West Sussex · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen Extract Cleaning in Felpham
Kitchen extract cleaning across Felpham and nearby, timed so the site keeps working and finished with a written report and pictures.
- Years of baked-on grease in the ducts
- Grease smells coming from the extract
- A new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history
Kitchen extract cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Felpham
Duct Doctor has been cleaning kitchen extract systems since 2009. We are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we’re fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001. Common call-outs are for an extract that has never been cleaned to TR19 and an inspection that picked up a dirty extract, across discharge points, horizontal duct runs and canopies and hoods. Whether you call it kitchen extract cleaning, TR19 cleaning or kitchen duct cleaning, it’s the job we do every week across West Sussex.
Before we clean, we look at where the grease is: grease readings at set points tell us where the heaviest deposits are, and the same readings after the clean show the result.
For a smaller kitchen near Felpham, 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.
The paperwork matters as much as the work. Each visit is written up with photos, covering the work done, any areas we couldn’t access and a recommended next date. Keep it with your fire safety records so it’s ready for an insurer, fire officer or EHO.
- Location
- Felpham (PO22, PO21)
- Wider area
- West Sussex
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
How we price kitchen extract cleaning
The survey tells us what the work involves. We look at:
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- Parking and loading at the site
- How many systems or sites are involved
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
No two sites are the same, so we price each one individually. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all make a difference.
What we need to know
Many jobs can be priced from photos and some basics. Useful things to send:
- A few general shots of the system
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- The site address and the type of premises
To help us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, a few pictures and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Then call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
Aftercare tips
To keep the system working properly between visits:
- Book the next clean before the date on the report
- Make sure every filter is fitted before cooking
- Clean grease off the canopy surfaces regularly
- File each certificate with the fire risk assessment
The report gives a recommended date for the next clean, based on your cooking hours and the grease we measured. We can put the system on a 3, 6 or 12-monthly plan, so the date is not missed.
Book the next clean before the last one runs out. BESA guidance links the minimum interval to daily cooking hours, so a change in hours may mean a change in interval, and grease readings will show it.
Common problems we fix in Felpham
A lot of duct grease gets there because the filters let it through. Damaged, missing or overloaded filters let grease straight past, and from there it travels on to the fan.
Clients usually contact us when they notice one of these:
- Fat running down the canopy edge
- A system with no record of a TR19 clean
- An extract that no longer clears the smoke
- A new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Felpham Community College or anywhere near Felpham, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
Questions to ask before you book
- Whether they’re fully insured
- When the next visit should be, and why
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- What hours they’ll be on site
Felpham questions
Can you clean school kitchen extracts in Felpham during the holidays?
Yes. Half-terms and the summer break are the natural time for school work. There are about 20 schools, colleges and universities on the FSA’s food hygiene register within about 1.5 miles of Felpham. Booking early in the term gives the best choice of holiday dates.
Who inspects food businesses in Felpham?
In Felpham, it’s Arun council that carries out food hygiene inspections. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
Do you clean the whole extract system or just the canopy?
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. Any part without access is noted.
What about areas you cannot get to?
We never leave them off the paperwork. The report says which parts couldn’t be reached and why, and we can quote to improve the access.
What accreditations do you hold?
We are members of Vent Hygiene Elite, the scheme run by BESCA, and we clean to BESA TR19® Grease. We hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 too, and we are fully insured.
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 do you do to protect the area?
Floors and surfaces near the work are sheeted before work begins, and waste is contained as we go. Before we leave, we tidy up and clean down.
How far ahead should we book?
It depends on the time you need and how big the job is. Mention your preferred dates with your enquiry, and for anything urgent, ring our 24/7 emergency line.
What kitchen extract cleaning cannot fix
We’ll always give you a straight diagnosis, so here’s what kitchen extract cleaning will not do:
- A grease trap that needs emptying
- A damper that sticks or has a damaged link
- A broken extract fan that will not run
If in doubt, call 0345 646 2711 or email us and we’ll say what we think before you book.
What we work on in Felpham
- Horizontal duct runs
- Canopies and hoods
- Discharge points
- Plenums and filters
- Extract fans
- Vertical risers
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Staff cleaning versus specialist work
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.
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
The process
Your trading hours come first. Most visits are booked for when the area is out of use, such as evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends. Once we are in, the area is sheeted and anything that has to be off is turned off and cooled, and the job takes one visit for most kitchens, while large or complex systems may need more than one. A site near Felpham typically has room to park, so the questions are about access to the system and your hours.
- We survey the system, from your pictures or on site, canopy to discharge.
- We take grease readings at set points and give you a fixed quote.
- The kitchen is closed, the equipment cooled and everything nearby protected.
- Filters, canopy and plenum are cleaned, then the ducts, risers, fan and discharge.
- We re-test, photograph and send your certificate and photo report.
Preparing for the visit
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
How to get a quote
Want a quote for kitchen extract cleaning? Please phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and tell us about the site. We’ll talk you through the work and give you a fixed quote before anything is booked.
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Multi-site and managed buildings
Running several sites is easier with one contractor. We work across London and the South East, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept to a regular schedule.
From a single site to a large estate, you get the same standard: a survey first, a fixed quote, the work timed around the site and a report with photos.
Kitchen extract cleaning around Felpham
The coast is only about 1 mile from Felpham. Salt in the air is hard on rooftop fans, discharge cowls and fixings, so we check them for corrosion as well as grease. The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 32 pubs, bars and clubs and about 7 hotels and guest houses within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Felpham. Breakfasts, bar meals and functions all put grease into the extract wherever they’re cooked. Environmental health officers from Arun council inspect food businesses in Felpham. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
Church and community hall kitchens, near Church of St Mary or anywhere around Felpham, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other. If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Bognor Regis War Memorial Hospital about 1 mile west, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.
Felpham is about 1 mile east of Bognor Regis, in West Sussex. Whatever kind of site you run in Felpham, kitchen extract cleaning is something we can help with. We can work out of hours so trading isn’t interrupted. Our West Sussex coverage runs to 371 places, Felpham among them. Portsmouth is in our area too, around 19 miles away.
Work in PO22 and PO21 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. Local streets include Sea Road, Ley Road and Limmer Lane, and we cover them all for kitchen extract cleaning. If your site is just outside Felpham, we cover South Bersted (1 mile west), Flansham (1 mile north-east), Bognor Regis (1 mile west), Middleton-on-Sea (2 miles east) and Shripney (2 miles north-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Worthing (11 miles east), Chichester (6 miles north-west), Selsey (7 miles south-west), Littlehampton (6 miles east), Lancing (15 miles east) and Emsworth (13 miles west).
What’s near Felpham
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The Brooks Local Nature Reserve, The Thatched House and Downview Primary School. Felpham’s nearest station is Bognor Regis station, about 1 mile west of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Bognor Regis Museum (1.2 miles south-west) and Bognor Regis War Memorial Hospital (1 mile west).