Essex · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in Great Tey, Essex
Kitchen extract cleaning across Great Tey and nearby, booked around your opening hours and signed off in writing with pictures.
- Poor airflow at the canopy
- A TR19 certificate needed for the insurer
- Extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit
Kitchen extract cleaning in Great Tey
Cooking sends fat-laden vapour into the canopy with every service. It cools inside the duct and settles as a sticky film that thickens month by month. That layer will burn, and a proper clean removes it before it becomes a fire risk. If you have a kitchen with no current TR19 certificate and a new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history, we can put it right, from horizontal duct runs, vertical risers and plenums and filters onwards. Extraction cleaning, hood cleaning and TR19 duct cleaning all end up in the same place: a system that’s clean inside, not just on the surface, and a certificate that proves it.
Before we clean, we look at where the grease is: grease readings at set points tell us where the heaviest deposits are, and readings afterwards go into your report.
Work in a small place like Great Tey starts with a call to agree access and timings, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy to discharge, then a TR19® certificate and a photo report.
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers all look at records. That is why every job is written up in a report with pictures, and grease extract cleans come with a TR19® certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Where
- Great Tey (CO6)
- Region
- Essex
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Questions from Great Tey
Will you come out to Great Tey?
Yes, we work in villages as well as towns, and Great Tey is covered. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.
Which fire service covers Great Tey?
Essex County Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service for Great Tey. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
Does the law say I must clean to TR19?
Strictly, the legal duty comes from the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, not from TR19. TR19 is the industry benchmark for meeting that duty in a kitchen extract, and an insurer may refuse or reduce a claim without it.
What does kitchen extract cleaning cost?
The cost depends on the size of the system, its condition, access and timing. Ask us for a fixed quote, usually ready within one working day.
Do insurers need proof of extract cleaning?
Grease-filled ducts can carry fire well beyond the kitchen. Many policies say the extract must be cleaned to TR19, and a claim may be reduced without proof, so keep every certificate.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. You deal with one contact for every site in our area, with visits on a regular schedule.
How much notice do you need?
Earlier is better, particularly for night and weekend visits. We usually quote within one working day, and emergencies are covered by our 24/7 line.
What is TR19?
BESA’s ventilation hygiene specification, with two parts that matter most here: TR19® Grease for kitchen extract systems and TR19® Air for general ventilation. It is not legislation, but it’s the standard people check against.
Do you need kitchen extract cleaning in Great Tey?
It’s common for parts of a duct to have been missed for years. The usual reason is a lack of access panels, so those sections were never reached. That hidden grease keeps building where nobody looks.
Look out for any of the following:
- An extract that has never been cleaned to TR19
- A new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history
- Grease dripping from the canopy or filters
- A smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Halstead Hospital (about 5.7 miles north-west), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands.
Comparing quotes
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or photos
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- What records you will receive afterwards
Between visits
No system stays clean for ever, but care slows the build-up. Our tips:
- Keep the baffle filters clean
- Flag any change in how the extract sounds or works
- Keep the TR19 certificate and photo report in the maintenance log
- Switch the fan on before cooking starts
You leave with a date for the next clean, based on your cooking hours and the grease we measured. A 3, 6 or 12-monthly maintenance plan keeps it on track, so the date is not missed.
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.
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How we price kitchen extract cleaning
The quote reflects the site in front of us. We take into account:
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- What state the system is in
- How big the system is
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
No two sites are the same, so each one gets its own fixed quote. Size, access, the condition of the system and when we can work all make a difference.
Asking for a quote
We can often survey from pictures. The most useful are:
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
Quotes are quick. Send a few details and pictures, and we typically reply with a fixed quote within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
The process
Protection comes first: 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 one visit for most kitchens, while large or complex systems may need more than one, and we clear up before we go. Rural roads and tight entrances are worth telling us about before a visit to Great Tey.
- First comes a survey of the whole system, by photos or a visit.
- We measure the grease at set points along the system, then give you a fixed price.
- 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.
- Readings and pictures are taken again, and you receive a TR19 certificate and photo report.
Before we arrive
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
Get a fixed quote
If you need kitchen extract cleaning in Great Tey, ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line. Tell us what kind of premises it is and when it’s open, and send photos or your last report if you can. A fixed quote typically follows within one working day.
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Why deal with it now?
Grease build-up causes everyday problems too. Filters block, airflow drops and the kitchen gets hotter and smokier and the fan strains to keep up. Smells, dripping grease and condensation often follow. A planned visit to Great Tey is easier to arrange than an emergency callout.
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: how much there is, how we reach it, what state it’s in and when we can work. Call for a fixed quote and we’ll explain each part.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Great Tey
- We are fully insured
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- We diagnose before we treat
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
See how cleaning jobs are priced or our accreditations and certificates.
What kitchen extract cleaning cannot fix
We’d rather tell you now than book work that will not help, so these are the things it won’t cover:
- Damaged duct sections that need replacing
- A fan motor or bearings that have failed (that needs a fan repair or replacement)
- A grease trap that needs emptying
Not sure which it is? You can call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we will tell you honestly.
Parts of the system we cover
- Vertical risers
- Canopies and hoods
- Discharge points
- Horizontal duct runs
- Plenums and filters
- Extract fans
Kitchen extracts in Great Tey
About 45 miles out from central London, Great Tey is part of the South East area we work across. Visits are booked around your hours, evenings and weekends included. In Great Tey, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Colchester council. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
Church and community hall kitchens, near Church of St Barnabas or anywhere around Great Tey, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Great Tey is about 5 miles south-east of Halstead, in Essex. We carry out kitchen extract cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Great Tey and the rest of Essex. We cover 644 places across Essex, large and small. For sites nearby, see our Chelmsford page (16 miles or so).
Our technicians cover all of CO6 for kitchen extract cleaning and the streets around it. If you need kitchen extract cleaning at premises on The Street, Chrismund Way and Greenfield Drive or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. If your site is just outside Great Tey, we cover Swan Street (1 mile north), Chappel (2 miles north), Rose Green (2 miles north-east), Wakes Colne (2 miles north) and Fordstreet (2 miles east). Within a short drive, we also cover Colchester (6 miles east), Braintree (8 miles west), Maldon (12 miles south), Witham (8 miles south-west), Camulodunum (5 miles east) and Halstead (5 miles north-west).
Around Great Tey
In Great Tey, that means kitchens and buildings near The Chequers Public House, among other places. Great Tey’s nearest station is Chappel & Wakes Colne station, about 1.8 miles north. Well-known places in the area include Mount Bures (4.1 miles north) and Halstead Hospital (5.7 miles north-west). For a walk, there’s Sergeants Orchard.
What your team can do, and what needs us
If your staff spot something between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that will not come clean, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We can diagnose it and quote.
Staff cleaning and specialist work are not the same thing. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.