Medway · Extract fan repair and replacement
Extractor fan repair in Burham
Repair and replacement of kitchen extract fans, fan motors and worn fan parts for Burham, with a survey first and a report with pictures at the end. Call for a fixed quote.
- An extract that vibrates through the ductwork
- Poor airflow at the canopy
- A failed fan that needs a replacement
Extract fan repair for kitchens and businesses in Burham
Across Burham, we deal with fan faults of every kind, from rattling and humming to a fan that has stopped dead. We find the cause, give you a fixed price and fix it, or the fan is replaced if repair does not make sense. If you have a whining or grinding extract motor and an overheating extract motor, we can put it right.
A callout to a small place like Burham goes better when we know what we’re looking at: a photo of the fan, the details on its label and the access arrangements help us plan.
The report is your system’s health record: a dated account with pictures of everything we did. Grease extract cleans are also certificated to TR19® Grease through the BESCA VHE portal, ready for your insurer.
- Where
- Burham (ME1)
- Region
- Medway
- Reporting
- Report and pictures after the visit
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Working hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Part by part
Belt-driven fans
In a belt-driven fan, the motor drives the impeller by belt. Belts wear, stretch and slip, and pulleys and bearings need checking too.
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.
Looking after it afterwards
Simple habits between visits make a real difference. We recommend:
- Keep the emergency number where staff can see it
- Keep access to the fan controls unobstructed
- Don’t wait for a noisy fan to stop
- Keep the grease filters clean and fitted
Where parts need ordering, we explain what that means for the kitchen until we return. We then come back and fit them outside your busiest hours.
Noise is typically the first sign of a fan problem. Booking a check at this stage keeps it a planned job instead of a breakdown at the worst moment.
What happens on the day
We’re used to working while the site is closed. A lot of visits happen overnight or at weekends, so a kitchen or building can carry on as usual the next day. The visit itself takes anything from an hour or two to a full visit, depending on the fault. Visits to a village like Burham are booked in advance, at a time that suits whoever runs the site.
- You describe the fault and we arrange a visit.
- We isolate the fan before touching it.
- The fan and its controls are checked to pin down the fault.
- A fixed quote for the repair or replacement follows.
- The work is done and the fan is tested running.
Before we arrive
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
How to get a quote
To help us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, a few pictures and any previous report or certificate. Then ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
Advice
Towns and villages near Burham
Also in Burham
Extract fan repair around Burham
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 14 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 7 takeaways and sandwich shops in Burham and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. For any of them with a canopy, the extract fan is what keeps the kitchen usable. We cover Burham, about 27 miles from central London, as part of our work across London and the South East. Evening, overnight and weekend visits are all possible. Environmental health officers from Tonbridge and Malling council inspect food businesses in Burham. A kitchen with no working extract can fall short of the suitable and sufficient ventilation food hygiene rules expect. So a failed fan is worth fixing before the next service, not the next month.
If you run a school kitchen, at a school such as Burham Church of England Primary School or nearby, a fan that’s getting noisy is best repaired in the holidays before it fails in term. If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near St Mary's Church or elsewhere in Burham, an extract fan that rarely runs can seize or fail when it’s needed.
Burham is about 3 miles south-west of Chatham, in Medway. Whatever kind of site you run in Burham, extract fan repair is something we can help with. We can work out of hours so the site keeps running. Burham is one of 68 towns, villages and districts in Medway where we work for extract fan repair.
We work across ME1 for extract fan repair and the roads nearby. Local streets include New Road, St Mary's Walk and Brisley's Row, all of which we cover for extract fan repair. Close by, we work in Scarborough (1 mile north-west), Eccles (1 mile south), Peters Village (1 mile north-west), Holborough (2 miles west) and Wouldham (2 miles north-west). Larger places within reach include Gillingham (5 miles north-east), Chatham (3 miles north-east), Rochester (4 miles north), Rainham (6 miles east), Strood (4 miles north) and Luton (4 miles north-east).
What’s near Burham
Typical jobs here are in premises near The Windmill pub, The Holmesdale School and Burham Marsh. Burham’s nearest station is Snodland station, about 1.3 miles west of the centre. A little further out are St. Catherine's Hospital (3.8 miles north) and Medway megaliths (1.3 miles south-east). The countryside around Burham includes Burham Down and Blue Bell Hill.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Shared systems, like a riser serving several units, need a clear agreement on who books the work, and we can quote for the whole system.
When the building owner and the occupier are different, the lease normally sets out who maintains what. We can quote either party, and the report can go to both.
Your questions about extract fan repair in Burham
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Burham?
The local authority for Burham is Tonbridge and Malling council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. Inspections are risk-based, so a visit can come at any time, including the week a fan stops.
Do you work at weekends in Burham?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. The work in Burham can fit around your hours. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes, always. We diagnose before we treat: the survey shows what needs doing and what access we need and the fixed quote is built on it.
Will you tell us when the next visit is due?
Yes. The recommended date is on the report. For kitchen extracts, BESA’s minimum intervals run from every 3 months for heavy use to every 12 months for light use, while fire dampers are tested at least annually.
How do you protect the area?
By covering it before any work starts. The work is kept contained and leave the area clean.
What should go in our maintenance log?
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 long will the fan be out of action?
Typically, a fan repair takes an hour or two to diagnose, then longer if parts or a new fan are needed. Where parts need ordering, we’ll explain the timescale.
What’s TR19?
TR19® is the BESA specification for keeping ventilation systems clean. TR19® Grease, a standalone specification since 2019, covers grease in kitchen extract systems, while TR19® Air covers other supply and extract ductwork.
What affects the cost of extract fan repair
Every site gets its own quote. This is what makes a difference:
- The size of the system
- The times the site is available
- What state the system is in
- Whether several sites go on one quote
One small site or a whole estate, the quote is built the same way: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. The price is fixed before work begins.
What we need to know
There’s no need for technical detail. It helps if you can send:
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
To get a fixed quote, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. A few photos and your last certificate or report help a lot. You will usually have a quote within one working day.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, alongside our reports.
Why act early in Burham
A fan that is running slowly is not clearing the kitchen properly. The kitchen becomes an uncomfortable place to work, and more grease settles where it shouldn’t. With notice, the visit to Burham can be fitted around your bookings and events.
What you pay reflects the actual work. That is why every job is surveyed first, and why the quote is fixed before we start.
Why Burham businesses choose us
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- A written report with photos after every visit
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- Fully insured
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