Essex · Extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in Wickford, Essex
Looking for extract fan cleaning in Wickford? We survey first, send you a fixed quote and work around your opening hours, finishing with a written report and photos.
- Burning smells from the fan area
- A fan that no longer moves enough air
- A motor area thick with grease
Wickford questions
Which council inspects kitchens in Wickford?
Food hygiene inspections in Wickford are carried out by Basildon council. It helps to keep the extract cleaning records with your food safety paperwork, so they’re ready if asked for.
Which fire service covers Wickford?
Essex County Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service for Wickford. TR19® is not law, but it’s the benchmark many fire officers and insurers look to when they ask how often the extract is cleaned.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes. Photos often do the job, and larger or hidden systems get a visit.
What do you do to protect the area?
By covering it before any work starts. We keep the work contained and clean down when we finish.
What do you do with what you remove?
It leaves the site with us at the end of the visit. During the work, it’s contained so the area stays clean.
Can you work evenings and weekends?
Yes. Give us your opening hours with your enquiry and we will plan the visit around them.
Who is responsible for fire safety on the premises?
It depends on the building. Under the Fire Safety Order 2005, it’s the responsible person, which can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, an FM or a managing agent.
Can you fix a fan that is worn out?
We also repair and replace extract fans. If we find wear or damage, we’ll explain it and give you a fixed quote.
Extract fan cleaning in Wickford
Cleaning removes grease, not wear. Anything that looks worn or damaged goes on the report and fan repair or replacement is something we also do. You get an honest view of the fan’s condition. The work covers discharge points, roof-mounted fans and in-line fans, and the jobs we see most are hot, greasy smells near the fan and a fan coated in grease inside its housing.
Around a town like Wickford, extract cleaning typically means a restaurant, pub, takeaway or the kitchen of a school or care home. Each has a canopy, filters, ductwork and a fan to keep clear of grease.
It’s worth checking any contractor’s accreditations. We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured.
- Where
- Wickford (SS12, SS11, CM11)
- Wider area
- Essex
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Price
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- When we work
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
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What we’re called out for in Wickford
Each blade collects a slightly different amount. Over time, that imbalance shakes the fan, wearing bearings and mounts. Left too long, grease turns into wear.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- An extract fan with no cleaning record
- Fat spreading onto the roof or wall by the fan
- A noisy fan that has got louder over time
- Vibration from an unbalanced impeller
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near St Andrew, or anywhere in Wickford, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
What your quote should include
- Whether VAT is included
- What hours they’ll be on site
- What paperwork you get at the end
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
What affects the quote in Wickford
The quote reflects the site in front of us. We take into account:
- The condition of the system
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- The number of sites or systems
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
The cost depends on how big the system is, the condition it’s in and access to every part of it. We give you a fixed price before work begins, so you know where you stand.
What to send for a quote
We can often survey from photos. Try to include:
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
The quickest way to a quote is to send photos: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
What staff can safely do
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
What we do, step by step
Protection comes first: sheeting goes over floors and surfaces close to the work. Then we make the system safe and start. The work on site takes a couple of hours per fan, depending on its size and the build-up, and the area is cleaned down before we leave. In Wickford, the visit is planned around your opening hours, parking and access to the system.
- Diagnosis first: we look for grease, noise and vibration.
- Once isolated, we open the fan up.
- Each blade is cleaned so the impeller runs evenly.
- Housing, outlet and the area around the motor are cleaned.
- We run the fan and note its condition in the photo report.
How to prepare
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Let us know about parking and loading
How to get a quote
Want a quote for extract fan cleaning? Please call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and tell us about the site. We’ll explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before anything is booked.
Related advice
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
When the building owner and the occupier are different, the lease normally sets out who maintains what. We are happy to deal with either side, and the report can go to both.
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Each visit produces a dated report with photos, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
Wickford kitchens: local notes
There are about 39 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 29 sandwich bars and takeaways within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Wickford, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. The fan at the end of each of those extracts collects grease that slows it and wears the motor. Wickford sits within the area of Essex County Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order. It’s Basildon council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Wickford. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
Bursars and site managers at schools such as Oakfield Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty. Commuter trade near Wickford station can mean long cooking hours, and long hours put a kitchen into BESA’s more frequent cleaning bands.
Wickford is about 4 miles north-east of Basildon, in Essex. From the centre of Wickford to the outskirts, extract fan cleaning is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from small sites to large estates. Wickford is one of 644 places in Essex where we work for extract fan cleaning. There’s also a page for Chelmsford, roughly 9 miles from Wickford.
Here we cover the SS12, SS11 and CM11 postcode area for extract fan cleaning. If you need extract fan cleaning at premises on High Street, Market Road and Upper Market Road or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. Wickford is on the A129 and A132, which makes it straightforward for our technicians to reach for out-of-hours visits. We also cover the places around Wickford: Shotgate (1 mile east), Runwell (1 mile north), Battlesbridge (2 miles north-east), Rawreth (2 miles east) and Brock Hill (2 miles north). Within a short drive, we also cover Chelmsford (9 miles north), Basildon (4 miles south-west), Brentwood (10 miles west), Maldon (11 miles north-east), Canvey Island (6 miles south-east) and Billericay (5 miles west).
Landmarks near Wickford
Typical jobs here are in premises near Beauchamps High School, among other places. The nearest railway station is Wickford station, roughly 0.7 miles north-west of the centre. A little further out are Rayleigh Castle (3.6 miles east) and Battlesbridge Motorcycle Museum (2.2 miles north-east). For a walk, there’s Shotgate Thickets.
Why it’s worth doing now in Wickford
The fan is part of the fire path. TR19® Grease covers the whole extract, fan included and many insurers require the full system to be cleaned to TR19. Grease, dust and wear all build up with time.
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That is why we survey first, from photos or on site, and why the quote is fixed before work begins.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Wickford
- A written report with photos after each visit
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- Every job surveyed first
Read our cost guide and our accreditations.
Part by part
Roof-mounted fans
Many kitchen extracts end at a fan on the roof. We clean them where they can be safely reached, with any limits noted.
Impellers and blades
The impeller is the spinning part that moves the air, and it collects grease unevenly. An uneven coating throws it off balance, so it’s cleaned carefully blade by blade.