Oxfordshire · Extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in Cowley, Oxfordshire
Our technicians work in Cowley on extract fan cleaning. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports on every job.
- An extract fan with no cleaning record
- A fan coated in grease inside its housing
- A smell of hot grease from the extract
What extract fan cleaning cannot fix
Before booking, it helps to know what’s not included:
- Grease in the canopy and ductwork
- A fan that will not start
- A faulty speed controller or isolator
Not sure which it is? You can ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we will tell you honestly before you book.
What the work covers
- Centrifugal fans
- Discharge points
- In-line fans
- Axial fans
- Fan housings
- Roof-mounted fans
Extract fan cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Cowley
Think of the fan as the system’s heart and the grease as a clot. A heart under strain works harder for less. Our job is to clear it, check it runs smoothly and record what we found so you get a clean bill of health. The work covers in-line fans, discharge points and roof-mounted fans, and common reasons people get in touch are a fan motor running hot under a coat of grease and a fan that no longer moves enough air.
Size doesn’t change the work: a kitchen in a place like Cowley gets the whole system cleaned, canopy to discharge. The visit is booked around your opening hours, and the journey is planned ahead.
Think of the report as the system’s health record: dated, with pictures, and showing what was done. Grease extract cleans are also certificated to TR19® Grease through the BESCA VHE portal and sits alongside the report.
- Place
- Cowley (OX4, OX3)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Places near Cowley
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Signs you need extract fan cleaning in Cowley
The fan sits at the end of the grease’s journey. The grease that’s left lands on the blades and the casing where the spinning blades spread it around.
Common reasons sites call us are:
- Burning smells from the fan area
- A fan that has never been cleaned
- A fan motor running hot under a coat of grease
- Vibration from an unbalanced impeller
Older buildings often hide long, awkward duct runs, and if you run a kitchen at a historic venue in the area (Holywell Manor is about 2.1 miles north-west), access may need planning.
Questions to ask before you book
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
FAQs for Cowley
Who inspects food businesses in Cowley?
The local authority for Cowley is Oxford City 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.
Who is the fire and rescue service for Cowley?
Fire safety enforcement in Cowley is handled by Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. TR19® is not law, but it’s the benchmark many fire officers and insurers look to when they ask how often the extract is cleaned.
Can the fan be cleaned between full cleans?
Yes. We record it as a fan-only clean, so your TR19 records stay accurate. The full system still needs its regular TR19 clean.
What does TR19 mean?
BESA’s ventilation hygiene specification, with two parts that matter most here: TR19® Grease for kitchen extracts and TR19® Air for supply and extract systems. It isn’t law, but it’s the benchmark.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. Send the list of sites and the work at each and we’ll quote them together.
Who is responsible for fire safety on the premises?
The law calls them the responsible person. It’s normally the employer, or whoever controls the building, and where several people have control, each can have duties. Your lease and fire risk assessment should make it clear.
What do you need from me for a quote?
A short description and a few pictures, with the address and opening hours. If we need more, we will ask.
Will I get photos of the cleaned fan?
A photo report, including the fan’s condition and the next clean date. Keep it with your maintenance log.
How it works
On the day, we arrive at the time agreed with you, which is often after service, overnight or at a weekend. Equipment that has to be off is switched off and allowed to cool first, and the area around the work is covered and protected. On site, it takes a few hours where there are several fans or heavy deposits. We plan the journey to Cowley and bring what the job is likely to need.
- We locate the fan and plan how to reach and isolate it.
- It’s isolated so it cannot 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.
- It’s closed up, run, checked and photographed for the report.
How to prepare
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Clear the space around the work
Getting a quote
There’s no standard price list, because every site is different. We look at your system first, from pictures or on a visit, then send a fixed quote. To start, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
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Aftercare tips
How long the results last depends on use and care. Here’s what we suggest:
- Keep access to the fan clear
- Look for grease stains near the discharge
- Keep the grease filters clean and in place
- Listen for new noises or vibration from the fan
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.
Don’t run the kitchen with the extract off. Air that keeps moving carries vapour out rather than letting it settle, so keeping it running helps keep it clean.
What happens if it’s left?
A greasy fan at the discharge can spread grease onto the roof or wall around it. It marks the area around the outlet and leaves more fuel outside, which is one more reason to keep it clean. It’s easy to lose track of when the work was last done on a quieter site.
No two sites are the same, so we price each one individually. Size, access, the condition of the system and when we can work all play a part.
What you get with us
- Fully insured
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
Read our cost guide or how to check a contractor.
For landlords and multi-site operators
Where a tenant occupies the premises but the landlord owns the building, the lease normally sets out who maintains what. We’re happy to deal with either side, and the report can go to both.
The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
How we price extract fan cleaning
We quote each job individually. This is what makes a difference:
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- The condition we find in the survey
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
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 we start.
Helping us quote
What to send for a quote:
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- Problems your staff have spotted
- The postcode and the type of business
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
If you need extract fan cleaning in Cowley, call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, and send pictures or your last report if you can. We usually send a fixed quote within one working day.
Kitchen extracts in Cowley
Food Standards Agency records include about 22 pubs and bars and about 5 hotels and B&Bs in and around Cowley, up to about a mile and a half out. Where they serve hot food, their kitchen extracts need cleaning to TR19® like any restaurant’s. Fire safety in Cowley falls to Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises. Kitchens in Cowley get their food hygiene inspections from Oxford City council. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of St Luke or elsewhere in Cowley, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often. Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as NHS Oxfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group (about under half a mile east), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands.
Cowley is about 1 mile south-east of Oxford, in Oxfordshire. From the centre of Cowley to the outskirts, we cover extract fan cleaning for every kind of premises, from small sites to large estates. Our Oxfordshire coverage runs to 443 places, Cowley among them.
Work in OX4 and OX3 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. Local streets include Barns Road, Marsh Road and Clive Road, and we cover them all for extract fan cleaning. Neighbouring places we cover for extract fan cleaning include Iffley (1 mile west), Blackbird Leys (1 mile south), Donnington (1 mile north-west), Littlemore (1 mile south-west) and Oxford (1 mile north-west). Further out, we also cover Didcot (9 miles south), Bicester (12 miles north), Abingdon-on-Thames (5 miles south-west), Witney (12 miles west), Thame (10 miles east) and Wantage (13 miles south-west).
Landmarks near Cowley
Typical jobs here are in premises near The Nelson pub, South Park and Emmanuel Christian School. Nearby too are Greyfriars Catholic School (0.6 miles north-west) and Alexander Library of Ornithology (1.9 miles north-west). The nearest railway station is Oxford station, about 2.7 miles north-west of the centre. Nearby you will also find Templars Square (under half a mile south-west) and British Tattoo History Museum (0.7 miles north-west). For a walk, there’s Headington Hill and CS Lewis Nature Reserve.