Oxfordshire · Extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in Sparsholt, Oxfordshire
Extract fan cleaning for commercial sites in Sparsholt and across Oxfordshire. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- An extract fan that vibrates or rattles
- Grease stains around the discharge
- A fan left out of previous cleans
What the work involves, part by part
Inline duct fans
Some fans are built into the duct itself. We get to them through the duct or casing, once they’re isolated.
Impellers and blades
The blades of the impeller do the work, and it collects grease unevenly. An uneven coating throws it off balance, so it’s cleaned carefully blade by blade.
How we handle extract fan cleaning in Sparsholt
In Sparsholt, as everywhere we work, the fan follows a set routine: we isolate it, open the housing, scrape the impeller and degrease the lot. Your report shows the impeller as we found it and as we left it. We’re often asked to deal with an extract fan that vibrates or rattles and a fan left out of previous cleans, across roof-mounted fans, axial fans and fan housings.
In a village or hamlet like Sparsholt, the kitchens that need extract cleaning are typically a pub, a school, a care home or a hall kitchen, wherever there is one. Every one of them still needs its extract kept clear of grease.
A written report with pictures follows every visit, so you have a record of what was done and when. Where the work is a TR19® Grease clean, the certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Where
- Sparsholt (OX12)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quotes
- A fixed price before work begins
- Working hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Common problems we fix in Sparsholt
The fan sits at the end of the grease’s journey. The grease that’s left lands on the blades and the casing, and the spinning blades fling it onto the walls of the housing.
What we are most often called out for:
- Fat spreading onto the roof or wall by the fan
- Hot, greasy smells near the fan
- Vibration from an unbalanced impeller
- Weak extraction at the canopy
Bursars and site managers at schools such as The Ridgeway Church of England (C) Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
Questions to ask before booking
- When the next visit should be, and why
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- How areas they cannot reach will be recorded
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
Towns and villages near Sparsholt
Other services in Sparsholt
What extract fan cleaning looks like in Sparsholt
Fire safety in Sparsholt 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. Food hygiene inspections in Sparsholt are the job of Vale of White Horse council’s environmental health team. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
Church and community hall kitchens, near Church of the Holy Rood or anywhere around Sparsholt, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Sparsholt is about 3 miles west of Wantage, in Oxfordshire. Sites in Sparsholt get the same service as everywhere we cover: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with pictures. 443 places in Oxfordshire are on our list, from busy centres to quieter spots. Oxford is in our area too, around 16 miles away.
We work across OX12 for extract fan cleaning and the streets around it. That includes premises on West Street, Watery Lane and Church Way and the roads around them. If your site is just outside Sparsholt, we cover Westcot (1 mile west), Kingston Lisle (1 mile west), Woolstone (3 miles west), Sheepdrove (5 miles south) and Upper Lambourn (5 miles south-west). Larger places within reach include Didcot (11 miles east), Abingdon-on-Thames (11 miles north-east), Witney (14 miles north), Carterton (13 miles north), Wantage (3 miles east) and Grove (4 miles north-east).
What’s near Sparsholt
In Sparsholt, that means kitchens and buildings near The Hatchet Public House, among other places. Well-known places in the area include Uffington Museum (2.9 miles west). Open spaces near Sparsholt include Rams Hill and Letcombe Valley.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Staff cleaning doesn’t replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but the parts you cannot see still need a specialist at the right interval.
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
Your questions about extract fan cleaning in Sparsholt
Do you do school kitchen extract cleaning in Sparsholt in the summer holidays?
Yes, out-of-term visits are normal for schools. With about 2 schools and colleges on the FSA’s register within roughly a mile and a half of Sparsholt, it pays to plan holiday dates ahead. Booking early in the term gives the best choice of holiday dates.
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Sparsholt?
Kitchens in Sparsholt are inspected by Vale of White Horse council’s environmental health officers. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. One number covers all your sites across London and the South East, and visits can be set on a regular cycle.
How often does the fan need cleaning?
It depends on how many hours the kitchen cooks in BESA guidance. At the extremes, that’s 3-monthly for heavy use and 12-monthly for light use, fan included.
Who is the responsible person?
It depends on the building. The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty on the responsible person, which can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, an FM or a managing agent.
Do you need to turn the fan off to clean it?
It has to be off and isolated before anyone touches it. We clean out of hours, in the evening, overnight or at weekends, so cooking isn’t affected.
What’s TR19?
TR19® is the BESA specification for keeping ventilation systems clean. Since 2019, TR19® Grease has been a standalone specification for grease in kitchen extract systems, and TR19® Air covers general supply and extract systems.
What makes a kitchen extract fan vibrate?
A common cause is grease. Uneven build-up on the blades throws the fan off balance, causing vibration and noise. If cleaning does not, the bearings or motor may need attention.
For landlords and multi-site operators
Whether it’s one building or many, you get the same standard: the system surveyed, the price fixed, the visit fitted around trading and everything written up afterwards.
Running several sites is easier with one contractor. We cover South East England and London, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept on a regular cycle.
How the visit works
We work around your opening hours, not the other way round. We book the visit for a time the area is closed, whether that’s an evening, overnight or a weekend. Once we are in, the area is sheeted and anything that has to be off is turned off and cooled, and the job 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 Sparsholt and turn up when the site is quiet.
- First we locate the fan and agree how it’s safely isolated.
- The fan is isolated so it cannot start while we work.
- The impeller and the housing around it are scraped clean.
- We degrease the fan and housing, taking care around the motor.
- It’s closed up, run and checked, and photos go into your report.
How to prepare
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
How to get a quote
To get a fixed quote, call 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. A few photos and your last certificate or report help a lot. You’ll usually have a quote within one working day.
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Keeping the system healthy
Once we’ve finished, these simple steps help:
- Make sure the fan is included each time
- Keep access to the fan clear
- Keep records of every fan clean
- Tell us if the extract feels weaker
The photo report shows the fan before and after cleaning. It lists what was cleaned and anything we couldn’t reach, along with the recommended next clean date.
Stick to the interval for the full extract. Regular full cleans keep the fan from building up heavy deposits, in line with BESA guidance.
What extract fan cleaning cannot fix
It’s worth knowing the limits before booking:
- An undersized fan that cannot cope
- Electrical faults in the fan’s supply or controls (an electrician’s job)
- A failed motor or worn bearings (that needs a fan repair or replacement)
Not sure which it is? You can give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we will tell you honestly before booking.
Parts of the system we cover
- Axial fans
- Centrifugal fans
- Roof-mounted fans
- Discharge points
- In-line fans
- Fan housings