West Sussex · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in East Worthing, West Sussex
Kitchen extract cleaning across East Worthing and nearby, booked around your opening hours and signed off in writing with photos.
- An extract that no longer clears the smoke
- Heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs
- A kitchen taken over without any extract records
Kitchen duct cleaning in East Worthing
A closed kitchen isn’t earning, so the timing of a clean matters. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends, or between services where the kitchen has a gap. With the equipment off and cool and the area sheeted, we clean and hand the kitchen back ready for the next service. If you’re dealing with years of baked-on grease in the ducts and extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit, we can help, from plenums and filters, horizontal duct runs and discharge points onwards. Some call it canopy cleaning, others extract cleaning or duct cleaning, but in East Worthing, as everywhere, the insurer wants the full system cleaned, not just the hood.
Each job starts with a look at where grease has built up: grease readings at set points tell us where the heaviest deposits are, and the same readings after the clean show the result.
Size does not change the work: a kitchen in a place like East Worthing gets the whole system cleaned, canopy to discharge. The visit is booked around your opening hours, and the journey is planned ahead.
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers all look at records. So every job comes with a written report and photos, and grease extract cleans come with a TR19® certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Place
- East Worthing (BN11, BN14, BN15)
- Region
- West Sussex
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
How the job changes from site to site
Ductwork and risers
Vertical risers carry the air up through the building, and grease runs down their walls and pools at the base. They’re cleaned through access points along their height.
Extract fan and discharge
The discharge is where air leaves the building, which can collect grease and stain the surface around it. We clean it where it can be safely reached, and any limits are recorded.
Why act early in East Worthing
TR19® is not law, but the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 is. It puts a duty on the responsible person to assess and reduce fire risk, and in a kitchen that means keeping extract grease under control. TR19 is the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to. It’s better to plan the work at a site near East Worthing than wait for a failure.
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Call for a fixed quote and we’ll go through it with you.
Why book with us
- Every job surveyed first
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- A written report with photos after each visit
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
Multi-site and managed buildings
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. 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.
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare in East Worthing and across West Sussex. Work can be phased by floor, building or site around the people who use them.
Aftercare tips
A little care between visits keeps the system in better shape. Our advice:
- Report grease drips, smells or fan noise right away
- Never cook with filters missing or out of place
- Keep the extract on whenever the range is lit
- Clean grease off the canopy surfaces regularly
You get a photo report after every clean. Before and after pictures show each part of the system, alongside a list of what was cleaned, anything out of reach and the recommended next clean date.
Keep the fan on throughout service. Switching it off early leaves vapour to settle on the canopy and plenum, and the next clean has more to do.
What affects the cost of kitchen extract cleaning
A fixed price needs a few facts first. We look at:
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- Travel, parking and unloading
- Any permits to work or inductions
Leaving it longer rarely makes the work cheaper. Problems in a system tend to grow, which can make the next visit longer. If you’re not sure what’s needed, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form for straight advice and a fixed quote.
What we need to know
What to send for a quote:
- Problems your staff have spotted
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, you get a fixed price before we start.
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Your questions about kitchen extract cleaning in East Worthing
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in East Worthing?
Food hygiene inspections in East Worthing are carried out by Worthing council. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
Do you do school kitchen extract cleaning in East Worthing in the summer holidays?
Yes, and it’s the easiest time to do it. The FSA’s register shows about 11 schools and colleges with food registrations within roughly a mile and a half of East Worthing. Booking early in the term gives the best choice of holiday dates.
How do you protect the area?
Protection goes down first: floor sheeting and covers over nearby surfaces and equipment. The area is left tidy, with our waste taken away.
Will my insurer ask for a TR19 certificate?
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 accreditations do you hold?
Our work is to BESA TR19® Grease, and we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, and certificates go through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009.
Which parts of the extract do you clean?
The whole system: the canopy, the plenum behind the filters, the filters, horizontal ducts, vertical risers, the fan and the discharge, plus attenuators where fitted. Anything we can’t reach is recorded on the report.
How long does it take to clean a kitchen extract system?
It takes as long as the system needs, from a few hours to several planned visits. The survey tells us how long your system will need.
How much does kitchen extract cleaning cost?
The cost depends on the size of the system, its condition, access and timing. Call for a fixed quote, usually ready within one working day.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Staff cleaning does not replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but the parts you cannot see still need a specialist at the right interval.
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
What we do, step by step
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 a few hours for a small kitchen, longer for a large system. Getting to the system matters more than parking in a place like East Worthing, so let us know how to reach it.
- Diagnosis comes first, with a survey of the system and how it’s reached.
- Grease readings set the baseline, and a fixed quote follows.
- After the kitchen closes, we sheet the area and set up to contain grease and water.
- Heavy deposits are scraped by hand and the system degreased to TR19® Grease.
- Then the clean bill of health: readings, a TR19 certificate and a photo report with the next date.
Getting ready for the visit
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
Getting a quote
Need a price for kitchen extract cleaning? Please call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us with a few details about the site. We’ll talk you through the work and send you a fixed quote before anything is booked.
Related advice
Kitchen extract cleaning around East Worthing
The coast is only about 1 mile from East Worthing. Salt air speeds up corrosion of roof-level fans, discharge cowls and their fixings. The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 58 pubs and bars and about 11 hotels, B&Bs and guest houses within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of East Worthing. Any of them serving cooked food has an extract to keep clean, from canopy to discharge. East Worthing sits within the area of West Sussex 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.
For schools such as Lyndhurst Infant School, kitchen extract cleaning is typically booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed. Commuter trade near East Worthing station can mean long cooking hours, and long hours put a kitchen into BESA’s more frequent cleaning bands. Volunteers running a hall kitchen near St George's Church, or anywhere in East Worthing, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
East Worthing is about 2 miles south-west of Lancing, in West Sussex. Anywhere in BN11, we can carry out kitchen extract cleaning at your premises. Across West Sussex, we cover 371 places, East Worthing among them. For sites nearby, see our Brighton page (10 miles or so).
We cover every part of the BN11, BN14 and BN15 postcode area for kitchen extract cleaning and the streets around it. If you need kitchen extract cleaning at premises on Ham Road, Eldon Road and Ophir Road or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. Close by, we work in Sompting (1 mile north), Broadwater (1 mile north-west), Lancing (2 miles north-east), Offington (2 miles north-west) and Worthing (2 miles west). Within a short drive, we also cover Bognor Regis (15 miles west), Burgess Hill (14 miles north-east), Littlehampton (8 miles west), Shoreham-by-Sea (4 miles north-east), Rustington (7 miles west) and Storrington (9 miles north-west).
Landmarks near East Worthing
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Davison Church of England High School for Girls, Half Brick pub and Beach House Park, among other places. The closest station to East Worthing is East Worthing station, about 0.6 miles north of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Old Castle (2.1 miles north-west) and Museum of Sussex Folklore (2.1 miles north-west). Open spaces near East Worthing include Lancing Ring and Widewater Lagoon.