Oxfordshire · Extract fan cleaning
Shippon extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning across Shippon and nearby, booked around your opening hours and finished with a written report and photos.
- A fan motor running hot under a coat of grease
- An extract fan with no cleaning record
- A fan that hums, whines or rumbles
Do you need extract fan cleaning in Shippon?
Grease on a fan is a fire risk, in Shippon as anywhere. A fire in the duct can reach the fan and the grease around it, and a hot, struggling motor doesn’t help.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- A smell of hot grease from the extract
- Rough running from the extract fan
- A motor area thick with grease
- A fan that has never been cleaned
A hospital like Abingdon Community Hospital, about 0.8 miles south, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day.
What to look for in a quote
- What insurance they carry
- If they look at the system before pricing
- When they can work, and whether that’s outside your opening hours
- Whether a written report and photos are included
How we handle extract fan cleaning in Shippon
Think of the fan as the system’s heart and the grease as a clot. A heart under strain works harder for less. Our job is to clear it, check it runs smoothly and record what we found so you get a clean bill of health. The work covers roof-mounted fans, in-line fans and discharge points, and people most often call us about less air being pulled from the kitchen and a motor area thick with grease.
Somewhere as small as Shippon, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Every one of them still needs its extract kept clear of grease, whatever the size of the place.
Good records are part of the job. Each visit is written up with pictures, listing what was done, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next visit is due. File it in your maintenance log so it’s ready for an insurer, fire officer or EHO.
- Location
- Shippon (OX13)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quote
- A fixed price before we start
- Hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Fixed quotes for extract fan cleaning in Shippon
A fixed price needs a few facts first. We check:
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- The number of sites or systems
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- Parking and loading at the site
You will not find a price list here, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. For a fixed quote, call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line, and we will talk you through it.
Helping us quote
You do not need the technical terms. Just send:
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Any previous report or certificate
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
To get a fixed quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. A few photos and your last certificate or report help a lot. We usually come back within one working day.
Shippon: your questions answered
Can you get to a site in Shippon?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. The journey is planned ahead, so a few details about the route help.
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Shippon?
The local authority for Shippon is Vale of White Horse council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
How long does extract fan cleaning take?
It takes a few hours where there are several fans or heavy deposits. Your quote will give an idea.
How often should the extract fan be cleaned?
Daily cooking hours set the minimum, under BESA guidance. Heavy use means at least every 3 months, light use at least every 12, fan included.
How far ahead should we book?
The more notice, the better, particularly for night and weekend visits. Quotes typically come back within one working day, and there’s a 24/7 line for emergencies.
Are you accredited?
We hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, alongside BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. Vent Hygiene Elite is run by BESCA and independently audited.
Do you offer extract fan cleaning separately?
Yes, if the fan needs it. We’ll often suggest checking the duct too, as a greasy fan usually means a greasy duct, but the choice is yours.
Are you fully insured?
Yes. We carry full insurance, and we’ve been trading since 2009.
What happens on the day
We turn up at the time agreed with you, often in the evening, overnight or at the weekend so the site keeps working. Equipment that has to be off is switched off and allowed to cool first, and the area around the work is covered and protected. On site, it takes a few hours where there are several fans or heavy deposits. Pictures of the system and its access let us plan the work in Shippon before we set off.
- We find the fan and check how it’s reached and how it’s isolated.
- The fan is isolated so it can’t start while we work.
- We remove the grease from the blades, impeller and casing.
- The fan and its surrounds are degreased, keeping clear of the motor’s electrics.
- The fan is put back into service, checked and photographed.
Getting ready for the visit
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
Get a fixed quote
We do not publish a price list, because every site is different. Instead, we look at your site first, from photos or a survey, then send a fixed quote. To get going, call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
Advice
How the job changes from site to site
Inline duct fans
Hidden in a ceiling void, an inline fan is easily missed. The survey makes sure it’s part of the clean.
Roof-mounted fans
A roof fan sits in cooler air, so grease can settle heavily. The impeller and housing are scraped and degreased.
When something else is needed
To be straight with you, some problems need a different fix:
- A cracked or broken impeller (it needs replacing)
- A fan that’s too small for the system (a design question)
- Grease in the canopy and ductwork
Not sure which it is? You can give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we will tell you honestly.
What the work covers
- In-line fans
- Discharge points
- Centrifugal fans
- Axial fans
- Fan housings
- Roof-mounted fans
For landlords and multi-site operators
We regularly work with managing agents. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
What extract fan cleaning looks like in Shippon
The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 12 bars, pubs and nightclubs within about 1.5 miles of central Shippon. Wherever they cook, the canopy, duct and fan collect grease just as a restaurant’s do. Environmental health officers from Vale of White Horse council inspect food businesses in Shippon. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked. Fire safety in Shippon falls to Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. Fire and rescue authorities enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic premises, and in a kitchen that fire risk includes the grease in the extract.
If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Appleton Manor is about 3.1 miles north-west), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning. If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Larkmead School or anywhere near Shippon, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
Shippon is about 1 mile west of Abingdon-on-Thames, in Oxfordshire. Shippon gets the same approach as every site we work on: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where necessary and a written report with photos. Our area takes in 443 places across Oxfordshire, large and small. Oxford is in our area too, about 6 miles from Shippon.
Every address in OX13 is covered for extract fan cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. We cover sites on Chestnut Tree Close, Willow Tree Close and Whitehouse Close and the roads around them. If your site is just outside Shippon, we cover Cothill (1 mile north-west), Dry Sandford (2 miles north-west), Marcham (2 miles south-west), Sutton Wick (2 miles south) and Frilford Heath (2 miles west). We also work in nearby towns such as Oxford (6 miles north-east), Didcot (6 miles south-east), Witney (11 miles north-west), Carterton (14 miles north-west), Thame (15 miles east) and Wantage (8 miles south-west).
Local landmarks in Shippon
In Shippon, that means kitchens and buildings near St Nicolas Church of England Primary School, Prince Of Wales pub and Albert Park, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Radley station, about 2.8 miles east of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Abingdon Community Hospital (0.8 miles south) and FitzHarris Castle (1 mile south-east). The countryside around Shippon includes Cumnor Hill and Dry Sandford Pit.
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What happens if it’s left?
Vibration from an unbalanced impeller does not stay small. It can wear the bearings and lead to failure and a kitchen cannot cook safely without extraction. A planned clean beats an emergency. In a small place like Shippon, 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 choose Duct Doctor in Shippon
- Full insurance on every job
- Trading since 2009
- A written report with photos after each visit
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
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