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Extract Fan Cleaning in Cookley Green
Looking for extract fan cleaning in Cookley Green? We diagnose first, fix the price and book the work around your hours, finishing with a written report and pictures.
- A fan shaking on its mounts
- An extract fan with no cleaning record
- Grease stains around the discharge
How we handle extract fan cleaning in Cookley Green
Grease on a fan isn’t 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. Common call-outs are for a fan that hums, whines or rumbles and an extract fan with no cleaning record, across in-line fans, fan housings and axial fans.
In a village or hamlet like Cookley Green, the kitchens that need extract cleaning are usually a pub, a school, a care home or a hall kitchen, wherever there is one. Each still has a canopy and duct that collect grease, whatever the size of the place.
Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009, as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we’re fully insured.
- Location
- Cookley Green (RG9)
- Wider area
- Oxfordshire
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quote
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Working hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
How the visit works
There are three stages on the day: getting the area ready, doing the work and signing it 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 where there are several fans or heavy deposits. Seeing the system in pictures first means the trip to Cookley Green can be planned properly.
- We start by checking where the fan sits and how to isolate it.
- With the fan isolated, the housing is opened.
- Grease is scraped from the impeller blades and the inside of the housing.
- Blades, housing and the area around the motor are degreased with care.
- It’s closed up, run and checked, and photos go into your report.
Before we arrive
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Tell us where we can park and unload
Ask for a quote
For a fixed quote, ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. A few photos and your last certificate or report help a lot. We typically come back within one working day.
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Between visits
Simple habits between visits make a real difference. Our advice:
- Never cook with a filter missing
- Don’t store items in front of the fan’s access point
- File the fan’s report with your other records
- Book the fan into every full TR19 clean
File the photo report with your other extract records. It shows the fan’s condition at the time of the clean, which helps if anything changes later.
Make sure the fan is reachable. A fan that can be reached safely is a fan that gets cleaned, whether it’s on a roof, in a ceiling or on a wall.
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When to call us in Cookley Green
A greasy fan in Cookley Green is fuel at the end of the duct. A fire in the duct can reach the fan and the grease around it, and a hot, struggling motor does not help.
Clients usually contact us after spotting something like this:
- Fat spreading onto the roof or wall by the fan
- Weak extraction at the canopy
- Burning smells from the fan area
- A heavily greased fan housing
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of St Botolph, or anywhere in Cookley Green, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
Comparing quotes
- What records you will receive afterwards
- When the next visit should be, and why
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- Whether they’re fully insured
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare in Cookley Green and across Oxfordshire. Work can be phased by floor, building or site around the people who use them.
When the building owner and the occupier are different, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We are happy to deal with either side, and the report can go to both.
What your team can do, and what needs us
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. Leave those to us.
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, which is where we come in.
How the job changes from site to site
Roof-mounted fans
Many kitchen extracts end at a fan on the roof. We clean them where they can be safely reached, and anything we cannot reach is recorded.
Inline duct fans
Space around an inline fan can be tight, so we plan how to reach and clean them. If it can’t be reached fully, the report says so.
Kitchen extracts in Cookley Green
Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service covers Cookley Green. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk. We cover Cookley Green, about 40 miles from central London, as part of our work across London and the South East. A survey and a fixed quote come first, then the visit at a time that suits you.
Stonor Park, about 3 miles east, is one of the historic houses near Cookley Green; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions.
Cookley Green is about 9 miles north of Caversham, in Oxfordshire. Whatever kind of site you run in Cookley Green, we can take on extract fan cleaning. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so the site keeps running. We cover 443 places across Oxfordshire, from busy centres to quieter spots. We also work in Reading, about 11 miles from Cookley Green.
Work in RG9 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Neighbouring places we cover for extract fan cleaning include Howe Hill (1 mile north), Christmas Common (2 miles north-east), Stonor (3 miles east), Northend (3 miles north-east) and Turville Heath (3 miles east). Larger places within reach include Oxford (14 miles north-west), Didcot (11 miles west), Abingdon-on-Thames (13 miles west), Thame (10 miles north), Henley-on-Thames (7 miles south-east) and Benson (5 miles west).
Landmarks near Cookley Green
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to The Beehive Inn Public House, among other places. The countryside around Cookley Green includes Warburg Nature Reserve and Bald Hill.
Cookley Green: your questions answered
Which environmental health team covers Cookley Green?
The local authority for Cookley Green is South Oxfordshire council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
Can you come to Cookley Green after we close?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. That way a site in Cookley Green doesn’t have to lose a day’s trading. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
Does the law say we must follow TR19?
No. TR19® is BESA’s specification, not legislation. 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.
Do you offer extract fan cleaning separately?
Yes, we do. We record it as a fan-only clean, so your TR19 records stay accurate. The whole system still needs cleaning at the intervals in BESA guidance.
Are you insured?
Yes. Full insurance covers our work and have been trading since 2009.
How far ahead should we book?
For planned work, earlier is better, especially if the next clean or test is due soon. Emergencies are different, because our line is open 24/7.
What does extract fan cleaning cost?
It depends on the site, so we quote each one individually. To get one, ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line with the site type, opening hours and a few photos.
Do you need to turn the fan off to clean it?
The fan must be isolated, for safety. We clean out of hours, in the evening, overnight or at weekends, so cooking isn’t affected.
Fixed quotes for extract fan cleaning in Cookley Green
The survey tells us what the work involves. We look at:
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- The times the site is available
- The number of sites or systems
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
A single site or a whole portfolio, we price it on the same basis: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. You’ll have a fixed price before any work starts.
Asking for a quote
To speed up the quote, send us:
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- The site address and the type of premises
- Any previous report or certificate
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, either from pictures and details you send or from a site visit. After that, you get a fixed price for the work, before any work starts.