West Sussex · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extraction cleaning in Poynings
Kitchen extract cleaning for Poynings and the surrounding area: a survey, a fixed price, careful work and proper paperwork. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- Grease dripping from the canopy or filters
- A smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction
- A TR19 certificate needed for the insurer
What we do, step by step
The first job on site is protection: floors, worktops and anything near the work are covered. Then we make the system safe and start. The work on site takes anything from a few hours to a full night, depending on the size of the system, and we clear up before we go. For a village or hamlet like Poynings, tell us about narrow lanes, gates and parking when you book.
- First the diagnosis: a survey of the whole system and its access points.
- Grease readings set the baseline, and a fixed quote follows.
- After the kitchen closes, we sheet the area and set up to contain grease and water.
- The treatment: heavy grease scraped out, then every part degreased to TR19® Grease.
- The sign-off: post-clean readings, a TR19 certificate and a photo report with the next clean date.
Preparing for the visit
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
Getting a quote
Every quote begins with a look at the system, either from pictures and details you send or from a site visit. After that, you get a fixed price for the work, before work begins.
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Commercial kitchen extraction cleaning in Poynings
Has the extract gone a while without a clean, or has the paperwork gone missing? Send a few pictures of the canopy and filters when you phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line, and we will come back with a fixed price for the work in Poynings, usually within one working day. If you have grease dripping from the canopy or filters and poor airflow at the canopy, we can help. Whether you call it kitchen extract cleaning, TR19 cleaning or kitchen duct cleaning, in Poynings it means the same thing to us: the whole system, cleaned and certificated.
A kitchen running fryers and chargrills all day builds up grease much faster than one that mostly steams and boils, so we look at the menu as well as the opening hours when we suggest the next date.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, where grease settles in the flat sections. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
For insurers and inspectors, the record counts. So every job comes with a written report and photos, plus a TR19® certificate through the BESCA VHE portal where the work is a TR19® Grease clean.
- Place
- Poynings (BN45)
- Wider area
- West Sussex
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- When we work
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Common problems we fix in Poynings
Grease in an extract starts as vapour. Once it cools inside the ductwork, it condenses onto every surface it touches, and the layer grows a little with every meal cooked. Filters catch some of it, but never all.
Look out for any of the following:
- An overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer
- A new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history
- Proof of cleaning requested by an insurer
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
Church and community hall kitchens, near The Church of the Holy Trinity or anywhere around Poynings, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
What your quote should include
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- Whether a written report and pictures are included
- Whether they’re fully insured
What your team can do, and what needs us
Keep a record of what your team does. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, next to our reports.
Some jobs should never be done in-house: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease call for the right kit, training and safe access. That’s our job.
What a clean will not put right
Some problems need a different service or another trade:
- A broken extract fan that won’t run
- A canopy that is too small or a system that was badly designed
- A duct that’s holed or coming apart
If in doubt, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we’ll say what we think before you book.
Parts of the system we cover
- Vertical risers
- Horizontal duct runs
- Extract fans
- Discharge points
- Plenums and filters
- Canopies and hoods
For landlords and multi-site operators
If you look after several sites, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Each site gets its own report and photos, so each one has its own record.
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare in Poynings and across West Sussex. Work can be phased by floor, building or site to keep disruption down.
Why deal with it now?
Grease that is left only gets thicker. Under BESA guidance, grease shouldn’t exceed a mean of 200 microns between cleans, and 500 microns or more at any point needs immediate spot cleaning. Heavy build-up takes longer to remove than regular cleans. In a small place like Poynings, a system that fails can take a site out of use.
A single site or a whole portfolio, the quote is built the same way: the work involved, the access and the timing. You will have a fixed price before work begins.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Poynings
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- Fixed quotes from a survey or photos
Take a look at our cost guide and our accreditations and certificates.
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Common questions in Poynings
Which council inspects kitchens in Poynings?
That is Mid Sussex council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Poynings. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
Which fire authority looks after Poynings?
It’s West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Poynings. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.
What should I send you?
A short description and a few pictures plus the address and your hours. If we need more, we will ask.
Is a quote from photos possible?
Yes, if we can see what we need. Otherwise, we book a survey at a time that suits the site, then a fixed quote.
What about areas you can’t get to?
We record them on the report, with a note of where it is, and we explain what access is needed, such as extra access panels in ductwork.
What types of premises do you cover?
Restaurants and pubs, hotels, schools and colleges, hospitals and care homes, offices and retail, as well as food production and leisure sites.
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.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes. For anything urgent, such as a fan failure or damage after a fire, ring the 24/7 line, and we will advise on what to do next.
Kitchen extract cleaning around Poynings
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 5 restaurants, cafés and works canteens within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Poynings. Any of them cooking under a canopy is sending grease into its ductwork every service. Poynings 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. Food hygiene inspections in Poynings are the job of Mid Sussex council’s environmental health team. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Southlands Hospital (about 4.4 miles south-west), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands. Older buildings often hide long, awkward duct runs, and if you run a kitchen at a historic venue in the area (Portslade Manor is about 3.7 miles south), access may need planning.
Poynings is about 4 miles north of Brighton and Hove, in West Sussex. Whether your site is in the middle of Poynings or further out, kitchen extract cleaning is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from a single unit to a large public building. Across West Sussex, we cover 371 places, and Poynings is one of them.
Kitchen extract cleaning in BN45 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. That includes premises on The Street and Cora's Walk and the roads around them. We also cover the places around Poynings: Fulking (1 mile south-west), Hangleton (3 miles south), Portslade (4 miles south), Castle Town (4 miles west) and Kingston by Sea (4 miles south). Within a short drive, we also cover Crawley (15 miles north), Horsham (13 miles north-west), Worthing (10 miles south-west), Haywards Heath (9 miles north-east), Burgess Hill (5 miles north-east) and Littlehampton (15 miles south-west).
Around Poynings
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Royal Oak pub. For rail, the closest station is Hassocks station, roughly 3.3 miles north-east of the centre. A little further out are The Budding Foundation Museum of Gardening (2.9 miles north-east) and Southlands Hospital (4.4 miles south-west). The countryside around Poynings includes Wolstonbury Hill and Woods Mill.
Looking after it afterwards
Simple habits between visits make a real difference. Our advice:
- Keep the extract on whenever the range is lit
- Never cook with filters missing or out of place
- Keep the baffle filters clean
- Keep to the recommended cleaning interval
You get a photo report after every clean. 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.
Run the extract whenever the kitchen is cooking. Cooking with the extract off lets grease and heat settle in the canopy, and the next clean has more to do.