Brighton and Hove · Extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in Withdean, Brighton and Hove
For extract fan cleaning in Withdean, one call is all it takes, from survey to sign-off. Fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001.
- A smell of hot grease from the extract
- A heavily greased fan housing
- A noisy fan that has got louder over time
Signs you need extract fan cleaning in Withdean
A fan on a roof or hidden in a ceiling void is easy to forget. If it wasn’t included in past cleans, it may hold years of grease, and the report will show it.
Keep an eye out for any of the following:
- Grease around the motor and its mounts
- A fan coated in grease inside its housing
- A fan that has never been cleaned
- Grease escaping from the fan outlet
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near St John the Evangelist's Church, or anywhere in Withdean, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
What your quote should include
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- Whether a written report and photos are included
Extract fan cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Withdean
The fan is cleaned as part of every full TR19® Grease clean, but some fans need cleaning between full cleans, for example when it’s noisy or vibrating. Where only the fan is cleaned, the report says so. Common call-outs are for rough running from the extract fan and weak extraction at the canopy, across centrifugal fans, discharge points and in-line fans.
Size does not change the work: a kitchen in a place like Withdean gets the whole system cleaned, canopy to discharge. The visit is booked around your opening hours, and the journey is planned ahead.
Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009, and we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
- Location
- Withdean (BN1, BN3)
- Region
- Brighton and Hove
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed price before work begins
- When we work
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
For landlords and multi-site operators
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too across Brighton and Hove. Larger estates can be phased building by building to keep disruption down.
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Each visit produces a dated report with pictures, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
When it’s something else
To be straight with you, there are a few things this work won’t fix:
- A fan that will not start
- An impeller that’s bent or split
- Grease in the canopy and ductwork
If you’re not sure, just call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we will give you a straight answer.
What the work covers
- Roof-mounted fans
- Axial fans
- Discharge points
- In-line fans
- Fan housings
- Centrifugal fans
What the work involves, part by part
Impellers and blades
The blades of the impeller do the work, and it collects grease unevenly. An uneven coating throws it off balance, so it’s cleaned carefully blade by blade.
Inline duct fans
Space around an inline fan can be tight, so we plan how to reach and clean them. Anything out of reach is recorded.
FAQs for Withdean
Is extract fan cleaning any different in a coastal place like Withdean?
It can. Salt air reaches Withdean, which is within about 2 miles of the coast, and it speeds up rust. We look at fans, cowls and fixings for rust as well as grease.
Will you come out to Withdean?
Yes, Withdean is part of our area, however small the site. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.
Do you work out of hours?
Yes, and it’s often the best time. We book the visit for when the area is out of use, whether that is late evening, overnight or a weekend.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
We work for restaurants, pubs, hotels, schools, colleges, hospitals, care homes, offices and shops, plus food production and leisure sites.
Why has my extract fan got louder?
An unbalanced impeller, normally from uneven grease, is a common cause. After cleaning, we will tell you if wear or damage is also involved.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
We cover floors and nearby surfaces with sheeting before we start, and waste is contained as we go. At the end, the area is cleaned down.
Are you fully insured?
Yes. Duct Doctor is fully insured, and the details are available on request.
Do you repair extract fans as well as clean them?
We also repair and replace extract fans. If we find wear or damage, we’ll explain it and give you a fixed quote.
Fixed quotes for extract fan cleaning in Withdean
Some jobs are bigger than they look, and some smaller. What affects the quote:
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- Site rules, permits and inductions
Several systems or sites on one quote can make for a more efficient booking. Mention every system or site you need covered, and you’ll get one fixed quote.
Helping us quote
Before you ask for a quote, gather:
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
Quotes are quick. Call or email with a few details and you’ll typically have a fixed price within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
What extract fan cleaning looks like in Withdean
The coast is only about 2 miles from Withdean. Metal on the roof weathers faster close to the coast, and the extract fan and cowl are no exception. Food Standards Agency records list about 111 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 41 sandwich bars and takeaways in and around Withdean, up to about a mile and a half out. Where they cook under a canopy, an extract fan is pulling grease-laden air through its blades every service. Kitchens in Withdean get their food hygiene inspections from Brighton and Hove council. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready.
Term dates shape school work: for a school like St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break. Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Montefiore Hospital (about 1.3 miles south), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands.
Withdean is about 2 miles north-west of Brighton, in Brighton and Hove. We provide extract fan cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Withdean and the rest of Brighton and Hove. We cover 30 places across Brighton and Hove, large and small.
Work in BN1 and BN3 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. If you need extract fan cleaning at premises on Home Road, Croft Road and Bates Road or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. You will find Withdean on the A23, so it’s easy for us to get to for out-of-hours visits. Neighbouring places we cover for extract fan cleaning include Preston (1 mile south), Westdene (1 mile north-west), Prestonville (1 mile south), Patcham (1 mile north) and Hollingdean (1 mile south-east). Larger places within reach include Kemptown (3 miles south-east), Whitehawk (3 miles south-east), Saltdean (6 miles south-east), East Saltdean (6 miles south-east), Roedean (3 miles south-east) and Rottingdean (5 miles south-east).
Near you in Withdean
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Dorothy Stringer High School, Varndean College and Withdean Park and the streets around them. Withdean has its own railway station: Preston Park station. Well-known places in the area include Churchill Square (1.9 miles south) and Brighton Transport Museum (0.8 miles south). Open spaces near Withdean include Newmarket Hill and Ladies Mile.
What happens if it’s left?
An unbalanced fan gets worse, not better. It wears bearings and mounts and can lead to a breakdown, which may leave the kitchen without extraction. Cleaning it early is far less disruptive. You choose the date of a planned visit, and a breakdown never asks.
Working hours, access and the scale of the site can all change the price. Each of those is built into the quote, and the price is fixed before we start.
Why book with us
- Fixed quotes from a survey or pictures
- We diagnose before we treat
- A written report with photos after every visit
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
Take a look at what affects the cost or how to check a contractor.
What we do, step by step
The first job on site is protection: sheeting goes over floors and surfaces close to the work. Then we make the system safe and start. It takes an hour or two for most single fans, and we clear up before we go. In a place like Withdean, we fit the visit around your hours.
- We locate the fan and plan how to reach and isolate it.
- We isolate the power before opening the housing.
- Grease is scraped off the impeller blades and casing.
- The fan is degreased, taking care around the motor.
- It’s closed up, run, checked and photographed for the report.
How to prepare
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Let us know about parking and loading
Get a fixed 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 we can price many jobs without a visit.