East Sussex · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in Crowhurst, East Sussex
TR19 grease cleaning of complete kitchen extract systems, from canopy to discharge in Crowhurst, surveyed first and signed off with a written report and pictures. Call for a fixed quote.
- An extract that no longer clears the smoke
- Grease dripping from the canopy or filters
- Cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey
What a clean will not put right
It’s worth knowing the limits before booking:
- A canopy that is too small or a system that was badly designed
- A fan motor that has burnt out
- Fat blocking the kitchen drains
If in doubt, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we’ll say what we think.
Parts of the system we cover
- Plenums and filters
- Canopies and hoods
- Extract fans
- Vertical risers
- Horizontal duct runs
- Discharge points
How we handle kitchen extract cleaning in Crowhurst
Across Crowhurst, we clean kitchen extract systems to BESA TR19® Grease. The job starts with a survey and grease readings, then works through canopy, plenum, filters, ductwork, fan and discharge. At the finish there’s a TR19 certificate and a before and after photo report. Common call-outs are for cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey and fat running down the canopy edge, across vertical risers, plenums and filters and horizontal duct runs. Most calls from Crowhurst come after an insurer, an EHO or a fire officer asks to see the last TR19 certificate. Either way, the answer is the same: a proper clean and the paperwork to match.
BESA sets minimum intervals by hours of cooking a day: every 3 months for 12–16 hours, every 6 months for 6–12 hours and every 12 months for 2–6 hours, adjusted by what the grease readings show.
For a kitchen in or near Crowhurst, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, and the clean itself is the same full TR19® job as in any town: canopy to discharge, then a TR19® certificate and a photo report.
We’ve been trading since 2009, and we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we carry full insurance.
- Where
- Crowhurst (TN33)
- Wider area
- East Sussex
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Working hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Keeping the system healthy
Good habits slow the build-up between visits. A few tips:
- Tell us when the extract starts to drip or smell
- Diarise the next clean as soon as you get the certificate
- Clean the grease filters regularly between TR19 cleans
- Keep the TR19 certificate and photo report in the maintenance log
The kitchen is left clean and ready for the next service. Waste grease and water are contained and removed, and equipment can be switched back on once we have gone.
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.
Grease, kitchens and Crowhurst
Food Standards Agency records include about 3 hotels and B&Bs within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Crowhurst. Where they serve hot food, their kitchen extracts need cleaning to TR19® like any restaurant’s. Food hygiene inspections in Crowhurst are the job of Rother council’s environmental health team. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked. Crowhurst sits within the area of East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel.
Term dates shape school work: for a school like Crowhurst CofE Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break. Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Bexhill Hospital (about 2.8 miles south-west), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands.
Crowhurst is about 3 miles north-west of Hastings, in East Sussex. Wherever you are in the TN33 postcode area, we can take on kitchen extract cleaning. 289 places in East Sussex are on our list, large and small. Maidstone is in our area too, about 26 miles from Crowhurst.
All of TN33 is covered for kitchen extract cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. That includes premises on Station Road, Craig Close and Old Forewood Lane and the roads around them. Nearby, we also carry out kitchen extract cleaning in Green Street (1 mile south-east), Hollington (2 miles south-east), Baldslow (2 miles east), Silverhill (3 miles south-east) and Bulverhythe (3 miles south). Within a short drive, we also cover Eastbourne (12 miles south-west), Bexhill-on-Sea (3 miles south-west), Hailsham (11 miles west), St Leonards (3 miles south-east), Polegate (12 miles west) and Hastings Old Town (4 miles south-east).
Around Crowhurst
In Crowhurst, that means kitchens and buildings near The Plough Inn and Claverham Community College and the streets around them. Crowhurst has its own railway station: Crowhurst station. Well-known places in the area include Hastings Castle (4.2 miles south-east) and Bexhill Hospital (2.8 miles south-west). For a walk, there’s Church Wood and Robsack Wood and Senlac Hill.
Crowhurst questions
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Crowhurst?
That is East Sussex 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.
Who inspects food businesses in Crowhurst?
Food hygiene inspections in Crowhurst are carried out by Rother council. Have your latest TR19® certificate and photo report to hand, as an officer may ask how the extract is maintained.
Which sectors do you work in?
All kinds of commercial and public premises: kitchens, offices, schools, healthcare, retail, leisure and food production. Work is timed around how each site runs.
What should I send you?
Where the site is, what it is and when it’s open, plus photos of the system and your last certificate or report if you have one.
When do you clean the extract?
Cleans are timed to avoid service. Overnight, weekend and between-service cleans are all possible, so you do not lose a service.
Is a quote from photos possible?
Yes, if we can see what we need. If not, a site survey comes first, and the quote follows that.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. We run scheduled maintenance contracts, with visits at the interval your system needs. The report from each visit recommends the next date.
Is Crowhurst in your area?
Yes. We cover Crowhurst and the rest of East Sussex, within our South East and London area. For a fixed quote, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
Also near Crowhurst
Also in Crowhurst
Managing agents and facilities teams in Crowhurst
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too in Crowhurst and across East Sussex. Larger estates can be phased building by building to keep disruption down.
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
How the job changes from site to site
Canopy and plenum
Canopies vary from a single hood to long runs over several appliances, each section is cleaned and photographed before and after.
Extract fan and discharge
The discharge is where air leaves the building, and grease can collect there too. We clean it where it can be safely reached, and any limits are recorded.
What staff can safely do
When your team notices a problem 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.
Staff cleaning and specialist work aren’t the same thing. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
How it works
Our technicians bring everything the work needs, including protection sheets, the right tools and access kit. All we need from you is clear access and the right equipment switched off. The visit takes a few hours for a small kitchen, longer for a large system. Photos of the system and how to reach it help us plan a visit to Crowhurst.
- We survey the system, from your photos or on site, canopy to discharge.
- We take grease readings at set points and send you a fixed quote.
- On the night, the equipment is off and cool and the kitchen is sheeted.
- We work through the system from the canopy to the fan and discharge.
- We re-test, photograph and send your certificate and photo report.
Before we arrive
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
Ask for a quote
Getting a quote does not take long. Send a few details and photos, and we normally reply with a fixed quote within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
Advice
What we’re called out for in Crowhurst
In Crowhurst, as anywhere, grease gathers where the air slows down: in long flat runs, at bends and changes of direction, and in the fan housing. The cooler the duct, the more grease drops out of the air.
These are the problems we see most often:
- An extract that no longer clears the smoke
- Heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs
- A system with no record of a TR19 clean
- Grease smells coming from the extract
If you run a café or takeaway near Crowhurst station, early starts and late finishes leave little time to clean, so overnight extract cleaning suits.
What to look for in a quote
- How VAT is shown on the quote
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- What hours they’ll be on site
- What’s included in the scope, part by part