Essex · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in Cowey Green, Essex
Kitchen extract cleaning for Cowey Green and the surrounding area: diagnosis first, then a fixed quote, the work and a report with photos. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- A new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
- A smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction
About our kitchen extract cleaning in Cowey Green
We’ve been trading since 2009, cleaning kitchen extracts across the South East and London. We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 and are fully insured. If you’re dealing with extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit and poor airflow at the canopy, we can put it right, from extract fans, plenums and filters and canopies and hoods onwards. Extraction cleaning, hood cleaning and TR19 duct cleaning all end up in the same place: a clean that goes past the canopy into the duct and fan, backed by a certificate.
Grease that collects out of sight, behind the filters and along the duct, is what insurers and fire officers worry about, which is why a TR19® clean in Cowey Green goes well beyond the canopy.
Somewhere as small as Cowey Green, 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.
Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009, as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we carry full insurance.
- Where
- Cowey Green (CO7)
- Region
- Essex
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quote
- A fixed price before work begins
- Hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
We regularly work with managing agents. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements, and we’ll send a fixed quote.
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 are happy to quote for all of it.
Towns and villages near Cowey Green
Other services in Cowey Green
Cowey Green kitchens: local notes
The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 3 pubs, bars and clubs in and around Cowey Green, up to about a mile and a half out. A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. The fire and rescue service for Cowey Green is Essex County 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. Kitchens in Cowey Green get their food hygiene inspections from Tendring council. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Before-and-after pictures from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
Where a hall near Church of St George, or anywhere in Cowey Green, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does. Castle House, about 4.5 miles north-west, is one of the historic houses near Cowey Green; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions. Bursars and site managers at schools such as St George's Church of England Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
Cowey Green is about 6 miles east of Colchester, in Essex. Sites in Cowey Green get the same service as everywhere we cover: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where necessary and a written report with photos. Cowey Green is one of 644 places in Essex where we work for commercial clients. We also work in Chelmsford, around 26 miles away.
All of CO7 is covered for kitchen extract cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. That includes premises on Mary Lane North and Camp Road and nearby roads. Neighbouring places we cover for kitchen extract cleaning include Hare Green (1 mile south), Great Bromley (1 mile north-west), Balls Green (1 mile south), Monkey Street (1 mile east) and Frating Green (1 mile south). Further out, we also cover Colchester (6 miles west), Clacton-on-Sea (8 miles south-east), Harwich (10 miles east), Camulodunum (7 miles west), Greenstead (4 miles west) and Tiptree (13 miles south-west).
Near you in Cowey Green
Typical jobs here are in premises near Old Courthouse Inn. Cowey Green’s nearest station is Great Bentley station, roughly 2.9 miles south-east. Well-known places in the area include Wivenhoe Chapel Museum (3.7 miles south-west). Open spaces near Cowey Green include Cockaynes Wood.
Your questions about kitchen extract cleaning in Cowey Green
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Cowey Green?
It’s Essex County Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Cowey Green. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
Can the work in Cowey Green be done at night or at weekends?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. It means the site in Cowey Green keeps running as normal. When you ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line, mention when the site is quiet.
How often should a kitchen extract be cleaned?
That comes down mainly to daily cooking hours. Heavy use of 12 to 16 hours a day calls for a clean at least every 3 months under BESA guidance, and lighter use less often. Your report gives a recommended next clean date.
Are you a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member?
As a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, our work sits within an independently audited scheme. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes, day and night, every day of the year. Our office is open from 8am to 6pm on weekdays, and the emergency line covers the rest.
How far ahead should we book?
That depends on the slot you want and the size of the job. Tell us your preferred dates when you ask for a quote, and for anything urgent, ring our 24/7 emergency line.
Do you clean the whole extract system or just the canopy?
Everything from canopy to discharge: canopy inside and out, plenum, grease filters, ductwork, risers, extract fan and discharge, plus attenuators where fitted. Any part without access is noted.
Why do insurers care about extract cleaning?
Grease-filled ducts can carry fire well beyond the kitchen. Many insurers require TR19 cleaning, and may refuse or reduce a claim without proof, so keep every certificate.
What we do, step by step
The first job on site is protection: sheeting goes over floors and surfaces close to the work. After that, the system is made safe and the work begins. The work on site takes a single shift for most kitchens, with long duct runs and tall risers needing more time, and we clear up before we go. Somewhere like Cowey Green, lanes, gates and parking are worth mentioning in advance.
- First comes a survey of the whole system, by pictures or a visit.
- Grease readings are taken at set points and you get a fixed quote.
- Once the kitchen has closed and the equipment has cooled, we sheet and protect the area.
- We clean the canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, risers, fan and discharge.
- We test again, photograph the result and issue your TR19 certificate and photo report.
How to prepare
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Let us know about parking and loading
Getting a 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. Add the site type and your opening hours, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
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How the job changes from site to site
Canopy and plenum
The plenum is out of sight behind the filters, so it’s easy to forget. We take the filters out and clean the plenum and housing thoroughly.
Restaurant and pub kitchens
Restaurants and pubs tend to cook long hours with plenty of frying and grilling, so their cleaning interval is often 3 or 6 months under BESA guidance. We clean after close or before opening.
Keeping the system healthy
No system stays clean for ever, but care slows the build-up. A few tips:
- Switch the fan on before cooking starts
- File each certificate with the fire risk assessment
- Report grease drips, smells or fan noise right away
- Keep grease collection points emptied
When the clean is finished, grease readings are taken again at the same points, giving you before and after readings alongside the pictures. Your TR19 certificate is then issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
Regular filter cleaning is the simplest thing a kitchen can do. Clean, well-fitted filters catch more fat before it reaches the duct, which slows build-up further down the system.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
When your team notices a problem between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that will not come clean, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We can diagnose it and quote.
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. What they cannot safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, and that is where we come in.
What a clean will not put right
It’s worth knowing the limits before booking:
- An undersized canopy or fan
- Blocked drains from a neglected grease trap (a separate service)
- Ductwork that is corroded, split or leaking (that’s for a ductwork contractor)
If you are not sure, just ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll give you a straight answer before you book.
Parts of the system we cover
- Canopies and hoods
- Extract fans
- Vertical risers
- Plenums and filters
- Discharge points
- Horizontal duct runs
What affects the cost of kitchen extract cleaning
Your quote is based on your site. We take into account:
- Parking and loading at the site
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- The scale of the work
Working hours, access and the scale of the site can all change the price. We take each of them into account, and the price is fixed before work begins.
What we need to know
Photos and a few facts are often enough to price the work. Send what you can of the following:
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
To get a fixed quote, call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. You’ll normally have a quote within one working day.