Oxfordshire · Extract fan repair and replacement
Extract fan repair and replacement in Cowley, Oxfordshire
Looking for extract fan repair in Cowley? We diagnose first, fix the price and book the work around your hours, finishing with a written report and pictures.
- Weak extraction and a smoky kitchen
- A fan rattling in its housing
- An extract fan that has stopped working
When to call us in Cowley
When filters clog and ducts fill with grease, the fan has to strain. An overworked motor overheats, trips out or eventually burns out.
It’s time to book a visit if you see:
- A dead fan motor
- A worn or slipping fan belt
- A fan that whines, hums or grinds
- A fan shaking on its mountings
If you look after a church or hall kitchen near Church of St Luke, or anywhere in Cowley, test the extract fan before a big event rather than on the day.
What to look for in a quote
- When they can work, and whether that is outside your opening hours
- Whether they recommend a next date
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- Whether the quote shows VAT
Extract fan repair in Cowley
Everything a kitchen extract does depends on the fan. When it starts to rattle, hum or slow down, the kitchen gets hot and smoky very quickly. Our engineers track down the fault and fix it, by repairing the fan or replacing it. The work covers bearings, fan motors and fan housings, and people most often call us about a fan running too slowly to clear the kitchen and an old fan that needs replacing.
A callout to a place like Cowley is planned so the first visit fixes as much as possible, based on what you tell us about the fan.
For insurers and inspectors, the record counts. So every job comes with a written report and pictures, and grease extract cleans come with a TR19® certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Where
- Cowley (OX4, OX3)
- Wider area
- Oxfordshire
- Paperwork
- Photo report after each visit
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
What happens on the day
Everything the job needs comes with us, including protection sheets, the right tools and access kit. You only need to give us clear access and switch off what needs to be off. The visit takes a few hours for most repairs, longer for a full fan replacement. Visits to a place like Cowley are planned ahead, so we arrive with what the survey says the job needs.
- We take details of the symptoms and book a time that suits the kitchen.
- On site, the fan is safely isolated.
- The fan and its controls are checked to pin down the fault.
- A fixed quote for the repair or replacement follows.
- We fix the fault and run the fan to check it.
How to prepare
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
How to get a quote
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
Advice
Extract fans in Cowley
Food Standards Agency records list about 98 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 32 sandwich bars and takeaways in and around Cowley, up to about a mile and a half out. A kitchen with a dead extract fan gets hot and smoky fast, and kitchens like these feel it at once. It’s Oxford City council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Cowley. Food hygiene rules expect food premises to have suitable and sufficient ventilation. That is one more reason not to keep cooking with a broken fan. Cowley, about 51 miles from central London, is within our usual area. Evening, overnight and weekend visits are all possible.
School kitchens cannot easily serve lunch without extraction, so if you look after one at a school like Our Lady's Roman Catholic Primary School, fix a failing fan before term starts.
Cowley is about 1 mile south-east of Oxford, in Oxfordshire. Whether your site is in the middle of Cowley or further out, we cover extract fan repair for every kind of premises, from a single unit to a large public building. 443 places in Oxfordshire are on our list, large and small.
All of OX4 and OX3 is within our area for extract fan repair, from busy streets to back roads. You’ll find streets such as Barns Road, Marsh Road and Clive Road, and we cover them all for extract fan repair. If your site is just outside Cowley, we cover Iffley (1 mile west), Blackbird Leys (1 mile south), Donnington (1 mile north-west), Littlemore (1 mile south-west) and Oxford (1 mile north-west). Larger places within reach include Didcot (9 miles south), Bicester (12 miles north), Abingdon-on-Thames (5 miles south-west), Witney (12 miles west), Thame (10 miles east) and Wantage (13 miles south-west).
Landmarks near Cowley
Around Cowley, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The Nelson pub, South Park and Emmanuel Christian School, among other places. Nearby too are Greyfriars Catholic School (0.6 miles north-west) and Alexander Library of Ornithology (1.9 miles north-west). Cowley’s nearest station is Oxford station, roughly 2.7 miles north-west. A little further out are Templars Square (under half a mile south-west) and British Tattoo History Museum (0.7 miles north-west). For a walk, there’s Headington Hill and CS Lewis Nature Reserve.
Cowley: your questions answered
Who inspects food businesses in Cowley?
Kitchens in Cowley are inspected by Oxford City council’s environmental health officers. A note of when the fan failed and when it was fixed shows the problem was dealt with.
Can you come out to a failed extract fan in Cowley out of hours?
Our emergency line runs 24/7, and Cowley is within the area we cover. Call 0345 646 2711 and tell us what the fan is doing, or not doing. Details of the make and model help us plan the repair.
What’s TR19?
TR19® is the BESA specification for keeping ventilation systems clean. TR19® Grease, a standalone specification since 2019, covers grease in kitchen extract systems, while TR19® Air covers other supply and extract ductwork.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes. Send details of the systems and how they’re used, and we’ll suggest a schedule and quote for it.
How do you protect the area?
We start with protection: floor sheeting and covers over nearby surfaces and equipment. We tidy up and take our waste away before we leave.
Does the law say we must follow TR19?
No, not in itself. Insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to TR19® as the benchmark, and many insurers ask for proof of cleaning to it. The law behind it is the Fire Safety Order 2005, which applies in England and Wales.
Does a faulty extract fan always need replacing?
It depends on the fault. We diagnose first and tell you whether a repair is realistic, then give you a fixed quote.
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.
Multi-site and managed buildings
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We work across London and the South East, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept to a regular schedule.
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
Looking after it afterwards
Think of this as the after-treatment advice, in brief:
- Tell us about a new rattle or whine right away
- Don’t cook with gaps in the filter bank
- Make sure every filter is in place and clean
- Keep the fan on a planned cleaning cycle
Once the fan is running smoothly, keep the filters clean. Less grease on the impeller means less wear and fewer faults.
A slipping belt or a loose mount is a small job. Left for months, they can damage the motor or bearings so early attention pays.
Nearby places to Cowley
What else we do in Cowley
When something else is needed
Before you book, it helps to know what’s not included:
- Faults on the gas side of an interlock system, which need a Gas Safe registered engineer
- A greasy canopy and duct that a fan repair will not touch
- Odour complaints that need filtration rather than a fan repair
Not sure which it is? You can ring 0345 646 2711 or email us and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
Parts of the system we cover
- Bearings
- Belts and pulleys
- Fan housings
- Kitchen extract fans
- Fan motors
- Roof and wall fans
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
If your staff spot something between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that will not come clean, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We can diagnose it and quote.
A few tasks are always specialist work: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease need training, the right equipment and safe access. Leave those to us.
Fixed quotes for extract fan repair in Cowley
Some jobs are bigger than they look, and some smaller. What affects the quote:
- The number of sites or systems
- The condition we find in the survey
- Travel, parking and unloading
- Any permits to work or inductions
One small site or a whole estate, the quote is built the same way: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. You’ll have a fixed price before work begins.
What to send for a quote
Photos let us diagnose from a distance. The most useful are:
- The postcode and the type of business
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- A few general shots of the system
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, from your photos and details or, where that is not enough, a survey on site. Then we send a fixed price, before work begins.