Oxfordshire · Extract fan cleaning
Extract Fan Cleaning in Gosford
Extract fan cleaning for Gosford, from a team that has been trading since 2009. Out-of-hours visits and 24/7 emergency callout.
- A fan that no longer moves enough air
- A motor area thick with grease
- A fan shaking on its mounts
About our extract fan cleaning in Gosford
A clean fan isn’t a repaired fan. If we find worn bearings, a struggling motor or damage to the impeller, we will tell you, 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, in-line fans and discharge points, and the jobs we see most are a motor area thick with grease and a fan shaking on its mounts.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, where grease settles in the flat sections. We agree access and timings in advance.
Accreditations are easy to claim and worth checking. Ours are BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
- Where
- Gosford (OX5)
- Wider area
- Oxfordshire
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
What the work involves, part by part
Kitchens with long cooking hours
When a busy kitchen’s fan fails, cooking stops. A clean fan is less likely to strain, and our 24/7 emergency callout is there if it happens anyway.
Fan housings and motors
Belt-driven fans have a drive belt and pulleys that can collect grease. Belts and pulleys are checked and cleaned where safe for your records.
What happens on the day
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 an hour or two for most single fans. Seeing the system in photos first means the trip to Gosford can be planned properly.
- First we locate the fan and agree how it’s safely isolated.
- With the fan isolated, the housing is opened.
- Grease is scraped from the impeller blades and the inside of the housing.
- The fan and its surrounds are degreased, keeping clear of the motor’s electrics.
- It’s closed up, run and checked, and pictures go into your report.
Preparing for the visit
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
Getting a quote
Getting a quote doesn’t take long. Call or email with a few details and you will normally have a fixed price within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
Advice
Managing agents and facilities teams in Gosford
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 to a regular schedule.
We regularly work with managing agents. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works, and we’ll send a fixed quote.
When something else is needed
We will always give you a straight diagnosis, so here’s what this work can’t put right:
- Electrical faults in the fan’s supply or controls (an electrician’s job)
- A fan that is too small for the system (a design question)
- An impeller that is bent or split
If in doubt, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we’ll say what we think before booking.
What the work covers
- Centrifugal fans
- In-line fans
- Axial fans
- Discharge points
- Fan housings
- Roof-mounted fans
Gosford: your questions answered
Can you clean school kitchen extracts in Gosford during the holidays?
Yes, out-of-term visits are normal for schools. Food Standards Agency records list about 9 schools, colleges and universities with registered kitchens within about a mile and a half of Gosford. Booking early in the term gives the best choice of holiday dates.
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Gosford?
Kitchens in Gosford are inspected by Cherwell council’s environmental health officers. Have your latest TR19® certificate and photo report to hand, as an officer may ask how the extract is maintained.
Will I get pictures of the cleaned fan?
A photo report shows the fan before and after. Full system cleans come with a TR19 certificate as well.
Why is my extract fan noisy?
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.
Do we need to close while you work?
Not usually. We work when the area is out of use, such as evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends, so the site can carry on as normal.
Is TR19 cleaning required by law?
No. TR19® itself is not law; it’s a BESA specification. The law is the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, which makes the responsible person assess and reduce fire risk, and cleaning to TR19® is the recognised way to show grease is under control.
Which accreditations do you hold?
BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001. We’ve been trading since 2009 and we are fully insured.
What is TR19?
A BESA specification, with two parts that matter most here: TR19® Grease for kitchen extract systems and TR19® Air for general ventilation. It is not law, but it’s the benchmark.
Between visits
Good habits slow the build-up between visits. Our tips:
- Don’t turn the fan off mid-service
- Never cook with a filter missing
- Do not store items in front of the fan’s access point
- Book the fan into every full TR19 clean
A full system clean includes a TR19 certificate from the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. If only the fan is cleaned, the photo report says so.
Stick to the interval for the full extract. A fan cleaned with the rest of the system on time rarely gets badly coated, in line with BESA guidance.
Nearby places to Gosford
Also in Gosford
Gosford kitchens: local notes
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 14 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 8 takeaways in and around Gosford, up to about a mile and a half out. Each kitchen extract among them ends at a fan, and grease on the impeller strains the motor. Kitchens in Gosford get their food hygiene inspections from Cherwell council. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector. The fire and rescue service for Gosford 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.
School kitchens, at schools like Edward Feild Primary School for example, are usually cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost. A kitchen near Oxford Parkway station that serves breakfast and dinner can run its extract twelve hours or more, which shortens the cleaning interval. Church and community hall kitchens, near Saint John the Baptist Hall Church or anywhere around Gosford, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Gosford is about 5 miles north of Oxford, in Oxfordshire. If you need extract fan cleaning in Gosford, it’s easy to get a fixed quote: please ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos. We work across South East England and London, including Gosford. Gosford is one of 443 towns, villages and districts in Oxfordshire where we work for extract fan cleaning.
Our technicians cover all of the OX5 postcode area for extract fan cleaning and the roads nearby. Neighbouring places we cover for extract fan cleaning include Kidlington (1 mile north-west), Islip (2 miles north-east), Hampton Poyle (2 miles north), Bletchingdon (3 miles north) and Enslow (3 miles north). Larger places within reach include Oxford (5 miles south), Didcot (14 miles south), Bicester (8 miles north-east), Abingdon-on-Thames (9 miles south), Witney (10 miles west) and Carterton (14 miles west).
Landmarks near Gosford
Around Gosford, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Gosford Hill School and Kings Arms Public House And Attached Mounting Block. The closest station to Gosford is Oxford Parkway station, roughly 0.7 miles south of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find Acland Hospital (3.6 miles south) and Oxford Castle (4.3 miles south). Green spaces nearby include Hook Meadow and The Trap Grounds and Headington Hill.
What happens if it’s left?
For a kitchen in Gosford, a noisy, greasy fan is often the first sign the whole system is overdue. If the fan is coated, the duct before it normally is too, so it’s worth checking the whole system. Our emergency line runs 24/7, but a planned visit to Gosford is calmer for everyone.
We do not list prices on the website, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. Call for a fixed quote, and we’ll explain what it covers.
Why Gosford businesses choose us
- Full insurance on every job
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
See what affects the cost and our accreditations.
What your team can do, and what needs us
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but they do not reach the grease that builds up further in. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. What they can’t safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, which is where we come in.