Kent · Extract fan repair and replacement
Extract fan repair and replacement in Bromley Green, Kent
Our technicians work in Bromley Green on extract fan repair. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports on every job.
- A fan shaking on its mountings
- A fan worn beyond sensible repair
- A knocking noise from the extract fan
Extract fan repair in Bromley Green, done properly
A faulty fan doesn’t always mean a new one. Often a clean, a new belt or new bearings brings it back and we’ll say so. Where the motor has burnt out or the unit is past saving, a replacement suited to the system goes in. Common call-outs are for vibration spreading from the fan into the ducts and a knocking noise from the extract fan, across bearings, fan motors and fan housings.
A callout to a small place like Bromley Green goes better when we know what we are looking at: photos of the fan, its rating plate and how to reach it all help.
Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009, and we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we carry full insurance.
- Place
- Bromley Green (TN26)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Reporting
- Report and pictures after the visit
- Price
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- When we work
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, and that’s where we come in.
If your staff spot something between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We’ll take a look and send you a fixed quote.
Common questions in Bromley Green
Can you get to a site in Bromley Green?
Yes. Villages and rural sites across the South East are part of our work, Bromley Green included. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.
Which environmental health team covers Bromley Green?
Kitchens in Bromley Green are inspected by Ashford council’s environmental health officers. Inspections are risk-based, so a visit can come at any time, including the week a fan stops.
Is it worth cleaning the extract while you’re fixing the fan?
Repairing the fan does not clean the canopy or ducts. Grease on the fan normally means grease in the ducts, and we can arrange both.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes. For many sites, photos and a few details are enough, while bigger or harder-to-see systems are surveyed on site.
Do I get a report after the visit?
Yes. It’s your proof that the work was done: a written, dated record with pictures of what we did and anything we couldn’t access.
Will you tell us when the next visit is due?
Yes. The interval depends on how much the system is used and what we find, and we explain the reasoning on the report.
What will a fan repair or replacement cost?
We price each job after finding the cause. A belt and a new fan are very different jobs, so call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will arrange a diagnosis.
How much notice should we give?
That depends on the slot you want and the size of the job. Mention your preferred dates with your enquiry, and for anything urgent, ring our 24/7 emergency line.
When something else is needed
Not every problem is solved by extract fan repair, and we will tell you before we start. It will not put right:
- Faults in the building’s electrical supply, which need an electrician
- Faults on the gas side of an interlock system, which need a Gas Safe registered engineer
- A greasy canopy and duct that a fan repair won’t touch
Not sure which it is? You can phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will tell you honestly.
What we work on in Bromley Green
- Kitchen extract fans
- Fan housings
- Bearings
- Roof and wall fans
- Belts and pulleys
- Fan motors
What we are called out for in Bromley Green
Some faults are in the controls rather than the fan. A failed speed controller or a wiring fault can stop a fan so we check the controls before blaming the motor.
Most sites get in touch when they notice one of these:
- An old fan that needs replacing
- A humming noise from the fan motor
- A fan rattling in its housing
- An overheating extract motor
For kitchens in and around Bromley Green, our emergency line runs 24/7.
Before booking anyone
- Whether a survey comes first
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- What records you will receive afterwards
- What insurance they carry
How we price extract fan repair
The survey tells us what the work involves. The main factors are:
- The condition we find in the survey
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- The number of sites or systems
Working hours, access and the scale of the site can all change the price. Each of those is built into the quote, and the price is fixed before any work starts.
Asking for a quote
Photos let us diagnose from a distance. Try to include:
- Problems your staff have spotted
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- Your last certificate, test record or report
For a fixed quote, ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. A few pictures and your last certificate or report help a lot. We typically come back within one working day.
Extract fan repair in Bromley Green: local notes
Environmental health officers from Ashford council inspect food businesses in Bromley Green. 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. At about 50 miles from central London, Bromley Green sits well inside the area we cover. Visits are booked around your hours, evenings and weekends included.
If you run a school kitchen, at a school such as John Wallis Academy or nearby, a fan that’s getting noisy is best repaired in the holidays before it fails in term.
Bromley Green is about 3 miles south of Ashford, in Kent. We provide extract fan repair for commercial premises of every kind in Bromley Green and the rest of Kent. Across Kent, we cover 922 places, and Bromley Green is one of them. We also work in Maidstone, around 18 miles away.
We work across TN26 for extract fan repair and the roads nearby. Streets in the area include Bromley Green Road, Ashford Road and Hamstreet Road, and we cover them all for extract fan repair. We also cover the places around Bromley Green: Orlestone (1 mile south), Stone Cross (2 miles east), Hamstreet (2 miles south), Ruckinge (3 miles south-east) and Kenardington (3 miles south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Ashford (3 miles north), Folkestone (14 miles east), Faversham (15 miles north), Hythe (10 miles east), Davington (15 miles north) and Preston (15 miles north).
Near you in Bromley Green
Bromley Green’s nearest station is Ham Street station, roughly 1.9 miles south of the centre. A little further out are Ashford Designer Outlet (3 miles north) and Woodchurch Village Life Museum (3.9 miles west). Green spaces nearby include Orlestone Forest.
Keeping the system healthy
Good habits slow the build-up between visits. A few tips:
- Keep the grease filters clean and fitted
- Never run the extract with filters missing
- Don’t wait for a noisy fan to stop
- Note when the fan trips or cuts out
Before we leave, the fan is run and checked. You will hear what we found and what we did, and anything else we noticed is pointed out.
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.
What happens if it’s left?
Vibration does damage beyond the fan. Fixings work loose and joints in the ductwork can be strained and the eventual repair is larger. Out of sight is the usual reason a rural system goes too long without attention.
Several systems or sites on one quote often makes better use of the time. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at, and you’ll get one fixed quote.
Why Bromley Green businesses choose us
- Fixed quotes, normally within one working day
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
See our cost guide or our accreditations.
How it works
Your trading hours come first. Most visits are booked for when the area is out of use, such as evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends. Once we’re in, the area is sheeted and anything that has to be off is turned off and cooled, and the job takes anything from an hour or two to a full visit, depending on the fault. Pictures of the system and its access let us plan the work in Bromley Green before we set off.
- We ask what the fan is doing, from noise and vibration to a full stop.
- The fan is isolated and opened up so we can see inside.
- Each part is checked in turn: motor, bearings, drive, impeller and fixings.
- We explain the fault and give you a fixed price for the fix.
- Once the work is done, we run the fan and check it’s steady and quiet.
Getting ready for the visit
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
Ask for a quote
We do not publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. We look at your system first, from pictures or on a visit, and then send you a fixed quote. To start, call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.