Essex · Extract fan repair and replacement
Extract fan repair and replacement in Boreham, Essex
Extract fan repair for Boreham, from a team that has been trading since 2009. Out-of-hours visits and 24/7 emergency callout.
- A fan that won’t start at all
- A fan that keeps cutting out
- A humming noise from the fan motor
Extract fan repair in Boreham
Across Boreham, we deal with fan faults of every kind, from a squeal at start-up to a fan that will not run at all. We find the cause, give you a fixed price and fix it, or the fan is replaced if repair does not make sense. If you have a belt-driven fan that squeals and vibration spreading from the fan into the ducts, we can put it right.
In a place like Boreham, extract fans are often older units on a wall or roof. When an older fan fails, replacing it can be the better answer, and we’ll explain the options.
We’re CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, we hold ISO 9001 and we are fully insured. We are also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we’ve been trading since 2009.
- Place
- Boreham (CM3)
- Region
- Essex
- Records
- Photo report after each visit
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Boreham questions
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Boreham?
Kitchens in Boreham are inspected by Chelmsford council’s environmental health officers. If the extract fan has failed, it’s worth having the repair booked, and the details to hand, before an officer visits.
Can you come out to a failed extract fan in Boreham out of hours?
Our emergency line runs 24/7, and Boreham is within the area we cover. Use 0345 646 2711, our emergency number, at any time. If you can, stop cooking until the fan is checked.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. Send the list of sites and the work at each and you’ll get one fixed quote.
Does the law say we must follow TR19?
No, not in itself. TR19® is the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs check against, and many insurance policies ask for proof of TR19® cleaning. The legal duty sits in the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, which applies in England and Wales.
Does the report say when we need you again?
Yes. We put a recommended next date on the report. For kitchen extracts, BESA’s minimum intervals run from every 3 months for heavy use to every 12 months for light use, while fire dampers are tested at least annually.
Do you have insurance?
Yes, fully. We also hold CHAS and SafeContractor for clients who vet their contractors.
What causes a noisy extract fan?
Common causes are grease on the impeller, worn bearings, slipping belts and loose mountings. Rattles, whines and grinding point to different faults, and we diagnose it on site.
Can you supply and fit a replacement fan?
Yes. Replacing a fan is part of our fits and repairs work, and we will explain the options.
What extract fan repair looks like in Boreham
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 3 restaurants, cafés and works canteens in and around Boreham, up to about a mile and a half out. A kitchen with a dead extract fan gets hot and smoky fast, and kitchens like these feel it at once. Food hygiene inspections in Boreham are the job of Chelmsford council’s environmental health team. Food premises are expected to have suitable and sufficient ventilation under food hygiene rules. That makes a fan repair urgent rather than something to put off. Boreham is about 33 miles from central London, well within the area we cover across London and the South East. Visits are booked around your hours, evenings and weekends included.
If you run a school kitchen, at a school such as Boreham Primary School or nearby, a fan that’s getting noisy is best repaired in the holidays before it fails in term.
Boreham is about 3 miles north-east of Chelmsford, in Essex. Wherever you are in the CM3 postcode area, we cover extract fan repair for commercial sites. Boreham is one of 644 towns, villages and districts in Essex we cover for extract fan repair.
We cover every part of CM3 for extract fan repair and the streets around it. Extract fan repair is available to premises on Church Road, St Andrews Road and Seabrook Gardens and nearby roads. Boreham is on the B1137, so it’s easy for us to get to for out-of-hours visits. We also cover Mowden (1 mile east), Springfield (2 miles south-west), Little Baddow (2 miles south-east), Hatfield Peverel (2 miles north-east) and Sandon (3 miles south). We also work in nearby towns such as Chelmsford (3 miles south-west), Basildon (14 miles south), Braintree (8 miles north), Brentwood (14 miles south-west), Maldon (6 miles east) and Billericay (11 miles south-west).
Near you in Boreham
Typical jobs here are in premises near Six Bells Public House and Boswells School and the streets around them. The closest station to Boreham is Beaulieu Park station, about 1 mile west. Nearby you will also find Priory Hospital (2.6 miles south-west) and Bond Street Chelmsford (3.4 miles south-west). For a walk, there’s Newland Grove.
Why deal with it now?
Where the cooking gas supply is interlocked with the extract, a failed fan can stop the kitchen cooking. Without extraction, the heat and fumes build up fast, so a failing fan is worth dealing with early. A quieter site near Boreham still needs its system looked after.
Putting the work off seldom saves money. Build-up, wear and faults tend to get worse, not better, which can make the next visit longer. If you’re unsure, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line for straight advice and a fixed quote.
Why book with us
- Every visit written up, with photos
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Fixed quotes, normally within one working day
- One number for every site across the South East and London
Read our cost guide and our accreditations.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. What they cannot safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, which is where we come in.
Do you need extract fan repair in Boreham?
Fans everywhere, Boreham included, live in a hard environment: heat, grease, steam and long running hours. Moisture can rust housings and fixings and eventually any fan simply wears out.
Look out for these warning signs:
- A humming noise from the fan motor
- An overheating extract motor
- An extract that vibrates through the ductwork
- An extract fan that rattles or knocks
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of St Andrew or elsewhere in Boreham, an extract fan that rarely runs can seize or fail when it’s needed.
Comparing quotes
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- Whether a written report and photos are included
- Whether VAT is included
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
What affects the cost of extract fan repair
Some jobs are bigger than they look, and some smaller. What affects the quote:
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- What state the system is in
- The number of sites or systems
- Any permits to work or inductions
Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced the same way: how much there is, how we reach it, what state it’s in and when we can work. Ask for a fixed quote and we will go through it with you.
Asking for a quote
To speed up the quote, send us:
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in photos, get a survey first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
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The process
A visit follows the same order every time: protect the area, make the system safe, carry out the extract fan repair, tidy up and hand over the paperwork. On site, the work takes a few hours on site, depending on the fault and the access to the fan. Your opening hours decide when we come to Boreham, not ours.
- We agree a time to attend, out of hours if needed.
- 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 to prepare
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
Ask for a quote
Quotes are quick. Call or email with a few details and you will usually have a fixed price within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
Advice
What the work involves, part by part
Motors and bearings
Motors and bearings take the most strain in a kitchen extract fan. Heat, grease and long running hours all wear them.
Roof and wall-mounted fans
Noise from an outside fan can carry beyond the kitchen. It’s often down to loose mounts or worn bearings.
What a clean will not put right
An honest diagnosis matters more to us than a booking, so here’s what extract fan repair will not do:
- An extract system that was undersized from the start
- Odour complaints that need filtration rather than a fan repair
- Problems with the gas supply or its interlock valve
If in doubt, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will say what we think.
What the work covers
- Belts and pulleys
- Fan motors
- Roof and wall fans
- Fan housings
- Kitchen extract fans
- Bearings