Brighton and Hove · Extract fan repair and replacement
Aldrington extract fan repair
Specialist extract fan repair for Aldrington: a survey, a fixed price, careful work and proper paperwork. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- A fan running too slowly to clear the kitchen
- An extract fan that has stopped working
- A fan that keeps cutting out
Extract fan repair for kitchens and businesses in Aldrington
Our engineers handle all sorts of fan faults in Aldrington, from a squeal at start-up to a fan that won’t run at all. The fault is diagnosed, quoted at a fixed price and put right, or the fan is replaced if repair does not make sense. The work covers fan housings, kitchen extract fans and roof and wall fans, and common reasons people get in touch are a worn or slipping fan belt and a motor that trips out or overheats.
Around a place like Aldrington, a pub, café or care home kitchen with a failed fan can’t carry on cooking as normal. That’s what our 24/7 emergency callout is for.
Think of the report as the system’s health record: a dated account with photos of everything we did. Grease extract cleans are also certificated to TR19® Grease through the BESCA VHE portal, ready for your insurer.
- Place
- Aldrington (BN3, BN41, BN42)
- Region
- Brighton and Hove
- Paperwork
- Photo report after every visit
- Price
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- When we work
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
Running several sites is easier with one contractor. We cover South East England and London, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept to a regular schedule.
Questions from Aldrington
Who inspects food businesses in Aldrington?
The local authority for Aldrington is Brighton and Hove council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. If the extract fan has failed, it’s worth having the repair booked, and the details to hand, before an officer visits.
Do you cover Aldrington for emergency fan repairs?
Our emergency line runs 24/7, and Aldrington is within the area we cover. The number to ring is 0345 646 2711. A photo of the fan’s rating plate helps.
Is it worth cleaning the extract while you’re fixing the fan?
A repair deals with the fan, not the grease in the rest of the system. If there’s grease on the fan, a full TR19® clean is worth booking, and we can arrange both.
How much time does a fan repair need?
Typically, a fan repair takes an hour or two to diagnose, then longer if parts or a new fan are needed. Where parts need ordering, we’ll explain the timescale.
Do I get a report after the visit?
Yes. Every visit ends with a written report and pictures, showing what was done, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next visit is due. Where the work is a TR19® Grease clean, there’s also a certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
No. The law sets the duty, and TR19® is the recognised benchmark for meeting it. Under the Fire Safety Order 2005, the responsible person must reduce fire risk, and many insurers can refuse or reduce a claim without proof of cleaning.
Who is responsible for fire safety on the premises?
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 makes a kitchen extract fan rattle or whine?
There are several possible causes, including bearings, belts, grease and mounts. The safest step is a proper diagnosis before the fault gets worse.
Why act early in Aldrington
Left alone, vibration spreads its damage. It loosens fixings, strains duct connections and wears the housing and the eventual repair is larger. You choose the date of a planned visit, and a breakdown never asks.
Working hours, access and the scale of the site can all change the price. Each of those is built into the quote, and the price is fixed before work begins.
Why book with us
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Photo reports with every job
Read how cleaning jobs are priced or our accreditations and certificates.
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What staff can safely do
Staff cleaning and specialist work aren’t the same thing. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
A few tasks are always specialist work: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease call for the right kit, training and safe access. That is our job.
The process
Night work is normal for us. Evenings, nights and weekends are when much of our work happens, so a kitchen or building can carry on as usual the next day. On site, the work takes an hour or two to diagnose, then longer if parts or a new fan are needed. In a place like Aldrington, we fit the visit around your hours.
- We take details of the symptoms and book a time that suits the kitchen.
- We isolate the fan before touching it.
- We diagnose the fault, checking the controls as well as the fan.
- A fixed quote for the repair or replacement follows.
- The work is done and the fan is tested running.
Getting ready for the visit
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
Ask for a quote
Getting a quote doesn’t take long. Send a few details and pictures, and we normally reply with a fixed quote within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
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What affects the quote in Aldrington
Some jobs are bigger than they look, and some smaller. The main factors:
- Travel, parking and unloading
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- The condition we find in the survey
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
Leaving it longer rarely makes the work cheaper. Build-up, wear and faults tend to get worse, not better, which can make the next visit longer. If you are not sure what’s needed, call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form for straight advice and a fixed quote.
Helping us quote
What to send for a quote:
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- The site address and the type of premises
We do not publish a price list, because every site is different. Instead, we look at your site first, from photos or a survey, then send a fixed quote. To start, call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
Signs you need extract fan repair in Aldrington
Not every problem is mechanical. A failed speed controller or a wiring fault can stop a fan so we check the controls before blaming the motor.
If you notice any of these, it’s worth a diagnosis:
- A fan rattling in its housing
- A humming noise from the fan motor
- A fan shaking on its mountings
- A fan that won’t start at all
For school kitchens, at schools like Hove Junior School for example, a planned fan repair in the holidays avoids losing lunches in term time.
Before booking anyone
- How areas they can’t reach will be recorded
- Proof of insurance
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- When the next visit should be, and why
What extract fan repair looks like in Aldrington
Aldrington is within about 1 mile of the coast. Motor mounts, bolts and housings on outdoor fans corrode faster close to the coast. The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 208 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 66 sandwich bars and takeaways in Aldrington and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. A kitchen with a dead extract fan gets hot and smoky fast, and kitchens like these feel it at once. Food hygiene inspections in Aldrington are the job of Brighton and Hove council’s environmental health team. Food premises are expected to have suitable and sufficient ventilation under food hygiene rules. So a failed fan is worth fixing before the next service, not the next month.
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near St Philip's Church or elsewhere in Aldrington, an extract fan that rarely runs can seize or fail when it’s needed. If you cook near Portslade station, long trading hours wear fan belts and bearings, so noise and vibration are worth reporting early.
Aldrington is about 1 mile south-west of Brighton and Hove, in Brighton and Hove. Whatever kind of site you run in Aldrington, extract fan repair is something we can help with. We can work out of hours so the site keeps running. Our area takes in 30 places across Brighton and Hove, from busy centres to quieter spots.
Our technicians cover all of BN3, BN41 and BN42 for extract fan repair and the roads nearby. Streets in the area include Wish Road, Saxon Road and Roman Road, and we cover them all for extract fan repair. Nearby, we also carry out extract fan repair in Brighton and Hove (1 mile north-east), Hove (1 mile east), West Blatchington (1 mile north-east), Brunswick (2 miles east) and Prestonville (2 miles east). Further out, we also cover Brighton (3 miles east), Carlton Hill (3 miles east), Hanover (3 miles east), Kemptown (3 miles east), Hollingdean (3 miles east) and Whitehawk (4 miles east).
Around Aldrington
In Aldrington, that means kitchens and buildings near The Drive Prep School, The Gather Inn and Hove Park School and the streets around them. The closest station to Aldrington is Portslade station, roughly 0.6 miles north-west of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Montefiore Hospital (1.7 miles east) and British Engineerium (1.2 miles north-east). For a walk, there’s Shoreham Beach and Thundersbarrow Hill.
Honest limits
In fairness, some problems need a different fix:
- Faults on the gas side of an interlock system, which need a Gas Safe registered engineer
- Grease build-up in the rest of the extract system
- Cooking smells reaching neighbours, which may need odour control
If in doubt, call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we will say what we think before booking.
Where we work
- Roof and wall fans
- Kitchen extract fans
- Fan motors
- Belts and pulleys
- Fan housings
- Bearings