Oxfordshire · Extract fan cleaning
Faringdon extract fan cleaning
Need extract fan cleaning in Faringdon? We survey first, send you a fixed quote and work around your opening hours, finishing with a written report and pictures.
- A fan coated in grease inside its housing
- Rough running from the extract fan
- Vibration from an unbalanced impeller
Extract fan cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Faringdon
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’re dealing with an extract fan with no cleaning record and thick grease on the impeller and casing, we can put it right.
Kitchens around a place like Faringdon are often in older buildings or single-storey extensions, where the duct may cross a roof void or climb an outside wall. Long horizontal runs like that hold grease and need access panels to reach.
Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009, and we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we carry full insurance.
- Place
- Faringdon (SN7)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Price
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Working hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
When it’s something else
Some problems need a different service or another trade:
- A failed motor or worn bearings (that needs a fan repair or replacement)
- An impeller that is bent or split
- A dirty duct upstream of the fan
Not sure which it is? You can give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we will tell you honestly before you book.
What the work covers
- Roof-mounted fans
- In-line fans
- Centrifugal fans
- Discharge points
- Axial fans
- Fan housings
Extract fan cleaning in Faringdon: the local picture
The Food Standards Agency lists about 6 pubs, bars and clubs as registered food businesses across Faringdon 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. The fire and rescue service for Faringdon is 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. Food hygiene inspections in Faringdon are the job of Vale of White Horse council’s environmental health team. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. 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 Faringdon (Buscot Park is about 3 miles north-west), fitting access panels needs care. For schools such as Faringdon Community College, kitchen extract cleaning is normally booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
Faringdon is about 10 miles south-west of Witney, in Oxfordshire. Whether your site is in the middle of Faringdon or further out, we cover extract fan cleaning for every kind of premises, from small sites to large estates. Our Oxfordshire coverage runs to 443 places, Faringdon among them. You can also see our page for Oxford, about 17 miles away.
Work in SN7 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. Streets in the area include Station Road, Marlborough Gardens and Marlborough Close, and we cover them all for extract fan cleaning. With the A417 and A4095 close by, Faringdon is simple for us to get to for extract fan cleaning. We also cover the places around Faringdon: Little Coxwell (1 mile south), Fernham (2 miles south), Shellingford (2 miles south-east), Hatford (3 miles east) and Baulking (3 miles south-east). We also work in nearby towns such as Didcot (15 miles east), Abingdon-on-Thames (13 miles east), Witney (10 miles north-east), Carterton (8 miles north), Wantage (8 miles south-east) and Grove (8 miles south-east).
Landmarks near Faringdon
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Faringdon Infant School and The Swan pub. Other landmarks nearby include Faringdon Day Hospital (less than half a mile north) and Faringdon Castle (0.8 miles north-east). For a walk, there’s Badbury Hill.
Questions from Faringdon
Who inspects food businesses in Faringdon?
Food hygiene inspections in Faringdon are carried out by Vale of White Horse council. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
Which fire authority looks after Faringdon?
It’s Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Faringdon. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.
Should the extract fan be cleaned as part of TR19?
Yes, it should be. The whole system is cleaned, from the canopy to the discharge, and the fan sits right in that path, so it’s cleaned too.
What do you do to protect the area?
We start with protection: floor sheeting and covers over nearby surfaces and equipment. We tidy up and take our waste away before we leave.
How long will it take to clean the fan?
A single accessible fan doesn’t take long, but hard-to-reach fans take more time. We plan it out of hours.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes. Our emergency line runs 24/7 for anything that cannot wait until a planned visit. Ring any time and tell us what’s happened.
Which sectors do you work in?
Commercial premises of every kind: kitchens, offices, schools, healthcare, retail, leisure and food production. We fit the work around how the site operates.
What paperwork do I get after a fan clean?
A photo report shows the fan before and after. If it’s part of a full TR19 clean, a TR19 certificate is issued too.
What affects the cost of extract fan cleaning
There’s no set price list, because no two systems are the same. The quote depends on:
- Any permits to work or inductions
- The number of sites or systems
- The times the site is available
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
The cost depends on how big the system is, what state it’s in and access to every part of it. You get a fixed price before we start, so you know where you stand.
What to send for a quote
When you contact us, it’s useful to have:
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- A few general shots of the system
- The site address and the type of premises
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
Here’s what helps us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, a few pictures and any previous report or certificate. Then phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
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How it works
There are three stages on the day: set-up, the treatment itself and the sign-off. Getting ready means protecting surfaces and switching off what needs to be off, while signing off means the written report and pictures. Most of the time goes on the work itself, and that takes a couple of hours per fan, depending on its size and the build-up. For a site near Faringdon, the work is booked around your opening hours, evenings and weekends included.
- We start by checking where the fan sits and how to isolate it.
- Power to the fan is isolated before anyone touches it.
- The impeller and the housing around it are scraped clean.
- The fan and its surrounds are degreased, keeping clear of the motor’s electrics.
- The fan is put back into service, checked and photographed.
Getting ready for the visit
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
Getting a quote
Some systems can be priced from pictures; others need a survey. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in photos, get a survey first. Either way, you get a fixed price before work begins.
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What the work involves, part by part
Inline duct fans
Hidden in a ceiling void, an inline fan is easily missed. The survey makes sure it’s part of the clean.
Impellers and blades
The impeller is the spinning part that moves the air, and it collects grease unevenly. An uneven coating throws it off balance, so it’s cleaned carefully blade by blade.
Signs you need extract fan cleaning in Faringdon
How fast a fan gets greasy in Faringdon depends on the cooking: how many hours a day the kitchen runs and what it cooks. Under BESA guidance, the whole system, fan included, needs cleaning at least every 3, 6 or 12 months depending on daily hours.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- A smell of hot grease from the extract
- Fat spreading onto the roof or wall by the fan
- A motor area thick with grease
- Thick grease on the impeller and casing
A hospital like Faringdon Day Hospital, about within half a mile north, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day.
Comparing quotes
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- What happens if part of the system can’t be accessed
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- What insurance they carry
Aftercare tips
Here’s the after-treatment advice, in brief:
- Keep the fan on whenever the range is lit
- Never cook with a filter missing
- Tell us if the extract feels weaker
- Keep access to the fan clear
The photo report shows the fan before and after cleaning. It lists what was cleaned and anything we couldn’t reach, along with the recommended next clean date.
The fan stays cleaner when less grease gets past the canopy. Keep the grease filters clean, fitted and in place, and replace any that are damaged.
Leave it or put it right?
Grease on a roof fan can also escape outside. That stains surfaces and can add to the fire risk outside the building, which is one more reason to keep it clean. It’s better to plan the work at a site near Faringdon than wait for a failure.
Combining work into one visit or one programme often makes better use of the time. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at and we will price it together.
Why Faringdon businesses choose us
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Fixed quotes from a survey or photos
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009