West Sussex · Extract fan cleaning
Westmeston extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning for Westmeston, from a team that has been trading since 2009. Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus a 24/7 emergency line.
- Grease around the motor and its mounts
- Thick grease on the impeller and casing
- An extract fan that vibrates or rattles
Extract fan cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Westmeston
A fan never collects grease in a neat, even layer. Heavier deposits on some blades throw the impeller off balance, leading to vibration, noise and strain on the motor and bearings. Cleaning the impeller and housing puts that right. The work covers in-line fans, axial fans and fan housings, and people most often call us about a fan that hums, whines or rumbles and a fan shaking on its mounts.
Work in a small place like Westmeston starts with a call to agree access and timings, and the clean itself is the same full TR19® job as in any town: canopy, filters, duct, fan and discharge, with a certificate and photo report at the end.
The report is your system’s health record: a dated account with pictures of everything we did. Grease extract cleans are also certificated to TR19® Grease through the BESCA VHE portal and sits alongside the report.
- Location
- Westmeston (BN6)
- Wider area
- West Sussex
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Managing agents and facilities teams in Westmeston
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too in Westmeston and across West Sussex. Larger estates can be phased building by building to keep disruption down.
When the building owner and the occupier are different, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We can quote either party, and the report can go to both.
Honest limits
It’s worth knowing the limits before booking:
- A dirty duct upstream of the fan
- Damaged fan blades
- A failed motor or worn bearings (that needs a fan repair or replacement)
If in doubt, call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we will say what we think.
Where we work
- Axial fans
- Discharge points
- Fan housings
- Roof-mounted fans
- Centrifugal fans
- In-line fans
Westmeston questions
Can a school canteen extract in Westmeston be done out of term time?
Yes. The holidays are the usual time for school work. There are about 2 schools, colleges and universities on the FSA’s food hygiene register within about 1.5 miles of Westmeston. Tell us your holiday dates and we will book the visit for when the site is empty.
Can the work in Westmeston be done at night or at weekends?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. Your customers, staff or residents in Westmeston needn’t be disturbed. When you phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form, mention when the site is quiet.
Will I get pictures of the cleaned fan?
Every clean has a photo report, along with notes on the fan’s condition. A full clean adds a TR19 certificate from the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
Does a TR19 kitchen extract clean cover the fan?
Yes, it should be. A TR19 Grease clean covers everything from canopy to discharge, and the fan sits right in that path, so it’s cleaned too.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. Send the list of sites and the work at each and you will get one fixed quote.
How long does extract fan cleaning take?
Allow an hour or two for one fan, longer when it’s hard to reach. We will confirm the time when we quote.
How much does extract fan cleaning cost in Westmeston?
We don’t publish prices, because the cost depends on the job: how big it is, what state it’s in, how we reach it and the working hours. We fix the price before any work starts.
How far ahead should we book?
Book as early as you can for planned work, especially if the next clean or test is due soon. Emergencies are different, because our line is open 24/7.
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What staff can safely do
Staff cleaning doesn’t replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
Staff cleaning and specialist work are not the same thing. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but they do not reach the grease that builds up further in. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
What affects the cost of extract fan cleaning
We do not publish a price list, because sites vary so much. The quote depends on:
- The times the site is available
- How big the system is
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
A single site or a whole portfolio, the quote is built the same way: the work involved, the access and the timing. You will have a fixed price before work begins.
Helping us quote
We can often survey from photos. The most useful are:
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
For a fixed quote, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. We usually come back within one working day.
Signs you need extract fan cleaning in Westmeston
Each blade collects a slightly different amount. The difference throws the impeller off balance, wearing bearings and mounts. What starts as a grease problem can become a mechanical one.
Common reasons sites call us are:
- An extract fan that vibrates or rattles
- Weak extraction at the canopy
- Grease around the motor and its mounts
- A fan left out of previous cleans
Preston Manor & Gardens, about 4.9 miles south-west, is one of the historic houses near Westmeston; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions.
Before booking anyone
- Whether a written report and pictures are included
- When the next visit should be, and why
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- How areas they can’t reach will be recorded
Extract fan cleaning around Westmeston
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 9 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 3 takeaways within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Westmeston. Where they cook under a canopy, an extract fan is pulling grease-laden air through its blades every service. Fire safety in Westmeston falls to West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk. Kitchens in Westmeston get their food hygiene inspections from Lewes council. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near The Parish Church of St Martin or elsewhere in Westmeston, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often. Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as The Dene Hospital (about 4.7 miles north-west), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands.
Westmeston is about 4 miles south of Burgess Hill, in West Sussex. From the centre of Westmeston to the outskirts, we cover extract fan cleaning for every kind of premises, from small sites to large estates. Westmeston is one of 371 places in West Sussex we cover for commercial clients.
Extract fan cleaning in BN6 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Nearby, we also carry out extract fan cleaning in Ditchling (1 mile north), Keymer (2 miles north-west), Clayton (2 miles west), Hassocks (2 miles north-west) and Hurst Wickham (3 miles north-west). We also work in nearby towns such as Crawley (14 miles north), Horsham (14 miles north-west), Worthing (14 miles south-west), Haywards Heath (6 miles north), Shoreham-by-Sea (9 miles south-west) and Lancing (11 miles south-west).
What’s near Westmeston
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The Bull Hotel and Downlands Community School. Westmeston’s nearest station is Hassocks station, about 2.1 miles north-west of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Clayton Castle (1.7 miles west) and The Dene Hospital (4.7 miles north-west). Not far away are Ditchling Beacon and Ladies Mile.
The process
Your trading hours come first. We book the visit for a time the area is closed, whether that is an evening, overnight or a weekend. When the team arrives, the work area is protected and the relevant equipment is switched off to cool, and the work takes an hour or two for one fan, longer when it’s hard to reach. Photos of the system and how to reach it help us plan a visit to Westmeston.
- We find the fan and check how it’s reached and how it’s isolated.
- With the fan isolated, the housing is opened.
- Grease is scraped from the impeller blades and the inside of the housing.
- The fan and its surrounds are degreased, keeping clear of the motor’s electrics.
- The fan is put back into service, checked and photographed.
Before we arrive
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
Ask for a quote
Some systems can be priced from photos; others need a survey. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in photos, get a survey first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
Advice
Different parts, different methods
Wall fans
Smaller kitchens may extract through a fan on an outside wall. It’s isolated, opened and cleaned inside and out.
Roof-mounted fans
Roof fans also discharge grease onto the roof around them and we check the area around the outlet. We note any grease around the fan.