Isle of Wight · Extract fan repair and replacement
Extract Fan Repair in Alverstone
One call covers extract fan repair in Alverstone, from survey to sign-off. Fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001.
- A motor that trips out or overheats
- A knocking noise from the extract fan
- A fan that whines, hums or grinds
Do you need extract fan repair in Alverstone?
Grease that gets past the filters ends up on the fan. Deposits gather on the blades, never quite evenly, so the fan runs out of balance and starts to vibrate and rattle.
The symptoms we are asked about most are:
- An extract fan that has stopped working
- An overheating extract motor
- A worn or slipping fan belt
- A fan worn beyond sensible repair
If you look after a church or hall kitchen near All Saints' Church, or anywhere in Alverstone, test the extract fan before a big event rather than on the day.
Comparing quotes
- Whether the price is fixed
- How VAT is shown on the quote
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or photos
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
Extract fan repair in Alverstone, done properly
Diagnosis comes before parts. We look at the motor, the belts or direct drive, the impeller and the mountings, along with the fan’s controls. Then you are given a fixed quote for the repair or the replacement. The work covers fan housings, belts and pulleys and bearings, and the jobs we see most are an overheating extract motor and vibration spreading from the fan into the ducts.
A callout to a small place like Alverstone goes better when we know what we are looking at: a photo of the fan, the details on its label and the access arrangements help us plan.
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers all look at records. That’s why every job is written up in a report with pictures, plus a TR19® certificate through the BESCA VHE portal where the work is a TR19® Grease clean.
- Place
- Alverstone (PO36)
- Region
- Isle of Wight
- Records
- Report and photos after the visit
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
What staff can safely do
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, and that is where we come in.
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
Common questions in Alverstone
Do you cover smaller places like Alverstone?
Yes, Alverstone is part of our area, however small the site. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
Can sea air affect extract fan repair in Alverstone?
Yes, to a degree: at about 2 miles from the coast, Alverstone gets salt-laden air that corrodes metal faster. Rooftop fans, discharge cowls and fixings are checked for corrosion as well as grease.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes. For many sites, pictures and a few details are enough, while bigger or harder-to-see systems are surveyed on site.
Do I get a report after the visit?
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.
Will you fit a new fan if ours cannot be repaired?
We do. Where a fan is beyond repair, we replace it with one suited to the duct and the kitchen with a fixed price agreed before any work starts.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. Send details of the systems and how they’re used and we will propose a schedule with a fixed quote.
How do you protect the area?
We start with protection: sheeting over floors, worktops and anything close to the work. The area is left tidy, with our waste taken away.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes, day and night, every day of the year. Our office is open from 8am to 6pm on weekdays, with the emergency line covering every other hour.
Why deal with it now?
Some kitchens run a noisy fan on a lower speed to cut the noise. That reduces extraction without fixing anything, and the fault carries on developing. Diagnosing the fault properly is the lasting answer. If the system at a site near Alverstone fails, there may be nowhere nearby to move to.
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 unsure, call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll give you an honest view and a fixed quote.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Alverstone
- Every job surveyed first
- Fixed quotes from a survey or pictures
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- Photo reports with every job
See how cleaning jobs are priced or our accreditations and certificates.
Extract fans in Alverstone
Alverstone is within about 2 miles of the coast. Motor mounts, bolts and housings on outdoor fans corrode faster close to the coast. There are about 24 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 7 sandwich bars and takeaways within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Alverstone, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. A kitchen with a dead extract fan gets hot and smoky fast, and kitchens like these feel it at once. Food hygiene inspections in Alverstone are the job of Isle of Wight council’s environmental health team. A kitchen with no working extract can fall short of the suitable and sufficient ventilation food hygiene rules expect. So a failed fan is worth fixing before the next service, not the next month.
If you run a school kitchen, at a school such as Newchurch Primary School or nearby, a fan that is getting noisy is best repaired in the holidays before it fails in term.
Alverstone is about 4 miles south of Ryde, in the Isle of Wight. Every kind of commercial site in Alverstone, we can take on extract fan repair. We can work out of hours so trading isn’t interrupted. Alverstone is one of 125 towns, villages and districts in the Isle of Wight we cover for commercial clients. There’s also a page for Portsmouth, roughly 11 miles from Alverstone.
Here we cover the PO36 postcode area for extract fan repair. Other places close to Alverstone include Alverstone Garden Village (1 mile north-west), Queen's Bower (1 mile south-west), Skinner's Hill (1 mile west), Adgestone (1 mile north-east) and Lake (1 mile south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Newport (5 miles north-west), Ryde (4 miles north), Cowes (8 miles north-west), Ventnor (5 miles south), East Cowes (8 miles north-west) and Oakfield (4 miles north). If your site is somewhere remote, a little more planning is needed, so mention it when you ask for a quote.
Near you in Alverstone
In Alverstone, that means kitchens and buildings near Sandown Bay Academy, The Bay Church of England School and The Pointer Inn and the streets around them. The closest station to Alverstone is Sandown station, about 1.1 miles south-east of the centre. A little further out are Arthur Webster Memorial Hospital for Children (2 miles south) and Wight Aviation Museum (0.7 miles south). Open spaces near Alverstone include Brading Down and Alverstone Mead.
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Between visits
How long the results last depends on use and care. Here’s what we suggest:
- Keep the grease filters clean and fitted
- Make sure staff know who to call if the fan fails
- Note when the fan trips or cuts out
- Make sure the isolator and controls are easy to reach
Where parts need ordering, we explain what that means for the kitchen until we return. We then come back and fit them outside your busiest hours.
The fan is part of every full TR19 clean. Keeping grease off the impeller is one of the simplest ways to protect it and that means less wear.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Alverstone
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare across the Isle of Wight. Work can be phased by floor, building or site around the people who use them.
From a single site to a large estate, you get the same standard: the system surveyed, the price fixed, the visit fitted around trading and everything written up afterwards.
Part by part
Fan controls
Speed controllers and isolators sit between the supply and the fan. A control fault can leave the fan dead or stuck at one speed.
Motors and bearings
A grinding or rumbling noise often means worn bearings. We diagnose whether it’s the bearings or the motor itself before recommending a fix.
How the visit works
When we arrive, we check the system against the survey or the pictures you sent. If anything is different, we talk it through with the person on site before carrying on. After that, the work takes anything from an hour or two to a full visit, depending on the fault. A few photos of the system help us make the most of a visit to a place like Alverstone.
- You describe the fault and we arrange a visit.
- We isolate the fan before touching it.
- We diagnose the fault, checking the controls as well as the fan.
- You get a fixed price for putting it right.
- We fix the fault and run the fan to check it.
Preparing for the visit
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
Ask for a quote
Some systems can be priced from photos; others need a survey. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in photos, get a survey first. Either way, you get a fixed price before work begins.