West Sussex · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen Extract Cleaning in Hunston
We cover Hunston for kitchen extract cleaning. Out-of-hours visits, a fixed quote and a written report with photos on every job.
- A smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction
- Extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit
- Cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
If your staff spot something between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We can diagnose it and quote.
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, and that is where we come in.
Kitchen duct cleaning in Hunston
Cooking sends fat-laden vapour into the canopy with every service. As it cools, it clings to the inside of the ductwork and keeps building. That film is fuel, and a proper clean removes it before it becomes a fire risk. Typical jobs include a system with no record of a TR19 clean and stale cooking odours from the system, across plenums and filters, vertical risers and canopies and hoods. People looking for “duct cleaning near me” in Hunston normally mean the kitchen extract, and that’s our main job: canopy to fan, to TR19® Grease.
Each job starts with a look at where grease has built up: wet film or deposit thickness readings show which parts of the duct need the most attention, and readings afterwards go into your report.
Work in a small place like Hunston 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 are CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, we hold ISO 9001 and we are fully insured. We’re also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, trading since 2009.
- Where
- Hunston (PO20)
- Wider area
- West Sussex
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed price before work begins
- When we work
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
When to call us in Hunston
It’s common for parts of a duct to have been missed for years. The usual reason is a lack of access panels, so nobody could get to them. That hidden grease keeps building where nobody looks.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- Heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs
- Cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey
- An inspection that picked up a dirty extract
- Rancid smells from grease in the duct
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near St Leodegar's Church or elsewhere in Hunston, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event.
What your quote should include
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- Whether the price is fixed
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- How VAT is shown on the quote
What the work involves, part by part
Ductwork and risers
Long flat runs of duct are where grease collects. Each run is cleaned through its access panels, recording any that can’t be reached.
Schools, hospitals and care homes
Some healthcare kitchens never fully close. We plan the clean around meal times and work in a contained, tidy way with as little disruption as possible.
Looking after it afterwards
Simple habits between visits make a real difference. Our advice:
- Diarise the next clean as soon as you get the certificate
- Make sure every filter is fitted before cooking
- Flag any change in how the extract sounds or works
- Clean the grease filters regularly between TR19 cleans
Every clean ends with a photo report. It shows the system before and after, part by part, and lists what was cleaned, any areas we couldn’t reach and the date the next clean is due.
Keep the outside of the canopy wiped and any grease cups emptied. A daily wipe is not a deep clean, but it helps between visits.
Your questions about kitchen extract cleaning in Hunston
Which environmental health team covers Hunston?
Food hygiene inspections in Hunston are carried out by Chichester council. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
Can you get to a site in Hunston?
Yes, Hunston is part of our area, however small the site. A survey first, from pictures or a visit, means we arrive with the right kit.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. We run scheduled maintenance contracts, set at the interval the system needs. Each report recommends when the next visit should be.
Do insurers need proof of extract cleaning?
Extract grease is fuel for a kitchen fire, which is why many insurers require TR19 cleaning. Our certificate and photo report give you that evidence.
Are you a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member?
We’re members of Vent Hygiene Elite, the scheme run by BESCA, and we clean to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured.
What’s the right cleaning interval for a kitchen extract?
It depends on how many hours a day the kitchen cooks. BESA’s minimums run from every 3 months for heavy use to every 12 months for light use. We will recommend a date after measuring the grease.
How long does a kitchen extract clean take?
Allow one visit for most kitchens, while large or complex systems may need more than one. The survey tells us how long your system will need.
What if parts of the system can’t be reached?
The report shows them clearly. Often the fix is extra access, such as new panels in ductwork, and we can fit those.
How we price kitchen extract cleaning
We quote each job individually. These are the things that affect it:
- How big the system is
- The condition we find in the survey
- Travel, parking and unloading
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
Leaving it longer rarely makes the work cheaper. Build-up, wear and faults tend to get worse, not better, which can make the next visit longer. If you are not sure what’s needed, call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll give you an honest view and a fixed quote.
Helping us quote
What to send for a quote:
- Any previous report or certificate
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
If you need kitchen extract cleaning in Hunston, call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email. Tell us what kind of premises it is and when it’s open, and send pictures or your last report if you can. We normally send a fixed quote within one working day.
For landlords and multi-site operators
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Shared systems, like a riser serving several units, need a clear agreement on who books the work, and we’re happy to quote for all of it.
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
What we do, step by step
We are used to working while the site is closed. Evenings, nights and weekends are when much of our work happens, so the site can open as normal afterwards. On site, the work takes one visit for most kitchens, while large or complex systems may need more than one. Photos of the system and how to reach it help us plan a visit to Hunston.
- You send photos or we visit, and the system is surveyed from canopy to discharge.
- We take grease readings at set points and send you a fixed quote.
- The kitchen is closed, the equipment cooled and everything nearby protected.
- We work through the system from the canopy to the fan and discharge.
- We re-test, photograph and send your certificate and photo report.
Getting ready for the visit
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
Ask for a quote
There’s no standard price list, because every site is different. Instead, we look at your site first, from photos or a survey, then send a fixed quote. To get going, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
Related advice
Kitchen extract cleaning in Hunston: the local picture
Hunston lies within about 3 miles of the sea. 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 11 bars, pubs and nightclubs and about 3 hotels and B&Bs within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Hunston. Where they serve hot food, their kitchen extracts need cleaning to TR19® like any restaurant’s. Hunston sits within the area of West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. Fire and rescue authorities enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic premises, and in a kitchen that fire risk includes the grease in the extract.
Older buildings often hide long, awkward duct runs, and if you run a kitchen at a historic venue in the area (Goodwood House is about 4.5 miles north), access may need planning. Term dates shape school work: for a school like North Mundham Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
Hunston is about 2 miles south of Chichester, in West Sussex. We provide kitchen extract cleaning for commercial premises of every kind in Hunston and the rest of West Sussex. Hunston is one of 371 places in West Sussex where we work for kitchen extract cleaning. Portsmouth is in our area too, about 13 miles from Hunston.
We cover every part of the PO20 postcode area for kitchen extract cleaning and the roads nearby. Streets in the area include Heath Close, Westlands Road and St Leodegars Way, all of which we cover for kitchen extract cleaning. Close by, we work in Donnington (1 mile west), North Mundham (1 mile east), Runcton (1 mile east), Portfield (2 miles north) and Chichester (2 miles north). Within a short drive, we also cover Bognor Regis (4 miles east), Selsey (5 miles south), Littlehampton (11 miles east), Emsworth (8 miles west), Rustington (12 miles east) and Angmering (13 miles east).
Near you in Hunston
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Chichester High School For Girls and The Spotted Cow Public House, among other places. The nearest railway station is Chichester station, roughly 1.5 miles north. Nearby you’ll also find St Richard's Hospital (2.3 miles north) and Chichester Castle (2 miles north).