Windsor and Maidenhead · Extract fan repair and replacement
Extractor fan repair in Bray
Extract fan repair and replacement in Bray, surveyed first and signed off with a written report and pictures. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- An overheating extract motor
- Weak extraction and a smoky kitchen
- A worn or slipping fan belt
How we handle extract fan repair in Bray
Extract fan repair starts with a diagnosis. A noisy fan might need cleaning, new bearings or a new belt, while a fan that will not start may have a motor or control fault. You hear what we’ve found before any work goes ahead. The work covers roof and wall fans, fan housings and kitchen extract fans, and the jobs we see most are a squealing belt on start-up and an old fan that needs replacing.
Rural kitchens often have fans mounted on outside walls or roofs, exposed to the weather. That, with the grease, is hard on motors and bearings.
For insurers and inspectors, the record counts. That is why every job is written up in a report with pictures, plus a TR19® certificate through the BESCA VHE portal where the work is a TR19® Grease clean.
- Location
- Bray (SL6)
- Region
- Windsor and Maidenhead
- Records
- Photo report after every visit
- Quote
- A fixed price before work begins
- Hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Your questions about extract fan repair in Bray
Who inspects food businesses in Bray?
Food hygiene inspections in Bray are carried out by Windsor and Maidenhead council. Keeping the fan serviced is easier than explaining a broken one on inspection day.
Can you work in Bray outside opening hours?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. Your customers, staff or residents in Bray needn’t be disturbed. Just call 0345 646 2711 or email us with your opening times and we will plan around them.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
We work for restaurants, pubs, hotels, schools, colleges, hospitals, care homes, offices and shops, as well as food production and leisure sites.
What if parts of the system can’t be reached?
Anything we can’t reach goes on the report, with a note of where it is, and we tell you what would make it reachable, such as extra access panels in ductwork.
Can you repair a fan rather than replace it?
Often, yes. Many faults are fixed by cleaning the impeller or renewing worn parts and we only recommend replacement when repair does not make sense.
Do you have insurance?
Yes. Full insurance covers our work, and we’ve been trading since 2009.
Does the report say when we need you again?
Yes. We put a recommended next date on the report. BESA’s minimum intervals for kitchen extracts range from 3-monthly for heavy use to 12-monthly for light use, while fire dampers are tested at least annually.
What do you do with what you remove?
Waste is contained during the work and removed when we leave, including grease, debris and dirty water. None of it is left on site.
How the job changes from site to site
Belt-driven fans
Belt drives have more moving parts than direct-drive fans. That means more to check, but often a simpler repair.
Motors and bearings
The motor and its bearings work hardest. Hot, greasy air and long days wear them down.
When something else is needed
In fairness, some problems need a different fix:
- A system that needs redesigning rather than repairing
- Wiring and supply faults beyond the fan itself
- Grease throughout the ductwork, which needs a full TR19 clean
If in doubt, ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll say what we think.
What we work on in Bray
- Fan motors
- Belts and pulleys
- Fan housings
- Roof and wall fans
- Bearings
- Kitchen extract fans
What happens on the day
At the end of the visit, someone from your team can look over the work with us. Anything we couldn’t reach or that needs attention is pointed out there and then, and the same goes into the written report. All told, the work takes part of a day for most faults, with a return visit if parts have to be ordered. Photos of the system and how to reach it help us plan a visit to Bray.
- We start with the symptoms, such as rattling, humming, slow running or a fan that won’t start.
- With the fan safely isolated, we open it up for a proper look.
- The impeller, bearings, belts or drive, motor and mounts are all inspected.
- You hear what’s wrong and what it will cost, with a fixed quote, before we go ahead.
- We fix or replace the fan, then test it running before we leave.
Preparing for the visit
- Move anything stored near the system
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
How to get a quote
The quickest way to a quote is to send pictures: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
Related advice
What extract fan repair looks like in Bray
There are about 82 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 20 sandwich bars and takeaways in and around Bray, up to about a mile and a half out, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Every one of them that cooks under a canopy depends on its extract fan to keep cooking. It’s Windsor and Maidenhead council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Bray. Under food hygiene rules, a kitchen needs suitable and sufficient ventilation. That’s one more reason not to keep cooking with a broken fan. We cover Bray, about 26 miles from central London, as part of our work across London and the South East. The visit is fixed around your opening hours, not ours.
Holidays are the time to replace a tired kitchen fan at schools such as Dorney School, rather than mid-term.
Bray is about 2 miles south-east of Maidenhead, in Windsor and Maidenhead. From the centre of Bray to the outskirts, extract fan repair is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from a single unit to a large public building. Our Windsor and Maidenhead coverage runs to 57 places, Bray among them. For sites nearby, see our Reading page (13 miles or so).
Extract fan repair in SL6 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. That includes premises on High Street, Old Mill Lane and Beaufort Place and the roads around them. Nearby, we also carry out extract fan repair in Dorney Reach (1 mile east), Lake End (1 mile east), Taplow (2 miles north), Dorney (2 miles east) and Hitchambury (2 miles north-east). We also work in nearby towns such as Windsor (4 miles south-east), North Ascot (6 miles south), Cookham (4 miles north), Furze Platt (3 miles north-west), Dedworth (3 miles south-east) and Broomhall (9 miles south).
Near you in Bray
Around Bray, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Braywick Park, The Fat Duck pub and Desborough College and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Taplow station, about 1.3 miles north-east. Nearby you’ll also find The Reitlinger Bequest Museum (1.1 miles north) and Windsor Castle (4.3 miles south-east). For a walk, there’s Bray Pit and Taplow Lake.
How we price extract fan repair
The price is fixed before any work begins. It’s based on:
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- A single visit or a regular plan
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
You won’t find a price list here, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. Call for a fixed quote, and we will talk you through it.
What we need to know
To help us quote quickly, please include:
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- A few general shots of the system
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
Getting a quote doesn’t take long. Call or email with a few details and you will typically have a fixed price within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Bray
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Each visit produces a dated report with photos, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we can quote for the whole system.
Also in Bray
Signs you need extract fan repair in Bray
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.
Common reasons sites call us include:
- A fan worn beyond sensible repair
- A humming noise from the fan motor
- Poor airflow at the canopy
- A belt-driven fan that squeals
Hall kitchens near St Michael's Church, or anywhere around Bray, often use their fans only now and then, and an idle fan can stick.
Questions to ask before booking
- What hours they’ll be on site
- Whether a written report and pictures are included
- What happens if part of the system can’t be accessed
- Whether the price is fixed
Looking after it afterwards
Good habits slow the build-up between visits. A few tips:
- Do not wait for a noisy fan to stop
- Book regular TR19 cleaning, which includes the fan
- Write down when the fan misbehaves
- Clean or change filters on schedule
We run the fan and check it’s steady before we go. You will hear what we found and what we did, and anything else we noticed is pointed out.
Small faults, like a worn belt, are quick to fix. Left for months, they can damage the motor or bearings so early attention pays.