London and the South East
Extract Fan Repair in Wokingham
Wherever you are in Wokingham, our technicians can help with extract fan repair. A fixed quote before we start, and a 24/7 emergency line.
Where we work in Wokingham
Repair and replacement of kitchen extract fans, fan motors and worn fan parts. Pick your town below to see the details for your area, or call or email us for a quick quote.
Main towns
Also in Wokingham
- Fire damper testing
- TR19 inspections and grease testing
- Air handling unit cleaning
- Canopy and hood cleaning
- Extract fan cleaning
- Grease filter exchange
- Commercial kitchen deep cleaning
- Kitchen extract cleaning
- Ventilation duct cleaning
- Ductwork cleaning
- Grease trap cleaning
Postcode districts
Extract fan repair across Wokingham: what to expect
Before anything is ordered, we diagnose. The motor, drive, impeller, bearings and mounts are all checked, along with the fan’s controls. After that, you get a fixed price for what’s needed. The work covers bearings, fan housings and kitchen extract fans, and people most often call us about a fan shaking on its mountings and an overheating extract motor.
Before we leave, we walk the area with whoever is on site. We point out anything that couldn’t be reached or needs a follow-up, and it goes on the report too. All told, the work takes part of a day for most faults, with a return visit if parts have to be ordered.
- 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.
- You hear whether repair or replacement makes sense, with a fixed quote.
- The fan is repaired or replaced, then checked running.
How we quote
One small site or a whole estate, we price it on the same basis: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. The price is fixed before we start.
Why book with us
- In business since 2009
- We diagnose before we treat
- Fixed quotes from a survey or photos
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
Ask for a quote
We do not publish a price list, because every site is different. We look at your system first, from photos or on a visit, then send a fixed quote. To get going, call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
Around Reading
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Eurospeak Language School, University of Reading library and All Nations Christian Centre, among other places. Other local landmarks include Former Kennet Arms (less than half a mile east), Kendrick School (0.6 miles north-east), Coley Primary School (less than half a mile north) and Eldon Square (0.9 miles east). The closest station to Reading is Reading West station, roughly 0.7 miles north-west of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include The Oracle (less than half a mile north-east) and Berkshire Medical Heritage Centre Museum (0.8 miles east). Green spaces nearby include Sonning Hill and Longwater.
Extract fan repair around Wokingham
In Wokingham, we repair and replace fans in places such as Reading, Woodley and Earley and the smaller places around them. Every place on our Wokingham list (35 in all) is covered, around the clock for emergencies.
Wokingham is within the area we cover, which takes in London and the South East. Each job starts with a survey and a fixed quote.
Reading: If you cook near Reading West station, long trading hours wear fan belts and bearings, so noise and vibration are worth reporting early. If you manage a school such as Coley Primary School and the kitchen fan is getting louder, the next break is the time to deal with it.
What the work involves, part by part
Roof and wall-mounted fans
Noise from an outside fan can carry beyond the kitchen. Loose fixings and worn mounts are often the cause.
Direct-drive fans
Direct-drive fans have the impeller mounted straight on the motor. With no belts to wear, we look at the motor, bearings and impeller.
Why it fails
Not every problem is mechanical. A failed speed controller or a wiring fault can stop a fan, and a fan that will not start is not always a dead motor.
Clients usually contact us after spotting something like this:
- A belt-driven fan that squeals
- A dead fan motor
- An extract fan that rattles or knocks
- An extract that vibrates through the ductwork
Why deal with it now?
Where the cooking gas supply is interlocked with the extract, a failed fan can stop the kitchen cooking. Even without an interlock, cooking without extraction is not sensible and fixing the fan early avoids a forced shutdown.
Comparing quotes
- Whether a survey comes first
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- How VAT is shown on the quote
- How they set the interval to the next visit
Between visits
Results last longer with the right care. We suggest:
- Save our number for the 24/7 emergency line
- Do not cook with gaps in the filter bank
- Avoid lowering the speed to quieten a fault
- Report new noises from the fan early
Once the fan is running smoothly, keep the filters clean. Less grease on the impeller means less wear and the quieter it runs.
A 3, 6 or 12-monthly cleaning plan brings us back at set intervals, so the fan is looked at as part of each visit and wear is caught earlier.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. What they cannot safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, and that’s where we come in.
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
FAQs for Wokingham
What should go in our maintenance log?
Visit reports, certificates and your in-house cleaning logs. Insurers, fire officers and EHOs may all ask to see them, so keep them where they can be found quickly.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes. Plans on a 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycle are available, depending on what the system needs.
What happens to the waste?
We contain it and take it with us. We collect grease, debris and waste water as we go, so it doesn’t spread.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
Any commercial site with kitchens or ventilation, from a small pub to a hospital. We work with hotels, schools, care homes, offices, retail and leisure sites.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes. Photos often do the job, while bigger or harder-to-see systems are surveyed on site.
How long does an extract fan repair take?
It depends on the fault, but as a guide it takes a few hours for most repairs, longer for a full fan replacement. You will know more once we have found the fault.
Which accreditations do you hold?
Our accreditations are CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. Vent Hygiene Elite is run by BESCA and independently audited.