East Sussex · Kitchen extract cleaning
TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in Iden
Kitchen extract cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Iden. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- Poor airflow at the canopy
- Heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs
- An overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer
What happens on the day
On the day, we arrive at the time agreed with you, often in the evening, overnight or at the weekend so the site keeps working. Anything that needs to be off for the work is switched off and left to cool first, and the area around the work is covered and protected. The work itself takes anything from a few hours to a full night, depending on the size of the system. Visits to a village like Iden are booked in advance, at a time that suits whoever runs the site.
- First the diagnosis: a survey of the whole system and its access points.
- 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
- Move anything stored near the system
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
How to get a quote
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Add the site type and your opening hours, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
Advice
Commercial kitchen extraction cleaning in Iden
Every time food is cooked, warm vapour carries fat up into the extract. It cools inside the duct and settles as a sticky film that thickens month by month. That layer will burn, and cleaning the whole system is how you keep it under control. The work covers canopies and hoods, plenums and filters and extract fans, and people most often call us about an extract that no longer clears the smoke and cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey. When a restaurant in Iden asks for duct cleaning, it’s nearly always the kitchen extract they mean, and that’s exactly what we do: the whole run from hood to roof, cleaned to TR19® Grease.
We clean every reachable part of the system in Iden: canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, risers and fan, and the discharge where it can be reached.
In a village or hamlet like Iden, the kitchens that need extract cleaning are usually a pub, a school, a care home or a hall kitchen, wherever there is one. Each still has a canopy and duct that collect grease.
Our accreditations include CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured. We are also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we’ve been trading since 2009.
- Location
- Iden (TN31)
- Wider area
- East Sussex
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Part by part
Restaurant and pub kitchens
A pub or restaurant can’t afford to cancel a service for a clean. We work overnight and at weekends where that suits, and hand back a clean kitchen ready to cook.
Ductwork and risers
Grease builds up most where the duct turns. We test at points like these before and after cleaning, so the report shows the difference.
Also in Iden
What happens if it’s left?
A clogged extract does not only raise the fire risk. Blocked filters and narrowed ducts slow the airflow, leaving the kitchen hot and smoky and the fan strains to keep up. Smells, dripping grease and condensation often follow. In a place like Iden, ductwork and fans are easy to forget until something goes wrong.
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 play a part.
Why Iden businesses choose us
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- We diagnose before we treat
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- In business since 2009
FAQs for Iden
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Iden?
It’s East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Iden. TR19® is not law, but it’s the benchmark many fire officers and insurers look to when they ask how often the extract is cleaned.
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Iden?
The local authority for Iden is Rother council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. Have your latest TR19® certificate and photo report to hand, as an officer may ask how the extract is maintained.
Can you price the work without visiting?
Yes, if we can see what we need. If not, a site survey comes first, and the quote follows that.
What do you need from me for a quote?
Just the basics: the address, the site type, your opening hours and how we reach the system. Photos and the last report help too. After that, simply phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes. Our emergency line runs 24/7 for anything that can’t wait until a planned visit. Ring any time and tell us what’s happened.
Which parts of the extract do you clean?
Every part the air passes through, as far as access allows. Sections with no access are listed on the report, and extra panels can be fitted.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes, of course. Tell us what you have and how it’s used, and we will suggest a schedule and quote for it.
How long does it take to clean a kitchen extract system?
That depends on the size of the system, the amount of grease and the number of access points. Most jobs take a single shift for most kitchens, with long duct runs and tall risers needing more time.
When to call us in Iden
A kitchen in Iden builds up grease in the same places as any other: in long flat runs, at bends and changes of direction, and in the fan housing. Cooler sections of duct collect the most.
Common reasons sites call us are:
- Extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit
- A system with no record of a TR19 clean
- Stale cooking odours from the system
- A smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction
Church and community hall kitchens, near The Parish Church of All Saints or anywhere around Iden, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Questions to ask before you book
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- What paperwork you get at the end
- Whether the price is fixed
- Proof of insurance
Iden kitchens: local notes
Iden is covered by East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel. Food hygiene inspections in Iden are the job of Rother council’s environmental health team. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Before-and-after pictures from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as St Michael's Church of England Primary School or anywhere near Iden, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean. If your kitchen is in a listed or historic building, like the houses around Iden (Lamb House is about 2.2 miles south), fitting access panels needs care.
Iden is about 11 miles north-east of Hastings, in East Sussex. Wherever you are in the TN31 postcode area, we cover kitchen extract cleaning for commercial sites. 289 places in East Sussex are on our list, large and small. Maidstone is in our area too, about 22 miles from Iden.
Here we cover the TN31 postcode area for kitchen extract cleaning. Streets in the area include Parkwood, Elmsmead and Grove Lane, all of which we cover for kitchen extract cleaning. Neighbouring places we cover for kitchen extract cleaning include Houghton Green (1 mile south-east), Playden (1 mile south), Rye Foreign (1 mile south-west), East Guldeford (2 miles south-east) and Rye (2 miles south). Further out, we also cover Hastings (11 miles south-west), Bexhill-on-Sea (15 miles south-west), St Leonards (12 miles south-west), Hastings Old Town (10 miles south-west), Belmont (10 miles south-west) and Hollington (11 miles south-west).
Local landmarks in Iden
Typical jobs here are in premises near Rye College and The Bell Inn and the streets around them. Iden’s nearest station is Rye station, about 2 miles south of the centre. Nearby you will also find Rye Castle Museum (East Street) (2.1 miles south) and Ypres Tower (2.2 miles south). The countryside around Iden includes Flatropers Wood.
What affects the quote in Iden
Some jobs are bigger than they look, and some smaller. What affects the quote:
- The size of the system
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- The times the site is available
- The condition of the system
What you pay depends on the size of the system, what state it’s in and access to every part of it. You get a fixed price before work begins, so you know where you stand.
Asking for a quote
Before you ask for a quote, gather:
- The site address and the type of premises
- Problems your staff have spotted
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, from your pictures and details or, where that is not enough, a survey on site. Then we send a fixed price so you know the cost before work begins.
When something else is needed
Kitchen extract cleaning can’t fix everything, and we will tell you before work begins. It doesn’t solve:
- A fan motor or bearings that have failed (that needs a fan repair or replacement)
- Fire dampers that won’t 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 drop us a line and we will say what we think before you book.
Parts of the system we cover
- Vertical risers
- Horizontal duct runs
- Discharge points
- Canopies and hoods
- Extract fans
- Plenums and filters
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
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’ll take a look and give you a fixed quote.
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, which is where we come in.