Oxfordshire · Extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in Little Wittenham, Oxfordshire
One call covers extract fan cleaning in Little Wittenham: survey, fixed quote, work and sign-off. Fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001.
- A smell of hot grease from the extract
- Grease around the motor and its mounts
- A fan that has never been cleaned
Extract fan cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Little Wittenham
Any fan serving a kitchen in Little Wittenham is cleaned the same careful way as anywhere else: isolated first, then opened, scraped and degreased. The result is photographed for your records. If you have an extract fan with no cleaning record and vibration from an unbalanced impeller, we can help, from axial fans, roof-mounted fans and in-line fans onwards.
In a village or hamlet like Little Wittenham, the kitchens that need extract cleaning are usually a pub, a school, a care home or a hall kitchen, wherever there is one. Each still has a canopy and duct that collect grease, whatever the size of the place.
We have been trading since 2009, and we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we are fully insured.
- Place
- Little Wittenham (OX14)
- Wider area
- Oxfordshire
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quote
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
When it’s something else
We’d rather tell you now than book work that will not help, so these are the things it will not cover:
- A dirty duct upstream of the fan
- An impeller that is bent or split
- A motor that has burnt out
If in doubt, call 0345 646 2711 or email us and we’ll say what we think.
What we work on in Little Wittenham
- In-line fans
- Roof-mounted fans
- Discharge points
- Centrifugal fans
- Axial fans
- Fan housings
Keeping the system healthy
Looking after the system between visits is straightforward, and it helps at the next visit:
- Report grease escaping from the fan
- File the fan’s report with your other records
- Tell us if the extract feels weaker
- Leave a clear route to the fan
File the photo report with your other extract records. It shows the fan’s condition at the time of the clean, which helps if anything changes later.
Don’t run the kitchen with the extract off. Grease settles faster when the air stops moving, so keeping it running helps keep it clean.
What happens if it’s left?
Without a working extract fan, a kitchen can’t cook safely. Many fan problems start with grease, so keeping it clean is part of keeping it running. We also offer a 24/7 emergency callout if the worst happens. Somewhere as small as Little Wittenham, losing a kitchen or building to a fault is felt by everyone who uses it.
Combining work into one visit or one programme often makes better use of the time. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at, and you will get one fixed quote.
Why book with us
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- Full insurance on every job
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
Read what affects the cost or our accreditations and certificates.
What your team can do, and what needs us
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, and that’s where we come in.
Extract fan cleaning around Little Wittenham
Look up Little Wittenham on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you will find about 3 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens in and around Little Wittenham, up to about a mile and a half out. Any of those kitchens with a canopy relies on a fan that gathers grease as it runs. Little Wittenham sits within the area of Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. Fire and rescue authorities enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic premises, and in a kitchen that fire risk includes the grease in the extract. In Little Wittenham, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from South Oxfordshire council. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready.
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Long Wittenham (Church of England) Primary School or anywhere near Little Wittenham, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean. Healthcare kitchens can’t easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Little Wittenham is Abingdon Community Hospital, about 5.5 miles north-west.
Little Wittenham is about 3 miles north-east of Didcot, in Oxfordshire. Wherever you are in the OX14 postcode area, we can take on extract fan cleaning. Across Oxfordshire, we cover 443 places, Little Wittenham among them. Our Oxford page covers sites nearby, about 8 miles away.
We cover every part of the OX14 postcode area for extract fan cleaning and the roads nearby. Close by, we work in Dorchester (1 mile north-east), Brightwell-cum-Sotwell (2 miles south-east), Burcot (2 miles north), Shillingford (2 miles east) and Berinsfield (2 miles north). We also work in nearby towns such as Oxford (8 miles north), Didcot (3 miles south-west), Abingdon-on-Thames (5 miles north-west), Thame (12 miles north-east), Wantage (11 miles west) and Henley-on-Thames (14 miles south-east).
Around Little Wittenham
The closest station to Little Wittenham is Appleford station, roughly 2.4 miles west of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Abingdon Community Hospital (5.5 miles north-west) and Brightwell Castle (1.7 miles south-east). For a walk, there’s Mowbray Fields and Wittenham Clumps.
Towns and villages near Little Wittenham
What else we do in Little Wittenham
Common questions in Little Wittenham
Which environmental health team covers Little Wittenham?
Kitchens in Little Wittenham are inspected by South Oxfordshire council’s environmental health officers. It helps to keep the extract cleaning records with your food safety paperwork, so they’re ready if asked for.
Can you work in Little Wittenham outside opening hours?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. Your customers, staff or residents in Little Wittenham needn’t be disturbed. Just call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us with your opening times and we will plan around them.
What does TR19 mean?
It’s BESA’s specification and the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to. It covers how systems are inspected, cleaned and checked and expects a risk-based approach.
Are you fully insured?
Yes. We are fully insured, and we can share the details when you need them.
Can the fan be cleaned between full cleans?
Yes, we do. We record it as a fan-only clean, so your TR19 records stay accurate. The whole system still needs cleaning at the intervals in BESA guidance.
Which sectors do you work in?
All kinds of commercial and public premises: kitchens, offices, schools, healthcare, retail, leisure and food production. We fit the work around how the site operates.
What does extract fan cleaning cost?
There’s no set price, as it depends on the job: the size of the system, its condition, access and when we can work. We fix the price before work begins.
What accreditations do you have?
CHAS, SafeContractor, ISO 9001 and BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We have been trading since 2009 and we’re fully insured.
The process
When we arrive, we check the system against the survey or the pictures you sent. Anything unexpected is raised with you before we go further. From there, it takes a few hours where there are several fans or heavy deposits. Rural roads and tight entrances are worth telling us about before a visit to Little Wittenham.
- 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.
- We remove the grease from the blades, impeller and casing.
- 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
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
How to get a quote
For extract fan cleaning in Little Wittenham, call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, and send photos or your last report if you can. A fixed quote usually follows within one working day.
Related advice
Common problems we fix in Little Wittenham
A fan in Little Wittenham builds up grease at a rate set by the kitchen, not the location: daily hours and the amount of frying and grilling. BESA guidance sets minimum intervals of 3, 6 or 12 months for the whole system by daily use.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- A heavily greased fan housing
- Grease stains around the discharge
- Weak extraction at the canopy
- A fan shaking on its mounts
Church and community hall kitchens, near Church of St Peter or anywhere around Little Wittenham, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Comparing quotes
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- Whether the price is fixed
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
Multi-site and managed buildings
When the building owner and the occupier are different, the lease normally sets out who maintains what. We can quote either party and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
From a single site to a large estate, you get the same standard: diagnosis, a fixed price, work booked around your hours and a written report with pictures.