Oxfordshire · Extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in Swinbrook, Oxfordshire
We cover Swinbrook for cleaning of kitchen extract fans, impellers, fan housings and discharge points. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports on every job.
- An extract fan with no cleaning record
- A fan coated in grease inside its housing
- Grease escaping from the fan outlet
How we handle extract fan cleaning in Swinbrook
If the ducts are the arteries, the fan is the heart. A greasy fan works harder and moves less air. Our job is to clear it, check it runs smoothly and record what we found, before signing it off. The work covers centrifugal fans, in-line fans and axial fans, and people most often call us about a fan left out of previous cleans and thick grease on the impeller and casing.
Somewhere as small as Swinbrook, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Each still has a canopy and duct that collect grease.
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers all look at records. So every job comes with a written report and pictures, plus a TR19® certificate through the BESCA VHE portal where the work is a TR19® Grease clean.
- Location
- Swinbrook (OX18)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quote
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Working hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
How the visit works
There are three stages on the day: getting the area ready, doing the work and signing it 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, which takes an hour or two for one fan, longer when it’s hard to reach. For a village or hamlet like Swinbrook, tell us about narrow lanes, gates and parking when you book.
- The fan is found and its type, access and isolation checked.
- We isolate the power before opening the housing.
- Grease is scraped off the impeller blades and casing.
- The fan is degreased, taking care around the motor.
- We reassemble, run and photograph the fan.
How to prepare
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
Getting a quote
There’s no standard price list, because no two systems are the same. We look at your system first, from photos or on a visit, then send a fixed quote. To get going, call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
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Leave it or put it right?
A greasy fan at the discharge can spread grease onto the roof or wall around it. That stains surfaces and can add to the fire risk outside the building, which is one more reason to keep it clean. If the system at a site near Swinbrook fails, there may be nowhere nearby to move to.
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That is why every job is surveyed first, and the price is agreed before any work starts.
Why us?
- Fixed quotes from a survey or pictures
- Full insurance on every job
- Every visit written up, with pictures
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
Take a look at our cost guide and our accreditations and certificates.
Fixed quotes for extract fan cleaning in Swinbrook
Some jobs are bigger than they look, and some smaller. What affects the quote:
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- The condition of the system
- The size of the system
- How easy every part is to reach
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is can all change the price. We take each of them into account, and the price is fixed before we start.
What we need to know
You do not need the technical terms. Just send:
- Any previous report or certificate
- The site address and the type of premises
- Problems your staff have spotted
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
For a fixed quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. You’ll usually have a quote within one working day.
What a clean won’t put right
We’d rather tell you now than book work that will not help, so these are the things it won’t cover:
- A cracked or broken impeller (it needs replacing)
- Wiring faults to the fan
- A dirty duct upstream of the fan
Not sure which it is? You can phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll tell you honestly before booking.
Parts of the system we cover
- Axial fans
- In-line fans
- Centrifugal fans
- Roof-mounted fans
- Fan housings
- Discharge points
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
If your staff spot something between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that won’t come clean, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We can diagnose it and quote.
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.
Kitchen extracts in Swinbrook
Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service covers Swinbrook. 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. It’s West Oxfordshire council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Swinbrook. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Before-and-after pictures from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
Church and community hall kitchens, near Church of St Mary or anywhere around Swinbrook, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other. If your kitchen is in a listed or historic building, like the houses around Swinbrook (Minster Lovell Hall is about 2.9 miles south-east), fitting access panels needs care.
Swinbrook is about 3 miles north of Carterton, in Oxfordshire. Across the OX18 area, we can carry out extract fan cleaning at your premises. Our area takes in 443 places across Oxfordshire, large and small. For sites nearby, see our Oxford page, about 16 miles away.
Work in OX18 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. We also cover Leafield (3 miles north-east), Shipton-under-Wychwood (3 miles north), Ascott d'Oyley (3 miles north-east), Ascott Earl (3 miles north) and Ascott-under-Wychwood (4 miles north). We also work in nearby towns such as Witney (5 miles south-east), Carterton (3 miles south), Faringdon (11 miles south), Kidlington (13 miles east), Chipping Norton (9 miles north) and St John Street area (15 miles east).
Near you in Swinbrook
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to The Swan pub, among other places. The closest station to Swinbrook is Shipton station, about 3.3 miles north of the centre.
Part by part
Wall fans
The wall around a wall fan can be stained with grease. The outlet is checked as well as the fan.
Kitchens with long cooking hours
A long-hours kitchen cannot afford a fan failure. A clean fan is less likely to strain, and our 24/7 emergency callout is there if it happens anyway.
Your questions about extract fan cleaning in Swinbrook
Will you come out to Swinbrook?
Yes. Villages and rural sites across the South East are part of our work, Swinbrook included. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.
Can you come to Swinbrook after we close?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. It means the site in Swinbrook keeps running as normal. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
Do you need to turn the fan off to clean it?
We isolate the fan, so the kitchen can’t cook while we work. We work evenings, overnight or weekends, and the kitchen is ready when we leave.
Will I get pictures of the cleaned fan?
A photo report, including the fan’s condition and the next clean date. Keep it with your maintenance log.
Do we need to close while you work?
Not usually. We need the work area to ourselves while we’re on site, so we book a time when it would be closed anyway.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes, 24/7. Office hours are Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm, with the emergency line covering every other hour.
What does TR19 mean?
It’s BESA’s specification and the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to. It covers how systems are inspected, cleaned and checked, and it takes a risk-based approach.
What does extract fan cleaning cost?
The cost depends on the size of the system, its condition, access and timing. Call for a fixed quote and we will normally reply within one working day.
Do you need extract fan cleaning in Swinbrook?
The cooler the air, the more grease drops out, 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.
Common reasons sites call us are:
- An extract fan with no cleaning record
- Vibration from an unbalanced impeller
- Burning smells from the fan area
- Grease stains around the discharge
Bursars and site managers at schools such as Burford School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
Before booking anyone
- Whether a written report and photos are included
- If they look at the system before pricing
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- Whether the figure could change on the day