Oxfordshire · Extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in Cothill, Oxfordshire
Extract fan cleaning across Cothill and nearby, booked around your opening hours and finished with a written report and pictures.
- A noisy fan that has got louder over time
- A fan motor running hot under a coat of grease
- Vibration from an unbalanced impeller
Extract fan cleaning in Cothill
In Cothill, as everywhere we work, the fan follows a set routine: we isolate it, open the housing, scrape the impeller and degrease the lot. Your report shows the impeller as we found it and as we left it. The work covers roof-mounted fans, in-line fans and centrifugal fans, and people most often call us about a fan coated in grease inside its housing and grease escaping from the fan outlet.
In a village or hamlet like Cothill, the kitchens that need extract cleaning are normally a pub, a school, a care home or a hall kitchen, wherever there is one. Every one of them still needs its extract kept clear of grease, whatever the size of the place.
It’s worth checking any contractor’s accreditations. We are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, with full insurance on top.
- Where
- Cothill (OX13)
- Wider area
- Oxfordshire
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Looking after it afterwards
Once we’ve finished, these simple steps help:
- Keep each photo report with the maintenance log
- Notice when the fan starts to sound different
- Leave a clear route to the fan
- Report grease escaping from the fan
If the fan needs more than a clean, we’ll say so plainly. Fan repair and replacement are services we offer too, so you have one point of contact.
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.
Grease, kitchens and Cothill
According to Food Standards Agency records, there are about 3 pubs, bars and clubs within about 1.5 miles of central Cothill. Any of them serving cooked food has an extract to keep clean, from canopy to discharge. Cothill sits within the area of 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. It’s Vale of White Horse council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Cothill. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready.
If your kitchen is in a listed or historic building, like the houses around Cothill (Appleton Manor is about 1.8 miles north-west), fitting access panels needs care. A hospital like Abingdon Community Hospital, about 2 miles south-east, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day.
Cothill is about 2 miles north-west of Abingdon-on-Thames, in Oxfordshire. Across the OX13 area, we cover extract fan cleaning for commercial sites. We cover 443 places across Oxfordshire, large and small. You can also see our page for Oxford, about 6 miles away.
Extract fan cleaning in OX13 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. We also cover Dry Sandford (1 mile north-east), Shippon (1 mile south-east), Frilford Heath (1 mile south-west), Tubney (2 miles west) and Marcham (2 miles south). Within a short drive, we also cover Oxford (6 miles north-east), Didcot (7 miles south-east), Witney (10 miles north-west), Carterton (12 miles north-west), Wantage (8 miles south-west) and Grove (7 miles south-west).
Local landmarks in Cothill
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Merry Miller pub and Larkmead School, among other places. The nearest railway station is Radley station, about 3.9 miles east. A little further out are Abingdon Community Hospital (2 miles south-east) and FitzHarris Castle (2.4 miles south-east). Open spaces near Cothill include Cumnor Hill and Dry Sandford Pit.
Nearby places to Cothill
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What happens on the day
When we arrive, we check the system against the survey or the pictures you sent. If anything is different, we talk it through with the person on site before carrying on. From there, it takes an hour or two for most single fans. If you can send photos, we can arrive in Cothill knowing what to expect.
- We find the fan and check how it’s reached and how it’s isolated.
- Power to the fan is isolated before anyone touches it.
- We remove the grease from the blades, impeller and casing.
- We degrease the fan and housing, taking care around the motor.
- We reassemble, run the fan and photograph the result.
How to prepare
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Clear the space around the work
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
How to get a quote
Getting a quote does not take long. Send a few details and pictures, and we usually reply with a fixed quote within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
Advice
What staff can safely do
Keep a record of what your team does. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, alongside our reports.
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. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
Common problems we fix in Cothill
A greasy fan in Cothill is fuel at the end of the duct. If grease in the duct catches, the fan and its housing can feed the fire and an overworked motor runs hotter.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- A fan coated in grease inside its housing
- A fan that has never been cleaned
- A fan motor running hot under a coat of grease
- An extract fan that vibrates or rattles
Bursars and site managers at schools such as Dry Sandford Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
Comparing quotes
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- When they can work, and whether that is outside your opening hours
- What records you will receive afterwards
Multi-site and managed buildings
From a single site to a large estate, you get the same standard: a survey first, a fixed quote, the work timed around the site and a report with photos.
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Each visit produces a dated report with photos, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
Cothill: your questions answered
Will you come out to Cothill?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. A survey first, from pictures or a visit, means we arrive with the right kit.
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Cothill?
Food hygiene inspections in Cothill are carried out by Vale of White Horse council. It helps to keep the extract cleaning records with your food safety paperwork, so they’re ready if asked for.
Are you insured?
Yes. Duct Doctor is fully insured, and the details are available on request.
Can you fix a fan that’s worn out?
We also repair and replace extract fans. If we find wear or damage, we’ll explain it and send you a fixed quote.
Is TR19 cleaning required by law?
No. TR19® itself isn’t law; it’s a BESA specification. The legal duty comes from the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005: the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and cleaning to TR19® is the recognised way to show grease is under control.
What’s TR19?
BESA’s ventilation hygiene specification in two main parts: TR19® Grease for kitchen extracts and TR19® Air for supply and extract systems. It is not legislation, but it’s the standard people check against.
What happens to the waste?
We take it away at the end of the visit. During the work, it’s contained so the area stays clean.
Will I get photos of the cleaned fan?
You get a photo report with before and after pictures of the fan. Full system cleans come with a TR19 certificate as well.
Leave it or put it right?
An unbalanced fan gets worse, not better. It can wear the bearings and lead to failure and a kitchen can’t cook safely without extraction. A planned clean beats an emergency. In a small place like Cothill, a system that fails can take a site out of use.
A single site or a whole portfolio, the quote is built the same way: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. The price is fixed before we start.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Cothill
- Every job surveyed first
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- In business since 2009
Fixed quotes for extract fan cleaning in Cothill
The quote reflects the site in front of us. We consider:
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- The condition of the system
Every site is different, so we price each one individually. Size, access, the condition of the system and when we can work all make a difference.
Asking for a quote
To help us quote quickly, please include:
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- The site address and the type of premises
- Any previous report or certificate
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
We don’t publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. We look at your system first, from pictures or on a visit, then send a fixed quote. To get going, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.