Isle of Wight · Extract fan repair and replacement
Bouldnor extract fan repair
Need extract fan repair in Bouldnor? We survey first, give you a fixed quote and work around your opening hours, finishing with a written report and pictures.
- A fan that keeps cutting out
- A knocking noise from the extract fan
- A humming noise from the fan motor
Extract fan repair in Bouldnor
Wherever your kitchen is in Bouldnor, fan work means the extract has to be isolated, so the job is fitted around the kitchen’s hours. We can work in the evening, overnight or at the weekend and there’s a 24/7 emergency line if the fan fails while you’re cooking. The work covers fan housings, fan motors and kitchen extract fans, and people most often call us about a failed fan that needs a replacement and a fan shaking on its mountings.
Rural kitchens often have fans mounted on outside walls or roofs, exposed to the weather. Weather and grease together wear out motors and bearings.
We’re CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, we hold ISO 9001 and we’re fully insured. We are also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we have been trading since 2009.
- Place
- Bouldnor (PO41)
- Wider area
- Isle of Wight
- Reporting
- Report and pictures after the visit
- Price
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Working hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
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. Each site gets its own report and photos, so records stay tidy.
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Every visit ends with a dated report and pictures, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
Your questions about extract fan repair in Bouldnor
Which council inspects kitchens in Bouldnor?
Food hygiene inspections in Bouldnor are carried out by Isle of Wight council. Keeping the fan serviced is easier than explaining a broken one on inspection day.
Does coastal air change anything about extract fan repair in Bouldnor?
It can. Bouldnor is within about 1 mile of the coast, and salt air speeds up corrosion. A fan housing that’s rusting near the coast can fail sooner, so it’s worth catching early.
What does TR19 mean?
TR19® is BESA’s specification for ventilation hygiene. Since 2019, TR19® Grease has been a standalone specification for grease in kitchen extract systems, while TR19® Air covers other supply and extract ductwork.
Does a fan repair include cleaning the ductwork?
Often it makes sense to do both. A TR19 clean covers the canopy, plenum, ductwork and fan, with a certificate and photo report.
What if our extract fan fails during service?
We run a 24/7 emergency callout for exactly this. We will talk it through with you and arrange to attend as quickly as possible.
What makes a kitchen extract fan rattle or whine?
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 set up regular visits?
Yes, of course. Send details of the systems and how they’re used, and we will suggest a schedule and quote for it.
What if parts of the system can’t be reached?
The report shows them clearly. Often the fix is extra access, such as new panels in ductwork, which we can install.
Why deal with it now?
It can be tempting to turn the fan down to quieten it. That reduces extraction without fixing anything, and the fault carries on developing. Diagnosing the fault properly is the lasting answer. It’s simpler to plan the work at Bouldnor now than to arrange it in a hurry later.
One small site or a whole estate, the quote is built the same way: the work involved, the access and the timing. You will have a fixed price before any work starts.
Why book with us
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- We are fully insured
- In business since 2009
Looking after it afterwards
Looking after the system between visits is straightforward, and it makes the next visit easier:
- Note when the fan trips or cuts out
- Avoid lowering the speed to quieten a fault
- Keep the fan on a planned cleaning cycle
- Keep access to the fan controls unobstructed
Clean filters help a repaired fan stay that way. Less grease on the impeller means less wear and fewer faults.
When filters block, the fan works harder. Keeping filters clean eases the strain and protects the motor.
Honest limits
It’s worth knowing the limits before booking:
- An extract system that was undersized from the start
- Grease build-up in the rest of the extract system
- Faults in the building’s electrical supply, which need an electrician
If in doubt, call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we’ll say what we think.
What the work covers
- Bearings
- Kitchen extract fans
- Fan housings
- Roof and wall fans
- Fan motors
- Belts and pulleys
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 can’t safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, which is where we come in.
Also in Bouldnor
What the work involves, part by part
Impellers and housings
Where an impeller is bent or corroded, cleaning will not help. It may need replacing, or the fan may need replacing as a whole.
Motors and bearings
A grinding or rumbling noise often means worn bearings. We find out whether the bearings or the motor is at fault before recommending a fix.
Extract fan repair in Bouldnor: local notes
Bouldnor is within about 1 mile of the coast. Rust and grease together wear a fan out sooner, and coastal air speeds up the rust. The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 5 restaurants, cafés and works canteens across Bouldnor and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Every one of them that cooks under a canopy depends on its extract fan to keep cooking. Environmental health officers from Isle of Wight council inspect food businesses in Bouldnor. Under food hygiene rules, a kitchen needs suitable and sufficient ventilation. Getting the fan running again is the priority.
If you run a school kitchen, at a school such as Yarmouth Church of England Aided Primary School or nearby, a fan that is getting noisy is best repaired in the holidays before it fails in term. Hall kitchens near Church of St Swithin (old), or anywhere around Bouldnor, often use their fans only now and then, and an idle fan can stick.
Bouldnor is about 5 miles south-east of Lymington, in the Isle of Wight. Sites in Bouldnor get the same service as everywhere we cover: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with pictures. Our area takes in 125 places across the Isle of Wight, large and small. Our Southampton page covers sites nearby (15 miles or so).
Extract fan repair in PO41 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. If you need extract fan repair at premises on The Vineyard, Port La Salle and Waters Edge or a nearby road, we can help. Close by, we work in Yarmouth (1 mile west), Cranmore (1 mile east), Hamstead (2 miles north-east), Shalfleet (3 miles east) and Thorns Beach (4 miles north). We also work in nearby towns such as Newport (8 miles east), Ryde (14 miles east), Cowes (8 miles north-east), Sandown (14 miles east), Shanklin (14 miles east) and Ventnor (14 miles south-east). If your site is somewhere remote, a little more planning is needed, so mention it when you ask for a quote.
Near you in Bouldnor
Typical jobs here are in premises near Bugle Hotel, among other places. Bouldnor’s nearest station is Lymington Pier station, about 4.2 miles north-west of the centre. A little further out are Ferguson Family Museum (1.9 miles south-west) and Yarmouth Castle (1 mile west). Open spaces near Bouldnor include Compton Down and Lymington and Keyhaven Marshes Nature Reserve.
What happens on the day
Our technicians bring everything the work needs, from protective sheeting to tools and access equipment. You only need to give us clear access and switch off what needs to be off. On site, the work takes an hour or two to diagnose, then longer if parts or a new fan are needed. Photos of the system and how to reach it help us plan a visit to Bouldnor.
- A visit is booked, in the evening or overnight if that suits.
- The extract is switched off and the fan opened up.
- 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.
How to prepare
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
Ask for a quote
The quickest way to a quote is to send photos: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.