East Sussex · Extract fan cleaning
Upper Dicker extract fan cleaning
Professional extract fan cleaning in and around Upper Dicker, booked around your opening hours and finished with a written report and photos.
- A motor area thick with grease
- A fan left out of previous cleans
- A heavily greased fan housing
Extract fan cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Upper Dicker
Cleaning removes grease, not wear. If we find worn bearings, a struggling motor or damage to the impeller, we will tell you and fan repair or replacement is something we also do. You’ll know whether the fan just needed cleaning or something more. If you have burning smells from the fan area and grease around the motor and its mounts, we can help.
Work in a small place like Upper Dicker starts with a call to agree access and timings, and the clean itself is the same full TR19® job as in any town: canopy to discharge, then a TR19® certificate and a photo report.
Our accreditations include CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured. On top of that, we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we have been trading since 2009.
- Location
- Upper Dicker (BN27)
- Region
- East Sussex
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- When we work
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
What affects the cost of extract fan cleaning
Your quote is based on your site. We take into account:
- The size of the system
- Travel, parking and unloading
- A single visit or a regular plan
- Site rules, permits and inductions
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That’s why we survey first, from photos or on site, and the price is agreed before work begins.
What to send for a quote
Before you ask for a quote, gather:
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- Any previous report or certificate
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- A few general shots of the system
To help us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, photos of the system and any previous report or certificate. Once you have those, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
What a clean will not put right
We will not sell you work that does not address the problem, so these are the things it won’t cover:
- A motor that has burnt out
- A fan that was never right for the kitchen
- Wiring faults to the fan
If in doubt, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we’ll say what we think before booking.
Where we work
- In-line fans
- Centrifugal fans
- Roof-mounted fans
- Fan housings
- Axial fans
- Discharge points
What happens on the day
Our technicians bring everything the work needs, including protection sheets, the right tools and access kit. All we need from you is clear access and the right equipment switched off. The visit takes an hour or two for one fan, longer when it’s hard to reach. Photos of the system and how to reach it help us plan a visit to Upper Dicker.
- Diagnosis first: we look for grease, noise and vibration.
- Once isolated, we open the fan up.
- 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.
Preparing for the visit
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
Getting a quote
To get a fixed quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line 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 typically have a quote within one working day.
Related advice
Aftercare tips
To keep the system working properly between visits:
- Report rattles or humming early
- Make sure the fan is included each time
- Tell us if the extract feels weaker
- Keep each photo report with the maintenance log
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.
Stick to the interval for the full extract. A fan cleaned with the rest of the system on time rarely gets badly coated, in line with BESA guidance.
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Extract fan cleaning in Upper Dicker: the local picture
Food Standards Agency records include about 3 pubs and bars within about 1.5 miles of central Upper Dicker. Where they serve hot food, their kitchen extracts need cleaning to TR19® like any restaurant’s. Fire safety in Upper Dicker falls to East 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. It’s Wealden council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Upper Dicker. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
Church and community hall kitchens, near Holy Trinity or anywhere around Upper Dicker, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other. For schools such as Bede's Prep School, kitchen extract cleaning is normally booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed. A hospital like Hellingly Hospital Railway, about 2.8 miles north-east, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day.
Upper Dicker is about 2 miles west of Hailsham, in East Sussex. For extract fan cleaning in and around Upper Dicker, please ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email for a fixed quote. Our area covers London and the South East, including Upper Dicker. Across East Sussex, we cover 289 places, and Upper Dicker is one of them. Our Brighton page covers sites nearby (15 miles or so).
Work in BN27 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. That includes premises on Camberlot Road, Old Forge Close and Coldharbour Road and nearby roads. Neighbouring places we cover for extract fan cleaning include Lower Dicker (1 mile north-east), Tile Hurst (1 mile east), Lower Horsebridge (2 miles north-east), Nash Street (2 miles north) and Upper Horsebridge (2 miles east). Further out, we also cover Eastbourne (7 miles south-east), Bexhill-on-Sea (12 miles east), Seaford (8 miles south-west), Lewes (9 miles west), Crowborough (13 miles north) and St Leonards (15 miles east).
What’s near Upper Dicker
Around Upper Dicker, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The Plough Inn, Park Mead Primary School and Hailsham Community College, among other places. The nearest railway station is Berwick (Sussex) station, about 2.5 miles south-west of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find Agricultural Museum (3.6 miles south) and Hellingly Hospital Railway (2.8 miles north-east). For a walk, there’s Firle Beacon.
Common questions in Upper Dicker
Can the work in Upper Dicker be done at night or at weekends?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. That way a site in Upper Dicker does not have to lose a day’s trading. When you phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line, mention when the site is quiet.
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Upper Dicker?
In Upper Dicker, it’s Wealden council that carries out food hygiene inspections. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
How often does the fan need cleaning?
With the whole system, at intervals set by BESA guidance: from 3-monthly for heavy use to 12-monthly for light use. Some fans need attention sooner.
How long is a fan clean?
A single accessible fan doesn’t take long, while fans on high roofs or in tight voids take longer. It’s done while the kitchen is closed.
What do you do with what you remove?
It’s contained and taken away. Grease, debris and waste water are collected as the work goes on, so it does not spread.
Are you fully insured?
Yes. We carry full insurance and have been trading since 2009.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes. For many sites, pictures and a few details are enough, while bigger or harder-to-see systems are surveyed on site.
Are you accredited?
Duct Doctor is a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we carry full insurance.
Leave it or put it right?
Cleaning the fan in Upper Dicker now is a short job: the work takes a few hours where there are several fans or heavy deposits. Waiting adds vibration, wear and a harder clean. It’s worth booking a check, because nobody sees inside a duct day to day.
You will not find a price list here, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. For a fixed quote, call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email, and we will explain what it covers.
Why us?
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- Photo reports with every job
- In business since 2009
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
Multi-site and managed buildings
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
Where a tenant occupies the premises but the landlord owns the building, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We can quote either party and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
What your team can do, and what needs us
A few tasks are always specialist work: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings call for the right kit, training and safe access. Leave those to us.
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.