Oxfordshire · Extract fan cleaning
Kencot extract fan cleaning
Cleaning of kitchen extract fans, impellers, fan housings and discharge points for Kencot, with a survey first and a report with photos at the end. Call for a fixed quote.
- Grease escaping from the fan outlet
- Grease around the motor and its mounts
- A fan left out of previous cleans
Extract fan cleaning in Kencot: the local picture
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 3 sandwich bars and takeaways within about 1.5 miles of central Kencot. Where they cook under a canopy, an extract fan is pulling grease-laden air through its blades every service. Environmental health officers from West Oxfordshire council inspect food businesses in Kencot. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked. Kencot is covered by Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order.
If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Kelmscott Manor is about 4 miles south), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning. If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as St Peter's Church of England School or anywhere near Kencot, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
Kencot is about 2 miles south-west of Carterton, in Oxfordshire. We provide extract fan cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Kencot and the rest of Oxfordshire. Kencot is one of 443 places in Oxfordshire where we work for commercial clients. There’s also a page for Oxford, roughly 16 miles from Kencot.
Work in OX18 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Other places close to Kencot include Alvescot (1 mile south-east), Shilton (2 miles north) and Bradwell (3 miles north-west). Further out, we also cover Abingdon-on-Thames (15 miles east), Witney (6 miles north-east), Wantage (13 miles south-east), Grove (12 miles south-east), Faringdon (6 miles south) and Kidlington (15 miles east).
Near you in Kencot
Typical jobs here are in premises near The Plough pub and Carterton Community College, among other places. A little further out are Swinford Museum (1.9 miles west) and Longworth Hospital (5.9 miles south).
Extract fan cleaning in Kencot
Every kitchen extract depends on its fan: it draws the air through the canopy and ductwork and pushes it outside. Grease that gets past everything else ends up on its blades and housing, and that’s what we clean. Common call-outs are for weak extraction at the canopy and an extract fan with no cleaning record, across in-line fans, fan housings and discharge points.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, where grease settles in the flat sections. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
The paperwork matters as much as the work. You get a written report with photos after each visit, listing what was done, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next visit is due. Keep it with your fire safety records so it’s to hand when an insurer or inspector asks.
- Place
- Kencot (OX18)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Working hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Honest limits
We will not sell you work that does not address the problem, so these are the things it will not cover:
- Grease in the canopy and ductwork
- A fan that is too small for the system (a design question)
- Damaged fan blades
If in doubt, call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will say what we think before you book.
Where we work
- Roof-mounted fans
- Centrifugal fans
- Fan housings
- Discharge points
- Axial fans
- In-line fans
What we are called out for in Kencot
By the time air reaches the fan, it has passed the canopy, filters and duct. The grease that’s left lands on the blades and the casing, and the spinning blades fling it onto the walls of the housing.
Keep an eye out for these warning signs:
- An extract fan with no cleaning record
- Grease around the motor and its mounts
- Fat spreading onto the roof or wall by the fan
- A fan coated in grease inside its housing
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of St Peter or elsewhere in Kencot, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Before you book anyone
- Whether a survey comes first
- When they can work, and whether that’s outside your opening hours
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- Whether they recommend a next date
What we do, step by step
We’re used to working while the site is closed. A lot of visits happen overnight or at weekends, so a kitchen or building can carry on as usual the next day. The visit itself takes an hour or two for most single fans. In a small place like Kencot, the journey is planned ahead and the visit arranged around the site’s hours.
- First we locate the fan and agree how it’s safely isolated.
- Power to the fan is isolated before anyone touches it.
- 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.
- We reassemble, run the fan and photograph the result.
Preparing for the visit
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
How to get a quote
Getting a quote does not take long. Send a few details and photos, and we typically reply with a fixed quote within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
Related advice
Questions from Kencot
Do you do school kitchen extract cleaning in Kencot in the summer holidays?
Yes, out-of-term visits are normal for schools. Food Standards Agency records list about 3 schools, colleges and universities with registered kitchens within about a mile and a half of Kencot. Send us your term dates when you ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos, and we will fit the work in.
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Kencot?
Food hygiene inspections in Kencot are carried out by West Oxfordshire council. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. Send details of the systems and how they’re used, and we will suggest a schedule and quote for it.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes. For anything urgent, such as a fan failure or damage after a fire, ring the 24/7 line and we’ll talk you through the next steps.
What does extract fan cleaning cost?
It depends on the site, so we quote each one individually. To get one, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and tell us about the site and its opening hours.
What paperwork do I get after a fan clean?
Photos, notes on condition and a recommended next date. File it with your other extract records.
Do you cover Kencot?
Yes. We work across Greater London, Surrey, Kent, Sussex, Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Hertfordshire and Essex, Kencot included.
What if the fan needs more than a clean?
We also repair and replace extract fans. If we find wear or damage, we will explain it and give you a fixed quote.
What else we do in Kencot
How the job changes from site to site
Kitchens with long cooking hours
Kitchens that cook 12 to 16 hours a day put the most grease through their fans. BESA guidance sets at least 3-monthly cleaning for that level of use, fan included.
Inline duct fans
Inline fans can be in tight spaces, so the method is planned in advance. If it cannot be reached fully, the report says so.
Multi-site and managed buildings
From a single site to a large estate, you get the same standard: the system surveyed, the price fixed, the visit fitted around trading and everything written up afterwards.
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 can quote for the whole system.
Between visits
Aftercare is simple, and it makes the next visit easier:
- Note any drop in extraction at the canopy
- Keep records of every fan clean
- Do not store items in front of the fan’s access point
- Make sure the fan is included each time
Where the fan needs repair rather than cleaning, the report says so. Fan repair and replacement are services we offer too, so you have one point of contact.
A change in how the fan sounds is worth noting. New noise or vibration often means grease is building on the impeller, and catching it early keeps it a cleaning job.
What your team can do, and what needs us
If your staff spot something between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that won’t come clean, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We can diagnose it and quote.
Staff cleaning doesn’t replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.