East Sussex · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in Rye Harbour, East Sussex
Looking for kitchen extract cleaning in Rye Harbour? We survey first, give you a fixed quote and work around your opening hours, then sign off with a report and pictures.
- An extract that has never been cleaned to TR19
- An extract that no longer clears the smoke
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
Kitchen extract cleaning in Rye Harbour
Has the extract gone a while without a clean, or has the paperwork gone missing? Just phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with pictures of the canopy and filters, and you will have a fixed quote for kitchen extract cleaning in Rye Harbour, usually within one working day. If you have extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit and rancid smells from grease in the duct, we can help, from discharge points, extract fans and horizontal duct runs onwards. Hood cleaning is where most enquiries from Rye Harbour start: a system that’s clean inside, not just on the surface, and a certificate that proves it.
Before we clean, we look at where the grease is: grease readings at set points tell us where the heaviest deposits are, and readings afterwards go into your report.
In a small place like Rye Harbour, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, where grease settles in the flat sections. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
We have been trading since 2009, and we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured.
- Place
- Rye Harbour (TN31)
- Region
- East Sussex
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, which is where we come in.
Staff cleaning doesn’t replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
Why deal with it now?
Environmental health officers inspect food businesses, in Rye Harbour 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. In a place like Rye Harbour, ductwork and fans are easy to forget until something goes wrong.
What you pay depends on the size of the system, what state it’s in and access to every part of it. We give you a fixed price before any work starts, so you know where you stand.
What you get with us
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- We diagnose before we treat
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
Read what affects the cost and our accreditations and certificates.
The process
Before we leave, we walk the area with whoever is on site. We point out anything that couldn’t be reached or needs a follow-up, and it goes on the report too. The visit takes a few hours for a small kitchen, longer for a large system. Photos of the system and how to reach it help us plan a visit to Rye Harbour.
- First comes a survey of the whole system, by photos or a visit.
- Grease readings are taken at set points and you get a fixed quote.
- With the kitchen closed and equipment off and cool, the area is sheeted.
- Canopy, plenum, filters, duct runs, risers, fan and discharge are all cleaned to TR19® Grease.
- Readings and photos are taken again, and you receive a TR19 certificate and photo report.
How to prepare
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Clear loose items from the work area
Get a fixed quote
Getting a quote does not take long. 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.
Advice
Grease, kitchens and Rye Harbour
Sea air reaches Rye Harbour, which sits within about 1 mile of the coast. Corrosion on the fan housing and cowl is worth a look at every clean, alongside the grease. The Food Standards Agency lists about 4 bars, pubs and nightclubs and about 9 hotels, B&Bs and guest houses as registered food businesses in Rye Harbour and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Breakfasts, bar meals and functions all put grease into the extract wherever they’re cooked. Environmental health officers from Rother council inspect food businesses in Rye Harbour. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near The Church of the Holy Spirit or elsewhere in Rye Harbour, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often. If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Lamb House is about 1.4 miles north-west), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning.
Rye Harbour is about 10 miles north-east of Hastings, in East Sussex. If you need kitchen extract cleaning in Rye Harbour, please call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form for a fixed quote. We work across South East England and London, including Rye Harbour. Across East Sussex, we cover 289 places, and Rye Harbour is one of them. There’s also a page for Maidstone, about 25 miles away.
Postcode districts we cover here for kitchen extract cleaning: TN31. Whether your site is on Tram Road, Camber Road and Oyster Creek or anywhere close by, we can help. If your site is just outside Rye Harbour, we cover Rye (1 mile north-west), Camber (1 mile east), East Guldeford (1 mile north), Playden (2 miles north-west) and Houghton Green (2 miles north). Larger places within reach include Hastings (10 miles south-west), Bexhill-on-Sea (14 miles south-west), St Leonards (11 miles south-west), Hastings Old Town (9 miles south-west), Belmont (9 miles south-west) and Hollington (10 miles south-west).
Around Rye Harbour
Typical jobs here are in premises near Inkerman Arms and Rye Harbour LNR. For rail, the closest station is Rye station, roughly 1.5 miles north-west of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Rye Castle Museum (East Street) (1.3 miles north-west) and Camber Castle (1.2 miles west). For a walk, there’s Rye Harbour Nature Reserve.
Honest limits
In fairness, some problems need a different fix:
- A fan motor that has burnt out
- A damper that sticks or has a damaged link
- Fat blocking the kitchen drains
If in doubt, call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll say what we think before booking.
Where we work
- Horizontal duct runs
- Canopies and hoods
- Discharge points
- Plenums and filters
- Vertical risers
- Extract fans
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Keeping the system healthy
Simple habits between visits make a real difference. We recommend:
- Keep the TR19 certificate and photo report in the maintenance log
- Don’t let the canopy gutters overflow
- Keep to the recommended cleaning interval
- Make sure every filter is fitted before cooking
A TR19 certificate notes the date, the location and the technician. Keep it in the maintenance log with your fire risk assessment, so it’s to hand when an insurer, fire officer or EHO asks.
Report drips, smells or a noisy fan early. Grease dripping from the canopy, a burning smell or a fan that sounds rough are all signs of build-up, and a grease thickness test can confirm it.
When to call us in Rye Harbour
What’s on the menu matters as much as how much is cooked. Fryers, grills and open flames throw much more fat into the extract than gentler cooking, so two kitchens with the same hours can need very different intervals.
If you notice any of these, it’s worth a diagnosis:
- Ductwork thick with old, hardened grease
- Proof of cleaning requested by an insurer
- Grease smells coming from the extract
- Grease dripping from the canopy or filters
Bursars and site managers at schools such as Rye College tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
Comparing quotes
- Whether they recommend a next date
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- Proof of insurance
Your questions about kitchen extract cleaning in Rye Harbour
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Rye Harbour?
That is East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.
Is kitchen extract cleaning any different in a coastal place like Rye Harbour?
Yes, to a degree: at about 1 mile from the coast, Rye Harbour gets salt-laden air that corrodes metal faster. We look at fans, cowls and fixings for rust as well as grease.
Will my insurer ask for a TR19 certificate?
Because a dirty extract can spread a fire through a building. Many policies say the extract must be cleaned to TR19, and a claim may be reduced without proof, so keep every certificate.
What should I send you?
Just the basics: where it is, what kind of site, when it’s open and the access. Photos and the last report help too. Then give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
Are you a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member?
We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured.
Do I have to clean my extract to TR19 by law?
The legal duty sits in the Fire Safety Order 2005 rather than in TR19 itself. In practice, TR19 is how kitchens show they’re managing grease, and an insurer may refuse or reduce a claim without it.
Can you price the work without visiting?
In many cases, yes. Photos of the system and the access, plus your opening hours and last report, are often enough. Larger or hidden systems need a survey on site first.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. Scheduled maintenance plans are part of what we do, set at the interval the system needs. The report from each visit recommends the next date.
Multi-site and managed buildings
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Each visit produces a dated report with pictures, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
When the building owner and the occupier are different, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We can quote either party, and the report can go to both.