Oxfordshire · Extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in Long Wittenham, Oxfordshire
Specialist extract fan cleaning for Long Wittenham: a survey, a fixed price, careful work and proper paperwork. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- A smell of hot grease from the extract
- Less air being pulled from the kitchen
- Grease stains around the discharge
When it’s something else
It’s worth knowing the limits before booking:
- Damaged fan blades
- A fan that is too small for the system (a design question)
- A failed motor or worn bearings (that needs a fan repair or replacement)
If you are not sure, just call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we will give you a straight answer.
What we work on in Long Wittenham
- Roof-mounted fans
- In-line fans
- Discharge points
- Centrifugal fans
- Axial fans
- Fan housings
Extract fan cleaning in Long Wittenham
A clean fan isn’t a repaired fan. Anything that looks worn or damaged goes on the report and fan repair or replacement is something we also do. You’ll know whether the fan just needed cleaning or something more. The work covers in-line fans, discharge points and centrifugal fans, and the jobs we see most are fat spreading onto the roof or wall by the fan and grease around the motor and its mounts.
For a kitchen in or near Long Wittenham, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, and the clean itself is the same full TR19® job as in any town: canopy, filters, duct, fan and discharge, with a certificate and photo report at the end.
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers all look at records. That’s why every job is written up in a report with pictures, plus a TR19® certificate through the BESCA VHE portal where the work is a TR19® Grease clean.
- Where
- Long Wittenham (OX14)
- Wider area
- Oxfordshire
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Places near Long Wittenham
What else we do in Long Wittenham
Long Wittenham kitchens: local notes
We cover Long Wittenham, about 49 miles from central London, as part of our work across London and the South East. The visit is fixed around your opening hours, not ours. In Long Wittenham, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from South Oxfordshire council. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Clifton Hampden Manor is about 1.2 miles north), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning. Where a hall near Church of St Mary, or anywhere in Long Wittenham, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does. Bursars and site managers at schools such as Long Wittenham (Church of England) Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
Long Wittenham is about 3 miles north-east of Didcot, in Oxfordshire. Wherever you are in the OX14 postcode area, we cover extract fan cleaning for commercial sites. 443 places in Oxfordshire are on our list, from busy centres to quieter spots. You can also see our page for Oxford, roughly 8 miles from Long Wittenham.
Extract fan cleaning in OX14 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Streets in the area include High Street, Didcot Road and Wessex Way, all of which we cover for extract fan cleaning. Other places close to Long Wittenham include Clifton Hampden (1 mile north), Appleford-on-Thames (1 mile west), Culham (2 miles north-west), Didcot (3 miles south-west) and Sutton Courtenay (3 miles west). Within a short drive, we also cover Oxford (8 miles north), Abingdon-on-Thames (4 miles north-west), Thame (13 miles north-east), Wantage (10 miles west), Henley-on-Thames (15 miles south-east) and Grove (9 miles west).
Landmarks near Long Wittenham
In Long Wittenham, that means kitchens and buildings near The Plough Public House, among other places. The closest station to Long Wittenham is Appleford station, about 1.3 miles west of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Brightwell Castle (2.6 miles south-east) and Pendon Museum (less than half a mile west). For a walk, there’s Wittenham Clumps and Mowbray Fields.
What affects the quote in Long Wittenham
The survey tells us what the work involves. The main factors are:
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- What state the system is in
- Parking and loading at the site
Every site is different, so each one gets its own fixed quote. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all play a part.
What we need to know
Many jobs can be priced from photos and some basics. Useful things to send:
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
Want a quote for extract fan cleaning? Please call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and tell us about the site. We’ll explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before anything is booked.
Common questions in Long Wittenham
Can you work in Long Wittenham outside opening hours?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. It means the site in Long Wittenham keeps running as normal. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Long Wittenham?
In Long Wittenham, it’s South Oxfordshire council that carries out food hygiene inspections. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
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.
What’s TR19?
TR19® is the BESA specification for keeping ventilation systems clean. TR19® Grease, a standalone specification since 2019, covers grease in kitchen extract systems, while TR19® Air covers other supply and extract ductwork.
How often should the extract fan be cleaned?
It depends on how many hours the kitchen cooks, under BESA guidance. Heavy use means at least every 3 months, light use at least every 12, fan included.
Are you insured?
Yes. We’re fully insured, and we can share the details when you need them.
Do you need to turn the fan off to clean it?
We always isolate the fan first, so it can’t run during the clean. With the extract off, the kitchen can’t cook, so we work out of hours.
Can you fix a fan that is worn out?
A fan that needs repair is noted on the report, with what we found. We can repair or replace it, and there’s a 24/7 emergency callout for breakdowns.
How it works
There’s very little for your team to do on the day. Someone lets us in at the agreed time and shows us where everything is, and the rest is down to us. Before we leave, the area is tidied and the paperwork follows. Somewhere as small as Long Wittenham, the date and timings are agreed with you well before the day.
- We locate the fan and plan how to reach and isolate it.
- We isolate the power before opening the housing.
- We scrape the heavy grease from the blades and housing.
- The fan is degreased, taking care around the motor.
- It’s closed up, run, checked and photographed for the report.
How to prepare
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Clear loose items from the work area
Get a fixed quote
To help us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, a few pictures and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Once you have those, call 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
Related advice
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Staff cleaning and specialist work are not the same thing. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, and that is where we come in.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Long Wittenham
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare across Oxfordshire. Larger estates can be phased building by building around the people who use them.
If you look after several sites, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Every building has its own written report, so records stay tidy.
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
Motors and their electrics are kept dry and treated with care, and the fan is isolated throughout. Grease around the motor can make it run hotter, so the surrounding area is cleaned carefully.
Between visits
After the visit, a few habits help the work last:
- Flag smoke lingering at the canopy
- Report rattles or humming early
- Look for grease stains near the discharge
- Book the fan into every full TR19 clean
If the fan needs more than a clean, we will say so plainly. We also repair and replace extract fans, so you have one point of contact.
The fan stays cleaner when less grease gets past the canopy. Keep the grease filters clean, fitted and in place, and replace any that are damaged.