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Extract Fan Cleaning in Westergate
Extract fan cleaning for Westergate, with a survey first and a report with pictures at the end. Call for a fixed quote.
- Grease escaping from the fan outlet
- A fan that no longer moves enough air
- A fan shaking on its mounts
Extract fan cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Westergate
We’ve been trading since 2009. As a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, we clean to BESA TR19® Grease, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 and full insurance. Typical jobs include vibration from an unbalanced impeller and fat spreading onto the roof or wall by the fan, across centrifugal fans, discharge points and in-line fans.
Size does not change the work: a kitchen in a place like Westergate gets the whole system cleaned, canopy to discharge. The visit is booked around your opening hours, and the journey is planned ahead.
The report is your system’s health record: dated, with photos, and showing what was done. For TR19® Grease cleans, the certificate comes through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal, ready for your insurer.
- Place
- Westergate (PO20)
- Wider area
- West Sussex
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
FAQs for Westergate
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Westergate?
Food hygiene inspections in Westergate are carried out by Arun council. Have your latest TR19® certificate and photo report to hand, as an officer may ask how the extract is maintained.
Do you do school kitchen extract cleaning in Westergate in the summer holidays?
Yes, holiday work suits schools best. Around Westergate, the Food Standards Agency lists about 7 schools and colleges with registered kitchens within a mile and a half or so. Send us your term dates when you phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos, and we will fit the work in.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. Scheduled maintenance plans are part of what we do, set at the interval the system needs. Each report recommends when the next visit should be.
Where does the waste go?
Anything we remove is contained as we work and taken away with us, including grease, debris and dirty water. None of it is left on site.
Are you accredited?
CHAS, SafeContractor, ISO 9001 and BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We are fully insured and have been trading since 2009.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes, always. Diagnosis comes before treatment: the survey shows what needs doing and what access we need and the fixed quote is built on it.
Can the fan be cleaned between full cleans?
Yes, where it makes sense. We’ll often suggest checking the duct too, as a greasy fan typically means a greasy duct, but the choice is yours.
How often does the fan need cleaning?
At least as often as the rest of the extract, which BESA guidance sets by daily cooking hours: from 3-monthly for heavy use to 12-monthly for light use. Some fans need attention sooner.
How the visit works
There are three stages on the day: set-up, the treatment itself and the sign-off. Set-up means sheeting and making equipment safe, while signing off means the written report and photos. The middle part takes longest, which takes an hour or two for most single fans. Tell us about any gates, ladders or locked plant areas at your site near Westergate when you book.
- We start by checking where the fan sits and how to isolate it.
- With the fan isolated, the housing is opened.
- Grease is scraped from the impeller blades and the inside of the housing.
- Blades, housing and the area around the motor are degreased with care.
- We reassemble, run the fan and photograph the result.
How to prepare
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
How to get a quote
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, from your photos and details or, where that is not enough, a survey on site. After that, you get a fixed price for the work so you know the cost before any work starts.
Advice
What affects the quote in Westergate
Sites vary more than people expect. What affects the quote:
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- The number of sites or systems
- What state the system is in
- The scale of the work
You won’t find a price list here, because each job is priced on what it involves. Call for a fixed quote, and we’ll explain what it covers.
Asking for a quote
To help us quote quickly, please include:
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- Any previous report or certificate
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
For extract fan cleaning in Westergate, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, and send pictures or your last report if you can. We usually send a fixed quote within one working day.
Why it’s worth doing now in Westergate
A greasy fan has to work harder to move the same air. Less air is pulled from the kitchen, so heat and smoke linger and the motor works harder. Light use slows the build-up but doesn’t stop it.
Leaving it longer rarely makes the work cheaper. Problems in a system tend to grow, and a neglected system can mean more work. If you are not sure what’s needed, call 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will give you an honest view and a fixed quote.
Why book with us
- Fixed quotes from a survey or pictures
- Full insurance on every job
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- Photo reports with every job
What a clean won’t put right
Some problems need a different service or another trade:
- A cracked or broken impeller (it needs replacing)
- A motor that has burnt out
- Electrical faults in the fan’s supply or controls (an electrician’s job)
If you’re not sure, just call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will give you a straight answer before you book.
What we work on in Westergate
- Axial fans
- In-line fans
- Centrifugal fans
- Discharge points
- Roof-mounted fans
- Fan housings
Places near Westergate
What else we do in Westergate
Extract fan cleaning in Westergate: the local picture
Look up Westergate on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you will find about 7 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 5 takeaways within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Westergate. Grease builds up on fan blades and housings in kitchens like these, unbalancing the impeller. Westergate is covered by West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel. In Westergate, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Arun 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.
Older buildings often hide long, awkward duct runs, and if you run a kitchen at a historic venue in the area (Goodwood House is about 4 miles north-west), access may need planning. If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Bognor Regis War Memorial Hospital about 3.1 miles south, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen. If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Aldingbourne Primary School or anywhere near Westergate, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
Westergate is about 3 miles north of Bognor Regis, in West Sussex. We carry out extract fan cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Westergate and the rest of West Sussex. Westergate is one of 371 places in West Sussex we cover for extract fan cleaning. You can also see our page for Portsmouth, roughly 18 miles from Westergate.
Every address in PO20 is covered for extract fan cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. Whether your site is on Oaks Close, Westergate Street and Rosvara Avenue or a nearby road, we can help. If your site is just outside Westergate, we cover Nyton (1 mile north-west), Eastergate (1 mile east), Aldingbourne (1 mile west), Norton (1 mile north-west) and West Barnham (1 mile east). Within a short drive, we also cover Worthing (12 miles east), Bognor Regis (3 miles south), Chichester (5 miles west), Selsey (9 miles south-west), Littlehampton (6 miles east) and Lancing (15 miles east).
Landmarks near Westergate
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Ormiston Six Villages Academy. The closest station to Westergate is Barnham station, roughly 1.3 miles east. Other landmarks nearby include Tote Copse Castle (1 mile west) and Bognor Regis War Memorial Hospital (3.1 miles south).
What your team can do, and what needs us
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, which is where we come in.
Part by part
Impellers and blades
Coated blades move less air. Scraping and degreasing them restores their shape, so the fan can run as intended.
Inline duct fans
Inline fans sit within the duct run, often above a ceiling. They’re reached through access panels or by opening the casing after isolating them.
Keeping the system healthy
Aftercare is simple, and it makes the next visit easier:
- Note any drop in extraction at the canopy
- Don’t turn the fan off mid-service
- Listen for new noises or vibration from the fan
- Never cook with a filter missing
Keep the report with the maintenance log and fire risk assessment. It shows the fan’s condition at the time of the clean, which helps if anything changes later.
Keep the whole system on its cleaning cycle. Regular full cleans keep the fan from building up heavy deposits, in line with BESA guidance.