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Extract Fan Cleaning in Rowstock
Professional extract fan cleaning in and around Rowstock, timed so the site keeps working and signed off in writing with photos.
- An extract fan that vibrates or rattles
- A fan that has never been cleaned
- Hot, greasy smells near the fan
What happens on the day
We start by comparing what we find with the survey or your pictures. If anything is different, we talk it through with the person on site before carrying on. From there, it takes a couple of hours per fan, depending on its size and the build-up. We agree a date with you, plan the drive to Rowstock and turn up when the site is quiet.
- We start by checking where the fan sits and how to isolate it.
- Power to the fan is isolated before anyone touches it.
- Grease is scraped from the impeller blades and the inside of the housing.
- The fan and its surrounds are degreased, keeping clear of the motor’s electrics.
- We reassemble, run the fan and photograph the result.
Getting ready for the visit
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
How to get a quote
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Add the site type and your opening hours, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
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Extract fan cleaning in Rowstock
The fan is cleaned as part of every full TR19® Grease clean, but a fan can also need attention on its own, for example when it’s noisy or vibrating. Where only the fan is cleaned, the report says so. Typical jobs include grease stains around the discharge and a fan that hums, whines or rumbles, across axial fans, roof-mounted fans and in-line fans.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, where grease settles in the flat sections. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
Each visit ends with a written report and pictures, so there’s a dated record of the work. Where the work is a TR19® Grease clean, the certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Location
- Rowstock (OX11)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- When we work
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
When it’s something else
A few issues sit outside what this work can do:
- A faulty speed controller or isolator
- A dirty duct upstream of the fan
- A fan that is too small for the system (a design question)
If in doubt, call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we’ll say what we think.
What we work on in Rowstock
- Discharge points
- Roof-mounted fans
- Centrifugal fans
- In-line fans
- Axial fans
- Fan housings
Why deal with it now?
The fan is part of the fire path. TR19® Grease covers the whole extract, fan included and many insurers require the full system to be cleaned to TR19. A planned visit to Rowstock is easier to arrange than an emergency callout.
Combining work into one visit or one programme can make for a more efficient booking. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at and we will price it together.
Why Rowstock businesses choose us
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- Every job surveyed first
See how cleaning jobs are priced or our accreditations and certificates.
Your questions about extract fan cleaning in Rowstock
Can the work in Rowstock be done at night or at weekends?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. The site is handed back ready to open. When you call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email, mention when the site is quiet.
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Rowstock?
That’s Vale of White Horse council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Rowstock. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
Is TR19 cleaning required by law?
Not in itself. Insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to TR19® as the benchmark, and many insurers ask for proof of cleaning to it. The legal duty sits in the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 in England and Wales.
What’s TR19?
It’s the industry benchmark for cleaning ventilation and kitchen extract systems, written by BESA. It covers how systems are inspected, cleaned and checked, and it takes a risk-based approach.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes. Our emergency line runs 24/7, for problems that can’t wait. Ring any time and tell us what’s happened.
Who is the responsible person?
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, it’s the responsible person: often the employer, owner or occupier. In shared or managed buildings, a landlord, facilities manager or managing agent can share the duty.
Can you clean the fan on its own?
Yes, if the fan needs it. We’ll often suggest checking the duct too, as a greasy fan typically means a greasy duct, but the choice is yours.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. Regular plans can run on 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycles, to suit the system and how it’s used.
Also in Rowstock
Grease, kitchens and Rowstock
The Food Standards Agency lists about 5 pubs, bars and clubs and about 3 hotels, B&Bs and guest houses as registered food businesses across Rowstock and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Breakfasts, bar meals and functions all put grease into the extract wherever they’re cooked. Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service covers Rowstock. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises. Kitchens in Rowstock get their food hygiene inspections from Vale of White Horse 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.
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Abingdon Community Hospital (about 4.9 miles north), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands. Church and community hall kitchens, near Church of St Matthew or anywhere around Rowstock, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Rowstock is about 3 miles west of Didcot, in Oxfordshire. Sites in Rowstock get the same service as everywhere we cover: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where necessary and a written report with pictures. We cover 443 places across Oxfordshire, large and small. We also work in Oxford, about 11 miles from Rowstock.
Every address in OX11 is within our area for extract fan cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Local streets include Tudor Walk, Wantage Road and Reading Road, and we cover them all for extract fan cleaning. If your site is just outside Rowstock, we cover East Hendred (1 mile west), West Hendred (2 miles west), Ardington (3 miles west), East Lockinge (3 miles west) and West Ilsley (4 miles south). Larger places within reach include Oxford (11 miles north), Didcot (3 miles east), Abingdon-on-Thames (5 miles north), Witney (15 miles north-west), Wantage (5 miles west) and Grove (5 miles west).
Near you in Rowstock
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Old Chequers pub and UTC Oxfordshire. For rail, the closest station is Didcot Parkway station, about 3 miles east of the centre. A little further out are Atlas Computer Laboratory (1.7 miles south) and Abingdon Community Hospital (4.9 miles north). Open spaces near Rowstock include Mowbray Fields and Churn Hill.
Looking after it afterwards
After the visit, a few habits help the work last:
- Watch for grease marks around the outlet
- Check the report shows the fan was cleaned
- Keep each photo report with the maintenance log
- Note any drop in extraction at the canopy
Once it’s clean, the fan is closed up and run to check it’s working smoothly. Anything we notice, like noise, vibration or a worn part, goes on the report, so you can plan any repair.
A change in how the fan sounds is worth noting. Rattles, hums or shaking can be early signs of build-up or wear, and catching it early keeps it a cleaning job.
What affects the cost of extract fan cleaning
Before we fix a price, we need to know a few things. We look at:
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- The condition we find in the survey
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- The times the site is available
What you pay reflects the actual work. That is why we survey first, from pictures or on site, and why the quote is fixed before work begins.
Helping us quote
Photos let us diagnose from a distance. Try to include:
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- Problems your staff have spotted
- A few general shots of the system
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
Need a price for extract fan cleaning? Please call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and tell us about the site. We’ll explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before anything is booked.
Part by part
Inline duct fans
Inline fans sit within the duct run, often above a ceiling. We get to them through the duct or casing after isolating them.
Roof-mounted fans
On a roof, the air is cooler and grease drops out faster. We scrape and degrease the blades and casing.
Signs you need extract fan cleaning in Rowstock
A fan collects more grease when the filters let more through. When filters don’t seal, grease goes straight through to the fan, so the fan takes far more than it should.
Clients usually contact us when they notice one of these:
- Thick grease on the impeller and casing
- A fan left out of previous cleans
- A fan shaking on its mounts
- A motor area thick with grease
School kitchens, at schools like Harwell Primary School for example, are normally cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
Before booking anyone
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- What hours they’ll be on site
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- Whether the quote shows VAT