Oxfordshire · Kitchen extract cleaning
Wantage kitchen extract cleaning
TR19 grease cleaning of complete kitchen extract systems, from canopy to discharge for commercial sites in Wantage and across Oxfordshire. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- Fat running down the canopy edge
- An extract that has never been cleaned to TR19
- Heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs
What the work involves, part by part
Schools, hospitals and care homes
Institutional kitchens tend to cook to set hours, so cleans can be booked when the kitchen is closed. The certificate goes straight into the site’s maintenance records.
Extract fan and discharge
The fan pulls the air through the whole system, and grease that gets past everything else ends up on its blades. We isolate it, open it up and degrease it.
TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in Wantage
Has the extract gone a while without a clean, or has the paperwork gone missing? Just call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email with pictures of the canopy and filters, and you’ll have a fixed quote for kitchen extract cleaning in Wantage, normally within one working day. If you are dealing with stale cooking odours from the system and proof of cleaning requested by an insurer, we can put it right, from horizontal duct runs, vertical risers and plenums and filters onwards. Hood cleaning is where most enquiries from Wantage start: a clean that goes past the canopy into the duct and fan, backed by a certificate.
Most kitchens in Wantage fall into one of BESA’s three bands: every 3 months for 12–16 hours, every 6 months for 6–12 hours and every 12 months for 2–6 hours, adjusted by what the grease readings show.
In a town like Wantage, most of the kitchen extracts we’re asked about belong to restaurants, cafés, pubs, takeaways and school or care home kitchens. Whatever the kitchen, the canopy, filters, duct and fan all collect grease, and each is cleaned to the same TR19® standard.
The report is your system’s health record: a dated account with photos of everything we did. For TR19® Grease cleans, the certificate comes through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal, ready for your insurer.
- Where
- Wantage (OX12)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quotes
- A fixed price before work begins
- When we work
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, alongside our reports.
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, and that’s where we come in.
Why act early in Wantage
Every week without a clean adds another layer. Under BESA guidance, grease shouldn’t exceed a mean of 200 microns between cleans, and anywhere reaching 500 microns or more needs a spot clean right away. Heavy build-up takes longer to remove than regular cleans. Grease, dust and wear all build up with time.
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: how much there is, how we reach it, what state it’s in and when we can work. Ask for a fixed quote and we’ll go through it with you.
What you get with us
- We diagnose before we treat
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- In business since 2009
See what affects the cost and our accreditations and certificates.
What kitchen extract cleaning looks like in Wantage
The Food Standards Agency lists about 10 bars, pubs and nightclubs as registered food businesses across Wantage and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Wherever they cook, the canopy, duct and fan collect grease just as a restaurant’s do. In Wantage, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Vale of White Horse council. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready. Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service covers Wantage. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel.
Term dates shape school work: for a school like St Mary's School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
Wantage is about 8 miles west of Didcot, in Oxfordshire. Wherever you are in the OX12 postcode area, we can take on kitchen extract cleaning. Our Oxfordshire coverage runs to 443 places, and Wantage is one of them. For sites nearby, see our Oxford page, about 14 miles away.
We cover every part of the OX12 postcode area for kitchen extract cleaning and the streets around it. Local streets include Market Place, Limborough Road and Humber Close, and we cover them all for kitchen extract cleaning. You will find Wantage on the A338 and A417, so it’s easy for us to get to for kitchen extract cleaning. Close by, we work in Charlton (1 mile east), East Challow (1 mile west), Letcombe Regis (2 miles south-west), West Challow (2 miles west) and Childrey (2 miles west). We also work in nearby towns such as Oxford (14 miles north-east), Didcot (8 miles east), Abingdon-on-Thames (8 miles north-east), Witney (14 miles north), Carterton (14 miles north-west) and Faringdon (8 miles north-west). Being one of Oxfordshire’s larger places, Wantage has commercial sites of every size, all within our area for kitchen extract cleaning.
Local landmarks in Wantage
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to King Alfred's, Betjeman Millennium Park and The Abingdon Arms, among other places. Well-known places in the area include Williams F1 Grand Prix Collection (1.9 miles north). Open spaces near Wantage include Letcombe Valley and Chain Hill.
What else we do in Wantage
Keeping the system healthy
How long the results last depends on use and care. Here’s what we suggest:
- Tell us when the extract starts to drip or smell
- Run the extract fan throughout cooking
- Empty any grease troughs or cups on the canopy
- File each certificate with the fire risk assessment
When the clean is finished, grease readings are taken again at the same points, so you can see the difference in numbers as well as pictures. Your TR19 certificate is then issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
Tell whoever looks after the system when something changes. Drips, odours and fan noise often mean grease is building, and a grease thickness test can confirm it.
Signs you need kitchen extract cleaning in Wantage
We often find duct sections that haven’t been cleaned since they were installed. Most of the time it’s because there were never enough access panels, so nobody could get to them. That hidden grease keeps building where nobody looks.
Look out for these warning signs:
- Fat running down the canopy edge
- An extract that has never been cleaned to TR19
- Ductwork thick with old, hardened grease
- Extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of St Peter and St Paul or elsewhere in Wantage, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
What to look for in a quote
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- Whether the price is fixed
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- What paperwork you get at the end
FAQs for Wantage
Who inspects food businesses in Wantage?
Kitchens in Wantage are inspected by Vale of White Horse council’s environmental health officers. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
Can the work in Wantage be done at night or at weekends?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. The work in Wantage can fit around your hours. Just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line with your opening times and we’ll plan around them.
How do you protect the area?
We cover floors and nearby surfaces with sheeting before we start, and waste is contained as we go. Before we leave, we tidy up and clean down.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. One number covers all your sites across London and the South East, and visits can be set on a regular cycle.
How much does kitchen extract cleaning cost in Wantage?
We don’t publish prices, because the cost depends on the job: how big it is, what state it’s in, how we reach it and the working hours. We fix the price before any work starts.
How far ahead should we book?
For planned work, earlier is better, particularly if your next visit is nearly due. Emergencies are different, because our line is open 24/7.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes. There’s a 24/7 emergency line, for problems that cannot wait. Call us any time and explain what’s happened.
Does the law say I must clean to TR19?
TR19® is BESA’s specification, not legislation. Under the Fire Safety Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and TR19 is the benchmark used to show extract grease is under control.
How it works
Night work is normal for us. A lot of visits happen overnight or at weekends, so the site can open as normal afterwards. On site, the work takes a single shift for most kitchens, with long duct runs and tall risers needing more time. Before the visit, a few photos of the system and how to reach it help us plan the work in Wantage.
- First the diagnosis: a survey of the whole system and its access points.
- Grease readings set the baseline, and a fixed quote follows.
- After the kitchen closes, we sheet the area and set up to contain grease and water.
- Heavy deposits are scraped by hand and the system degreased to TR19® Grease.
- Then the clean bill of health: readings, a TR19 certificate and a photo report with the next date.
How to prepare
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
How to get a quote
Getting a quote does not take long. Call or email with a few details and you will typically have a fixed price within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
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How we price kitchen extract cleaning
Every site gets its own quote. This is what makes a difference:
- The condition of the system
- The size of the system
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- How many systems or sites are involved
What you pay depends on how big the system is, what state it’s in and how easy it is to reach. You get a fixed price before any work starts, so you know where you stand.
Helping us quote
A few details help us quote accurately. When you get in touch, it helps to send:
- The site address and the type of premises
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
Every quote begins with a look at the system, from your pictures and details or, where that is not enough, a survey on site. After that, you get a fixed price for the work so you know the cost before any work starts.