Oxfordshire · Extract fan cleaning
Extract Fan Cleaning in Godstow
Cleaning of kitchen extract fans, impellers, fan housings and discharge points for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Godstow. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- A fan left out of previous cleans
- A noisy fan that has got louder over time
- Fat spreading onto the roof or wall by the fan
Extract fan cleaning in Godstow, done properly
Every kitchen extract depends on its fan: it pulls air from the canopy, through the duct and out of the building. Grease that gets past everything else ends up on its blades and housing and we clean it off. The work covers in-line fans, centrifugal fans and axial fans, and common reasons people get in touch are hot, greasy smells near the fan and an extract fan with no cleaning record.
In a village or hamlet like Godstow, the kitchens that need extract cleaning are typically a pub, a school, a care home or a hall kitchen, wherever there is one. Every one of them still needs its extract kept clear of grease.
Nothing is signed off by word of mouth: a written report, dated and illustrated with pictures, and for TR19® Grease cleans, a certificate issued through the BESCA VHE portal. It shows what was done and what, if anything, couldn’t be reached.
- Where
- Godstow (OX2)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
The process
Your trading hours come first. We book the visit for a time the area is closed, whether that’s an evening, overnight or a weekend. Once we are in, the area is sheeted and anything that has to be off is turned off and cooled, and the work takes a few hours where there are several fans or heavy deposits. For a village or hamlet like Godstow, tell us about narrow lanes, gates and parking when you book.
- We start by checking where the fan sits and how to isolate it.
- The fan is isolated so it can’t start while we work.
- The impeller and the housing around it are scraped clean.
- We degrease the fan and housing, taking care around the motor.
- We reassemble, run the fan and photograph the result.
Preparing for the visit
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
Getting a quote
To get a fixed quote, call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. A few pictures and your last certificate or report help a lot. We typically come back within one working day.
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Common problems we fix in Godstow
Grease on a fan is a fire risk, in Godstow as anywhere. A fire in the duct can reach the fan and the grease around it, and a hot, struggling motor does not help.
Clients usually contact us after spotting one of these:
- Rough running from the extract fan
- Fat spreading onto the roof or wall by the fan
- A heavily greased fan housing
- Grease around the motor and its mounts
If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Holywell Manor is about 2.7 miles south-east), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning.
What your quote should include
- What paperwork you get at the end
- What insurance they carry
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
What happens if it’s left?
Grease on the impeller makes the fan less efficient. Less air is pulled from the kitchen, so heat and smoke linger and the motor works harder. In a place like Godstow, ductwork and fans are easy to forget until something goes wrong.
A single site or a whole portfolio, the quote is built the same way: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. The price is fixed before we start.
Why us?
- Fixed quotes, normally within one working day
- Trading since 2009
- Photo reports with every job
- Every job surveyed first
See what affects the cost and our accreditations and certificates.
What staff can safely do
Some jobs should never be done in-house: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings need training, the right equipment and safe access. That’s our job.
Keep a record of what your team does. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, next to our reports.
Common questions in Godstow
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Godstow?
That’s Oxford City council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Godstow. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
Can you work in Godstow outside opening hours?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. The work in Godstow can fit around your hours. When you call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form, mention when the site is quiet.
What if parts of the system cannot be reached?
They’re marked on the report. In ductwork, new access panels are often the answer, and we can fit those.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes. For anything urgent, such as a fan failure or damage after a fire, ring the 24/7 line, and we will advise on what to do next.
Is the fan isolated during cleaning?
The fan is isolated before we open it, so it cannot run during the clean. That means the extract is off, so we clean while the kitchen is closed.
What makes a kitchen extract fan vibrate?
Grease on the blades and housing is one of the usual causes, since uneven grease makes it run out of balance. It can also be wear in the bearings or motor, which our report will flag.
How long is a fan clean?
Size, access and build-up all affect it. As a guide, it takes a few hours where there are several fans or heavy deposits.
What’s TR19?
BESA’s ventilation hygiene specification in two main parts: TR19® Grease for kitchen extract systems and TR19® Air for general ventilation. It is not legislation, but it’s the standard people check against.
Multi-site and managed buildings
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
Running several sites is easier with one contractor. We cover South East England and London, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept on a regular cycle.
Extract fan cleaning around Godstow
The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 6 pubs, bars and clubs and about 3 hotels and B&Bs in Godstow and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. Kitchens in Godstow get their food hygiene inspections from Oxford City council. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. Before-and-after photos from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand. Godstow sits within the area of Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel.
For schools such as Wolvercote Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is typically booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed. If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of All Saints or elsewhere in Godstow, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event.
Godstow is about 3 miles south of Kidlington, in Oxfordshire. Sites in Godstow get the same service as everywhere we cover: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where needed and a written report with pictures. Our Oxfordshire coverage runs to 443 places, and Godstow is one of them.
We cover every part of OX2 for extract fan cleaning and the streets around it. If your site is just outside Godstow, we cover Wolvercote (1 mile north-east), Binsey (1 mile south), Sunnymead (1 mile east), Summertown (1 mile east) and North Oxford (1 mile east). Larger places within reach include Oxford (4 miles south-east), Didcot (12 miles south), Bicester (10 miles north-east), Abingdon-on-Thames (7 miles south), Witney (8 miles west) and Carterton (13 miles west).
What’s near Godstow
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around St Edward's School, Oxford Academy and St Hugh's College Main Building Including Library and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Oxford Parkway station, roughly 1.9 miles north-east of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Radcliffe Infirmary (2.1 miles south-east) and Clarendon Shopping Centre (2.6 miles south-east). Open spaces near Godstow include Hook Meadow and The Trap Grounds and Harcourt Hill.
Part by part
Impellers and blades
The impeller is the spinning part that moves the air, and grease builds up on them unevenly. That is what unbalances the fan, so it’s cleaned carefully blade by blade.
Fan housings and motors
Some fans use a belt drive. Belts and pulleys are checked and cleaned where safe for your records.
Towns and villages near Godstow
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Honest limits
Extract fan cleaning can’t fix everything, and we will tell you before we start. It does not solve:
- Grease in the duct and canopy before the fan (those need a full TR19 clean)
- A fan that’s too small for the system (a design question)
- A cracked or broken impeller (it needs replacing)
Not sure which it is? You can call 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will tell you honestly.
Where we work
- Discharge points
- Axial fans
- Roof-mounted fans
- Fan housings
- Centrifugal fans
- In-line fans