), White Notley (1 mile south-east) and Long Green (1 mile north-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Colchester (14 miles east), Chelmsford (8 miles south-west), Braintree (3 miles north), Maldon (9 miles south-east), Witham (4 miles south-east) and Camulodunum (13 miles east).
Local landmarks in The Green
Typical jobs here are in premises near Braintree Sixth Form and The Plough pub. The closest station to The Green is Cressing station, roughly 0.5 miles north-east of the centre. A little further out are William Julien Courtauld Hospital (2.4 miles north-west) and Cressing Temple (1.7 miles east). The countryside around The Green includes Sandylay and Moat Woods.
Part by part
Kitchens with long cooking hours
When a busy kitchen’s fan fails, cooking stops. A clean fan is less likely to strain, and our 24/7 emergency callout is there if it happens anyway.
Wall fans
Grease can mark the outside wall around the fan. The outlet is checked as well as the fan.
For landlords and multi-site operators
If you look after several sites, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Each site gets its own report and photos, so each one has its own record.
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We cover South East England and London, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept to a regular schedule.
What we’re called out for in The Green
Grease condenses as the air cools, and on a roof or outside wall the fan can be in some of the coolest air in the system. So grease often settles heavily there.
Common reasons sites call us are:
- Fat spreading onto the roof or wall by the fan
- Vibration from an unbalanced impeller
- A fan that has never been cleaned
- Thick grease on the impeller and casing
Term dates shape school work: for a school like Cressing Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
Questions to ask before booking
- If they look at the system before pricing
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- When they can work, and whether that is outside your opening hours
- Whether they recommend a next date
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Keep a record of what your team does. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, next to our reports.
Staff cleaning and specialist work aren’t the same thing. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but they don’t reach the grease that builds up further in. That part needs specialist access and equipment.