Oxfordshire · Extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in Crawley, Oxfordshire
We cover Crawley for extract fan cleaning. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports on every job.
- An extract fan with no cleaning record
- A motor area thick with grease
- A heavily greased fan housing
Questions from Crawley
Do you work overnight in Crawley?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. The work in Crawley can fit around your hours. Just ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form with your opening times and we will plan around them.
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Crawley?
Fire safety enforcement in Crawley is handled by 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.
What if parts of the system can’t be reached?
The report shows them clearly. Often the fix is extra access, such as new panels in ductwork, and we can fit those.
What do you do to protect the area?
We cover floors and nearby surfaces with sheeting before work begins, and anything we remove is contained. Before we leave, we tidy up and clean down.
How long is a fan clean?
A single accessible fan does not take long, while fans on high roofs or in tight voids take longer. We plan it out of hours.
Why has my extract fan got louder?
Build-up on the impeller is a frequent reason, because it unbalances the fan. Worn bearings and motor problems are others, which our report will flag.
Which sectors do you work in?
Any site with a kitchen or a ventilation system to look after, from a small pub to a hospital. We work with hotels, schools, care homes, offices, retail and leisure sites.
Will we have to shut during the visit?
Typically not. Out-of-hours visits keep the disruption down. Bigger sites can be done in stages so parts stay in use.
Extract fan cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Crawley
A clean fan isn’t a repaired fan. Anything that looks worn or damaged goes on the report, and we also repair and replace extract fans. You will know whether the fan just needed cleaning or something more. The work covers fan housings, axial fans and discharge points, and people most often call us about grease stains around the discharge and weak extraction at the canopy.
Somewhere as small as Crawley, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Each still has a canopy and duct that collect grease, whatever the size of the place.
Accreditations are easy to claim and worth checking. We’re 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
- Crawley (OX29)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed price before we start
- Hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
When to call us in Crawley
Fans that are hard to reach are often the ones that get missed. A fan that has never been cleaned can be heavily coated, and the report will show it.
What we’re most often called out for:
- Vibration from an unbalanced impeller
- Grease stains around the discharge
- Grease around the motor and its mounts
- A noisy fan that has got louder over time
Older buildings often hide long, awkward duct runs, and if you run a kitchen at a historic venue in the area (Minster Lovell Hall is about 1.1 miles west), access may need planning.
What to look for in a quote
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- Whether a survey comes first
- When they can work, and whether that is outside your opening hours
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, which is where we come in.
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
Why act early in Crawley
Without a working extract fan, a kitchen can’t cook safely. Many fan problems start with grease, so keeping it clean is part of keeping it running. If it does fail, our 24/7 emergency line is there. Rural sites can’t always move to another kitchen or room when something fails.
Working hours, access and the scale of the site can all change the price. Each of those is built into the quote, and the price is fixed before we start.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Crawley
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Trading since 2009
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
Take a look at how cleaning jobs are priced and how to check a contractor.
Kitchen extracts in Crawley
The Food Standards Agency lists about 12 pubs and bars as registered food businesses across Crawley and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. Crawley 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 West Oxfordshire council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Crawley. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Hailey Church of England Primary School or anywhere near Crawley, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean. If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of St John the Evangelist or elsewhere in Crawley, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event.
Crawley is about 1 mile north-west of Witney, in Oxfordshire. We carry out extract fan cleaning for commercial premises of every kind in Crawley and the rest of Oxfordshire. Crawley is one of 443 towns, villages and districts in Oxfordshire we cover for commercial clients. Our Oxford page covers sites nearby (12 miles or so).
Here we cover the OX29 postcode area for extract fan cleaning. Local streets include Witney Hill, Farm Lane and Foxburrow Lane, and we cover them all for extract fan cleaning. Neighbouring places we cover for extract fan cleaning include Leafield (2 miles north-west), Swinbrook (4 miles west), Ascott d'Oyley (4 miles north-west), Ascott-under-Wychwood (5 miles north-west) and Ascott Earl (5 miles north-west). Further out, we also cover Oxford (12 miles east), Abingdon-on-Thames (13 miles south-east), Carterton (5 miles south-west), Wantage (15 miles south), Grove (14 miles south) and Faringdon (11 miles south).
Landmarks near Crawley
Typical jobs here are in premises near Wood Green School and The Lamb Inn, among other places. Crawley’s nearest station is Finstock station, roughly 3.6 miles north-east of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Cogges Manor Farm Museum (1.9 miles south-east). Not far away are Blenheim Farm.
How the job changes from site to site
Roof-mounted fans
Roof fans also discharge grease onto the roof around them and we check the area around the outlet. We note any grease around the fan.
Inline duct fans
Some fans are built into the duct itself. We get to them through the duct or casing, once they’re isolated.
How the visit works
Protection comes first: floors, worktops and anything near the work are covered. After that, the system is made safe and the work begins. It takes an hour or two for most single fans, and we clear up before we go. In a small place like Crawley, the journey is planned ahead and the visit arranged around the site’s hours.
- First we check the fan’s condition and how it sounds.
- With the fan isolated, the housing is opened.
- The impeller is cleaned blade by blade so it runs balanced.
- Housing, outlet and the area around the motor are cleaned.
- The fan goes back into service with a report on its condition.
Preparing for the visit
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Move anything stored near the system
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
Get a fixed quote
Want a quote for extract fan cleaning? Please ring 0345 646 2711 or email us with a few details about the site. We’ll explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
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Fixed quotes for extract fan cleaning in Crawley
A fixed price needs a few facts first. We look at:
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- Travel, parking and unloading
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- What state the system is in
What you pay depends on the size of the system, what state it’s in and how easy it is to reach. You get a fixed price before work begins, so you know where you stand.
What we need to know
Many jobs can be priced from pictures and some basics. Send what you can of the following:
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- The postcode and the type of business
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
Getting a quote does not take long. Call or email with a few details and you’ll normally have a fixed price within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
Aftercare tips
After the visit, a few habits help the work last:
- Flag smoke lingering at the canopy
- Never cook with a filter missing
- Look for grease stains near the discharge
- Check the report shows the fan was cleaned
When we’ve finished, the fan is reassembled and run. If anything seems wrong, from vibration to wear, we note it, so you can plan any repair.
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.