Oxfordshire · Extract fan cleaning
Northway extract fan cleaning
Need extract fan cleaning in Northway? We diagnose first, fix the price and book the work around your hours, finishing with a written report and pictures.
- Fat spreading onto the roof or wall by the fan
- Grease around the motor and its mounts
- A noisy fan that has got louder over time
Keeping the system healthy
Once we have finished, these simple steps help:
- Do not store items in front of the fan’s access point
- Tell us if the extract feels weaker
- Report rattles or humming early
- Check filters are seated before cooking
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.
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.
Extract fan cleaning in Northway, done properly
Cleaning removes grease, not wear. 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 get an honest view of the fan’s condition. The work covers axial fans, centrifugal fans and in-line fans, and the jobs we see most are grease stains around the discharge and less air being pulled from the kitchen.
Around a smaller place like Northway, kitchen extracts tend to belong to pubs, cafés, takeaways and school or care home kitchens. A kitchen that cooks fewer hours still builds up grease, so the interval is set by hours of use and grease readings.
Think of the report as the system’s health record: a dated account with pictures of everything we did. Grease extract cleans are also certificated to TR19® Grease through the BESCA VHE portal, ready for your insurer.
- Where
- Northway (OX3)
- Wider area
- Oxfordshire
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
For landlords and multi-site operators
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we’re happy to quote for all of it.
We regularly work with managing agents. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works, and we’ll send a fixed quote.
Common questions in Northway
Can the work in Northway be done at night or at weekends?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. The site is handed back ready to open. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
Which environmental health team covers Northway?
In Northway, it’s Oxford City council that carries out food hygiene inspections. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
Is Northway in your area?
Yes. Our area takes in London and the counties of South East England, Northway included.
What is TR19?
BESA’s ventilation hygiene specification in two main parts: TR19® Grease for kitchen extracts and TR19® Air for supply and extract systems. It isn’t law, but it’s the benchmark.
Can the fan be cleaned between full cleans?
Yes, where it makes sense. We’ll often suggest checking the duct too, as a greasy fan normally means a greasy duct, but the choice is yours.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes, day and night, every day of the year. Office hours are Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm, and the emergency line covers the rest.
Will we have to shut during the visit?
Not normally. Visits are timed for when the area is closed, such as overnight or at a weekend, so the site can carry on as normal.
How far ahead should we book?
Book as early as you can for planned work, particularly if your next visit is nearly due. For emergencies, we take calls 24/7.
Kitchen extracts in Northway
Food Standards Agency records list about 79 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 16 takeaways and sandwich shops in and around Northway, up to about a mile and a half out. Where they cook under a canopy, an extract fan is pulling grease-laden air through its blades every service. Northway is covered by 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. Environmental health officers from Oxford City council inspect food businesses in Northway. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Before-and-after photos from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Holywell Manor is about 1.5 miles south-west), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning. Volunteers running a hall kitchen near St Anthony of Padua, or anywhere in Northway, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
Northway is about 1 mile north of Oxford, in Oxfordshire. We carry out extract fan cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Northway and the rest of Oxfordshire. Our Oxfordshire coverage runs to 443 places, Northway among them.
Extract fan cleaning in OX3 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. If you need extract fan cleaning at premises on Copse Lane, Marsh Lane and Upway Road or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. Northway is on the A40, which makes it straightforward for our technicians to reach for extract fan cleaning. Nearby, we also carry out extract fan cleaning in Headington (1 mile south-east), Marston (1 mile north-west), New Marston (1 mile south-west), Headington Hill (1 mile south) and Headington Quarry (1 mile south-east). Larger places within reach include Didcot (11 miles south), Bicester (9 miles north), Abingdon-on-Thames (7 miles south), Witney (12 miles west), Thame (11 miles east) and Wantage (15 miles south-west).
Near you in Northway
In Northway, that means kitchens and buildings near English Faculty Library, Bury Knowle Park and Cheney School. You will also find Rye St Antony School (0.8 miles south) and White Hart Inn (0.6 miles south-east). The nearest railway station is Oxford station, about 2.4 miles south-west of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Churchill Hospital (0.5 miles south) and Oxford Castle (2.2 miles south-west). The countryside around Northway includes Headington Hill and CS Lewis Nature Reserve.
What your team can do, and what needs us
When your team notices a problem between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that will not come clean, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We can diagnose it and quote.
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
How the visit works
The first job on site is protection: floors, worktops and anything near the work are covered. After that, the system is made safe and the work begins. The work on site takes a few hours where there are several fans or heavy deposits, and we clear up before we go. Everything the job in Northway needs is worked out beforehand, from the survey.
- First we check the fan’s condition and how it sounds.
- With the fan isolated, the housing is opened.
- The impeller is cleaned blade by blade so it runs balanced.
- Housing, outlet and the area around the motor are cleaned.
- The fan goes back into service with a report on its condition.
Getting ready for the visit
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Let us know about parking and loading
Ask for a quote
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, from your photos and details or, where that isn’t enough, a survey on site. Then we send a fixed price, before work begins.
Related advice
Signs you need extract fan cleaning in Northway
Each blade collects a slightly different amount. The difference throws the impeller off balance, wearing bearings and mounts. What starts as a grease problem can become a mechanical one.
Look out for these warning signs:
- A fan coated in grease inside its housing
- Fat spreading onto the roof or wall by the fan
- A fan left out of previous cleans
- A fan that hums, whines or rumbles
Term dates shape school work: for a school like New Marston Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
Questions to ask before booking
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- When the next visit should be, and why
- Whether VAT is included
What the work involves, part by part
Wall fans
Wall fans often have a short duct, so grease reaches them quickly. They can need regular attention, which grease readings will show.
Impellers and blades
Grease on the leading edges of the blades cuts the fan’s efficiency. Scraping and degreasing them restores their shape, so the fan can run as intended.
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How we price extract fan cleaning
There’s no set price list, because no two systems are the same. What we look at:
- The size of the system
- The times the site is available
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- The condition of the system
Working hours, access and the scale of the site all affect the cost. Each of those is built into the quote and give you a fixed price before any work starts.
Asking for a quote
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote. With your enquiry, please include:
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- Your last certificate, test record or report
To get a fixed quote, call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. You’ll normally have a quote within one working day.