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Swalcliffe extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in Swalcliffe, surveyed first and signed off with a written report and photos. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- A fan motor running hot under a coat of grease
- A noisy fan that has got louder over time
- A fan coated in grease inside its housing
How we handle extract fan cleaning in Swalcliffe
Duct Doctor has been cleaning kitchen extract fans since 2009. As a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, we clean to BESA TR19® Grease, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 and full insurance. The work covers fan housings, roof-mounted fans and axial fans, and people most often call us about burning smells from the fan area and a fan that hums, whines or rumbles.
For a kitchen in or near Swalcliffe, 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.
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers all look at records. That is why every job is written up in a report with photos, plus a TR19® certificate through the BESCA VHE portal where the work is a TR19® Grease clean.
- Where
- Swalcliffe (OX15)
- Wider area
- Oxfordshire
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Swalcliffe questions
Which environmental health team covers Swalcliffe?
Food hygiene inspections in Swalcliffe are carried out by Cherwell council. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
Can you come to Swalcliffe after we close?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. That way a site in Swalcliffe doesn’t have to lose a day’s trading. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
Is the fan isolated during cleaning?
With the fan isolated, the extract is not running. That’s why fan cleans are done out of hours, and the kitchen is ready when we leave.
What does extract fan cleaning cost?
There’s no set price, as it depends on the job: how big it is, what state it’s in, how we reach it and the working hours. We fix the price before any work starts.
What information do you need?
Only a few details: where it is, what kind of site, when it’s open and the access. Photos and any previous paperwork make it quicker. Then call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
Where does the waste go?
Waste is contained during the work and removed when we leave, from grease and debris to used cleaning water. None of it is left on site.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. We run scheduled maintenance contracts, set at the interval the system needs. Each report recommends when the next visit should be.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes. There’s a 24/7 emergency line for anything that can’t wait until a planned visit. Ring any time and tell us what’s happened.
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Also in Swalcliffe
Multi-site and managed buildings
The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
If you look after several sites, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Each site gets its own report and pictures, so records stay tidy.
What staff can safely do
When your team notices a problem between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We can diagnose it and quote.
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
How it works
At the end of the visit, someone from your team can look over the work with us. We point out anything that couldn’t be reached or needs a follow-up, and it goes on the report too. The visit takes an hour or two for most single fans. The timing of a visit to Swalcliffe is set by you, and the travel is our side of the planning.
- We find the fan and check how it’s reached and how it’s isolated.
- The fan is isolated so it cannot start while we work.
- Grease is scraped from the impeller blades and the inside of the housing.
- Blades, housing and the area around the motor are degreased with care.
- The fan is put back into service, checked and photographed.
Preparing for the visit
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
Get a fixed quote
The quickest way to a quote is to send pictures: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Add the site type and your opening hours, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
Advice
What happens if it’s left?
Grease on the impeller makes the fan less efficient. Airflow at the canopy drops and the kitchen gets hotter and smokier, while the motor runs under more strain. It’s worth booking a check, because nobody sees inside a duct day to day.
You will not find a price list here, because each job is priced on what it involves. For a fixed quote, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email, and we will talk you through it.
Why Swalcliffe businesses choose us
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- Fully insured
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- In business since 2009
Read what affects the cost or our accreditations and certificates.
Extract fan cleaning around Swalcliffe
Food hygiene inspections in Swalcliffe are the job of Cherwell council’s environmental health team. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready. The fire and rescue service for Swalcliffe is Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel.
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of St Peter and St Paul or elsewhere in Swalcliffe, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event. If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Horton General Hospital about 4.9 miles east, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.
Swalcliffe is about 5 miles west of Banbury, in Oxfordshire. We carry out extract fan cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Swalcliffe and the rest of Oxfordshire. Swalcliffe is one of 443 towns, villages and districts in Oxfordshire where we work for commercial clients. Oxford is in our area too, about 22 miles from Swalcliffe.
Work in OX15 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Whether your site is on The Green, Bakers Lane and Brick Row or a nearby road, we can help. If your site is just outside Swalcliffe, we cover Tadmarton (1 mile east), Burdrop (1 mile west), Sibford Ferris (1 mile west), Sibford Gower (2 miles west) and Shutford (2 miles north). Larger places within reach include Banbury (5 miles east), Bure Park (15 miles south-east), Chipping Norton (8 miles south-west), Neithrop (4 miles north-east), Grimsbury (6 miles east) and Ruscote (4 miles north-east).
What’s near Swalcliffe
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to The Lampet Arms, among other places. A little further out are Bloxham Village Museum (3.5 miles south-east) and Broughton Castle (2.5 miles east). The countryside around Swalcliffe includes Crouch Hill and Woodford Bottom and Lamb's Pool.
Common problems we fix in Swalcliffe
Grease condenses as the air cools, and on a roof or outside wall the fan can be in some of the coolest air in the system. So grease often settles heavily there.
It’s time to book a visit if you see:
- A smell of hot grease from the extract
- A fan that hums, whines or rumbles
- A heavily greased fan housing
- Fat spreading onto the roof or wall by the fan
For schools such as Sibford School, kitchen extract cleaning is normally booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
Questions to ask before booking
- What paperwork you get at the end
- What insurance they carry
- When the next visit should be, and why
- What hours they’ll be on site
Different parts, different methods
Inline duct fans
Inline fans can be in tight spaces, so the method is planned in advance. Anything out of reach is recorded.
Impellers and blades
Grease on the leading edges of the blades cuts the fan’s efficiency. We clean each blade back to its surface, so the fan can run as intended.
What extract fan cleaning can’t fix
We’ll always give you a straight diagnosis, so here’s what extract fan cleaning won’t do:
- A dirty duct upstream of the fan
- A failed motor or worn bearings (that needs a fan repair or replacement)
- A fan that was never right for the kitchen
If in doubt, ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll say what we think before booking.
What we work on in Swalcliffe
- Centrifugal fans
- Fan housings
- Axial fans
- Roof-mounted fans
- In-line fans
- Discharge points