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Extract Fan Cleaning in Park Town

Extract fan cleaning for commercial sites in Park Town and across Oxfordshire. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.

  • A fan coated in grease inside its housing
  • Weak extraction at the canopy
  • A fan that has never been cleaned

Extract fan cleaning for sites in Park Town

Landlords, agents and facilities managers

Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We cover South East England and London, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept to a regular schedule.

Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.

Extract fan cleaning in Park Town

Every TR19® Grease clean includes the extract fan, but a fan can also need attention on its own, especially when it has started to vibrate or sound rough. Where only the fan is cleaned, the report says so. The work covers in-line fans, centrifugal fans and roof-mounted fans, and common reasons people get in touch are a fan motor running hot under a coat of grease and a smell of hot grease from the extract.

Kitchens around a place like Park Town are often in older buildings or single-storey extensions, with the duct running through a roof space or up an outside wall. Long horizontal runs like that hold grease and need access panels to reach.

The paperwork matters as much as the work. Each visit is written up with pictures, 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.

Extract duct interior shown dirty and then cleaned back to bare metal
Place
Park Town (OX2, OX1)
Region
Oxfordshire
Records
Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
Quote
Fixed quote, normally within a working day
Hours
When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
Call
0345 646 2711
Reviewed
30 October 2026

What we do, step by step

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. Afterwards, the area is left tidy and the written report follows. Visits to a place like Park Town are planned ahead, so we arrive with what the survey says the job needs.

  1. We locate the fan and plan how to reach and isolate it.
  2. We isolate the power before opening the housing.
  3. Grease is scraped off the impeller blades and casing.
  4. The fan is degreased, taking care around the motor.
  5. We reassemble, run and photograph the fan.

Getting ready for the visit

  • Have your last certificate or report to hand
  • Mention any parking or loading restrictions
  • Clear loose items from the work area

Get a fixed quote

Quoting starts with a diagnosis, from your pictures and details or, where that is not enough, a survey on site. After that, you get a fixed price for the work, before work begins.

Ask for a quote

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Signs you need extract fan cleaning in Park Town

Grease on a fan is a fire risk, in Park Town as anywhere. A fire in the duct can reach the fan and the grease around it, and a hot, struggling motor doesn’t help.

The symptoms we’re asked about most include:

  • A fan that hums, whines or rumbles
  • An extract fan that vibrates or rattles
  • Hot, greasy smells near the fan
  • A fan that has never been cleaned

If you cook for passing trade around Oxford station, the extract can be cleaned between your last and first customer.

What to look for in a quote

  • What records you’ll receive afterwards
  • When the next visit should be, and why
  • Whether they’re fully insured
  • Whether the figure could change on the day

Questions to ask before you book

What extract fan cleaning cannot fix

In fairness, there are a few things this work will not fix:

  • A failed motor or worn bearings (that needs a fan repair or replacement)
  • A dirty duct upstream of the fan
  • A fan that was never right for the kitchen

If in doubt, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll say what we think.

Parts of the system we cover

  • Centrifugal fans
  • Fan housings
  • Discharge points
  • Roof-mounted fans
  • In-line fans
  • Axial fans

Between visits

No system stays clean for ever, but care slows the build-up. Our tips:

  • Tell us if the extract feels weaker
  • Keep access to the fan clear
  • Report grease escaping from the fan
  • Run the extract throughout cooking

A full system clean includes a TR19 certificate from the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. If only the fan is cleaned, the photo report says so.

Keep the whole system on its cleaning cycle. Regular full cleans keep the fan from building up heavy deposits, in line with BESA guidance.

Staff cleaning versus specialist work

Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.

A few tasks are always specialist work: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease need training, the right equipment and safe access. That is our job.

What extract fan cleaning looks like in Park Town

The FSA’s data shows about 89 bars, pubs and nightclubs and about 18 hotels and guest houses registered in Park Town and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Wherever they cook, the canopy, duct and fan collect grease just as a restaurant’s do. Kitchens in Park Town get their food hygiene inspections from Oxford City council. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector. Fire safety in Park Town falls to Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel.

Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Acland Hospital (about within half a mile south), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands. School kitchens, at schools like Wychwood School for example, are normally cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.

Park Town is about 2 miles north-west of Oxford, in Oxfordshire. Whether your site is in the middle of Park Town or further out, we cover extract fan cleaning for every kind of premises, from small sites to large estates. We cover 443 places across Oxfordshire, from busy centres to quieter spots.

We cover every part of the OX2 and OX1 postcode area for extract fan cleaning and the roads nearby. If you need extract fan cleaning at premises on Parks Road, Keble Road and Crick Road or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. With the A4144 close by, Park Town is simple for us to get to at any hour. Close by, we work in Norham Manor (1 mile east), Walton Manor (1 mile south-west), Jericho (1 mile south-west), North Oxford (1 mile north) and St John Street area (1 mile south). We also work in nearby towns such as Didcot (11 miles south), Bicester (10 miles north-east), Abingdon-on-Thames (6 miles south), Witney (10 miles west), Carterton (14 miles west) and Thame (12 miles east).

Around Park Town

Around Park Town, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near St Aloysius' Catholic Primary School, Oxford University Parks and The Rose & Crown pub. Other local landmarks include Oxford Academy (0.6 miles north) and St Hugh's College Main Building Including Library (under half a mile north-west). The closest station to Park Town is Oxford station, about 0.9 miles south-west of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find Oxford Castle (1 mile south) and Oxford University Museum of Natural History (0.5 miles south). Green spaces nearby include Headington Hill and Hook Meadow and The Trap Grounds.

Map of Park Town © OpenStreetMap contributors

Park Town questions

Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Park Town?

Food hygiene inspections in Park Town are carried out by Oxford City council. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.

Can you get to a site in Park Town?

Yes, we work in villages as well as towns, and Park Town is covered. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.

Who is responsible for fire safety on the premises?

That depends on who controls the premises. Under the Fire Safety Order 2005, it’s the responsible person, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, facilities manager or managing agent.

Do you survey before quoting?

Yes. For many sites, pictures and a few details are enough, while bigger or harder-to-see systems are surveyed on site.

Is TR19 a legal requirement?

No. The law sets the duty; TR19® is the benchmark used to show it’s met. Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person has to manage fire risk, and many insurers can refuse or reduce a claim without proof of cleaning.

Do you provide a report after cleaning the fan?

Photos, notes on condition and a recommended next date. File it with your other extract records.

What’s TR19?

It’s BESA’s specification and the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to. It sets out inspection, cleaning and record keeping, and it takes a risk-based approach.

What should I send you?

Where the site is, what it is and when it’s open, plus photos of the system and your last certificate or report if you have one.

How we price extract fan cleaning

We do not publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. What we look at:

  • Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
  • Working hours and out-of-hours timing
  • One-off work versus a regular cycle
  • Site rules, permits and inductions

Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced the same way: how much there is, how we reach it, what state it’s in and when we can work. Call for a fixed quote and we’ll go through it with you.

Helping us quote

To speed up the quote, send us:

  • The postcode and the type of business
  • A few general shots of the system
  • Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
  • Any access panels or hatches you can see

Some systems can be priced from pictures; others need a survey. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.

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