East Sussex · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen Extract Cleaning in Potter's Green
TR19 grease cleaning of complete kitchen extract systems, from canopy to discharge for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Potter's Green. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- Cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey
- Heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs
- An extract that no longer clears the smoke
Kitchen extract cleaning in Potter's Green
Insurers often want evidence of regular TR19 cleaning, and a claim can be refused or reduced without it. For a kitchen in Potter's Green, our certificate and photo report give you that record, ready for the fire risk assessment file. The work covers vertical risers, canopies and hoods and horizontal duct runs, and people most often call us about years of baked-on grease in the ducts and a new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history. Most calls from Potter's Green 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.
A clean in Potter's Green covers the canopy, plenum, filters, ductwork, risers and fan, and the discharge where it can be reached.
For a kitchen in or near Potter's Green, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, 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.
The sign-off is always in writing: a dated report with pictures of the work, and for TR19® Grease cleans, a certificate issued through the BESCA VHE portal. It shows what was done and what, if anything, couldn’t be reached.
- Place
- Potter's Green (TN22)
- Region
- East Sussex
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Kitchen extract cleaning around Potter's Green
East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service covers Potter's Green. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises. Environmental health officers from Wealden council inspect food businesses in Potter's Green. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready.
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of St Mary the Virgin or elsewhere in Potter's Green, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event. For kitchens close to Buxted station, where the day often starts early and ends late, the extract can be cleaned overnight.
Potter's Green is about 2 miles north-east of Uckfield, in East Sussex. Whether your site is in the middle of Potter's Green or further out, kitchen extract cleaning is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from a single unit to a large public building. 289 places in East Sussex are on our list, large and small. You can also see our page for Brighton, roughly 16 miles from Potter's Green.
We work across the TN22 postcode area for kitchen extract cleaning and the streets around it. If your site is just outside Potter's Green, we cover Buxted (1 mile north), Etchingwood (1 mile south-east), Framfield (2 miles south), Cooper's Green (2 miles west) and Hadlow Down (2 miles north-east). We also work in nearby towns such as Eastbourne (15 miles south-east), Seaford (15 miles south), Lewes (10 miles south-west), Hailsham (10 miles south-east), Crowborough (5 miles north) and Newhaven (14 miles south).
What’s near Potter's Green
Typical jobs here are in premises near The Buxted Inn and Uckfield College and the streets around them. There’s a railway station in Potter's Green itself: Buxted station. A little further out are Uckfield Community Hospital (2.1 miles south-west) and Tickerage Castle (1.3 miles south). Green spaces nearby include Brickfield Meadow.
How the visit works
At the end of the visit, someone from your team can look over the work with us. Anything we couldn’t reach or that needs attention is pointed out there and then, and the same goes into the written report. All told, the work takes as long as the system needs, from a few hours to several planned visits. Seeing the system in pictures first means the trip to Potter's Green can be planned properly.
- We survey the system, from your pictures or on site, canopy to discharge.
- We take grease readings at set points and give 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
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
Getting a quote
We don’t publish a price list, because every site is different. We look at your system first, from photos or on a visit, and then give you a fixed quote. To start, call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
Related advice
Common problems we fix in Potter's Green
How fast grease builds up depends mostly on how long the kitchen cooks each day. Under BESA guidance, heavy use of 12 to 16 hours a day means a clean at least every 3 months, moderate use every 6 months and light use every 12. They are minimums: measured grease levels set the real interval.
What we are most often called out for:
- A TR19 certificate needed for the insurer
- An overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer
- Rancid smells from grease in the duct
- Ductwork thick with old, hardened grease
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Uckfield Community Hospital (about 2.1 miles south-west), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands.
Questions to ask before booking
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- What paperwork you get at the end
- What insurance they carry
FAQs for Potter's Green
Do you work in villages like Potter's Green?
Yes, Potter's Green is part of our area, however small the site. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the site when you book.
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Potter's Green?
That’s Wealden council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Potter's Green. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
What happens to the waste?
Anything we remove is contained as we work and taken away with us, from grease and debris to used cleaning water. We don’t leave it behind.
Will my insurer ask for a TR19 certificate?
Because a dirty extract can spread a fire through a building. Many insurers require TR19 cleaning, and may refuse or reduce a claim without proof, so keep every certificate.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. We work across South East England and London, so sites at different addresses can be planned together as one programme. Each site gets its own report and photos.
What happens if you can’t reach some of it?
They’re marked on the report. In ductwork, new access panels are often the answer, which we can install.
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 any previous paperwork make it quicker. Then call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes. We run scheduled maintenance contracts, set at the interval the system needs. The report from each visit recommends the next date.
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What else we do in Potter's Green
Aftercare tips
No system stays clean for ever, but care slows the build-up. Our tips:
- Keep the TR19 certificate and photo report in the maintenance log
- Book the next clean before the date on the report
- Keep grease collection points emptied
- Run the extract fan throughout cooking
Any section without access is marked on the report. A TR19 report should record what wasn’t cleaned as well as what was, and new access panels can be fitted so the next clean covers it.
Tell whoever looks after the system when something changes. Drips, odours and fan noise often mean grease is building, and a grease thickness test can confirm it.
Fixed quotes for kitchen extract cleaning in Potter's Green
We don’t publish a price list, because sites vary so much. What we look at:
- A single visit or a regular plan
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- How big the system is
- The number of sites or systems
We don’t list prices on the website, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. For a fixed quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line, and we’ll explain what it covers.
Helping us quote
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote. With your enquiry, please include:
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
Quotes are quick. Call or email with a few details and you’ll usually have a fixed price within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
What the work involves, part by part
Ductwork and risers
Vertical risers carry the air up through the building, and grease often collects at the bottom of them. Access panels along the riser let us clean it in sections.
Restaurant and pub kitchens
Restaurants and pubs tend to cook long hours with plenty of frying and grilling, which can put them in BESA’s 3 or 6-monthly bands. We clean after close or before opening.
Why it’s worth doing now in Potter's Green
Environmental health officers inspect food businesses, in Potter's Green as everywhere else, and a greasy canopy or dripping filters will not go unnoticed. A clean extract is one less thing to worry about on the day. It’s simpler to plan the work at Potter's Green now than to arrange it in a hurry later.
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: how much there is, how we reach it, what state it’s in and when we can work. Ask for a fixed quote and we will explain each part.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Potter's Green
- Photo reports with every job
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- We’re fully insured
See how cleaning jobs are priced or our accreditations and certificates.
When it’s something else
We’d rather tell you now than book work that will not help, so here are the limits:
- A damper that sticks or has a damaged link
- A canopy that is too small or a system that was badly designed
- Fat blocking the kitchen drains
If in doubt, call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll say what we think.
Where we work
- Canopies and hoods
- Plenums and filters
- Vertical risers
- Discharge points
- Extract fans
- Horizontal duct runs