Oxfordshire · Extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in Draycott, Oxfordshire
Need extract fan cleaning in Draycott? We diagnose first, fix the price and book the work around your hours, then sign off with a report and photos.
- Thick grease on the impeller and casing
- Weak extraction at the canopy
- Grease stains around the discharge
How we price extract fan cleaning
We quote each job individually. This is what makes a difference:
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- The condition we find in the survey
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
You will not find a price list here, because each job is priced on what it involves. Call for a fixed quote, and we’ll explain what it covers.
What to send for a quote
When you contact us, these details help:
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Problems your staff have spotted
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
Want a quote for extract fan cleaning? Please phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line with a few details about the site. We’ll explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
Extract fan cleaning in Draycott, done properly
Every TR19® Grease clean includes the extract fan, but some fans need cleaning between full cleans, for example when it’s noisy or vibrating. A fan-only clean is recorded as exactly that. If you have hot, greasy smells near the fan and a fan that no longer moves enough air, we can put it right, from discharge points, axial fans and centrifugal fans onwards.
In a small place like Draycott, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. We agree access and timings in advance.
The paperwork matters as much as the work. You get a written report with pictures after every visit, covering the work done, any areas we couldn’t access and a recommended next date. File it in your maintenance log so it’s to hand when an insurer or inspector asks.
- Where
- Draycott (OX9)
- Wider area
- Oxfordshire
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
How the visit works
Your trading hours come first. Most visits are booked for when the area is out of use, such as evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends. Once we are in, the area is sheeted and anything that has to be off is turned off and cooled, and the job takes an hour or two for one fan, longer when it’s hard to reach. Somewhere as small as Draycott, the date and timings are agreed with you well before the day.
- 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.
Getting ready for the visit
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
How to get a quote
There’s no standard price list, because every site is different. We look at your system first, from photos or on a visit, and then give you a fixed quote. To get going, ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
Advice
What extract fan cleaning cannot fix
In fairness, there are a few things this work won’t fix:
- A fan that was never right for the kitchen
- A fan that won’t start
- Grease in the canopy and ductwork
Not sure which it is? You can call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we will tell you honestly.
Parts of the system we cover
- Centrifugal fans
- Fan housings
- In-line fans
- Discharge points
- Axial fans
- Roof-mounted fans
Towns and villages near Draycott
What else we do in Draycott
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Staff cleaning and specialist work are not the same thing. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
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.
Different parts, different methods
Roof-mounted fans
On a roof, the air is cooler and grease drops out faster. We scrape and degrease the blades and casing.
Impellers and blades
The blades of the impeller do the work, and grease builds up on them unevenly. That is what unbalances the fan, so it’s cleaned carefully blade by blade.
Extract fan cleaning in Draycott: the local picture
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 9 restaurants, cafés and works canteens in Draycott and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. The fan at the end of each of those extracts collects grease that slows it and wears the motor. Fire safety in Draycott 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. In Draycott, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Buckinghamshire council. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
Church and community hall kitchens, near Church of St Helen or anywhere around Draycott, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other. Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Thame Community Hospital (about 4 miles east), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands.
Draycott is about 4 miles west of Thame, in Oxfordshire. Whatever kind of site you run in Draycott, we can take on extract fan cleaning. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so the site keeps running. Draycott is one of 443 towns, villages and districts in Oxfordshire we cover for commercial clients. There’s also a page for Oxford, roughly 7 miles from Draycott.
Every address in OX9 is within our area for extract fan cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. Nearby, we also carry out extract fan cleaning in Tiddington (1 mile south), Albury (1 mile south-east), Little Ickford (1 mile north-east), Ickford (1 mile north) and Shabbington (1 mile north-east). We also work in nearby towns such as Oxford (7 miles west), Didcot (12 miles south-west), Bicester (11 miles north), Abingdon-on-Thames (11 miles south-west), Thame (4 miles east) and Kidlington (11 miles north-west).
Around Draycott
Typical jobs here are in premises near The Fox Inn and the streets around them. A little further out are Thame Community Hospital (4 miles east) and Waterperry Gardens Rural Museum (1.2 miles west). The countryside around Draycott includes Wells Farm.
When to call us in Draycott
A fan in Draycott builds up grease at a rate set by the kitchen, not the location: how many hours a day the kitchen runs and what it cooks. BESA guidance sets minimum intervals of 3, 6 or 12 months for the whole system by daily use.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- Weak extraction at the canopy
- Grease escaping from the fan outlet
- A fan left out of previous cleans
- Burning smells from the fan area
Garsington Manor, about 4.8 miles south-west, is one of the historic houses near Draycott; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions.
Questions to ask before booking
- What hours they’ll be on site
- What paperwork you get at the end
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or pictures
Managing agents and facilities teams in Draycott
If you look after several sites, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Each site gets its own report and photos, so each one has its own record.
When the building owner and the occupier are different, the lease normally sets out who maintains what. We’re happy to deal with either side, and the report can go to both.
Draycott: your questions answered
Which fire authority looks after Draycott?
That’s 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.
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Draycott?
Kitchens in Draycott are inspected by Buckinghamshire council’s environmental health officers. It helps to keep the extract cleaning records with your food safety paperwork, so they’re ready if asked for.
Are you fully insured?
Yes, fully. We also hold CHAS and SafeContractor for clients who vet their contractors.
Does a TR19 kitchen extract clean cover the fan?
Yes, a full TR19 clean includes the fan. If a fan can’t be reached, the report says so, so you always know what was cleaned.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes, always. Diagnosis comes before treatment: the survey tells us what the system needs and how to reach it, and the quote is based on that.
What if parts of the system can’t be reached?
Anything we cannot reach goes on the report, with a note of where it is, and we explain what access is needed, for example new access panels.
Who is the responsible person?
It depends on the building. Under the Fire Safety Order 2005, it’s the responsible person, which can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, an FM or a managing agent.
How long does extract fan cleaning take?
That depends on the fan’s size, its position and how much grease there is. As a guide, it takes an hour or two for most single fans.