West Sussex · Extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in Twineham, West Sussex
We cover Twineham for cleaning of kitchen extract fans, impellers, fan housings and discharge points. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports on every job.
- Fat spreading onto the roof or wall by the fan
- Vibration from an unbalanced impeller
- A motor area thick with grease
Your questions about extract fan cleaning in Twineham
Can you come to Twineham after we close?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. Your customers, staff or residents in Twineham needn’t be disturbed. When you give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email, mention when the site is quiet.
Do you work in villages like Twineham?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. A survey first, from photos or a visit, means we arrive with the right kit.
Why has my extract fan got louder?
Grease on the blades and housing is one of the usual causes, since uneven grease makes it run out of balance. It can also be wear in the bearings or motor, which our report will flag.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes. Tell us what you have and how it’s used, and we will suggest a schedule and quote for it.
What’s the cleaning interval for an extract fan?
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.
What does TR19 mean?
BESA’s ventilation hygiene specification, with two parts that matter most here: TR19® Grease for kitchen extracts and TR19® Air for supply and extract systems. It is not law, but it’s the benchmark.
Are you accredited?
CHAS, SafeContractor, ISO 9001 and BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We have been trading since 2009 and we are fully insured.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. Tell us the addresses and what each needs and we will quote them together.
Extract fan cleaning in Twineham, done properly
In Twineham, as everywhere we work, the fan follows a set routine: isolated first, then opened, scraped and degreased. Your report shows the impeller as we found it and as we left it. The work covers discharge points, roof-mounted fans and fan housings, and common reasons people get in touch are vibration from an unbalanced impeller and grease stains around the discharge.
Work in a small place like Twineham starts with a call to agree access and timings, and the clean itself is the same full TR19® job as in any town: canopy, filters, duct, fan and discharge, with a certificate and photo report at the end.
Our accreditations include CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured. On top of that, we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we’ve been trading since 2009.
- Place
- Twineham (RH17)
- Region
- West Sussex
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Extract fan cleaning around Twineham
The FSA’s data shows about 4 bars, pubs and nightclubs registered within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Twineham. Breakfasts, bar meals and functions all put grease into the extract wherever they’re cooked. Environmental health officers from Mid Sussex council inspect food businesses in Twineham. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector. Twineham sits within the area of West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. Fire and rescue authorities enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic premises, and in a kitchen that fire risk includes the grease in the extract.
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; The Dene Hospital is the nearest hospital to Twineham, about 2 miles east. School kitchens, at schools like Twineham CofE Primary School for example, are normally cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
Twineham is about 4 miles west of Burgess Hill, in West Sussex. Whatever kind of site you run in Twineham, we can take on extract fan cleaning. We can work out of hours so trading is not interrupted. Twineham is one of 371 places in West Sussex where we work for extract fan cleaning. Brighton is in our area too, around 10 miles away.
Work in RH17 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Other places close to Twineham include Twineham Green (1 mile north), Wineham (1 mile west), Crosspost (2 miles north), High Cross (2 miles south) and Kent Street (2 miles north-west). Larger places within reach include Crawley (10 miles north), Horsham (8 miles north-west), Worthing (13 miles south-west), Haywards Heath (6 miles north-east), Burgess Hill (4 miles east) and East Grinstead (14 miles north-east).
Local landmarks in Twineham
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around St Paul's Catholic College and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Burgess Hill station, about 3.7 miles east of the centre. Nearby you will also find The Dene Hospital (2 miles east) and Burgess Hill Museum (3.6 miles east). Open spaces near Twineham include Bedelands Farm Nature Reserve and Wolstonbury Hill.
When it’s something else
A few issues sit outside what this work can do:
- A fan that was never right for the kitchen
- A cracked or broken impeller (it needs replacing)
- Grease in the canopy and ductwork
If you are not sure, just call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll give you a straight answer.
Where we work
- In-line fans
- Roof-mounted fans
- Discharge points
- Axial fans
- Centrifugal fans
- Fan housings
What staff can safely do
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.
If your staff spot something between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We can diagnose it and quote.
What happens on the day
Our technicians bring everything the work needs, from protective sheeting to tools and access equipment. You only need to give us clear access and switch off what needs to be off. On site, the work takes a couple of hours per fan, depending on its size and the build-up. The timing of a visit to Twineham is set by you, and the travel is our side of the planning.
- We start by checking where the fan sits and how to isolate it.
- The fan is isolated so it can’t start while we work.
- The impeller and the housing around it are scraped clean.
- The fan and its surrounds are degreased, keeping clear of the motor’s electrics.
- It’s closed up, run and checked, and pictures go into your report.
Before we arrive
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
- Tell us where we can park and unload
How to get a quote
To get a fixed quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. You’ll normally have a quote within one working day.
Related advice
Why deal with it now?
A greasy fan has to work harder to move the same air. Airflow at the canopy drops and the kitchen gets hotter and smokier and the motor works harder. With notice, the visit to Twineham can be fitted around your bookings and events.
Every site is different, so we price each one individually. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all make a difference.
What you get with us
- A written report with pictures after each visit
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- Fixed quotes from a survey or pictures
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
Read our cost guide or how to check a contractor.
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Aftercare tips
Think of this as the after-treatment advice, in brief:
- Book the fan into every full TR19 clean
- Never cook with a filter missing
- Listen for new noises or vibration from the fan
- Note any drop in extraction at the canopy
Where the fan needs repair rather than cleaning, the report says so. Fan repair and replacement are services we offer too, so you have one point of contact.
Keep the route to the fan clear. Clear access means it’s never left out of a clean, whether it’s on a roof, in a ceiling or on a wall.
For landlords and multi-site operators
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Each visit produces a dated report with pictures, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
Running several sites is easier with one contractor. We cover South East England and London, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept on a regular cycle.
Do you need extract fan cleaning in Twineham?
The fan sits at the end of the grease’s journey. Whatever grease is still in it settles on the impeller and inside the housing, and the spinning blades fling it onto the walls of the housing.
What we’re most often called out for:
- Rough running from the extract fan
- An extract fan with no cleaning record
- Grease escaping from the fan outlet
- An extract fan that vibrates or rattles
If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Ockenden Manor is about 4.1 miles north-east), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning.
What to look for in a quote
- Whether the price is fixed
- Whether a written report and pictures are included
- What insurance they carry
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor