West Sussex · Kitchen extract cleaning
TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in Sompting
Professional kitchen extract cleaning in and around Sompting, timed so the site keeps working and finished with a written report and photos.
- Missing paperwork after a change of operator
- Stale cooking odours from the system
- An inspection that picked up a dirty extract
FAQs for Sompting
Which fire service covers Sompting?
Fire safety enforcement in Sompting is handled by West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. A recent cleaning certificate and a note of the next clean date show that grease in the extract is being managed.
Is Sompting within the area you cover?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. A survey first, from pictures or a visit, means we arrive with the right kit.
Do insurers need proof of extract cleaning?
Grease-filled ducts can carry fire well beyond the kitchen. Many policies say the extract must be cleaned to TR19, and a claim may be reduced without proof, so keep every certificate.
What’s the right cleaning interval for a kitchen extract?
BESA guidance gives minimum intervals of 3, 6 or 12 months, depending on daily cooking hours. Kitchens that fry or grill a lot may need cleaning sooner, and readings will tell you.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. We work across South East England and London, so we can schedule a run of sites on one programme. Each site gets its own report and photos.
Are you a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member?
Duct Doctor is a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
Which sectors do you work in?
We work for restaurants, pubs, hotels, schools, colleges, hospitals, care homes, offices and shops, as well as food production and leisure sites.
What do you do to protect the area?
We start with protection: sheeting over floors, worktops and anything close to the work. The area is left tidy, with our waste taken away.
Kitchen extract cleaning in Sompting, done properly
Many insurers ask for proof that the extract has been cleaned to TR19, and some may refuse or reduce a claim when it’s missing. The certificate and photo report from each clean in Sompting give you that record, ready for the fire risk assessment file. Typical jobs include heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs and grease smells coming from the extract, across vertical risers, horizontal duct runs and canopies and hoods. Most calls from Sompting 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.
Size doesn’t change the work: a kitchen in a place like Sompting gets the whole system cleaned, canopy to discharge. We plan the visit around your hours, with the journey sorted in advance.
Accreditations are easy to claim and worth checking. Ours are BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
- Where
- Sompting (BN15)
- Wider area
- West Sussex
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed price before any work starts
- When we work
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
When it’s something else
To be straight with you, there are a few things this work will not fix:
- Faulty fire dampers in the duct
- A grease trap that needs emptying
- A broken extract fan that will not run
If in doubt, call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we will say what we think before you book.
Where we work
- Vertical risers
- Canopies and hoods
- Horizontal duct runs
- Plenums and filters
- Discharge points
- Extract fans
What kitchen extract cleaning looks like in Sompting
Sompting is within about 2 miles of the coast. Near the sea, the fan and discharge at the top of a kitchen extract corrode faster than they would inland. The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 31 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 34 takeaways within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Sompting. Every kitchen in that count with a canopy has a full extract system, canopy to discharge, to keep clear of grease. Kitchens in Sompting get their food hygiene inspections from Adur council. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Before-and-after photos from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Sompting Village Primary School or anywhere near Sompting, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean. If you cook for passing trade around Lancing station, the extract can be cleaned between your last and first customer.
Sompting is about 3 miles east of Worthing, in West Sussex. Across the BN15 area, we can take on kitchen extract cleaning. Our area takes in 371 places across West Sussex, large and small. Our Brighton page covers sites nearby, about 9 miles away.
We cover every part of BN15 for kitchen extract cleaning and the streets around it. Whether your site is on Osborne Drive, Western Road North and Osborne Close or a nearby road, our technicians can take on the work. If your site is just outside Sompting, we cover Lancing (1 mile east), East Worthing (1 mile south), Broadwater (2 miles west), Offington (2 miles west) and Salvington (3 miles west). We also work in nearby towns such as Bognor Regis (15 miles west), Burgess Hill (13 miles north-east), Littlehampton (9 miles west), Shoreham-by-Sea (3 miles east), Rustington (8 miles west) and Storrington (8 miles north-west).
What’s near Sompting
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Sompting Abbotts Preparatory School, Brooklands Park and The Sir Robert Woodard Academy and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Lancing station, roughly 0.8 miles south-east of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find Old Castle (2.4 miles west) and Museum of Sussex Folklore (2.5 miles west). Green spaces nearby include Lancing Ring and Widewater Lagoon.
What we are called out for in Sompting
How fast grease builds up depends mostly on how long the kitchen cooks each day. BESA guidance sets minimum cleaning intervals of every 3 months for 12 to 16 hours a day, 6 months for 6 to 12 hours, and 12 months for 2 to 6 hours. Those are minimums, and grease readings can show a kitchen needs cleaning sooner.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- Proof of cleaning requested by an insurer
- An extract that no longer clears the smoke
- An inspection that picked up a dirty extract
- Grease smells coming from the extract
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near St Peter the Apostle or elsewhere in Sompting, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
What your quote should include
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- When the next visit should be, and why
- What happens if part of the system cannot be accessed
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
Looking after it afterwards
Aftercare is simple, and it helps at the next visit:
- Keep the extract on whenever the range is lit
- Empty any grease troughs or cups on the canopy
- Clean grease off the canopy surfaces regularly
- Keep the TR19 certificate and photo report in the maintenance log
When the clean is finished, grease readings are taken again at the same points, so you can see the difference in numbers as well as photos. A TR19 certificate follows, issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
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.
What happens if it’s left?
If your kitchen in Sompting is past its cleaning date, it’s worth booking now. It takes a single shift for most kitchens, with long duct runs and tall risers needing more time, and we work evenings, overnight and weekends so you do not lose a service. Waiting only adds grease and risk. When a site near Sompting shuts unexpectedly, the people who rely on it notice at once.
No two sites are the same, so we price each one individually. Size, access, the condition of the system and when we can work all make a difference.
Why Sompting businesses choose us
- We are fully insured
- A written report with pictures after every visit
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
Take a look at our cost guide and our accreditations.
What affects the quote in Sompting
Your quote is based on your site. We take into account:
- The scale of the work
- The condition of the system
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
Putting the work off seldom saves money. Problems in a system tend to grow, which can make the next visit longer. If you’re not sure what’s needed, call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll give you an honest view and a fixed quote.
Asking for a quote
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote. With your enquiry, please include:
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- Any previous report or certificate
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, from your pictures and details or, where that is not enough, a survey on site. After that, you get a fixed price for the work so you know the cost before we start.
How the visit works
There are three stages on the day: set-up, the treatment itself and the sign-off. Getting ready means protecting surfaces and switching off what needs to be off, while signing off means the written report and photos. The middle part takes longest, and that takes anything from a few hours to a full night, depending on the size of the system. In a place like Sompting, we fit the visit around your hours.
- You send pictures 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.
- We re-test, photograph and send your certificate and photo report.
Before we arrive
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
Get a fixed quote
Some systems can be priced from photos; others need a survey. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, you get a fixed price before any work starts.
Advice
What staff can safely do
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. What they cannot safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, which is where we come in.
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.