Greater London · Extract fan repair and replacement
Extract Fan Repair in Bickley
Extract fan repair and replacement for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Bickley. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- An extract fan that has stopped working
- A fan running too slowly to clear the kitchen
- A squealing belt on start-up
About our extract fan repair in Bickley
We treat a failing fan much like a patient: 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’re dealing with an extract that vibrates through the ductwork and a humming noise from the fan motor, we can help, from kitchen extract fans, bearings and belts and pulleys onwards.
For a London kitchen, a failed extract fan usually means the cooking stops, and a closed kitchen loses a night’s trade. In Bickley, as across London, fans often sit on a roof or deep in a plant space, so we ask about access first.
The sign-off is always in writing: a dated report with pictures of the work, and for TR19® Grease cleans, a certificate issued through the BESCA VHE portal. It shows what was done and what, if anything, couldn’t be reached.
- Where
- Bickley (BR1, BR2, BR7)
- Region
- Greater London
- Paperwork
- Photo report after every visit
- Price
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Leave it or put it right?
In Bickley, as elsewhere, an extract fan may well sit outside on a wall or roof, so its noise doesn’t stay in the kitchen. Fixing the cause quietens it down before it becomes a nuisance. In Bickley, a planned overnight visit is much easier than closing unexpectedly.
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is can all change the price. We take each of them into account, and the price is fixed before work begins.
Why book with us
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- We are fully insured
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
What your team can do, and what needs us
When your team notices a problem between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that will not come clean, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We can diagnose it and quote.
Staff cleaning and specialist work aren’t the same thing. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but they do not reach the grease that builds up further in. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
Looking after it afterwards
So the system stays in good health:
- Make sure the isolator and controls are easy to reach
- Don’t cook with gaps in the filter bank
- Get a noisy fan checked rather than slowed down
- Keep the emergency number where staff can see it
Where parts need ordering, we explain what that means for the kitchen until we return. The fan is completed on a return visit outside your busiest hours.
A scheduled maintenance plan keeps the whole system on a regular cycle, so the fan is looked at as part of each visit and wear is caught earlier.
Other services in Bickley
Managing agents and facilities teams in Bickley
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too across Greater London. Larger estates can be phased building by building to keep disruption down.
For anyone managing more than one site, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Each site gets its own report and pictures, so each one has its own record.
How the visit works
We work around your opening hours, not the other way round. Most visits are booked for when the area is out of use, such as evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends. Once we’re in, the area is sheeted and anything that has to be off is turned off and cooled, and the job takes part of a day for most faults, with a return visit if parts have to be ordered. In Bickley, as across London, we usually work overnight or at weekends and hand the site back ready to open.
- 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.
- A fixed quote for the repair or replacement follows.
- We fix the fault and run the fan to check it.
How to prepare
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
Getting a quote
Some systems can be priced from photos; others need a survey. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, you get a fixed price before we start.
Advice
Bickley questions
Can you come to Bickley after we close?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. That way a site in Bickley does not have to lose a day’s trading. Just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with your opening times and we will plan around them.
Does London parking affect a job in Bickley?
London parking can be tight, so details of loading bays and permits help. Much of our London work is done overnight, which helps.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes, of course. Send details of the systems and how they’re used, and we will suggest a schedule and quote for it.
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 TR19® is the benchmark for showing that grease in the extract is under control.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes. There’s a 24/7 emergency line, for problems that cannot wait. Call us any time and explain what’s happened.
Which records should we keep?
Every certificate and report from each visit, filed in the maintenance log with your in-house cleaning records. BESA advises that certificates record the date, location and technician.
Do I get a report after the visit?
Yes. You get a written report with pictures after each visit, 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.
What will a fan repair or replacement cost?
It depends on the fault, the parts and the access. After diagnosing, you get a fixed quote before any work starts.
What affects the quote in Bickley
We quote each job individually. This is what makes a difference:
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- The size of the system
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
A single site or a whole portfolio, we price it on the same basis: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. You’ll have a fixed price before work begins.
Asking for a quote
Photos and a few facts are often enough to price the work. Useful things to send:
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Any previous report or certificate
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
Need a price for extract fan repair? Please give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and tell us about the site. We will explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
When it’s something else
Extract fan repair can’t fix everything, and we will tell you before work begins. It will not put right:
- Faults in the building’s electrical supply, which need an electrician
- Gas interlock faults that a Gas Safe registered engineer must deal with
- Grease build-up in the rest of the extract system
Not sure which it is? You can call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we’ll tell you honestly.
What the work covers
- Kitchen extract fans
- Belts and pulleys
- Fan housings
- Bearings
- Fan motors
- Roof and wall fans
When a fan fails in Bickley
Food Standards Agency data counts about 111 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 44 takeaways and sandwich shops within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Bickley. Every one of them that cooks under a canopy depends on its extract fan to keep cooking. Kitchens in Bickley get their food hygiene inspections from Bromley council. 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. London extract fans are often at the end of long duct runs, on roofs or in basements.
For kitchens close to Bickley station, a fan that stops mid-service needs fixing fast, and our emergency line runs 24/7. If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of St George or elsewhere in Bickley, an extract fan that rarely runs can seize or fail when it’s needed. For school kitchens, at schools like Bullers Wood School for Boys for example, a planned fan repair in the holidays avoids losing lunches in term time.
Bickley is about 1 mile east of Bromley, in Greater London. We carry out extract fan repair for commercial premises of every kind in Bickley and the rest of Greater London. Our area takes in 764 places across Greater London, large and small. Our London page covers sites nearby, about 9 miles away.
We cover every part of BR1, BR2 and BR7 for extract fan repair and the streets around it. Local streets include Golf Road, The Avenue and Canon Road, all of which we cover for extract fan repair. We also cover the places around Bickley: Widmore (1 mile north), Elmstead (1 mile north), Chislehurst (1 mile north-east), Bromley (1 mile west) and Sundridge (1 mile north-west). Within a short drive, we also cover London (9 miles north-west), City of Westminster (12 miles north-west), Marylebone (12 miles north-west), Kensington (13 miles north-west), St Pancras (11 miles north-west) and Shoreditch (10 miles north-west).
Local landmarks in Bickley
In Bickley, that means kitchens and buildings near Bird In Hand Public House, Holy Trinity College Bromley and Jubilee Country Park. Bickley has its own railway station: Bickley station. Well-known places in the area include Bethlem Museum of the Mind (1.5 miles south-west) and The Mall (1.3 miles west). For a walk, there’s Summer Hill and The Tarn.