Oxfordshire · Extract fan cleaning
Extract Fan Cleaning in Wheatley
Cleaning of kitchen extract fans, impellers, fan housings and discharge points for commercial sites in Wheatley and across Oxfordshire. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- Vibration from an unbalanced impeller
- Thick grease on the impeller and casing
- A fan that no longer moves enough air
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we’re happy to quote for all of it.
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too across Oxfordshire. Larger estates can be phased building by building around the people who use them.
How we handle extract fan cleaning in Wheatley
Every kitchen extract depends on its fan: it pulls air from the canopy, through the duct and out of the building. Grease that gets past everything else ends up on its blades and housing, and that’s what we clean. The work covers axial fans, in-line fans and fan housings, and the jobs we see most are fat spreading onto the roof or wall by the fan and thick grease on the impeller and casing.
For a smaller kitchen near Wheatley, a TR19® clean is the same job as anywhere: canopy, filters, plenum, duct, fan and discharge. The visit is booked around your opening hours, and the journey is planned ahead.
Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009, as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we’re fully insured.
- Place
- Wheatley (OX33)
- Wider area
- Oxfordshire
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Working hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
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How the job changes from site to site
Kitchens with long cooking hours
A fan in a long-hours kitchen runs for most of the day, so grease and wear build up together. Cleaning on time helps keep it running.
Wall fans
The wall around a wall fan can be stained with grease. We clean the fan and check the outlet.
What we do, step by step
Your staff don’t need to do much on the day. Someone lets us in at the agreed time and shows us where everything is, and the rest is down to us. Before we leave, the area is tidied and the paperwork follows. For a site near Wheatley, the work is booked around your opening hours, evenings and weekends included.
- First we locate the fan and agree how it’s safely isolated.
- Power to the fan is isolated before anyone touches it.
- 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.
Before we arrive
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Tell us where we can park and unload
Get a fixed quote
For extract fan cleaning in Wheatley, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line. Tell us what kind of premises it is and when it’s open, and send photos or your last report if you can. We usually send a fixed quote within one working day.
Advice
What a clean will not put right
To be straight with you, there are a few things this work won’t fix:
- A faulty speed controller or isolator
- An impeller that’s bent or split
- A fan that was never right for the kitchen
If you’re not sure, just ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll give you a straight answer.
Parts of the system we cover
- In-line fans
- Centrifugal fans
- Discharge points
- Fan housings
- Roof-mounted fans
- Axial fans
What extract fan cleaning looks like in Wheatley
Food Standards Agency data counts about 3 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 3 sandwich bars and takeaways in Wheatley and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Each kitchen extract among them ends at a fan, and grease on the impeller strains the motor. Wheatley sits within the area of 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. Food hygiene inspections in Wheatley are the job of South Oxfordshire 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.
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of St Mary or elsewhere in Wheatley, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often. Garsington Manor, about 2.5 miles south-west, is one of the historic houses near Wheatley; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions.
Wheatley is about 4 miles east of Oxford, in Oxfordshire. If you need extract fan cleaning in Wheatley, please call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form for a fixed quote. Our area covers London and the South East, including Wheatley. 443 places in Oxfordshire are on our list, from busy centres to quieter spots.
We cover every part of OX33 for extract fan cleaning and the roads nearby. Extract fan cleaning is available to premises on Church Road, High Street and Station Road and nearby roads. We also cover the places around Wheatley: Holton (1 mile north), Littleworth (1 mile west), Cuddesdon (2 miles south), Forest Hill (2 miles north-west) and Horspath (2 miles west). Larger places within reach include Oxford (4 miles west), Didcot (11 miles south-west), Bicester (11 miles north), Abingdon-on-Thames (8 miles south-west), Thame (7 miles east) and Kidlington (8 miles north-west).
Local landmarks in Wheatley
Typical jobs here are in premises near 19 pub and Wheatley Park School. Other landmarks nearby include Slade Hospital (2.8 miles west) and Templars Square (3.6 miles west). Not far away are CS Lewis Nature Reserve and Shotover.
Keeping the system healthy
No system stays clean for ever, but care slows the build-up. Our tips:
- Keep the grease filters clean and in place
- Flag smoke lingering at the canopy
- Watch for grease marks around the outlet
- Run the extract throughout cooking
File the photo report with your other extract records. It shows the fan’s condition at the time of the clean, which helps if anything changes later.
Make sure the fan is reachable. Clear access means it’s never left out of a clean, whether it’s on a roof, in a ceiling or on a wall.
FAQs for Wheatley
Which environmental health team covers Wheatley?
In Wheatley, it’s South Oxfordshire council that carries out food hygiene inspections. 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 overnight in Wheatley?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. That way a site in Wheatley does not have to lose a day’s trading. Let us know the hours you are closed and we’ll book within them.
What do you need from me for a quote?
A short description and a few pictures plus the address and your hours. We will ask for anything else we need.
Do you cover Wheatley?
Yes. Our technicians work in Wheatley, within the South East and London area we cover.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. You deal with one contact for every site in our area, with visits on a regular schedule.
What do you do with what you remove?
It’s contained and taken away. Grease, debris and waste water are collected as the work goes on rather than letting it spread.
Who is the responsible person?
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, it’s the responsible person: often the employer, owner or occupier. In shared or managed buildings, a landlord, facilities manager or managing agent can share the duty.
Can the fan be cleaned between full cleans?
Yes, we do. The report will make clear that only the fan was cleaned, so your TR19 records stay accurate. The full system still needs its regular TR19 clean.
What staff can safely do
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, which is where we come in.
When your team notices a problem between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that won’t come clean, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We’ll take a look and give you a fixed quote.
What we are called out for in Wheatley
A fan in Wheatley builds up grease at a rate set by the kitchen, not the location: how many hours a day the kitchen runs and what it cooks. Under BESA guidance, the whole system, fan included, needs cleaning at least every 3, 6 or 12 months depending on daily hours.
It’s time to book a visit if you see:
- A noisy fan that has got louder over time
- Thick grease on the impeller and casing
- An extract fan with no cleaning record
- Fat spreading onto the roof or wall by the fan
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Slade Hospital is the nearest hospital to Wheatley, about 2.8 miles west.
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