Oxfordshire · Extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in Fawley, Oxfordshire
For cleaning of kitchen extract fans, impellers, fan housings and discharge points in Fawley, one call is all it takes, from survey to sign-off. CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, ISO 9001 and fully insured.
- Fat spreading onto the roof or wall by the fan
- A fan that no longer moves enough air
- A smell of hot grease from the extract
Extract fan cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Fawley
A fan never collects grease in a neat, even layer. Uneven build-up unbalances the impeller, which brings vibration, noise and extra wear on the bearings and motor. A thorough clean removes the cause. If you have hot, greasy smells near the fan and thick grease on the impeller and casing, we can put it right, from centrifugal fans, in-line fans and fan housings onwards.
Work in a small place like Fawley starts with a call to agree access and timings, and the clean itself is the same full TR19® job as in any town: canopy, filters, duct, fan and discharge, with a certificate and photo report at the end.
For insurers and inspectors, the record counts. That’s why every job is written up in a report with pictures, and grease extract cleans come with a TR19® certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Location
- Fawley (RG9)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- When we work
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
The process
At the end of the visit, someone from your team can look over the work with us. Anything we couldn’t reach or that needs attention is pointed out there and then, and the same goes into the written report. The visit takes a few hours where there are several fans or heavy deposits. Visits to a village like Fawley are booked in advance, at a time that suits whoever runs the site.
- 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.
- The fan is degreased, taking care around the motor.
- We reassemble, run and photograph the fan.
Before we arrive
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Move anything stored near the system
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
Get a fixed quote
Some systems can be priced from photos; others need a survey. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in pictures, get a survey first. Either way, you get a fixed price before any work starts.
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Common problems we fix in Fawley
Fans that are hard to reach are often the ones that get missed. If it wasn’t included in past cleans, it may hold years of grease, and the report will show it.
What we’re most often called out for:
- A fan that no longer moves enough air
- A smell of hot grease from the extract
- A noisy fan that has got louder over time
- A fan that has never been cleaned
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Marlow Community Hospital is the nearest hospital to Fawley, about 5.8 miles east.
Before you book anyone
- Whether they’re fully insured
- How areas they cannot reach will be recorded
- Whether a survey comes first
- Whether they recommend a next date
Towns and villages near Fawley
What else we do in Fawley
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we’re happy to quote for all of it.
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too in Fawley and across Oxfordshire. Work can be phased by floor, building or site around the people who use them.
What a clean won’t put right
We won’t sell you work that doesn’t address the problem, so here are the limits:
- Damaged fan blades
- A faulty speed controller or isolator
- A fan that is too small for the system (a design question)
If in doubt, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll say what we think.
Parts of the system we cover
- Discharge points
- Axial fans
- Fan housings
- In-line fans
- Centrifugal fans
- Roof-mounted fans
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
Staff cleaning does not replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but the parts you cannot see still need a specialist at the right interval.
Fawley kitchens: local notes
In Fawley, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Buckinghamshire 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. Fire safety in Fawley 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.
If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Greenlands is about 1.2 miles south-east), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning. Volunteers running a hall kitchen near St Mary the Virgin's Church, or anywhere in Fawley, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
Fawley is about 6 miles west of Marlow, in Oxfordshire. We carry out extract fan cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Fawley and the rest of Oxfordshire. Fawley is one of 443 towns, villages and districts in Oxfordshire where we work for extract fan cleaning. You can also see our page for Reading, roughly 9 miles from Fawley.
Postcode districts we cover here for extract fan cleaning: RG9. Other places close to Fawley include Fawley Bottom (1 mile west), Middle Assendon (1 mile west), Lower Assendon (1 mile south-west), Bix (2 miles west) and Henley-on-Thames (3 miles south). Further out, we also cover Didcot (15 miles west), Thame (12 miles north), Benson (9 miles west), Chinnor (9 miles north), Tilehurst (10 miles south-west) and Wallingford (10 miles west).
What’s near Fawley
Typical jobs here are in premises near Fawley Court and Temple Island and The Walnut Tree pub, among other places. Fawley’s nearest station is Henley-On-Thames station, about 2.7 miles south of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Marlow Community Hospital (5.8 miles east) and Frazer Nash Archives (3.1 miles south). For a walk, there’s Warburg Nature Reserve.
Questions from Fawley
Can you get to a site in Fawley?
Yes, we work in villages as well as towns, and Fawley is covered. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the site when you book.
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Fawley?
Fawley is in the area of Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
Who is responsible for fire safety on the premises?
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, it’s the responsible person: normally the employer or whoever controls the premises. Landlords, facilities managers and managing agents can also hold responsibility.
Is TR19 cleaning required by law?
No. The law sets the duty, and TR19® is the recognised benchmark for meeting it. Under the Fire Safety Order 2005, the responsible person must reduce fire risk, and many insurers can refuse or reduce a claim without proof of cleaning.
Is the fan included in a TR19 clean?
Yes, a full TR19 clean includes the fan. If a fan cannot be reached, the report says so, so you always know what was cleaned.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes, any time. If something urgent happens, like a fan failing or damage after a fire, call our 24/7 line, and we’ll advise on what to do next.
What do you do to protect the area?
Protection goes down first: floor sheeting and covers over nearby surfaces and equipment. We tidy up and take our waste away before we leave.
Is it safe to clean the fan while the kitchen is open?
The fan is isolated before we open it, so it cannot start while we work. That means the extract is off, so we clean while the kitchen is closed.
Why deal with it now?
A fan that fails mid-service can stop a kitchen cooking. Many fan problems start with grease, so cleaning the fan helps keep it working. If it does fail, our 24/7 emergency line is there. It’s worth booking a check, because nobody sees inside a duct day to day.
Combining work into one visit or one programme can make for a more efficient booking. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at, and you’ll get one fixed quote.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Fawley
- We diagnose before we treat
- We’re fully insured
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
Read our cost guide and our accreditations.
Looking after it afterwards
Aftercare is simple, and it helps at the next visit:
- Run the extract throughout cooking
- Note any drop in extraction at the canopy
- Look for grease stains near the discharge
- Keep the grease filters clean and in place
The area around the fan is left clean, with waste grease removed. Wherever the fan is, the area around it is cleaned down.
Stick to the interval for the full extract. Regular full cleans keep the fan from building up heavy deposits, in line with BESA guidance.