West Sussex · Extract fan repair and replacement
Extract fan repair and replacement in Burgess Hill, West Sussex
Extract fan repair in Burgess Hill from ventilation hygiene specialists trading since 2009. Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus a 24/7 emergency line.
- An extract that vibrates through the ductwork
- A knocking noise from the extract fan
- A fan that keeps cutting out
Extract fan repair for kitchens and businesses in Burgess Hill
Diagnosis comes before parts. We look at the motor, the belts or direct drive, the impeller and the mountings and the speed control too. Then you’re given a fixed quote for the repair or the replacement. We’re often asked to deal with a worn or slipping fan belt and an overheating extract motor, on belts and pulleys, roof and wall fans and bearings.
Extract fans on buildings in towns like Burgess Hill are often on a flat roof or an outside wall, where they take the weather as well as the grease. In time, belts, bearings and motors wear.
The sign-off is always in writing: a written report, dated and illustrated with photos, and for TR19® Grease cleans, a certificate issued through the BESCA VHE portal. It shows what was done and what, if anything, couldn’t be reached.
- Location
- Burgess Hill (RH15)
- Wider area
- West Sussex
- Reporting
- Photo report after every visit
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Some jobs should never be done in-house: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease need training, the right equipment and safe access. That’s 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.
Why act early in Burgess Hill
Where the cooking gas supply is interlocked with the extract, a failed fan can stop the kitchen cooking. Even without an interlock, cooking without extraction isn’t sensible, so a failing fan is worth dealing with early. Grease, dust and wear all build up with time.
No two sites are the same, so we price each one individually. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all make a difference.
Why Burgess Hill businesses choose us
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- In business since 2009
- We diagnose before we treat
- One number for every site across the South East and London
Take a look at how cleaning jobs are priced and our accreditations and certificates.
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Extract fan repair in Burgess Hill: local notes
Look up Burgess Hill on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you will find about 44 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 27 takeaways and sandwich shops in Burgess Hill and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Those that cook under a canopy rely on a fan that runs every hour they’re open. It’s Mid Sussex council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Burgess Hill. Ventilation is part of food hygiene law, which expects it to be suitable and sufficient. Getting the fan running again is the priority. At about 37 miles from central London, Burgess Hill sits well inside the area we cover. Visits are booked around your hours, evenings and weekends included.
A fan that rarely runs, like one in a hall kitchen near St John the Evangelist's Church or elsewhere in Burgess Hill, can seize between uses. If you run a kitchen close to Burgess Hill station and the extract fan is getting noisy, a planned repair after closing beats a breakdown at the rush.
Burgess Hill is about 9 miles north of Brighton, in West Sussex. Wherever you are in the RH15 postcode area, we can carry out extract fan repair at your premises. Across West Sussex, we cover 371 places, and Burgess Hill is one of them. Brighton is in our area too, about 9 miles from Burgess Hill.
Here we cover the RH15 postcode area for extract fan repair. That includes premises on Church Road, Station Road and Lower Church Road and the roads around them. Burgess Hill sits on or near the A273 and B2036, which makes travel easy for extract fan repair. Nearby, we also carry out extract fan repair in Jacob's Post (1 mile west), World's End (1 mile north-east), Abbotsford (1 mile north-west), Goddards Green (2 miles west) and Hurst Wickham (2 miles south-west). Larger places within reach include Crawley (11 miles north), Horsham (11 miles north-west), Worthing (15 miles south-west), Haywards Heath (3 miles north-east), East Grinstead (13 miles north-east) and Shoreham-by-Sea (10 miles south-west). Burgess Hill is among the bigger places we cover in West Sussex for extract fan repair.
Near you in Burgess Hill
Around Burgess Hill, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Burgess Hill Girls, Oakmeeds Community College and The Six Gold Martlets pub, among other places. Burgess Hill has its own railway station: Burgess Hill station. Well-known places in the area include Burgess Hill Museum (within half a mile south-west) and Clayton Castle (3.4 miles south). Open spaces near Burgess Hill include Bedelands Farm Nature Reserve and Wolstonbury Hill.
Burgess Hill questions
Who do I call if an extract fan fails in Burgess Hill?
Burgess Hill is covered, and our emergency callout runs 24/7. Phone 0345 646 2711 and we will talk through the fault and access. If you can, stop cooking until the fan is checked.
Which council inspects kitchens in Burgess Hill?
The local authority for Burgess Hill is Mid Sussex council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. Keeping the fan serviced is easier than explaining a broken one on inspection day.
What paperwork should we keep on file?
The reports and certificates from each visit, plus your own logs. They’re what an insurer, fire officer or EHO may ask for, so keep them where they can be found quickly.
How much notice do you need?
The more notice, the better, especially for out-of-hours work. Quotes typically come back within one working day, and there’s a 24/7 line for emergencies.
Are you fully insured?
Yes, we’re fully insured. CHAS and SafeContractor accreditation sit alongside it for clients who vet their contractors.
Do you recommend a next date?
Yes. The interval depends on how much the system is used and what we find and the report sets out why.
Do you provide a certificate or report?
Yes. It’s the record insurers and inspectors ask to see: a dated report with pictures, listing the work and any areas we couldn’t reach.
How do you protect the area?
Floors and surfaces near the work are sheeted before work begins, and waste is contained as we go. Before we leave, we tidy up and clean down.
What the work involves, part by part
Belt-driven fans
With belts and pulleys, there’s more to wear. That means more to check, but often a simpler repair.
Direct-drive fans
Direct-drive fans are compact and common in kitchen extracts. When the motor fails, replacing the whole fan unit can make more sense than repairing it, and we will explain why.
For landlords and multi-site operators
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. 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.
Keeping the system healthy
Once we have finished, these simple steps help:
- Keep the area around the fan controls clear
- Get a noisy fan checked rather than slowed down
- Keep a record of any trips or stoppages
- Make sure every filter is in place and clean
Keep an ear on the fan after the repair. If anything changes, let us know, so it can be looked at before it grows.
The fan is part of every full TR19 clean. Keeping grease off the impeller is one of the simplest ways to protect it, so planned cleaning helps the fan last.
The process
A visit follows the same order every time: sheeting and protection first, isolate whatever needs isolating, do the work, clear away and leave you the report. On site, the work takes an hour or two to diagnose, then longer if parts or a new fan are needed. Sites in a town like Burgess Hill rarely need to lose trading hours, as the work fits around them.
- A visit is booked, in the evening or overnight if that suits.
- The extract is switched off and the fan opened up.
- We inspect every moving part and the fixings.
- We explain the options and quote a fixed price.
- We complete the work and check the fan runs smoothly.
Preparing for the visit
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
How to get a quote
To help us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, pictures of the system and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Then call 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
Related advice
What we’re called out for in Burgess Hill
Some faults are in the controls rather than the fan. A failed speed controller or a wiring fault can stop a fan, and a fan that will not start isn’t always a dead motor.
These are the problems we see most often:
- Weak extraction and a smoky kitchen
- A humming noise from the fan motor
- A failed fan that needs a replacement
- A knocking noise from the extract fan
If you manage a school such as St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School and the kitchen fan is getting louder, the next break is the time to deal with it.
Questions to ask before booking
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- What paperwork you get at the end
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or photos