Hampshire · Extract fan repair and replacement
Extract fan repair and replacement in Botley, Hampshire
Extract fan repair in Botley from ventilation hygiene specialists trading since 2009. Out-of-hours visits and 24/7 emergency callout.
- Poor airflow at the canopy
- A knocking noise from the extract fan
- An extract that vibrates through the ductwork
How the job changes from site to site
Motors and bearings
Motors and bearings take the most strain in a kitchen extract fan. Heat, grease and long running hours all wear them.
Direct-drive fans
Direct-drive fans have the impeller mounted straight on the motor. There are no belts, so faults tend to be in the motor, bearings or impeller.
About our extract fan repair in Botley
Kitchens in Botley call us about extract fans and motors that are noisy, slow or dead, we find the cause and quote a fixed price to repair or replace it. For a fan that fails during service, there’s a 24/7 emergency callout. If you’re dealing with an old fan that needs replacing and a humming noise from the fan motor, we can help, from roof and wall fans, fan motors and bearings onwards.
A callout to a place like Botley is planned so the first visit fixes as much as possible, based on what you tell us about the fan.
The paperwork matters as much as the work. Each visit is written up with pictures, listing what was done, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next visit is due. Keep it with your fire safety records so it’s to hand when an insurer or inspector asks.
- Location
- Botley (SO30)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Records
- Photo report after every visit
- Quotes
- A fixed price before work begins
- Hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Extract fans in Botley
Look up Botley on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you will find about 25 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 11 takeaways within about 1.5 miles of central Botley. For any of them with a canopy, the extract fan is what keeps the kitchen usable. In Botley, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Eastleigh council. A kitchen with no working extract can fall short of the suitable and sufficient ventilation food hygiene rules expect. Getting the fan running again is the priority.
For school kitchens, at schools like Botley Church of England Controlled Primary School for example, a planned fan repair in the holidays avoids losing lunches in term time. For a takeaway near Botley station, a fan that fails on a busy evening means turning customers away, and our emergency line runs 24/7. If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of All Saints or elsewhere in Botley, an extract fan that rarely runs can seize or fail when it’s needed.
Botley is about 1 mile east of Hedge End, in Hampshire. Botley gets the same approach as every site we work on: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with pictures. We cover 683 places across Hampshire, large and small.
Our technicians cover all of SO30 for extract fan repair and the streets around it. Whether your site is on High Street, Boswell Close and Bailey Close or anywhere close by, we can help. Being close to the A334, Botley is simple for us to get to for extract fan repair. Nearby, we also carry out extract fan repair in Boorley Green (1 mile north), Curdridge (2 miles east), Curbridge (2 miles south-east), Durley (2 miles north) and Horton Heath (3 miles north). Within a short drive, we also cover Winchester (10 miles north), Gosport (9 miles south-east), Havant (13 miles east), Eastleigh (5 miles north-west), Fareham (6 miles south-east) and Horndean (12 miles east).
Local landmarks in Botley
Around Botley, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Wildern School, Wildern School and The Dolphin Hotel The Dolphin Public House, among other places. The closest station to Botley is Botley station, about 0.8 miles east. Well-known places in the area include Moorgreen Hospital (2.2 miles north-west) and Netley Castle (4.4 miles south-west). The countryside around Botley includes Swanwick Lakes.
How it works
Everything the job needs comes with us, including protection sheets, the right tools and access kit. All we need from you is clear access and the right equipment switched off. The visit takes a few hours on site, depending on the fault and the access to the fan. A site near Botley normally has room to park, so the questions are about access to the system and your hours.
- A visit is booked, in the evening or overnight if that suits.
- The extract is switched off and the fan opened up.
- We inspect every moving part and the fixings.
- We explain the options and quote a fixed price.
- We complete the work and check the fan runs smoothly.
How to prepare
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
Get a fixed quote
To get a fixed quote, call 0345 646 2711 or email us 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. You’ll usually have a quote within one working day.
Related advice
What your team can do, and what needs us
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
Staff cleaning doesn’t replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but the parts you cannot see still need a specialist at the right interval.
For landlords and multi-site operators
For anyone managing more than one site, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Every building has its own written report, so records stay tidy.
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Shared systems, like a riser serving several units, need a clear agreement on who books the work, and we can quote for the whole system.
What else we do in Botley
What extract fan repair cannot fix
An honest diagnosis matters more to us than a booking, so here’s what this work can’t put right:
- Problems with the electrical supply to the fan (an electrician’s job)
- A greasy canopy and duct that a fan repair will not touch
- Odour complaints that need filtration rather than a fan repair
If in doubt, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we will say what we think.
Where we work
- Fan housings
- Kitchen extract fans
- Belts and pulleys
- Bearings
- Roof and wall fans
- Fan motors
Leave it or put it right?
It can be tempting to turn the fan down to quieten it. That reduces extraction without fixing anything, and the fault carries on developing. A proper diagnosis in Botley gets to the real cause. Systems on quieter sites still build up dirt and wear, just more slowly.
One small site or a whole estate, the quote is built the same way: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. You’ll have a fixed price before we start.
Why Botley businesses choose us
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- Full insurance on every job
- Fixed quotes from a survey or pictures
- A written report with photos after each visit
Take a look at how cleaning jobs are priced and how to check a contractor.
Keeping the system healthy
So the system stays in good health:
- Do not wait for a noisy fan to stop
- Clean or change filters on schedule
- Note when the fan trips or cuts out
- Book regular TR19 cleaning, which includes the fan
Listen to the fan over the next few weeks. If anything changes, let us know rather than waiting for it to fail.
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 problems are spotted sooner.
Botley: your questions answered
Can you come to Botley after we close?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. The site is handed back ready to open. When you call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line, mention when the site is quiet.
Which council inspects kitchens in Botley?
In Botley, it’s Eastleigh council that carries out food hygiene inspections. A note of when the fan failed and when it was fixed shows the problem was dealt with.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. Our area covers London and the South East, so sites at different addresses can be planned together on one programme. Every site has its own report.
Do we lose a day’s trading?
Not usually. We need the work area to ourselves while we’re on site, so we book a time when it would be closed anyway.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
Any site with a kitchen or a ventilation system to look after, from a small pub to a hospital. We work with hotels, schools, care homes, offices, retail and leisure sites.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes, day and night, every day of the year. Office hours are Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm, and the emergency line covers the rest.
What happens to the waste?
We contain it and take it with us. Grease, debris and waste water are collected as the work goes on, so it does not spread.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes. For many sites, photos and a few details are enough, while bigger or harder-to-see systems are surveyed on site.