Essex · Extract fan cleaning
Writtle extract fan cleaning
Looking for extract fan cleaning in Writtle? We survey first, send you a fixed quote and work around your opening hours, finishing with a written report and pictures.
- A noisy fan that has got louder over time
- A fan that has never been cleaned
- Grease escaping from the fan outlet
Extract fan cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Writtle
Not all extract fans are the same: fans on the roof, fans built into the duct run, and fans on an outside wall. The way in depends on the type, and we plan that during the survey. The work covers centrifugal fans, discharge points and roof-mounted fans, and the jobs we see most are a smell of hot grease from the extract and a fan left out of previous cleans.
For a smaller kitchen near Writtle, a TR19® clean is the same job as anywhere: canopy, filters, plenum, duct, fan and discharge. The visit is booked around your opening hours, and the journey is planned ahead.
Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009, and we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we’re fully insured.
- Where
- Writtle (CM1)
- Region
- Essex
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Your questions about extract fan cleaning in Writtle
Can a school canteen extract in Writtle be done out of term time?
Yes, holiday work suits schools best. Food Standards Agency records list about 7 schools, colleges and universities with registered kitchens within about a mile and a half of Writtle. Just phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line with your term dates and we’ll plan around them.
Which fire authority looks after Writtle?
Writtle is in the area of Essex County Fire and Rescue Service. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. One number covers all your sites in our area, and visits can be set on a regular cycle.
Which sectors do you work in?
Any commercial site with kitchens or ventilation, from a single café to a large school. We work with hotels, schools, care homes, offices, retail and leisure sites.
What if parts of the system can’t be reached?
They’re marked on the report. Often the fix is extra access, such as new panels in ductwork, which we can install.
How much notice do you need?
It depends on the time you need and how big the job is. Tell us your preferred dates when you ask for a quote, and if it’s an emergency, call us any time.
Are you insured?
Yes. We’re fully insured, and the details are available on request.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. Plans on a 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycle are available, to suit the system and how it’s used.
How the job changes from site to site
Roof-mounted fans
On a roof, the air is cooler and grease drops out faster. We scrape and degrease the blades and casing.
Inline duct fans
Hidden in a ceiling void, an inline fan is easily missed. The survey makes sure it’s part of the clean.
When to call us in Writtle
A fan in Writtle 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.
It’s time to book a visit if you see:
- A heavily greased fan housing
- A motor area thick with grease
- A fan left out of previous cleans
- Weak extraction at the canopy
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Writtle Infant School or anywhere near Writtle, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
What your quote should include
- When they can work, and whether that’s outside your opening hours
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- What insurance they carry
- What records you will receive afterwards
Honest limits
Before booking, it helps to know what’s not included:
- Grease in the canopy and ductwork
- A fan that will not start
- A faulty speed controller or isolator
Not sure which it is? You can call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we’ll tell you honestly.
What we work on in Writtle
- Roof-mounted fans
- Centrifugal fans
- In-line fans
- Axial fans
- Fan housings
- Discharge points
Towns and villages near Writtle
What else we do in Writtle
How it works
Before we leave, we walk the area with whoever is on site. We point out anything that couldn’t be reached or needs a follow-up, and the same goes into the written report. The visit takes an hour or two for most single fans. Evenings, weekends or a closed day all work for a site in a place like Writtle.
- First we locate the fan and agree how it’s safely isolated.
- The fan is isolated so it can’t start while we work.
- The impeller and the housing around it are scraped clean.
- Blades, housing and the area around the motor are degreased with care.
- The fan is put back into service, checked and photographed.
Before we arrive
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
Ask for a quote
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Add the site type and your opening hours, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
Related advice
Grease, kitchens and Writtle
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 25 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 5 takeaways and sandwich shops within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Writtle. Each kitchen extract among them ends at a fan, and grease on the impeller strains the motor. Writtle sits within the area of Essex County Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order. It’s Chelmsford council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Writtle. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
Healthcare kitchens can’t easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Writtle is Chelmsford and Essex Hospital, about 1.7 miles south-east. Where a hall near Church of All Saints, or anywhere in Writtle, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
Writtle is about 3 miles west of Chelmsford, in Essex. Whatever kind of site you run in Writtle, we can take on extract fan cleaning. We can work out of hours so the site keeps running. Across Essex, we cover 644 places, Writtle among them.
All of CM1 is covered for extract fan cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. Local streets include Millfields, Well Field and Little Meadow, and we cover them all for extract fan cleaning. If your site is just outside Writtle, we cover Widford (2 miles south-east), Moulsham (2 miles east), Chignall St James (2 miles north), Patching (2 miles north-east) and Chelmsford (3 miles east). Further out, we also cover Basildon (11 miles south), Braintree (12 miles north-east), Harlow (13 miles west), Brentwood (9 miles south-west), Maldon (11 miles east) and Billericay (7 miles south).
Around Writtle
Around Writtle, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Rose And Crown Public House, Hylands School and Central Park and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Chelmsford station, roughly 2.1 miles east of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Peter Edwards Museum And Library (2 miles east) and Bond Street Chelmsford (2.4 miles east). For a walk, there’s Newland Grove.
Looking after it afterwards
Looking after the system between visits is straightforward, and it helps at the next visit:
- Check filters are seated before cooking
- Report rattles or humming early
- Tell us if the extract feels weaker
- Book the fan into every full TR19 clean
A full system clean includes a TR19 certificate from the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. If only the fan is cleaned, the photo report says so.
Run the fan throughout cooking. Air that keeps moving carries vapour out rather than letting it settle, so keeping it running helps keep it clean.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Some jobs should never be done in-house: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease call for the right kit, training and safe access. Leave those to us.
If your staff spot something between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We can diagnose it and quote.
Multi-site and managed buildings
From a single site to a large estate, you get the same standard: the system surveyed, the price fixed, the visit fitted around trading and everything written up afterwards.
We regularly work with managing agents. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.