East Sussex · Extract fan cleaning
Winchelsea extract fan cleaning
Our technicians work in Winchelsea on extract fan cleaning. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports on every job.
- A fan coated in grease inside its housing
- Less air being pulled from the kitchen
- A fan that hums, whines or rumbles
For landlords and multi-site operators
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we’re happy to quote for all of it.
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare across East Sussex. Larger estates can be phased building by building to keep disruption down.
About our extract fan cleaning in Winchelsea
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. If you have grease escaping from the fan outlet and a fan that hums, whines or rumbles, we can put it right.
In a small place like Winchelsea, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, where grease settles in the flat sections. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
For insurers and inspectors, the record counts. So every job comes with a written report and photos, and grease extract cleans come with a TR19® certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Place
- Winchelsea (TN36)
- Wider area
- East Sussex
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed price before we start
- Working hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
What we do, step by step
The first job on site is protection: floors, worktops and anything near the work are covered. After that, the system is made safe and the work begins. The work on site takes a few hours where there are several fans or heavy deposits, and the area is cleaned down before we leave. A quick note on how to find the site and where to park makes a visit to Winchelsea run smoothly.
- We find the fan and check how it’s reached and how it’s isolated.
- With the fan isolated, the housing is opened.
- We remove the grease from the blades, impeller and casing.
- We degrease the fan and housing, taking care around the motor.
- We reassemble, run the fan and photograph the result.
Before we arrive
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Clear loose items from the work area
Getting a quote
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
Advice
Winchelsea: your questions answered
Do you cover smaller places like Winchelsea?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
Does being near the coast affect extract fan cleaning in Winchelsea?
It can, as Winchelsea is within about 2 miles of the sea, where salt in the air is hard on metal. We look at fans, cowls and fixings for rust as well as grease.
Will we have to shut during the visit?
Not typically. Booking the work out of hours means the site can carry on as normal. Bigger sites can be done in stages so parts stay in use.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
No, not in itself. Insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to TR19® as the benchmark, and many insurers ask for proof of cleaning to it. The legal duty sits in the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 in England and Wales.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes. Every job is surveyed first, either from pictures and details you send or on a site visit. Then you get a fixed quote.
Who is the responsible person?
The law calls them the responsible person. It’s normally the employer, or whoever controls the building, and in shared buildings more than one person can have duties. Your lease and fire risk assessment should make it clear.
Do you need to turn the fan off to clean it?
The fan is isolated before we open it, so it can’t run during the clean. That means the extract is off, so we clean while the kitchen is closed.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
We cover floors and nearby surfaces with sheeting before work begins, and anything we remove is contained. Before we leave, we tidy up and clean down.
When something else is needed
Some problems need a different service or another trade:
- A fan that’s too small for the system (a design question)
- Grease in the canopy and ductwork
- A fan that won’t start
If in doubt, call 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will say what we think before you book.
Parts of the system we cover
- Centrifugal fans
- Axial fans
- Fan housings
- Roof-mounted fans
- In-line fans
- Discharge points
Kitchen extracts in Winchelsea
Sea air reaches Winchelsea, which sits within about 2 miles of the coast. Near the sea, the fan and discharge at the top of a kitchen extract corrode faster than they would inland. The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 4 pubs and bars and about 3 hotels and B&Bs across Winchelsea and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Where they serve hot food, their kitchen extracts need cleaning to TR19® like any restaurant’s. Kitchens in Winchelsea get their food hygiene inspections from Rother council. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near The Parish Church of St Thomas the Martyr or elsewhere in Winchelsea, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often. If you run a café or takeaway near Winchelsea station, early starts and late finishes leave little time to clean, so overnight extract cleaning suits.
Winchelsea is about 7 miles north-east of Hastings, in East Sussex. Across the TN36 area, we can take on extract fan cleaning. Winchelsea is one of 289 towns, villages and districts in East Sussex where we work for extract fan cleaning. You can also see our page for Maidstone, about 25 miles away.
Every address in TN36 is within our area for extract fan cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Extract fan cleaning is available to premises on High Street, Barrack Square and Station Road and the roads around them. We also cover the places around Winchelsea: Winchelsea Beach (1 mile south-east), Rye (2 miles north-east), Rye Harbour (2 miles north-east), Playden (3 miles north-east) and Rye Foreign (3 miles north). Further out, we also cover Hastings (7 miles south-west), Bexhill-on-Sea (12 miles south-west), St Leonards (8 miles south-west), Hastings Old Town (7 miles south-west), Belmont (7 miles south-west) and Hollington (8 miles south-west).
Landmarks near Winchelsea
Around Winchelsea, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Rye College, The New Inn and Rye Harbour LNR, among other places. The nearest railway station is Winchelsea station, roughly 0.7 miles north-west of the centre. A little further out are Winchelsea Court Hall Museum (less than half a mile north-west) and Camber Castle (1.2 miles north-east). Green spaces nearby include Rye Harbour Nature Reserve.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, alongside our reports.
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. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
How we price extract fan cleaning
Some jobs are bigger than they look, and some smaller. The main factors:
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- A single visit or a regular plan
- Any permits to work or inductions
- How big the system is
No two sites are the same, so each one gets its own fixed quote. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all make a difference.
What we need to know
When you contact us, these details help:
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
There’s no standard price list, because no two systems are the same. We look at your system first, from pictures or on a visit, then send a fixed quote. To start, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
Do you need extract fan cleaning in Winchelsea?
Poor filters mean a greasier fan. Missing, damaged or badly fitted filters let grease travel the whole system, so the fan takes far more than it should.
Keep an eye out for any of the following:
- An extract fan that vibrates or rattles
- Less air being pulled from the kitchen
- A heavily greased fan housing
- Hot, greasy smells near the fan
Historic houses near Winchelsea, such as Lamb House about 2 miles north-east, are a reminder that older buildings with event kitchens can have long, awkward duct routes.
Before booking anyone
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- Whether a survey comes first
- When they can work, and whether that is outside your opening hours
- What records you’ll receive afterwards
Why deal with it now?
Grease on the impeller makes the fan less efficient. Less air is pulled from the kitchen, so heat and smoke linger and the motor works harder. Equipment tucked in a roof space or outbuilding near Winchelsea rarely gets looked at unless someone books it.
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is all affect the cost. We take each of them into account and give you a fixed price before work begins.
Why book with us
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
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