Oxfordshire · Extract fan cleaning
Cogges extract fan cleaning
Cleaning of kitchen extract fans, impellers, fan housings and discharge points in Cogges, surveyed first and signed off with a written report and pictures. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- A noisy fan that has got louder over time
- A smell of hot grease from the extract
- A fan that no longer moves enough air
Extract fan cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Cogges
Every kitchen extract depends on its fan: it draws the air through the canopy and ductwork and pushes it outside. Whatever grease slips past the filters and duct reaches the fan and we clean it off. The work covers in-line fans, axial fans and centrifugal fans, and people most often call us about less air being pulled from the kitchen and a fan coated in grease inside its housing.
For a smaller kitchen near Cogges, a TR19® clean is the same job as anywhere: canopy, filters, plenum, duct, fan and discharge. The visit is booked around your opening hours, and the journey is planned ahead.
It’s worth checking any contractor’s accreditations. Ours are BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, with full insurance on top.
- Where
- Cogges (OX28, OX29)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed price before any work starts
- When we work
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Your questions about extract fan cleaning in Cogges
Do you work in villages like Cogges?
Yes, we work in villages as well as towns, and Cogges is covered. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Cogges?
In Cogges, it’s West Oxfordshire council that carries out food hygiene inspections. Have your latest TR19® certificate and photo report to hand, as an officer may ask how the extract is maintained.
Why is my extract fan noisy?
An unbalanced impeller, typically from uneven grease, is a common cause. We clean the fan and tell you if anything else, like worn bearings, is to blame.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
We work for restaurants, pubs, hotels, schools, colleges, hospitals, care homes, offices and shops, plus food production and leisure sites.
Is the fan isolated during cleaning?
The fan is isolated before we open it, so it cannot start while we work. With the extract off, the kitchen can’t cook, so we work out of hours.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
No. The law sets the duty, and TR19® is the recognised benchmark for meeting it. Under the Fire Safety Order 2005, the responsible person must reduce fire risk, and many insurers can refuse or reduce a claim without proof of cleaning.
Do we lose a day’s trading?
Not usually. The area we’re working in has to be out of use while we’re there, so we book a time when it would be closed anyway.
What do you do with what you remove?
We contain it and take it with us. Grease, debris and waste water are collected as the work goes on, so it doesn’t spread.
Fixed quotes for extract fan cleaning in Cogges
The price is fixed before any work begins. It’s based on:
- The condition of the system
- Parking and loading at the site
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- How big the system is
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That is why every job is surveyed first, and the price is agreed before work begins.
Asking for a quote
When you call or email, it’s useful to have:
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
- The site address and the type of premises
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
The quickest way to a quote is to send photos: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Add the site type and your opening hours, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
When it’s something else
To be straight with you, there are a few things this work will not fix:
- Electrical faults in the fan’s supply or controls (an electrician’s job)
- Grease in the canopy and ductwork
- Damaged fan blades
If you are not sure, just phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll give you a straight answer before you book.
What the work covers
- In-line fans
- Centrifugal fans
- Axial fans
- Roof-mounted fans
- Discharge points
- Fan housings
What the work involves, part by part
Inline duct fans
Inline fans sit within the duct run, often above a ceiling. They’re reached through access panels or by opening the casing, once they’re isolated.
Impellers and blades
The blades of the impeller do the work, and it collects grease unevenly. That is what unbalances the fan, so it’s cleaned carefully blade by blade.
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Aftercare tips
Simple habits between visits make a real difference. Our advice:
- Make sure the fan is included each time
- Check filters are seated before cooking
- Watch for grease marks around the outlet
- File the fan’s report with your other records
When the fan is cleaned as part of a full TR19® Grease clean, a TR19 certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. If only the fan is cleaned, the photo report says so.
Stick to the interval for the full extract. Regular full cleans keep the fan from building up heavy deposits, in line with BESA guidance.
Signs you need extract fan cleaning in Cogges
The fan sits at the end of the grease’s journey. The grease that is left lands on the blades and the casing where the spinning blades spread it around.
These are the problems we see most often:
- A smell of hot grease from the extract
- An extract fan with no cleaning record
- Grease stains around the discharge
- A fan that no longer moves enough air
If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Minster Lovell Hall is about 2.5 miles north-west), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning.
Comparing quotes
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or photos
- What insurance they carry
- When the next visit should be, and why
- How VAT is shown on the quote
Extract fan cleaning around Cogges
Food Standards Agency records include about 20 pubs and bars and about 7 hotels, B&Bs and guest houses across Cogges and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Wherever they cook, the canopy, duct and fan collect grease just as a restaurant’s do. In Cogges, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from West Oxfordshire council. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector. Fire safety in Cogges falls to Oxfordshire 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 Church of St Mary or anywhere around Cogges, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other. Term dates shape school work: for a school like The Blake Church of England Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
Cogges is about 1 mile east of Witney, in Oxfordshire. From the centre of Cogges to the outskirts, we cover extract fan cleaning for every kind of premises, from small sites to large estates. Cogges is one of 443 towns, villages and districts in Oxfordshire where we work for extract fan cleaning. Our Oxford page covers sites nearby (11 miles or so).
We work across the OX28 and OX29 postcode area for extract fan cleaning and the streets around it. Local streets include Mead Lane, Puck Lane and Manor Road, and we cover them all for extract fan cleaning. You will find Cogges on the A4095, which makes it straightforward for our technicians to reach for extract fan cleaning. If your site is just outside Cogges, we cover Witney (1 mile west), Madley Park (1 mile north-east), High Cogges (1 mile east), Ducklington (1 mile south) and South Leigh (2 miles east). Within a short drive, we also cover Oxford (11 miles east), Abingdon-on-Thames (11 miles south-east), Carterton (5 miles west), Wantage (13 miles south), Grove (12 miles south) and Faringdon (10 miles south-west).
What’s near Cogges
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to The Griffin Inn, The Henry Box School and Wood Green School and the streets around them. The closest station to Cogges is Finstock station, roughly 4.8 miles north of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Cogges Manor Farm Museum (under half a mile north-east).
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
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.
Some jobs should never be done in-house: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings need training, the right equipment and safe access. Leave those to us.
What we do, step by step
Before we leave, we walk the area with whoever is on site. Anything we couldn’t reach or that needs attention is pointed out there and then, and the same goes into the written report. The visit takes a few hours where there are several fans or heavy deposits. In a place like Cogges, we fit the visit around your hours.
- 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.
- Blades, housing and surrounds are degreased with care around the electrics.
- We reassemble, run and photograph the fan.
Preparing for the visit
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
How to get a quote
We don’t publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. Instead, we look at your site first, from photos or a survey, then send a fixed quote. To get going, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.