Oxfordshire · Extract fan repair and replacement
Extractor fan repair in Great Tew
Extract fan repair and replacement for commercial sites in Great Tew and across Oxfordshire. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- A fan rattling in its housing
- A motor that trips out or overheats
- A fan shaking on its mountings
How the job changes from site to site
Direct-drive fans
In a direct-drive fan, the impeller sits on the motor shaft. With no belts to wear, we look at the motor, bearings and impeller.
Fan controls
Controls are checked as well as the fan itself since the motor isn’t always to blame.
Extract fan repair for kitchens and businesses in Great Tew
We treat a failing fan much like a patient: listen to it, diagnose the fault, then treat it. What you want back is a fan that runs smoothly and a plain account of what we found. The work covers kitchen extract fans, fan housings and belts and pulleys, and people most often call us about an extract fan that rattles or knocks and a dead fan motor.
For a fan repair in or near Great Tew, the more you tell us about the fan, the better the first visit: pictures of the fan, its rating plate and how to reach it all help.
The report is your system’s health record: dated, with photos, and showing what was done. Grease extract cleans are also certificated to TR19® Grease through the BESCA VHE portal and sits alongside the report.
- Location
- Great Tew (OX7)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- Records
- Photo report after each visit
- Price
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Working hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Towns and villages near Great Tew
What else we do in Great Tew
Managing agents and facilities teams in Great Tew
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare in Great Tew and across Oxfordshire. Work can be phased by floor, building or site around the people who use them.
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements, and we will send a fixed quote.
What affects the cost of extract fan repair
There’s no set price list, because no two systems are the same. The quote depends on:
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- The condition we find in the survey
- Travel, parking and unloading
- The scale of the work
You will not find a price list here, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. Call for a fixed quote, and we’ll talk you through it.
What to send for a quote
Many jobs can be priced from photos and some basics. Useful things to send:
- Any previous report or certificate
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
To help us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, a few pictures and any previous report or certificate. Then ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
The process
We start by comparing what we find with the survey or your photos. Anything unexpected is raised with you before we go further. After that, the work takes a few hours for most repairs, longer for a full fan replacement. If the van will struggle with a lane or gateway near Great Tew, let us know and we’ll plan around it.
- We take details of the symptoms and book a time that suits the kitchen.
- We isolate the fan before touching it.
- The fan and its controls are checked to pin down the fault.
- A fixed quote for the repair or replacement follows.
- The work is done and the fan is tested running.
Preparing for the visit
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
Get a fixed quote
Some systems can be priced from pictures; others need a survey. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in photos, get a survey first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
Related advice
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Keep a record of what your team does. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, next to our reports.
Staff cleaning and specialist work are not the same thing. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but they don’t reach the grease that builds up further in. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
Signs you need extract fan repair in Great Tew
Grease that gets past the filters ends up on the fan. It builds up on the impeller blades unevenly, and an unbalanced impeller shakes and the noise follows.
These are the problems we see most often:
- A squealing belt on start-up
- An overheating extract motor
- A fan that whines, hums or grinds
- An extract that vibrates through the ductwork
Hall kitchens near Church of St Michael and All Angels, or anywhere around Great Tew, often use their fans only now and then, and an idle fan can stick.
Before you book anyone
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- How VAT is shown on the quote
- Whether a survey comes first
- Whether a written report and pictures are included
Extract fans in Great Tew
In Great Tew, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from West Oxfordshire council. Food hygiene rules expect food premises to have suitable and sufficient ventilation. That makes a fan repair urgent rather than something to put off.
For school kitchens, at schools like Great Tew County Primary School for example, a planned fan repair in the holidays avoids losing lunches in term time.
Great Tew is about 8 miles south-west of Banbury, in Oxfordshire. If you need extract fan repair in Great Tew, please call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos for a fixed quote. We work across South East England and London, including Great Tew. 443 places in Oxfordshire are on our list, from busy centres to quieter spots. We also work in Oxford, around 17 miles away.
Every address in OX7 is covered for extract fan repair, from the main roads to the quietest streets. That includes premises on The Square, Old Road and New Road and the roads around them. If your site is just outside Great Tew, we cover Little Tew (1 mile south-west), Swerford (2 miles north-west), Wigginton (2 miles north), South Newington (3 miles north) and Church Enstone (3 miles south). Larger places within reach include Banbury (8 miles north-east), Bicester (12 miles east), Witney (12 miles south), Carterton (15 miles south-west), Kidlington (11 miles south-east) and Bure Park (12 miles east).
What’s near Great Tew
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to The Falkland Arms Public House. A little further out are Old Forge Museum (Great Tew) (within half a mile north) and Deddington Castle (4.9 miles east). Green spaces nearby include Woodford Bottom and Lamb's Pool.
Why it’s worth doing now in Great Tew
It can be tempting to turn the fan down to quieten it. That reduces extraction without fixing anything, and the fault carries on developing. Diagnosing the fault properly is the lasting answer. It’s simpler to plan the work at Great Tew now than to arrange it in a hurry later.
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’ll go through it with you.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Great Tew
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- Full insurance on every job
- We diagnose before we treat
- One number for every site across the South East and London
See what affects the cost and our accreditations.
Great Tew: your questions answered
Is Great Tew within the area you cover?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the site when you book.
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Great Tew?
In Great Tew, it’s West Oxfordshire council that carries out food hygiene inspections. A note of when the fan failed and when it was fixed shows the problem was dealt with.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. One number covers all your sites in our area, and visits can be set on a regular cycle.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. Regular plans can run on 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycles, to suit the system and how it’s used.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes, day and night, every day of the year. Office hours are Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm, with the emergency line covering every other hour.
Does the extract need to be off for a fan repair?
The extract must be off while the fan is opened up. Most kitchens book us out of hours to avoid losing a service.
What makes a kitchen extract fan rattle or whine?
An unbalanced, greasy impeller vibrates and that is one of the most common reasons. Worn bearings, belts and loose mounts are others.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes, every time. Diagnosis comes before treatment: the survey tells us what the system needs and how to reach it and the fixed quote is built on it.