Essex · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extraction cleaning in Wissington
Professional kitchen extract cleaning in and around Wissington, booked around your opening hours and finished with a written report and pictures.
- A kitchen taken over without any extract records
- A smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction
- Stale cooking odours from the system
TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in Wissington
Duct Doctor has been cleaning kitchen extract systems since 2009. As a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, we clean to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 and are fully insured. If you have grease dripping from the canopy or filters and cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey, we can put it right, from horizontal duct runs, discharge points and extract fans onwards. For TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in Wissington, you get one team and one number for every site, wherever you are in Essex.
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. We agree access and timings in advance.
Each visit ends with a written report and pictures, so there’s a dated record of the work. Kitchen extract cleaning to TR19® Grease is certificated through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Place
- Wissington (CO6)
- Region
- Essex
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quotes
- A fixed price before we start
- Hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
What kitchen extract cleaning can’t fix
Some problems need a different service or another trade:
- A fan motor that has burnt out
- Extraction that can’t cope with the cooking because of its design
- Damaged duct sections that need replacing
Not sure which it is? You can give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
What we work on in Wissington
- Extract fans
- Discharge points
- Plenums and filters
- Horizontal duct runs
- Canopies and hoods
- Vertical risers
Places near Wissington
What else we do in Wissington
What kitchen extract cleaning looks like in Wissington
Wissington sits within the area of Essex County Fire and Rescue Service. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel. Environmental health officers from Babergh council inspect food businesses in Wissington. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready.
Bursars and site managers at schools such as Nayland Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty. Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Severalls Hospital is the nearest hospital to Wissington, about 4 miles south-east. A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of St Mary Wiston or elsewhere in Wissington, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Wissington is about 6 miles north of Colchester, in Essex. We carry out kitchen extract cleaning for commercial premises of every kind in Wissington and the rest of Essex. 644 places in Essex are on our list, large and small. You can also see our page for Chelmsford, roughly 22 miles from Wissington.
All of CO6 is covered for kitchen extract cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. We also cover the places around Wissington: Nayland (1 mile east), Little Horkesley (1 mile south), Cock Street (2 miles north), Leavenheath (2 miles north) and Wormingford (2 miles south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Colchester (6 miles south), Braintree (14 miles south-west), Witham (15 miles south-west), Camulodunum (6 miles south), Halstead (9 miles west) and Greenstead (7 miles south-east).
What’s near Wissington
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Star And Garter Public House, among other places. The nearest railway station is Bures station, about 3.3 miles west of the centre. A little further out are Severalls Hospital (4 miles south-east) and Mount Bures (3.3 miles west). The countryside around Wissington includes Arger Fen.
Part by part
Canopy and plenum
Grease meets the system first at the canopy and the plenum behind the filters. We clean both inside and out, with the filter housing cleaned too.
Extract fan and discharge
Attenuators, where fitted, can soak up grease and need attention. Where they can be cleaned, they are, and the report notes anything that cannot.
What we do, step by step
When we arrive, we check the system against the survey or the photos you sent. If anything is different, we talk it through with the person on site before carrying on. From there, it takes anything from a few hours to a full night, depending on the size of the system. Photos of the system and how to reach it help us plan a visit to Wissington.
- Diagnosis comes first, with a survey of the system and how it’s reached.
- Grease readings set the baseline, and a fixed quote follows.
- We arrive after close, protect the area and contain the waste.
- Heavy deposits are scraped by hand and the system degreased to TR19® Grease.
- The sign-off: post-clean readings, a TR19 certificate and a photo report with the next clean date.
Before we arrive
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
Ask for a quote
There’s no standard price list, because every site is different. Instead, we look at your site first, from photos or a survey, and then give you a fixed quote. To get going, call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
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Wissington: your questions answered
Do you work overnight in Wissington?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. The work in Wissington can fit around your hours. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
Will you come out to Wissington?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. The journey is planned ahead, so a few details about the route help.
Where does the waste go?
We take it away at the end of the visit. While we work, it’s kept contained so the area stays clean.
How long does a kitchen extract clean take?
Allow anything from a few hours to a full night, depending on the size of the system. The survey tells us how long your system will need.
How often should a kitchen extract be cleaned?
The minimum is set by BESA guidance on daily use, from 3-monthly to 12-monthly. Heavy frying and grilling can mean shorter intervals, which grease thickness testing will show.
What does a TR19 kitchen extract clean include?
Every part the air passes through, as far as access allows. Sections with no access are listed on the report, and extra panels can be fitted.
How much notice do you need?
The more notice, the better, particularly for night and weekend visits. We typically quote within one working day, and there’s a 24/7 line for emergencies.
Will my insurer ask for a TR19 certificate?
Extract grease is fuel for a kitchen fire, so many insurers want evidence it’s being cleaned to TR19. Our certificate and photo report give you that evidence.
Aftercare tips
A little care between visits keeps the system in better shape. Our advice:
- Keep grease collection points emptied
- Clean grease off the canopy surfaces regularly
- Never cook with filters missing or out of place
- Run the extract fan throughout cooking
After cleaning, we re-test the same points we measured at the start, so you can see the difference in numbers as well as photos. Your TR19 certificate is then issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
Wipe the canopy down regularly and empty grease troughs or collection points. It will not replace a TR19 clean, but it slows what reaches the duct.
Why act early in Wissington
After a fire, one of the first questions is often when the extract was last cleaned. Many insurers ask for proof of TR19 cleaning and may reduce or refuse a claim without it. A current certificate is far easier to produce than an explanation. Out of sight is the usual reason a rural system goes too long without attention.
Putting the work off seldom saves money. Build-up, wear and faults tend to get worse, not better, and a neglected system can mean more work. If you are not sure what’s needed, call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email for straight advice and a fixed quote.
Why Wissington businesses choose us
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- We are fully insured
- A written report with pictures after each visit
- Every job surveyed first
What your team can do, and what needs us
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
Staff cleaning and specialist work aren’t the same thing. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but they don’t reach the grease that builds up further in. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Wissington
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we’re happy to quote for all of it.
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Every visit ends with a dated report and pictures, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.