Greater London · Extract fan repair and replacement
Extract Fan Repair in Aldgate
Extract fan repair for Aldgate and the surrounding area: a survey, a fixed price, careful work and proper paperwork. Call for a fixed quote.
- An extract fan that rattles or knocks
- A motor that trips out or overheats
- A fan running too slowly to clear the kitchen
About our extract fan repair in Aldgate
The extract fan is what pulls smoke, heat and steam out of the kitchen. When it starts to rattle, hum or slow down, the cooking area soon fills with heat and fumes. Our engineers track down the fault and fix it with a repair or a replacement. Typical jobs include a dead fan motor and a belt-driven fan that squeals, across kitchen extract fans, fan motors and bearings.
Rooftop fans in London take the weather as well as the grease from below, and bearings, belts and motors wear out in the end. A fan that is noisy or vibrating is giving a warning.
Accreditations are easy to claim and worth checking. Ours are BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, with full insurance on top.
- Location
- Aldgate (E1, EC2A, SE1)
- Region
- Greater London
- Records
- Photo report after each visit
- Quote
- A fixed price before work begins
- When we work
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Common problems we fix in Aldgate
Blocked filters and greasy ducts make the fan work harder. An overworked motor overheats and may cut out or fail.
Keep an eye out for any of the following:
- An extract fan that has stopped working
- Vibration spreading from the fan into the ducts
- A whining or grinding extract motor
- A worn or slipping fan belt
If you run a café or takeaway near London Fenchurch Street station, a failed fan in the middle of service is exactly what our 24/7 emergency line is for.
Questions to ask before booking
- What paperwork you get at the end
- Whether they’re fully insured
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- If they look at the system before pricing
Multi-site and managed buildings
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Each visit ends with a dated report and pictures, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare in Aldgate and across Greater London. Work can be phased by floor, building or site to keep disruption down.
FAQs for Aldgate
Can parking be tricky for a job in Aldgate?
Tell us where a van can stop near your site in Aldgate, and about any building rules on loading. Where restrictions apply in the day, an evening or overnight visit typically gets round them.
Do you cover Aldgate for emergency fan repairs?
Aldgate is covered, and our emergency callout runs 24/7. Ring 0345 646 2711 at any hour and describe the fault. A photo of the fan’s rating plate helps.
Will I get paperwork for my records?
Yes. It’s the record insurers and inspectors ask to see: a dated report with photos, listing the work and any areas we couldn’t reach.
What types of premises do you cover?
Restaurants and pubs, hotels, schools and colleges, hospitals and care homes, offices and retail, plus food production and leisure sites.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. We work across South East England and London, so sites at different addresses can be planned together as one programme. Every site has its own report.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes. We run scheduled maintenance contracts, set at the interval the system needs. Each report recommends when the next visit should be.
What makes a kitchen extract fan rattle or whine?
An unbalanced, greasy impeller vibrates and that is one of the most common reasons. Bearings, belts and mountings can also be to blame.
Are you accredited?
Duct Doctor is a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured.
Places near Aldgate
Also in Aldgate
Extract fans in Aldgate
There are about 2,474 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 892 takeaways in Aldgate and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. For any of them with a canopy, the extract fan is what keeps the kitchen usable. Lifting a replacement fan onto a London roof can need a loading slot and the building’s agreement. Environmental health officers from the City of London Corporation inspect food businesses in Aldgate. A kitchen with no working extract can fall short of the suitable and sufficient ventilation food hygiene rules expect. Getting the fan running again is the priority.
For school kitchens, at schools like The Aldgate School for example, a planned fan repair in the holidays avoids losing lunches in term time. Hall kitchens near St James Duke's Place, or anywhere around Aldgate, often use their fans only now and then, and an idle fan can stick.
Aldgate is about 1 mile north-east of London, in Greater London. Anywhere in E1, we can take on extract fan repair. Aldgate is one of 764 towns, villages and districts in Greater London we cover for commercial clients.
We cover every part of the E1, EC2A and SE1 postcode area for extract fan repair and the roads nearby. That includes premises on Bush Lane, Swan Lane and Mark Lane and the roads around them. With the A3 and A10 close by, Aldgate is simple for us to get to at any hour. We also cover the places around Aldgate: Spitalfields (1 mile north-east), Bishopsgate (1 mile north-west), Tower Hill (1 mile south), Whitechapel (1 mile north-east) and City of London (1 mile west). We also work in nearby towns such as City of Westminster (3 miles west), Marylebone (3 miles west), Kensington (5 miles west), Walthamstow (6 miles north-east), Hampstead (5 miles north-west) and Ruislip (15 miles west).
Local landmarks in Aldgate
In Aldgate, that means kitchens and buildings near Bishopsgate Institute Special Collections and Archives, Fund Academy and East India Arms, among other places. You’ll also find London Enterprise Academy (0.6 miles east), St Mary-at-Hill (less than half a mile south-west) and Finsbury Circus (0.5 miles north-west). Aldgate has its own railway station: London Fenchurch Street station. Well-known places in the area include Gabriel's Wharf (1.4 miles west) and Tower of London (within half a mile south). For a walk, there’s St. James's Park Lake and Lavender Pond.
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.
Fan controls
Speed controllers and isolators sit between the supply and the fan. When they fail, the fan may not start or may run at the wrong speed.
What your team can do, and what needs us
Keep a record of what your team does. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, alongside our reports.
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. What they can’t safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, which is where we come in.
What happens on the day
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. When the team arrives, the work area is protected and the relevant equipment is switched off to cool, and the work takes an hour or two to diagnose, then longer if parts or a new fan are needed. In a London area like Aldgate, parking, loading and building access are planned before the day of the work.
- A visit is booked, in the evening or overnight if that suits.
- We isolate the extract and open the fan housing.
- We inspect every moving part and the fixings.
- We explain the options and quote a fixed price.
- The fan is repaired or replaced, then checked running.
Getting ready for the visit
- Clear the space around the work
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
Get a fixed quote
For a fixed quote, call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. You’ll usually have a quote within one working day.
Advice
Aftercare tips
So the system stays in good health:
- Keep the grease filters clean and fitted
- Make sure the isolator and controls are easy to reach
- Make sure staff know who to call if the fan fails
- Report new noises from the fan early
Where parts need ordering, we explain what that means for the kitchen until we return. The fan is completed on a return visit outside your busiest hours.
Clogged filters make the fan strain. Changing or cleaning them on time takes load off the motor and helps prevent overheating.
What extract fan repair cannot fix
An honest diagnosis matters more to us than a booking, so here’s what extract fan repair won’t do:
- An extract system that was undersized from the start
- Grease throughout the ductwork, which needs a full TR19 clean
- Gas interlock faults that a Gas Safe registered engineer must deal with
Not sure which it is? You can call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will tell you honestly before booking.
What the work covers
- Roof and wall fans
- Belts and pulleys
- Fan motors
- Kitchen extract fans
- Bearings
- Fan housings