Oxfordshire · Extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in Poundon, Oxfordshire
Our technicians work in Poundon on extract fan cleaning. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports as standard.
- Hot, greasy smells near the fan
- A fan coated in grease inside its housing
- A fan motor running hot under a coat of grease
What happens if it’s left?
Vibration from an unbalanced impeller doesn’t stay small. It wears bearings and mounts and can lead to a breakdown and a kitchen cannot cook safely without extraction. A planned clean beats an emergency. In a small place like Poundon, a system that fails can take a site out of use.
No two sites are the same, so each one gets its own fixed quote. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all make a difference.
Why Poundon businesses choose us
- Every visit written up, with pictures
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Trading since 2009
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
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Extract fan cleaning in Poundon
Kitchen extract fans come in different forms: roof-mounted units, inline fans within the duct, and wall fans. Each is isolated and opened in its own way, and we plan that during the survey. Typical jobs include a fan that hums, whines or rumbles and grease stains around the discharge, across roof-mounted fans, fan housings and axial fans.
For a kitchen in or near Poundon, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy to discharge, then a TR19® certificate and a photo report.
We are CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, we hold ISO 9001 and we’re fully insured. On top of that, we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we’ve been trading since 2009.
- Where
- Poundon (OX27)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- When we work
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
What extract fan cleaning looks like in Poundon
Fire safety in Poundon falls to 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. We cover Poundon, about 51 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.
If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Claydon House is about 4.5 miles east), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning.
Poundon is about 4 miles east of Bicester, in Oxfordshire. For extract fan cleaning in and around Poundon, please call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line for a fixed quote. Our area covers London and the South East, Poundon included. 443 places in Oxfordshire are on our list, from busy centres to quieter spots. We also work in Oxford, about 14 miles from Poundon.
Extract fan cleaning in OX27 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. If your site is just outside Poundon, we cover Twyford (1 mile north-east), Marsh Gibbon (2 miles south), Charndon (2 miles south-east), Calvert (3 miles east) and Preston Bissett (3 miles north). Larger places within reach include Oxford (14 miles south-west), Bicester (4 miles west), Thame (13 miles south), Kidlington (12 miles south-west), Headington Quarry (13 miles south-west) and Bure Park (4 miles west).
Around Poundon
In Poundon, that means kitchens and buildings near The Sow and Pigs pub. Poundon’s nearest station is Bicester North station, roughly 4.1 miles west of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find Bicester Community Hospital (4.6 miles south-west). Open spaces near Poundon include Graven Hill and Calvert Jubilee.
FAQs for Poundon
Is Poundon within the area you cover?
Yes, we work in villages as well as towns, and Poundon is covered. The journey is planned ahead, so a few details about the route help.
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Poundon?
That’s Buckinghamshire council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Poundon. Have your latest TR19® certificate and photo report to hand, as an officer may ask how the extract is maintained.
What information do you need?
The site address, the type of premises and your opening hours, along with a few photos and any previous report.
Are you insured?
Yes. Duct Doctor is fully insured, and we can share the details when you need them.
What does TR19 mean?
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 long will it take to clean the fan?
Size, access and build-up all affect it. As a guide, it takes an hour or two for most single fans.
What paperwork do I get after a fan clean?
Before and after photos go into a report, along with notes on the fan’s condition. For a full TR19 clean, you also get a certificate through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
Do you work out of hours?
Yes, and that’s how we prefer to work. We book the visit for when the area is out of use, whether that is late evening, overnight or a weekend.
How we price extract fan cleaning
We don’t publish a price list, because sites vary so much. What we look at:
- The times the site is available
- The number of sites or systems
- How easy every part is to reach
- Site rules, permits and inductions
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 any work starts.
What to send for a quote
To speed up the quote, please include:
- A few general shots of the system
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
If you need extract fan cleaning in Poundon, call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line. Tell us what kind of premises it is and when it’s open, and send photos or your last report if you can. We usually send a fixed quote within one working day.
Places near Poundon
What else we do in Poundon
Signs you need extract fan cleaning in Poundon
The fan sits at the end of the grease’s journey. The grease that is left lands on the blades and the casing where the spinning blades spread it around.
What we’re most often called out for:
- Grease escaping from the fan outlet
- Rough running from the extract fan
- Less air being pulled from the kitchen
- Hot, greasy smells near the fan
Healthcare kitchens cannot easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Poundon is Bicester Community Hospital, about 4.6 miles south-west.
Questions to ask before booking
- How areas they cannot reach will be recorded
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- Whether they’re fully insured
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
How it works
Your staff don’t need to do much on the day. Someone lets us in at the agreed time and shows us where everything is, and we take it from there. Before we leave, the area is tidied and the paperwork follows. In a small place like Poundon, the journey is planned ahead and the visit arranged around the site’s hours.
- Diagnosis first: we look for grease, noise and vibration.
- Once isolated, we open the fan up.
- The impeller is cleaned blade by blade so it runs balanced.
- We clean the casing, the outlet and around the motor.
- The fan goes back into service with a report on its condition.
Before we arrive
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Move anything stored near the system
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
How to get a quote
For a fixed quote, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. You’ll usually have a quote within one working day.
Related advice
Managing agents and facilities teams in Poundon
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.
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 photos.
When something else is needed
Not every problem is solved by extract fan cleaning, and we’d rather say so up front. It won’t put right:
- Wiring faults to the fan
- A fan that’s too small for the system (a design question)
- A failed motor or worn bearings (that needs a fan repair or replacement)
If in doubt, ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we’ll say what we think before booking.
What the work covers
- Roof-mounted fans
- Fan housings
- In-line fans
- Centrifugal fans
- Discharge points
- Axial fans
How the job changes from site to site
Inline duct fans
An inline fan can be easy to forget because it’s out of sight. The survey makes sure it’s part of the clean.
Kitchens with long cooking hours
A long-hours kitchen cannot afford a fan failure. A clean fan is less likely to strain, and our 24/7 emergency callout is there if it happens anyway.