Oxfordshire · Extract fan cleaning
Boars Hill extract fan cleaning
Professional extract fan cleaning in and around Boars Hill, timed so the site keeps working and signed off in writing with pictures.
- A fan coated in grease inside its housing
- Grease stains around the discharge
- Vibration from an unbalanced impeller
Extract fan cleaning in Boars Hill
Every TR19® Grease clean includes the extract fan, but a fan can also need attention on its own, for example when it’s noisy or vibrating. Where only the fan is cleaned, the report says so. Typical jobs include a fan coated in grease inside its housing and vibration from an unbalanced impeller, across axial fans, fan housings and in-line fans.
In a small place like Boars Hill, 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.
Our accreditations include CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured. We are also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, trading since 2009.
- Location
- Boars Hill (OX1)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- When we work
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Do you need extract fan cleaning in Boars Hill?
A greasy fan in Boars Hill is fuel at the end of the duct. If grease in the duct catches, the fan and its housing can feed the fire, and a hot, struggling motor does not help.
The symptoms we’re asked about most are:
- Rough running from the extract fan
- A fan shaking on its mounts
- A fan that no longer moves enough air
- An extract fan with no cleaning record
Bursars and site managers at schools such as Wootton St Peter's Church of England Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
What to look for in a quote
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or photos
- Proof of insurance
Grease, kitchens and Boars Hill
The fire and rescue service for Boars Hill is Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. Fire and rescue authorities enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic premises, and in a kitchen that fire risk includes the grease in the extract. Environmental health officers from Vale of White Horse council inspect food businesses in Boars Hill. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
Appleton Manor, about 2.9 miles west, is one of the historic houses near Boars Hill; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions. If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of St Peter or elsewhere in Boars Hill, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event.
Boars Hill is about 3 miles north of Abingdon-on-Thames, in Oxfordshire. Wherever you are in the OX1 postcode area, we cover extract fan cleaning for commercial sites. We cover 443 places across Oxfordshire, large and small.
Every address in OX1 is covered for extract fan cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. Extract fan cleaning is available to premises on Berkeley Road, Jarn Way and Bedwells Heath and nearby roads. We also cover Bayworth (1 mile south-east), Chilswell (1 mile north), Sunningwell (1 mile south), Hinksey Hill (1 mile north-east) and Harcourt Hill (2 miles north). Within a short drive, we also cover Oxford (4 miles north-east), Didcot (8 miles south), Bicester (14 miles north-east), Abingdon-on-Thames (3 miles south), Witney (10 miles north-west) and Carterton (13 miles west).
Near you in Boars Hill
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Raleigh Park, The Fox pub and Matthew Arnold School and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Oxford station, about 2.8 miles north. Nearby you will also find The Story Museum (2.8 miles north-east) and Westgate Shopping Centre (2.8 miles north-east). The countryside around Boars Hill includes Lashford Lane Fen and Harcourt Hill.
Looking after it afterwards
Here’s the after-treatment advice, in brief:
- Run the extract throughout cooking
- Keep each photo report with the maintenance log
- Flag smoke lingering at the canopy
- Keep the grease filters clean and in place
We take away the grease and dirty water from the fan clean. On a roof or outside wall, we leave the surrounding area tidy.
Keep the whole system on its cleaning cycle. A fan cleaned with the rest of the system on time rarely gets badly coated, in line with BESA guidance.
How it works
Your trading hours come first. Most visits are booked for when the area is out of use, such as evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends. When the team arrives, the work area is protected and the relevant equipment is switched off to cool, and the work takes an hour or two for most single fans. A few photos of the system help us make the most of a visit to a place like Boars Hill.
- We locate the fan and plan how to reach and isolate it.
- It’s isolated so it can’t run while we work.
- Grease is scraped off the impeller blades and casing.
- Blades, housing and surrounds are degreased with care around the electrics.
- We reassemble, run and photograph the fan.
Preparing for the visit
- Move anything stored near the system
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
Get a fixed quote
Here’s what helps us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, a few photos and any previous report or certificate. Once you have those, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
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What your team can do, and what needs us
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.
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, next to our reports.
Multi-site and managed buildings
Where a tenant occupies the premises but the landlord owns the building, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We can quote either party, and the report can go to both.
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Each visit produces a dated report with pictures, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
Nearby places to Boars Hill
What else we do in Boars Hill
Different parts, different methods
Fan housings and motors
We clean around the motor without soaking its electrics, and the fan is isolated throughout. Grease around the motor can make it run hotter, so we clean what we safely can.
Wall fans
Smaller kitchens may extract through a fan on an outside wall. We isolate it, then clean the blades and housing.
How we price extract fan cleaning
We quote each job individually. These are the things that affect it:
- How many systems or sites are involved
- How easy every part is to reach
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced the same way: how much there is, how we reach it, what state it’s in and when we can work. Call for a fixed quote and we will go through it with you.
Asking for a quote
Many jobs can be priced from photos and some basics. Send what you can of the following:
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- Problems your staff have spotted
For extract fan cleaning in Boars Hill, call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos. Tell us what kind of premises it is and when it’s open, and send photos or your last report if you can. A fixed quote typically follows within one working day.
FAQs for Boars Hill
Can you get to a site in Boars Hill?
Yes, Boars Hill is part of our area, however small the site. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.
Which fire service covers Boars Hill?
Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service for Boars Hill. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
How long will it take to clean the fan?
One easily reached fan is quick, but hard-to-reach fans take more time. It’s done while the kitchen is closed.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes. We always survey first, from your pictures and details, or with a visit where needed. Then you get a fixed quote.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes. For anything urgent, such as a fan failure or damage after a fire, ring the 24/7 line, and we’ll advise on what to do next.
Do you repair extract fans as well as clean them?
Anything beyond cleaning is flagged, with what we found. We offer extract fan repair and replacement, and if it fails outright, our 24/7 emergency line is there.
Does a TR19 kitchen extract clean cover the fan?
Yes, the fan is part of a full TR19® Grease clean. It’s isolated, opened and cleaned along with the canopy, plenum, filters, ducts and discharge.
Do we lose a day’s trading?
Not typically. We need the work area to ourselves while we’re on site, so we book a time when it would be closed anyway.