East Sussex · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen Extract Cleaning in Five Ash Down
Our technicians work in Five Ash Down on kitchen extract cleaning. Out-of-hours visits, a fixed quote and a written report with pictures on every job.
- Rancid smells from grease in the duct
- Proof of cleaning requested by an insurer
- Ductwork thick with old, hardened grease
Keeping the system healthy
Here’s the after-treatment advice, short and simple:
- Keep to the recommended cleaning interval
- Make sure every filter is fitted before cooking
- Wash or exchange the filters often
- Wipe the canopy down at the end of each day
After cleaning, we re-test the same points we measured at the start, giving you before and after readings alongside the pictures. Your TR19 certificate is then issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
Keep the outside of the canopy wiped and any grease cups emptied. It will not replace a TR19 clean, but it slows what reaches the duct.
Kitchen duct cleaning in Five Ash Down
Few kitchens can stop cooking for a day so the extract can be cleaned. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends, or between services where the kitchen has a gap. Equipment is switched off and left to cool, the area is sheeted, and the kitchen is handed back ready to cook. The work covers plenums and filters, extract fans and discharge points, and the jobs we see most are cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey and heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs. Most calls from Five Ash Down come after an insurer, an EHO or a fire officer asks to see the last TR19 certificate. We handle the clean and the paperwork in one visit.
Before we clean, we look at where the grease is: wet film or deposit thickness readings show which parts of the duct need the most attention, and the same readings after the clean show the result.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. We agree access and timings in advance.
A written report with photos follows every visit, so there’s a dated record of the work. Kitchen extract cleaning to TR19® Grease is certificated through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Place
- Five Ash Down (TN22)
- Region
- East Sussex
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
What affects the cost of kitchen extract cleaning
The price is fixed before any work begins. It takes into account:
- The condition of the system
- Any permits to work or inductions
- The times the site is available
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
One small site or a whole estate, we price it on the same basis: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. You will have a fixed price before we start.
Helping us quote
To help us quote quickly, please include:
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- A few general shots of the system
We don’t publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. We look at your system first, from pictures or on a visit, and then send you a fixed quote. To start, call 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
How it works
Night work is normal for us. Evenings, nights and weekends are when much of our work happens, so a kitchen or building can carry on as usual the next day. On site, the work takes as long as the system needs, from a few hours to several planned visits. Somewhere like Five Ash Down, lanes, gates and parking are worth mentioning in advance.
- First the diagnosis: a survey of the whole system and its access points.
- 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.
- The sign-off: post-clean readings, a TR19 certificate and a photo report with the next clean date.
Before we arrive
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
Getting a quote
To help us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, a few pictures and any previous report or certificate. Then call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
Advice
Common questions in Five Ash Down
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Five Ash Down?
Food hygiene inspections in Five Ash Down are carried out by Wealden council. It helps to keep the extract cleaning records with your food safety paperwork, so they’re ready if asked for.
Can you come to Five Ash Down after we close?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. That way a site in Five Ash Down does not have to lose a day’s trading. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
How much notice do you need?
It depends on the time you need and how big the job is. Mention your preferred dates with your enquiry, and if it’s an emergency, call us any time.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
Floors and surfaces near the work are sheeted before we start, and anything we remove is contained. Before we leave, we tidy up and clean down.
Do you clean the whole extract system or just the canopy?
Everything from canopy to discharge: 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.
What do you need from me for a quote?
Where the site is, what it is and when it’s open, plus pictures of the system and your last certificate or report if you have one.
What about areas you can’t get to?
We record them on the report, with pictures where possible, and we explain what access is needed, for example new access panels.
How long will the clean take?
A small kitchen with a short duct can be done in a few hours, but large systems may be spread over more than one visit. Your quote says how long to expect.
What kitchen extract cleaning looks like in Five Ash Down
East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service covers Five Ash Down. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises. We cover Five Ash Down, about 36 miles from central London, as part of our work across London and the South East. Visits are booked around your hours, evenings and weekends included.
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Uckfield Community Hospital (about 2.4 miles south), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands. A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Five Ash Down Independent Chapel or elsewhere in Five Ash Down, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often. Term dates shape school work: for a school like Buxted CofE Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
Five Ash Down is about 2 miles north of Uckfield, in East Sussex. Five Ash Down gets the same approach as every site we work on: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with pictures. Our area takes in 289 places across East Sussex, large and small. There’s also a page for Brighton, roughly 16 miles from Five Ash Down.
Postcode districts we cover here for kitchen extract cleaning: TN22. Streets in the area include Ashengate Way, Flaxen Fields and Olives Pit Lane, and we cover them all for kitchen extract cleaning. Nearby, we also carry out kitchen extract cleaning in High Hurstwood (1 mile north-east), Fairwarp (1 mile north), Sweethaws (3 miles north-east), Crowborough (4 miles north-east) and Jarvis Brook (5 miles north-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Seaford (15 miles south), Lewes (10 miles south-west), Hailsham (11 miles south-east), Newhaven (14 miles south), Peacehaven (15 miles south) and Telscombe (15 miles south).
Around Five Ash Down
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Uckfield College. The closest station to Five Ash Down is Buxted station, roughly 1.2 miles south-east. Well-known places in the area include Tickerage Castle (2.8 miles south-east) and Uckfield Community Hospital (2.4 miles south). Green spaces nearby include Brickfield Meadow.
What kitchen extract cleaning cannot fix
Some problems need a different service or another trade:
- A grease trap that needs emptying
- A broken extract fan that won’t run
- A duct that’s holed or coming apart
If in doubt, ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will say what we think before booking.
Where we work
- Plenums and filters
- Extract fans
- Discharge points
- Vertical risers
- Canopies and hoods
- Horizontal duct runs
How the job changes from site to site
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. Cleans are done after close, overnight or before opening.
Extract fan and discharge
The fan pulls the air through the whole system, and grease that gets past everything else ends up on its blades. We isolate it, open it up and degrease it.
What staff can safely do
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, next to our reports.
If your staff spot something between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that won’t come clean, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We’ll take a look and send you a fixed quote.
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Why it’s worth doing now in Five Ash Down
Grease build-up causes everyday problems too. Filters block, airflow drops and the kitchen gets hotter and smokier, while the fan works harder to move less air. Grease drips, smells and condensation are common next. In a small place like Five Ash Down, a system that fails can take a site out of use.
No two sites are the same, so each one gets its own fixed quote. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all make a difference.
Why Five Ash Down businesses choose us
- A fixed price before any work starts
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- Photo reports with every job