Southend-on-Sea · Extract fan cleaning
Extract Fan Cleaning in Westcliff-on-Sea
Extract fan cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Westcliff-on-Sea. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- A smell of hot grease from the extract
- A noisy fan that has got louder over time
- Fat spreading onto the roof or wall by the fan
Different parts, different methods
Impellers and blades
While the impeller is clean, we can see its condition: chips, distortion or wear. Anything we see goes on the report.
Roof-mounted fans
Roof fans also discharge grease onto the roof around them and we check the area around the outlet. Heavy staining is noted on the report.
How we handle extract fan cleaning in Westcliff-on-Sea
Any fan serving a kitchen in Westcliff-on-Sea is cleaned the same careful way as anywhere else: isolated first, then opened, scraped and degreased. The result is photographed for your records. If you have a heavily greased fan housing and burning smells from the fan area, we can help, from discharge points, in-line fans and roof-mounted fans onwards.
Kitchens around a place like Westcliff-on-Sea are often in older buildings or single-storey extensions, with the duct running through a roof space or up an outside wall. Flat runs collect grease and need proper access to clean.
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers all look at records. So every job comes with a written report and pictures, and grease extract cleans come with a TR19® certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Place
- Westcliff-on-Sea (SS0, SS1, SS2)
- Wider area
- Southend-on-Sea
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed price before work begins
- When we work
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
For landlords and multi-site operators
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, 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.
Looking after it afterwards
Results last longer with the right care. We suggest:
- Keep records of every fan clean
- Watch for grease marks around the outlet
- Never cook with a filter missing
- Tell us if the extract feels weaker
We take away the grease and dirty water from the fan clean. On a roof or outside wall, we leave the surrounding area tidy.
Run the fan throughout cooking. Grease settles faster when the air stops moving, so keeping it running helps keep it clean.
Honest limits
To be straight with you, some problems need a different fix:
- A dirty duct upstream of the fan
- An undersized fan that cannot cope
- Electrical faults in the fan’s supply or controls (an electrician’s job)
If you are not sure, just call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will give you a straight answer.
What the work covers
- Centrifugal fans
- Axial fans
- Fan housings
- In-line fans
- Discharge points
- Roof-mounted fans
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What staff can safely do
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, alongside our reports.
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
What happens on the day
The visit has three parts: set-up, the treatment itself and the sign-off. Set-up means sheeting and making equipment safe, and the sign-off is a written report with pictures. Most of the time goes on the work itself, and that takes a few hours where there are several fans or heavy deposits. Everything the job in Westcliff-on-Sea needs is worked out beforehand, from the survey.
- First we locate the fan and agree how it’s safely isolated.
- The fan is isolated so it cannot start while we work.
- Grease is scraped from the impeller blades and the inside of the housing.
- We degrease the fan and housing, taking care around the motor.
- We reassemble, run the fan and photograph the result.
Before we arrive
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
Get a fixed quote
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in pictures, get a survey first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
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Extract fan cleaning around Westcliff-on-Sea
At about 1 mile from the coast, Westcliff-on-Sea is close enough for sea air to matter. Metal on the roof weathers faster close to the coast, and the extract fan and cowl are no exception. There are about 342 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 71 takeaways in and around Westcliff-on-Sea, up to about a mile and a half out, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Each kitchen extract among them ends at a fan, and grease on the impeller strains the motor. Environmental health officers from Southend-On-Sea council inspect food businesses in Westcliff-on-Sea. 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.
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Southend University Hospital is the nearest hospital to Westcliff-on-Sea, about 1 mile north. Where a hall near St Saviour's, or anywhere in Westcliff-on-Sea, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does. Term dates shape school work: for a school like St Bernard's High School and Arts College, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
Westcliff-on-Sea is about 1 mile south-west of Southend-on-Sea, in Southend-on-Sea. We carry out extract fan cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Westcliff-on-Sea and the rest of Southend-on-Sea. Westcliff-on-Sea is one of 16 towns, villages and districts in Southend-on-Sea we cover for extract fan cleaning. We also work in Chelmsford, about 16 miles from Westcliff-on-Sea.
Every address in SS0, SS1 and SS2 is covered for extract fan cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Local streets include West Road, Kings Road and Manor Road, and we cover them all for extract fan cleaning. With the A13 close by, Westcliff-on-Sea is easy for our technicians to reach at any hour. Neighbouring places we cover for extract fan cleaning include Milton (1 mile south-east), Southend-on-Sea (1 mile north-east), Chalkwell (1 mile west), Leigh-on-Sea (2 miles west) and Eastwood (2 miles north-west). We also work in nearby towns such as Shoeburyness (4 miles east), North Shoebury (4 miles east), Great Wakering (5 miles east) and Thorpe Bay (3 miles east).
Near you in Westcliff-on-Sea
Typical jobs here are in premises near The Railway Hotel, Chalkwell Park and Milton Hall Primary School and Nursery and the streets around them. There’s a railway station in Westcliff-on-Sea itself: Westcliff station. Well-known places in the area include Southend Historic Aircraft Museum (1.5 miles north) and Southend University Hospital (1 mile north). Green spaces nearby include Two Tree Island.
Westcliff-on-Sea questions
Does the sea air around Westcliff-on-Sea make a difference to extract fan cleaning?
It can. Westcliff-on-Sea is within about 1 mile of the coast, and salt air speeds up corrosion. Rooftop fans, discharge cowls and fixings are checked for corrosion as well as grease.
Do you work in villages like Westcliff-on-Sea?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. The journey is planned ahead, so a few details about the route help.
Are you fully insured?
Yes, we’re fully insured. CHAS and SafeContractor accreditation sit alongside it, for sites that check contractor safety.
Should the extract fan be cleaned as part of TR19?
Yes, a full TR19 clean includes the fan. If a fan can’t be reached, the report says so, so the record is accurate.
Do you provide a report after cleaning the fan?
You get a photo report with before and after photos of the fan. Full system cleans come with a TR19 certificate as well.
What makes a kitchen extract fan vibrate?
Uneven grease on the impeller often causes it. After cleaning, we will tell you if wear or damage is also involved.
How long will it take to clean the fan?
Allow an hour or two for most single fans. We’ll confirm the time when we quote.
Who is the responsible person?
In the words of the Fire Safety Order 2005, it’s the responsible person. That is generally the employer or the person in control of the premises, and in shared buildings more than one person can have duties. Your lease and fire risk assessment should make it clear.
What happens if it’s left?
Grease on a roof fan can also escape outside. That stains surfaces and can add to the fire risk outside the building, which is one more reason to keep it clean. It’s easy to lose track of when the work was last done on a quieter site.
Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced 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 explain each part.
What you get with us
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- In business since 2009
- Full insurance on every job
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
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