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TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in Norlington
Need kitchen extract cleaning in Norlington? We diagnose first, fix the price and book the work around your hours, finishing with a written report and pictures.
- Years of baked-on grease in the ducts
- Proof of cleaning requested by an insurer
- An extract that has never been cleaned to TR19
How we handle kitchen extract cleaning in Norlington
The canopy over the range is only the start of a kitchen extract system. Beyond the filters run the plenum, the ducts and risers, the fan and the point where air leaves the building, and each part collects grease. A TR19® Grease clean deals with the whole route, not only the parts on show. The work covers canopies and hoods, horizontal duct runs and vertical risers, and common reasons people get in touch are a kitchen with no current TR19 certificate and heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs. Most calls from Norlington come after an insurer, an EHO or a fire officer asks to see the last TR19 certificate. Either way, the answer is the same: a proper clean and the paperwork to match.
Kitchens that fry and grill hardest need the most frequent cleans, so we look at the menu as well as the opening hours when we suggest the next date.
Somewhere as small as Norlington, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Each still has a canopy and duct that collect grease, whatever the size of the place.
Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009, as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we’re fully insured.
- Location
- Norlington (BN8)
- Wider area
- East Sussex
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Questions from Norlington
Can you come to Norlington after we close?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. The site is handed back ready to open. Just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form with your opening times and we will plan around them.
Can you get to a site in Norlington?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. A survey first, from photos or a visit, means we arrive with the right kit.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes. Photos often do the job, and larger or hidden systems get a visit.
What’s TR19?
TR19® is BESA’s specification for ventilation hygiene. TR19® Grease, a standalone specification since 2019, covers grease in kitchen extract systems, and TR19® Air covers general supply and extract systems.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. Scheduled maintenance plans are part of what we do, with visits at the interval your system needs. The report from each visit recommends the next date.
What does a TR19 kitchen extract clean include?
The whole system: the canopy, the plenum behind the filters, the filters, horizontal ducts, vertical risers, the fan and the discharge, plus attenuators where fitted. Any part without access is noted.
Which sectors do you work in?
Restaurants and pubs, hotels, schools and colleges, hospitals and care homes, offices and retail, plus food production and leisure sites.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
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 kitchen extract cleaning looks like in Norlington
According to Food Standards Agency records, there are about 3 bars, pubs and nightclubs within about 1.5 miles of central Norlington. Wherever they cook, the canopy, duct and fan collect grease just as a restaurant’s do. Norlington is covered by East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order. It’s Lewes council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Norlington. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready.
If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Glyndebourne is about 1.6 miles south), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning. A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near The Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin or elsewhere in Norlington, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Norlington is about 3 miles north-east of Lewes, in East Sussex. Every kind of commercial site in Norlington, we can take on kitchen extract cleaning. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so trading isn’t interrupted. We cover 289 places across East Sussex, large and small. Brighton is in our area too, about 9 miles from Norlington.
Every address in BN8 is within our area for kitchen extract cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. That includes premises on Norlington Lane and Norlington Court and nearby roads. Nearby, we also carry out kitchen extract cleaning in Broyle Side (1 mile east), Upper Wellingham (1 mile north-west), Barcombe Mills (2 miles north-west), Barcombe (2 miles north-west) and Rose Hill (2 miles north). Larger places within reach include Eastbourne (13 miles south-east), Seaford (9 miles south), Lewes (3 miles south-west), Hailsham (9 miles east), Crowborough (12 miles north-east) and Uckfield (5 miles north).
Around Norlington
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Ringmer Primary and Nursery School and The Anchor pub. The closest station to Norlington is Lewes station, about 2.8 miles south-west. A little further out are Lewes Victoria Hospital (3.2 miles south-west) and Lewes Castle (2.9 miles south-west). For a walk, there’s Cliffe Hill and Malling Down.
What staff can safely do
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. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
Some jobs should never be done in-house: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease need training, the right equipment and safe access. That’s our job.
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What affects the cost of kitchen extract cleaning
Some jobs are bigger than they look, and some smaller. The main factors:
- The number of sites or systems
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- Site rules, permits and inductions
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Call for a fixed quote and we’ll go through it with you.
What we need to know
Photos let us diagnose from a distance. Try to include:
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- The site address and the type of premises
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
For a fixed quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. You’ll normally have a quote within one working day.
Keeping the system healthy
A little care between visits keeps the system in better shape. We recommend:
- Report grease drips, smells or fan noise straight away
- Do not let the canopy gutters overflow
- Wash or exchange the filters often
- Give the canopy a daily wipe
We hand the kitchen back clean, with the sheeting removed and waste taken away. Grease and dirty water are collected and taken off site, so you can start cooking as normal.
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.
Common problems we fix in Norlington
A lot of duct grease gets there because the filters let it through. Filters that are bent, badly fitted, missing or left uncleaned let more fat into the plenum and duct, and from there it travels on to the fan.
Keep an eye out for these warning signs:
- Extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit
- An extract that no longer clears the smoke
- Missing paperwork after a change of operator
- A TR19 certificate needed for the insurer
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Ringmer Community College and Sixth Form or anywhere near Norlington, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
What your quote should include
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- Whether VAT is included
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
When something else is needed
Kitchen extract cleaning cannot fix everything, and we will tell you before work begins. It doesn’t solve:
- Fire dampers that won’t close (that needs damper testing and remedials)
- Extraction that can’t cope with the cooking because of its design
- A duct that is holed or coming apart
If you are not sure, just ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we’ll give you a straight answer before you book.
Where we work
- Horizontal duct runs
- Extract fans
- Vertical risers
- Discharge points
- Plenums and filters
- Canopies and hoods
How it works
We work around your opening hours, not the other way round. Most visits are booked for when the area is out of use, such as evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends. Once we’re in, the area is sheeted and anything that has to be off is turned off and cooled, and the job takes a few hours for a small kitchen, longer for a large system. Rural roads and tight entrances are worth telling us about before a visit to Norlington.
- We survey the system first, from your photos and details or on a site 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.
- The whole route is cleaned, from the canopy through the ductwork to the fan and the discharge.
- We test again, photograph the result and issue your TR19 certificate and photo report.
Before we arrive
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
How to get a quote
There’s no standard price list, because no two systems are the same. We look at your system first, from pictures or on a visit, then send a fixed quote. To get going, call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
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Different parts, different methods
Grease filters
Baffle filters are cleaned as part of every TR19 clean, and put back so they seat correctly. We’ll tell you if any need replacing.
Schools, hospitals and care homes
Even a kitchen that cooks only a few hours a day needs cleaning at least every 12 months under BESA guidance. Holidays make it simple to schedule.