Essex · Extract fan cleaning
Extract Fan Cleaning in Wicken Bonhunt
Professional extract fan cleaning in and around Wicken Bonhunt, timed so the site keeps working and finished with a written report and pictures.
- Less air being pulled from the kitchen
- A fan coated in grease inside its housing
- An extract fan that vibrates or rattles
Leave it or put it right?
A fan clean in Wicken Bonhunt doesn’t take long: the work takes an hour or two for one fan, longer when it’s hard to reach. Leaving it means more wear, more noise and a bigger clean later. A planned visit to Wicken Bonhunt is easier to arrange than an emergency callout.
The cost depends on the size of the system, the condition it’s in and how easy it is to reach. You get a fixed price before work begins, so there are no surprises.
Why book with us
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- Fixed quotes from a survey or pictures
- Fully insured
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
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About our extract fan cleaning in Wicken Bonhunt
In Wicken Bonhunt, as everywhere we work, the fan follows a set routine: we isolate it, open the housing, scrape the impeller and degrease the lot. The result is photographed for your records. If you have a noisy fan that has got louder over time and grease escaping from the fan outlet, we can help, from centrifugal fans, roof-mounted fans and axial fans onwards.
In a village or hamlet like Wicken Bonhunt, the kitchens that need extract cleaning are typically a pub, a school, a care home or a hall kitchen, wherever there is one. Every one of them still needs its extract kept clear of grease.
We’re CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, we hold ISO 9001 and we are fully insured. We’re also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, trading since 2009.
- Place
- Wicken Bonhunt (CB11)
- Wider area
- Essex
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Working hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
What the work involves, part by part
Impellers and blades
While the impeller is clean, we can see its condition: cracks, bent blades or wear. We note any concerns.
Wall fans
The wall around a wall fan can be stained with grease. We clean the fan and check the outlet.
Wicken Bonhunt kitchens: local notes
Food Standards Agency records list about 3 restaurants, cafés and works canteens across Wicken Bonhunt and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). The fan at the end of each of those extracts collects grease that slows it and wears the motor. Food hygiene inspections in Wicken Bonhunt are the job of Uttlesford council’s environmental health team. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked. Fire safety in Wicken Bonhunt falls to Essex County 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.
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of St Margaret or elsewhere in Wicken Bonhunt, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often. If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Audley End House is about 3.7 miles north-east), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning. If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Joyce Frankland Academy or anywhere near Wicken Bonhunt, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
Wicken Bonhunt is about 4 miles south-west of Saffron Walden, in Essex. Whatever kind of site you run in Wicken Bonhunt, extract fan cleaning is something we can help with. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so the site keeps running. We cover 644 places across Essex, from busy centres to quieter spots. There’s also a page for Chelmsford, roughly 21 miles from Wicken Bonhunt.
Postcode districts we cover here for extract fan cleaning: CB11. Other places close to Wicken Bonhunt include Hill Green (1 mile west), Arkesden (1 mile north-west), Clavering (2 miles south-west), Rickling Green (2 miles south-east) and Starling's Green (2 miles south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Harlow (14 miles south), Saffron Walden (4 miles north-east), Great Dunmow (11 miles south-east), Stansted Mountfitchet (5 miles south), Newhall (14 miles south) and Elsenham (5 miles south-east).
Landmarks near Wicken Bonhunt
Typical jobs here are in premises near Coach And Horses Inn. For rail, the closest station is Newport (Essex) station, about 1.8 miles east of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Brent Pelham (4.3 miles west) and Saffron Walden Community Hospital (4.9 miles north-east). Not far away are Aubrey Buxton Nature Reserve.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. What they can’t safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, which is where we come in.
Staff cleaning doesn’t replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but the parts you can’t see still need a specialist at the right interval.
Common questions in Wicken Bonhunt
Which fire service covers Wicken Bonhunt?
Essex County Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service for Wicken Bonhunt. TR19® isn’t law, but it’s the benchmark many fire officers and insurers look to when they ask how often the extract is cleaned.
Do you do school kitchen extract cleaning in Wicken Bonhunt in the summer holidays?
Yes, holiday work suits schools best. The FSA’s register shows about 3 schools and colleges with food registrations within roughly a mile and a half of Wicken Bonhunt. Booking early in the term gives the best choice of holiday dates.
How often should the extract fan be cleaned?
It’s cleaned with the whole extract, from every 3 months for 12 to 16 hours of cooking a day to every 12 months for 2 to 6 hours. Grease readings and the fan’s condition can show it needs more.
Should the extract fan be cleaned as part of TR19?
Yes, the fan is cleaned as part of TR19. If a fan can’t be reached, the report says so, so the record is accurate.
Will we have to shut during the visit?
Not typically. The area we are working in has to be out of use while we’re there, so we book a time when it would be closed anyway.
Does the law say we must follow TR19?
No, not in itself. TR19® is the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs check against, and many insurance policies ask for proof of TR19® cleaning. The law behind it is the Fire Safety Order 2005 in England and Wales.
Is it safe to clean the fan while the kitchen is open?
The fan is isolated before we open it, so it cannot run during the clean. With the extract off, the kitchen can’t cook, so we work out of hours.
How long will it take to clean the fan?
One easily reached fan is quick, while fans on high roofs or in tight voids take longer. We plan it out of hours.
Aftercare tips
Simple habits between visits make a real difference. We recommend:
- Never cook with a filter missing
- File the fan’s report with your other records
- Watch for grease marks around the outlet
- Run the extract throughout cooking
If the fan needs more than a clean, we’ll say so plainly. 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. Rattles, hums or shaking can be early signs of build-up or wear and early action can save a repair.
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What a clean will not put right
It’s worth knowing the limits before booking:
- Grease in the duct and canopy before the fan (those need a full TR19 clean)
- A cracked or broken impeller (it needs replacing)
- Wiring faults to the fan
If in doubt, call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we will say what we think before you book.
What the work covers
- In-line fans
- Roof-mounted fans
- Centrifugal fans
- Fan housings
- Axial fans
- Discharge points
For landlords and multi-site operators
When the building owner and the occupier are different, the lease normally sets out who maintains what. We’re happy to deal with either side and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare across Essex. Work can be phased by floor, building or site around the people who use them.
What we do, step by step
On the day, we arrive at the time agreed with you, which is often after service, overnight or at a weekend. Anything that needs to be off for the work is switched off and left to cool first, and floors and nearby surfaces are sheeted. On site, it takes a couple of hours per fan, depending on its size and the build-up. Pictures of the system and its access let us plan the work in Wicken Bonhunt before we set off.
- First we check the fan’s condition and how it sounds.
- With the fan isolated, the housing is opened.
- Each blade is cleaned so the impeller runs evenly.
- Housing, outlet and the area around the motor are cleaned.
- The fan goes back into service with a report on its condition.
How to prepare
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
Ask for a quote
Every quote begins with a look at the system, from your photos and details or, where that isn’t enough, a survey on site. After that, you get a fixed price for the work, before work begins.