Isle of Wight · Extract fan repair and replacement
Extract Fan Repair in Branstone
Looking for extract fan repair in Branstone? We survey first, give you a fixed quote and work around your opening hours, finishing with a written report and photos.
- A failed fan that needs a replacement
- A fan running too slowly to clear the kitchen
- A squealing belt on start-up
Extract fan repair in Branstone
Across Branstone, we deal with fan faults of every kind, from a squeal at start-up to a fan that will not run at all. The fault is diagnosed, quoted at a fixed price and put right or fit a replacement when it’s beyond repair. The work covers belts and pulleys, kitchen extract fans and bearings, and people most often call us about an old fan that needs replacing and a humming noise from the fan motor.
Somewhere as small as Branstone, a kitchen extract fan might serve a pub, a school, a care home or a hall kitchen. A failed fan stops the kitchen, and our 24/7 emergency line covers rural addresses too.
Every visit ends with a written report and photos, so you have a record of what was done and when. Kitchen extract cleaning to TR19® Grease is certificated through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Where
- Branstone (PO36)
- Wider area
- Isle of Wight
- Reporting
- Report and photos after the visit
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Questions from Branstone
Is Branstone within the area you cover?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. The journey is planned ahead, so a few details about the route help.
What if my kitchen extract fan stops in Branstone at night?
Extract fan emergencies in Branstone are covered around the clock. Use 0345 646 2711, our emergency number, at any time. Let us know whether the fan is silent, noisy or tripping the power.
What does TR19 mean?
It’s BESA’s specification and the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to. It covers how systems are inspected, cleaned and checked, and it takes a risk-based approach.
Will we have to shut during the visit?
Not normally. Booking the work out of hours means the site can carry on as normal. Larger jobs can be phased over several visits so parts stay in use.
Does a fan repair include cleaning the ductwork?
Doing both together is often sensible. A TR19 clean covers the canopy, plenum, ductwork and fan and comes with a TR19 certificate and photo report.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes. Every job is surveyed first, from your photos and details, or with a visit where necessary. Then you get a fixed quote.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
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 law behind it is the Fire Safety Order 2005 in England and Wales.
What accreditations do you have?
Duct Doctor is a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we are fully insured.
Common problems we fix in Branstone
Grease that gets past the filters ends up on the fan. Deposits gather on the blades, never quite evenly, and an unbalanced impeller shakes and starts to vibrate and rattle.
It’s time to book a visit if you see:
- A knocking noise from the extract fan
- A belt-driven fan that squeals
- A whining or grinding extract motor
- An overheating extract motor
Holidays are the time to replace a tired kitchen fan at schools such as Newchurch Primary School, rather than mid-term.
Comparing quotes
- Proof of insurance
- How areas they can’t reach will be recorded
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- When they can work, and whether that’s outside your opening hours
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare across the Isle of Wight. Larger estates can be phased building by building around the people who use them.
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We cover South East England and London, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept on a regular cycle.
Honest limits
To be straight with you, some problems need a different fix:
- Smells from the discharge that need odour control equipment
- Faults in the building’s electrical supply, which need an electrician
- A system that needs redesigning rather than repairing
Not sure which it is? You can give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll tell you honestly.
Where we work
- Bearings
- Fan housings
- Belts and pulleys
- Fan motors
- Roof and wall fans
- Kitchen extract fans
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
A few tasks are always specialist work: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings need training, the right equipment and safe access. That is our job.
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
How we price extract fan repair
The diagnosis comes before the price. We look at:
- The condition we find in the survey
- How easy every part is to reach
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- The number of sites or systems
No two sites are the same, so each one gets its own fixed quote. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all make a difference.
What to send for a quote
Photos and a few facts are often enough to price the work. Useful things to send:
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
Some systems can be priced from pictures; others need a survey. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in pictures, get a survey first. Either way, you get a fixed price before any work starts.
Part by part
Roof and wall-mounted fans
Fans outside are exposed to rain and condensation. Rust on fixings and housings is a frequent find.
Direct-drive fans
An impeller coated in grease vibrates straight into the motor bearings. Cleaning it can cure the noise, if the bearings haven’t been damaged.
Extract fan repair around Branstone
Sea air reaches Branstone, which sits within about 3 miles of the coast. Motor mounts, bolts and housings on outdoor fans corrode faster close to the coast. Look up Branstone on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you will find about 10 restaurants, cafés and works canteens within about 1.5 miles of central Branstone. Wherever they cook under a canopy, a failed extract fan stops the kitchen. Food hygiene inspections in Branstone are the job of Isle of Wight council’s environmental health team. 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.
A fan that rarely runs, like one in a hall kitchen near All Saints' Church or elsewhere in Branstone, can seize between uses.
Branstone is about 5 miles south-east of Newport, in the Isle of Wight. If you need extract fan repair in Branstone, please call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form for a fixed quote. We work across South East England and London, Branstone included. Our area takes in 125 places across the Isle of Wight, from busy centres to quieter spots. Portsmouth is in our area too, around 12 miles away.
Postcode districts we cover here for extract fan repair: PO36. Extract fan repair is available to premises on Branstone Farm Lane and Stockmans Close and the roads around them. Close by, we work in Winford (1 mile east), Apse Heath (1 mile south-east), Princelett (1 mile south), Hale Common (1 mile west) and Newchurch (1 mile north). Larger places within reach include Newport (5 miles north-west), Ryde (5 miles north-east), Cowes (8 miles north-west), Ventnor (4 miles south), East Cowes (8 miles north-west) and Oakfield (5 miles north-east). Remote and island sites need a little more planning, so please mention your location when you phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
Near you in Branstone
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Sandown Bay Academy. For rail, the closest station is Shanklin station, roughly 1.9 miles south-east. Nearby you’ll also find Wight Aviation Museum (1.3 miles east) and Arthur Webster Memorial Hospital for Children (1.8 miles south-east). Open spaces near Branstone include Alverstone Mead and Stenbury Down.
Nearby places to Branstone
What else we do in Branstone
The process
Night work is normal for us. Evenings, nights and weekends are when much of our work happens, so the site can open as normal afterwards. The visit itself takes anything from an hour or two to a full visit, depending on the fault. The timing of a visit to Branstone is set by you, and the travel is our side of the planning.
- We take details of the symptoms and book a time that suits the kitchen.
- We isolate the fan before touching it.
- The fan and its controls are checked to pin down the fault.
- You get a fixed price for putting it right.
- We fix the fault and run the fan to check it.
Before we arrive
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
Getting a quote
For a fixed quote, call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email 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 normally have a quote within one working day.