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Extract fan cleaning in Sutton-under-Brailes, Oxfordshire
Cleaning of kitchen extract fans, impellers, fan housings and discharge points for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Sutton-under-Brailes. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- An extract fan that vibrates or rattles
- A fan that has never been cleaned
- A fan coated in grease inside its housing
Multi-site and managed buildings
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Each visit produces a dated report with photos, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
If you look after several sites, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Every building has its own written report, so records stay tidy.
How we handle extract fan cleaning in Sutton-under-Brailes
Any fan serving a kitchen in Sutton-under-Brailes is cleaned the same careful way as anywhere else: isolated first, then opened, scraped and degreased. Your report shows the impeller as we found it and as we left it. The work covers centrifugal fans, roof-mounted fans and fan housings, and the jobs we see most are burning smells from the fan area and grease escaping from the fan outlet.
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.
The sign-off is always in writing: a dated report with photos of the work, and for TR19® Grease cleans, a certificate issued through the BESCA VHE portal. It shows what was done and what, if anything, couldn’t be reached.
- Where
- Sutton-under-Brailes (OX15)
- Wider area
- Oxfordshire
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Keeping the system healthy
Looking after the system between visits is straightforward, and it helps at the next visit:
- Look for grease stains near the discharge
- Keep each photo report with the maintenance log
- Leave a clear route to the fan
- Check the report shows the fan was cleaned
Keep the report with the maintenance log and fire risk assessment. It shows the fan’s condition at the time of the clean, which helps if anything changes later.
A change in how the fan sounds is worth noting. New noise or vibration often means grease is building on the impeller, and catching it early keeps it a cleaning job.
Questions from Sutton-under-Brailes
Do you work overnight in Sutton-under-Brailes?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. The work in Sutton-under-Brailes can fit around your hours. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
Do you work in villages like Sutton-under-Brailes?
Yes. Villages and rural sites across the South East are part of our work, Sutton-under-Brailes included. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.
Why has my extract fan got louder?
Uneven grease on the impeller often causes it. We clean the fan and tell you if anything else, like worn bearings, is to blame.
Which accreditations do you hold?
BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001. We have been trading since 2009 and we’re fully insured.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. Tell us the addresses and what each needs and we will quote them together.
What information do you need?
A short description and a few photos plus the address and your hours. If we need more, we’ll ask.
What’s the cleaning interval for an extract fan?
The fan follows the full system’s interval, from every 3 months for 12 to 16 hours of cooking a day to every 12 months for 2 to 6 hours. Grease readings and the fan’s condition can show it needs more.
What if parts of the system can’t be reached?
The report shows them clearly. Often the fix is extra access, such as new panels in ductwork, which we can install.
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What staff can safely do
Some jobs should never be done in-house: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings need training, the right equipment and safe access. Leave those to us.
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
What affects the quote in Sutton-under-Brailes
The quote reflects the site in front of us. We consider:
- The number of sites or systems
- Parking and loading at the site
- The condition we find in the survey
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Call for a fixed quote and we will go through it with you.
What to send for a quote
A few details help us quote accurately. When you get in touch, it helps to send:
- Problems your staff have spotted
- The site address and the type of premises
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
To get a fixed quote, call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. A few photos and your last certificate or report help a lot. We normally come back within one working day.
When it’s something else
We’ll always give you a straight diagnosis, so here’s what extract fan cleaning will not do:
- A dirty duct upstream of the fan
- A fan that will not start
- A faulty speed controller or isolator
If in doubt, ring 0345 646 2711 or email us and we’ll say what we think before booking.
Parts of the system we cover
- Centrifugal fans
- Axial fans
- Discharge points
- Roof-mounted fans
- In-line fans
- Fan housings
How the job changes from site to site
Fan housings and motors
We clean around the motor without soaking its electrics, and the fan is isolated throughout. Grease around the motor can make it run hotter, so we clean what we safely can.
Wall fans
The wall around a wall fan can be stained with grease. The outlet is checked as well as the fan.
The process
There are three stages on the day: set-up, the treatment itself and the sign-off. Set-up means sheeting and making equipment safe, and the sign-off is a written report with pictures. Most of the time goes on the work itself, and that takes an hour or two for one fan, longer when it’s hard to reach. Photos of the system and how to reach it help us plan a visit to Sutton-under-Brailes.
- The fan is found and its type, access and isolation checked.
- It’s isolated so it can’t run while we work.
- Grease is scraped off the impeller blades and casing.
- Blades, housing and surrounds are degreased with care around the electrics.
- It’s closed up, run, checked and photographed for the report.
How to prepare
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Move anything stored near the system
Get a fixed quote
For extract fan cleaning in Sutton-under-Brailes, call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, and send photos or your last report if you can. We usually send a fixed quote within one working day.
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Extract fan cleaning in Sutton-under-Brailes: the local picture
Fire safety in Sutton-under-Brailes 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.
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near St Thomas a Becket Church or elsewhere in Sutton-under-Brailes, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often. Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Ellen Badger Hospital is the nearest hospital to Sutton-under-Brailes, about 3.4 miles north-west.
Sutton-under-Brailes is about 9 miles west of Banbury, in Oxfordshire. Whatever kind of site you run in Sutton-under-Brailes, extract fan cleaning is something we can help with. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so the site keeps running. Our Oxfordshire coverage runs to 443 places, and Sutton-under-Brailes is one of them. You can also see our page for Oxford, roughly 24 miles from Sutton-under-Brailes.
Work in OX15 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Neighbouring places we cover for extract fan cleaning include Lower Brailes (1 mile north-east) and Upper Brailes (2 miles north). Further out, we also cover Banbury (9 miles east), Chipping Norton (7 miles south), Neithrop (9 miles east), Grimsbury (10 miles east), Ruscote (9 miles east) and Bloxham (8 miles east).
Around Sutton-under-Brailes
Around Sutton-under-Brailes, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Cherington Arms Public House, among other places. Well-known places in the area include Wheelbarrow Castle (4.5 miles south-west) and Ellen Badger Hospital (3.4 miles north-west). The countryside around Sutton-under-Brailes includes Castle Hill and Woodford Bottom and Lamb's Pool.