West Sussex · Extract fan cleaning
Extract Fan Cleaning in West Barnham
Cleaning of kitchen extract fans, impellers, fan housings and discharge points for businesses, landlords and public buildings in West Barnham. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- A motor area thick with grease
- Weak extraction at the canopy
- A smell of hot grease from the extract
Extract fan cleaning in West Barnham: the local picture
Food Standards Agency records list about 6 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 5 takeaways within about 1.5 miles of central West Barnham. Where they cook under a canopy, an extract fan is pulling grease-laden air through its blades every service. Fire safety in West Barnham falls to 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. Environmental health officers from Arun council inspect food businesses in West Barnham. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
If you run a café or takeaway near Barnham station, early starts and late finishes leave little time to clean, so overnight extract cleaning suits. Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Bognor Regis War Memorial Hospital is the nearest hospital to West Barnham, about 3.3 miles south-west. If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near The Parish Church of St Mary or elsewhere in West Barnham, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event.
West Barnham is about 4 miles north-east of Bognor Regis, in West Sussex. Whatever kind of site you run in West Barnham, we can take on extract fan cleaning. We can work out of hours so trading is not interrupted. West Barnham is one of 371 places in West Sussex where we work for commercial clients. There’s also a page for Portsmouth, about 19 miles away.
Here we cover the PO22 postcode area for extract fan cleaning. You will find streets such as Woodside, Orchard Way and Paddocks, all of which we cover for extract fan cleaning. Main roads around West Barnham include the B2233, which makes travel easy for extract fan cleaning. Neighbouring places we cover for extract fan cleaning include Barnham (1 mile south-east), Eastergate (1 mile north-west), Walberton (1 mile north-east), Westergate (1 mile west) and Fontwell (1 mile north). Further out, we also cover Worthing (11 miles east), Bognor Regis (4 miles south-west), Chichester (6 miles west), Selsey (9 miles south-west), Littlehampton (5 miles east) and Lancing (14 miles east).
Around West Barnham
In West Barnham, that means kitchens and buildings near St Philip Howard Catholic High School and The Murrell Arms and the streets around them. West Barnham has its own railway station: Barnham station. Nearby you will also find Tote Copse Castle (2.2 miles west) and Bognor Regis War Memorial Hospital (3.3 miles south-west). For a walk, there’s WWT Arundel.
Extract fan cleaning in West Barnham
Is the extract fan louder than it used to be, or the airflow weaker? A few details or a photo help when you call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us, and you will get a fixed price, typically within one working day. If you have a fan that has never been cleaned and weak extraction at the canopy, we can put it right.
Somewhere as small as West Barnham, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Each still has a canopy and duct that collect grease.
We’ve been trading since 2009, as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we carry full insurance.
- Location
- West Barnham (PO22)
- Region
- West Sussex
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
What affects the cost of extract fan cleaning
There’s no set price list, because sites vary so much. What we look at:
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- The condition of the system
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- A single visit or a regular plan
One small site or a whole estate, the quote is built the same way: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. You will have a fixed price before we start.
What to send for a quote
We can often survey from photos. The most useful are:
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- A few general shots of the system
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, either from pictures and details you send or from a site visit. After that, you get a fixed price for the work, before we start.
What staff can safely do
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. What they cannot safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, and that’s where we come in.
When your team notices a problem between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that won’t come clean, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We will take a look and send you a fixed quote.
How it works
When we arrive, we check the system against the survey or the photos you sent. If anything is different, we talk it through with the person on site before carrying on. From there, it takes a few hours where there are several fans or heavy deposits. Photos of the system and how to reach it help us plan a visit to West Barnham.
- We locate the fan and plan how to reach and isolate it.
- We isolate the power before opening the housing.
- Grease is scraped off the impeller blades and casing.
- Blades, housing and surrounds are degreased with care around the electrics.
- We reassemble, run and photograph the fan.
How to prepare
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
Getting a quote
For extract fan cleaning in West Barnham, call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form. Tell us what kind of premises it is and when it’s open, plus pictures or the previous report if they’re to hand. We normally send a fixed quote within one working day.
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Why deal with it now?
Grease on the fan is grease in the system. A TR19 clean that left out the fan wouldn’t cover the whole system and many insurers require the full system to be cleaned to TR19. It’s simpler to plan the work at West Barnham now than to arrange it in a hurry later.
What you pay reflects the actual work. That is why we survey first, from photos or on site, and the price is agreed before any work starts.
Why choose Duct Doctor in West Barnham
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- Fixed quotes, normally within one working day
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Full insurance on every job
See how cleaning jobs are priced or our accreditations and certificates.
How the job changes from site to site
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.
Inline duct fans
An inline fan can be easy to forget because it’s out of sight. The survey makes sure it’s part of the clean.
West Barnham questions
Which council inspects kitchens in West Barnham?
The local authority for West Barnham is Arun council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. It helps to keep the extract cleaning records with your food safety paperwork, so they’re ready if asked for.
Can a school canteen extract in West Barnham be done out of term time?
Yes, out-of-term visits are normal for schools. Food Standards Agency records list about 7 schools, colleges and universities with registered kitchens within about a mile and a half of West Barnham. Tell us your holiday dates and we’ll book the visit for when the site is empty.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes, day and night, every day of the year. Our office is open from 8am to 6pm on weekdays, and the emergency line covers the rest.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes, every time. Diagnosis comes before treatment: the survey tells us what the system needs and how to reach it and the fixed quote is built on it.
Are you insured?
Yes, fully. We also hold CHAS and SafeContractor, for sites that check contractor safety.
How far ahead should we book?
For planned work, earlier is better, particularly if your next visit is nearly due. For emergencies, we take calls 24/7.
Is the fan isolated during cleaning?
The fan is isolated before we open it, so it can’t run during the clean. With the extract off, the kitchen can’t cook, so we work out of hours.
Do you provide a report after cleaning the fan?
You get a photo report with before and after pictures of the fan. Full system cleans come with a TR19 certificate as well.
When it’s something else
Some problems need a different service or another trade:
- A failed motor or worn bearings (that needs a fan repair or replacement)
- A dirty duct upstream of the fan
- An impeller that is bent or split
If you’re not sure, just ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll give you a straight answer before you book.
Parts of the system we cover
- Fan housings
- Discharge points
- Axial fans
- In-line fans
- Roof-mounted fans
- Centrifugal fans
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we are happy to quote for all of it.
From a single site to a large estate, you get the same standard: a survey first, a fixed quote, the work timed around the site and a report with photos.