East Sussex · Extract fan cleaning
Extract Fan Cleaning in Westham
Our technicians work in Westham on cleaning of kitchen extract fans, impellers, fan housings and discharge points. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports on every job.
- Vibration from an unbalanced impeller
- Fat spreading onto the roof or wall by the fan
- Rough running from the extract fan
How the visit works
A visit follows the same order every time: sheeting and protection first, make the system safe, do the work, tidy up and hand over the paperwork. The visit itself takes an hour or two for most single fans. The timing of a visit to Westham is set by you, and the travel is our side of the planning.
- Diagnosis first: we look for grease, noise and vibration.
- With the fan isolated, the housing is opened.
- The impeller is cleaned blade by blade so it runs balanced.
- Housing, outlet and the area around the motor are cleaned.
- We run the fan and note its condition in the photo report.
Before we arrive
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Clear loose items from the work area
Ask for a quote
Want a quote for extract fan cleaning? Please give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and tell us about the site. We’ll explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before anything is booked.
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Extract fan cleaning in Westham, done properly
Every TR19® Grease clean includes the extract fan, but some fans need cleaning between full cleans, for example when it’s noisy or vibrating. A fan-only clean is recorded as exactly that. The work covers fan housings, discharge points and in-line fans, and the jobs we see most are a fan coated in grease inside its housing and grease around the motor and its mounts.
Somewhere as small as Westham, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Every one of them still needs its extract kept clear of grease.
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers all look at records. So every job comes with a written report and pictures, plus a TR19® certificate through the BESCA VHE portal where the work is a TR19® Grease clean.
- Where
- Westham (BN24)
- Wider area
- East Sussex
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Working hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
When something else is needed
Extract fan cleaning cannot fix everything, and we’ll tell you before work begins. It doesn’t solve:
- Damaged fan blades
- Grease in the canopy and ductwork
- A motor that has burnt out
If you’re not sure, just ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will give you a straight answer before booking.
What the work covers
- Discharge points
- Axial fans
- Fan housings
- In-line fans
- Roof-mounted fans
- Centrifugal fans
Why deal with it now?
Vibration from an unbalanced impeller doesn’t stay small. It can wear the bearings and lead to failure, which may leave the kitchen without extraction. Cleaning it early is far less disruptive. A fault that closes a site in a village like Westham affects everyone who depends on it.
The cost depends on the size of the system, the condition it’s in and access to every part of it. We give you a fixed price before we start, so you know where you stand.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Westham
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- In business since 2009
- A fixed price before any work starts
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Westham questions
Which fire authority looks after Westham?
Fire safety enforcement in Westham is handled by East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
Do you do school kitchen extract cleaning in Westham in the summer holidays?
Yes, holiday work suits schools best. Around Westham, the Food Standards Agency lists about 2 schools and colleges with registered kitchens within a mile and a half or so. Send us your term dates when you give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email, and we will fit the work in.
How long is a fan clean?
One easily reached fan is quick, but hard-to-reach fans take more time. It’s done while the kitchen is closed.
How much does extract fan cleaning cost in Westham?
It depends on the site, so we quote each one individually. For a quote, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us with the site type, opening hours and a few photos.
Does the law say we must follow TR19?
No. The law sets the duty, and TR19® is the recognised benchmark for meeting it. Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person has to manage fire risk, and many insurers can refuse or reduce a claim without proof of cleaning.
Can the work be done while we are closed?
Yes. Give us your opening hours with your enquiry and we will plan the visit around them.
Do you work in Westham?
Yes. We work in Westham and across East Sussex, as part of our work across South East England and London. For a fixed quote, ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
How do you protect the area?
By covering it before any work starts. The work is kept contained and clean down when we finish.
Between visits
Here’s the after-treatment advice, short and simple:
- Never cook with a filter missing
- Tell us if the extract feels weaker
- Keep records of every fan clean
- Check the report shows the fan was cleaned
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.
A change in how the fan sounds is worth noting. New noise or vibration often means grease is building on the impeller and early action can save a repair.
For landlords and multi-site operators
Whether it’s one building or many, the standard is the same: the system surveyed, the price fixed, the visit fitted around trading and everything written up afterwards.
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We work across London and the South East, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept to a regular schedule.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
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.
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, next to our reports.
Extract fan cleaning in Westham: the local picture
Sea air reaches Westham, which sits within about 2 miles of the coast. Salt in the air is hard on rooftop fans, discharge cowls and fixings, so we check them for corrosion as well as grease. Food Standards Agency records list about 20 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 7 sandwich bars and takeaways within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Westham. Where they cook under a canopy, an extract fan is pulling grease-laden air through its blades every service. Kitchens in Westham get their food hygiene inspections from Wealden council. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
Term dates shape school work: for a school like Pevensey and Westham CofE Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break. If you cook for passing trade around Pevensey & Westham station, the extract can be cleaned between your last and first customer.
Westham is about 3 miles north-east of Eastbourne, in East Sussex. Every kind of commercial site in Westham, we can take on extract fan cleaning. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so trading isn’t interrupted. We cover 289 places across East Sussex, large and small. Brighton is in our area too, around 20 miles away.
Our technicians cover all of the BN24 postcode area for extract fan cleaning and the streets around it. If you need extract fan cleaning at premises on High Street, Linkway and Rattle Road or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. If your site is just outside Westham, we cover Jenkins' Green (1 mile north-west), Pevensey (1 mile east), Langney (1 mile south), Pevensey Bay (2 miles east) and Wartling (3 miles north-east). Further out, we also cover Eastbourne (3 miles south-west), Hastings (11 miles east), Bexhill-on-Sea (7 miles east), Seaford (10 miles west), Lewes (14 miles west) and Hailsham (4 miles north-west).
Around Westham
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Bishop Bell School and The Heron pub. There’s a railway station in Westham itself: Pevensey & Westham station. Well-known places in the area include Pevensey Castle (0.6 miles east) and Eastbourne District General Hospital (3.1 miles south-west). Not far away are Combe Hill.
Common problems we fix in Westham
A fan collects more grease when the filters let more through. When filters don’t seal, grease goes straight through to the fan, so the fan takes far more than it should.
Clients normally contact us when they notice something like this:
- Grease stains around the discharge
- A fan that has never been cleaned
- Thick grease on the impeller and casing
- Less air being pulled from the kitchen
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near St Mary's Church or elsewhere in Westham, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event.
What your quote should include
- Whether they recommend a next date
- Whether the price is fixed
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- Whether VAT is included