Kent · Extract fan repair and replacement
Extractor fan repair in Charlton-in-Dover
Repair and replacement of kitchen extract fans, fan motors and worn fan parts for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Charlton-in-Dover. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- A dead fan motor
- A belt-driven fan that squeals
- A fan rattling in its housing
Between visits
Results last longer with the right care. We suggest:
- Tell us about a new rattle or whine straight away
- Make sure the fan is cleaned with the rest of the system
- Keep the area around the fan controls clear
- Keep a record of any trips or stoppages
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.
About our extract fan repair in Charlton-in-Dover
Working on a fan in Charlton-in-Dover means switching the extract off first, so the job is fitted around the kitchen’s hours. Evenings, overnight and weekends are all possible, and a fan that dies mid-service can go straight to our 24/7 line. Common call-outs are for a worn or slipping fan belt and a motor that trips out or overheats, across belts and pulleys, fan motors and roof and wall fans.
For a fan repair near Charlton-in-Dover, we plan the journey and bring what the job is likely to need, so photos of the fan and its rating plate help.
For insurers and inspectors, the record counts. That is why every job is written up in a report with photos, plus a TR19® certificate through the BESCA VHE portal where the work is a TR19® Grease clean.
- Place
- Charlton-in-Dover (CT16, CT17, CT15)
- Region
- Kent
- Records
- Report and pictures after the visit
- Quote
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- When we work
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
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Charlton-in-Dover questions
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Charlton-in-Dover?
The local authority for Charlton-in-Dover is Dover 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 cover smaller places like Charlton-in-Dover?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the site when you book.
Are you fully insured?
Yes. Full insurance covers our work, and we’ve been trading since 2009.
What does TR19 mean?
TR19® is the BESA specification for keeping ventilation systems clean. Since 2019, TR19® Grease has been a standalone specification for grease in kitchen extract systems, and TR19® Air covers general supply and extract systems.
What happens if you cannot reach some of it?
They’re listed in the report, never skipped quietly. The report says which parts couldn’t be reached and why, and we can quote to improve the access.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
We cover floors and nearby surfaces with sheeting before any work starts, and waste is contained as we go. Before we leave, we tidy up and clean down.
Does a fan repair include cleaning the ductwork?
Doing both together is often sensible. A TR19 clean covers the canopy, plenum, ductwork and fan and comes with a TR19 certificate and photo report.
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 diagnose it on site.
Why it’s worth doing now in Charlton-in-Dover
Weak extraction leaves heat, smoke and fumes in the kitchen. Staff work in hotter, steamier air, and more grease settles where it shouldn’t. A visit arranged in advance is far less disruptive than a callout on a busy day.
No two sites are the same, so we price each one individually. Size, access, the condition of the system and when we can work all play a part.
Why Charlton-in-Dover businesses choose us
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Fully insured
Take a look at how cleaning jobs are priced and how to check a contractor.
For landlords and multi-site operators
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We cover South East England and London, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept to a regular schedule.
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.
Do you need extract fan repair in Charlton-in-Dover?
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:
- A humming noise from the fan motor
- A fan that keeps cutting out
- A dead fan motor
- A fan worn beyond sensible repair
For school kitchens, at schools like Charlton Church of England Primary School for example, a planned fan repair in the holidays avoids losing lunches in term time.
Questions to ask before booking
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- Whether VAT is included
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- Proof of insurance
Different parts, different methods
Belt-driven fans
Squealing at start-up often points to a belt. We check the belt condition, tension and alignment and renew them where needed.
Roof and wall-mounted fans
An external fan’s rattle can be heard outside. It’s often down to loose mounts or worn bearings.
How it works
Each visit runs to the same pattern: protect the area, make the system safe, do the work, tidy up and leave you the report. The visit itself takes anything from an hour or two to a full visit, depending on the fault. For a site near Charlton-in-Dover, the work is booked around your opening hours, evenings and weekends included.
- We take details of the symptoms and book a time that suits the kitchen.
- We isolate the fan before touching it.
- We diagnose the fault, checking the controls as well as the fan.
- You get a fixed price for putting it right.
- We fix the fault and run the fan to check it.
Getting ready for the visit
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
How to get a quote
Some systems can be priced from photos; 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.
Related advice
What your team can do, and what needs us
If your staff spot something between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that won’t come clean, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We will take a look and give you a fixed quote.
Staff cleaning and specialist work aren’t the same thing. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
What extract fan repair looks like in Charlton-in-Dover
Sea air reaches Charlton-in-Dover, which sits within about 1 mile of the coast. Salt air is hard on fan housings, motors and fixings on roofs and outside walls. The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 71 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 44 takeaways and sandwich shops in Charlton-in-Dover and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. A kitchen with a dead extract fan gets hot and smoky fast, and kitchens like these feel it at once. Kitchens in Charlton-in-Dover get their food hygiene inspections from Dover council. Food premises are expected to have suitable and sufficient ventilation under food hygiene rules. That is one more reason not to keep cooking with a broken fan.
A fan that rarely runs, like one in a hall kitchen near Church of St Peter and St Paul or elsewhere in Charlton-in-Dover, can seize between uses. For a takeaway near Dover Priory station, a fan that fails on a busy evening means turning customers away, and our emergency line runs 24/7.
Charlton-in-Dover is about 1 mile south-east of Dover, in Kent. For extract fan repair in and around Charlton-in-Dover, it’s easy to get a fixed quote: please give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email. We work across South East England and London, Charlton-in-Dover included. Across Kent, we cover 922 places, and Charlton-in-Dover is one of them. There’s also a page for Maidstone, about 35 miles away.
Work in CT16, CT17 and CT15 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. That includes premises on Odo Road, Eric Road and Lorne Road and nearby roads. Main roads around Charlton-in-Dover include the A256, so getting to you is simple for evening and night visits. We also cover the places around Charlton-in-Dover: Tower Hamlets (1 mile south-west), Guston (2 miles north-east), Church Whitfield (2 miles north), East Langdon (3 miles north-east) and West Cliffe (3 miles north-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Canterbury (14 miles north-west), Folkestone (7 miles south-west), Ramsgate (15 miles north), Deal (7 miles north-east), Hythe (11 miles south-west) and Walmer (6 miles north-east).
Around Charlton-in-Dover
Typical jobs here are in premises near Dover Grammar School for Girls, St Edmund's Catholic School and The Red Lion pub. Charlton-in-Dover’s nearest station is Dover Priory station, about 0.6 miles south of the centre. A little further out are Dover Castle (0.9 miles south-east) and Old Town Gaol (under half a mile south). For a walk, there’s Dover Western Heights.