An AGA clean starts the evening before we arrive. Turn the cooker down to its lowest setting, not off. Warm enamel gives up carbon much faster than cold enamel, and switching the cooker off completely means a day of reheating afterwards.
On the day
- The lids go up and the hotplates are brushed off. The hotplates are bare cast iron, so they take a wire brush.
- Oven shelves, roasting tins and the grill rack come out to soak.
- Inside the roasting oven, most spills have already turned to ash from the constant heat. We brush that out, then work on the simmering oven and the door linings by hand.
- The enamel top plate and the front panels are cleaned with non-abrasive products only.
- The chrome lids are polished by hand, top and underside.
- Shelves and tins are rinsed and go back in. Lids down, and the cooker goes back up to its normal setting.
A two-oven AGA takes most of a morning. The roasting oven burns most spills to ash on its own. The simmering oven is cooler, and what spills there stays gummy, so it takes more hand work; that is where much of the time goes. After the soak, the roasting tins and grill rack are free of the dark film that builds up on them.
Nothing abrasive on the enamel
A scratch in vitreous enamel is there for good. A scratched surface also stains faster than a smooth one. So wire wool, scouring pads and powder cleaners never touch the top plate or the front. The only wire brush is the one used on the hotplates.
Prices
A two-oven AGA is £143. A four-oven is £187. Three-oven models are priced on the phone once we know which one you have.
| What | From |
|---|---|
| Single oven | £77 |
| Double oven clean | £110 |
| Wide single oven | £114 |
| 90cm range cooker | £143 |
| Master range, 100cm | £167 |
| AGA (two ovens) | £143 |
| Glass or ceramic hob | £23 |
| Hob, gas | £28 |
| Cooker hood | £28 |
| Oven alongside an end of tenancy | £31 |
Kettle scale on an Egham AGA
An AGA kettle tends to live on the boiling plate. With Egham’s hard water, around 275 mg/l, drips from the spout dry into white rings on the enamel and on the chrome lid. Degreaser does not touch those. They come off as a separate step, with a descaler suited to enamel, once the grease is gone.
If you are booking an early start, bear in mind the M25 at junction 13 and the A30, which both queue at rush hour. We build that into the time we give you.
Permanent marks
Crazing in the enamel and heat staining round the hotplates are permanent. The dirt sitting in the crazing lifts and the cooker looks far better, though one in daily use for years will not look new. For conventional ranges, see range cooker cleaning; for built-in ovens, the main oven page. The price list has the lot.
Questions we get asked
Is an oil-fired or gas AGA any different to clean?
Not for the parts we clean. The ovens, hotplates, lids and enamel are the same whatever the fuel. We do not touch the burner or the flue, which is a job for an AGA engineer. Tell us the fuel type when you book anyway, so we know what to expect.
What does a four-oven cost?
£187. A two-oven is £143. For a three-oven, tell us the model on the phone and you will get a price before we book anything.
Can the white rings on the top plate come off?
Usually. They are hard-water scale from kettle drips, which is common in Egham. We take the grease off first, then treat the rings with a descaler that is safe on vitreous enamel. Rings that have sat there for years may leave a faint mark.
Will my AGA look new afterwards?
A lot cleaner, and older crazing and heat stains stay where they are. We show you both before we start, so the result matches what you expect.