Brighton and Hove · Extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in West Hill, Brighton and Hove
Extract fan cleaning across West Hill and nearby, timed so the site keeps working and signed off in writing with pictures.
- Grease around the motor and its mounts
- A smell of hot grease from the extract
- An extract fan with no cleaning record
Managing agents and facilities teams in West Hill
The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we’re happy to quote for all of it.
How we handle extract fan cleaning in West Hill
In West Hill, 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. We are often asked to deal with vibration from an unbalanced impeller and a fan that has never been cleaned, across centrifugal fans, in-line fans and discharge points.
In a smaller place like West Hill, the kitchens with extract systems are more likely to be a pub, a café, a takeaway or a school or care home kitchen than a big restaurant. Quieter kitchens still collect grease in the duct, just more slowly, so the interval is set by hours of use and grease readings.
Every visit ends with a written report and photos, so you have a record of what was done and when. Where the work is a TR19® Grease clean, the certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Location
- West Hill (BN1, BN3, BN2)
- Wider area
- Brighton and Hove
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
When to call us in West Hill
The fan sits at the end of the grease’s journey. The grease that is left lands on the blades and the casing where the spinning blades spread it around.
It’s time to book a visit if you see:
- A noisy fan that has got louder over time
- A fan coated in grease inside its housing
- An extract fan that vibrates or rattles
- Hot, greasy smells near the fan
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Montefiore Hospital about 0.5 miles west, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.
What your quote should include
- Whether a survey comes first
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- Whether a written report and pictures are included
- How they set the interval to the next visit
Aftercare tips
Looking after the system between visits is straightforward, and it helps at the next visit:
- Report grease escaping from the fan
- Book the fan into every full TR19 clean
- Flag smoke lingering at the canopy
- Keep each photo report with the maintenance log
The photo report shows the fan before and after cleaning. It notes what was done and anything that couldn’t be reached, along with the recommended next clean date.
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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Part by part
Impellers and blades
The impeller is the spinning part that moves the air, and it collects grease unevenly. That’s what unbalances the fan, so it’s cleaned carefully blade by blade.
Fan housings and motors
Inside the casing, grease is thrown onto the walls. It’s scraped and degreased with the impeller.
What extract fan cleaning looks like in West Hill
At about 1 mile from the coast, West Hill is close enough for sea air to matter. Salt air speeds up corrosion of roof-level fans, discharge cowls and their fixings. According to Food Standards Agency records, there are about 269 pubs and bars and about 47 hotels and B&Bs in West Hill and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Where they serve hot food, their kitchen extracts need cleaning to TR19® like any restaurant’s. Kitchens in West Hill get their food hygiene inspections from Brighton and Hove council. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
Church and community hall kitchens, near Galeed Strict Baptist Chapel or anywhere around West Hill, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other. A kitchen near Brighton station that serves breakfast and dinner can run its extract twelve hours or more, which shortens the cleaning interval.
West Hill is about 1 mile west of Brighton, in Brighton and Hove. We provide extract fan cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in West Hill and the rest of Brighton and Hove. West Hill is one of 30 places in Brighton and Hove where we work for commercial clients.
We work across the BN1, BN3 and BN2 postcode area for extract fan cleaning and the roads nearby. Extract fan cleaning is available to premises on Powis Road, North Road and York Avenue and the roads around them. West Hill sits on or near the A2010, which makes travel easy for evening and night visits. Close by, we work in Seven Dials (1 mile north-west), Brunswick (1 mile south-west), Prestonville (1 mile north-west), Brighton (1 mile east) and Carlton Hill (1 mile south-east). We also work in nearby towns such as Hangleton (3 miles north-west), Saltdean (5 miles east), East Saltdean (5 miles east), Rottingdean (4 miles east) and Ovingdean (3 miles east). West Hill is one of the larger places we cover in Brighton and Hove for extract fan cleaning.
Near you in West Hill
Typical jobs here are in premises near Brighton Girls, The Cow pub and Academy of Creative Training and the streets around them. There’s a railway station in West Hill itself: Brighton station. Other landmarks nearby include Churchill Square (0.5 miles south) and Montefiore Hospital (0.5 miles west). The countryside around West Hill includes Whitehawk Hill and Newmarket Hill.
FAQs for West Hill
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in West Hill?
In West Hill, it’s Brighton and Hove council that carries out food hygiene inspections. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
Do you work in villages like West Hill?
Yes. Villages and rural sites across the South East are part of our work, West Hill included. The journey is planned ahead, so a few details about the route help.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes. For many sites, photos and a few details are enough, and larger or hidden systems get a visit.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
All kinds of commercial and public premises: kitchens, offices, schools, healthcare, retail, leisure and food production. Work is timed around how each site runs.
How much notice do you need?
That depends on the slot you want and the size of the job. Mention your preferred dates with your enquiry, and if it’s an emergency, call us any time.
Do you provide a report after cleaning the fan?
A photo report shows the fan before and after. If it’s part of a full TR19 clean, a TR19 certificate is issued too.
What should I send you?
Where the site is, what it is and when it’s open, along with a few pictures and any previous report.
Do we need to close while you work?
Not usually. We work when the area is out of use, such as evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends, so the site can carry on as normal.
Why it’s worth doing now in West Hill
The fan is part of the fire path. 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. Light use slows the build-up but does not stop it.
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: how much there is, how we reach it, what state it’s in and when we can work. Call for a fixed quote and we will go through it with you.
Why choose Duct Doctor in West Hill
- Fully insured
- Every job surveyed first
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
Take a look at how cleaning jobs are priced and our accreditations and certificates.
How it works
We are used to working while the site is closed. Evenings, nights and weekends are when much of our work happens, so the site can open as normal afterwards. On site, the work takes a couple of hours per fan, depending on its size and the build-up. Tell us when your site near West Hill is quiet and the visit will be booked for then.
- The fan is found and its type, access and isolation checked.
- It’s isolated so it cannot run while we work.
- Grease is scraped off the impeller blades and casing.
- The fan is degreased, taking care around the motor.
- It’s closed up, run, checked and photographed for the report.
Preparing for the visit
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
How to get a quote
There’s no standard price list, because no two systems are the same. Instead, we look at your site first, from photos or a survey, then send a fixed quote. To start, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
Advice
Honest limits
We’d rather tell you now than book work that won’t help, so here are the limits:
- A fan that won’t start
- A fan that’s too small for the system (a design question)
- A dirty duct upstream of the fan
If in doubt, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will say what we think.
Where we work
- Axial fans
- Fan housings
- Discharge points
- In-line fans
- Centrifugal fans
- Roof-mounted fans