West Sussex · Extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in Worthing, West Sussex
Professional extract fan cleaning in and around Worthing, timed so the site keeps working and signed off in writing with pictures.
- Weak extraction at the canopy
- A motor area thick with grease
- A smell of hot grease from the extract
How the visit works
A visit follows the same order every time: protect the area, make the system safe, do the work, tidy up and hand over the paperwork. On site, the work takes an hour or two for most single fans. If a facilities team or managing agent looks after your building in Worthing, we can arrange access with them directly.
- We locate the fan and plan how to reach and isolate it.
- It’s isolated so it cannot run while we work.
- Grease is scraped off the impeller blades and casing.
- Blades, housing and surrounds are degreased with care around the electrics.
- We reassemble, run and photograph the fan.
How to prepare
- Clear the space around the work
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
Ask for a quote
For extract fan cleaning in Worthing, call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, plus pictures or the previous report if they’re to hand. A fixed quote usually follows within one working day.
Advice
Extract fan cleaning in Worthing
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. A fan-only clean is recorded as exactly that. The work covers in-line fans, fan housings and discharge points, and common reasons people get in touch are an extract fan that vibrates or rattles and weak extraction at the canopy.
In Worthing, extract cleaning fits around service: late at night, early in the morning or on a closed day. Sites with more than one kitchen can be cleaned in phases.
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers all look at records. So every job comes with a written report and pictures, plus a TR19® certificate through the BESCA VHE portal where the work is a TR19® Grease clean.
- Location
- Worthing (BN13, BN11, BN14, BN12)
- Wider area
- West Sussex
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Signs you need extract fan cleaning in Worthing
A fan in Worthing builds up grease at a rate set by the kitchen, not the location: daily hours and the amount of frying and grilling. Under BESA guidance, the whole system, fan included, needs cleaning at least every 3, 6 or 12 months depending on daily hours.
Most sites get in touch when they notice one of these:
- Weak extraction at the canopy
- A fan shaking on its mounts
- Grease stains around the discharge
- A fan coated in grease inside its housing
Where a hall near St Andrew's Church, or anywhere in Worthing, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
Before booking anyone
- What hours they’ll be on site
- Whether they recommend a next date
- What records you will receive afterwards
- How VAT is shown on the quote
Worthing questions
Can sea air affect extract fan cleaning in Worthing?
It can. Salt air reaches Worthing, which is within about 2 miles of the coast, and it speeds up rust. A fan housing that’s rusting near the coast can fail sooner, so it’s worth catching early.
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Worthing?
The local authority for Worthing is Worthing council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
What happens if you can’t reach some of it?
Anything we can’t reach goes on the report, with pictures where possible, and we tell you what would make it reachable, such as extra access panels in ductwork.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes, any time. If something urgent happens, like a fan failing or damage after a fire, call our 24/7 line and we’ll talk you through the next steps.
Is TR19 cleaning required by law?
No. TR19® itself isn’t law; it’s a BESA specification. The legal duty comes from the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005: the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and TR19® is the benchmark for showing that grease in the extract is under control.
How much does extract fan cleaning cost?
Size, condition, access and working hours all affect the cost. Call for a fixed quote, typically ready within one working day.
What’s the cleaning interval for an extract fan?
It depends on how many hours the kitchen cooks, under BESA guidance. At the extremes, that is 3-monthly for heavy use and 12-monthly for light use, fan included.
Do you provide a report after cleaning the fan?
You get a photo report with before and after photos of the fan. If it’s part of a full TR19 clean, a TR19 certificate is issued too.
Worthing kitchens: local notes
The coast is only about 2 miles from Worthing. Salt air speeds up corrosion of roof-level fans, discharge cowls and their fixings. The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 183 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 81 takeaways and sandwich shops in Worthing and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Grease builds up on fan blades and housings in kitchens like these, unbalancing the impeller. It’s Worthing council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Worthing. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
If you cook for passing trade around West Worthing station, the extract can be cleaned between your last and first customer. If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like The Acre about 1.2 miles south-east, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.
Worthing is in West Sussex. Whatever kind of site you run in Worthing, we can take on extract fan cleaning. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so the site keeps running. Our area takes in 371 places across West Sussex, large and small. There’s also a page for Brighton, roughly 12 miles from Worthing.
Work in BN13, BN11, BN14 and BN12 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. If you need extract fan cleaning at premises on Church Road, Market Place and High Street or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. Worthing is on the A24 and A27, which makes it straightforward for our technicians to reach for out-of-hours visits. Neighbouring places we cover for extract fan cleaning include Salvington (1 mile north), Offington (1 mile north-east), Broadwater (1 mile east), Findon Valley (2 miles north) and East Worthing (2 miles east). Further out, we also cover Bognor Regis (13 miles west), Burgess Hill (15 miles north-east), Littlehampton (6 miles west), Shoreham-by-Sea (6 miles east), Lancing (3 miles east) and Rustington (5 miles west). As one of the bigger places in West Sussex, Worthing has commercial sites of every size, and we cover all of them for extract fan cleaning.
Near you in Worthing
In Worthing, that means kitchens and buildings near The George And Dragon Public House, Durrington Minature Railway and Thomas A Becket First School and the streets around them. Worthing’s nearest station is West Worthing station, about 0.5 miles south-east. A little further out are The Acre (1.2 miles south-east) and Old Castle (within half a mile east). Open spaces near Worthing include Highdown Hill and Widewater Lagoon.
What a clean will not put right
Some problems need a different service or another trade:
- Damaged fan blades
- A failed motor or worn bearings (that needs a fan repair or replacement)
- A faulty speed controller or isolator
If you are not sure, just call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will give you a straight answer before booking.
Where we work
- Fan housings
- Axial fans
- In-line fans
- Discharge points
- Roof-mounted fans
- Centrifugal fans
How we price extract fan cleaning
We do not publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. What we look at:
- The times the site is available
- How big the system is
- The condition of the system
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
Several systems or sites on one quote can make for a more efficient booking. Mention every system or site you need covered and we will price it together.
What we need to know
You don’t need the technical terms. It helps if you can send:
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
For a fixed quote, call 0345 646 2711 or email us and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. You’ll normally have a quote within one working day.
What the work involves, part by part
Roof-mounted fans
Roof fans also discharge grease onto the roof around them and we check the area around the outlet. Heavy staining is noted on the report.
Inline duct fans
Inline fans can be in tight spaces, so we plan how to reach and clean them. Anything out of reach is recorded.
Leave it or put it right?
Grease on the fan is grease in the system. TR19® Grease covers the whole extract, fan included and many insurers require the full system to be cleaned to TR19. In a busy place like Worthing, a system that is left only gets dirtier and harder to put right.
Working hours, access and the scale of the site can all change the price. We take each of them into account and give you a fixed price before any work starts.
Why us?
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- We diagnose before we treat
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
See how cleaning jobs are priced or our accreditations and certificates.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Worthing
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 can quote for the whole system.
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Each visit produces a dated report with pictures, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.