Oxfordshire · Extract fan repair and replacement
Extract fan repair and replacement in Wendlebury, Oxfordshire
Extract fan repair for commercial sites in Wendlebury and across Oxfordshire. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- A worn or slipping fan belt
- A fan running too slowly to clear the kitchen
- An extract that vibrates through the ductwork
Extract fans in Wendlebury
Food Standards Agency records list about 10 restaurants, cafés and canteens within about 1.5 miles of central Wendlebury. A kitchen with a dead extract fan gets hot and smoky fast, and kitchens like these feel it at once. In Wendlebury, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Cherwell council. Ventilation is part of food hygiene law, which expects it to be suitable and sufficient. That makes a fan repair urgent rather than something to put off. At about 53 miles from central London, Wendlebury sits well inside the area we cover. Visits are booked around your hours, evenings and weekends included.
Fan failures around Wendlebury don’t keep office hours, and neither does our emergency line.
Wendlebury is about 2 miles south-west of Bicester, in Oxfordshire. Whether your site is in the middle of Wendlebury or further out, extract fan repair is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from small sites to large estates. Across Oxfordshire, we cover 443 places, Wendlebury among them. We also work in Oxford, around 9 miles away.
Every address in OX25 is covered for extract fan repair, from busy streets to back roads. Whether your site is on Church Lane, St Giles Close and Rectory Close or a nearby road, our technicians can take on the work. Close by, we work in Chesterton (1 mile north), Merton (2 miles south-east), Fencott (2 miles south-east), Charlton-on-Otmoor (2 miles south) and Ambrosden (3 miles east). Larger places within reach include Oxford (9 miles south), Banbury (15 miles north-west), Abingdon-on-Thames (14 miles south), Witney (14 miles south-west), Thame (13 miles south-east) and Kidlington (6 miles south-west).
Near you in Wendlebury
Around Wendlebury, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The Red Lion Public House, among other places. The nearest railway station is Bicester Village station, roughly 2.1 miles north-east. A little further out are Bicester Community Hospital (2 miles north-east) and Ardley Castle (4.9 miles north). Open spaces near Wendlebury include Woodsides Meadow and Graven Hill.
Extract fan repair in Wendlebury
Across Wendlebury, we deal with fan faults of every kind, from rattling and humming to a fan that has stopped dead. The fault is diagnosed, quoted at a fixed price and put right, or the fan is replaced if repair doesn’t make sense. If you’re dealing with a fan shaking on its mountings and an overheating extract motor, we can put it right, from fan motors, fan housings and belts and pulleys onwards.
In a small place like Wendlebury, fans are often on an outside wall or roof, open to wind and rain. That, with the grease, is hard on motors and bearings.
Our accreditations include CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured. We’re also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, trading since 2009.
- Place
- Wendlebury (OX25)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- Paperwork
- Written report with pictures
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Do you need extract fan repair in Wendlebury?
Fixings and anti-vibration mounts work loose or perish over time. Then every vibration is passed into the duct and the building and that is a common source of rattles.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- An extract fan that has stopped working
- An extract fan that rattles or knocks
- A fan that keeps cutting out
- A whining or grinding extract motor
Occasional-use kitchens, such as a hall kitchen near Church of St Giles or elsewhere in Wendlebury, are where a stiff or seized fan can turn up.
Before booking anyone
- If they look at the system before pricing
- How areas they cannot reach will be recorded
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- What records you’ll receive afterwards
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Staff cleaning and specialist work aren’t the same thing. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but they don’t reach the grease that builds up further in. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
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.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Shared systems, like a riser serving several units, need a clear agreement on who books the work, and we are happy to quote for all of it.
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works and we will come back with a fixed quote.
Fixed quotes for extract fan repair in Wendlebury
You’ll get a fixed price before we start. It takes into account:
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- What state the system is in
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That is why every job is surveyed first, and the price is agreed before work begins.
Helping us quote
There’s no need for technical detail. Just send:
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
For a fixed quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line 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. We usually come back within one working day.
Wendlebury questions
Do you work at weekends in Wendlebury?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. That way a site in Wendlebury does not have to lose a day’s trading. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Wendlebury?
In Wendlebury, it’s Cherwell council that carries out food hygiene inspections. If the extract fan has failed, it’s worth having the repair booked, and the details to hand, before an officer visits.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes. Regular plans can run on 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycles, to suit the system and how it’s used.
How far ahead should we book?
That depends on the slot you want and the size of the job. Mention your preferred dates with your enquiry, and if it’s an emergency, call us any time.
Are you accredited?
We hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, alongside BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. Vent Hygiene Elite is run by BESCA and independently audited.
How long will the fan be out of action?
A typical repair takes anything from an hour or two to a full visit, depending on the fault including running the fan afterwards. We plan the work around your service where possible.
What’s TR19?
TR19® is the BESA specification for keeping ventilation systems clean. Since 2019, TR19® Grease has been a standalone specification for grease in kitchen extract systems, and TR19® Air covers general supply and extract systems.
Who is the responsible person?
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, it’s the responsible person: often the employer, owner or occupier. Landlords, facilities managers and managing agents can also hold responsibility.
What the work involves, part by part
Roof and wall-mounted fans
An external fan’s rattle can be heard outside. It’s often down to loose mounts or worn bearings.
Motors and bearings
An overheating motor is a warning sign. The cause might be grease restricting the airflow, or the motor itself may be failing.
Places near Wendlebury
Other services in Wendlebury
Why deal with it now?
In kitchens with an interlocked gas supply, no extract can mean no cooking. Even without an interlock, cooking without extraction is not sensible and fixing the fan early avoids a forced shutdown. In a place like Wendlebury, ductwork and fans are easy to forget until something goes wrong.
You won’t 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 use the quote form, and we’ll talk you through it.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Wendlebury
- We’re fully insured
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- Each visit written up, with pictures
- Trading since 2009
How the visit works
Your trading hours come first. We book the visit for a time the area is closed, whether that’s an evening, overnight or a weekend. Once we are in, the area is sheeted and anything that has to be off is turned off and cooled, and the job takes anything from an hour or two to a full visit, depending on the fault. Somewhere as small as Wendlebury, the date and timings are agreed with you well before the day.
- We agree a time to attend, out of hours if needed.
- We isolate the extract and open the fan housing.
- We inspect every moving part and the fixings.
- You hear whether repair or replacement makes sense, with a fixed quote.
- We complete the work and check the fan runs smoothly.
Getting ready for the visit
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
Get a fixed quote
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 we start.