West Sussex · Extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in Woodmancote, West Sussex
Extract fan cleaning in Woodmancote from ventilation hygiene specialists trading since 2009. Out-of-hours visits and 24/7 emergency callout.
- A heavily greased fan housing
- Less air being pulled from the kitchen
- Grease escaping from the fan outlet
What a clean will not put right
A few issues sit outside what this work can do:
- Damaged fan blades
- Electrical faults in the fan’s supply or controls (an electrician’s job)
- A failed motor or worn bearings (that needs a fan repair or replacement)
Not sure which it is? You can call 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will tell you honestly before you book.
Where we work
- Roof-mounted fans
- Discharge points
- Axial fans
- Fan housings
- Centrifugal fans
- In-line fans
Extract fan cleaning in Woodmancote
Kitchen extract fans come in different forms: fans on the roof, fans built into the duct run, and fans on an outside wall. Each is isolated and opened in its own way and the survey shows us how to reach it. The work covers discharge points, fan housings and centrifugal fans, and common reasons people get in touch are vibration from an unbalanced impeller and weak extraction at the canopy.
Somewhere as small as Woodmancote, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Each still has a canopy and duct that collect grease, whatever the size of the place.
We are 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
- Woodmancote (BN5)
- Wider area
- West Sussex
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Working hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
How the visit works
When we arrive, we check the system against the survey or the pictures you sent. Anything unexpected is raised with you before we go further. From there, it takes a few hours where there are several fans or heavy deposits. If the van will struggle with a lane or gateway near Woodmancote, let us know and we will plan around it.
- First we check the fan’s condition and how it sounds.
- Once isolated, we open the fan up.
- Each blade is cleaned so the impeller runs evenly.
- We clean the casing, the outlet and around the motor.
- We run the fan and note its condition in the photo report.
Preparing for the visit
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Move anything stored near the system
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
How to get a quote
Need a price for extract fan cleaning? Please phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form with a few details about the site. We will talk you through the work and give you a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
Related advice
Why it’s worth doing now in Woodmancote
An unbalanced fan gets worse, not better. It wears bearings and mounts and can lead to a breakdown and a kitchen can’t cook safely without extraction. A planned clean beats an emergency. Somewhere as small as Woodmancote, losing a kitchen or building to a fault is felt by everyone who uses it.
The cost depends on the size of the system, what state it’s in and how easy it is to reach. You get a fixed price before work begins, so there are no surprises.
What you get with us
- Trading since 2009
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- A written report with photos after each visit
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
Read our cost guide and how to check a contractor.
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Common questions in Woodmancote
Can you get to a site in Woodmancote?
Yes, we work in villages as well as towns, and Woodmancote is covered. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the site when you book.
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Woodmancote?
That’s Horsham council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Woodmancote. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
What should I send you?
The site address, the type of premises and your opening hours, plus pictures of the system and your last certificate or report if you have one.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes. We always survey first, from your pictures and details, or with a visit where necessary. Then you get a fixed quote.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
All kinds of commercial and public premises: from restaurants, pubs and hotels to schools, hospitals, care homes, offices, shops and food production sites. We fit the work around how the site operates.
What do you do with what you remove?
It’s contained and taken away. We collect grease, debris and waste water as we go rather than letting it spread.
Does the law say we must follow TR19?
No. The law sets the duty, and TR19® is the recognised benchmark for meeting it. Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person has to manage fire risk, and many insurers can refuse or reduce a claim without proof of cleaning.
How do you protect the area?
We cover floors and nearby surfaces with sheeting before any work starts, and anything we remove is contained. At the end, the area is cleaned down.
Between visits
Here’s the after-treatment advice, in brief:
- Don’t store items in front of the fan’s access point
- Book the fan into every full TR19 clean
- Note any drop in extraction at the canopy
- Keep the fan on whenever the range is lit
The area around the fan is left clean, with waste grease removed. On a roof or outside wall, we leave the surrounding area tidy.
Keep the whole system on its cleaning cycle. A fan cleaned with the rest of the system on time rarely gets badly coated, in line with BESA guidance.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
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. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
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, next to our reports.
Part by part
Kitchens with long cooking hours
A long-hours kitchen can’t afford a fan failure. Keeping the fan clean is part of avoiding that, and our 24/7 emergency callout is there if it happens anyway.
Wall fans
With little duct before them, wall fans collect grease fast. They can need regular attention, which grease readings will show.
Grease, kitchens and Woodmancote
Look up Woodmancote on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you’ll find about 9 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens in and around Woodmancote, up to about a mile and a half out. Grease builds up on fan blades and housings in kitchens like these, unbalancing the impeller. Fire safety in Woodmancote falls to West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises. Environmental health officers from Horsham council inspect food businesses in Woodmancote. 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.
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near The Parish Church of St Peter, or anywhere in Woodmancote, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it. A hospital like The Dene Hospital, about 4.7 miles north-east, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day.
Woodmancote is about 6 miles south-west of Burgess Hill, in West Sussex. From the centre of Woodmancote to the outskirts, extract fan cleaning is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from small sites to large estates. 371 places in West Sussex are on our list, from busy centres to quieter spots. Our Brighton page covers sites nearby, about 8 miles away.
Every address in BN5 is covered for extract fan cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. Neighbouring places we cover for extract fan cleaning include Blackstone (1 mile north-east), Small Dole (2 miles south-west), Henfield (2 miles north-west), Albourne (2 miles north-east) and High Cross (2 miles north-east). Larger places within reach include Crawley (14 miles north), Horsham (11 miles north), Worthing (9 miles south-west), Haywards Heath (8 miles north-east), Burgess Hill (6 miles north-east) and Littlehampton (15 miles south-west).
What’s near Woodmancote
Around Woodmancote, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Tottington Wood and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Hassocks station, about 4.3 miles east. Well-known places in the area include The Dene Hospital (4.7 miles north-east) and The Budding Foundation Museum of Gardening (4 miles east). Open spaces near Woodmancote include Woods Mill and Truleigh Hill.
For landlords and multi-site operators
If you look after several sites, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Every building has its own written report, so each one has its own record.
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 the report can go to both.