Buckinghamshire · Extract fan cleaning
Little Ickford extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning for Little Ickford, from a team that has been trading since 2009. Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus a 24/7 emergency line.
- Grease escaping from the fan outlet
- A smell of hot grease from the extract
- Rough running from the extract fan
What staff can safely do
Staff cleaning and specialist work are not the same thing. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but they do not reach the grease that builds up further in. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
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. Leave those to us.
How we handle extract fan cleaning in Little Ickford
In Little Ickford, as everywhere we work, the fan follows a set routine: we isolate it, open the housing, scrape the impeller and degrease the lot. Your report shows the impeller as we found it and as we left it. We’re often asked to deal with fat spreading onto the roof or wall by the fan and an extract fan that vibrates or rattles, on discharge points, axial fans and roof-mounted fans.
In a small place like Little Ickford, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, where grease settles in the flat sections. We agree access and timings in advance.
Our accreditations include CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured. On top of that, we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we’ve been trading since 2009.
- Location
- Little Ickford (HP18)
- Region
- Buckinghamshire
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
FAQs for Little Ickford
Do you work overnight in Little Ickford?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. Your customers, staff or residents in Little Ickford needn’t be disturbed. When you give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email, mention when the site is quiet.
Which fire authority looks after Little Ickford?
Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service for Little Ickford. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.
Do you repair extract fans as well as clean them?
A clean won’t mend wear. Where the fan needs repair or replacement, we can do that too, with a fixed quote first.
Which accreditations do you hold?
Our accreditations are CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, alongside BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. Vent Hygiene Elite is run by BESCA and independently audited.
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. In shared or managed buildings, a landlord, facilities manager or managing agent can share the duty.
What is TR19?
BESA’s ventilation hygiene 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.
What types of premises do you cover?
Any commercial site with kitchens or ventilation, from a small pub to a hospital. We work with hotels, schools, care homes, offices, retail and leisure sites.
Is the fan isolated during cleaning?
We isolate the fan, so the kitchen can’t cook while we work. That’s why fan cleans are done out of hours, and the kitchen is ready when we leave.
Extract fan cleaning in Little Ickford: the local picture
The Food Standards Agency lists about 3 pubs and bars as registered food businesses within about 1.5 miles of central Little Ickford. Wherever they cook, the canopy, duct and fan collect grease just as a restaurant’s do. Kitchens in Little Ickford get their food hygiene inspections from Buckinghamshire council. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector. Little Ickford sits within the area of Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises.
Where a hall near Parish Church of St Nicholas, or anywhere in Little Ickford, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does. School kitchens, at schools like Ickford School for example, are usually cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
Little Ickford is about 4 miles west of Thame, in Buckinghamshire. We carry out extract fan cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Little Ickford and the rest of Buckinghamshire. Our area takes in 263 places across Buckinghamshire, from busy centres to quieter spots. There’s also a page for Oxford, about 8 miles away.
Every address in HP18 is within our area for extract fan cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. Streets in the area include Bulls Lane and Little Ickford, and we cover them all for extract fan cleaning. We also cover Ickford (1 mile north-west), Shabbington (1 mile east), Draycott (1 mile south-west), Worminghall (1 mile north-west) and Albury (1 mile south). Larger places within reach include Aylesbury (11 miles east), Elmhurst (11 miles north-east), Southcourt (11 miles east), Princes Risborough (10 miles east), Haydon Hill (10 miles north-east) and Turnfurlong (12 miles east).
Near you in Little Ickford
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to The Royal Oak pub. The closest station to Little Ickford is Haddenham & Thame Parkway station, roughly 4.9 miles east of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Waterperry Gardens Rural Museum (1.6 miles west) and Thame Community Hospital (3.7 miles east). The countryside around Little Ickford includes Bernwood Meadows.
When to call us in Little Ickford
A fan on a roof or hidden in a ceiling void is easy to forget. If it wasn’t included in past cleans, it may hold years of grease, and the report will show it.
Look out for any of the following:
- A motor area thick with grease
- Grease escaping from the fan outlet
- Thick grease on the impeller and casing
- A fan that no longer moves enough air
Older buildings often hide long, awkward duct runs, and if you run a kitchen at a historic venue in the area (Boarstall Tower is about 4.8 miles north), access may need planning.
What your quote should include
- What records you’ll receive afterwards
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- What happens if part of the system cannot be accessed
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
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What else we do in Little Ickford
Fixed quotes for extract fan cleaning in Little Ickford
The quote reflects the site in front of us. We consider:
- The number of sites or systems
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- A single visit or a regular plan
You will not find a price list here, because each job is priced on what it involves. Call for a fixed quote, and we’ll explain what it covers.
What to send for a quote
We can often survey from pictures. The most useful are:
- Problems your staff have spotted
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
For extract fan cleaning in Little Ickford, call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos. Tell us what kind of premises it is and when it’s open, plus pictures or the previous report if they’re to hand. We normally send a fixed quote within one working day.
Between visits
Good habits slow the build-up between visits. Our tips:
- Note any drop in extraction at the canopy
- Keep each photo report with the maintenance log
- Report rattles or humming early
- Do not store items in front of the fan’s access point
A full system clean includes a TR19 certificate from the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. A fan-only clean is recorded in the photo report.
Don’t run the kitchen with the extract off. Air that keeps moving carries vapour out rather than letting it settle, so keeping it running helps keep it clean.
Part by part
Fan housings and motors
We clean around the motor without soaking its electrics, and the fan is isolated throughout. Grease around the motor can make it run hotter, so the surrounding area is cleaned carefully.
Roof-mounted fans
A roof fan sits in cooler air, so grease can settle heavily. The impeller and housing are scraped and degreased.
The process
Each visit runs to the same pattern: sheeting and protection first, isolate whatever needs isolating, carry out the extract fan cleaning, tidy up and leave you the report. On site, the work takes a couple of hours per fan, depending on its size and the build-up. We agree a date with you, plan the drive to Little Ickford and turn up when the site is quiet.
- The fan is found and its type, access and isolation checked.
- It’s isolated so it cannot 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.
How to prepare
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
How to get a quote
To help us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, a few pictures and any previous report or certificate. Once you have those, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
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Leave it or put it right?
Grease on the fan is grease in the system. A TR19 clean that left out the fan wouldn’t cover the whole system and many insurers require the full system to be cleaned to TR19. Out of sight is the usual reason a rural system goes too long without attention.
A single site or a whole portfolio, we price it on the same basis: the work involved, the access and the timing. The price is fixed before we start.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Little Ickford
- Full insurance on every job
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- We diagnose before we treat
Read our cost guide and our accreditations.