West Sussex · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen Extract Cleaning in Pease Pottage
Kitchen extract cleaning for Pease Pottage, from a team that has been trading since 2009. Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus a 24/7 emergency line.
- Rancid smells from grease in the duct
- An overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer
- A system with no record of a TR19 clean
About our kitchen extract cleaning in Pease Pottage
Any kitchen we clean in Pease Pottage gets exactly the same specification as everywhere else we work. The job starts with a survey and grease readings, then works through canopy, plenum, filters, ductwork, fan and discharge. You get a TR19 certificate and a photo report at the end. If you have grease smells coming from the extract and an inspection that picked up a dirty extract, we can help. Most calls from Pease Pottage come after an insurer, an EHO or a fire officer asks to see the last TR19 certificate. We handle the clean and the paperwork in one visit.
BESA sets minimum intervals by hours of cooking a day: every 3 months for 12–16 hours, every 6 months for 6–12 hours and every 12 months for 2–6 hours, with grease readings setting the real interval.
In a smaller place like Pease Pottage, the kitchens with extract systems are more likely to be a pub, a café, a takeaway or a school or care home kitchen than a big restaurant. A kitchen that cooks fewer hours still builds up grease, so cleaning is planned around how much it cooks and what the readings show.
Nothing is signed off by word of mouth: a dated report with pictures of the work, and for TR19® Grease cleans, a certificate issued through the BESCA VHE portal. Any parts we couldn’t reach are recorded on it too.
- Location
- Pease Pottage (RH11)
- Region
- West Sussex
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
How the visit works
The visit has three parts: set-up, the treatment itself and the sign-off. Set-up means sheeting and making equipment safe, and the sign-off is a written report with pictures. Most of the time goes on the work itself, which takes anything from a few hours to a full night, depending on the size of the system. In a smaller place like Pease Pottage, parking is rarely the issue, but tell us about gates, roof access and opening hours.
- You send photos or we visit, and the system is surveyed from canopy to discharge.
- We take grease readings at set points and give you a fixed quote.
- On the night, the equipment is off and cool and the kitchen is sheeted.
- Filters, canopy and plenum are cleaned, then the ducts, risers, fan and discharge.
- Readings are repeated, pictures taken, and your TR19 certificate and photo report issued.
Preparing for the visit
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Find the previous report, if there is one
Get a fixed quote
There’s no standard price list, because no two systems are the same. We look at your system first, from photos or on a visit, then send a fixed quote. To get going, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
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Kitchen extracts in Pease Pottage
The FSA’s data shows about 5 pubs, bars and clubs registered across Pease Pottage and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Any of them serving cooked food has an extract to keep clean, from canopy to discharge. It’s Mid Sussex council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Pease Pottage. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready. Pease Pottage sits within the area of West Sussex 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.
If your kitchen is in a listed or historic building, like the houses around Pease Pottage (Tyes Place is about 3.4 miles south), fitting access panels needs care. A hospital like Crawley Hospital, about 2.3 miles north, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day. School kitchens, at schools like Discovery New School for example, are typically cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
Pease Pottage is about 2 miles south of Crawley, in West Sussex. For kitchen extract cleaning in and around Pease Pottage, please ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email for a fixed quote. Our area covers London and the South East, including Pease Pottage. Across West Sussex, we cover 371 places, Pease Pottage among them. Our Brighton page covers sites nearby (18 miles or so).
We cover every part of RH11 for kitchen extract cleaning and the streets around it. Local streets include Bellevue Farm Road, Gordons Way and Stanford Brook Way, all of which we cover for kitchen extract cleaning. We also cover the places around Pease Pottage: Furnace Green (2 miles north-east), Balcombe Lane (3 miles east), Balcombe (3 miles south-east), Staplefield (3 miles south) and Worth Abbey (4 miles east). Further out, we also cover Horsham (6 miles west), Haywards Heath (7 miles south-east), Burgess Hill (9 miles south), East Grinstead (9 miles east), Billingshurst (12 miles west) and West Green (3 miles north).
