Essex · Extract fan cleaning
Extract Fan Cleaning in Wrabness
Cleaning of kitchen extract fans, impellers, fan housings and discharge points in Wrabness, surveyed first and signed off with a written report and pictures. Call for a fixed quote.
- A noisy fan that has got louder over time
- A fan that has never been cleaned
- A fan shaking on its mounts
Different parts, different methods
Kitchens with long cooking hours
A fan in a long-hours kitchen runs for most of the day, which means grease and wear add up quickly. Regular cleans help it keep going.
Inline duct fans
Inline fans sit within the duct run, often above a ceiling. They’re reached through access panels or by opening the casing, once they’re isolated.
Extract fan cleaning in Wrabness
Is the extract fan louder than it used to be, or the airflow weaker? A few details or a photo help when you give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email, and you’ll get a fixed price, usually within one working day. We’re often asked to deal with a fan coated in grease inside its housing and weak extraction at the canopy, on axial fans, in-line fans and discharge points.
Somewhere as small as Wrabness, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Every one of them still needs its extract kept clear of grease.
A written report with photos follows each visit, so there’s a dated record of the work. Where the work is a TR19® Grease clean, the certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Location
- Wrabness (CO11)
- Region
- Essex
- Reporting
- 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
Keeping the system healthy
Here’s the after-treatment advice, short and simple:
- Make sure the fan is included each time
- Keep the grease filters clean and in place
- Tell us if the extract feels weaker
- File the fan’s report with your other records
We take away the grease and dirty water from the fan clean. On a roof or outside wall, we leave the surrounding area tidy.
Run the fan throughout cooking. Grease settles faster when the air stops moving, so keeping it running helps keep it clean.
How it works
Each visit runs to the same pattern: sheeting and protection first, make the system safe, carry out the extract fan cleaning, clear away and leave you the report. The visit itself takes an hour or two for most single fans. A few pictures of the system help us make the most of a visit to a place like Wrabness.
- The fan is found and its type, access and isolation checked.
- We isolate the power before opening the housing.
- We scrape the heavy grease from the blades and housing.
- The fan is degreased, taking care around the motor.
- We reassemble, run and photograph the fan.
How to prepare
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
Get a fixed quote
For a fixed quote, ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. A few pictures and your last certificate or report help a lot. We typically come back within one working day.
Related advice
Grease, kitchens and Wrabness
At about 1 mile from the coast, Wrabness is close enough for sea air to matter. Near the sea, the fan and discharge at the top of a kitchen extract corrode faster than they would inland. The fire and rescue service for Wrabness is Essex County Fire and Rescue Service. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk. Kitchens in Wrabness get their food hygiene inspections from Tendring council. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
Church and community hall kitchens, near Parish Church of All Saints or anywhere around Wrabness, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other. For kitchens close to Wrabness station, where the day often starts early and ends late, the extract can be cleaned overnight.
Wrabness is about 4 miles west of Harwich, in Essex. Every kind of commercial site in Wrabness, extract fan cleaning is something we can help with. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so the site keeps running. We cover 644 places across Essex, large and small. You can also see our page for Chelmsford, roughly 32 miles from Wrabness.
All of CO11 is covered for extract fan cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Extract fan cleaning is available to premises on Station Road, Nightingale Road and Wigeon Drive and nearby roads. Neighbouring places we cover for extract fan cleaning include Wix Green (2 miles south), Wix (2 miles south-west) and Bradfield (2 miles west). We also work in nearby towns such as Colchester (12 miles west), Clacton-on-Sea (10 miles south), Harwich (4 miles east), Camulodunum (13 miles west), Greenstead (10 miles west) and Wivenhoe (10 miles south-west).
Around Wrabness
There’s a railway station in Wrabness itself: Wrabness station. Not far away are Oakfield Wood and Alton Water.
For landlords and multi-site operators
The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
Running several sites is easier with one contractor. We work across London and the South East, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept to a regular schedule.
Wrabness questions
Does being near the coast affect extract fan cleaning in Wrabness?
Yes, to a degree: at about 1 mile from the coast, Wrabness gets salt-laden air that corrodes metal faster. A fan housing that is rusting near the coast can fail sooner, so it’s worth catching early.
Can you work in Wrabness outside opening hours?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. That way a site in Wrabness does not have to lose a day’s trading. Let us know the hours you’re closed and we’ll book within them.
How often does the fan need cleaning?
Daily cooking hours set the minimum, under BESA guidance. At the extremes, that is 3-monthly for heavy use and 12-monthly for light use, fan included.
What is TR19?
BESA’s ventilation hygiene specification in two main parts: TR19® Grease for kitchen extract systems and TR19® Air for general ventilation. It is not law, but it’s the benchmark.
What types of premises do you cover?
Any site with a kitchen or a ventilation system to look after, from a small pub to a hospital. We work with hotels, schools, care homes, offices, retail and leisure sites.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
No. The law sets the duty; TR19® is the benchmark used to show it’s met. 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.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. One number covers all your sites across London and the South East, with visits on a regular schedule.
Do you repair extract fans as well as clean them?
Anything beyond cleaning is flagged, with what we found. We can repair or replace it, and there’s a 24/7 emergency callout for breakdowns.
Honest limits
We’ll always give you a straight diagnosis, so here’s what extract fan cleaning will not do:
- An undersized fan that cannot cope
- A fan that will not start
- A faulty speed controller or isolator
If in doubt, call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we’ll say what we think.
What we work on in Wrabness
- Fan housings
- Discharge points
- Roof-mounted fans
- Axial fans
- In-line fans
- Centrifugal fans
What staff can safely do
Staff cleaning and specialist work aren’t the same thing. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
When your team notices a problem between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that won’t come clean, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We will take a look and give you a fixed quote.
What affects the cost of extract fan cleaning
The quote reflects the site in front of us. We take into account:
- A single visit or a regular plan
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- Any permits to work or inductions
One small site or a whole estate, the quote is built the same way: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. You’ll have a fixed price before we start.
What to send for a quote
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote. When you get in touch, it helps to send:
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
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. Add the site type and your opening hours, and we can price many jobs without a visit.