Kent · Extract fan repair and replacement
Extract Fan Repair in Aylesford
We cover Aylesford for repair and replacement of kitchen extract fans, fan motors and worn fan parts. Out-of-hours visits, a fixed quote and a written report with pictures on every job.
- Poor airflow at the canopy
- A failed fan that needs a replacement
- A humming noise from the fan motor
How we handle extract fan repair in Aylesford
Think of it as a check-up for the fan: we hear the symptoms, find the cause and put it right. What you want back is a fan that runs smoothly and a plain account of what we found. If you are dealing with a dead fan motor and vibration spreading from the fan into the ducts, we can help.
Kitchens around a smaller place like Aylesford often have fans fitted to a wall or roof years ago. An older fan that fails may be better replaced than repaired.
A written report with photos follows every visit, so there’s a dated record of the work. Where the work is a TR19® Grease clean, the certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Where
- Aylesford (ME20)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Paperwork
- Report and photos after the visit
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
For landlords and multi-site operators
Whether it’s one building or many, you get the same standard: the system surveyed, the price fixed, the visit fitted around trading and everything written up afterwards.
When the building owner and the occupier are different, the lease normally sets out who maintains what. We can quote either party and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
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Common problems we fix in Aylesford
Any kitchen that cooks for long hours works its fan hard, in Aylesford or anywhere else. On belt-driven fans, belts stretch, crack and start to slip, so the fan squeals or turns more slowly.
What we’re most often called out for:
- A fan worn beyond sensible repair
- A dead fan motor
- A motor that trips out or overheats
- A whining or grinding extract motor
Holidays are the time to replace a tired kitchen fan at schools such as Aylesford Primary School, rather than mid-term.
Comparing quotes
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- Whether a survey comes first
- Whether VAT is included
- Proof of insurance
Fixed quotes for extract fan repair in Aylesford
Before we fix a price, we need to know a few things. We look at:
- How many systems or sites are involved
- Parking and loading at the site
- What state the system is in
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is all affect the cost. Each of those is built into the quote and give you a fixed price before any work starts.
Asking for a quote
Photos let us diagnose from a distance. Try to include:
- Problems your staff have spotted
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, either from photos and details you send or from a site visit. Then we send a fixed price, before we start.
What a clean won’t put right
Some problems need a different service or another trade:
- Wiring and supply faults beyond the fan itself
- Gas interlock faults that a Gas Safe registered engineer must deal with
- Grease throughout the ductwork, which needs a full TR19 clean
Not sure which it is? You can give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we’ll tell you honestly.
What we work on in Aylesford
- Kitchen extract fans
- Belts and pulleys
- Roof and wall fans
- Fan motors
- Fan housings
- Bearings
What happens on the day
At the end of the visit, someone from your team can look over the work with us. We point out anything that couldn’t be reached or needs a follow-up, and the same goes into the written report. The visit takes an hour or two to diagnose, then longer if parts or a new fan are needed. Visits to a place like Aylesford are planned ahead, so we arrive with what the survey says the job needs.
- We start with the symptoms, such as rattling, humming, slow running or a fan that will not start.
- With the fan safely isolated, we open it up for a proper look.
- Each part is checked in turn: motor, bearings, drive, impeller and fixings.
- You get our diagnosis and a fixed quote to repair or replace.
- Once the work is done, we run the fan and check it’s steady and quiet.
Preparing for the visit
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
Getting a quote
For extract fan repair in Aylesford, call 0345 646 2711, or email photos. Tell us what kind of premises it is and when it’s open, plus photos or the previous report if they’re to hand. A fixed quote typically follows within one working day.
Related advice
When a fan fails in Aylesford
Food Standards Agency data counts about 29 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 12 sandwich bars and takeaways in Aylesford 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. Aylesford is about 28 miles from central London, well within the area we cover across London and the South East. The visit is fixed around your opening hours, not ours. In Aylesford, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Tonbridge and Malling council. Under food hygiene rules, a kitchen needs suitable and sufficient ventilation. That is one more reason not to keep cooking with a broken fan.
Occasional-use kitchens, such as a hall kitchen near Aylesford Church or elsewhere in Aylesford, are where a stiff or seized fan can turn up. For a takeaway near Aylesford station, a fan that fails on a busy evening means turning customers away, and our emergency line runs 24/7.
Aylesford is about 3 miles north-west of Maidstone, in Kent. From the centre of Aylesford to the outskirts, we cover extract fan repair for every kind of premises, from small sites to large estates. Aylesford is one of 922 towns, villages and districts in Kent where we work for extract fan repair.
We work across the ME20 postcode area for extract fan repair and the streets around it. Extract fan repair is available to premises on Station Road, High Street and Hall Road and nearby roads. If your site is just outside Aylesford, we cover Ditton (1 mile west), Allington (1 mile south-east), East Malling (2 miles west), Well Street (2 miles south-west) and Fant (2 miles south). Further out, we also cover Maidstone (3 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (12 miles east), Dartford (15 miles north-west), Sevenoaks (12 miles west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (14 miles south-west) and Gravesend (10 miles north-west).
Around Aylesford
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Aylesford School, The Chequers pub and Ditton Quarry and the streets around them. There’s a railway station in Aylesford itself: Aylesford station. Nearby you will also find Allington Castle (1.7 miles east) and Medway megaliths (1.7 miles north-east). Not far away are Burham Down and Blue Bell Hill.
How the job changes from site to site
Direct-drive fans
Grease on the impeller unbalances a direct-drive fan quickly. Cleaning it can cure the noise as long as the bearings are still sound.
Impellers and housings
The impeller does the work of moving air through the system. Grease on it throws it out of balance and make it shake.
Aylesford: your questions answered
Do you work at weekends in Aylesford?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. It means the site in Aylesford keeps running as normal. Just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form with your opening times and we will plan around them.
Is there an emergency callout for extract fans in Aylesford?
Day or night, a failed fan in Aylesford can be reported on our emergency line. The number to ring is 0345 646 2711. Let us know whether the fan is silent, noisy or tripping the power.
Who is the responsible person?
In the words of the Fire Safety Order 2005, it’s the responsible person. That’s generally the employer or the person in control of the premises, and in shared buildings more than one person can have duties. Your lease and fire risk assessment should make it clear.
Do we need to close while you work?
Usually not. Booking the work out of hours means the site can carry on as normal. Bigger sites can be done in stages so parts stay in use.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes. We always survey first, either from pictures and details you send or on a site visit. A fixed quote follows.
Is repair an option before replacing the whole fan?
We look at repairing it first. Where the motor has burnt out or the fan is worn out, replacing it can be the better answer and we’ll tell you the reasons.
What is TR19?
It’s BESA’s specification and the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to. It sets out inspection, cleaning and record keeping and expects a risk-based approach.
Is TR19 cleaning required by law?
No. TR19® is BESA’s specification, not legislation. The law is the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, which makes the responsible person assess and reduce fire risk, and cleaning to TR19® is the recognised way to show grease is under control.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
A few tasks are always specialist work: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings need training, the right equipment and safe access. Leave those to us.
Staff cleaning and specialist work aren’t the same thing. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. That part needs specialist access and equipment.