Hertfordshire · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in High Wych, Hertfordshire
Kitchen extract cleaning for commercial sites in High Wych and across Hertfordshire. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- An inspection that picked up a dirty extract
- Missing paperwork after a change of operator
- A smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction
Keeping the system healthy
Once we have finished, these simple steps help:
- Switch the fan on before cooking starts
- File each certificate with the fire risk assessment
- Keep the baffle filters clean
- Give the canopy a daily wipe
When the clean is finished, grease readings are taken again at the same points, giving you before and after readings alongside the photos. Your TR19 certificate is then issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
Wipe the canopy down regularly and empty grease troughs or collection points. A daily wipe isn’t a deep clean, but it helps between visits.
TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in High Wych
Few kitchens can stop cooking for a day so the extract can be cleaned. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends, or during holidays where a site closes for them. Equipment is switched off and left to cool, the area is sheeted, and the kitchen is handed back ready to cook. Typical jobs include an inspection that picked up a dirty extract and proof of cleaning requested by an insurer, on extract fans, plenums and filters and horizontal duct runs. Need a TR19 duct cleaning contractor for High Wych? We have been cleaning kitchen extracts across the South East since 2009, with a certificate and photo report after every clean.
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 readings afterwards go into your report.
Work in a small place like High Wych starts with a call to agree access and timings, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy, filters, duct, fan and discharge, with a certificate and photo report at the end.
We’re CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, we hold ISO 9001 and we’re fully insured. On top of that, we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we have been trading since 2009.
- Where
- High Wych (CM21)
- Wider area
- Hertfordshire
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- When we work
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Towns and villages near High Wych
What else we do in High Wych
How the job changes from site to site
Canopy and plenum
Whether it’s one hood or a long island canopy, each section is cleaned and photographed before and after.
Ductwork and risers
Horizontal runs collect grease as the air slows and cools. Each run is cleaned through its access panels, recording any that cannot be reached.
Grease, kitchens and High Wych
Food Standards Agency records include about 14 pubs and bars and about 3 hotels and B&Bs within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of High Wych. Breakfasts, bar meals and functions all put grease into the extract wherever they’re cooked. In High Wych, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from East Hertfordshire council. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector. Fire safety in High Wych falls to Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises.
For schools such as High Wych Church of England Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is normally booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed. Older buildings often hide long, awkward duct runs, and if you run a kitchen at a historic venue in the area (Much Hadham Palace is about 3.9 miles north-west), access may need planning.
High Wych is about 3 miles north of Harlow, in Hertfordshire. We carry out kitchen extract cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in High Wych and the rest of Hertfordshire. Our area takes in 381 places across Hertfordshire, large and small. For sites nearby, see our Chelmsford page (16 miles or so).
We cover every part of CM21 for kitchen extract cleaning and the roads nearby. If you need kitchen extract cleaning at premises on Mansfield, High Wych Lane and Broadfields or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. We also cover the places around High Wych: Sawbridgeworth (1 mile east), Lower Sheering (2 miles east), Allen's Green (2 miles north), Spellbrook (2 miles north-east) and Sheering (3 miles east). Larger places within reach include Stevenage (15 miles north-west), Bishop's Stortford (4 miles north), Welwyn Garden City (14 miles west), Hoddesdon (7 miles south-west), Cheshunt (10 miles south-west) and Hatfield (15 miles west).
Around High Wych
Around High Wych, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The Half Moon Public House, Leventhorpe and Gibberd Garden, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Harlow Mill station, about 1.3 miles south. Nearby you will also find Harlow Mill (1.3 miles south) and Princess Alexandra Hospital (3 miles south-west). For a walk, there’s Sawbridgeworth Marsh.
Questions from High Wych
Do you work overnight in High Wych?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. That way a site in High Wych does not have to lose a day’s trading. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
Can you get to a site in High Wych?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.
What happens if you can’t reach some of it?
They’re listed in the report, never skipped quietly. You will know exactly which parts weren’t reached and why, along with a quote to put access in.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. Plans on a 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycle are available, to suit the system and how it’s used.
What should I send you?
A short description and a few photos, with the address and opening hours. We’ll ask for anything else we need.
What do you do to protect the area?
We cover floors and nearby surfaces with sheeting before work begins, and anything we remove is contained. Before we leave, we tidy up and clean down.
Which sectors do you work in?
We work for restaurants, pubs, hotels, schools, colleges, hospitals, care homes, offices and shops, as well as food production and leisure sites.
How much notice should we give?
The more notice, the better, especially for out-of-hours work. Quotes typically come back within one working day, and emergencies are covered by our 24/7 line.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
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 will take a look and give you a fixed quote.
Honest limits
Some problems need a different service or another trade:
- Damaged duct sections that need replacing
- Fire dampers that will not close (that needs damper testing and remedials)
- Blocked drains from a neglected grease trap (a separate service)
If in doubt, call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we will say what we think before you book.
What we work on in High Wych
- Canopies and hoods
- Vertical risers
- Extract fans
- Horizontal duct runs
- Plenums and filters
- Discharge points
What happens on the day
We work around your opening hours, not the other way round. We book the visit for a time the area is closed, whether that is an evening, overnight or a weekend. When the team arrives, the work area is protected and the relevant equipment is switched off to cool, and the job takes a few hours for a small kitchen, longer for a large system. Somewhere like High Wych, lanes, gates and parking are worth mentioning in advance.
- Diagnosis comes first, with a survey of the system and how it’s reached.
- We record grease levels at set points, then fix the price.
- 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.
How to prepare
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
How to get a quote
To help us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, pictures of the system and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Once you have those, call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
Related advice
What we are called out for in High Wych
Grease filters are the first line of defence, and they’re often the weak point. Filters that are bent, badly fitted, missing or left uncleaned let more fat into the plenum and duct, and it does not stop until it reaches the fan.
Keep an eye out for these warning signs:
- Poor airflow at the canopy
- A kitchen taken over without any extract records
- Stale cooking odours from the system
- An inspection that picked up a dirty extract
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Princess Alexandra Hospital is the nearest hospital to High Wych, about 3 miles south-west.
What your quote should include
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- What insurance they carry
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- Whether a survey comes first
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Each visit produces a dated report with pictures, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. 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.