Oxfordshire · Extract fan repair and replacement
Extract fan repair and replacement in Banbury, Oxfordshire
Looking for extract fan repair in Banbury? We diagnose first, fix the price and book the work around your hours, then sign off with a report and photos.
- A belt-driven fan that squeals
- A fan that whines, hums or grinds
- A failed fan that needs a replacement
How we handle extract fan repair in Banbury
Not every failed fan needs replacing. Often a clean, a new belt or new bearings brings it back, and that is what we will recommend. When a fan is worn beyond sensible repair, a replacement suited to the system goes in. The work covers fan motors, bearings and belts and pulleys, and the jobs we see most are a humming noise from the fan motor and a fan that keeps cutting out.
A noisy fan, weak extraction or a kitchen that gets hot and smoky are the usual warning signs. In Banbury, as anywhere, a repair before the fan stops is far less disruptive than an emergency.
The report is your system’s health record: dated, with pictures, and showing what was done. For TR19® Grease cleans, the certificate comes through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal, ready for your insurer.
- Where
- Banbury (OX16, OX17)
- Wider area
- Oxfordshire
- Paperwork
- Written report with photos
- Price
- A fixed price before work begins
- Hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
What extract fan repair can’t fix
Before you book, it helps to know what’s not included:
- Smells from the discharge that need odour control equipment
- Problems with the electrical supply to the fan (an electrician’s job)
- A greasy canopy and duct that a fan repair won’t touch
If you’re not sure, just call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we will give you a straight answer.
What the work covers
- Fan housings
- Bearings
- Kitchen extract fans
- Fan motors
- Belts and pulleys
- Roof and wall fans
Also near Banbury
Other services in Banbury
Do you need extract fan repair in Banbury?
Bearings wear out with heat and long hours. As they wear, you hear a whine or a rumble and a seized bearing stops the fan.
Most sites get in touch when they notice something like this:
- A humming noise from the fan motor
- A fan shaking on its mountings
- A squealing belt on start-up
- An overheating extract motor
Occasional-use kitchens, such as a hall kitchen near Saint Paul's or elsewhere in Banbury, are where a stiff or seized fan can turn up.
What your quote should include
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- When the next visit should be, and why
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- Whether the price is fixed
Your questions about extract fan repair in Banbury
Do you work at weekends in Banbury?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. It means the site in Banbury keeps running as normal. Let us know the hours you’re closed and we’ll book within them.
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Banbury?
In Banbury, it’s Cherwell council that carries out food hygiene inspections. If the extract fan has failed, it’s worth having the repair booked, and the details to hand, before an officer visits.
Where does the waste go?
Anything we remove is contained as we work and taken away with us, including grease, debris and dirty water. We don’t leave it behind.
Does a faulty extract fan always need replacing?
Repair is always our starting point. 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 do you do to protect the area?
By covering it before any work starts. The work is kept contained and clean down when we finish.
Are you insured?
Yes, fully. We also hold CHAS and SafeContractor, for sites that check contractor safety.
Why is our extract fan so noisy?
Grease on the blades throws the fan out of balance and that is one of the most common reasons. Worn bearings, belts and loose mounts are others.
What should go in our maintenance log?
Every certificate and report from each visit, filed in the maintenance log, along with your own cleaning log. BESA says certificates should show the date, location and technician.
What affects the quote in Banbury
Every site gets its own quote. This is what makes a difference:
- The scale of the work
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- Travel, parking and unloading
Working hours, access and the scale of the site can all change the price. We take each of them into account and give you a fixed price before any work starts.
Helping us quote
Many jobs can be priced from pictures and some basics. Useful things to send:
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- A few general shots of the system
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
For a fixed quote, call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. We typically come back within one working day.
Extract fans in Banbury
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 84 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 57 takeaways and sandwich shops within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Banbury. Every one of them that cooks under a canopy depends on its extract fan to keep cooking. In Banbury, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Cherwell council. Ventilation is part of food hygiene law, which expects it to be suitable and sufficient. That makes a fan repair urgent rather than something to put off.
If you run a café or takeaway near Banbury station, a failed fan in the middle of service is exactly what our 24/7 emergency line is for. If you manage a school such as St Mary's Church of England Primary School and the kitchen fan is getting louder, the next break is the time to deal with it.
Banbury is in Oxfordshire. Every kind of commercial site in Banbury, extract fan repair is something we can help with. We can work out of hours so trading is not interrupted. Banbury is one of 443 towns, villages and districts in Oxfordshire we cover for commercial clients. There’s also a page for Oxford, about 22 miles away.
Our technicians cover all of the OX16 and OX17 postcode area for extract fan repair and the streets around it. Extract fan repair is available to premises on High Street, Market Place and Grimsbury Square and the roads around them. Banbury sits on or near the A361 and A422, which makes travel easy for evening and night visits. Close by, we work in Neithrop (1 mile west), Ruscote (1 mile west), Grimsbury (1 mile east), Drayton (1 mile north-west) and North Newington (2 miles west). Larger places within reach include Bicester (14 miles south-east), Bure Park (13 miles south-east), Chipping Norton (12 miles south-west), Woodstock (15 miles south), Bloxham (3 miles south) and Charlbury (14 miles south-west). Banbury is one of the larger places we cover in Oxfordshire for extract fan repair.
Near you in Banbury
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to People's Park, Banbury Academy and Duke of Wellington pub, among other places. The closest station to Banbury is Banbury station, roughly 0.8 miles east of the centre. A little further out are Castle Quay Shopping Centre (0.5 miles east) and Banbury Castle (0.5 miles east). Green spaces nearby include Crouch Hill and Farthinghoe Nature Reserve.
How the visit works
A visit follows the same order every time: sheeting and protection first, isolate whatever needs isolating, do the work, clear away and hand over the paperwork. The visit itself takes a few hours for most repairs, longer for a full fan replacement. For a site in a town like Banbury, tell us your opening hours, where we can park and how we reach the roof or plant.
- A visit is booked, in the evening or overnight if that suits.
- We isolate the extract and open the fan housing.
- Bearings, drive, impeller, motor and mounts are inspected.
- We explain the options and quote a fixed price.
- We complete the work and check the fan runs smoothly.
Preparing for the visit
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
Ask for a quote
For extract fan repair in Banbury, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form. Tell us what kind of premises it is and when it’s open, and send pictures or your last report if you can. A fixed quote typically follows within one working day.
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In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Some jobs should never be done in-house: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease call for the right kit, training and safe access. Leave those to us.
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
Leave it or put it right?
A struggling motor runs hotter and works harder. That shortens its life, and when it finally fails, it may take other parts with it. Early attention keeps the cost and disruption down. If an inspection, an insurer’s survey or a fire risk assessment is coming up in Banbury, having the work done and recorded first helps.
Combining work into one visit or one programme often makes better use of the time. Mention every system or site you need covered, and you will get one fixed quote.
Why Banbury businesses choose us
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- Photo reports with every job
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- We’re fully insured
How the job changes from site to site
Roof and wall-mounted fans
Many kitchen extract fans sit on a roof or an outside wall. Access affects how long a repair takes, so we ask about it early.
Belt-driven fans
In a belt-driven fan, the motor drives the impeller by belt. Worn belts squeal and slow the fan down, and pulleys and bearings need checking too.