East Sussex · Extract fan repair and replacement
Extract fan repair and replacement in Brightling, East Sussex
Extract fan repair across Brightling and nearby, booked around your opening hours and finished with a written report and photos.
- A fan that whines, hums or grinds
- An old fan that needs replacing
- A knocking noise from the extract fan
About our extract fan repair in Brightling
If an extract fan in Brightling is struggling or has stopped, we diagnose the fault and send you a fixed quote to repair or replace it. For a fan that fails during service, there’s a 24/7 emergency callout. If you have an extract fan that has stopped working and a fan running too slowly to clear the kitchen, we can put it right, from bearings, roof and wall fans and kitchen extract fans onwards.
Rural kitchens often have fans mounted on outside walls or roofs, exposed to the weather. Weather and grease together wear out motors and bearings.
The report is your system’s health record: dated, with photos, and showing what was done. For TR19® Grease cleans, the certificate comes through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal and sits alongside the report.
- Location
- Brightling (TN32)
- Region
- East Sussex
- Paperwork
- Report and pictures after the visit
- Quotes
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Questions from Brightling
Who do I call if an extract fan fails in Brightling?
Brightling is covered, and our emergency callout runs 24/7. The number to ring is 0345 646 2711. Details of the make and model help us plan the repair.
Which environmental health team covers Brightling?
That’s Rother council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Brightling. Inspections are risk-based, so a visit can come at any time, including the week a fan stops.
Is repair an option before replacing the whole fan?
That depends on what we find. After diagnosing, we explain whether it can be repaired, then give you a fixed quote.
Does the law say we must follow TR19?
No. The law sets the duty; TR19® is the benchmark used to show it’s met. Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person has to manage fire risk, and many insurers can refuse or reduce a claim without proof of cleaning.
Does a fan repair include cleaning the ductwork?
A repair deals with the fan, not the grease in the rest of the system. If there’s grease on the fan, a full TR19® clean is worth booking, and we can arrange both.
Why is our extract fan so noisy?
Common causes are grease on the impeller, worn bearings, slipping belts and loose mountings. Each sounds a little different and we find the exact cause on site.
Can you supply and fit a replacement fan?
We can. We fit replacement fans as well as repairing old ones, and we will explain the options.
How much does an extract fan repair cost?
It depends on the fault, the parts and the access. After diagnosing, you get a fixed quote so there are no surprises.
When to call us in Brightling
Over the years, mountings loosen and rubber mounts break down. Then every vibration is passed into the duct and the building, which is where knocking and rattling often come from.
Most sites get in touch when they notice one of these:
- A failed fan that needs a replacement
- An extract fan that has stopped working
- A fan rattling in its housing
- A belt-driven fan that squeals
Hall kitchens near The Parish Church of St Thomas A Becket, or anywhere around Brightling, often use their fans only now and then, and an idle fan can stick.
What your quote should include
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- How VAT is shown on the quote
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
A few tasks are always specialist work: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease call for the right kit, training and safe access. Leave those to us.
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: 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, and that’s where we come in.
Nearby places to Brightling
Other services in Brightling
What extract fan repair can’t fix
Before booking, it helps to know what’s not included:
- Grease build-up in the rest of the extract system
- Odour complaints that need filtration rather than a fan repair
- Faults on the gas side of an interlock system, which need a Gas Safe registered engineer
If you’re not sure, just call 0345 646 2711 or email us and we’ll give you a straight answer.
What we work on in Brightling
- Kitchen extract fans
- Belts and pulleys
- Bearings
- Fan housings
- Roof and wall fans
- Fan motors
Extract fans in Brightling
It’s Rother council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Brightling. Food hygiene rules expect food premises to have suitable and sufficient ventilation. So a failed fan is worth fixing before the next service, not the next month. Brightling is about 43 miles from central London, well within the area we cover across London and the South East. A survey and a fixed quote come first, then the visit at a time that suits you.
Around Brightling, a failed fan can be reported day or night on our 24/7 line.
Brightling is about 9 miles north of Bexhill-on-Sea, in East Sussex. Sites in Brightling get the same service as everywhere we cover: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with photos. We cover 289 places across East Sussex, large and small. Maidstone is in our area too, around 22 miles away.
We cover every part of TN32 for extract fan repair and the streets around it. You will find streets such as The Street and Rectory Hill, all of which we cover for extract fan repair. We also cover Hollingrove (1 mile east), Twelve Oaks (1 mile south), Oxley's Green (1 mile north-east), Netherfield (3 miles south-east) and Penhurst (3 miles south). Larger places within reach include Eastbourne (13 miles south), Hastings (10 miles south-east), Bexhill-on-Sea (9 miles south), Hailsham (9 miles south-west), Crowborough (12 miles north-west) and St Leonards (10 miles south-east).
Near you in Brightling
The nearest railway station is Robertsbridge station, roughly 3.3 miles north-east of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Old Castle (2.3 miles south-west) and Ticehurst House Hospital (5.9 miles north).
Aftercare tips
Once we have finished, these simple steps help:
- Tell us about a new rattle or whine straight away
- Keep a record of any trips or stoppages
- Make sure staff know who to call if the fan fails
- Keep all filters fitted while cooking
Your kitchen can get back to normal as soon as the fan is running. We leave the area tidy and explain anything you need to know.
A scheduled maintenance plan keeps the whole system on a regular cycle, which means the fan is seen regularly and problems are spotted sooner.
Fixed quotes for extract fan repair in Brightling
Your quote is based on your site. We consider:
- How many systems or sites are involved
- The condition we find in the survey
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
You won’t find a price list here, because each job is priced on what it involves. Call for a fixed quote, and we will talk you through it.
Asking for a quote
To speed up the quote, send us:
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Any previous report or certificate
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
Some systems can be priced from pictures; others need a survey. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, you get a fixed price before any work starts.
Multi-site and managed buildings
We regularly work with managing agents. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
For anyone managing more than one site, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Each site gets its own report and pictures, so each one has its own record.
The process
Everything the job needs comes with us, from protective sheeting to tools and access equipment. You only need to give us clear access and switch off what needs to be off. The visit takes a few hours for most repairs, longer for a full fan replacement. Photos of the system and how to reach it help us plan a visit to Brightling.
- We start with the symptoms, such as rattling, humming, slow running or a fan that will not start.
- The fan is isolated and opened up so we can see inside.
- The impeller, bearings, belts or drive, motor and mounts are all inspected.
- We explain the fault and give you a fixed price for the fix.
- We fix or replace the fan, then test it running before we leave.
Preparing for the visit
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
How to get a quote
Want a quote for extract fan repair? Please ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos with a few details about the site. We’ll explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before anything is booked.