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Extract Fan Cleaning in Tollesbury
Extract fan cleaning for Tollesbury and the surrounding area: diagnosis first, then a fixed quote, the work and a report with pictures. Call for a fixed quote.
- Grease around the motor and its mounts
- Vibration from an unbalanced impeller
- A heavily greased fan housing
Extract fan cleaning in Tollesbury, done properly
A clean fan is not a repaired fan. Anything that looks worn or damaged goes on the report and fan repair or replacement is something we also do. You get an honest view of the fan’s condition. Typical jobs include a smell of hot grease from the extract and less air being pulled from the kitchen, across roof-mounted fans, discharge points and axial fans.
In a small place like Tollesbury, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, 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. That’s why every job is written up in a report with photos, plus a TR19® certificate through the BESCA VHE portal where the work is a TR19® Grease clean.
- Place
- Tollesbury (CM9)
- Wider area
- Essex
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quotes
- A fixed price before work begins
- Working hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
What we’re called out for in Tollesbury
Poor filters mean a greasier fan. When filters don’t seal, grease goes straight through to the fan, so the fan takes far more than it should.
Common reasons sites call us are:
- Grease escaping from the fan outlet
- A fan that hums, whines or rumbles
- Grease around the motor and its mounts
- A fan coated in grease inside its housing
Church and community hall kitchens, near Church of St Mary the Virgin or anywhere around Tollesbury, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Questions to ask before booking
- Whether VAT is included
- Whether they recommend a next date
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
When it’s something else
To be straight with you, some problems need a different fix:
- A faulty speed controller or isolator
- An impeller that’s bent or split
- A fan that will not start
Not sure which it is? You can ring 0345 646 2711 or email us and we’ll tell you honestly.
What we work on in Tollesbury
- Centrifugal fans
- Axial fans
- Discharge points
- Fan housings
- Roof-mounted fans
- In-line fans
Different parts, different methods
Roof-mounted fans
Roof fans sit at the top of the riser. We clean them where they can be safely reached, and anything we cannot reach is recorded.
Inline duct fans
Inline fans can be in tight spaces, so the method is planned in advance. Anything out of reach is recorded.
For landlords and multi-site operators
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Shared systems, like a riser serving several units, need a clear agreement on who books the work, and we can quote for the whole system.
For anyone managing more than one site, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Every building has its own written report, so each one has its own record.
Why act early in Tollesbury
Grease on the impeller makes the fan less efficient. Airflow at the canopy drops and the kitchen gets hotter and smokier and the motor works harder. It’s simpler to plan the work at Tollesbury now than to arrange it in a hurry later.
Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced the same way: how much there is, how we reach it, what state it’s in and when we can work. Ask for a fixed quote and we’ll explain each part.
Why book with us
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Every visit written up, with photos
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- One number for every site across the South East and London
Tollesbury: your questions answered
Does the sea air around Tollesbury make a difference to extract fan cleaning?
It can. Tollesbury is within about 2 miles of the coast, and salt air speeds up corrosion. Rooftop fans, discharge cowls and fixings are checked for corrosion as well as grease.
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Tollesbury?
Fire safety enforcement in Tollesbury is handled by 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.
What paperwork do I get after a fan clean?
A photo report, including the fan’s condition and the next clean date. File it with your other extract records.
What does TR19 mean?
TR19® is BESA’s specification for ventilation hygiene. TR19® Grease, a standalone specification since 2019, covers grease in kitchen extract systems, while TR19® Air covers other supply and extract ductwork.
Which sectors do you work in?
Restaurants and pubs, hotels, schools and colleges, hospitals and care homes, offices and retail, plus food production and leisure sites.
Who is the responsible person?
It depends on the building. The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty on the responsible person, which can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, an FM or a managing agent.
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 legal duty sits in the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, which applies in England and Wales.
What happens to the waste?
It’s contained and taken away. We collect grease, debris and waste water as we go rather than letting it spread.
What we do, step by step
We turn up at the time agreed with you, which is often after service, overnight or at a weekend. Equipment that has to be off is switched off and allowed to cool before work begins, and the area around the work is covered and protected. The work itself takes an hour or two for most single fans. If the van will struggle with a lane or gateway near Tollesbury, let us know and we’ll plan around it.
- We locate the fan and plan how to reach and isolate it.
- It’s isolated so it can’t 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
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
Getting a quote
For extract fan cleaning in Tollesbury, call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form. Tell us what kind of premises it is and when it’s open, and send photos or your last report if you can. A fixed quote usually follows within one working day.
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Tollesbury kitchens: local notes
The coast is only about 2 miles from Tollesbury. Salt in the air is hard on rooftop fans, discharge cowls and fixings, so we check them for corrosion as well as grease. In Tollesbury, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Maldon council. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked. Tollesbury is covered by Essex County Fire and Rescue Service. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk.
If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Layer Marney Tower is about 4.8 miles north), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning. Bursars and site managers at schools such as Tollesbury School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
Tollesbury is about 7 miles east of Maldon, in Essex. We provide extract fan cleaning for commercial premises of every kind in Tollesbury and the rest of Essex. Across Essex, we cover 644 places, and Tollesbury is one of them. Chelmsford is in our area too, about 15 miles from Tollesbury.
Extract fan cleaning in CM9 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. That includes premises on Station Road, High Street and East Street and nearby roads. Other places close to Tollesbury include Virley (2 miles north), Salcott-cum-Virley (2 miles north), St Lawrence Bay (3 miles south), Ramsey Island (3 miles south) and Bradwell Waterside (3 miles south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Colchester (9 miles north), Chelmsford (15 miles west), Braintree (15 miles north-west), Clacton-on-Sea (14 miles east), Maldon (7 miles west) and Rayleigh (15 miles south-west).
What’s near Tollesbury
Around Tollesbury, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The King's Head Public House and the streets around them. Well-known places in the area include Maldon & District Agricultural & Domestic Museum (3.4 miles west). Green spaces nearby include Tollesbury Wick.
Between visits
So the system stays in good health:
- Check filters are seated before cooking
- Keep access to the fan clear
- Listen for new noises or vibration from the fan
- Keep each photo report with the maintenance log
When the fan is cleaned as part of a full TR19® Grease clean, a TR19 certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. If only the fan is cleaned, the photo report says so.
Do not run the kitchen with the extract off. Grease settles faster when the air stops moving, so keeping it running helps keep it clean.