Near you in Pease Pottage
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The Black Swan pub, Tilgate Park and Cottesmore School. The closest station to Pease Pottage is Crawley station, about 2 miles north. Nearby you’ll also find County Mall (2.1 miles north) and Crawley Museum (2.3 miles north). The countryside around Pease Pottage includes Tilgate Lake.
Leave it or put it right?
Environmental health officers inspect food businesses, in Pease Pottage as everywhere else, and they look at the cleanliness of the premises and equipment, extraction included. Keeping the extract clean helps the whole kitchen pass muster. It’s better to plan the work at a site near Pease Pottage than wait for a failure.
What you pay reflects the actual work. That’s why we survey first, from pictures or on site, and why the quote is fixed before any work starts.
Why Pease Pottage businesses choose us
- A written report with photos after each visit
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Fully insured
- Fixed quotes from a survey or pictures
Read what affects the cost and our accreditations and certificates.
Pease Pottage: your questions answered
Can you clean school kitchen extracts in Pease Pottage during the holidays?
Yes. The holidays are the usual time for school work. With about 7 schools and colleges on the FSA’s register within roughly a mile and a half of Pease Pottage, it pays to plan holiday dates ahead. Send us your term dates when you call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us, and we will fit the work in.
Will you come out to Pease Pottage?
Yes. Pease Pottage is within the area we cover across London and the South East. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the site when you book.
What information do you need?
Just the basics: where it is, what kind of site, when it’s open and the access. Photos and the last report help too. After that, simply phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
What does a TR19 kitchen extract clean include?
Every part the air passes through, as far as access allows. Where there aren’t enough access panels to reach a section, it’s recorded, and we can fit new ones.
How far ahead should we book?
For planned work, earlier is better, especially if the next clean or test is due soon. For emergencies, we take calls 24/7.
How often does a kitchen extract system need cleaning?
BESA guidance sets minimums by daily cooking hours: 3-monthly for heavy use, 6-monthly for moderate use and 12-monthly for light use. Measured grease levels set the real interval.
What’s TR19?
BESA’s ventilation hygiene specification in two main parts: TR19® Grease for kitchen extracts and TR19® Air for supply and extract systems. It isn’t legislation, but it’s the standard people check against.
Can you price the work without visiting?
Often, yes. Photos of the system and the access, plus your opening hours and last report, are often enough. Where we can’t see enough, we arrange a survey.
What affects the cost of kitchen extract cleaning
A fixed price needs a few facts first. We check:
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- How many systems or sites are involved
- The condition of the system
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced 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.
Asking for a quote
There’s no need for technical detail. It helps if you can send:
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Any previous report or certificate
The quickest way to a quote is to send photos: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
How the job changes from site to site
Extract fan and discharge
Grease that reaches the fan coats the blades and the housing. We isolate it, open it up and degrease it.
Ductwork and risers
Risers take the extract up through floors to roof level, and grease runs down their walls and pools at the base. Access panels along the riser let us clean it in sections.
Honest limits
We’d rather tell you now than book work that will not help, so here are the limits:
- Ductwork that’s corroded, split or leaking (that’s for a ductwork contractor)
- A fan motor that has burnt out
- A canopy that’s too small or a system that was badly designed
If in doubt, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will say what we think before booking.
What the work covers
- Extract fans
- Discharge points
- Canopies and hoods
- Horizontal duct runs
- Plenums and filters
- Vertical risers
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
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.
Looking after it afterwards
Good habits slow the build-up between visits. Our tips:
- Refit filters properly after cleaning
- Clean the grease filters regularly between TR19 cleans
- Keep the cleaning records where you can find them
- Run the extract fan throughout cooking
We hand the kitchen back clean, with the sheeting removed and waste taken away. Waste grease and water are contained and removed, and equipment can be switched back on once we have gone.
Run the extract whenever the kitchen is cooking. Switching it off early leaves vapour to settle on the canopy and plenum, and the next clean has more to do.