West Sussex · Extract fan cleaning
Tortington extract fan cleaning
One call covers extract fan cleaning in Tortington: survey, fixed quote, work and sign-off. Fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001.
- A fan shaking on its mounts
- An extract fan with no cleaning record
- Grease stains around the discharge
Your questions about extract fan cleaning in Tortington
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Tortington?
Kitchens in Tortington are inspected by Arun 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.
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Tortington?
It’s West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Tortington. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
Does a TR19 kitchen extract clean cover the fan?
Yes. The whole system is cleaned, from the canopy to the discharge, and the fan sits right in that path, so it’s cleaned too.
What’s the cleaning interval for an extract fan?
At least as often as the rest of the extract, which BESA guidance sets by daily cooking hours: every 3, 6 or 12 months. Some fans need attention sooner.
Do you work in Tortington?
Yes. We work across Greater London, Surrey, Kent, Sussex, Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Hertfordshire and Essex, and that includes Tortington.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes, always. We diagnose before we treat: the survey shows what needs doing and what access we need, and the quote is based on that.
Where does the waste go?
We contain it and take it with us. Grease, debris and waste water are collected as the work goes on, so it doesn’t spread.
Can the fan be cleaned between full cleans?
Yes, a fan can be cleaned on its own. It’s useful when a fan is noisy or greasy between full cleans, but it doesn’t replace a full TR19 clean.
Extract fan cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Tortington
A fan never collects grease in a neat, even layer. Heavier deposits on some blades throw the impeller off balance, which brings vibration, noise and extra wear on the bearings and motor. Cleaning the impeller and housing puts that right. If you have vibration from an unbalanced impeller and a fan that has never been cleaned, we can put it right, from fan housings, roof-mounted fans and axial fans onwards.
For a kitchen in or near Tortington, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy, filters, duct, fan and discharge, with a certificate and photo report at the end.
It’s worth checking any contractor’s accreditations. Ours are BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
- Location
- Tortington (BN18)
- Region
- West Sussex
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Price
- A fixed price before any work starts
- When we work
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Leave it or put it right?
The fan is part of the fire path. TR19® Grease covers the whole extract, fan included and many insurers require the full system to be cleaned to TR19. A planned visit to Tortington is easier to arrange than an emergency callout.
Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Call for a fixed quote and we will explain each part.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Tortington
- We diagnose before we treat
- A written report with pictures after every visit
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Fixed quotes, typically within one working day
Read our cost guide and our accreditations.
What extract fan cleaning looks like in Tortington
Tortington lies within about 3 miles of the sea. Metal on the roof weathers faster close to the coast, and the extract fan and cowl are no exception. Look up Tortington on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you’ll find about 24 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 3 takeaways across Tortington and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Grease builds up on fan blades and housings in kitchens like these, unbalancing the impeller. Tortington sits within the area of West Sussex 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.
Commuter trade near Ford station can mean long cooking hours, and long hours put a kitchen into BESA’s more frequent cleaning bands. Term dates shape school work: for a school like Arundel CofE Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
Tortington is about 3 miles north-west of Littlehampton, in West Sussex. We carry out extract fan cleaning for commercial premises of every kind in Tortington and the rest of West Sussex. 371 places in West Sussex are on our list, large and small. Brighton is in our area too, around 19 miles away.
All of BN18 is within our area for extract fan cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. That includes premises on Ford Road and Gaugemaster Way and nearby roads. If your site is just outside Tortington, we cover Ford (1 mile south), Lyminster (1 mile east), Arundel (1 mile north-east), Wick (2 miles south-east) and Climping (2 miles south). We also work in nearby towns such as Worthing (8 miles east), Bognor Regis (6 miles south-west), Chichester (9 miles west), Selsey (12 miles south-west), Littlehampton (3 miles south-east) and Shoreham-by-Sea (13 miles east).
Landmarks near Tortington
Typical jobs here are in premises near The Arundel Arms Public House At Ford Station and The Littlehampton Academy. There’s a railway station in Tortington itself: Ford station. Other landmarks nearby include Arundel Castle (1.8 miles north-east) and Arundel and District Hospital (1.4 miles north). Green spaces nearby include WWT Arundel.
What your team can do, and what needs us
Staff cleaning does not replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, and that’s where we come in.
Signs you need extract fan cleaning in Tortington
A fan on a roof or hidden in a ceiling void is easy to forget. A fan that has never been cleaned can be heavily coated, and the report will show it.
Most sites get in touch after spotting one of these:
- Vibration from an unbalanced impeller
- Grease around the motor and its mounts
- Less air being pulled from the kitchen
- A fan left out of previous cleans
Healthcare kitchens cannot easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Tortington is Arundel and District Hospital, about 1.4 miles north.
What to look for in a quote
- Proof of insurance
- What happens if part of the system cannot be accessed
- What hours they’ll be on site
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
When it’s something else
A few issues sit outside what this work can do:
- An impeller that is bent or split
- Grease in the duct and canopy before the fan (those need a full TR19 clean)
- An undersized fan that cannot cope
Not sure which it is? You can give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
What we work on in Tortington
- Fan housings
- Axial fans
- Discharge points
- Centrifugal fans
- In-line fans
- Roof-mounted fans
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What else we do in Tortington
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too in Tortington and across West Sussex. Work can be phased by floor, building or site to keep disruption down.
If you look after several sites, 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.
The process
The visit has three parts: getting the area ready, doing the work and signing it off. Getting ready means protecting surfaces and switching off what needs to be off, while signing off means the written report and photos. The middle part takes longest, which takes an hour or two for one fan, longer when it’s hard to reach. If you can send photos, we can arrive in Tortington knowing what to expect.
- Diagnosis first: we look for grease, noise and vibration.
- With the fan isolated, the housing is opened.
- Each blade is cleaned so the impeller runs evenly.
- Housing, outlet and the area around the motor are cleaned.
- We run the fan and note its condition in the photo report.
How to prepare
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
How to get a quote
To get a fixed quote, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. A few pictures and your last certificate or report help a lot. We normally come back within one working day.
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Looking after it afterwards
Once we have finished, these simple steps help:
- Keep the fan on whenever the range is lit
- Check filters are seated before cooking
- Keep each photo report with the maintenance log
- Note any drop in extraction at the canopy
Where the fan needs repair rather than cleaning, the report says so. We also repair and replace extract fans, so you have one point of contact.
Do not run the kitchen with the extract off. Air that keeps moving carries vapour out rather than letting it settle, so keeping it running helps keep it clean.