West Sussex · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen Extract Cleaning in Wivelsfield
Our technicians work in Wivelsfield on TR19 Grease cleaning of complete kitchen extract systems, from canopy to discharge. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports as standard.
- Missing paperwork after a change of operator
- A system with no record of a TR19 clean
- Proof of cleaning requested by an insurer
About our kitchen extract cleaning in Wivelsfield
A closed kitchen isn’t earning, so the timing of a clean matters. Cleans are booked for evenings, overnight or weekends, or during holidays where a site closes for them. Equipment is switched off and left to cool, the area is sheeted, and the kitchen is handed back ready to cook. If you have a new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history and stale cooking odours from the system, we can put it right. Searching for commercial kitchen extraction cleaning in Wivelsfield? We’ve been cleaning kitchen extracts across the South East since 2009, as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member.
Kitchens that fry and grill hardest need the most frequent cleans, so the interval is set by what you cook as well as how long.
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.
The sign-off is always in writing: a written report, dated and illustrated with pictures, and for TR19® Grease cleans, a certificate issued through the BESCA VHE portal. Any parts we couldn’t reach are recorded on it too.
- Place
- Wivelsfield (RH17)
- Region
- West Sussex
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Keeping the system healthy
A little care between visits keeps the system in better shape. We recommend:
- Book the next clean before the date on the report
- Switch the fan on before cooking starts
- Make sure every filter is fitted before cooking
- Keep the cleaning records where you can find them
The report gives a recommended date for the next clean, set from your daily cooking hours and the readings we took. A 3, 6 or 12-monthly maintenance plan keeps it on track, so the date is not missed.
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.
Grease, kitchens and Wivelsfield
There are about 7 restaurants, cafés and canteens within about 1.5 miles of central Wivelsfield, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Wherever food is cooked under a canopy, the extract above it gathers grease and needs cleaning on a schedule. In Wivelsfield, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Lewes council. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after. The fire and rescue service for Wivelsfield is West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk.
Church and community hall kitchens, near Ote Hall Chapel or anywhere around Wivelsfield, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other. Older buildings often hide long, awkward duct runs, and if you run a kitchen at a historic venue in the area (Ockenden Manor is about 3.6 miles north-west), access may need planning.
Wivelsfield is about 2 miles east of Burgess Hill, in West Sussex. From the centre of Wivelsfield to the outskirts, we cover kitchen extract cleaning for every kind of premises, from a single unit to a large public building. Wivelsfield is one of 371 places in West Sussex where we work for kitchen extract cleaning. You can also see our page for Brighton, about 9 miles away.
All of RH17 is covered for kitchen extract cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. You will find streets such as Blackmores, Ditchling Road and Green Road, and we cover them all for kitchen extract cleaning. Neighbouring places we cover for kitchen extract cleaning include Wivelsfield Green (1 mile east), Ditchling Common (1 mile south), Haywards Heath (2 miles north), Scaynes Hill (2 miles north-east) and Plumpton Green (3 miles south-east). Further out, we also cover Crawley (11 miles north-west), Horsham (12 miles north-west), East Grinstead (12 miles north), Shoreham-by-Sea (12 miles south-west), Lancing (14 miles south-west) and Broadfield (10 miles north-west).
What’s near Wivelsfield
Around Wivelsfield, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The Burgess Hill Academy and Royal Oak pub. Wivelsfield’s nearest station is Wivelsfield station, roughly 1.4 miles west of the centre. Well-known places in the area include St Francis Hospital (1.6 miles north) and Burgess Hill Museum (1.9 miles south-west). The countryside around Wivelsfield includes Bedelands Farm Nature Reserve and Ditchling Beacon.
Wivelsfield: your questions answered
Which environmental health team covers Wivelsfield?
Food hygiene inspections in Wivelsfield are carried out by Lewes council. It helps to keep the extract cleaning records with your food safety paperwork, so they’re ready if asked for.
Do you work overnight in Wivelsfield?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. It means the site in Wivelsfield keeps running as normal. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
What information do you need?
Where the site is, what it is and when it’s open, plus photos of the system and your last certificate or report if you have one.
How much notice do you need?
Book as early as you can for planned work, especially if the next clean or test is due soon. Emergencies are different, because our line is open 24/7.
How often should a kitchen extract be cleaned?
That comes down mainly to daily cooking hours. BESA’s minimums run from every 3 months for heavy use to every 12 months for light use. We’ll recommend a date after measuring the grease.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. One number covers all your sites across London and the South East, and visits can be set on a regular cycle.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
With sheeting and covers, before anything else happens. We keep the work contained and leave the area clean.
How much does kitchen extract cleaning cost in Wivelsfield?
It depends on the site, so we quote each one individually. To get one, ring 0345 646 2711 or email us and tell us about the site and its opening hours.
What staff can safely do
Keep a record of what your team does. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, alongside our reports.
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. What they cannot safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, which is where we come in.
Leave it or put it right?
Every week without a clean adds another layer. 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. The longer it’s left, the bigger the job becomes. A planned visit to Wivelsfield is easier to arrange than an emergency callout.
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is all affect the cost. Each of those is built into the quote, and the price is fixed before we start.
What you get with us
- Fully insured
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- Each visit written up, with photos
Read how cleaning jobs are priced or our accreditations and certificates.
When something else is needed
We’d rather tell you now than book work that won’t help, so these are the things it will not cover:
- An undersized canopy or fan
- A fan motor or bearings that have failed (that needs a fan repair or replacement)
- Fat blocking the kitchen drains
Not sure which it is? You can give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we will tell you honestly before booking.
What the work covers
- Canopies and hoods
- Extract fans
- Plenums and filters
- Discharge points
- Horizontal duct runs
- Vertical risers
Also near Wivelsfield
Other services in Wivelsfield
Part by part
Schools, hospitals and care homes
Some healthcare kitchens never fully close. Cleans are planned between meals or overnight with as little disruption as possible.
Restaurant and pub kitchens
Busy restaurant and pub kitchens often cook for long hours, frying and grilling, so their cleaning interval is often 3 or 6 months under BESA guidance. Cleans are done after close, overnight or before opening.
Common problems we fix in Wivelsfield
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. Those are minimums, and grease readings can show a kitchen needs cleaning sooner.
Look out for these warning signs:
- Extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
- Cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey
- A system with no record of a TR19 clean
Healthcare kitchens can’t easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Wivelsfield is St Francis Hospital, about 1.6 miles north.
What your quote should include
- What insurance they carry
- What hours they’ll be on site
- Whether a written report and pictures are included
- Whether the price is fixed
The process
The visit has three parts: set-up, the treatment itself and the sign-off. Getting ready means protecting surfaces and switching off what needs to be off, and the sign-off is a written report with photos. The middle part takes longest, and that takes a few hours for a small kitchen, longer for a large system. Pictures of the system and its access let us plan the work in Wivelsfield before we set off.
- We survey the system, from your pictures or on site, canopy to discharge.
- Grease thickness is measured and the price is fixed before work starts.
- The kitchen is closed, the equipment cooled and everything nearby protected.
- Filters, canopy and plenum are cleaned, then the ducts, risers, fan and discharge.
- We re-test, photograph and send your certificate and photo report.
Getting ready for the visit
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Tell us where we can park and unload
Getting a quote
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, from your photos 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.