Oxfordshire · Extract fan cleaning
Chilswell extract fan cleaning
Cleaning of kitchen extract fans, impellers, fan housings and discharge points for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Chilswell. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- Less air being pulled from the kitchen
- Fat spreading onto the roof or wall by the fan
- A heavily greased fan housing
Extract fan cleaning in Chilswell, done properly
Grease on a fan is not spread evenly. Heavier deposits on some blades throw the impeller off balance, which brings vibration, noise and extra wear on the bearings and motor. Cleaning the impeller and housing puts that right. If you’re dealing with a fan coated in grease inside its housing and a motor area thick with grease, we can help.
Work in a small place like Chilswell starts with a call to agree access and timings, and the clean itself is the same full TR19® job as in any town: canopy, filters, duct, fan and discharge, with a certificate and photo report at the end.
The report is your system’s health record: dated, with pictures, and showing what was done. For TR19® Grease cleans, the certificate comes through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal, ready for your insurer.
- Where
- Chilswell (OX1)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed price before any work starts
- When we work
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
How it works
A visit follows the same order every time: sheeting and protection first, isolate whatever needs isolating, do the work, tidy up and hand over the paperwork. The visit itself takes a couple of hours per fan, depending on its size and the build-up. Somewhere like Chilswell, lanes, gates and parking are worth mentioning in advance.
- Diagnosis first: we look for grease, noise and vibration.
- With the fan isolated, the housing is opened.
- Each blade is cleaned so the impeller runs evenly.
- We clean the casing, the outlet and around the motor.
- The fan goes back into service with a report on its condition.
How to prepare
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
Get a fixed quote
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. 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.
Advice
What your team can do, and what needs us
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
A few tasks are always specialist work: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease call for the right kit, training and safe access. That’s our job.
Questions from Chilswell
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Chilswell?
That is Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
Do you cover smaller places like Chilswell?
Yes. Villages and rural sites across the South East are part of our work, Chilswell included. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the site when you book.
Does the law say we must follow TR19?
No. TR19® itself is not law; it’s a BESA specification. The law is the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, which makes the responsible person assess and reduce fire risk, and TR19® is the benchmark for showing that grease in the extract is under control.
Will we have to shut during the visit?
Not typically. We work when the area is out of use, such as evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends, so you keep your normal hours.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes. Every job is surveyed first, from your photos and details, or with a visit where needed. Then you get a fixed quote.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
With sheeting and covers, before anything else happens. We keep the work contained and clean down when we finish.
What do you need from me for a quote?
The site address, the type of premises and your opening hours, along with a few pictures and any previous report.
Should the extract fan be cleaned as part of TR19?
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.
Honest limits
We will not sell you work that does not address the problem, so here are the limits:
- Damaged fan blades
- A faulty speed controller or isolator
- A fan that is too small for the system (a design question)
Not sure which it is? You can call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we will tell you honestly before booking.
Where we work
- Fan housings
- Axial fans
- Roof-mounted fans
- Centrifugal fans
- Discharge points
- In-line fans
Aftercare tips
After the visit, a few habits help the work last:
- File the fan’s report with your other records
- Don’t store items in front of the fan’s access point
- Book the fan into every full TR19 clean
- Do not turn the fan off mid-service
The photo report shows the fan before and after cleaning. It lists what was cleaned and anything we couldn’t reach, along with the recommended next clean date.
Stick to the interval for the full extract. Regular full cleans keep the fan from building up heavy deposits, in line with BESA guidance.
Also near Chilswell
What else we do in Chilswell
Do you need extract fan cleaning in Chilswell?
A fan collects more grease when the filters let more through. Missing, damaged or badly fitted filters let grease travel the whole system, so the fan takes far more than it should.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- A smell of hot grease from the extract
- Weak extraction at the canopy
- Grease around the motor and its mounts
- Thick grease on the impeller and casing
Bursars and site managers at schools such as Matthew Arnold School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
What your quote should include
- What hours they’ll be on site
- Whether they’re fully insured
- Whether VAT is included
- Whether a survey comes first
Multi-site and managed buildings
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too in Chilswell and across Oxfordshire. Work can be phased by floor, building or site to keep disruption down.
For anyone managing more than one site, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Every building has its own written report, so records stay tidy.
Extract fan cleaning in Chilswell: the local picture
The FSA’s data shows about 4 pubs and bars registered in and around Chilswell, up to about a mile and a half out. A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. Food hygiene inspections in Chilswell are the job of Vale of White Horse council’s environmental health team. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked. Chilswell is covered by 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.
If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Holywell Manor is about 2.6 miles north-east), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning. Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Radcliffe Infirmary (about 2.6 miles north-east), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands.
Chilswell is about 3 miles south-west of Oxford, in Oxfordshire. Anywhere in OX1, we can carry out extract fan cleaning at your premises. Chilswell is one of 443 towns, villages and districts in Oxfordshire we cover for commercial clients.
All of OX1 is within our area for extract fan cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Other places close to Chilswell include Boars Hill (1 mile south), Hinksey Hill (1 mile east), Harcourt Hill (1 mile north), South Hinksey (1 mile north-east) and Bayworth (1 mile south). Further out, we also cover Oxford (3 miles north-east), Didcot (8 miles south), Bicester (13 miles north-east), Abingdon-on-Thames (3 miles south), Witney (10 miles north-west) and Carterton (13 miles west).
Near you in Chilswell
Around Chilswell, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Raleigh Park and the streets around them. The closest station to Chilswell is Oxford station, about 2 miles north. Well-known places in the area include Westgate Shopping Centre (2 miles north-east) and Radcliffe Infirmary (2.6 miles north-east). Green spaces nearby include Harcourt Hill and Lashford Lane Fen.
Why act early in Chilswell
Grease on a roof fan can also escape outside. That stains surfaces and can add to the fire risk outside the building, which is one more reason to keep it clean. Our emergency line runs 24/7, but a planned visit to Chilswell is calmer for everyone.
Whatever the type of site, the quote works 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.
Why us?
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- In business since 2009
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- Fully insured