Kent · Extract fan repair and replacement
Extract Fan Repair in Chartham
One call covers extract fan repair and replacement in Chartham, from survey to sign-off. Fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001.
- A worn or slipping fan belt
- An extract fan that rattles or knocks
- A fan running too slowly to clear the kitchen
Part by part
Motors and bearings
If the motor runs hot or keeps tripping, something’s wrong. It may be straining against blocked filters or ducts, or the motor itself may be failing.
Direct-drive fans
In a direct-drive fan, the impeller sits on the motor shaft. There are no belts, so faults tend to be in the motor, bearings or impeller.
How we handle extract fan repair in Chartham
Kitchens in Chartham call us about extract fans and motors that are noisy, slow or dead, we find the cause and quote a fixed price to repair or replace it. For a fan that fails during service, there’s a 24/7 emergency callout. Typical jobs include a fan that whines, hums or grinds and a fan worn beyond sensible repair, on belts and pulleys, bearings and fan motors.
A callout to a small place like Chartham goes better when we know what we’re looking at: pictures of the fan, its rating plate and how to reach it all help.
A written report with photos follows every visit, so there’s a dated record of the work. Where the work is a TR19® Grease clean, the certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Place
- Chartham (CT4)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Reporting
- Photo report after every visit
- Quotes
- A fixed price before we start
- When we work
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
What extract fan repair looks like in Chartham
In Chartham, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Canterbury City council. 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. At about 51 miles from central London, Chartham sits well inside the area we cover. Visits are booked around your hours, evenings and weekends included.
For school kitchens, at schools like Chartham Primary School for example, a planned fan repair in the holidays avoids losing lunches in term time. If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of St Mary or elsewhere in Chartham, an extract fan that rarely runs can seize or fail when it’s needed. For kitchens close to Chartham station, a fan that stops mid-service needs fixing fast, and our emergency line runs 24/7.
Chartham is about 3 miles south-west of Canterbury, in Kent. We provide extract fan repair for commercial premises of every kind in Chartham and the rest of Kent. Chartham is one of 922 places in Kent we cover for extract fan repair. There’s also a page for Maidstone, roughly 21 miles from Chartham.
Work in CT4 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. You will find streets such as Station Road, River Court and The Green, all of which we cover for extract fan repair. Neighbouring places we cover for extract fan repair include Shalmsford Street (1 mile south), Mystole (1 mile south-west), Chartham Hatch (1 mile north), Garlinge Green (2 miles south) and Thanington (2 miles north-east). We also work in nearby towns such as Ashford (10 miles south-west), Canterbury (3 miles north-east), Dover (15 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (14 miles north-west), Folkestone (14 miles south-east) and Whitstable (7 miles north).
Near you in Chartham
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to No Man's Orchard and The Artichoke Inn and the streets around them. There’s a railway station in Chartham itself: Chartham station. Nearby you’ll also find Chilham Castle (2.7 miles west) and Whitefriars Shopping Centre (3.1 miles north-east). Green spaces nearby include Blean Woods RSPB Reserve.
What staff can safely do
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. What they can’t safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, and that’s where we come in.
What happens if it’s left?
Fan noise tends to get worse, not better. Bearings that are left to wear can fail suddenly and the fan may stop when you are busiest. A repair booked now is simpler than an emergency later. In a place like Chartham, ductwork and fans are easy to forget until something goes wrong.
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That’s why we survey first, from pictures or on site, and the price is agreed before we start.
Why us?
- Photo reports with every job
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- Fixed quotes from a survey or photos
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
Nearby places to Chartham
Other services in Chartham
Fixed quotes for extract fan repair in Chartham
Sites vary more than people expect. The main factors:
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- Travel, parking and unloading
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- Site rules, permits and inductions
What you pay depends on how big the system is, what state it’s in and how easy it is to reach. You get a fixed price before work begins, so you know where you stand.
Helping us quote
To help us quote quickly, send us:
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- Problems your staff have spotted
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
Some systems can be priced from pictures; others need a survey. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in pictures, get a survey first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
What we do, step by step
On the day, we arrive at the time agreed with you, which is often after service, overnight or at a weekend. Anything that needs to be off for the work is switched off and left to cool before we start, and floors and nearby surfaces are sheeted. The work itself takes a few hours on site, depending on the fault and the access to the fan. Pictures of the system and its access let us plan the work in Chartham before we set off.
- We agree a time to attend, out of hours if needed.
- The extract is switched off and the fan opened up.
- Bearings, drive, impeller, motor and mounts are inspected.
- You hear whether repair or replacement makes sense, with a fixed quote.
- We complete the work and check the fan runs smoothly.
Preparing for the visit
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Clear the space around the work
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
Get a fixed quote
There’s no standard price list, because no two systems are the same. We look at your system first, from photos or on a visit, and then give you a fixed quote. To start, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us.
Advice
Looking after it afterwards
Looking after the system between visits is straightforward, and it makes the next visit easier:
- Tell us about a new rattle or whine right away
- Save our number for the 24/7 emergency line
- Never run the extract with filters missing
- Keep access to the fan controls unobstructed
Keep an ear on the fan after the repair. If anything changes, let us know rather than waiting for it to fail.
Regular TR19 cleaning includes the extract fan. A clean impeller stays in balance and that means less wear.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Chartham
Running several sites is easier with one contractor. We cover South East England and London, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept on a regular cycle.
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too in Chartham and across Kent. Larger estates can be phased building by building around the people who use them.
Chartham: your questions answered
Which environmental health team covers Chartham?
The local authority for Chartham is Canterbury City 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 overnight in Chartham?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. That way a site in Chartham does not have to lose a day’s trading. When you ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos, mention when the site is quiet.
What accreditations do you have?
Our accreditations are CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, alongside BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. The Vent Hygiene Elite scheme is run by BESCA and audited independently.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. Send the list of sites and the work at each and we’ll quote them together.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
We start with protection: floor sheeting and covers over nearby surfaces and equipment. The area is left tidy, with our waste taken away.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes. There’s a 24/7 emergency line for anything that can’t wait until a planned visit. Call us any time and explain what’s happened.
Who is responsible for fire safety on the premises?
The Fire Safety Order 2005 calls them the responsible person: often the employer, owner or occupier. Landlords, facilities managers and managing agents can also hold responsibility.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
Commercial premises of every kind: from restaurants, pubs and hotels to schools, hospitals, care homes, offices, shops and food production sites. We fit the work around how the site operates.