Oxfordshire · Extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in Ardley, Oxfordshire
Looking for extract fan cleaning in Ardley? We diagnose first, fix the price and book the work around your hours, then sign off with a report and pictures.
- Less air being pulled from the kitchen
- A motor area thick with grease
- Thick grease on the impeller and casing
Extract fan cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Ardley
If the extract fan in Ardley has become noisy, weak or greasy? A few details or a photo help when you give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email, and you’ll get a fixed price, normally within one working day. We’re often asked to deal with weak extraction at the canopy and rough running from the extract fan, across centrifugal fans, in-line fans and roof-mounted fans.
In a small place like Ardley, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
Duct Doctor has 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.
- Location
- Ardley (OX27)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- When we work
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
FAQs for Ardley
Do you work at weekends in Ardley?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. It means the site in Ardley keeps running as normal. Let us know the hours you’re closed and we’ll book within them.
Which environmental health team covers Ardley?
Kitchens in Ardley are inspected by Cherwell council’s environmental health officers. Have your latest TR19® certificate and photo report to hand, as an officer may ask how the extract is maintained.
Will we have to shut during the visit?
Not typically. Out-of-hours visits keep the disruption down. Bigger sites can be done in stages to keep things running.
What should I send you?
Just the basics: where it is, what kind of site, when it’s open and the access. Photos and any previous paperwork make it quicker. After that, simply phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes, 24/7. Office hours are Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm, with the emergency line covering every other hour.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes. Photos often do the job, while bigger or harder-to-see systems are surveyed on site.
How do you protect the area?
Floors and surfaces near the work are sheeted before work begins, and anything we remove is contained. At the end, the area is cleaned down.
Do you repair extract fans as well as clean them?
Cleaning removes grease, but it cannot fix worn parts. We repair and replace extract fans as well, with a fixed quote first.
Leave it or put it right?
Cleaning the fan in Ardley now is a short job: it takes an hour or two for most single fans. Waiting adds vibration, wear and a harder clean. A planned visit to Ardley is easier to arrange than an emergency callout.
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 and we will give you an honest view and a fixed quote.
Why us?
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- Full insurance on every job
- Fixed quotes, normally within one working day
Read how cleaning jobs are priced or our accreditations and certificates.
Extract fan cleaning in Ardley: the local picture
Ardley, about 57 miles from central London, is within our usual area. Visits are booked around your hours, evenings and weekends included. The fire and rescue service for Ardley is Oxfordshire 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.
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Bicester Community Hospital about 3.9 miles south-east, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.
Ardley is about 4 miles north-west of Bicester, in Oxfordshire. For extract fan cleaning in and around Ardley, it’s easy to get a fixed quote: please ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos. Our area covers London and the South East, including Ardley. 443 places in Oxfordshire are on our list, large and small. We also work in Oxford, around 13 miles away.
We cover every part of the OX27 postcode area for extract fan cleaning and the roads nearby. You’ll find streets such as Church Road, Station Road and Somerton Road, all of which we cover for extract fan cleaning. If your site is just outside Ardley, we cover Fewcott (1 mile north-west), Fritwell (1 mile north-west), Upper Heyford (2 miles south-west), Middleton Stoney (2 miles south) and Souldern (3 miles north-west). Further out, we also cover Oxford (13 miles south), Banbury (10 miles north-west), Bicester (4 miles south-east), Kidlington (9 miles south), Headington Quarry (13 miles south) and Bure Park (3 miles south-east).
What’s near Ardley
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to The Fox and Hounds pub. For rail, the closest station is Bicester North station, roughly 3.8 miles south-east of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Ardley Castle (less than half a mile west) and Bicester Community Hospital (3.9 miles south-east). Open spaces near Ardley include Graven Hill.
Nearby places to Ardley
What else we do in Ardley
The process
We start by comparing what we find with the survey or your pictures. If anything is different, we talk it through with the person on site before carrying on. After that, the work takes a couple of hours per fan, depending on its size and the build-up. A few photos of the system help us make the most of a visit to a place like Ardley.
- The fan is found and its type, access and isolation checked.
- It’s isolated so it can’t run while we work.
- We scrape the heavy grease from the blades and housing.
- The fan is degreased, taking care around the motor.
- It’s closed up, run, checked and photographed for the report.
Before we arrive
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Clear the space around the work
Getting a quote
Getting a quote doesn’t take long. Call or email with a few details and you will normally have a fixed price within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
Advice
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Whether it’s one building or many, the standard is the same: a survey first, a fixed quote, the work timed around the site and a report with photos.
If you look after several sites, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Each site gets its own report and photos, so records stay tidy.
What we’re called out for in Ardley
A fan in Ardley builds up grease at a rate set by the kitchen, not the location: daily hours and the amount of frying and grilling. BESA guidance sets minimum intervals of 3, 6 or 12 months for the whole system by daily use.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- A fan coated in grease inside its housing
- A fan that has never been cleaned
- A motor area thick with grease
- Hot, greasy smells near the fan
Church and community hall kitchens, near Church of St Mary or anywhere around Ardley, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
What to look for in a quote
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- How VAT is shown on the quote
- What paperwork you get at the end
Looking after it afterwards
No system stays clean for ever, but care slows the build-up. Our tips:
- Flag smoke lingering at the canopy
- Check the report shows the fan was cleaned
- Report grease escaping from the fan
- Run the extract throughout cooking
File the photo report with your other extract records. It gives a dated record of the fan’s condition, which helps if anything changes later.
Listen to the fan. New noise or vibration often means grease is building on the impeller, and catching it early keeps it a cleaning job.
Different parts, different methods
Impellers and blades
The blades of the impeller do the work, and it collects grease unevenly. That’s what unbalances the fan, so it’s cleaned carefully blade by blade.
Roof-mounted fans
Roof fans also discharge grease onto the roof around them and we check the area around the outlet. We note any grease around the fan.
What affects the quote in Ardley
The price is fixed before any work begins. It takes into account:
- The condition of the system
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- How easy every part is to reach
- The size of the system
Several systems or sites on one quote often makes better use of the time. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at, and you will get one fixed quote.
What to send for a quote
To help us quote quickly, please include:
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
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, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.